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    Bulldogs nurturing their promising pups

    The Age
    Michael Gleeson
    November 16, 2010

    JACK Johnson is on the Western Bulldogs' radar. Not the American surfer/guitarist, the five-year-old son of Brad, the recently retired Dogs captain. So, too, is Riley Morris. He is two.

    The pair are on the list of 23 pups who are, theoretically at least, available to the Dogs under the father-son rule over the next 16 years.

    On Thursday, when their names are read out at the national draft, Mitch Wallis and Tom Liberatore will officially join the club their fathers played for.

    Advertisement: Story continues below In a time of diluted drafts due to the two new clubs entering the AFL, the fact the club only had to give up the relatively low offerings of picks 22 and 41 to secure them reinforces the value the father-son rule offers clubs.

    http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-new...115-17udk.html

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    Re: Bulldogs nurturing their promising pups

    Interesting kids names chosen by Scotty West.
    Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.

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    85, 92, 97, 98, 08, 09, 10... Break the curse!

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    Re: Bulldogs nurturing their promising pups

    Rohan Smith's son should also be on that list, he would be about 12 and is showing some promise.

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    I hope I live long enough to see them all play for the red, white and blue!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mantis View Post
    Rohan Smith's son should also be on that list, he would be about 12 and is showing some promise.
    Likewise Luke Darcy.
    85, 92, 97, 98, 08, 09, 10... Break the curse!

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    Love a good news story. Any chance of getting Ably Smedts up to 100 games before Thursday?

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    Re: Bulldogs nurturing their promising pups

    Luke Darcy's 2 boys were Sam(4yo in Sept 2007) and Will (5 months in Sept 2007)
    http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/lu...-1111114320713

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    Re: Bulldogs nurturing their promising pups

    Its very clever from many angles

    Great of Scotty to have so many boys, well I guess really his wife

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    Re: Bulldogs nurturing their promising pups

    One day there could (long shot I know) be anywhere up to 12 Father-Sons playing in the one team. Heartwarming thought indeed given I saw all bar 1 of their fathers play.

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    Re: Bulldogs nurturing their promising pups

    Quote Originally Posted by westdog54 View Post
    One day there could (long shot I know) be anywhere up to 12 Father-Sons playing in the one team. Heartwarming thought indeed given I saw all bar 1 of their fathers play.
    Who did you miss out on? They are all recent.

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    Re: Bulldogs nurturing their promising pups

    Quote Originally Posted by Bulldog Revolution View Post
    Its very clever from many angles

    Great of Scotty to have so many boys, well I guess really his wife
    No, it was Scotty who decided whether they would be boys or girls.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sockeye Salmon View Post
    Who did you miss out on? They are all recent.
    Never saw Brian Cordy in the flesh.

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    Re: Bulldogs nurturing their promising pups

    I think Scott has a 4th son - can't remember his name

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    Re: Bulldogs nurturing their promising pups

    Quote Originally Posted by Bulldog Revolution View Post
    Its very clever from many angles

    Great of Scotty to have so many boys, well I guess really his wife

    If I recall parenting classes properly I'm pretty sure that the DNA that allocates gender comes rom the male. So it would have been Scooter (albeit unconsiously) that decided the sex of his kids.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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