Footscray trugo club to reopen

[Twodogs]

We have a sport here in the western suburbs that isn't played many in other places called trugo. A few years ago the sport was losing popularity and they closed the Footscray trugo club. But the club has recently reopened and they are looking for members:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-11/footscray-trugo-club-hope-for-revival-of-historic-melbourne-game/9313854

I'm going to head down and join up myself. If anyone else is interested then see you there.

[Bornadog]

Re: Footscray trugo cluck to reopen

Invented in the Newport workshops back in the 1920s.

[Twodogs]

Re: Footscray trugo cluck to reopen

Invented in the Newport workshops back in the 1920s.

And enjoying a return to popularity in the district. It's good to see because there is no game in the world quite like it.

[jeemak]

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I can see some hipster bashings resulting from this.

[Twodogs]

Re: Footscray trugo cluck to reopen

I can see some hipster bashings resulting from this.

We don't need trugo to slap some bearded Herbert around. Although the mallets would save your hands from getting wet.

[Greystache]

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The Trugo club (or cluck as TD seems to like to call it!) in Yarraville is still open, although it mostly seems to host kids birthday parties. I've seen them playing on occasion and often they have someone standing in the park asking people walking past if they want to come in and play.

[Twodogs]

Re: Footscray trugo cluck to reopen

The Trugo club (or cluck as TD seems to like to call it!) in Yarraville is still open, although it mostly seems to host kids birthday parties. I've seen them playing on occasion and often they have someone standing in the park asking people walking past if they want to come in and play.

I just noticed cluck and snuck in hoping to change it with nobody noticing...

Is the Yarraville club is the one in Yarraville Garden?

[Greystache]

Re: Footscray trugo cluck to reopen

I just noticed cluck and snuck in hoping to change it with nobody noticing...

Is the Yarraville club is the one in Yarraville Garden?

It's in Beaton Reserve. The park between Powell and Fehon st.

[Twodogs]

Re: Footscray trugo cluck to reopen

It's in Beaton Reserve. The park between Powell and Fehon st.

I know where you mean, near the SD School, there is another at Yarraville Gardens. I think there is one closer to Stoney Creek too.

[Bornadog]

Re: Footscray trugo cluck to reopen

I know where you mean, near the SD School, there is another at Yarraville Gardens. I think there is one closer to Stoney Creek too.

http://www.trugo.org.au/

[Twodogs]

Re: Footscray trugo club to reopen

The trugo club at 139 Buckley street Footscray is having a come and try day tomorrow (Sunday) at 1pm. BBQ and all the rest. I'm going down there before the AFLW.

[Bornadog]

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Footscray Trugo Club, Yarraville, c1950



I can see Twodogs in that photo

[azabob]

Re: Footscray trugo cluck to reopen

Invented in the Newport workshops back in the 1920s.

Thanks Eastie, I mean BAD.

[Twodogs]

Re: Footscray trugo club to reopen

Footscray Trugo Club, Yarraville, c1950



I can see Twodogs in that photo

I've a sneaking suspicion that is the Footscray Trugo club in Footscray, not Yarraville. And yes, that may well be me...