27 more responses to go to get to the 100. No surprises from the results. Have the core of support in the western heartland with considerable number in the north east/south east plus a good country following.
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27 more responses to go to get to the 100. No surprises from the results. Have the core of support in the western heartland with considerable number in the north east/south east plus a good country following.
"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"
Back in my primary school days when we did the Soverign Hill camp I went to this school
Still have a photo of our class that year outside that school.
http://www.sovereignhill.com.au/cost...tional-school/
"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"
Been great in recent times driving in the inner west to the Whitten Oval and surrounds. Will have to one day do a woof catch up somewhere in the inner west once Covid calms down.
"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"
From the Kennel Kapers No. 4 June 2021
Tony Crehan - President EWC
East West Club Early Days
I’ve reached out to our past members of the East-West Club - from foundation members to those that were part of our group in those first 20 years and invited them to relate some of their stories.
We have available a 2020 (not 2021 as previously advised) Western Bulldogs signed team jumper for the best story. Our first entries are from Geoff Gray, who not only was one of the original members from that first meeting at the Mitcham Hotel in 1983 but until last year served again for a number of years on our committee. He has also has been a long time sponsor of our group.
Here is Geoff’s first story.
I remember back in 1991, the East-West Club ran a competition for Junior Members. They were asked to explain in a few words why they would like a favourite Bulldogs player to come to their home for a dinner!
On the TV at that time there was a promotion about the advantages of cooking a lamb roast for
your guests. My 10-year-old daughter, Loren Gray, thought she would write in and explain that if we had a Bulldogs player for dinner “my Mum would cook him up a lamb roast with all the trimmings”.
Well, Loren became the winning entry and Ben Sexton duly turned up one night and enjoyed a beautiful lamb roast with our family. I think I was more impressed than my children to have a senior Bulldog home for dinner!
Geoff also shared this second story that may bring back some memories for our older East- Westers:
I remember the times when we had a trip to the Kennel to have a pie night and watch players train.
A bus would start from down near Dandenong and travel via Glen Waverley, pick us up at Ringwood Square, on to Doncaster and then out to the Western Oval for training.
We were shown around the facilities, watched some training and then listened to some “tall stories” from one of our trainers.
"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"
Shout-out to the 5 rusted on expats. Whoever you are.
One bonus, I can get Bulldogs gear straight from the factory
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus
Hi there EDog. Thanks for saying hi.
The Youtuber Al does an excellent job with the highlights. It's especially interesting to watch the VFL.
I'm in Shanghai and there's a bit of an AFL community here.
My boss is a raving crows fan. There's a bar called The Shed, an Australian-themed place where you can watch AFL.
Obviously, I could follow AFL better in Melbourne but on the other hand, I'd most likely be jobless right now.
All the colleagues in my former industry ( international students ) are doing anything they can to find work now.
Last year was such a complex and difficult time I was out of it. Thanks to GVG for reeling me back in. This forum is great.
I made the decision to move cities. Luckily I did as the place I was in is all in lockdown at the moment.
Who else is OS at the moment? appreciate everyone's insights and posts - thank you.
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus
Good stuff GD. Been good to hear from you. Hoping we can get the win on Sunday.
"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"
Is Flemington northern or western?