PM swaps to GWS

[gohardorgohome]

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I might google "get a life"

It only took about a minute to do.

I now have lots of time left to to live my life....I am just not big on people who do a pretty crap job who try to use our footy club for political points...

Also not to big on people who jump on bandwagons hence my dislike of Essendon...

[The Underdog]

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It only took about a minute to do.

I now have lots of time left to to live my life....I am just not big on people who do a pretty crap job who try to use our footy club for political points...
Also not to big on people who jump on bandwagons hence my dislike of Essendon...

What like John Howard?
I mean thanks for the money and all John but I'm pretty sure when he whacked a Dogs scarf on to announce the Federal Govt handing us cash towards the upgrade of Whitten Oval it wasn't for anything other than political points. They're high level politicians, everything is for political points.

[Remi Moses]

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It only took about a minute to do.

I now have lots of time left to to live my life....I am just not big on people who do a pretty crap job who try to use our footy club for political points...

Also not to big on people who jump on bandwagons hence my dislike of Essendon...

Yeah pretty ordinary got us through the GFC! Anyway pretty sure I saw an ex PM getting all excited when we qualified for the 06 world cup.
Should I google Howard's interest in the world game!! Hmmmmm me thinks bandwagon or speaking of the Bombres a certain opposition leader bouncing a Football at windy Hill.

[mighty_west]

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It only took about a minute to do.

I now have lots of time left to to live my life....I am just not big on people who do a pretty crap job who try to use our footy club for political points...

Also not to big on people who jump on bandwagons hence my dislike of Essendon...

Julia can use ours and her footy club for political points as much as she wants as far as i'm concerned, the more of it the better, bring it on Jules....

[Remi Moses]

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What like John Howard?
I mean thanks for the money and all John but I'm pretty sure when he whacked a Dogs scarf on to announce the Federal Govt handing us cash towards the upgrade of Whitten Oval it wasn't for anything other than political points. They're high level politicians, everything is for political points.

Agreed they all do it vividly recall Howard sitting in his loungeroom watching the World Cup

[Bulldog4life]

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Agreed they all do it vividly recall Howard sitting in his loungeroom watching the World Cup

With his Australia tracksuit on. Used to roll that out when he knew there was a good photo opportunity.

[Remi Moses]

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With his Australia tracksuit on. Used to roll that out when he knew there was a good photo opportunity.

Such a rusted on fan of the game.
Seeing we're on the smaller end of Football exposure not a bad thing I would have thought.

[azabob]

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Yeah pretty ordinary got us through the GFC! Anyway pretty sure I saw an ex PM getting all excited when we qualified for the 06 world cup.
Should I google Howard's interest in the world game!! Hmmmmm me thinks bandwagon or speaking of the Bombres a certain opposition leader bouncing a Football at windy Hill.

Don't forget Howards love of cricket and what an excellent spin bowler he was.

[AndrewP6]

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Interesting stats here about how ardent that Ms Gillard has been in supporting the doggies over the last few years. I googled "julia gillard" "western bulldogs" and set date ranges.

In 2005 there were 5 results for this search.



I would have thought if she were as mad keen about the dogs even back in 2005 when she was the local member for Lalor that she would have at least been quoted in the local press proclaiming her support for our club .

I stand to be corrected but to me it seems she is not as died in the wool supporter as she may claim to be!!!!

Dogs were kind of poo in 2005, and Joooolia was a nobody. Hence the lack of Googleness...

[LostDoggy]

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Don't forget Howards love of cricket and what an excellent spin bowler he was.

Well, to give the man some credit in this case, he actually is/was a cricket tragic, and only had to ham it up slightly to play to his middle Australia/'battler' territory electorate. Sometimes I think Australia would have been better off in all senses of the word if he had became CA president rather than prime minister -- his skill at listening to (some would say pandering to) the voice of the people may have come in handy in shaping the future direction of Australian cricket compared to the tin ear of the current administration, and pandering to the baser instincts of the electorate don't impact the world as much when it relates to sport as does in government.

ps. Being shit at bowling doesn't disqualify a guy from loving the sport -- if it did most of us wouldn't qualify to watch any professional sport!

[LostDoggy]

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I doubt Howard played much cricket at all as a youngster. He would have been a 'nerd' of the highest order. His sporting interest is all fake and more about nationalism.
He only got a chance at the Cricket role cos he was Prime Minister. No surprise most of the cricket world saw through the BS.

[LostDoggy]

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Sorry Wikipedia says I'm wrong but I don't doubt the nationalism part.

[westdog54]

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I doubt Howard played much cricket at all as a youngster. He would have been a 'nerd' of the highest order. His sporting interest is all fake and more about nationalism.
He only got a chance at the Cricket role cos he was Prime Minister. No surprise most of the cricket world saw through the BS.

Personally I'd have to disagree. I think he's just one of those people who is a genuine sporting tragic. Still remember him up on his feet applauding when Wayne Arthurs was playing Nicolas Escude in the Davis Cup.

Don't get me wrong, he's not my favourite person in the world by any stretch of the imagination, but I can only be so cynical about one person.

[LostDoggy]

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Personally I'd have to disagree. I think he's just one of those people who is a genuine sporting tragic. Still remember him up on his feet applauding when Wayne Arthurs was playing Nicolas Escude in the Davis Cup.

Thats exactly it, he wouldn't know the game from a bar of soap, its all about nationalism. Everything thats non Australian he couldn't give a stuff about ie Western Bulldogs. Did you see his face at the presentation when Australia lost the Rugby WC. Looked as if he just had cacked his dacks amd reeked of poor sportmanship.

He is tragic because he is such a loser.