littlenails
1 Feb 2004, 22:04
Counting down by player jumper numbers
First match of pre-season cup
Friday February 20.
Western Bulldogs v Richmond.
Dogs and Tigers to open 2004. The first match of the pre-season competition.
First match for premiership points
Sunday 28th March.
Western Bulldogs v West Coast at Telstra Dome.
That's 18 days away
Bartlett Trent 18
Beasley Simon 18
Cameron Leon 18
Faulkner Cameron 18
Salmon Ian 18
18 Leon Cameron
Height: 183
Weight: 83
Birthday: 2 September 1972
Period on list: 1990 to 1999
Senior Games: 162
Goals: 68
Recruited From: South Warrnambool, 1988 National draft pick 7.
Honours: Club Best and Fairest 1993.
Played as a winger, ruck-rover and half-back-flanker.
Had superb skills on the left or right side of his body. Never knew if he was going to kick left or right foot. Was often the nominated kicker to kick out after a point had been scored. Could kick the ball a long way. He disposal accuracy percentage was almost 100% and was far better that any other player in the competition. His passes almost always found their man.
Often, if a team mate was outside 50 and was dubious about making the distance there was a set play where-by Cameron would run past and receive a quick handball and boot it through the goals.
In the 1999 National draft traded to Richmond for draft choice 37 and 66 for which we picked up Mitchell Hahn and Ryan Hargrave. Came back in 2004 to join the coaching staff at the Mighty Bulldogs.
http://littlenails.50megs.com/CameronLeon.htm
18 Trent Bartlett
Height: 189
Weight: 95
Birthday: 26 November 1976
Period on list: 2000 to 2002
Senior Games:42
Goals: 34
Disposals: 298
Recruited From: Deloraine (Tasmania), Brisbane
Went to the full-forward position and sometimes in the ruck. Had a promising 2000 when he played 21 games and kicked 20 goals.
His strength was a major asset, and if he didn't mark the ball he often brought it to ground for goal sneaks to put it through.
Went to play for Tasmania when he left the Bulldogs.
http://littlenails.50megs.com/BartlettTrent.htm
18 Simon Beasley
Height: 195
Weight: 95
Birthday: 26 July 1956
Period on list: 982 to 1989
Senior Games: 154
Goals: 575
Recruited From: Swan Districts
Honours: Team of the Century at full-forward. Coleman Medal 1985 with 105 goals. Leading goal-kicker from 1982 to 1988 with 82, 69, 61, 105, 88, 73 and 82. Leading 1ll-time club goal-kicker with 575. 6 state games for Western Australia. Simpson Medalist in 1981.
Had great anticipation. A very fast lead and high mark and accurate kick. He impressed talent scouts through his dominating play in an interstate match Victoria vs Western Australia. After that it was a race for his signature. But the Bulldogs turned up just at the right time.
His goal-kicking started slowly in 1982 with the ball not coming to him often or quickly enough. By round 11 he had only 22 goals. In the second half of the season things changed around, he booted 12 against Geelong and finished up with 82 for the year.
He finished with an average of 3.73 goals per match, a very good average.
After football he started a successful business as a stockbroker.
Later he became a book-maker.
http://littlenails.50megs.com/BeasleySimon.htm
18 Ian Salmon
Period on list: 1970 to 1976
Senior Games: 113
Goals: 34
Recruited From: Leongatha
Honours: Finals in 1974 and 1976.
Came down to the Western Oval as an ex-cow technologist, a tough raw-boned tall kid who they said could kick a bag of wheat over a silo. He just about could too.
A left footer who played mainly in the ruck and backline, but took stints at full-forward and centre-half forward. Nick-named "Fish" and sometimes "Sock-eye".
Eventually returned to the farm although he had many more games left in him.
Was largely responsible for recruiting Steve Wallis.
http://littlenails.50megs.com/SalmonIan.htm
Know of any other number 18 or do you have interesting acecdotes of these players or opinions ontheior form
First match of pre-season cup
Friday February 20.
Western Bulldogs v Richmond.
Dogs and Tigers to open 2004. The first match of the pre-season competition.
First match for premiership points
Sunday 28th March.
Western Bulldogs v West Coast at Telstra Dome.
That's 18 days away
Bartlett Trent 18
Beasley Simon 18
Cameron Leon 18
Faulkner Cameron 18
Salmon Ian 18
18 Leon Cameron
Height: 183
Weight: 83
Birthday: 2 September 1972
Period on list: 1990 to 1999
Senior Games: 162
Goals: 68
Recruited From: South Warrnambool, 1988 National draft pick 7.
Honours: Club Best and Fairest 1993.
Played as a winger, ruck-rover and half-back-flanker.
Had superb skills on the left or right side of his body. Never knew if he was going to kick left or right foot. Was often the nominated kicker to kick out after a point had been scored. Could kick the ball a long way. He disposal accuracy percentage was almost 100% and was far better that any other player in the competition. His passes almost always found their man.
Often, if a team mate was outside 50 and was dubious about making the distance there was a set play where-by Cameron would run past and receive a quick handball and boot it through the goals.
In the 1999 National draft traded to Richmond for draft choice 37 and 66 for which we picked up Mitchell Hahn and Ryan Hargrave. Came back in 2004 to join the coaching staff at the Mighty Bulldogs.
http://littlenails.50megs.com/CameronLeon.htm
18 Trent Bartlett
Height: 189
Weight: 95
Birthday: 26 November 1976
Period on list: 2000 to 2002
Senior Games:42
Goals: 34
Disposals: 298
Recruited From: Deloraine (Tasmania), Brisbane
Went to the full-forward position and sometimes in the ruck. Had a promising 2000 when he played 21 games and kicked 20 goals.
His strength was a major asset, and if he didn't mark the ball he often brought it to ground for goal sneaks to put it through.
Went to play for Tasmania when he left the Bulldogs.
http://littlenails.50megs.com/BartlettTrent.htm
18 Simon Beasley
Height: 195
Weight: 95
Birthday: 26 July 1956
Period on list: 982 to 1989
Senior Games: 154
Goals: 575
Recruited From: Swan Districts
Honours: Team of the Century at full-forward. Coleman Medal 1985 with 105 goals. Leading goal-kicker from 1982 to 1988 with 82, 69, 61, 105, 88, 73 and 82. Leading 1ll-time club goal-kicker with 575. 6 state games for Western Australia. Simpson Medalist in 1981.
Had great anticipation. A very fast lead and high mark and accurate kick. He impressed talent scouts through his dominating play in an interstate match Victoria vs Western Australia. After that it was a race for his signature. But the Bulldogs turned up just at the right time.
His goal-kicking started slowly in 1982 with the ball not coming to him often or quickly enough. By round 11 he had only 22 goals. In the second half of the season things changed around, he booted 12 against Geelong and finished up with 82 for the year.
He finished with an average of 3.73 goals per match, a very good average.
After football he started a successful business as a stockbroker.
Later he became a book-maker.
http://littlenails.50megs.com/BeasleySimon.htm
18 Ian Salmon
Period on list: 1970 to 1976
Senior Games: 113
Goals: 34
Recruited From: Leongatha
Honours: Finals in 1974 and 1976.
Came down to the Western Oval as an ex-cow technologist, a tough raw-boned tall kid who they said could kick a bag of wheat over a silo. He just about could too.
A left footer who played mainly in the ruck and backline, but took stints at full-forward and centre-half forward. Nick-named "Fish" and sometimes "Sock-eye".
Eventually returned to the farm although he had many more games left in him.
Was largely responsible for recruiting Steve Wallis.
http://littlenails.50megs.com/SalmonIan.htm
Know of any other number 18 or do you have interesting acecdotes of these players or opinions ontheior form