Rian Denne found a permanent hook for his boots on Saturday to complete a 16 year career.
Bulldog as he is affectionately termed, came to us from Brighton/New Norfolk in
Tassie in 2006. He won Best Team Man in the Magoos 2007 and ran equal fourth in
the 2009 B&F. Dog’s value lies not just in his on field personality – a
hard, tough defender often mis-matched physically, but never one to complain or
chuck it in, indeed many an opposition in the QAFL has trembled at the sight of
Doggie picking ‘em up – but in his role as a clubman. The bloke that organises
the parties, and the raffles to fund end-of-season trips, he could be the clown
on the team bus or the sensitive person in an emergency, the urger in the rooms
at half time and the last to leave the rooms after cleaning up.
Just to illustrate where his soul is, Mick Williams had an enquiry for a
Saturday night club room reservation worth a few dollars but it clashed with
Dog’s booking for his 30th birthday. Mick had no sooner mentioned it
than Dog said “I just love birthdays on a Friday.” Dog suggested that the club was a good place to be around
because the people around the place smile a lot and took him in as though he
had been here from day one. Got news for you Dog, they smile because you walked
in the door. It’s not often that people of your ilk walk into a footy club.
Anyway we asked Dog a few questions to get to know him just that little
bit more:
Favourite brand of
suncream: Nivea
Intended sporting
future: Surfing genius
Ugliest bloke at the
club:
Squiz
Biggest pain: Stalk
Advice to coaching
staff:
get off the uncle doug’s, the answer lies in grassroots footy
Best playing futures: JD and Fifey. Could
do super well back at Palmmy. Andrew Boston will make it
Best goal ever seen: Boc (Korey Fulton)
in 2008 to defeat the Leos. Big grab on the scoreboard flank, lined it up into
a setting sun 55 out, kicked truly and acknowledged the 40 or so ferals on the
hill.
Best Ladies Man: Stalk
Hair: Overrated
Best act of surgery: Stalk on my head
while my brother administered honey and pepper as an anaesthetic
How many physios do
you know well: I’m not saying because a couple might get upset
Man crush on who: Fenner
Biggest disappointment: Fenner wears
speedos in the showers
Favourite Group: The Wiggles, especially the bloke in yellow
Vote for: Green Bobby and get
on the miners tax.
BOG in Bali 2008: Skriners, put in a
few bigs one on the back of some time overseas and remained faithful to Lisa
AFL club: Saints and Plugger
but he needed to go to get the elbow from hell off his back
Best thing out of Tassie:
Footballing breeds
A Good day: A win, good beer
post game with players, supporters, and parents and Stalk not breaking a window
BBFC: Never made to feel
out of it; location, location, location; no corporate BS
Best mark ever seen: Holden but don’t
tell Fenner
Would like to be: A babe hound but
girls make spit roll down my chin and I fart a lot
Ambition: Would like to beat
my record of 53 days without a shower/bath
Honk yer horn if yer love yer doggie!
Another Tassie bod, Bart Webster has given it away in preference to
earning overtime Oxford Scholars as he prepares to depart to Europe. Webby
arrived along with Dog and former teammate and object of his man crush, Mitch
Andrews. Webby has played few in the ones but in the main has been a strong
leader and captain of the magoos playing most of his footy down back. Webby has
always been there and he leaves us with a couple of runner-up trophies in the
2008 and 09 vote counts. And we believe Stalk also has terminated his footy. We
will catch up with him and his extensive career at Broady another time.
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