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

[ledge]

Bob Rose 1973

[Sedat]

There's gonna be some poor sod whose answer is Peter Rohde...

"Our Mastermind"

[Axe Man]

As a Bulldog from birth it was technically Don McKenzie, although I have no idea who he was.

Malthouse is the first coach I can remember, however I do recall often borrowing the Footscray footy kids book in primary school which had a line about everybody being sad when Bluey Hampshire got the arse. Fortunately as the only bulldogs supporter I knew the book was always available to borrow.

[jazzadogs]

There's gonna be some poor sod whose answer is Peter Rohde...

[Jam Donuts]

EJ was the first coach I really remember, but I did go to games as a young fella when Charlie was coaching.

[mighty_west]

Don McKenzie, still remember when he was out on the ground when the crowd rushed on for Kelvin Templeton at the Western Oval, standing by his side, you'd never see that these days.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

The first coach I remember was Terry Wheeler but wasn't old enough to know much outside of results and a few player names.

Weird though as I don't remember Alan Joyce. Terry Wallace is the coach I actually remember as a person.

[GVGjr]

The first I ever really noticed any our coaches was Billy Goggin.

[Bornadog]

What was the club like in the sixties? I note the changes back and forth in leadership, how destabilising and political was all of that? Was this the decade that put us into shitsville until 1985?

Yes it was a crap decade. After the 1961 grandfinal, we didn't play finals till 1974, then 1976 and then 1985.
I can't remember much of the 60s as I was very young - I do remember in the late 60s some of the players.

[Scott2016]

Bluey Hampshire for me

[1eyedog]

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

I should premise this by stating the only thing that mattered at the Dogs for me between the ages of 5-10 (78-82) was KT.

My Mum thought Geoff Jennings was cute though.

[Mofra]

I was born a Bulldog but the first coach I actually remember was Mick Malthouse.

[Uninformed]

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

But what a footballer!!!! Loved watching Royce play. Not all greats destined to coach....

[jeemak]

In the 60s when I was a kid, we had Sutton some years then Ted then Sutton, then Tedd

What was the club like in the sixties? I note the changes back and forth in leadership, how destabilising and political was all of that? Was this the decade that put us into shitsville until 1985?

[Bornadog]

In the 60s when I was a kid, we had Sutton some years then Ted then Sutton, then Tedd