Interview With Terry Wheeler

[The Pie Man]

Very much so. The 3 clubs I played with all have strong geographically defined borders; Warburton, Footscray & Williamstown. If you traveled the Warburton Highway you had to go to Warburton, no other way in or out, to get to Footscray you had to cross the Maribyrnong & Williamstown is unique, you can’t go through it, only to it.

The ground at Warburton is one of the best local grounds I've seen/played on. Winmar played for Warby-Millgrove after he finished with us, and I played some junior footy for Silvan (current club of Gary Moorcroft) there. Sits on the banks of the Yarra, and the mountains form a beautiful grandstand/theatre effect around the ground. Dramatic landscape for a ground.

He was coach at possibly our most important period as a club after the failed merger, very important historical figure for us.

[Mantis]

I'm enjoying doing them, takes a while tho. I type them in a word doc & then paste into here, only it doesn't bold the former players comments, so I have to go through it all & do it again.

Maybe you need to design a 2 coloured keyboard to go with your 4 coloured pen..

Enjoyed the interview too...

[The Coon Dog]

Maybe you need to design a 2 coloured keyboard to go with your 4 coloured pen..

Enjoyed the interview too...

Nice one Mantis, made me laugh!!

[hujsh]

A journo I'm not.

As they talk I write furiously then look back later & try to decipher what it is I have written.

Appreciate the positive comments from those who have enjoyed the interviews.

I'm enjoying doing them, takes a while tho. I type them in a word doc & then paste into here, only it doesn't bold the former players comments, so I have to go through it all & do it again.

Have you thought of recording the conversations? Or you could use a video camera and put it on the website

[The Coon Dog]

Have you thought of recording the conversations? Or you could use a video camera and put it on the website

No, that would be cheating! I speak on the phone to them so no vids, sorry.

[ledge]

No, that would be cheating! I speak on the phone to them so no vids, sorry.

Have you had any refusals?

[The Coon Dog]

Have you had any refusals?

No, fortunately. All the past players have really been terrific with their time.

[bornadog]

Loved watching Wheels play and I also thought he was one of the best coaches we have ever had. Would have been good to hear a bit about the 1992 season and the finals.

[Desipura]

"Bravo bravo, more more more" How about how he got his nickname squirrel? hehehehehe

[Sockeye Salmon]

"Bravo bravo, more more more" How about how he got his nickname squirrel? hehehehehe

I wanted Baz to ask about that! It was all to do with Neville Fields.

[The Coon Dog]

I wanted Baz to ask about that! It was all to do with Neville Fields.

From memory Fields got rubbed out for 4 weeks for striking.

[ledge]

From memory Fields got rubbed out for 4 weeks for striking.

Apparently he wouldnt have played for 4 weeks anyway, the game was so hard he was knackered.

[GetDimmaBack]

One of the great loyal Bulldog men, Wheels.
During his stint as a commentator on Channel 7, I remember him barracking during Dogs games and saying "we" when talking about the team. Probably why he's not commentating now!
Great work TCD - there's so much to talk about with Terry that maybe it was worth going back for Part 2!
I reckon he might have enjoyed it enough to come back again!

Do you know what he's up to now?

[The Coon Dog]

Do you know what he's up to now?

He's with the Australian Sports Commission as a High Performance Coaching Consultant, Coaching and Officiating.

[muttley3028]

Just wondering TCD how are these threads being perceived by the former players do you get any feedback from them? Had they herd of WOOF before you approached them?