It seemed like a good idea at the time....

[Axe Man]

Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time....

and a premiership coach

I could have coached Hawthorn to a flag in 1988 and I was only 10 at the time.

[KT31]

Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time....

Thanks Eastdog.

I might add me chiming in with the name change comment in this thread as another thing that seemed like a good idea at the time.

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[F'scary]

Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time....

Aker, Eagleton, Hahn all for an extra year in 2010. None had played well in any of the 4 qualifying or prelim finals but we thought for some reason they were going to reverse some 800 of games of form and be the difference. Their salaries probably cost us Harbrow.

Peter Street saved from delisting by a first round draft choice from us.

Trapping an inconsistent tall swingman into being drafted by us rather than going to where he could play with his brother.

Scott Clayton's obsession with skinny athletic utilities in the draft, and no one else thinking to overall him.

Allen Jakovic....

Getting rid of Bruce Reid on 88 games.

Having my Mum put number 9 on my Bulldogs jumper after John Georgiades' first game.

Just about post of the year.

[Bornadog]

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I could have coached Hawthorn to a flag in 1988 and I was only 10 at the time.

Yep, People say that but his name is in the history books.

[Remi Moses]

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I could have coached Hawthorn to a flag in 1988 and I was only 10 at the time.

But the 91 flag was a good effort.
Had a great win in Perth, and yes The Joyce style is from a bygone era.
That was a good effort in 91.

[Remi Moses]

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Smith on Robran?

Drafting Allen Jakovich with what was it? Pick 8/9?

Lachy Veale deal (as well as Koops and Street both for top 20 picks in that same trade period)

I guess they weren't even a good idea at the time.

Heard a Lachy Veale while station surfing! Up in Corio way.

[Remi Moses]

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I'll go with " Premiership ours" Says Coach
I guess we were never in it losing the first 11!!
The headline from the Footscray Mail before the 1980 season.

[The Coon Dog]

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Robert Groenewegen grabbing the microphone, or playing silly buggers when the Footscray Mail photographer took the team shot & his appendage appeared in print.

Going up to Sydney in 1985 with a mate after we'd beaten Essendon only to cop a 15 goal flogging.

Channel 9 giving Fev a microphone at the Brownlow.

Swapping Terry & Neale Daniher for Neville Fields.

Fitzroy saying that as well as Chris Hansen for $60, 000 we'll throw in Peter Foster for another $5,000.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

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The change from VFL to AFL. The tyranny of distance, the game becomes less tribal and parochial not to mention the politics, expansion teams, draft issues etc. Turn the clock back - give us suburban grounds even if the dunnies stank and St KIlda watered the ground. The AFL got rid of the peanut man and Western Oval as a holder of league games, it must have seemed a good idea at the time. I don't personally miss the Hyde St band but they could have morphed into something.
It's a great game I hope they don't stuff it.

[Raw Toast]

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Having my Mum put number 9 on my Bulldogs jumper after John Georgiades' first game.

Most things in this thread (and your post) made me wince, but this made me chuckle. That was going to be such a very good year...

The 'superflood' was genius but having exactly the same set-up against Hawthorn the week after in Round 22 certainly wasn't. That loss meant a trip up to the Gabba in week 1 of the finals instead of staying in Melbourne.

Such a stupid, annoying loss with no one to blame but ourselves.

[Missing-Dog]

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Sorry to go there but...............changing the name from Footscray.

I disagree. It didn't even seem like a good idea at the time...

How was it not a good idea?

Well for one it would have saved us all the trouble of having the same bloody argument every time there isn't any footy on.

[AndrewP6]

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[Eastdog]

Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time....

What did you think Andrew of our 2012 pre season guernsey?

[chef]

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Yep, all red jerseys/guernseys make me sick. Blue is the colour, with a little red and white to.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time....

Not booking Ian Collins on CIA rendition flights.