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For those with Foxtel, or have a quiet pub, there's a special Open Mike at 9.30pm on Monday Night celebrating the life and career of Mr Football 20 years after he left us.
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Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023 -
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Yep I might tune in and have a look. Gee its almost been 20 years since the great man passed."Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic" -
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I don't have Foxtel but iit sounds good.They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.Comment
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I am so looking forward to seeing it. Hopefully we will get to see some footage which is not quite so well known as the ones they show regularly.
Those too young to remember should make a special point in watching it. For us Ted was a real live super hero, who did amazing things every time he took the field; but he was always one of us. His true gift to Footscray.The truth will set you free,
but first it will piss you off. ... Gloria Steinem.Comment
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Just watching the promos has me in tears. I used to wish Ted was my father. He always said hello to us urchins hanging around the groundComment
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Always remember the last great era of interstate footy. State of Origin in the 80's. Ted was the coach. What a showman! He created so much interest in those matches.Officially on the Bus-wagonComment
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They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.Comment
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Re: EJ Whitten Special - Foxtel 9.30 Monday Night
My dad used to walk to work with Ted. Dad would buy a pie and Coke, Ted would buy two pies and two Cokes! Ted, for a time, worked as groundskeeper at the oval, and his idea of upkeep was to turn the sprinkler on and go and sunbathe! Dad passed away just months after EJ, from cancer too. I'll be watching that show.[B][COLOR="#0000CD"]Our club was born in blood and boots, not in AFL focus groups.[/COLOR][/B]Comment
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Whether it's SOO or something else, I miss a genuine representative game of the best players in super squads. The Lockett and Ablett combo for Victoria was awesome fun to watch and support, blokes like Lyon off a flank and Stevens and Whiskers in the guts. I hope like 92% of the AFL PA's members (players) that one day we could see a showcase game of the best players even if it was the last pre season game.Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023Comment
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Re: EJ Whitten Special - Foxtel 9.30 Monday Night
Feels like yesterday. Must be getting old
The curse is dead.Comment
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Very happy to have been there the day he did his lap around the ground before the Vic/SA game just before he passed. And I was also fortunate enough to miss a day of year 7 to attend his funeral. Looking forward to watching the show. I don't have foxtel - but the Open Mike episodes all end up on youtube in their entirety within a day or so of going to air - so will likely watch via the net if I don't watch at a mates place.Comment
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Re: EJ Whitten Special - Foxtel 9.30 Monday Night
I used to work at Adidas in Ferntree Gully in the late 80s; I had the pleasure of catching up with EJ every week to talk all things Bulldog. When he passed I had only just started going out with my girlfriend; her dad laughed at me for shedding a tear. We have now been married for 15 years and have two kids ... I can't believe its been twenty years since the great man passed !! My son has the initials EJ (Elijah John) in his honour. I will most definitely be watching tonight, and am sure to shed another tear !!Comment
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