Shane Biggs is a Bulldog

[Ozza]

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Loved the season of the 'train robber'.

When we had Murphy in the team in the first few weeks, he was more off the chain and racked up huge numbers. Once Murphy was out Biggs became super reliable, provided great run - and can play a little taller than his 187cms. He has been a really great pick up.

[mattempo]

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It also can't be underestimated how cool he is. Libba and Biggs are far too cool to not be best 22.

[Greystache]

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Underrated by many supporters, Biggs is best 22 and will hold his spot. That effort in the GF, where he kept locking the ball in our forward pocket with multiple efforts and resulting in a sealing goal was how he attacks the ball. Yes he makes one or two mistakes, but who doesn't.

That effort was brilliant. You could summarize our whole season in that one passage of play. It wasn't elegant, it wasn't by a high profile player, it was pure effort, and it somehow resulted in a match winning goal.

[azabob]

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It also can't be underestimated how cool he is. Libba and Biggs are far too cool to not be best 22.

With that Mo and his sunglasses he looks like he should be a 70's porn starr.

[jazzadogs]

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Biggs was super this year. One of my favourite trivia questions in the lead up to the Grand Final (which we won) was 'name the four players who played every game this year'? Nobody got Biggs within their first 5 guesses.


SPOILER:




Biggs, Bont, Hunter, Picken.
Roughead only missed one match.

[boydogs]

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Biggs played Murphy's role, running around the back for the handball to help relieve the pressure and rebound the ball out of defense. He's quick, attacking and reasonably clean. He's also good in the air, which makes him flexible in terms of his opponent. He's probably bottom 6 of our best 18 in overall quality but plays an important role

[LostDoggy]

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Underrated by many supporters, Biggs is best 22 and will hold his spot. That effort in the GF, where he kept locking the ball in our forward pocket with multiple efforts and resulting in a sealing goal was how he attacks the ball. Yes he makes one or two mistakes, but who doesn't.

That effort was something special and on that alone makes him easily best 22.

[KT31]

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Totally agree. I love the way Biggs goes about it, and he typified the Dogs in the Grand Final... didn't give up and kept it moving forward. Sure there are times he coughs it up, but that's the nature of our game plan.

Some of his efforts and endeavour to win the ball in the last quarter are brilliant.

[SlimPickens]

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Underrated by many supporters, Biggs is best 22 and will hold his spot. That effort in the GF, where he kept locking the ball in our forward pocket with multiple efforts and resulting in a sealing goal was how he attacks the ball. Yes he makes one or two mistakes, but who doesn't.

Those efforts were one of my favourite highlights of the game. Much like a goal you kick for 50m becomes a 60, 70, 80m bomb over time, I reckon Biggsy is up to around 8-9 efforts at this stage when it was in fact 5, expect it to get to the mid teens come Christmas.

[Sedat]

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That effort was brilliant. You could summarize our whole season in that one passage of play. It wasn't elegant, it wasn't by a high profile player, it was pure effort, and it somehow resulted in a match winning goal.

Can't separate this goal or the Caleb Daniel goal just before 3/4 time in the PF for favourite goal of the season, and both were classic examples of our willingness to keep the ball in perpetual motion through sheer effort to open up a potential goal scoring opportunity. Other teams would be content to force a stoppage and reload under such circumstances.

Biggs torches it a few times but he is a risk-taker with his disposal into the corridor to open up the options further up for ground for us - the rewards have most certainly outweighed the risks over the course of the season. He's also a solid one-on-one defender when needed - what a fantastic pick-up.

[bulldogtragic]

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Can't separate this goal or the Caleb Daniel goal just before 3/4 time in the PF for favourite goal of the season, and both were classic examples of our willingness to keep the ball in perpetual motion through sheer effort to open up a potential goal scoring opportunity. Other teams would be content to force a stoppage and reload under such circumstances.

Biggs torches it a few times but he is a risk-taker with his disposal into the corridor to open up the options further up for ground for us - the rewards have most certainly outweighed the risks over the course of the season. He's also a solid one-on-one defender when needed - what a fantastic pick-up.

Smith smashes Gryphone, whose then left lying on the ground looking up as a crucial goal goes through because he didn't go hard enough. The personal angle of this goal makes it a tad more satisfying.

[Mofra]

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Can't separate this goal or the Caleb Daniel goal just before 3/4 time in the PF for favourite goal of the season, and both were classic examples of our willingness to keep the ball in perpetual motion through sheer effort to open up a potential goal scoring opportunity. Other teams would be content to force a stoppage and reload under such circumstances.

Smith's hit on Griffen just made it a little sweeter, but surely Tom Boyd's 927m 3rd goal to virtually seal the game after Morris' tackle on Buddy is leading the charge.

Can't believe we nabbed Biggs for a two spot downgrade of a mid 30s pick, Swans fans I know didn't want to lose him.

[Ozza]

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Smith smashes Gryphone, whose then left lying on the ground looking up as a crucial goal goes through because he didn't go hard enough. The personal angle of this goal makes it a tad more satisfying.

Not sure Griffen could have gone harder, even throws a second effort at the loose ball....but agree that part of the beauty is that he was involved in the finale of the amazing end to end play.

[Topdog]

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Not sure Griffen could have gone harder, even throws a second effort at the loose ball....but agree that part of the beauty is that he was involved in the finale of the amazing end to end play.

below the knee rules rule really showing in that goal. Previously a player would have dived on it. Neither Smith nor Griff did and Smith was just stronger.

[merantau]

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That effort was brilliant. You could summarize our whole season in that one passage of play. It wasn't elegant, it wasn't by a high profile player, it was pure effort, and it somehow resulted in a match winning goal.

It was my favourite passage of play and Biggsie was centre stage with his manic endeavour. Players from both teams were really slugging it out like heavyweights in the last round of a title fight and finally Liam Picken lands the telling blow. Biggsie's efforts will become Bulldog folklore (as has been pointed out) and deservedly so.