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This Saturday at Eithad, there will be a group of people asking supporters to sign a petition to change the name of the club back to Footscray.
The name Western Bulldogs has now been going for 15 years, which means all our junior supporters have never known their club as Footscray. These junior members are our future.
I was born in Footscray over 50 years ago and went to my first game when I was probably around 3, 4 years old. We lived up the road and use to walk to games. When the club decided a new vision was required in 1997 I embraced it, although it took me a long time to not refer to the team as Footscray. I knew it was the same team that played and trained at the Western/Whitten oval since at least 1883 (could have been earlier by some records), so I didn't lose my team but felt the new name would represent the entire Western Suburbs. The Western Suburbs is one of the fastest growing areas in all of Australia and in time we can grow our membership base by continually working with the community. If we can snag a premiership, watch this space as the numbers will swell. I believe the name Western Bulldogs will continue to help us grow that base.
Personally, I can't see what advantage there is to going back to the name Footscray, in fact it will be a backward step. Jumpers can change, I don't care, in fact we should have several jumpers.
I have put up a poll to see what WOOFers think
The name Western Bulldogs has now been going for 15 years, which means all our junior supporters have never known their club as Footscray. These junior members are our future.
I was born in Footscray over 50 years ago and went to my first game when I was probably around 3, 4 years old. We lived up the road and use to walk to games. When the club decided a new vision was required in 1997 I embraced it, although it took me a long time to not refer to the team as Footscray. I knew it was the same team that played and trained at the Western/Whitten oval since at least 1883 (could have been earlier by some records), so I didn't lose my team but felt the new name would represent the entire Western Suburbs. The Western Suburbs is one of the fastest growing areas in all of Australia and in time we can grow our membership base by continually working with the community. If we can snag a premiership, watch this space as the numbers will swell. I believe the name Western Bulldogs will continue to help us grow that base.
Personally, I can't see what advantage there is to going back to the name Footscray, in fact it will be a backward step. Jumpers can change, I don't care, in fact we should have several jumpers.
I have put up a poll to see what WOOFers think
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