Who is/was your favourite player growing up from the Bulldogs?

[DT]

Turvey. The very first Bulldog I ever got to talk to as a kid. My uncle used to work with him.

When Turvey cane to sydney he lived for a short time in green acres and many afternoons would show us how to kick and regather in the street. He was and is always the greatest Bulldog of all time imo...so many others are amazing as well but Peter Moore would always say, there's only one Stevey Mortimer. Peter Moore came to my 21st, a personal highlight without a doubt. We were very close to the club back in those days, things change in life but the Bulldogs are close to being unrecognisable these days sadly.
Up the doggies forever though.

 

[DT]

Mitch Newton

The big boy

 

[likeadoggy]

there’s heaps over the years but probably brentnall

 

[DT]

Steve Mortimer. Met him 3 few times.
At the Royal Easter Show signing autographs when I was high school age.
At a service station at Revesby (crn of River Rd and Uranus Rd) - both customers.
Playing pool at Revesby Pub. My friend broke, the white went off the table and on his way walking past (leaving the pub) Steve Mortimer picked it up off the floor and handed to me. I didn't even know he was there til then.
When I watched him as a kid with my Dad in those big games at the SCG in front of 50,000 I never thought I'd get to meet him.
He had that great acceleration to make line breaks and a great chip and chase in attack and he was the best cover tackler I ever saw in defence.
Terry Lamb was my fav after him. Never saw him play a bad game unlike our players these days. Best back up support player ever assisting in so many tries.
I also really liked our players who could hit hard in defence - David Gillespie, Dean Pay, Mark Brokenshire, Roy Asotasi, Sonny Bill, Frank Pritchard and Mark O'Meley who could knock players out with his shoulder while carrying the ball.
Barba was also a favourite. Never saw a better Dogs player than his 2012 season

Under rated post

 

[DT]

there’s heaps over the years but probably brentnall

I loved GB because he was a left footer like me

 

[EXPLORER]

Geoff Robinson was my favourite back when I was little.
Then it was Steve Mortimer
Then later Terry lamb.
And to a lesser extent Craig Pollamounter
After about 98ish I was my own man and didn't really have favourite players from that point in time onwards.

But I have had plenty of players since then that I hated haha.
But that's for another day

 

[EXPLORER]

El magic, Ben Barba, SBW

We have NOT had the skill of a player in the calibre of Barba, he was exciting to watch, speed. Quick slight of foot to step through a whole team of players and run the length to score. even todays FB don’t stand a chance.

Wasted talent Benny was.

 

[EXPLORER]

Rod Silva
Craig Polla-Mounter
Steve Price
Willie Talau
Nigel Vagana
Matthew Utai

Nice list there mate

 

[EXPLORER]

Lamb
Mortimer
Heatherington
O'Meley

Hethrington should have been on my list also.
I left him out because when was really hitting his straps I kinda had grown out of the favourites player thing.
He just misses out for me.

 

[The DoggFather]

Hethrington should have been on my list also.
I left him out because when was really hitting his straps I kinda had grown out of the favourites player thing.
He just misses out for me.

He is a hard **** and even looks like a bulldog. 3rd favourite ever for me.

 

[EXPLORER]

He is a hard **** and even looks like a bulldog. 3rd favourite ever for me.

You are not wrong.
When they talk about Bulldog type players.
Players that represent what being a Bulldog is all about, it's players like hethrington.

To be honest, I really think we lost that at the end of the 90s
I really do not consider the newer breed of dogs from 2000 onwards to be that typical Bulldog player.

Tough,
No nonsense
Loyalty
Desire
Humble.

The early to mid 2000 players were young cocky smart arses.
They clashed with folkes because they couldn't handle the tough Bulldog standards he set.

Fuck mason
Fuck SBW
FUCK Tonga
Fuck Reni.
Fuck anasta

These ***** were not bulldogs.

I respect what they did for our club
But also hate the ***** for being *****

 

[Freakzilla]

Started watching in the 80's. My favourites were Steve Mortimer & Terry Lamb.

Then in the 90's it was:

Terry Lamb

Jason Hethrington
Jim Dymock
Jason Smith
Dean Pay
Rod Silva

 

[Dannyboi88]

Jason hethington
Terry lamb
Brett Dallas
Luke pattern
Shifty
Mason
Omealey
Silva
Ben barbs
J morris

 

[Janice]

Old lady here:
Les Johns
Mercy Hicks
Ron Raper
John Greaves
George Taylforth.

 

[Raja dirani]

Long list for me.
We’ve been blessed with greatness in the past which makes this recent situation even more depressing but ……
Lamb,Grady,SBW,El-magic,Gillespie,Dymock,Hetherington,Barba,O’meley, Mason………. Just to name a several

 

[longy0303]

There have been a few:

lamb
Mortimer
Dymock
Smith
Mason
Omeley
Price
Britt
Patten
Utai
Anasta
Sherwin
Sbw
Barba
Morris boys
Tonga
Pritchard
Ennis and hetherington (the hooker)

had some great teams in the past. It’s going to take a while to get back to being a force again.

 

[Ewan McGrady]

Best thread ever!

 

[James zac]

Turvey then robbo then Stan cutler then Garry Hughes

 

[Wearnze]

This is tough but a few of my favourites were Darren Britt, Tony Grimaldi, Mark O'Meley, Steve Price and Roy Asotasi. Current fav is TPJ.

 

[gbrussell]

Les Johns. Younger members of TK who didn’t see him play, really missed his absolute genius.