Coodabeen Bulldog Champions

[azabob]

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Patrick Bowden for me. He seemed to have it all except for the work ethic.

Also James Cook, if only.....

[LostDoggy]

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Adrian Campbell before he did his knee looked like he had all sorts of potential.

Daniel Hargreaves could/should have done alot better - reasons shall go unmentioned.

I remember being in the rooms when Beasley retired. He mentioned in his speech that he retired knowing the club would be in good hands with Campbell at the club. I think he kicked 5 or 6 goals that day and remember telling all my mates that he was the next Dunstall.

[W W Biscuit]

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I was convinced at Hugh Reimers was going to be the FB or CHB we were crying out for.
Injuries were a problem for him.

I also thought that Keenan Reynolds was going to be a good forward for us. Big mistake going to North.

Beat me to it, GVGjr. I was a big Reynolds fan. I still think that he played one of the very best individual games of footy for us that I have ever seen. It was vs Fitzroy at Princes Park - a low profile game, so it has been lost in history. But he pretty much won us the game on his own. The whole team played very poorly, save for Reynolds who marked everything in sight and launched attack after attack. On the tram home, all Doggy supporters were abuzz with his performance. Does anyone remember this game? I'm sure that I didn't dream it.

[GVGjr]

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Beat me to it, GVGjr. I was a big Reynolds fan. I still think that he played one of the very best individual games of footy for us that I have ever seen. It was vs Fitzroy at Princes Park - a low profile game, so it has been lost in history. But he pretty much won us the game on his own. The whole team played very poorly, save for Reynolds who marked everything in sight and launched attack after attack. On the tram home, all Doggy supporters were abuzz with his performance. Does anyone remember this game? I'm sure that I didn't dream it.

Remember it well. I also remember his effort against Stuart Loewe in a final out of Waverly.

[Bulldog Revolution]

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I think it says more about how impressive his first games were for us. He certainly had a very good career with us but it could have been a great career. Early on his pace was a standout...I reckon he got too bulky as the years progressed.

Fair to say however that he gave me some of my best memories...he had a pretty good highlights package.

I understand you know, it was still a fine career, but you were hoping for a superstar

Was he too offensive, and it took him a while to do more of the defensive things that were increasingly expected of him?

Kolyniuk Was a gun junior who stepped up to play good football for the dogs. From memory he managed around 150 games. Injuries held him back from playing more. He had talent to burn as a small forward part time on baller, but he was cruelled by persistent nagging injuries, the type these days which would be properly diagnosed/sorted. Player management/welfare has come a long, long way since his playing days.

Sounds a bit like Billy had OP when little was known about it

Overall I thought he had an excellent career, and maybe he didn't hit he highs of his flashy beginnings, but will be remember as a fine bulldog player.

[Bulldog Revolution]

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Beat me to it, GVGjr. I was a big Reynolds fan. I still think that he played one of the very best individual games of footy for us that I have ever seen. It was vs Fitzroy at Princes Park - a low profile game, so it has been lost in history. But he pretty much won us the game on his own. The whole team played very poorly, save for Reynolds who marked everything in sight and launched attack after attack. On the tram home, all Doggy supporters were abuzz with his performance. Does anyone remember this game? I'm sure that I didn't dream it.

I dont remember that game, but am I right in thinking Keenans last game was after the Billy Brownless goal final loss to the Cats?

If it was Keenan played a cracker that night?

The move might have made him money but he never fired a shot after leaving us. The talent packed team and list that Alan Joyce inherited was starting to not perform.

[always right]

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I dont remember that game, but am I right in thinking Keenans last game was after the Billy Brownless goal final loss to the Cats?

If it was Keenan played a cracker that night?

The move might have made him money but he never fired a shot after leaving us. The talent packed team and list that Alan Joyce inherited was starting to not perform.

I know that it was Crofty who was on Brownless when he took the mark just before the final siren. He only took the mark because Crofty slipped over. Heartbreaking loss that one.

Alan Joyce was perhaps the worst coach to have a premiership.

[Doc26]

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Was devastated when we moved Michael McKenna on to Richmond in the mid 80s. Still kind if hurts.

[ReLoad]

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I had huge tickets, pumped up the tyres of but was ultimately let down by;
Tim Walsh - was going to be the next turtle.
Murray Rance
Jamie grant (His brother turned out ok though)
John Georgiades (was one of the best days of my footy life at Princess Park)

[Missing Dog]

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jOhn Ballantyne .....too good at reserves level but

[Sedat]

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Adrian Campbell before he did his knee looked like he had all sorts of potential.

Daniel Hargreaves could/should have done alot better - reasons shall go unmentioned.

Both terrific nominations. Campbell's career was ruined by a sickening knee injury in the reserves after he went to Melbourne from memory. He played a cracking game against Norf at the MCG in 1988, when we came back from 5 goals down in the last qtr to win it in the wet.

After Campbell's false dawn as a key forward, we then flirted with Jon Ballantyne and Ben Sexton, both of whom played the occasional breakout game up forward but never came on in that position for us. It feels like we've been having false dawns at full-forward ever since Beaser retired, with Loaf and Cookey in the late 90's, and Kingsley Hunter, Trent Bartlett and Nathan Saunders in the early 00's, and pretty much nobody except for Hall ever since.

[Twodogs]

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Terry Love, seemed to go ready well in the reserves.

I played cricket against him when I was a kid. I remember his handful of games really well because I sort of knew him. The thing that really stands out in my mind is taking stick from opposition supporters for yeling "Come on Love" whenever he went near the ball.

Also James Cook, if only.....

He could keep away from pies?

Beat me to it, GVGjr. I was a big Reynolds fan. I still think that he played one of the very best individual games of footy for us that I have ever seen. It was vs Fitzroy at Princes Park - a low profile game, so it has been lost in history. But he pretty much won us the game on his own. The whole team played very poorly, save for Reynolds who marked everything in sight and launched attack after attack. On the tram home, all Doggy supporters were abuzz with his performance. Does anyone remember this game? I'm sure that I didn't dream it.

Remember it well. I also remember his effort against Stuart Loewe in a final out of Waverly.

Kicked 6 in a game against North at Whiytten Oval too.

Was devastated when we moved Michael McKenna on to Richmond in the mid 80s. Still kind if hurts.

I saw him get his jaw broken at the SCG in the '80s. His opponent picked his unconscious body up and tackled him and the umpire payed a free kick against him for dropping the ball! Me bitter much about it? Not really.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

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He could keep away from pies?
And not get reported or at least plead guilty when he did.

I saw him get his jaw broken at the SCG in the '80s. His opponent picked his unconscious body up and tackled him and the umpire payed a free kick against him for dropping the ball! Me bitter much about it? Not really.

Oh Humanity!
Shades of Wallace's jaw being assaulted by Grinter at WO. The idiot behind me clapped and yelled "Beauty, stretcher". I could not not defend the injustice and turned around and upward, grabbed his shirt under his neck and twisted and said "you want to be taken out". Luckily he was a pissed coward and his big friend didn't want to defend him and no further damage was done but the outrage was too much for me.

[Bulldog Revolution]

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Shane Ellen

Imagine if he did for us what he did for the Crows in the Grand Final - Mr September

Shane Ellen was a smart recruit by the Crows - I think they just offered him a better deal when he was out of contract

jOhn Ballantyne .....too good at reserves level but

Was it that he just wasn't agile/quick enough? Good long straight kick

Was devastated when we moved Michael McKenna on to Richmond in the mid 80s. Still kind if hurts.

I loved that guy when I was a kid, and watched some old tapes, he was seriously hard at it, and ran in very straight lines

Why did we trade him? Seems like he'd be a guy that Malthouse would have really appreciated

[Missing Dog]

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Iceman I can't recall his real name went to norf and I was shattered Wigney was a big one for me too Micheal (bucky) Shepparbottam when he kicked 13 in the magoos he had the world at his feet.