Western Oval Memories

[angelopetraglia]

Practise match? That crowd doesn't seem right.

Ollies family restaurants! Remember the tram out at Essendon or Moonee Ponds?

Noddy's Soft Drinks too! A memory of my youth.

[Grantysghost]

Noddy's Soft Drinks too! A memory of my youth.

Oh yeah - Loys too. We use to have the Loys man who would come around in a truck.

[Grantysghost]

Can we name the Dogs players?

I'm going furthest to nearest, left to right.

Beasley, Shorty Daniels?, Brian Cordy?, Rick Kennedy, Peter Foster, Saunders?

[bornadog]

Can we name the Dogs players?

I'm going furthest to nearest, left to right.

Beasley, Shorty Daniels?, Brian Cordy?, Rick Kennedy, Peter Foster, Saunders?

I think you are spot on. I wouldn't have picked Saunders.

[Grantysghost]

I think you are spot on. I wouldn't have picked Saunders.

The number is the only reason. I used to memorise them all.

[bornadog]

The number is the only reason. I used to memorise them all.

Just checked Saunders only played 1 year 1986.

[Grantysghost]

Just checked Saunders only played 1 year 1986.

Seems about right then.

[Prince Imperial]

Can?t wait to see the stand finished , will it still be the EJ Whitten stand ? I will be surprised if it is considering the ground is now named after him.

I think its a great opportunity to honour another of our club's greats. My choice would be Peter Gordon.

[ledge]

Practise match? That crowd doesn't seem right.

Ollies family restaurants! Remember the tram out at Essendon or Moonee Ponds?

Ollie?s is still around in melton and Sydenham but no tram carriage. Still the best chicken too

[ledge]

I think its a great opportunity to honour another of our club's greats. My choice would be Peter Gordon.

Good choice.
Maybe get Smorgan in there too.

[Prince Imperial]

Practise match? That crowd doesn't seem right.

For sure, our home attendance that year against them was 19,341 who witnessed a comfortable 27 point Footscray victory.

[Prince Imperial]

Good choice.
Maybe get Smorgan in there too.

The foyer and cafe area has previously been named after the Smorgon family and I suspect this will continue when the redevelopment is completed.

[Bulldog4life]

Oh yeah - Loys too. We use to have the Loys man who would come around in a truck.

Makes 2 of us.

[Eastdog]

The spiritual home nearly 100 years ago! Great photo!

[Jeanette54]

I remember one senior lady (Mrs Hobbs, from memory) who would sneak her two chihuahuas into the games in her knitting bag. The dogs were named EJ and Dougie. When a Bulldog goal was scored she would say, "Goal EJ, goal", which caused the dog to leap about and bark madly for a moment or two.

PS, She was a gentle old soul, which is more than I can say about some of the older women who had their regular spots on the seating around the fence in those days. Their language may have been questionable, but their hearts were big, and all Bulldog.