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I have written a piece on the possibility of a jumper change for our club.
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Embracing the Past
by Angus Dearlove
Australian Rules Football is a sport steeped in tradition. Each club has its own roots which endear it to its supporter base.
The Western Bulldogs Football Club is no exception.
Despite a glaring lack of success, with one premiership since the club’s 1925 admittance into the VFL, the Bulldogs are synonymous with Melbourne’s western suburbs.
From 1883 to today the colours red white and blue have been worn by such legends as Ted Whitten, Charlie Sutton, Doug Hawkins and Chris Grant.
Until the 1997 season, the club was known as Footscray and wore a uniform simply consisting of the three colours. Red, White and Blue.
From 1997 onwards the club has been branded the Western Bulldogs. This was to expand the brand to the wider market of Western Melbourne rather than just the single suburb of Footscray.
With the name change a new guernsey was made, essentially the same as before but with a stylised Bulldogs logo adorning the front.
Now there is a growing murmur among fans about the discarding of the Bulldogs logo on the Guernsey and returning to a more classic look.
Dean Bryden, whose grandfather Dave Bryden was one of Footscray’s best players in their 1954 premiership win, is one such supporter who believes a guernsey change is the right thing to do...
read the full article at: http://www.thebigtip.com.au/afl/embracing-past
I have written a piece on the possibility of a jumper change for our club.
Would appreciate your views and feedback below
Embracing the Past
by Angus Dearlove
Australian Rules Football is a sport steeped in tradition. Each club has its own roots which endear it to its supporter base.
The Western Bulldogs Football Club is no exception.
Despite a glaring lack of success, with one premiership since the club’s 1925 admittance into the VFL, the Bulldogs are synonymous with Melbourne’s western suburbs.
From 1883 to today the colours red white and blue have been worn by such legends as Ted Whitten, Charlie Sutton, Doug Hawkins and Chris Grant.
Until the 1997 season, the club was known as Footscray and wore a uniform simply consisting of the three colours. Red, White and Blue.
From 1997 onwards the club has been branded the Western Bulldogs. This was to expand the brand to the wider market of Western Melbourne rather than just the single suburb of Footscray.
With the name change a new guernsey was made, essentially the same as before but with a stylised Bulldogs logo adorning the front.
Now there is a growing murmur among fans about the discarding of the Bulldogs logo on the Guernsey and returning to a more classic look.
Dean Bryden, whose grandfather Dave Bryden was one of Footscray’s best players in their 1954 premiership win, is one such supporter who believes a guernsey change is the right thing to do...
read the full article at: http://www.thebigtip.com.au/afl/embracing-past
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