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  • Bornadog
    WOOF Clubhouse Leader
    • Jan 2007
    • 66726
    #1

    This Dog is the best ruck in the game

    I have said this many times over the years that big guys take longer to mature (well not 100% of them).

    Still only 25 years old. We must re-sign him for 5 more years



    English is surging towards an AA blazer


    It is mid-season All-Australian time and Tim English produced the type of performance on Saturday night that has him on track to secure his first blazer in September.

    The West Australian did it all against Geelong, amassing 27 disposals, 14 contested possessions, 12 marks (six contested marks), eight score involvements, eight tackles and 30 hit-outs. It wasn't enough to get the job done for Luke Beveridge's side, but it does put some space between him and the next best after 12 rounds of 2023. English produced patches of this level last year, but injuries interrupted his season. Now he is the best ruckman in the game. - Josh Gabelich
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    Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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    • bulldogtragic
      The List Manager
      • Jan 2007
      • 34289
      #2
      Re: This Dog is the best ruck in the game

      So you’re saying his trade value is at a mega peak?


      Only joking.
      Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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        • 1eyedog
          Hall of Fame
          • Mar 2008
          • 13235
          #3
          Re: This Dog is the best ruck in the game

          Originally posted by bornadog
          I have said this many times over the years that big guys take longer to mature (well not 100% of them).

          Still only 25 years old. We must re-sign him for 5 more years



          English is surging towards an AA blazer


          It is mid-season All-Australian time and Tim English produced the type of performance on Saturday night that has him on track to secure his first blazer in September.

          The West Australian did it all against Geelong, amassing 27 disposals, 14 contested possessions, 12 marks (six contested marks), eight score involvements, eight tackles and 30 hit-outs. It wasn't enough to get the job done for Luke Beveridge's side, but it does put some space between him and the next best after 12 rounds of 2023. English produced patches of this level last year, but injuries interrupted his season. Now he is the best ruckman in the game. - Josh Gabelich
          I made a stat comparison in a post prior to the start of the year that at the same age as Tim is now Simon Madden's career took off.
          But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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            • 1eyedog
              Hall of Fame
              • Mar 2008
              • 13235
              #4
              Re: This Dog is the best ruck in the game

              Originally posted by bulldogtragic
              So you’re saying his trade value is at a mega peak?


              Only joking.
              Let's just trade all our high collateral players out for top 10 picks and do a GWS. It seemed to work well for them.
              But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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                • bulldogtragic
                  The List Manager
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 34289
                  #5
                  Re: This Dog is the best ruck in the game

                  Originally posted by 1eyedog
                  Let's just trade all our high collateral players out for top 10 picks and do a GWS. It seemed to work well for them.
                  Can we then trade them two years later for lesser first rounders too?
                  Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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                    • Grantysghost
                      Bouncing Strong
                      • Apr 2010
                      • 18963
                      #6
                      Re: This Dog is the best ruck in the game

                      Essendon picked McGrath at #1 with their free pick whilst we got English at 19.

                      Noice.
                      BT COME BACK!​

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                        • bulldogtragic
                          The List Manager
                          • Jan 2007
                          • 34289
                          #7
                          Re: This Dog is the best ruck in the game

                          Originally posted by Grantysghost
                          Essendon picked McGrath at #1 with their free pick whilst we got English at 19.

                          Noice.
                          Premiership. Million dollar plus profit. English. Not a bad end to 2016.
                          Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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                            • Rocco Jones
                              Bulldog Team of the Century
                              • Jun 2008
                              • 6932
                              #8
                              Re: This Dog is the best ruck in the game

                              *2nd best ruck in the game.

                              Sweet. Danjul, I got in before you mate.

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                                • Stevo
                                  Senior Player
                                  • May 2008
                                  • 1040
                                  #9
                                  Re: This Dog is the best ruck in the game

                                  Classic late bloomer.

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                                    • JanLorMill
                                      WOOF Member
                                      • Feb 2023
                                      • 1688
                                      #10
                                      Re: This Dog is the best ruck in the game

                                      Probably our best Saturday but saying best ruck in the league a week after Witts smashed him is very short sighted.

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                                        • 1eyedog
                                          Hall of Fame
                                          • Mar 2008
                                          • 13235
                                          #11
                                          Re: This Dog is the best ruck in the game

                                          Originally posted by bulldogtragic
                                          Can we then trade them two years later for lesser first rounders too?
                                          Are you Jason McCartney or Sam Power? Now I'm confused.
                                          But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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                                            • Bulldog4life
                                              WOOF Member
                                              • Oct 2007
                                              • 9607
                                              #12
                                              Re: This Dog is the best ruck in the game

                                              Originally posted by JanLorMill
                                              Probably our best Saturday but saying best ruck in the league a week after Witts smashed him is very short sighted.
                                              Spoilsport.

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                                                • Danjul
                                                  WOOF Member
                                                  • Apr 2019
                                                  • 1624
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: This Dog is the best ruck in the game

                                                  Originally posted by Grantysghost
                                                  Essendon picked McGrath at #1 with their free pick whilst we got English at 19.

                                                  Noice.
                                                  I was stunned when he got through to us. Couldn?t believe our luck. Was obviously going to be a champion. Why wasn?t he taken earlier?

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                                                    • bulldogtragic
                                                      The List Manager
                                                      • Jan 2007
                                                      • 34289
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: This Dog is the best ruck in the game

                                                      Originally posted by 1eyedog
                                                      Are you Jason McCartney or Sam Power? Now I'm confused.
                                                      I don’t barge into umpires rooms and abuse them.
                                                      Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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                                                        • Grantysghost
                                                          Bouncing Strong
                                                          • Apr 2010
                                                          • 18963
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: This Dog is the best ruck in the game

                                                          Originally posted by Danjul
                                                          I was stunned when he got through to us. Couldn?t believe our luck. Was obviously going to be a champion. Why wasn?t he taken earlier?
                                                          Good q Danj. Loads of players went before didn't they. I guess teams are reticent to use a high pick on a ruckman as 1.)theyre usually down the bottom and need a quick fix and 2.)following on from that don't have the time to wait 6/7 years for them to come good.

                                                          I think Sean Darcy the probably 3rd best ruck in the league from Freo was way later like 30s! in that same draft.
                                                          BT COME BACK!​

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