Opinion "Dockery" Docker 25 in 25

[PurpleReign95]

Ducks 'Dockery' Docker 25 in 25

B: Shane Parker, Zac Dawson, Daniel Gilmore
HB: Dion Woods, Graham Polak, Scott Thornton
C: Shaun McManus, Luke Webster, Byron Schammer
HF: Winston Abraham, Kepler Bradley, Troy Longmuir
F: Paul Medhurst, Daniel Metropolis, Clive Waterhouse
R:Clem Michael, Nick Suban, Danyle Pearce
INT: Brandan Fewster, Leigh Brown, Dylan Smith, Colin Sylvia, James Clements, Trent Croad, Rhys Palmer

Listen to this weeks podcast to hear ducks justification of his 25.
From the 45min mark.

Caveats to be in the team
1. Average Skills but tried their hardest
2. Injury Prone
3. Left the club and became a better player
4. Was a part of a 'dockery' trade

If there are any omissions, please comment below with your 'dockery' docker missed and why they should be in the team.

 

[Tonga Bob]

Jack Anthony at full forward.

 

[Nothing]

Andrew Browne.

 

[clivenator26]

You should be ashamed having Shane Parker in there. You only have to hear Pav talk about him to understand the esteem in which he is held.

One bad kickout against Richmond seems to be remembered more than him battling and beating key forwards most weeks. Easily in our best 22 ever.

 

[Wizard]

You should be ashamed having Shane Parker in there. You only have to hear Pav talk about him to understand the esteem in which he is held.

One bad kickout against Richmond seems to be remembered more than him battling and beating key forwards most weeks. Easily in our best 22 ever.

Agreed.

Parker was a Tremendous player for our club.

 

[Paracleet]

Ashamed doesn't go far enough: Permaban.

 

[masai]

D. Parker = Yes, S. Parker - Blasphemy ( he is a legend in my eyes, gave 100% )

McManus = had his moments, but never a dud ( 100% man )

Clive = you should be struck down with lightening !!!!!.

Please add Collard, Anderson & Hargreaves.

 

[MadEyeEmmy]

Chris Mayne would surely be quite the Dockery Docker.

 

[AAACockburn]

 

[Caldera]

Needs more Stuart Anderson

 

[mightymouse75]

S.Parker & Brad bloody hell Dod
Peter Bell was a weird 1. Gave him away them paid the world to get him back.
Jeff Carr. Cost us a mint them he walked back to Port. arseh*le.

 

[mike91]

Sylvia neither tried his hardest, nor was he injury prone, just lazy and never came close to trying hard enough for us.

 

[Fat Nyfe]

Chris Mayne would surely be quite the Dockery Docker.

A few years ago final 30 seconds vs Essendon, top of the goal square to win the game - hits the post. Very Dockery Docker.

 

[Retzlaff]

K Hunter?

 

[Freomaniac]

K Hunter?

he was actually half decent at freo

 

[Wally Walpamur]

Luke Toia, Clinton Wolf

 

[Galvo]

D. Parker = Yes, S. Parker - Blasphemy ( he is a legend in my eyes, gave 100% )

McManus = had his moments, but never a dud ( 100% man )

Clive = you should be struck down with lightening !!!!!.

Please add Collard, Anderson & Hargreaves.

I feel like the definition of a Dockery Docker wasn’t right. Clive and Kepler are up there with the ultimate Dockery Dockers. Enigmatic, marvellous and excruciatingly frustrating all in one package. A player you love but drives you mad at the same time.

 

[Wally Walpamur]

Phil Gilbert

 

[PurpleReign95]

I feel like the definition of a Dockery Docker wasn’t right. Clive and Kepler are up there with the ultimate Dockery Dockers. Enigmatic, marvellous and excruciatingly frustrating all in one package. A player you love but drives you mad at the same time.

this guy gets it!

 

[freo1997]

he was actually half decent at freo

Had one decent year in 97. Kicked 32 in 12 games or something. Rest of the time he was average. Kicked a shit load of points, but had a great mark.

Not sure how well liked he was back in the day with the players..

 

[freo1997]

Matt Clucas, Michael Brown and the one and only Tony Godden..

 

[Royalbeagle]

This is my first post ever so I’m a bit hesitant to be writing about an issue that I’ve been quietly passionate about for a long time - Shane Parker and The Dockers (I will attempt to only write positive posts going forward!).

Anyway, the fact that The Dockers even mentioned him in this team sums up why I stopped renewing my membership and became a Dockers knocker. I was a member for a number of seasons in his era after having been a WAFL supporter for many years. I was keen on The Docker’s as i was a Fremantle person and wanted to see something of more substance than the franchise down the road. Unfortunately they just perpetually let me down.

As for Shane Parker, IMO he is simultaneous one of the worst players to ever play AFL and, at the same time, one of the most overrated. That’s really something! Probably a great bloke, and respect to him for being such a solid character I’m sure, but his playing was negative and dispassionate in the extreme. But hey, he played 200+ games, and I played none!

Sorry to Shane and indeed any people that love him and The Dockers. But as for The Cockburn Dockers, who cares?

 

[Halfbaked]

And the first day of school holidays start.

 

[sumavich]

So royal beagle you couldn’t handle the disappointment. I get that, but Parker played on some of the best ever players, in a pretty weak team. He tried his guts out, and stumped up every week to play on Lockett, dunstall etc. he really epitomises the battler that has become synonymous with Freo. Anyway thanks for your input, sort of!

 

[Royalbeagle]

Thanks Sumavich!

Yeah, I get that he had his work cut out for him with those stopping roles you mention but I stand by my thoughts. It wasn’t his fault he kept getting picked! As I said, emblematic of why I just couldn’t support them any more (it was hard enough with the colours and song up to that point - torturous). Never regretted it.