Bulldogs Training

[Cyberdoggie]

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In terms of Wind Chill factor Williamstown wins hands down. Although i'm sure there might be options along ocean like Warnambool or Lakes Entrance?.

For cold temperatures, I'm sure Tassie has some candidates but Nth Ballarat is always 2-3 degrees cooler than Melbourne. Kinglake is known as being a horrible ground to play at, and it can snow there on occasions. I'd imagine places like Bright, Mansfield and Noojee in the foothills wouldn't be too warm, although i'd bet the winner may be in Cooma NSW. At 850m above sea level you would want some warm showers after the game.

I think VFL was always cold because of it's location. It sits up on a crest just above the valley that is Scoresby, Ferntree Gully. That area generally gets more rain that the rest of melbourne. The ground design didn't help either. Open flat areas with little shelter adds to the wind tunnel effect.

[mighty_west]

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Meh!


Willy Tech in the '70s. Sports oval. 8am on a July or August morning.

That was bloody cold!

Yes, Willy Tech in the 80's in winter was bloody cold, grew up around the corner, although the Point Gellibrand girls school cricket oval was down right nasty, right on the water, and as many rocks & snakes [in summer] than grass patches.

[mighty_west]

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Oh yes, VFL park was freezing too, probably wetter in my memory as well. Seemed there was always a rain cloud over there! Don't get me wrong, I have wonderful memories of Whitten Oval - I think I was tougher then - didn't mind sitting in the cold and wet so much. I recall two games in particular, EJ's last against Hawthorn - and the last game held at WO against West Coast - both extremely wet (probably West Coast was more rain) but I shall never forget watching and listening to EJ standing in the mud, in the pouring rain, and me bawling because he was not going to play anymore. I feel privileged to have that memory actually, and proud!

The coldest day i ever experienced at Whitten was 1995, v Brisbane Bears, was a game we should have won by plenty, but was just a scrappy win in the end, they kept on hitting the boundary line, the rain & wind was just unbelievable that day, and i ended up with pneumonia.

[Sockeye Salmon]

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The coldest day i ever experienced at Whitten was 1995, v Brisbane Bears, was a game we should have won by plenty, but was just a scrappy win in the end, they kept on hitting the boundary line, the rain & wind was just unbelievable that day, and i ended up with pneumonia.

We had a bloke near us that day dressed in shorts and hawaiian shirt, baracking for the Bears and calling out, "come on ref, give us a go!"

I just turned to him and said, "you're not from 'round here, are you?"





I played juniors against Macedon, that place would give any of them a run for their money.

[Rocco Jones]

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We had a bloke near us that day dressed in shorts and hawaiian shirt, baracking for the Bears and calling out, "come on ref, give us a go!"

I just turned to him and said, "you're not from 'round here, are you?"

Haha. I shouldn't read such posts when in a library.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

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Coldest place to watch footy would have to be Canberra I saw the Dogs flog the Roos a few years ago and I can honestly say we almost left at half time, the only reason we didn't was that i was trying to get on the TV and as luke has it I was in the 3rd quarter.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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Footage of the Dogs training today on AFL Teams focusing on Eade seeming to be giving the group a fair old bake. Now it may've just been Rocket giving them a gee-up.
I sure hope that is not a sign that the boys are flat?
Any observers down at training see this?

[FlightoftheCallanWards]

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Footage of the Dogs training today on AFL Teams focusing on Eade seeming to be giving the group a fair old bake. Now it may've just been Rocket giving them a gee-up.
I sure hope that is not a sign that the boys are flat?
Any observers down at training see this?

Hmmm didn't really catch a glimpse of that although I commented to a mate that they did look a bit flat. Didn't seem to be a whole lot of talk amongst the boys. Hopefully it was just a gee up.



Also Thanks to the lady who came up to say hi. Sorry for not having a chat as I was busy trying to organise many things. Great to see fellow WOOFERS

[LostDoggy]

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Doesn't matter where you are. It's Melbourne, It's Winter, It's Bloody Cold

[Cyberdoggie]

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Footage of the Dogs training today on AFL Teams focusing on Eade seeming to be giving the group a fair old bake. Now it may've just been Rocket giving them a gee-up.
I sure hope that is not a sign that the boys are flat?
Any observers down at training see this?

Perhaps he's worried about them being flat. Often happens after a week off.