hmmm it makes me feel dirty to just writing it, but two of my sisters support Collingfilth and Carlscum respectively. They're not big footy fan's just chose one the "successful" clubs in the late 70's.
One of my good friends has the misfortune of being the only normal person out of her entire family.
Her family of seven go for the Pies, she is the sole Doggies supporter. Poor kid.
Ah well, good to see she'll grow up normal.
In my family we had a Darwinian attitude to football. If you decided to barrack for anyone else but Footscray, you stopped being fed. Hunger concentrates your mind on what's important in life.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
Mother, Father & 3 sisters - North Melbourne
2 Brothers - Collingwood
16 nieces & nephews - 15 follow either - Collingwood, Carlton, Geelong, Hawks or North but ONE loves his Auntie so follows the mighty bulldogs.
36 great nieces or nephews - some too young to understand - But TWO follow the mighty bulldogs.
I bleed Red,White & Blue
My most memorable AFL senior game would have to be my 1st - St.Kilda v Essendon at the G in front of over 50,000.
And my most memorable reserves game would be the 1994 Grand Final between the Bulldogs and North Melbourne. The dogs had some future stars playing that day in Darcy, Johnson and I think Smith.
For those who were always the underdogs and wore it as a badge of honour.
My great grandfather played for North, and half my family originates from Victoria, so I have one uncle who is a Roos man, a cousin who supports Essendon. Living in Adelaide my dad, step dad, mum etc all support the Crows.
I have got my little kid brother onto the Dogs bandwagon though. We are the lone Dogs supporters.
Sadly I have Richmond supporters in the family. My grand dad trialed as a ruckman with Richmond pre the second world war, but Dyer was far too physical and grand dad left with his tail between his legs and went on to served in the Air Force. He suppourts the Tigers as does my Auntie, Uncle and Cousin.
Dad is a Dees man, ironically he now lives near Werribee and I live in inner south east surburbs so we possibly should swap teams? I don't think so.
Mum goes for the saints.
My two brothers, one goes for the Dees (Old Fitzroy, only Mlebourne sicne the merger), and the other supports North.
My wife and her family are all Sydney fans and think Barry Hall is handsome!
Importnatly My 16 month old daughter is a bulldog member!
Mixed bag really!
Mum was a Carlton supporter. She died about 15 years ago. I dont think there is any connection between those two things though.
My cousin tried out for the footscray reserves he tells me, now he runs Kellogs in the UK so go figure.
The husband of the principal at my daughter's school played a few games for geelong back in the day.
Official Cartoonist for the Western Bulldogs. True!
My 9 year old cousin succumbed to peer pressure at School and became a *sigh* Collingwood supporter.
We've had fun with it though. Her first ever game (as well as her younger brother's first game, he now wants no 21 on his back) was the Bulldogs v Collingwood game this year. She was nice and vocal at half time but for some reason went quiet toward the end of the day. And whenever she comes over to our place we just put the video of last years Qualifying final up on the Plasma in the loungeroom. Great fun.
One of my cousins played for Essendon back in the early Eighties... his whole family goes for the Bombers. My wife is from a split family... half Collingwood, half Hawthorn. She barracked for the Hawks until she was 19 or 20... then I got hold of her! She loves the Doggies now, as do the three junior Vas Deferenses!
My sister has 6 children and a Richmond supporter for a husband.
Their oldest and no. 5 are Richmond
Nos. 4 & 6 are Bulldogs
Nos. 2 & 3 are twins, Jaimee is a Bulldog and Allie is a Bomber.
Allie met Peter Bell at her school (when he was still with North) and decided to be a Kangaroo supporter - fair enough I sez, North did the work, North get the fan. I took them to a Bulldogs-North game, bought them flags and got their face painted. Allie cried when North lost but uncle Sockeye was dancing on the seat with Jaimee, singing 'Sons of the "Scray' and didn't notice.
In 2000, Allie decided that Essendon were winning all the time so she would start to barrack for them. Not acceptable.
I told her then I would never take her to the footy again and I never have.
My sister once moved sides to the Demons a few years ago, because she wanted to get on mums good side. And she has never been fully accepted back by me!
Calls herself a true supporter...pfft
I go to the footy every week with my son, mum, sister, 3 brothers, 2 sister in laws, 3 nephews, 1 niece, 1 aunty and 3 cousins - all bulldog supporters.
My wife goes to the footy every week with my daughter, her mum, dad, sister, niece, nephew and aunty - all Cats supporters.
For those who were always the underdogs and wore it as a badge of honour.