Murph moves to #7 on games played list

[go you pups]

*Facepalm*

Gia of course, played too many substitute games to get to 250 in the end

 

[Bont2Bruce]

Who are the top 7 and how many games?
B.Johnson 364
C.Grant
Hawkins
West
EJ
R.Smith
??

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/bullldogs.html

Just sort by games played and bob's your uncle. Top 20:

Johnson, Brad 364
Grant, Chris 341
Hawkins, Doug 329
West, Scott 324
Whitten, Ted 321
Smith, Rohan 300
Murphy, Robert 284
Liberatore, Tony 283
Olliver, Arthur 272
Giansiracusa, Daniel 265
Wallis, Stephen 261
Boyd, Matthew 250
Wynd, Scott 237
Darcy, Luke 226
Morrison, Alby 224
Eagleton, Nathan 221
Cooney, Adam 219
Cross, Daniel 210
Dempsey, Gary 207
Gilbee, Lindsay 206

 

[dogwatch]

I remember when EJ hit 321 for an AFL (VFL then) record people said nobody would ever pass it.

 

[Turtleman3]

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/bullldogs.html

Just sort by games played and bob's your uncle. Top 20:

Johnson, Brad 364
Grant, Chris 341
Hawkins, Doug 329
West, Scott 324
Whitten, Ted 321
Smith, Rohan 300
Murphy, Robert 284
Liberatore, Tony 283
Olliver, Arthur 272
Giansiracusa, Daniel 265
Wallis, Stephen 261
Boyd, Matthew 250
Wynd, Scott 237
Darcy, Luke 226
Morrison, Alby 224
Eagleton, Nathan 221
Cooney, Adam 219
Cross, Daniel 210
Dempsey, Gary 207
Gilbee, Lindsay 206

Fortunate enough to see all bar three of this list play.

 

[Turtleman3]

Chris Grant, of all people, wore a helmet, plus half a truckload of shoulder strapping, in the game in 05 (I think) where we played Melb at the MCG and White got that dodgy free against Skipper to steal the game. Grant played in defence, had a fractured cheek bone, stuffed shoulder, gout and frostbite leading up to the game, but still played his heart out.

Michael Egan wore one towards the end of his career in the mid 80s.

There was someone else who wore a helmet briefly, can't remember who though. Michael McKenna perhaps, or maybe that was after he moved to Richmond?

There was also a dodgy free kick against Hargrave in this game. Maybe I am confusing the two.

 

[VL3OJ]

Yep definitely had me lol

Perhaps we should guess who the other 250 gamers are for us? Lol.

Boydy (apparently 12th now according to Ivan), Libba Snr, Murph and Wallis Snr are the others. Who are the other two?

I believe Bluey Zarsoff played an impeccable 312 games for the doggies mainly under captain-coach Izzy Foreal between 1884-1902

 

[immortalmike]

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/bullldogs.html

Just sort by games played and bob's your uncle. Top 20:

Johnson, Brad 364
Grant, Chris 341
Hawkins, Doug 329
West, Scott 324
Whitten, Ted 321
Smith, Rohan 300
Murphy, Robert 284
Liberatore, Tony 283
Olliver, Arthur 272
Giansiracusa, Daniel 265
Wallis, Stephen 261
Boyd, Matthew 250
Wynd, Scott 237
Darcy, Luke 226
Morrison, Alby 224
Eagleton, Nathan 221
Cooney, Adam 219
Cross, Daniel 210
Dempsey, Gary 207
Gilbee, Lindsay 206

That'd be a fair team.

 

[go you pups]

That'd be a fair team.

Need more defenders Grant and EJ will be wresting for that CHB spot, not sure if FB will be any good for.them though.

Quite a few ruckman/ruck-fwds in there also. Be a tall team IIRC.

 

[ivan rassmussen]

I believe Bluey Zarsoff played an impeccable 312 games for the doggies mainly under captain-coach Izzy Foreal between 1884-1902

Ah, the Zarsoff brothers, great 80s band...

https://zarsoffbros.bandcamp.com/

 

[Bont2Bruce]

Fortunate enough to see all bar three of this list play.

Got me by one, I never saw Dempsey play.

 

[ivan rassmussen]

Need more defenders Grant and EJ will be wresting for that CHB spot, not sure if FB will be any good for.them though.

Quite a few ruckman/ruck-fwds in there also. Be a tall team IIRC.

B: Gilbee Grant Dempsey
HB: Wallis Whitten Smith
C: Hawkins West Eagleton
HF: Cooney Darcy Murphy
F: Johnson Morrison Gia
R: Wynd Boyd Liber
I/C: Cross Olliver

Tough to pick, as some of them played theie best (or longest) footy in other positions.

Grant could hold down FB, Dempsey played BP on resting ruckmen for Victoria many times.
Whitten could be played anywhere, but team is short of KPDs, and Grant more suited to FB,
so EJ is CHB.
Hawkins, Eagleton, Cooney, Murph, Johnson, Gia, Boyd could have been named in numerous
possies as well, but this combination works ok.
Morrison was a forward for most of his career (and ultimately played in as many positions as
EJ, including FB in 1946 finals when he was 38!)
Wynd only has two positions in this team, and one is resting on the bench!
Cross and Olliver give some flexibility, Arthur could go to FF or into the ruck, Morrison to BP
to allow Dempsey to ruck. Of course Cooney could pinch-hit in the ruck as well!
4 Brownlows (5 if you include Grant), 12 captains, 3 coaches, numerous B&Fs, AAs, leading goalkickers,
and every decade of our VFL/AFL history covered.
All Vics, bar Eagle and Cooney (Darcy considers himself a Vic, as does Crossy I think).

Not a bad line-up.

 

[ivan rassmussen]

Fortunate enough to see all bar three of this list play.

Same, but have been in the same room as EJ and Morrison, so there's 19!

 

[HiReception]

Next time I'll try to be more creative - maybe invent a player! Cheers!

Come on Ivan, no-one falls for that these days...

 

[dogwatch]

Got me by one, I never saw Dempsey play.

Only missed out on seeing Olliver and Morrison.