Dirt-cheap Dog: Jason Akermanis willing to accept paycut

[Missing Dog]

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S Grant was/is a prick anyway.

and so was/is Liberatore, he still would have been a good pickup.

[The Pie Man]

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And scared off Shannon Grant (after Grant agreed to terms with us) by telling everyone we couldn't afford to pay players wages.

Really?

Never heard that - wow

[Remi Moses]

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And scared off Shannon Grant (after Grant agreed to terms with us) by telling everyone we couldn't afford to pay players wages.

back page of the Hun at the time. Truly admirable stuff from Aker who has been tremendous for our club.

[LostDoggy]

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Libba is truly a bloke one loves to hate, or hates to love, isn't he.

[Twodogs]

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And scared off Shannon Grant (after Grant agreed to terms with us) by telling everyone we couldn't afford to pay players wages.

S Grant was/is a prick anyway.

Really?

Never heard that - wow

If Grant had come we would never had been able to recruit Paul Hudson who really was one of the great all time pea hearted players. Huddo was All-Australian for us and won games of his own boot-he was a fair replacement for Grant.

[Sockeye Salmon]

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If Grant had come we would never had been able to recruit Paul Hudson who really was one of the great all time pea hearted players. Huddo was All-Australian for us and won games of his own boot-he was a fair replacement for Grant.

He was also one of the all-time great PSD pickups.

[Twodogs]

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Back to Aker.



Is he more a Bulldog or a Lion legend these days? I know the three premierships and the Brownlow tip the scales toward BrisVegas fairly heavily but if Aker could snag a flag with us then I reckon that would make him more ours than theirs. If that makes sense...

[Sockeye Salmon]

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Back to Aker.



Is he more a Bulldog or a Lion legend these days? I know the three premierships and the Brownlow tip the scales toward BrisVegas fairly heavily but if Aker could snag a flag with us then I reckon that would make him more ours than theirs. If that makes sense...

Not even close.

I reckon he'll be remembered as a Bulldog for the next 10 years and after that the way he left Brisbane will be forgotten and they'll name the best clubman award after him or something.

[Twodogs]

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Not even close.

I reckon he'll be remembered as a Bulldog for the next 10 years and after that the way he left Brisbane will be forgotten and they'll name the best clubman award after him or something.

That made tea come out of my nostrils!

[The Underdog]

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There you go another Doggies player - must be our team spirit - its in the blood

We'll see how "in the blood" it is next year when those big time GC17 $$$'s come around.
There's going to be players from around the league breaking their pelvis' to get some of that action (with apologies to Bill Hicks).

[LostDoggy]

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Not even close.

I reckon he'll be remembered as a Bulldog for the next 10 years and after that the way he left Brisbane will be forgotten and they'll name the best clubman award after him or something.

Didn't the great man himself say that if he played another year with the Dogs (ie. next year) he would be remembered more as a Dog? I don't think he's right -- no one will ever forget he was the most mercurial player in a three-peat team (even articles today about Aker are still prefaced by some-or-other Brisbane factoid) but I do think that he will be forever remembered as a two-club great, ESPECIALLY if he wins a premiership with us.

Though, do we remember Martin Pike more as a Lion or Roo? I would say Lion...

I think it all depends on what he does next year -- if he ends up playing a key part in a winning Grannie for the Dogs his 'Dogginess' will never be forgotten.

[LostDoggy]

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Class act, legend, champion, I guess they all fit! Thanks Aker for showing that loyalty isn't about $'s - I am a happy, happy camper

[GVGjr]

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Class act, legend, champion, I guess they all fit! Thanks Aker for showing that loyalty isn't about $'s - I am a happy, happy camper

Whilst I think his approach to playing next year is great I'm not sure it's really a lack of loyalty. He wants to play and he's very understanding that the wealth has to be spread around. I've had one Bulldog mate say that in some ways Aker's being selfish because he's actually wanting to play in another premiership side

[BulldogBelle]

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Our number 1 goalkicker in 2009 getting a very mid range salary in 2010

Aker came to the Dogs to win a premiership, and hopefully he will in 2010

[Twodogs]

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I've had one Bulldog mate say that in some ways Aker's being selfish because he's actually wanting to play in another premiership side

In that case I wish we had a few more displaying his selfishness...