Cult hero bulldogs

[Bulldog Revolution]

Completely stole the idea from the Front Bar - as I have thoroughly prioritised soaking up all their work and particularly Mick Molloys endless teasing of Carlton jokes post their historic pre finals collapse.

It's also the perfect time for a bit of levity in the lead up to finals match in WA.

Can you select a Bulldogs team (starting 22) of cult heroes?

Surely WOOF board favourite Mark West features, with Danny Southern a candidate to captain the squad if its not 80s hard man Rick Kennedy

I'll be interested to see who people put forward as their cult figures. Who would coach? and assist?

[hujsh]

The People's Beard must be the ruck.

Andrew McDougal, Brennan Stack and Jarrod Grant are my other nominations.

I always had a soft spot for Mitch Hahn if he counts

[bornadog]

The three amigos must surely feature

[Mofra]

Lally Bamblett
Dale Morris

[Bulldog Revolution]

The People's Beard must be the ruck.

Andrew McDougal, Brennan Stack and Jarrod Grant are my other nominations.

I always had a soft spot for Mitch Hahn if he counts

Hadnt considered the Beard for some crazy reason - had been thinking Ilija Grgic as the starting ruck

Grant strongly in the mix for a forward pocket

[Bulldog Revolution]

Lally Bamblett
Dale Morris

Lally a strong candidate

Does Morris fit cult figure category - admittedly with no definition of what a cult figure is has been supplied or given - superstar Dale Morris

[Bulldog Revolution]

The three amigos must surely feature

I wondered if Libba was just too accomplished - is he the most accomplished Cult Figure of all time?

[Bulldog Revolution]

Nominees:

Backs:
Danny Southern
Rick Kennedy
Barry Standfield
Terry Wheeler - playing assistant
Matthew Croft
Craig Ellis
Kingsley Hunter
Tony Campbell
Chris Hansen
Dale Morris

Rucks
Ben Hudson
Ilija Grgic
Peter Street

Mids:
Mark West
Simon Atkins
Dylan Addison
Nathan Eagleton
Tony Liberatore
Jose Romero
Paul Dimmattina
Bruce Duperouzel

Forwards:
Andrew McDougal
Brennan Stack
Jarrod Grant
Lally Bamblett
Glenn Coleman
Danny Delre
Trent Bartlett
Matt Robbins
Andrew Wills
Patrick Veszpremi
Josh Hill
Mitch Hahn
Allen Jakovich

Coach
Ian Bluey Hampshire
Terry Wheeler - nominated both as player and coach

[1eyedog]

Axe in the middle and Fish at CHB are my two nominations.

[bornadog]

How about Jakovich

[GVGjr]

If I'm getting the vibe of the team right then:

Glenn Coleman would have to be in it, I mean you don't get the nickname of Galaxy for nothing.
Danny Del-re should be up forward.
That long tall stretch of sunshine Peter Street could be a contender but probably as a rover if BAD is on the MC :)
No team should pass the filters without a redhead in the mix so what about Bluey Hampshire as the coach?
Axe as the pivot.
Terry 'Nutcracker" Wheeler as a player or a coach.

[Bulldog Revolution]

How about Jakovich

Clearly a cult figure - does he qualify as a bulldog cult figure?

Im not telling you he doesn't, merely asking the question - I'll add him to the list

[GVGjr]

Are we looking at pretty boys like Ellis and Robbins?

[GVGjr]

I'm kicking myself. Andrew Wills, Kingsley Hunter should be in around the mark.

[Daughter of the West]

How is there no mention of DFA yet?!

[The bulldog tragician]

I feel Crofty must feature. When he did those blind turns I often thought that in his own mind, he was a long lost Krakeour brother And the crowd never knew whether to groan or cheer.

[bornadog]

How is there no mention of DFA yet?!

Easternwest hasn't logged on, that is why :D

[Happy Days]

How is there no mention of DFA yet?!

Because this is supposed to be fun.

I nominate Veszpremi who is just starting to turn the corner and isn’t far off working into some good form.

[bornadog]

Glenn Coleman would have to be in it, I mean you don't get the nickname of Galaxy for nothing.



Great suggestion - Remember when he broke the point post

Stupid media always talk about Lee Matthews doing it, and forget Galaxy.

[Sedat]

Great suggestion - Remember when he broke the point post

Stupid media always talk about Lee Matthews doing it, and forget Galaxy.
Galaxy technically uprooted the point post from its base, not smashed it in half like Lethal did. No less an impressive feat.

[EasternWest]

The People's Beard must be the ruck.

Andrew McDougal, Brennan Stack and Jarrod Grant are my other nominations.

I always had a soft spot for Mitch Hahn if he counts


Nominees:

Backs:
Danny Southern
Rick Kennedy
Barry Standfield
Terry Wheeler - playing assistant

Rucks
Ben Hudson
Ilija Grgic
Peter Street

Mids:
Mark West
Simon Atkins

Forwards:
Andrew McDougal
Brennan Stack
Jarrod Grant
Lally Bamblett
Glenn Coleman
Danny Delre

Should they be Eligible - what makes you eligible for a team of cult heroes?
Mitch Hahn - forward
Dale Morris - back
Tony Liberatore
Jose Romero
Paul Dimmattina
Allen Jakovich

Coach
Ian Bluey Hampshire

Mitch Hahn a must.


How is there no mention of DFA yet?!


Easternwest hasn't logged on, that is why :D

Here I am.

DFA.


Because this is supposed to be fun.

I nominate Veszpremi who is just starting to turn the corner and isn’t far off working into some good form.

Please strike the above two statements from the record as they appear to negate each other.

Great thread. I need to ruminate some more on it.

[soupman]

Does Trent Bartlett get put in the mix? I was pretty young when I witnessed the Ugg but thought he was pretty odd.

I distinctly remember one game at Docklands (maybe against North) where a pack formed in the forward 50 and Bartlett abruptly staggered out and collapsed after copping a heavy hit to the nuts.

[bornadog]

Does Trent Bartlett get put in the mix? I was pretty young when I witnessed the Ugg but thought he was pretty odd.

I distinctly remember one game at Docklands (maybe against North) where a pack formed in the forward 50 and Bartlett abruptly staggered out and collapsed after copping a heavy hit to the nuts.

Talking about nuts, Terry Wheeler's nickname was squirrel. At one stage he appeared before the tribunal 3 weeks in a row - as the witness :D

[Bulldog Revolution]

Great nominations and incorporated into updated list

DFA seems to be a first choice midfielder

Andrew Wills, and Trent Bartlett, plus Kingsley Hunter were glorious latter Wallace era cult figures

Vesz tantilised, Crofty was formerly a winger turned full back

Does Daniel Hargraves warrant consideration?

[Grantysghost]

Chris Hansen had such a great beard.

Bruce Duperouzel just because a Bruce with that surname is cult material. Plus he looked 50.

Zeno Tzatzaris, well because I loved yelling Zeno.

Tony Campbell. That hair, those gloves. He was clearly lost.

Peter Street. Too tall to be human.

Josh Hill for his ability to man the mark.

Eagleton for celebrating goals before he kicked them.

I'm sure there's hundreds more but I'll leave them to others!

[Bulldog Revolution]

Here is the updated Nominees. I've deleted the eligibility category - who am I to question the congregation on matters of eligibility to be a cult figure? If the constituents nominate then they are eligible for a place in the pantheon

Backs:
Danny Southern
Rick Kennedy
Barry Standfield
Terry Wheeler - playing assistant
Matthew Croft
Craig Ellis
Kingsley Hunter
Tony Campbell
Chris Hansen
Dale Morris
Zeno Tzatzaris
Rucks
Ben Hudson
Ilija Grgic
Peter Street

Mids:
Mark West
Simon Atkins
Dylan Addison
Nathan Eagleton
Tony Liberatore
Jose Romero
Paul Dimmattina
Bruce Duperouzel

Forwards:
Andrew McDougal
Brennan Stack
Jarrod Grant
Lally Bamblett
Glenn Coleman
Danny Delre
Trent Bartlett
Matt Robbins
Andrew Wills
Patrick Veszpremi
Josh Hill
Mitch Hahn
Allen Jakovich

Coaching staff
Ian Bluey Hampshire
Terry Wheeler - nominated both as player and coach

[Sedat]

Does Trent Bartlett get put in the mix? I was pretty young when I witnessed the Ugg but thought he was pretty odd.

I distinctly remember one game at Docklands (maybe against North) where a pack formed in the forward 50 and Bartlett abruptly staggered out and collapsed after copping a heavy hit to the nuts.
Kicked the winner from a dodgy free kick against Carlton on their own dunghill to break their 13 game winning streak in 1999. Solid nom.

[jazzadogs]

Zephi Skinner fo sho

[GVGjr]

Galaxy technically uprooted the point post from its base, not smashed it in half like Lethal did. No less an impressive feat.

From memory they replaced the point post for the balance of the game with one of the goal post from the little league.
Nowadays they would blame the lack of back-up options on Covid-19 impacting the supply chain.

[bornadog]

From memory thet replaced the point post for the balance of the game with one of the goal post from the little league.
Nowadays they would blame the lack of back-up options on Covid-19 impacting the supply chain.

That was so funny seeing that point post

[GVGjr]

Easternwest hasn't logged on, that is why :D

In a previous life I think the thread starter was known on footy forums as Addison Revolution :)
While that must be going back nearing 16 years ago it is a bad miss by him :)

[bornadog]

In a previous life I think the thread starter was known on footy forums as Addison Revolution :)
While that must be going back nearing 16 years ago it is a bad miss by him. :)

Memories


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nWdbK9SMlM

[azabob]

Are we looking at pretty boys like Ellis and Robbins?

What about blokes that would've never crossed the Westgate if not for the footy club?

Plough turned up for a year or two then stayed a life time and took us on many magical rides.

Beasley, a stockbroker who didn't like the cold or the wet, it was assumed he wouldn't last a season, yet managed to dominate.

Will Minson the dumbest smart bloke in the competition

[GVGjr]

We are really missing some nominations
Robert Groenewegen needs to be in there somewhere...perhaps just the name and maybe he should be the Captain.
Zeno Tzatzaris or Michael Fruitcake Ford. Was Mick Egan the first to wear a helmet?

[jazzadogs]

Dahlhaus was a bit of a cult hero in his first few years.

[angelopetraglia]

Two curly mullets roaming the forward line the 1980s. Angelo and Brian Royal. My cult heroes anyway. Enough to try and impersonate the haircut.

https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Misc%20Sports/147139/147139-10764128Fr.jpg

https://thecollectingbug.com/tor-photos/cards/football/scanlens1987050/p_1_sin.jpg?1478771182427

[SquirrelGrip]

Here is the updated Nominees. I've deleted the eligibility category - who am I to question the congregation on matters of eligibility to be a cult figure? If the constituents nominate then they are eligible for a place in the pantheon

Backs:
Danny Southern
Rick Kennedy
Barry Standfield
Terry Wheeler - playing assistant
Matthew Croft
Craig Ellis
Kingsley Hunter
Tony Campbell
Chris Hansen
Dale Morris
Zeno Tzatzaris
Rucks
Ben Hudson
Ilija Grgic
Peter Street

Mids:
Mark West
Simon Atkins
Dylan Addison
Nathan Eagleton
Tony Liberatore
Jose Romero
Paul Dimmattina
Bruce Duperouzel

Forwards:
Andrew McDougal
Brennan Stack
Jarrod Grant
Lally Bamblett
Glenn Coleman
Danny Delre
Trent Bartlett
Matt Robbins
Andrew Wills
Patrick Veszpremi
Josh Hill
Mitch Hahn
Allen Jakovich

Coaching staff
Ian Bluey Hampshire
Terry Wheeler - nominated both as player and coach

Where is Captain Groenewegen?


https://youtu.be/UGSWsfW11bs

[angelopetraglia]

That is a beautiful mullet. Beautiful Angelo.

"He has been a very hand player today Petraglia. Don't think we have seen him play a bad game in a while Pete" - Lou Richards

BTW - how good is the tackle and the goal from the boundary by Angelo at 3:20 mark. Love it.


https://youtu.be/aix8_u8tULI

[GVGjr]

Where is Captain Groenewegen?




We are really missing some nominations
Robert Groenewegen needs to be in there somewhere...perhaps just the name and maybe he should be the Captain.
Zeno Tzatzaris or Michael Fruitcake Ford. Was Mick Egan the first to wear a helmet?

I nominated him a bit earlier.

[merantau]

Have deliberately not looked at anyone's suggestions so here goes

B. Terry Wheeler Rick Kennedy Fruitcake Ford
HB. Daniel Southern Peter Foster Zeno Tatzaris
C. Alec Gardiner Scott West Doug Hawkins
HF Steve Kolyniuk Kelvin Templeton, Chris Grant
F. George Bissett Danny Del-Re Ben Hudson
R. John Schultz Ted Whitten, Jose Romero
INT. Bob Murphy, Brad Johnson, Rohan Smith, Scott Wynd
Medical Sub: Tom Williams

[SonofScray]

B: Tony Campbell, Zeno Tzataris, Jimmy Plunkett
HB: Bernard Toohey, Danny Southern, Kingsley Hunter
C: Nathan Eagleton, Simon Atkins, Doug Hawkins
HF: Glenn Coleman, Tom Boyd, Zephaniah Skinner
F: spindleshanks, Simon Beasley, Lin Jong
Followers: Ben Hudson, Tom Liberatore, Liam Picken

Interchange from: Peter Street, Zonomir Suto, Andrew Hooper, Bailey Smith, Shane Biggs

Cult hero’s a mix of obscure names and genuine guns.

[boydogs]

Shane Biggs
Tom Liberatore
Adam Cooney

[Twodogs]

There's a strong lack of Con Gorozidis in this thread.

Ian Sockeye Salmon.
Jim Edmond
Pinhead Loveless
The great Kevin Sait.
Ian Possum Williams
Steve McPherson
Alan Thorpe
Michael Frost

But Les Bamblett is my #1 nomination

[Bulldog Revolution]

In a previous life I think the thread starter was known on footy forums as Addison Revolution :)
While that must be going back nearing 16 years ago it is a bad miss by him :)

Tactically I had to leave space for others - I wanted to lead with Addison, Danny Hargraves etc but it just wouldn't have been right - and I had to stay out of the Angelo Petraglia nomination, and Captain Gronewegan was a certainty to pop up

[Bulldog Revolution]

Updated nominees -I think Ive added all the nominees, however, I have not yet added Scott West, Ted Whitten, Doug Hawkins, Bob Murphy, Kelvin Templeton, Chris Grant, George Bissett, John Schultz, Brad Johnson, Rohan Smith, Scott Wynd or Simon Beasley to the list as yet - do others think they should be eligible??



Backs:
Danny Southern
Rick Kennedy
Barry Stanfield
Terry Wheeler - playing assistant
Matthew Croft
Craig Ellis
Kingsley Hunter
Tony Campbell
Chris Hansen
Dale Morris
Zeno Tzatzaris
Jimmy Plunkett - eligible midfield
Micky Ford
Micky McKenna
Mick Egan
Shane Biggs
Steve McPherson - eligible midfield also
Peter Foster
Bernard Toohey

Rucks
Ben Hudson
Ilija Grgic
Peter Street
Will Minson

Mids:
Mark West
Simon Atkins
Dylan Addison
Nathan Eagleton
Tony Liberatore
Jose Romero
Paul Dimmattina
Bruce Duperouzel
Lin Jong
Nathan Eagleton
Adam Cooney
Alec Gardner

Forwards:
Andrew McDougal
Brennan Stack
Jarrod Grant
Lally Bamblett
Glenn Coleman
Danny Delre
Trent Bartlett
Matt Robbins
Andrew Wills
Patrick Veszpremi
Josh Hill
Mitch Hahn
Allen Jakovich
Zephaniah Skinner
Steve Kolyniuk
Alan Thorpe
Michael Frost
Ian Sockeye Salmon
Ian Williams
Shane Loveless
Jim Edmond
Andrew Hooper
Tom Boyd
Con Gorozidis

Medical Sub: Tom Williams - I think we can lock in this selection

Coaching staff
Ian Bluey Hampshire
Terry Wheeler - nominated both as player and coach

[Bulldog Revolution]

There's a strong lack of Con Gorozidis in this thread.

Ian Sockeye Salmon.
Jim Edmond
Pinhead Loveless
The great Kevin Sait.
Ian Possum Williams
Steve McPherson
Alan Thorpe
Michael Frost

But Les Bamblett is my #1 nomination

Some great players on that list - a few years a go I watched some 1983-85 highlights and Id perhaps forgotten how good aerially Jimmy Edmond was

Saw loads of Super, a little of Ian Williams, had hopes for Frost but less of the others, and Lally dazzled in a great 1985 season

[Bulldog Revolution]

Shane Biggs
Tom Liberatore
Adam Cooney

Biggs could well be a Vice Captain nomination - wonderful figure, even in that locker room full of cult figures he'd be on the decks leading the charge

All have claims, perhaps Cooney tainted it on the way out in having to watch him wear the sash, but we helped him by trading him on

[hujsh]

Do we consider genuine stars to be cult figures? Libba Jr is a perfect example of having all the right ingredients but maybe being too successful for too long to count.

[Bulldog Revolution]

Have deliberately not looked at anyone's suggestions so here goes

B. Terry Wheeler Rick Kennedy Fruitcake Ford
HB. Daniel Southern Peter Foster Zeno Tatzaris
C. Alec Gardiner Scott West Doug Hawkins
HF Steve Kolyniuk Kelvin Templeton, Chris Grant
F. George Bissett Danny Del-Re Ben Hudson
R. John Schultz Ted Whitten, Jose Romero
INT. Bob Murphy, Brad Johnson, Rohan Smith, Scott Wynd
Medical Sub: Tom Williams

Wonderful full back line - super strong half back line, not as much drive from defence as we might want in the modern game, but all selected are/were bonafide cult figures and legends in their own right.

But then, and I dont mean to be too critical, but you fall away into a collection of the absolute best of the best to ever play this game for the dogs - West, Hawkins, Bisset, Templeton, Grant Schultz, Whitten, Johnson, Smith, Wynd, Murphy - challenging the basis of whether these players fit the loosely, non-defined nature of cult figures.

That said getting Steve 'Billy' Kolyniuk into your side was inspired, and then selecting Del-Re and Hudson into a full forward line shows great flexibility to play a taller lineup.

To finish with Williams as the medical sub was inspirational - I think we can lock him in to WOOF's 2022 Bulldog Cult Figure Team of the Year - the 23rd man, medi sub

And when family members tell him about this thread, he will indeed give a wry smile

[Jeanette54]

Tom and Tony Liberatore, the only nomination I can think of for father/son cult Bulldogs.

Of course, Danny Southern is far and away the ultimate Bulldog cult player in my years of watching.

Honorary mention to "Wee" Georgie and "Occles" Marsh for taking a horse and cart to the drive-in years ago.

[Bulldog Revolution]

Do we consider genuine stars to be cult figures? Libba Jr is a perfect example of having all the right ingredients but maybe being too successful for too long to count.

Im probably of the view that they cross over into another category AND thats why I havent yet added Scott West, Ted Whitten, Doug Hawkins, Bob Murphy, Kelvin Templeton, Chris Grant, George Bissett, John Schultz, Brad Johnson, Rohan Smith, Scott Wynd or Simon Beasley. I put Cooney down, but Im not sure why I did, and I was unsure if Libba was the king of the cult figures, or just too good to be in this class - with Libba senior I lean towards him being eligible as a North discard, and that he is still such a prominent supporter - he is still a cult figure even now.

What do others think?

In terms of selections my thinking is that Merantau has really nailed the vibe (See The Castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMuh33BMZYY) in the backline

B. Terry Wheeler Rick Kennedy Fruitcake Ford
HB. Daniel Southern Peter Foster Zeno Tatzaris

Its those kind of guys I was thinking of, but I will be swayed by others

[merantau]

Tom Williams - I think we can lock in this selection

Is there such a thing as a "Stand-by" or On-call" Medical Sub? Some of the line marking they lay down these days looks pretty thick and gets slippery if there's a bit of moisture in the air. Just the sort of obstacle that could take Tom down with another lower leg injury.

[merantau]

Tom Williams was incredibly unlucky. On our list for 11 seasons ('04 - '14 , he played 85 games and overcame three broken ankles - that shows the quality of the bloke.

Kicked 3 goals from CHF playing on one leg in one of his last games for the Club.
And then there's this:


"Victoria Harbour incidentEdit

On 4 October 2007, Williams and fellow team member Daniel Cross leaped into the water of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong to rescue a woman attempting to commit suicide. The woman did not want to be saved. They hauled her to safety after hearing bystanders screaming for help. When they emerged from the harbour they both had minor bruises and cuts. Both were reported to be in good spirits after the incident.[5]

Following the incident, both Williams and Cross were awarded certificates of commendation by Hong Kong's Director of Marine.[6]"

Taken from Wikipedia

Well done Tom and Daniel.

[hujsh]

Im probably of the view that they cross over into another category AND thats why I havent yet added Scott West, Ted Whitten, Doug Hawkins, Bob Murphy, Kelvin Templeton, Chris Grant, George Bissett, John Schultz, Brad Johnson, Rohan Smith, Scott Wynd or Simon Beasley. I put Cooney down, but Im not sure why I did, and I was unsure if Libba was the king of the cult figures, or just too good to be in this class - with Libba senior I lean towards him being eligible as a North discard, and that he is still such a prominent supporter - he is still a cult figure even now.

What do others think?

In terms of selections my thinking is that Merantau has really nailed the vibe (See The Castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMuh33BMZYY) in the backline

B. Terry Wheeler Rick Kennedy Fruitcake Ford
HB. Daniel Southern Peter Foster Zeno Tatzaris

Its those kind of guys I was thinking of, but I will be swayed by others

Personally I think Scotty West was a great player, champion Bulldog, not a cult figure.

My definition of a cult figure is someone we supporters appreciate who isn't always leading the stats sheet. They don't have the love and recognition in the wider AFL community that they get here. They're elevated into the realm of superstardom in our minds despite never actually reaching those heights in 'objective reality'.

If you're a great player you probably a need a Libba esc personality and story. The tats, hitting a six off Collin Miller at the MCG, dominating Taiwanese footy, rubbing your head against players to annoy them. That sort of stuff.

Cooney in my mind falls just short of that. He has the burger ring brownlow and the esky lid slide which probably had him close but given his superstardom and move to Essendon I think he misses out.

Westy, Johnno, Grant, Bontempelli etc while beloved aren't cult figures. They're team of the century figures.


That's just my 2 cents though. Other might have different metrics

[bornadog]

Personally I think Scotty West was a great player, champion Bulldog, not a cult figure.

My definition of a cult figure is someone we supporters appreciate who isn't always leading the stats sheet. They don't have the love and recognition in the wider AFL community that they get here. They're elevated into the realm of superstardom in our minds despite never actually reaching those heights in 'objective reality'.

If you're a great player you probably a need a Libba esc personality and story. The tats, hitting a six off Collin Miller at the MCG, dominating Taiwanese footy, rubbing your head against players to annoy them. That sort of stuff.

Cooney in my mind falls just short of that. He has the burger ring brownlow and the esky lid slide which probably had him close but given his superstardom and move to Essendon I think he misses out.

Westy, Johnno, Grant, Bontempelli etc while beloved aren't cult figures. They're team of the century figures.


That's just my 2 cents though. Other might have different metrics

Completely agree with this.

[Bulldog Joe]

How about Jakovich

I thought we were talking heroes.

From a Bulldog perspective Jakovich was 100% villian.

[Mitcha]

Oh how quickly we forget our two headed monster key forwards James Cook and Simon (Loaf) Minton-Connell.

[Bulldog Revolution]

Completely agree with this.

In that case we have an emerging consensus

[Bulldog Revolution]

B: Tony Campbell, Zeno Tzataris, Jimmy Plunkett
HB: Bernard Toohey, Danny Southern, Kingsley Hunter
C: Nathan Eagleton, Simon Atkins, Doug Hawkins
HF: Glenn Coleman, Tom Boyd, Zephaniah Skinner
F: spindleshanks, Simon Beasley, Lin Jong
Followers: Ben Hudson, Tom Liberatore, Liam Picken

Interchange from: Peter Street, Zonomir Suto, Andrew Hooper, Bailey Smith, Shane Biggs

Cult hero’s a mix of obscure names and genuine guns.

Described well at the bottom SonofScray: Cult hero’s a mix of obscure names and genuine guns

And the stars you put in have a case at cult figure status in Hawk, and Bailey Smith - not sure that Beasley was a cult hero, but maybe you are right, most of the league did not appreciate quite how good he was thats for sure

I had completely forgotten Zvonomir Suto - and still have no idea if Ive spelt it correctly

Andrew Hooper was an inspired nomination and the use of Plunkett in a backpocket was a sharp coaching move

[ReLoad]

Oh how quickly we forget our two headed monster key forwards James Cook and Simon (Loaf) Minton-Connell.

the best chest markers of all time!

[merantau]

Woofers, we've been hit by collective amnesia!! Steve Kretiuk!
Who can forget him road testing Matthew Lloyd's hand guard?

[WBFC4FFC]

Woofers, we've been hit by collective amnesia!! Steve Kretiuk!
Who can forget him road testing Matthew Lloyd's hand guard?

Have been too busy to contribute but Kritter was going to be my selection as well!

[Doggy]

Neil Bristow had a short and sweet career with us in 1979. Recruited as a ruckman from Sale and played 10 games. His claim to fame was kicking the winning goal against the Hawks. From memory he had a very ungainly kicking style and that goal was probably more luck than skill.

[WBFC4FFC]

John Brunner? Came over from Yarrawonga for 1990 but left during the pre season to go back to the Border and continue to dominate the O&M League.

Thinks he played a pre-season game and/or in the Pre-Season comp and that was it. Does that count as a cult figure?

[EasternWest]

Not quite a cult hero but certainly one with an interesting tale, I just stumbled on this and it was pretty cool: http://www.shaunbaxteronline.com.au/about/

[BornInDroopSt'54]

The turned Bulldog two Buhagiar and Nicky Winmar.
Tom Williams and Salmon on hb.
Georgie Bissett.

[Bulldog Revolution]

John Brunner? Came over from Yarrawonga for 1990 but left during the pre season to go back to the Border and continue to dominate the O&M League.

Thinks he played a pre-season game and/or in the Pre-Season comp and that was it. Does that count as a cult figure?


Neil Bristow had a short and sweet career with us in 1979. Recruited as a ruckman from Sale and played 10 games. His claim to fame was kicking the winning goal against the Hawks. From memory he had a very ungainly kicking style and that goal was probably more luck than skill.

These two might be better nominated for our Week 2 finals campaign thread on 'Team of Favourite Obscure Bulldogs'

[The bulldog tragician]

There’s got to be some indefinable point where they move from whipping boy to cult hero. Perhaps there’s something comical involved? Exhibit a: Peter Street. It helps to be very tall. I also think we had more cult heroes when we were very bad, because it helped to pass the time.

If they just go from whipping boy to grudging respect (Exhibit b: Ryan Gardner) then they’re just not cult heroes, ( he’s just not comical), and neither are the guys who are just heroes, but I suspect there’s a full Ph D to be written on this subject.