The Decade 2000-2009

[mjp]

Awesome list, TCD.

Anyone prepared to take a stab at our best and worst player of the decade?

No - but seeing the only two key forwards we used top 10 draft picks on in positions last and 2nd last on cd's list was not happy reading.

[The Coon Dog]

Awesome list, TCD.

Anyone prepared to take a stab at our best and worst player of the decade?

PS: Who the hell is Christian Macri?

Christin, not Christian.

Was from Gippsland, I have a feeling Chocco might have coached him & got him to the club.

[LostDoggy]

I'll take a stab
Best - Johnson or West, take your pick
Worst - Sammy Power. Dunno why he got picked every week. He coughed the ball up way too much and gave away too many clangers.

[boydogs]

Anyone prepared to take a stab at our best and worst player of the decade?

Best: Brad Johnson on overall contribution - playing 48 more than anyone else excluding Eagle helps him here. Tempted to have Chris Grant in his place from 15th on the games played list. West not far behind.

Worst: Tim Walsh - 1 game from a first rounder

[comrade]

Best: Brad Johnson on overall contribution - playing 48 more than anyone else excluding Eagle helps him here. Tempted to have Chris Grant in his place from 15th on the games played list. West not far behind.

Worst: Tim Walsh - 1 game from a first rounder

He might have been a major disappointment, but surely Walsh wasn't the worst player of the decade?

[GVGjr]

He might have been a major disappointment, but surely Walsh wasn't the worst player of the decade?

Jesse Wells would have to be in the mix given where we drafted him.

[Happy Days]

Jesse Wells would have to be in the mix given where we drafted him.

Seeing as he didn't play, does he even qualify?

[hujsh]

Was that also a milestone game? Chris Grant's 300th?

Certainly was.

Thinking back now, was also Dale Morris first game and didn't he tag McLeod out of the game?

He played on McLeod and possibly Ricciuto

[The Doctor]

Best Player of the Decade - Johnno. Eagle gets an honourable mention.

Worst Player of the Decade - Aaron James from Nick Bruton

[The Pie Man]

Round 5, 2005.

Down by 3 goals at half time.

Enter Luke Darcy.

After half time Darcy was played from the goal square and took the Crows apart, he ended up with 6 goals we won by 5 odd goals.

Big night (and yes, twas Turtle's 300th)

That half time margin should've been more than 3 goals - right on half time a Crows player (whose identity escapes me right now) took a mark in the goal square, played on and kicked the goal, but as he played on the siren went so the goal didn't stand. Was a certain goal if he went back to kick over the mark...much laughter and relief was had.

It gave us a strange momentum going into the 2nd half that the strutting peacock (Darcy) took hold of in the 3rd.

[The Pie Man]

Christin, not Christian.

Was from Gippsland, I have a feeling Chocco might have coached him & got him to the club.

Kicked a goal at Optus as well, was a shame he didn't get more of a run in the seniors, looked good on the lead.

[The Underdog]

Best Player of the Decade - Johnno. Eagle gets an honourable mention.

Worst Player of the Decade - Aaron James from Nick Bruton

Eagle over Westy or just thrown in as someone who will potentially be overlooked?
I'd put the output of Gia, Hargrave, Lake, Grant, Darcy, Brown and Morris above him despite less games.

Given West won 3 B&F's this decade, he and Johnno are the obvious standouts for me over the majority of the decade. Grant and Darcy unfortunately were cruelled by injury at crucial points. Their best was fantastic but the other 2 had a longer period of genuine top level play.

I'd agree with you on James and Bruton. Bruton was like less talented underdeveloped version of Peter Street who only got a game in an awful team. James was done and obviously didn't care.

[Mantis]

Eagle over Westy or just thrown in as someone who will potentially be overlooked?
I'd put the output of Gia, Hargrave, Lake, Grant, Darcy, Brown and Morris above him despite less games.

Given West won 3 B&F's this decade, he and Johnno are the obvious standouts for me over the majority of the decade. Grant and Darcy unfortunately were cruelled by injury at crucial points. Their best was fantastic but the other 2 had a longer period of genuine top level play.

I'd agree with you on James and Bruton. Bruton was like less talented underdeveloped version of Peter Street who only got a game in an awful team. James was done and obviously didn't care.

It was 4.

Clearly West & Johnson were our most consistent players in this period.

[chef]

It was 4.

Clearly West & Johnson were our most consistent players in this period.

They clearly were.

Scott Basset would have to be my worst Bulldog of the decade.

[boydogs]

He might have been a major disappointment, but surely Walsh wasn't the worst player of the decade?

Fair enough. For someone who played a few more games, I didn't think much of Luke Penny. He was better at the Saints though.