Reminiscing about football’s past has been a key coping mechanism for many Australians as we navigate through this baron, game-less period due to the coronavirus.

You don’t need to look much further than the Bulldogs’ Twitter account for evidence of this – every single day while there are no matches being played, Shane Biggs’ glorious Grand Final passage of play is replayed for the fans

Momentous Moments, Fixture Throwbacks, moments from ‘On this Day’ – it’s a smorgasbord of footy nostalgia. 

The Herald Sun has done their bit too, ranking the top 20 players from each club, from the modern era.

Today was the Bulldogs’ turn, and it was 341-game Club Legend Chris Grant who came out on top in journalist Sam Landsberger’s eyes. 

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There was a pound of brilliant Bulldogs to choose from.  In the top 10 are the likes of Brad Johnson, Scott West, Dale Morris, Rohan Smith and current star Marcus Bontempelli.

So, jump on social media, FaceTime, Zoom, or whatever platform you’re using to keep in touch with your red, white and blue brethren and have the debate. 

One thing’s for sure – Dogs fans have been treated to some amazing talent over the recent past.

Herald Sun’s Top 20 Bulldogs of the modern era

  1. Chris Grant
  2. Brad Johnson
  3. Marcus Bontempelli
  4. Scott West
  5. Dale Morris
  6. Scott Wynd
  7. Rohan Smith
  8. Bob Murphy
  9. Adam Cooney
  10. Matthew Boyd
  11. Brian Lake
  12. Ryan Griffen
  13. Nathan Brown
  14. Luke Darcy
  15. Tony Liberatore
  16. Daniel Giansiracusa
  17. Liam Picken
  18. Jack Macrae
  19. Daniel Cross
  20. Lindsay Gilbee