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Re: Home made bulldogs
Originally Posted by
Twodogs
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.
"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"
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Re: Home made bulldogs
Originally Posted by
Grantysghost
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.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: Home made bulldogs
Originally Posted by
Eastdog
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...
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: Home made bulldogs
Originally Posted by
Twodogs
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
"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"
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Re: Home made bulldogs
Originally Posted by
Twodogs
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
Originally Posted by
bornadog
You need to check, Easty is right
Not really. Google maps tends to live in fantasy land.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: Home made bulldogs
Originally Posted by
Twodogs
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
Originally Posted by
jeemak
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!
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: Home made bulldogs
Originally Posted by
Twodogs
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.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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Re: Home made bulldogs
Originally Posted by
bornadog
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.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: Home made bulldogs
Originally Posted by
Twodogs
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.
https://www.rome2rio.com/map/Brunswi...alia/Footscray
"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"
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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
Originally Posted by
Cyberdoggie
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.