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The Bulldogs of today, and the Footscray Bulldogs players who were there in 1992.
A look at players who were in some small way similar to what the club has now, these are not direct player comparisons as there were plenty of players who were unique, one-of-kind stars. A fun test to see how many players were memorable from the past team, and how many have been forgotten about.
Western Bulldogs 2007 and 1992:
Dylan Addison - Nigel Kellett
Versatile player.
Jason Akermanis - Doug Hawkins
Starring on a wing.
Travis Baird - Danny Del-Re
Forward option.
Matthew Boyd - Tony Liberatore
Has a defensive part to their game.
Adam Cooney - Terry Wallace
Big midfielder.
Daniel Cross - Simon Atkins
Handballs.
Luke Darcy - Barry Standfield
Versatile tall.
Nathan Eagleton - Steven Kolyniuk
Short, little goal scorer.
Andrejs Everitt - Steven Kretiuk
Thin, athletic defender.
Cameron Faulkner - Shannon Corcoran
Often overlooked for selection.
Daniel Giansiracusa - Darren Baxter
Important runner.
Lindsay Gilbee - Leon Cameron
Designated kicker.
Chris Grant - Chris Grant
Grant had already played more than 50 career games by 1992.
Ryan Griffen - Shane Ellen
Important player in big games.
Mitchell Hahn - Mark Hunter
Same initials, same position.
Ryan Hargrave - Matthew Croft
Defender who takes on the big tasks.
Brian Harris - Tony Campbell
Full back.
Shaun Higgins - Gary Barrow
Backup midfielder.
Josh Hill - Troy Moloney
Small position prospect.
Brad Johnson - Brian Royal
Small forward with a lot of goals.
Malcolm Lynch - Darren Stanley
Very short player.
Damian McCormack - Tyson Lane
Small forward.
Andrew McDougall - Justin Charles
Big guy who didn't reach his potential.
Jordan McMahon - Matthew Mansfield
A bit thin but plays hard.
Will Minson - Ilija Grgic
Big guy.
Brett Montgomery - Steven Wallis
Veteran backman.
Dale Morris - Keenan Reynolds
Third tall defender option.
Robert Murphy - Bernard Toohey
A bit short but can still play a key position.
Paul O'Shea - Ben Sexton
Project big.
Sam Power - Michael Frost
Secondary midfielder.
Farren Ray - Rohan Smith
Midfielder/half back who gets a lot of the ball.
Matthew Robbins - Stephen MacPherson
Another quality small forward.
Wayde Skipper - Glenn Coleman
A big body to put in some different spots on the field.
Brennan Stack - Jamie Grant
Small forward/midfielder.
Peter Street - Scott Wynd
Tall ruckman.
Stephen Tiller - Greg Eppelstun
Depth on the list.
Tim Walsh - Adrian Campbell
Backup big forward.
Scott West - Scott West
West played his first game in 1993.
Cameron Wight - Peter Foster
Underrated tall defender.
Tom Williams - Jon Ballantyne
Forgotten bigman.
The Bulldogs of today, and the Footscray Bulldogs players who were there in 1992.
A look at players who were in some small way similar to what the club has now, these are not direct player comparisons as there were plenty of players who were unique, one-of-kind stars. A fun test to see how many players were memorable from the past team, and how many have been forgotten about.
Western Bulldogs 2007 and 1992:
Dylan Addison - Nigel Kellett
Versatile player.
Jason Akermanis - Doug Hawkins
Starring on a wing.
Travis Baird - Danny Del-Re
Forward option.
Matthew Boyd - Tony Liberatore
Has a defensive part to their game.
Adam Cooney - Terry Wallace
Big midfielder.
Daniel Cross - Simon Atkins
Handballs.
Luke Darcy - Barry Standfield
Versatile tall.
Nathan Eagleton - Steven Kolyniuk
Short, little goal scorer.
Andrejs Everitt - Steven Kretiuk
Thin, athletic defender.
Cameron Faulkner - Shannon Corcoran
Often overlooked for selection.
Daniel Giansiracusa - Darren Baxter
Important runner.
Lindsay Gilbee - Leon Cameron
Designated kicker.
Chris Grant - Chris Grant
Grant had already played more than 50 career games by 1992.
Ryan Griffen - Shane Ellen
Important player in big games.
Mitchell Hahn - Mark Hunter
Same initials, same position.
Ryan Hargrave - Matthew Croft
Defender who takes on the big tasks.
Brian Harris - Tony Campbell
Full back.
Shaun Higgins - Gary Barrow
Backup midfielder.
Josh Hill - Troy Moloney
Small position prospect.
Brad Johnson - Brian Royal
Small forward with a lot of goals.
Malcolm Lynch - Darren Stanley
Very short player.
Damian McCormack - Tyson Lane
Small forward.
Andrew McDougall - Justin Charles
Big guy who didn't reach his potential.
Jordan McMahon - Matthew Mansfield
A bit thin but plays hard.
Will Minson - Ilija Grgic
Big guy.
Brett Montgomery - Steven Wallis
Veteran backman.
Dale Morris - Keenan Reynolds
Third tall defender option.
Robert Murphy - Bernard Toohey
A bit short but can still play a key position.
Paul O'Shea - Ben Sexton
Project big.
Sam Power - Michael Frost
Secondary midfielder.
Farren Ray - Rohan Smith
Midfielder/half back who gets a lot of the ball.
Matthew Robbins - Stephen MacPherson
Another quality small forward.
Wayde Skipper - Glenn Coleman
A big body to put in some different spots on the field.
Brennan Stack - Jamie Grant
Small forward/midfielder.
Peter Street - Scott Wynd
Tall ruckman.
Stephen Tiller - Greg Eppelstun
Depth on the list.
Tim Walsh - Adrian Campbell
Backup big forward.
Scott West - Scott West
West played his first game in 1993.
Cameron Wight - Peter Foster
Underrated tall defender.
Tom Williams - Jon Ballantyne
Forgotten bigman.
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