The Western Bulldogs are on the hunt to uncover the best Bulldog imports of the last 30 years, with the help of our loyal fans.
To be eligible, players had to have been on the list of another AFL club before arriving at the Bulldogs in the same year, either as part of a trade, as a free agent, or via the draft.
We have already unveiled the first 10 candidates, and below we present the other 10 players on the shortlist.
From tomorrow (Wednesday, October 3) we’ll call for fans to vote for who they believe had the biggest impact at the Kennel, with voting to conclude on Sunday, October 7.
The top 10 will be unveiled, one per day, from Monday, October 8.
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BEN HARRISON (85 games, 2001-05): Originally from Devonport in Tasmania, Ben Harrison had a season with Carlton and four with Richmond before coming to the Western Bulldogs. While he was a great contributor at Tigerland (coming fourth in the club's 1998 best and fairest) Harrison saved perhaps his best football for the Dogs, giving the team great drive out of defence (and sometimes in attack) from 2001 to 2004, barely missing a game. A knee injury early in 2005 unfortunately forced Harrison into early retirement at age 30.
PETER STREET (61 games, 2004-2008): At 211cm, Peter Street remains to this day one of the tallest three players to have pulled on an AFL jumper. Despite his height, he was forced to play second fiddle to number one ruck Steven King at Geelong, playing only 17 games from 2001-2003. He sought greener pastures and found them at Whitten Oval, giving the Dogs fine service over 61 games, particularly in 2006 as the Bulldogs charged back into the finals for the first time in six years.
JASON AKERMANIS (77 games, 2007-2010): A player opposition supporters loved to hate, Jason Akermanis was already a triple premiership player and Brownlow Medallist when he arrived at Whitten Oval, and the Bulldogs drew on his experience and great talents when he arrived. Akermanis was a vital cog in the Dogs' sides of 2008 and 2009 that made it all the way to Preliminary Finals in 2008 and 2009 before departing the game in mid-2010.
BEN HUDSON (88 games, 2008-2011): Like Peter Street before him, Ben Hudson came to the Bulldogs have spent three seasons at another club (Adelaide) and gave the team great drive out of the centre with his bullocking ruck work. He was a big part of the Dogs rise up the ladder which saw them make three consecutive preliminary finals in 2008-10, and was a fan favourite with his left-field sense of humour and facial hair, dubbed by teammate Bob Murphy as "The People's Beard".
BARRY HALL (39 games, 2010-11): Having fallen agonisingly short of a Grand Final berth in 2008 and 2009, many saw the Bulldogs' one weakness as the lack of a key forward. The arrival of Barry Hall from Sydney at the beginning of 2010 addressed this. Hall kicked seven goals in the Dogs' 2010 NAB Cup Grand Final win, and although main season premiership success eluded the club in his two seasons at Whitten Oval, it was through no fault of Hall as he kicked 135 in 39 games in those two year.
KOBY STEVENS (63 games, 2013-2016): Koby Stevens was a fearless tough-nut who struggled to gain a regular place in the powerful West Coast midfield in three seasons with the Eagles but the Bulldogs saw great promise in him and gave him an opportunity. That faith was rewarded with 63 excellent games over four seasons. Stevens straight-at-the-ball approach helped the Dogs rise up the ladder in 2015 and he played some of his best footy in the first part of the Dogs' premiership 2016 season before unluckily succumbing to injury.
SHANE BIGGS (57 games, 2014-2018): Having managed just six games for Sydney in 2012-13), Shane Biggs came to the Bulldogs in 2014 and took some time to establish himself as a regular in the senior side. Importantly, he did so in 2016, and the fact that two of his games at the Swans held him in good stead as the Dogs marched to the 2016 flag. His five-touch (or was it more?) 30-second effort in the last quarter of the 2016 Grand Final that eventually led to a Liam Picken goal will forever be part of Bulldogs folklore.
TOM BOYD (52 games, 2014-2018): Part of the controversial trade that saw Ryan Griffen go the GWS, Tom Boyd came to Whitten Oval with great expectations placed on him as a former number one draft pick. It took some time but Boyd delivered on those expectations in a magnificent 2016 finals series. His three goals and eight big marks in the Grand Final that year had him as many people's choice as the best player on the ground. For the Bulldogs, the most exciting thing about Tom Boyd is that his best football might still be ahead of him.
JOEL HAMLING (23 games, 2015-16): Though he played just 23 games for the club, Joel Hamling's impact at the Bulldogs can not be understated. Unable to break into the senior side in three seasons at Geelong, Hamling came to Whitten Oval as a delisted free agent, breaking in the Bulldogs' side in mid-2015. He fell out of favour with selectors early in 2016 but established himself as brilliant spoiler late in the season. His efforts in keeping Lance Franklin to a solitary goal in that year's Grand Final were vital in the Dogs' premiership win.
MATT SUCKLING (50 games, 2016-18): Matt Suckling brought premiership experience and a thumping left boot with him when he joined the Bulldogs prior to the 2016 season. In 50 games since, Suckling has provided great drive from the half-back line, and can be relied upon to kick a long goal whenever the team needs one. He was very unlucky to miss out on the 2016 premiership win, sidelined by an Achilles tendon injury.