Western Bulldogs Best Team of Last 15 Years

[menzel case]

1999-2014.

FB: L.GILBEE B.LAKE L.PICKEN*

HB: R.MURPHY* D.MORRIS* R.SMITH

C: R.GRIFFEN S.WEST A.COONEY

HF: N.BROWN C.GRANT (vc) D.GIANSIRACUSA

FF: B.JOHNSON (c) P.HUDSON J.AKERMANIS

RR: L.DARCY M.BOYD* D.CROSS

INT: W.MINSON* TOM LIBERATORE* L.DAHLHAUS* TON.LIBERATORE

COACH: RODNEY EADE

50-game minimum therefore big barry misses out!

thoughts?

 

[fargy]

I'd have Hall at full forward, Hudson in the pocket minus Aker. Looks like a good effort, although my Sunday morning hangover brain is struggling to remember a lot of players!

 

[Bont2Bruce]

Ryan 'Shaggy' Hargrave needs to be in that team.

 

[menzel case]

I'd have Hall at full forward, Hudson in the pocket minus Aker. Looks like a good effort, although my Sunday morning hangover brain is struggling to remember a lot of players!

sorry forgot to add that i was working off a 50-game minimum so hall misses out for me.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

Don't need Picken there, he's a jet but I don't think he's quite at that level. Same with Tony Liberatore, from 1999 onward his footy wasn't quite the best. Surprised at Paul Hudson as well

 

[menzel case]

Don't need Picken there, he's a jet but I don't think he's quite at that level. Same with Tony Liberatore, from 1999 onward his footy wasn't quite the best. Surprised at Paul Hudson as well

who would you have instead of those 3 players?

 

[threenewpadlocks]

FB: D. Morris B. Lake R. Hargrave
HB: L. Gilbee C. Grant R. Murphy
C: R. Griffen S. West D. Cross
HF. D. Giansiracusa M. Hahn N. Brown
FF: A. Cooney B. Johnson J. Akermanis
R: L. Darcy M. Boyd R. Smith
INT. N. Eagleton W. Minson T. Liberatore S. Higgins

That's what I'd go with.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

who would you have instead of those 3 players?

Hargrave instead of Picken, Hahn instead of Hudson, Eagleton instead of Tony Liberatore.

 

[fargy]

sorry forgot to add that i was working off a 50-game minimum so hall misses out for me.

Oh ok, then Johnno at full forward.

 

[cammo78]

Matthew Robbins deserves a spot.

 

[Bont2Bruce]

Matthew Robbins deserves a spot.

Eagleton > Robbins

 

[cammo78]

Eagleton > Robbins

Robbins > Akermanis

 

[Bont2Bruce]

Robbins > Akermanis

Close but I could agree to that call.

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

FB: Dale Morris - Brian Lake - Ryan Hargrave
HB: Lindsay Gilbee - Chris Grant - Robert Murphy
C: Adam Cooney - Scott West - Ryan Griffen
HF: Nathan Brown - Mitch Hahn - Daniel Giansiracusa
FF: Jason Akermanis - Brad Johnson - Matthew Robbins
R: Luke Darcy - Rohan Smith - Matthew Boyd
IC: Daniel Cross - Liam Picken - Nathan Eagleton - Tom Liberatore

Typed this up in about a minute, feel free to berate me if I've missed anyone important

 

[TMoney22]

Murphy - Lake - Hargrave
Gilbee - Morris - Smith
Gia - West - Cross
Brown - Grant - Hahn
Johnson - Darcy - Robbins

Wind - Cooney - Griffin

Boyd - Asker - Eggleston - Hudson

 

[Kelvin31]

Darcy in for Minson
Hargrave in for Picken.

 

[Bulldog1954]

Is Grant at CHB in peoples teams because a lack of alternatives? Spent 96 down back and towards the end of his career when his body was struggling, but if teams are based on positioning certainly spent more time as a forward

 

[Dav1d]

yes the Bulldogs are the best team of the last 15 years

no bias here

 

[Optimistic Dog]

Lets hope in the not to distant future we add premiership players Boyd, Stringer, Bontempelli and Macrae to the list.

 

[Tom Boyd]

Backs.. Picken. Lake. Hargraves
C.backs.. Gilbee. Morris. Smith
Centre... Griffen. Cooney. Eagleton
H.Fowards... Murphy. Grant. Johnson
Full Fowards... Hahn. Hall. Brown
Rucks.. Darcy. West. Dimmatina

Bench.. Minson. Boyd. Gia. Dahl

Coach. Rocket

 

[Hrovat24]

It's sad that our best team of the last 15 years still wouldn't win a flag

 

[Dogsman16]

FB: J.Stringer, J.Stringer, J.Stringer
HB: J.Stringer, J.Stringer, J.Stringer
C: J.Stringer, J.Stringer, J.Stringer
HF: J.Stringer, J.Stringer, J.Stringer
FF: J.Stringer, T.Boyd, J.Stringer
R: T.Boyd, J.Stringer, J.Stringer
(c) J.Stringer
Coach: M.Bontempelli

 

[Dogsman16]

Going to choose a team simply on who's pulled on a jumper for the dogs doesn't have to be a certain game requirement. Quite simply this is the team I'd pick Round 1 2015 if all were still going around and were in their prime. Based on talent and output.

B: D.Morris, B.Lake, R.Hargrave
HB: R.Murphy, C. Grant, R.Smith
C: Cooney, Boyd, Griffen
HF: Brown, Crameri, Akermanis
FF: Johnson, Hall, Darcy
R: Minson, West, T.Liberatore
Int: Ward, Eagleton, D.Cross
Sub: Gia

This team would win a premiership.

 

[Dale4captain]

Going to choose a team simply on who's pulled on a jumper for the dogs doesn't have to be a certain game requirement. Quite simply this is the team I'd pick Round 1 2015 if all were still going around and were in their prime. Based on talent and output.

B: D.Morris, B.Lake, R.Hargrave
HB: R.Murphy, C. Grant, R.Smith
C: Cooney, Boyd, Griffen
HF: Brown, Crameri, Akermanis
FF: Johnson, Hall, Darcy
R: Minson, West, T.Liberatore
Int: Ward, Eagleton, D.Cross
Sub: Gia

This team would win a premiership.

That team would be unbeatable for a decade. Similar things could be said about all other clubs best 22's of the past 15 years, though.

 

[go you pups]

B. Mulligan Austin Howard
HB. Power Wight McMahon
C Djerrkura Ray Sherman
HF J Grant Rawlings Stack
F Hill McDougall Wiggins
R Bandy ? ?
Int Bassett Jones Morgan ?