Top 20 Whitten Oval Memories

[The Coon Dog]

Just saw on Facebook that later this week people can vote on their Top 20 Memories of the Whitten Oval.

Thought it would be a good idea to see what WOOFER's who are old enough to remember are able to come up with.

Off the top of my head & in no particular order are:

- Kicking 33.15.213 against St.Kilda.

- Neil Sasche injuring his neck.

- Keeping Carlton goal less until the final minute.

- Doug Hawkins returning after injuring his knee.

- Glenn Coleman snapping the point post.

- Doug Hawkins breaking Teddy's games record.

- Teddy's last game.

- Simon Beasley kicking the winning goal v Collingwood.

- The final game at the ground.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Top 20 Whitten Oval Memories

First one that springs to mind is the win against Collingwood. Graeme Allan kicks across goal. Beasley runs out from the goalsquare and marks it. Kicks a goal with 10 seconds to go and we win the game. I loved the footage of Jimmy Edmond telling Graeme Allan what a 'silly boy' he was!!

[Jasper]

Re: Top 20 Whitten Oval Memories

Just saw on Facebook that later this week people can vote on their Top 20 Memories of the Whitten Oval.

- The final game at the ground.

A highly talented man who was the emergency umpire for that final game when the rugged Dogs backline bashed up Michael Gardiner is a prolific poster on this forum.
I'm sure it's his No.1 memory.

Mine is the first game of the Bluey Hampshire regime in 1982. I was lucky enough to get my photo in the paper as a 12 year old patting Bluey on the back after the game with all the other well wishers

[Grantysghost]

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Nearly keeping Carlton goaless one day in the wet (late 80's?), from memory Mark Arceri kicked a consolation goal towards the end to break the drought.

EDIT - Found it, was rd 11 1991

Link (ignore carlton wisecracks)

[westdog54]

Re: Top 20 Whitten Oval Memories

Three Words:

The Fightback Rally

[Missing-Dog]

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Was John Georgiades 1st game where he kicked 8 goals at the whitten oval?
Vaguely recall Les Bamblett played a few blinders also

[LostDoggy]

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Was John Georgiades 1st game where he kicked 8 goals at the whitten oval?

No Princes Park

[KT31]

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KT's 15 Goals has to be stiff not to make the list.
Albeit in the record breaking game.

[Bornadog]

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Off the top of my head & in no particular order are:

- Kicking 33.15.213 against St.Kilda.

- Neil Sasche injuring his neck.

- Keeping Carlton goal less until the final minute.

- Doug Hawkins returning after injuring his knee.

- Glenn Coleman snapping the point post.

- Doug Hawkins breaking Teddy's games record.- Teddy's last game.

- Simon Beasley kicking the winning goal v Collingwood.

- The final game at the ground.

All great memories and saw all those except the bolded ones as I was living overseas in the 90's.

I guess the record breaking Saints game is my all time favorite.

Other memories:

* Beating Hawthorn in 1985 to clinch second spot on the ladder, great game.

* Just Watching the great full forward Kelvin Templeton he was the best FF I have ever seen.

* Muddy wet days and seeing Libba absolutely excel in the wet.

* The peanut man

* All the great characters that stood in the same spot every home match and the funny things they said. (Between the players and umpires race)

* Running on to the ground after the match and patting players on the back

* Running to be one of a few to make it into the players rooms after the match.

* The atmosphere when the ground was jam packed full.

* The Can bar

[always right]

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Footscray V Sydney Swans in the Dr Edelsten era. Seeing a very glamorous Leanne Edelsten come down from the EJ Whitten stand at quarter time and join the queue at the hot chips kiosk in the forward pocket....wearing leather pants and a fur coat. One of the greatest images I've ever seen at the Whitten Oval. There was a an unfortunate looking bulldogs supporter standing behind her with no teeth. Two ends of the social spectrum captured in one moment.

[LostDoggy]

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Unfortunately I only saw one game and it was the last, so that takes the cake however to have seen the ground transformed to what it is today has been a great recent highlight.

[Hotdog60]

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Mine would be rugged up like Eskimo Joe with a thermos of hot tea a BBQ chicken roll made that morning and the burning hot jam donuts from the van.
Oh and Simon Beasley bagging 12 goals against Geelong in 1982.
Also as mentioned the Collingwood game and that famous kick across goals.

[Drunken Bum]

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Three Words:

The Fightback Rally

This is a clear 1st for me







Nearly keeping Carlscum goaless on a wet miserable while still drunk from my 21st

grubby allen's kick across goal to the Pieman

The final game

[Missing-Dog]

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Loved the days of Rick Kennedy... so tough!!
And Fossie marking and dominating at CHB!!
Later on Kretiuk rarely got beaten..
Remember my ol man got to go up in the old coaches box to watch the matches in later years!
Standing the whole match ...rain hail or sunshine....arhh those were the days!

[LostDoggy]

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Takes me back to 1984 , Round 17 or 18 I think V Essendon , just rained and rained and rained , neither side kicked a goal before HT , lady in front of us spilt her hot chocolate and burnt her hand when Brian Royal kicked a goal , so cold so wet , I had the week off school as I got the flu

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