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Re: Welcome to the Dogs Zephi Skinner.
Zephis my man this year......myself and a friend have decided to become a player sponsor..and we've chosen Zephi......hes gona be awesome to watch.....Comment
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Re: Welcome to the Dogs Zephi Skinner.
When the Z-Man played for Claremont he rucked against Nick Naitanui and beat him most times.
It will be interesting to see where he feels the most comfortable to play at AFL level , he looks to be more like a modern attacking winger , is it possible the Club earmarked him as Andre Everitt's replacement ?
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Re: Welcome to the Dogs Zephi Skinner.
Dis dere AFL football thing not too bad cuz
The Z-factor approvesWestern Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"Comment
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Re: Welcome to the Dogs Zephi Skinner.
You have GOT to love a player who doesn't take himself too seriously. Love this photoYou don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― EpicurusComment
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Re: Welcome to the Dogs Zephi Skinner.
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Re: Welcome to the Dogs Zephi Skinner.
“@StevoHeraldSun: Big buzz around Zeph Skinner at Dogs. Read about his amazing prep for bunbury praccy game in HS tomorrow”[COLOR="Red"][B][U][COLOR="Blue"]85, 92, 97, 98, 08, 09, 10... Break the curse![/COLOR][/U][/B][/COLOR]Comment
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Re: Welcome to the Dogs Zephi Skinner.
No need to buy it.
Cult of Zeph Skinner grows
ZEPHANIAH Skinner grabbed headlines by kicking four goals at Bunbury on Saturday, but that was only half the story.
The instant cult-figure's preparation for the Western Bulldogs' practice match against Fremantle was more extraordinary than the freakish leaps and long bombs.
Skinner spent eight days in the lead-up to the game at the Kimberley community of Noonkanbah, near Fitzroy Crossing.
As his teammates cruised to Melbourne airport on Friday morning to ready themselves for the Dockers hitout, Skinner was on a dirt road heading from his former home to Broome.
After allowing Skinner to attend a funeral, the Bulldogs sent development head Chris Maple to northern Western Australia on Thursday to make contact with the recruit's family and friends and ensure he arrived in Bunbury on time.
Maple and Skinner left Noonkanbah at 6.15am on Friday in hired a four-wheel drive for the 4 1/2-hour trip to Broome Airport.
"Probably an hour and a half of the trip was just on dirt, including water crossings," Maple said yesterday.
"They've got a lot of cattle up there in the community, which was a challenge.
"Suddenly, you've got a cow running in front of your car, which slowed us.
"At one river crossing we had a few freshwater crocs floating in the river near us.
"Finally, we got on the main road back to Broome."
Maple and Skinner boarded a plane in Broome for the flight to Perth Airport, jumped in a car with football manager James Fantasia for a three-hour car trip south Bunbury.
Finally, Skinner arrived in Bunbury at 6.30pm.
"All up, we travelled about 12 hours," Maple said.
Mindful of the travel factor, the Dogs played Skinner for only 55 per cent of game time, but were astounded by his impact with four goals.
The 21-year-old, who shot to prominence with NT Thunder last year, was drafted at No.88 by the Bulldogs in November.
It seemed a speculative pick, but Skinner looks capable of breaking into the senior team this year. At 189cm, he plays tall like Liam Jurrah, but also has a hard edge and thrives on tackling.
"Zeph is exciting in that he's quick, he wants to put defensive pressure on, he's a really good kick and he kicks both feet as good as the other one," Maple said.
"His vertical jump is unbelievable. He can stand on his two feet and do a backlip straight on to his feet.
"He is a real excitement machine. We've got to build his aerobic fitness a bit more, but who knows what he can do."The curse is dead.Comment
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