AFL Hall of Fame

[bornadog]

Congratulations to Western Bulldogs life member Terry Wallace, about time he was inducted

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[Remi Moses]

No disrespect to players from other leagues around the country, but how Kelvin Templeton isn’t in it is a disgrace!
It’s a bit like an a-league player being nominated for a Ballan d’or.
Well done to Terry Wallace , regardless how it finished at our club he was an excellent , courageous player

[bornadog]

Whilst he was at the Kennel:

2 Sutton Medals,
All Australian 1988
Coached 148 senior and 50 reserve games

[Twodogs]

No disrespect to players from other leagues around the country, but how Kelvin Templeton isn’t in it is a disgrace!
It’s a bit like an a-league player being nominated for a Ballan d’or.
Well done to Terry Wallace , regardless how it finished at our club he was an excellent , courageous player

Great stuff Plough, you make us proud that you are a bulldog.

Damn straight about KT. 99% of the HOF ain't fit to shine his boots and there is no way most of them should be selected before him.

He was 22 when he played his last serious game of league football and had already won two Colemans, a Brownlow and two AA jumpers. What the hell is he supposed to do? Maybe he should have spent his career dominating the local yokels in a Mickey Mouse competition? Hiding away from the big boys and pretending?

[bornadog]

Wallace enters AFL Hall of Fame (http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2018-05-29/wallace-enters-afl-hall-of-fame)


After a combined 501 games played and coached across three clubs, Terry Wallace has been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday night.

Wallace crossed to the Western Oval ahead of the 1988 season after three premierships, two Best and Fairest awards, and 174 games with Hawthorn, and a further eleven with Richmond in 1987.

“Plough” as he was labelled by former teammate Russell Greene for the way he burrowed into packs, was a star at the Bulldogs, averaged 25 disposals per game over four seasons at the kennel, winning back to back Charles Sutton Medals in his first two seasons, and earning All-Australian selection in 1988.

Known for his courage, passion and an uncanny knack for finding the football, Wallace was one of the premier centreman of his era when he retired in 1991 after a total of 254 games.

In 1996, Wallace moved into the coaches box, taking over from Alan Joyce and lifting the Bulldogs from a 15th placed finish in 1996 to third the following season and four successive finals appearances.

An innovative and creative coach, Wallace took the Dogs back-to-back preliminary finals in 1997 and 1998, and was named as coach of the All-Australian team that season.

And it was Wallace’s use of the “super flood” in Round 21, 2000 that is credited for spoiling Essendon’s quest for the perfect season.

Wallace resigned as coach in 2002 after 148 games in charge and a 54% winning percentage, and would finish his coaching career in 2009 after a further 99 games with Richmond.

[Twodogs]

If my maths is right then Plough had 254 games as a player and 257 games as a coach! Thats pretty consistent.

[bornadog]

2020 Hall of fame

Two will be announced each night from Mon - Thurs.

Announced tonight
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[bornadog]

LENNY HAYES


Played 297 games and scored 95 goals for St Kilda: 1999-2014
Club captain: 2004, 2007 (joint)
Club Best & Fairest: 2003, 2010, 2012
Norm Smith Medallist: 2010
All Australian: 2003, 2005, 2009
Pre-Season Premiership: 2004, 2008
International Rules Representative: 2003
Madden Medallist: 2014

[westdog54]

I'm just waiting for Twodogs' disappointment when Kelvin Templeton is inevitably snubbed again.

[EasternWest]

LENNY HAYES


Played 297 games and scored 95 goals for St Kilda: 1999-2014
Club captain: 2004, 2007 (joint)
Club Best & Fairest: 2003, 2010, 2012
Norm Smith Medallist: 2010
All Australian: 2003, 2005, 2009
Pre-Season Premiership: 2004, 2008
International Rules Representative: 2003
Madden Medallist: 2014


Geez what a gun. I bet his best dreams all involve playing against us.

[Rocket Science]

Apropos ... a Lions-supporting mate just drew my attention to this, from their club app.

https://i.ibb.co/tznxnX7/Screen-Shot-2020-06-02-at-9-56-57-PM.png (https://ibb.co/9hBVBtF)

Outrageous.

[bornadog]

Next two inductees are Jonathan Brown and Simon Black

[Twodogs]

I'm just waiting for Twodogs' disappointment when Kelvin Templeton is inevitably snubbed again.

Unbelievable. I don't understand so called *!*!*!*!ing experts not even mentioning the man during discussions.

[bornadog]

Apropos ... a Lions-supporting mate just drew my attention to this, from their club app.

https://i.ibb.co/tznxnX7/Screen-Shot-2020-06-02-at-9-56-57-PM.png (https://ibb.co/9hBVBtF)

Outrageous.

WTF - is this clutching at straws

[comrade]

WTF - is this clutching at straws

So you mean we can't claim Bulldogs legend Jason Akermanis?

[Axe Man]

Apropos ... a Lions-supporting mate just drew my attention to this, from their club app.

https://i.ibb.co/tznxnX7/Screen-Shot-2020-06-02-at-9-56-57-PM.png (https://ibb.co/9hBVBtF)

Outrageous.

I didn't even realise Len Thompson played for Fitzroy. I looked it up and he played 13 games in his final season, even fewer than Dougie.

Do we list Aker in our HOF inductees?

[bornadog]

So you mean we can't claim Bulldogs legend Jason Akermanis?

I guess where do you cut it off?

There are plenty of our players that left and played with other clubs, do we claim them? eg Dempsey, Quinlan, and we have Wallace coming to us.

[Bulldog Joe]

I guess where do you cut it off?

There are plenty of our players that left and played with other clubs, do we claim them? eg Dempsey, Quinlan, and we have Wallace coming to us.

All of those played significant parts of their career and total football involvement with us.

Hardly the same for Hardie, Hawkins and Len Thompson at Fitzroy/Brisbane.

Add to that the dubious claims for John Rantall (South Melbourne/North Melbourne) and Robert Walls.

[Bulldog Joe]

The Lions post prompted me to look at the full list.

It just beggars belief at some of the names put up and yet Templeton is missing.

We need to start a campaign

Induct Kelvin Templeton NOW

[Twodogs]

The Lions post prompted me to look at the full list.

It just beggars belief at some of the names put up and yet Templeton is missing.

We need to start a campaign

Induct Kelvin Templeton NOW


An article a mate of mine wrote a while ago.

https://australianfootball.com/articles/view/A%2BHall%2Bof%2BFame%2Boversight/2003

[jeemak]

He's clearly pissed someone off and has too much dignity to expose it.

[bornadog]

Tonight's inductees are Dean Cox and Greg Phillips. Getting ridiculous now when so many others deserve it.

[Prince Imperial]

Tonight's inductees are Dean Cox and Greg Phillips. Getting ridiculous now when so many others deserve it.

Cox was a 6 time AA and the best ruckman this century. Fully deserving I reckon.

Phillips played a whopping 447 matches for PA, Coll and SA and was fortunate enough to have been involved in 8 SANFL premierships. He was at Collingwood in the prime of career and from my recall was a solid but not gun player. Quantity rather than quality got him the nod I would say.

[Remi Moses]

Greg Phillips and KT
It’s like comparing a p76 to a Mercedes
Complete farce
Greg Phillips was bang average Vfl player who to quote Lou Richards
Couldn’t run out of site on a dark night .
Probably best remembered for being to slow to react to Graeme Allans pass

[Twodogs]

Greg Phillips induction is the football version of political correctness gone mad.

KT should hold up a bank or develop an ice addiction. Then maybe they would induct him?

[bornadog]

Greg Phillips induction is the football version of political correctness gone mad.

KT should hold up a bank or develop an ice addiction. Then maybe they would induct him?

Yeah, that is who my comment was all about - a Joke.

[bornadog]

Two more inductees tonight:

Dennis Cometti

John Abley - read about him here (https://www.afl.com.au/news/440271/from-hawthorn-to-port-forgotten-magpie-abley-finally-enters-hall-of-fame)

[Twodogs]

Two more inductees tonight:

Dennis Cometti

John Abley - read about him here (https://www.afl.com.au/news/440271/from-hawthorn-to-port-forgotten-magpie-abley-finally-enters-hall-of-fame)

I'm not going to say anything just in case I say something.

[westdog54]

It staggers me so few 'pioneers' are being recognised as the Hall of Fame grows older. Its fast becoming a love-in for the recently retired.

KT has been siscussed quite a bit on this forum and rightly so, but one name I've brought up before is Collingwood VFA player Bill Proudfoot.

A member of Collingwood's inagrural VFA team in 1892, he ended up playing 187 games across the VFA/VFL for Collingwood, serving as Captain for two seasons, playing in the club's inargural premierships in 1902 and 1903 and became Collingwood's first player to represent Victoria.

A Police Officer by day, Proudfoot was involved in an incdent at Arden Street in 1896 where he saved Umpire Roberts from being set upon by the crowd, escorting him to the dressing room before being felled by the crowd himself.

When the then Chief Commissioner banned Police Officers from playing football in the early 1900s, Proudfoot was listed under the surname 'Wilson' in order to keep playing. CC O'Callaghan eventually relented and gave Proudfoot his blessing to play.

After his retirement from football he continued serving as a Police Officer until 1926. Before then, he was recognised for his bravery in leading a team of volunteer firefighters to defend Mitcham from an approaching bushfire, and was awareded the Bronze Star by the Humane Society after steering a pair of bolting horses away from a packed tram.

He is a member of the Collingwood Hall of Fame and the Victoria Police Sporting Hall of Fame. Surely he belongs in the Australian Football Hall of Fame as well.

https://www.melbournehistoricalcrimetours.com/michaels-true-crime-blog/constable-bill-proudfoot
https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/bill-proudfoot/

[Prince Imperial]

Two more inductees tonight:

Dennis Cometti
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Great to see another Footscray legend join the Hall of Fame!

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[bornadog]

Dean Cox says Ben Cousins should be inducted, but he fails the character test. Should he be inducted?

What about any Essendon player that was banned for 12 months under the performance enhancing drugs ban?

[GVGjr]

Dean Cox says Ben Cousins should be inducted, but he fails the character test. Should he be inducted?

What about any Essendon player that was banned for 12 months under the performance enhancing drugs ban?

Ablett snr hasn't been inducted yet has he so see you in about 15 years or more Ben.

You can't not induct Essendon players because of that error but mind you the only one I can think of that could be inducted is Fletcher and I don't believe he was part of that supplements saga anyway.

[EasternWest]

Dean Cox says Ben Cousins should be inducted, but he fails the character test. Should he be inducted?

What about any Essendon player that was banned for 12 months under the performance enhancing drugs ban?

I want to see Cale Hooker inducted, just to see this board meltdown.

[Axe Man]

Dean Cox says Ben Cousins should be inducted, but he fails the character test. Should he be inducted?

What about any Essendon player that was banned for 12 months under the performance enhancing drugs ban?


Ablett snr hasn't been inducted yet has he so see you in about 15 years or more Ben.

You can't not induct Essendon players because of that error but mind you the only one I can think of that could be inducted is Fletcher and I don't believe he was part of that supplements saga anyway.

They spoke about this on Footy Classified last night. It seems that players with clouds over them wait a few extra years to be inducted.

Ablett was inducted in 2005, later than he otherwise may have been but only 5 years after Alisha Horan passed away.

Fletcher was caught up in the Essendon supplements saga and copped the ban (although he had already retired). Caro thinks he may have to wait a few years as a result. Personally I don't have a problem with Fletcher being inducted.

Cousins I can't see being inducted any time soon as he has in no way reformed his behaviour.