Your Footscray / Western Bulldogs Team Of Your Time

[Scraggers]

This all came about after a discussion with a mate about our current captain Matthew Boyd. He and I were arguing that he was an average player (at best) and did not deserve the captaincy. I stated that I would have him in my best team of my time.

He asked me who would be in my team ... The criteria was set.

• Have to be from Footscray / Western Bulldogs teams that I have seen play (for me 1975-ish onwards)
• Have to picked in their position (i.e. Cant pick a forward to play in the backline) But doesn't have to be exact position; but the closer to an exact team the better.
• No fence sitting ... no apologies for leaving players out.
• Pick a current team (i.e. four interchange) ... four emergencies allowed.

So here is my team ...

Backs Terry Wheeler, Ricky Kennedy, Brian Lake
Half Backs Steve Wallis, Chris Grant, Robert Murphy
Centre Doug Hawkins, Adam Cooney, Matthew Boyd
Half Forwards Steve McPherson, Kelvin Templeton, Jim Edmond
Forwards Brad Johnson, Simon Beasley, Ian Dunstan
Followers Gary Dempsey, Tony Liberatore, Scott West

Bench Brian Royal, Scott Wynd, Brad Hardie, Peter Foster

Emergencies Dale Morris, Rohan Smith, Neil Cordy, Geoff Jennings

This is my team; I picked this team with much (internal) debate. This is by no means a team of the century, and there is not a lot of football prowess to back up my selections (other than I liked the players ability / footy smarts etc)

I would love your feedback on my team choices. I would also love to see your team

[Missing Dog]

Re: Your Footscray / Western Bulldogs Team Of Your Time

Here is My Side from 1990 onwards
B:Morris , Lake Kretiuk
HB Smith Croft Gilbee
C:Johnson West Boyd
HF Hahn Darcy Murphy
F Robbins Grant Kolynuik
R Wynd Cooney Liberatore
I/C Griffen S WallisGiansiracusa Hargrave
Emerg:M Hunter Kellett P Hudson D Cross

[Doggy]

Re: Your Footscray / Western Bulldogs Team Of Your Time

My team from around 1975 onwards

B. Hardie Lake Foster
HB. Cameron Grant Murphy
C. Hawkins West McGuinnes
HF. Johnson Templeton Edmond
F. Delre Beasly Purser

R. Dempsey Royal Libba

IC. Smith Wallace Sewell Cooney

Emerg. Kretiuk Gilbee Hunter Wallis

[SlimPickens]

Re: Your Footscray / Western Bulldogs Team Of Your Time

Great thread love it. (Late 80's onwards)

My team:
B. Kretiuk Lake Morris
HB. Smith Croft S.Wallis
C. Hawkins West Cameron
HF. Johnson Grant P Hudson
FF. Royal Delre N.Brown

Ruck. Wynd Cooney Libba (Snr)

Inter. Griffen Murphy Darcy Macpherson

Em. Boyd, Romero, Kolynuik, MacGuiness

Some tough decisions had to be made, i tried to go back to how i felt when the players were in the red white and blue. Not my feelings after they moved on from the club. Oh and Grey Scotty Welsh can count himself very unlucky

[Prince Imperial]

Re: Your Footscray / Western Bulldogs Team Of Your Time

Mine is from 1979 onwards:

Hardie Lake Kennedy
Wallis Foster Smith
Hawkins West Boyd
Grant Templeton Murphy
Royal Beasley Johnson
Wynd Cooney
Liberatore
Darcy Griffen McGuinness Cross

Morris Dunstan Gilbee Edmond

In relation to your team Scraggers I would be firmly of the view that Smith was a much better player than Macpherson who spent a lot of his career as an inconsistent half forward. Super certainly did play better as a half back later in his career.

[GVGjr]

Re: Your Footscray / Western Bulldogs Team Of Your Time

Hardie - Lake - Morris
Smith - Quinlan - Murphy
Hawkins - West - Thorpe
Grant - Templeton - Brown
Johnson - Beasley - Bamblett
Dempsey - McGuinness - Royal

I/C Purser - Liberatore - Featherby - Cooney
E - McLean - Foster - Cameron - Dunstan

I might have a closer look at this a bit later.

[Greystache]

Re: Your Footscray / Western Bulldogs Team Of Your Time

Great thread Scraggers

Mine is (Late 80's onward)

B: Morris, Lake, Hunter
HB: Smith, Foster, Wallis
C: Griffen, West, Hawkins
HF: Murphy, Grant, Hudson
F: Johnson, Beasley, Brown
R: Wynd, Cooney, Boyd
I/C: Darcy, Liberatore, Cameron, Romero

Some tough decisions had to be made, i tried to go back to how i felt when the players were in the red white and blue. Not my feelings after they moved on from the club. Oh and Grey Scotty Welsh can count himself very unlucky

Yes, very stiff!!

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: Your Footscray / Western Bulldogs Team Of Your Time

B: Egan - Lake - Foster
HB: Wallis - Grant - Murphy
C: Hawkins - West - Cameron
HF: Johnson - Templeton - McGuiness
F: Edmond - Beasley - Royal
R: Dempsey - Cooney - Liberatore
I: Smith - Boyd - McLean - Darcy

E: Dunstan - Macpherson - Griffen - Gilbee

Surprised about the lack of love for Leon Cameron

[Remi Moses]

Re: Your Footscray / Western Bulldogs Team Of Your Time

B- Egan Lake Morris
Hb- Wallis Foster Murphy
C- Hawkins West Cameron
Hf- Whitten Jnr Grant Johnson
F- Royal Beasley Bamblett

Ruck Wynd Dunstan Libba

Inter McGuiness Dempsey Kennedy
Hardie

[Remi Moses]

Re: Your Footscray / Western Bulldogs Team Of Your Time

Apologies to KT, Griffen, Cooney Gilbee

[GVGjr]

Re: Your Footscray / Western Bulldogs Team Of Your Time

Was born 1990 so going from when I was old enough to get into footy (mid-late 90's onwards)


FB: Kretiuk (*!*!*!*! I loved him as a kid. Remined me of my dad- big and strong. The first number I ever wore in any team sport was #35), Lake, Dale Morris
B: Gilbee, Chris Grant, Rohan Smith
C: Griffen, Scott West, Tony Liberatore
HF: Nathan Brown, Rob Murphy, Giansiracusa
F: Cooney, Hall, Brad Johnson
R: Darcy, Boyd, Romero
Int: Steve Wallis, Danny Southern, Scott Wynd, ROBBINS

[Dazza]

Re: Your Footscray / Western Bulldogs Team Of Your Time

B:Morris , Lake Kretiuk
HB Smith Croft Gilbee
C:Johnson West Griffen
HF Gia Grant Murphy
F Robbins Hall Kolynuik
R Wynd Cooney Liberatore
I/C Boyd Hudson Hargrave Akermanis

Felt bad putting Aker in there.

[BulldogBelle]

Re: Your Footscray / Western Bulldogs Team Of Your Time

Hardie - D. Darcy - Casey
Smith - Quinlan - Cameron
Hawkins - EJ Whitten - D. Thorpe
Grant - Templeton - N. Brown
Johnson - Beasley - Hobbs
Dempsey - Cooney - Royal
I/C Wynd - Liberatore - Murphy - West

Couln't find a place for greats such as Purser, Bob Spargo, John Jillard, Barry Ion, Luke Darcy, Lake, Morris, Kretiuk, Gilbee, Foster, Kennedy, Bisset, Wallis, Dunstan, Croft, John Hoiles, Ray Baxter, Ian Bryant, Terry Wheeler, Abbey, Neil Cordy and a few others.

Feel a bit guilty about having Judas in there but then again there are others such as Dempsey, Dunstan and Thorpe who went down a similar path and Quinlan, Hawkins, Templeton, Cordy, and Bisset played for other sides, and EJ threatened to.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: Your Footscray / Western Bulldogs Team Of Your Time

B- Egan Lake Morris
Hb- Wallis Foster Murphy
C- Hawkins West Cameron
Hf- Whitten Jnr Grant Johnson
F- Royal Beasley Bamblett

Ruck Wynd Dunstan Libba

Inter McGuiness Dempsey Kennedy
Hardie

How can you have Dempsey in there but not Templeton?

[Remi Moses]

Re: Your Footscray / Western Bulldogs Team Of Your Time

How can you have Dempsey in there but not Templeton?

Just didn't want to stick Templeton in a pocket.
Just gave Pieman the nod