Most underrated Bulldog - Current Team / All time

[jazzadogs]

Re: Most underrated Bulldog - Current Team / All time

Ummm.

I think Hahn was fairly rated verging on OVER-rated.

We all loved his attack on the ball/body and overlooked some pretty diabolical kicking because of it.

The way those diabolical hack kicks would somehow tumble through the goals was a thing of beauty. Hahn was much loved in my house, but I felt he was one from that era that was never respected elsewhere.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Most underrated Bulldog - Current Team / All time

The way those diabolical hack kicks would somehow tumble through the goals was a thing of beauty. Hahn was much loved in my house, but I felt he was one from that era that was never respected elsewhere.

They used to tumble forward didn't they always looked pressured. He was a QLD native wasn't he maybe grew up with other codes.

[Stevo]

Re: Most underrated Bulldog - Current Team / All time

Daniel Cross - couldn't kick over a jam tin but was an absolute workhorse.

Loved Crossy and he did the hard yards before people started to appreciate what he brought to the team. Persistence and dediication can overcome a lot of things.

[jazzadogs]

Re: Most underrated Bulldog - Current Team / All time

Loved Crossy and he did the hard yards before people started to appreciate what he brought to the team. Persistence and dediication can overcome a lot of things.

The 'contact below the knees' rule wouldn't have suited Crossy, the way he would dive arms outstretched for the ball wherever it was. Type of guy you would love to play with.

[GVGjr]

Re: Most underrated Bulldog - Current Team / All time

Glenn Coleman was under appreciated given the value he added okaying alongside Chris Grant. He really looked out for him.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Most underrated Bulldog - Current Team / All time

Glenn Coleman was under appreciated given the value he added okaying alongside Chris Grant. He really looked out for him.

Galaxy was so unorthodox, looked like he could've been just at home working a scanning electron microscope as out on the footy field but you're right man he could play.

[Grantysghost]

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I guess I am talking a few years before he retired. Until we won the Premiership, I think he was under rated.

It is like Macrae, I still feel he is under rated by media scribes, even though he is such a consistent performer week after week, year after year.

Macrae is definitely under-rated outside of the Dogs, although I think in the last couple of years he's starting to get his due. Bit like Grant, that introverted personality can go under the radar.

[The Underdog]

Re: Most underrated Bulldog - Current Team / All time

Macrae is definitely under-rated outside of the Dogs, although I think in the last couple of years he's starting to get his due. Bit like Grant, that introverted personality can go under the radar.

I mean, he’s a 3 time All Australian, so somebody noticed.

[Twodogs]

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Glenn Coleman was under appreciated given the value he added okaying alongside Chris Grant. He really looked out for him.

Good call. Gal used to protect Chris Grant when Grant was just a kid and could also play a bit himself. I reckon he had actually retired from league footy before we convinced him to give it another go.

I've got a couple of nominations from the 70s/80s.
First one is Michael Egan gave everything in the back pocket. Had a pretty bad knee injury that impacted on his career. We would have gone a lot closer in 1985 if he wasn't recovering from the knee. No way that Leigh Matthews would have torched is in the preliminary final if Megan was there to shut him down.

Bluey Hampshire. Gave his all week after week for the jumper and stood up on a couple of occasions to really save the club's bacon. First of all when Dempsey left, being the sole ruckman bought out the best in Hampshire and he played his career best football for us when we really needed him to. And taking over as coach in mid 1982 . He did a fantastic job and bought a lot of pride back to the club with some fantastic wins towards the end of 1982 and totally turned our fortunes around with an 11/11 win loss season in 1983 before Malthouse took over just before the 1984 season.

[GVGjr]

Re: Most underrated Bulldog - Current Team / All time

Isn't the question being asked about which Bulldog players were underrated by our own supporters? It's not really about how the media or opposition supporters viewed them.

[F'scary]

Re: Most underrated Bulldog - Current Team / All time

Current team: agree it's Roarke. Both by supporters and all too obviously by the club since they keep him as a rookie and yet keep on playing him. I like Roarke as an interchange specialist, it is a valid position in the 22.

All time: easy. Tony Liberatore, not by the club (he was a Sutton Medalist, e.g.) or its supporters but the wider football following public. The great Brownlow medalist who also holds the unique record of winning the comp b&f at all three levels, played more than 15 seasons and polled well in the Brownlow in a number of other years as well as his win in 1990.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Most underrated Bulldog - Current Team / All time

Isn't the question being asked about which Bulldog players were underrated by our own supporters? It's not really about how the media or opposition supporters viewed them.

Yes woofers opinions.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Most underrated Bulldog - Current Team / All time

Current team: agree it's Roarke. Both by supporters and all too obviously by the club since they keep him as a rookie and yet keep on playing him. I like Roarke as an interchange specialist, it is a valid position in the 22.

All time: easy. Tony Liberatore, not by the club (he was a Sutton Medalist, e.g.) or its supporters but the wider football following public. The great Brownlow medalist who also holds the unique record of winning the comp b&f at all three levels, played more than 15 seasons and polled well in the Brownlow in a number of other years as well as his win in 1990.

He really was a star.

Such a shame the scratchy stuff tainted the latter years, the knights elbow too (which I personally give my stamp of approval)

[Bornadog]

Re: Most underrated Bulldog - Current Team / All time

Yes woofers opinions.

ok, that is different.

I nominate English

[GVGjr]

Re: Most underrated Bulldog - Current Team / All time

ok, that is different.

I nominate English

Why is Tim receiving that nomination BAD?