littlenails
5 Feb 2004, 03:11
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 15 days away
Darcy David 15
Power Sam 15
Rance Murray 15
Wynd Scott 15
15 Scott Wynd
Height: 201
Weight: 105
Birthday: 25 January 1970
Period on list: 1988 to 2000
Senior Games: 237
Goals: 31
Recruited From: Jacana
Honours: All Australian 1992, Brownlow 1992, B&F 1992. Club captain 1994-2000. 10 finals appearances. Victorian State representative 4 times.
The Bulldogs have bred many great ruckmen over the years, Ware, Dempsey, Round and Shultz for example. Scott Wynd fits comfortably in that group. What makes Wynd shine amongst his very distinguished peers is that he was a very good Team Captain. Seemed to me as though when he would puff at the opposition they would fear for their own life.
He was one of the best tap ruckmen that there ever was. He had great skills in taking the ball out of the centre and passing off to his smaller team mates. For example in round 8, 1988 against Hawthorn he gave off 20 handballs. When not on the ball he would drop into defence or a kick behind the play.
He was originally zoned to North Melbourne but they were not interested in him, so when he turned 18, he became a free-agent and headed off to the Bulldogs. He suffered an injury to his knee or thigh that kept him out for all of 1993. When he came back he was as good as ever but always wore protective thigh strapping from then onwards. He had good tap skills and could take a high mark in defence.
Scott Wynd was winning the 'hard-ball gets'. He topped the AFL competition. This must have irked the AFL hierarchy who must have believed that rovers and midfielders are supposed to win that category. So they changed the rules on him. They brought in three new rules to dampen Wynd's skills. 1. to penalise players who are caught after grabbing the ball directly from the ruck. 2. penalising thumping the ball straight over the boundary line after a throw-in or bounce. 3. crossing the line at centre bounces to block their opponent. Wynd was the master of these skills.
When the Bulldogs went to play at Colonial Stadium Scott complained that his recovery time was always longer, blaming it on the surface. He seemed to retire earlier than he should have and maybe there was another year left in him. For example in round 20 2000 against Collingwood he got 41 hit outs, and that was only 4 weeks before his retirement.
He joined the coaching staff at the Bulldogs and continues to be a valuable contributor. .
http://littlenails.50megs.com/WyndScott.htm
15 Murray Rance
Period on list: 1986 to 1987
Senior Games: 40
Goals: 5
Recruited From: Swan Districts
Tall and powerful half back. Occasionally played centre half forward.
15 David Darcy
Weight: 80
Birthday: 11 March 1943
Period on list: 1963 to 1971
Senior Games: 133
Goals: 48
Recruited From: Sunshine YCW, St Barnard's College
Honours: 1959 Sunshine YCW Best and Fairest and 1961 Best and Fairest in National YCW comp. State game vs South Australia, 1965 at the MCG Best on Ground. Victorian representative 4 times in all. 1963 night premiership.
He started out as a full-forward and centre-half forward but after outstanding backman matches in the 1963 night series, he was destined to be a full-back. His normal position was full back until he retired earlier than expected. An outstanding player of championship quality. A great mark, accurate kick and fast and clever on the ground. Played with the great bulldogs players such as Ted Whitten, John Schultz, Georgie Bisset and Graham Ion and often held famous forwards such as Daryl Baldock, Peter Hudson and Alex Jesaulenko kickless. Held the great Hawk's forward Peter Hudson in his stellar year to zero goals in one match.
Such was the respect held for him that in one match Carlton opened up the game with their whole forward line in the goal square. The idea was that Darcy would not know who he was to mind. I found out the day before from a Carlton fan that something was going to happen but did not know what.
In 1967 he went to live and work in Adelaide, so we lost him for a year. After retirement he went to coach in South Australia and brought his team back to the Western Oval for pre-season practice matches. He became a football commentator in South Australia.
One of his sons Luke, later played for the Bulldogs and was an excellent player
http://littlenails.50megs.com/DarcyDavid.htm
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 15 days away
Darcy David 15
Power Sam 15
Rance Murray 15
Wynd Scott 15
15 Scott Wynd
Height: 201
Weight: 105
Birthday: 25 January 1970
Period on list: 1988 to 2000
Senior Games: 237
Goals: 31
Recruited From: Jacana
Honours: All Australian 1992, Brownlow 1992, B&F 1992. Club captain 1994-2000. 10 finals appearances. Victorian State representative 4 times.
The Bulldogs have bred many great ruckmen over the years, Ware, Dempsey, Round and Shultz for example. Scott Wynd fits comfortably in that group. What makes Wynd shine amongst his very distinguished peers is that he was a very good Team Captain. Seemed to me as though when he would puff at the opposition they would fear for their own life.
He was one of the best tap ruckmen that there ever was. He had great skills in taking the ball out of the centre and passing off to his smaller team mates. For example in round 8, 1988 against Hawthorn he gave off 20 handballs. When not on the ball he would drop into defence or a kick behind the play.
He was originally zoned to North Melbourne but they were not interested in him, so when he turned 18, he became a free-agent and headed off to the Bulldogs. He suffered an injury to his knee or thigh that kept him out for all of 1993. When he came back he was as good as ever but always wore protective thigh strapping from then onwards. He had good tap skills and could take a high mark in defence.
Scott Wynd was winning the 'hard-ball gets'. He topped the AFL competition. This must have irked the AFL hierarchy who must have believed that rovers and midfielders are supposed to win that category. So they changed the rules on him. They brought in three new rules to dampen Wynd's skills. 1. to penalise players who are caught after grabbing the ball directly from the ruck. 2. penalising thumping the ball straight over the boundary line after a throw-in or bounce. 3. crossing the line at centre bounces to block their opponent. Wynd was the master of these skills.
When the Bulldogs went to play at Colonial Stadium Scott complained that his recovery time was always longer, blaming it on the surface. He seemed to retire earlier than he should have and maybe there was another year left in him. For example in round 20 2000 against Collingwood he got 41 hit outs, and that was only 4 weeks before his retirement.
He joined the coaching staff at the Bulldogs and continues to be a valuable contributor. .
http://littlenails.50megs.com/WyndScott.htm
15 Murray Rance
Period on list: 1986 to 1987
Senior Games: 40
Goals: 5
Recruited From: Swan Districts
Tall and powerful half back. Occasionally played centre half forward.
15 David Darcy
Weight: 80
Birthday: 11 March 1943
Period on list: 1963 to 1971
Senior Games: 133
Goals: 48
Recruited From: Sunshine YCW, St Barnard's College
Honours: 1959 Sunshine YCW Best and Fairest and 1961 Best and Fairest in National YCW comp. State game vs South Australia, 1965 at the MCG Best on Ground. Victorian representative 4 times in all. 1963 night premiership.
He started out as a full-forward and centre-half forward but after outstanding backman matches in the 1963 night series, he was destined to be a full-back. His normal position was full back until he retired earlier than expected. An outstanding player of championship quality. A great mark, accurate kick and fast and clever on the ground. Played with the great bulldogs players such as Ted Whitten, John Schultz, Georgie Bisset and Graham Ion and often held famous forwards such as Daryl Baldock, Peter Hudson and Alex Jesaulenko kickless. Held the great Hawk's forward Peter Hudson in his stellar year to zero goals in one match.
Such was the respect held for him that in one match Carlton opened up the game with their whole forward line in the goal square. The idea was that Darcy would not know who he was to mind. I found out the day before from a Carlton fan that something was going to happen but did not know what.
In 1967 he went to live and work in Adelaide, so we lost him for a year. After retirement he went to coach in South Australia and brought his team back to the Western Oval for pre-season practice matches. He became a football commentator in South Australia.
One of his sons Luke, later played for the Bulldogs and was an excellent player
http://littlenails.50megs.com/DarcyDavid.htm