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  • AndrewP6
    Bulldog Team of the Century
    • Jan 2009
    • 8142

    #16
    Re: Zeph Skinner

    Originally posted by Chops
    What kind of name is Zephi anyway
    Easier than Zephaniah, which is his full name...
    [B][COLOR="#0000CD"]Our club was born in blood and boots, not in AFL focus groups.[/COLOR][/B]

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    • Mofra
      Hall of Fame
      • Dec 2006
      • 15116

      #17
      Re: Zeph Skinner

      Originally posted by Chops
      What kind of name is Zephi anyway
      As per interview: "It's from the bible, you know, the bible"
      Western Bulldogs: 2016 Premiers

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      • Murphy'sLore
        WOOF Member
        • Sep 2009
        • 2085

        #18
        Re: Zeph Skinner

        Just had a look at the Book of Zephaniah. Crikey! It's a bit on the bloodthirsty side -- nothing laconic there.

        "I will sweep away everything from the face of the earth/I will sweep away man and beast/I will sweep away the birds of the air and the fish of the sea" etc

        That's the spirit!

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        • comrade
          Hall of Fame
          • Jun 2008
          • 18103

          #19
          Re: Zeph Skinner

          Originally posted by Mofra
          As per interview: "It's from the bible, you know, the bible"
          What a ripping interview.

          All my fingers and toes are crossed that he can make the transition to Melbourne.
          Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.

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          • Desipura
            WOOF Member
            • Mar 2008
            • 4344

            #20
            Re: Zeph Skinner

            Originally posted by comrade
            What a ripping interview.

            All my fingers and toes are crossed that he can make the transition to Melbourne.
            If he makes it, I think he is going to be a big hit. Basically a hit or a miss with no in between is how I see it.

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            • Go_Dogs
              Hall of Fame
              • Jan 2007
              • 10256

              #21
              Re: Zeph Skinner

              Pretty happy with this selection, as he could become the dynamic type of player that is very hard to contain in the modern game.
              Have you heard Butters wants to come to the Dogs?

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              • LostDoggy
                WOOF Member
                • Jan 2007
                • 8307

                #22
                Re: Zeph Skinner

                I can't wait to watch his development. Let's hope I get the chance to watch a few more Seagull's games on TV next year.

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                • LostDoggy
                  WOOF Member
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 8307

                  #23
                  Re: Zeph Skinner

                  Originally posted by Murphy'sLore
                  Just had a look at the Book of Zephaniah. Crikey! It's a bit on the bloodthirsty side -- nothing laconic there.

                  "I will sweep away everything from the face of the earth/I will sweep away man and beast/I will sweep away the birds of the air and the fish of the sea" etc

                  That's the spirit!
                  Should be a decent player then, might even steal a vote or two off Juddy

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                  • Hotdog60
                    Bulldog Team of the Century
                    • Aug 2009
                    • 6019

                    #24
                    Re: Zeph Skinner

                    From the deep north, Zephaniah is a Bulldog



                    A MIXTURE of murmurs and gasps went up at the Gold Coast convention centre when the Western Bulldogs let fly with their No. 88 pick at Thursday night's NAB AFL Draft.

                    Who's this character with the Magic Roundabout name? And where is Noonkanbah?

                    We knew it was nowhere near Keilor.

                    The player in question is Zephaniah Skinner, a full-blooded Aboriginal from the Noonkanbah community at Fitzroy Crossing, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. His rise on to an AFL list is like a northern version of Isaac Smith's adventure.

                    This time last year Skinner moved from his outback community to Darwin to play for Nightcliff during the Top End's Wet Season competition. From Nightcliff, he was recruited to play with the NT Thunder in the Queensland AFL competition, which plays during the southern winter.

                    Bulldogs recruiter Wayne McCaw was given a video of Skinner highlights. With the blessing of Simon Dalrymple, the Bulldogs' list manager, he began researching whether Skinner could embark on an AFL career.

                    MORE


                    We do have a list manager...
                    Don't piss off old people
                    The older we get the less "LIFE IN PRISON" is a deterrent...

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                    • Missing Dog
                      WOOF Member
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 8501

                      #25
                      Re: Zeph Skinner

                      Originally posted by Mofra
                      As per interview: "It's from the bible, you know, the bible"
                      the book or the movie

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                      • LostDoggy
                        WOOF Member
                        • Jan 2007
                        • 8307

                        #26
                        Re: Zeph Skinner

                        Originally posted by nawrocki
                        I can't wait to watch his development. Let's hope I get the chance to watch a few more Seagull's games on TV next year.
                        Might be able to catch a game wherever one may live as the Seagulls are playing all around the state due to the Burbank redevelopment. Haven't seen fixture yet but told a few kilometres involved.

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                        • LostDoggy
                          WOOF Member
                          • Jan 2007
                          • 8307

                          #27
                          Re: Zeph Skinner

                          Originally posted by bulldogsfight
                          the book or the movie
                          Tv mini-series?

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                          • Before I Die
                            Senior Player
                            • Jul 2008
                            • 1033

                            #28
                            Re: Zeph Skinner

                            I just watched a bit of video in which Simon Dalrymple described him as being 197cm tall. Can anyone confirm or correct this? At that height, if he can make the transition (a very big if) he could be a anything.
                            The Angels have the phone box. [SIZE="2"]Don't blink![/SIZE]

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                            • KT31
                              WOOF Member
                              • Jul 2008
                              • 5455

                              #29
                              Re: Zeph Skinner

                              Originally posted by Before I Die
                              I just watched a bit of video in which Simon Dalrymple described him as being 197cm tall. Can anyone confirm or correct this? At that height, if he can make the transition (a very big if) he could be a anything.
                              Won't be through a lack of confidence if his comments to Gia on the first training session are anything to go by.
                              Last edited by KT31; 05-01-2011, 03:48 PM.
                              It's better to die on our feet than live on our knees.

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                              • GVGjr
                                Moderator
                                • Nov 2006
                                • 45577

                                #30
                                Re: Zeph Skinner

                                Originally posted by Before I Die
                                I just watched a bit of video in which Simon Dalrymple described him as being 197cm tall. Can anyone confirm or correct this? At that height, if he can make the transition (a very big if) he could be a anything.
                                Dalrymple said 190cm (not 197cm) which is correct.
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