Welcome to the Westernbulldogs Ryan Gardner

[josie]

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Kelvin Templeton was an unbelievably good mark. He'd take 15-20 contested marks a week at his peak.

Would love to have seen KT play. Clearly woofers who saw him in full flight hold him as best or one of best they have seen play. Unfortunately I not follow footy much before the late ‘90’s.

[SonofScray]

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Long live the enforcer, they're all but extinct now even at NHL level.

Not sure who'd be our bad cop on the beat but we can make do with sick burns from Libba whenever some knob transgresses.

Out of curiosity SOS, who've you skated with as a player?

I've been playing with the Sharks IHC for the past 7 seasons, mostly in the thirds. Social leagues mid week is good too, find your yourself trying to keep up with blokes who have played in the AIHL or for the national squad at some point. The worst is the young fellas who are guns coming through though! Too quick for me.

[Eastdog]

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Would love to have seen KT play. Clearly woofers who saw him in full flight hold him as best or one of best they have seen play. Unfortunately I not follow footy much before the late ‘90’s.

Yeah as a younger woofer it is good to hear from woofers who watched these guys go around just describe how good they were. Would have been great to have watched Doug Hawkins go around.

[GVGjr]

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Yeah as a younger woofer it is good to hear from woofers who watched these guys go around just describe how good they were. Would have been great to have watched Doug Hawkins go around.

I might give this a crack in the next week.
My top 10 players from last century and the reasons why. Perhaps Twodogs and a few others could as well

KT would be right up there along with Bernie Quinlan, Brad Hardie and a few others

[Axe Man]

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Kelvin Templeton was an unbelievably good mark. He'd take 15-20 contested marks a week at his peak.

I'll take "Things that never happened" for $500 Alex.

[jeemak]

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I'll take "Things that never happened" for $500 Alex.

I think we can allow TD some artistic license when it comes to KT!

[Bornadog]

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I think we can allow TD some artistic license when it comes to KT!

When KT kicked 15.9 v Saints, most of those were marks - well 16 marks to be exact

[Twodogs]

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I might give this a crack in the next week.
My top 10 players from last century and the reasons why. Perhaps Twodogs and a few others could as well

KT would be right up there along with Bernie Quinlan, Brad Hardie and a few others

Yep I'm in.

I'll take "Things that never happened" for $500 Alex.

At his best, easily.

When KT kicked 15.9 v Saints, most of those were marks - well 16 marks to be exact

Yet AFtables only has him down for 16 that day.

[Axe Man]

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When KT kicked 15.9 v Saints, most of those were marks - well 16 marks to be exact

The umpires were quite liberal with their interpretation of a mark that day I believe.

[SquirrelGrip]

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The umpires were quite liberal with their interpretation of a mark that day I believe.

You be the judge...

[jeemak]

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Crazy scenes with the crowd rushing the field.....and I don't reckon they'd let a police horse onto an AFL ground any more.

[Twodogs]

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Crazy scenes with the crowd rushing the field.....and I don't reckon they'd let a police horse onto an AFL ground any more.

Not just the crowd. One of the first on the scene is Don McKenzie the Footscray coach. He was there to tell KT that if he kicks the goal we break the record. No pressure son!

The police horse was easy enough to avoid. Only an idiot is going to run in front of a horse or a tank. But it happened at the end of every game I sent to until the late 80s/early 90s. Maybe not before the siren but as soon as the siren blew. If we were going to win it was nothing for the crowd to be waiting just the other side of the boundary line from time on in the last quarter.

It was a big thing to be first to put your foot in the middle of the ground.

[Webby]

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Mocca Dunstan has 36 touches and kicked 7 goals 3 from midfield. And was a distant second best on the field.

[Twodogs]

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Mocca Dunstan has 36 touches and kicked 7 goals 3 from midfield. And was a distant second best on the field.

He and KT both had 7 goals at 3/4 time. Don McKenzie told the players to help Templeton get 10 and Dunstan said "don't I get the chance to kick 10 too?" Sorry Mocca.

[jeemak]

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Not just the crowd. One of the first on the scene is Don McKenzie the Footscray coach. He was there to tell KT that if he kicks the goal we break the record. No pressure son!

The police horse was easy enough to avoid. Only an idiot is going to run in front of a horse or a tank. But it happened at the end of every game I sent to until the late 80s/early 90s. Maybe not before the siren but as soon as the siren blew. If we were going to win it was nothing for the crowd to be waiting just the other side of the boundary line from time on in the last quarter.

It was a big thing to be first to put your foot in the middle of the ground.

A mate of mine growing up used to take his footy boots to Waverly which was a five minute walk away and don them to make sure he had enough traction to try and win the race to the centre of the ground.