Getting to the Whitten Oval on matchdays in the VFL days and Early AFL days

[Twodogs]

Re: Getting to the Whitten Oval on matchdays in the VFL days and Early AFL days

Seriously, the Neil's of this world have a lot to answer for.The old diggers who used to drink there would be turning in their graves.

Actually the lentil place isnt bad. I never thought I'd say that about a restaurant called Lentil As Anything but the food is quite good even though they have that "pay how much you think it was worth" policy.

[Eastdog]

Re: Getting to the Whitten Oval on matchdays in the VFL days and Early AFL days

Too easy getting the train to WO and back home again in the east. By the way had a great day out west at WO for my first match day experience. Would love to play in future years one home game there. Had the old school can of beer loved see people carrying two cans on top of each other. We were lucky with the weather. Libba injury was the downer.

[Twodogs]

Re: Getting to the Whitten Oval on matchdays in the VFL days and Early AFL days

Too easy getting the train to WO and back home again in the east. By the way had a great day out west at WO for my first match day experience. Would love to play in future years one home game there. Had the old school can of beer loved see people carrying two cans on top of each other. We were lucky with the weather. Libba injury was the downer.

Good to hear you enjoyed your experience today Easty. It was a great day in the Whitten oval story given it was our first game there in 17 years.

[Eastdog]

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Good to hear you enjoyed your experience today Easty. It was a great day in the Whitten oval story given it was our first game there in 17 years.

Will look back in 10,20,30 years etc at this will be a great moment in the history of the ground. Glad that I went

[Twodogs]

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And we sold ihe ground out too Easty.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Getting to the Whitten Oval on matchdays in the VFL days and Early AFL days

Actually the lentil place isnt bad. I never thought I'd say that about a restaurant called Lentil As Anything but the food is quite good even though they have that "pay how much you think it was worth" policy.

I went to the one in Collingwood. What a great idea it is. I'll have to drop in next time i go. Being a Veggie food options are limited at the grounds.

[Twodogs]

Re: Getting to the Whitten Oval on matchdays in the VFL days and Early AFL days

I went to the one in Collingwood. What a great idea it is. I'll have to drop in next time i go. Being a Veggie food options are limited at the grounds.

Vegetarian? Hmmm. We could scrape all of the meat out of a pie for you.

[G-Mo77]

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Vegetarian? Hmmm. We could scrape all of the meat out of a pie for you.

LOL. Technically I'm probably safe eating a Pie. "There's very little meat in these gym mats"

[The Underdog]

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I went to the one in Collingwood. What a great idea it is. I'll have to drop in next time i go. Being a Veggie food options are limited at the grounds.

I hear you brother. We can form our own support group. The "Cold Chip Alliance"

On a side note, I had a debacle of a day yesterday. Attempting a game on the other side of town at 4:30 with 3 small kids was a huge mistake. The romance of it all was great but my reality yesterday was a crushing bore.

[Bornadog]

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I ended up driving yesterday and drove to the station carpark. It was full but one guy was leaving and I grabbed it, bit of luck really.

[Ozza]

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I wasn't able to make the game, but arriving home to Seddon at 7:30ish - the streets were packed with cars, with plenty of bulldogs clad families making their way home. Looks like it will be tough to park in my street on VFL match days during the year!

[josie]

Re: Getting to the Whitten Oval on matchdays in the VFL days and Early AFL days

I went to the one in Collingwood. What a great idea it is. I'll have to drop in next time i go. Being a Veggie food options are limited at the grounds.

Hey GMo77 - I'm not a vegetarian however quite like veget food & cook it sometimes (my heart says be a veget. however my palate says otherwise). Have you tried buying raw ingredients from great veget. food supplies shop called Vincents in Barkly St - not far from WO, opposite the KFC. The satay chicken uses soy protein and tastes like, well - satay chicken.

Sorry mods for this non dogs post.

Regarding access to WO I loved seeing supporters park a little aways from WO and walk in all their glorious red, white & blue. Great to hear Easty & others found train convenient too. Was great to see a few Dogs Supporters in town & near Queen Vic markets before the game - Go Dogs !!

[Eastdog]

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From Southern Cross getting the Sunbury line the train was packed going and coming back.

[LostDoggy]

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On train at dandy to southern cross ,from there jumped on Sunbury line to West Footscray,took about an hoyr and a quarter all up,too easy

[G-Mo77]

Re: Getting to the Whitten Oval on matchdays in the VFL days and Early AFL days

Hey GMo77 - I'm not a vegetarian however quite like veget food & cook it sometimes (my heart says be a veget. however my palate says otherwise). Have you tried buying raw ingredients from great veget. food supplies shop called Vincents in Barkly St - not far from WO, opposite the KFC. The satay chicken uses soy protein and tastes like, well - satay chicken.

Sorry mods for this non dogs post.

Don't live in Footscray but we have places around here I can buy food like that. There is a small Asian Grocery close by that sells a lot of it. My heart was always been Vegetarian just never had the will power to do it and then just one day it clicked and I haven't eaten meat since. I enjoy food so much more now and try so many wonderful types of food as a Vegetarian something I never would have done as a meat eater. It's not for everyone and I'm no preacher but you would be surprised how easy the transition is, it's well worth it.