Who was the head coach when you started supporting the dogs?

[Grantysghost]

Bluey Hampshire. Captain was Geoff Jennings.

[jeemak]

I remember my nanna telling me about Micky Malthouse around 1984-1985, when I was five or six. Also remember going to a couple of finals that year, but unfortunately didn't get out to the Western Oval much at all as we were eastern suburbs kids living a ten minute walk away from VFL Park.

We did get to a game at Victoria Park that I don't really remember. It might have something to do with me walking dead straight into a pole forehead first on Victoria Street after the game. For years later my dad used to point out that very pole if ever we drove past it!

[jeemak]

Royce Hart was the first coach I really remember. I wish I didn't.

Twodogs enters the chat and tells the story about how he took a screamer in kick to kick after training, and Royce Hart told him it's the best mark he's ever seen!

[1eyedog]

I was 10 when Bluey Hampshire took over. I don't really remember any coach before that.

[Sedat]

Royce Hart was the first coach I really remember. I wish I didn't.

[Hotdog60]

When I first started as a kid in 1967 it was Charlie Sutton but I was just following the team and didn't take much notice of the coaching side of things.

[azabob]

Mick Malthouse - mid 1980’s.

Love him still to this day.

[ibonttobreakfree]

I moved to Melbourne from Qld in 2017 so it always been Bevo for me...