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    Re: Home made bulldogs

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    Steve Wallis originally came from Leongatha, Libba's folks live in Brunswick which is where he grew up. It's a fair walk from either of those places to Whitten Oval.

    Bubba copped enough shit for going to a private Catholic secondary school, but now most of the boys are from private schools
    Brunswick to Footscray driving distance about 9km but yeah not walking distance.
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    Re: Home made bulldogs

    Quote Originally Posted by Grantysghost View Post
    Shane Ellen, who played with Dogs and Crows was from Melton. He famously kicked 5 in 97 GF replacing Modra who had injured his knee in some game I can't recall.
    Yeah God knows when that happened. I certainly can't remember the sound of his knee snapping right in front of me at the 1997 prelim final.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Re: Home made bulldogs

    Quote Originally Posted by Eastdog View Post
    Brunswick to Footscray driving distance about 9km but yeah not walking distance.
    I dunno what (or how) you are driving Easty but Footscray to Brunswick is a lot more than 9 kms. Maybe by helicopter...
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Re: Home made bulldogs

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    I dunno what (or how) you are driving Easty but Footscray to Brunswick is a lot more than 9 kms. Maybe by helicopter...
    According to google maps but probably dependant on other factors
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    Re: Home made bulldogs

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    I dunno what (or how) you are driving Easty but Footscray to Brunswick is a lot more than 9 kms. Maybe by helicopter...
    You need to check, Easty is right
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    Re: Home made bulldogs

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    You need to check, Easty is right
    Not really. Google maps tends to live in fantasy land.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Re: Home made bulldogs

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    Not really. Google maps tends to live in fantasy land.
    Possibly on time to travel, but not sure about distance...……..
    Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.

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    Re: Home made bulldogs

    Quote Originally Posted by jeemak View Post
    Possibly on time to travel, but not sure about distance...……..
    I was speaking to one of the superstars that Serco hire to help the Australian government avoid it's responsibility to run a proper welfare system once and she tried to tell me how far Werribee was from Yarraville. "Are you looking on Google maps? Because if you are and you are making decisions on that basis then your name will be the first one I put down on the affidavit" the answer was "what's an affidavit?" I almost felt sorry for her until she realized that she hadn't given me her name (bad mistake on my part, that's the first thing i usually write down) and just hung up on me!
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Re: Home made bulldogs

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    Not really. Google maps tends to live in fantasy land.
    How far do you think it is? It is almost around the corner. Google is completely accurate as it uses GPS.
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    Re: Home made bulldogs

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    How far do you think it is? It is almost around the corner. Google is completely accurate as it uses GPS.
    From Footscray? Maybe as the crow flies it's 9 ks but as I said I wouldn't want to walk it and I would easily walk 9 ks without breaking a sweat.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Re: Home made bulldogs

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    From Footscray? Maybe as the crow flies it's 9 ks but as I said I wouldn't want to walk it and I would easily walk 9 ks without breaking a sweat.
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    Re: Home made bulldogs

    Not that greatest list of draftees from the Jets really (Rayner the exception).
    They certainly pale in comparison to the cannons and the knights.

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    Re: Home made bulldogs

    Quote Originally Posted by Cyberdoggie View Post
    Not that greatest list of draftees from the Jets really (Rayner the exception).
    They certainly pale in comparison to the cannons and the knights.
    Cannons were created from the Western jets being such a strong zone so they split it.
    Cannons have become the better side and zone now.
    It’s seems hard to find any western suburbs kids being successful in footy now.
    I think Lever was another.
    Bring back the biff

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    Re: Home made bulldogs

    A great thread and a topic i'd been thinking about for some time.
    Does the under 18 teams even consider government school kids anymore? Is the character/talent of the private/catholic students so much better?
    I know that's slightly off topic but with the huge population growth of kids here in the western suburbs, something is seriously awry with the lack of numbers on afl lists.

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    Re: Home made bulldogs

    Hunter was born and bred in Willy.

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