Top 20 Whitten Oval Memories

[I'm Not Bitter Anymore!]

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Buying the Herald on the way out of the ground and having the 3/4 time scores printed in red on the edge of the back page (how did they collect the scores, print them and get them out in 1/2 hour?)

There was also the Sporting Globe (a pink paper) that used to sell out quickly from the milk bar next to the ground. The results were in black ink that wasn't properly dried.

[Eastdog]

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Have never experienced a match at the Whitten Oval as I started supporting the Doggies post-WO days but talking to some Bulldogs friends at the footy this year they say that the atmosphere was electric especially in the EJ Whitten Stand. Hopefully some time in the future I will experience a match there especially since the VFL team will be playing there now.

[Missing Dog]

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Still remember my first game v south 1961 , migrant family newly arrived living at BRooklyn hostel my parents took me and my sister still remember where we stood. Barkly street End about 50 m line


Dogs won and so it began

[KT31]

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Still remember my first game v south 1961 , migrant family newly arrived living at BRooklyn hostel my parents took me and my sister still remember where we stood. Barkly street End about 50 m line


Dogs won and so it began

One of the lucky ones to see us play in a GF, albeit a losing one.

[Twodogs]

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Still remember my first game v south 1961 , migrant family newly arrived living at BRooklyn hostel my parents took me and my sister still remember where we stood. Barkly street End about 50 m line


Dogs won and so it began

Who did we play that day BF?

[bulldogtragic]

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Throwing stuff out, found a 1996 team signed poster. Guess whose happy?

I remember It took me all the home games and a few functions to get all the signatures I did, although I think Johno signed it twice as Smithy gave it him in the dug out after I already got his.

[Twodogs]

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Good get BT. You'd have been a happy camper after finding that.

[bulldogtragic]

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Good get BT. You'd have been a happy camper after finding that.

Yeah, I completely forgot I had it. I found some other stuff too. I was just as happy bringing back all the memories of getting them as a kid running around the WO, leaning around the dug outs during the ressies etc. And getting so much time and support from the 'quality young men' who were just happy to be recognised, kids like West, Smith, Johnson. Awesome memories, can't do that at the footy any more!

[bulldogtragic]

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Just found the footy record and a heap of photos from round 17, 1994 - When Doug surpassed EJ.

My god I didn't think the WO could hold that sort of crowd, looks like 50,000. And photos of me running onto the ground at the end with the 50,000.

I like memory lane!

[Bornadog]

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Enjoyable video of Tony Leoanard's memories of going to the Whitten Oval

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/video/2015-02-24/whitten-oval-memories

[Twodogs]

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Very good. Loved the couldabeens on RRR. I have a box somewhere with every episode from 1985 on cassette. They have probably perished by now.

[Remi Moses]

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The Coodabeens were brilliant in the 80's and 90's with Tony and Simon Whelan .
Dropped off the last decade,but still good for a decent chuckle.
Tony's a very funny man

[Bornadog]

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Very good. Loved the couldabeens on RRR. I have a box somewhere with every episode from 1985 on cassette. They have probably perished by now.

Tony use to work with a friend of mine in the public service back in the early 80's and would come along with us to games. At the time I didn't realise he was the Tony from the Coodabeens. He was always very nervous watching us play.

[Twodogs]

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Does he commentate bulldogs games on 3aw?

[Bornadog]

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Does he commentate bulldogs games on 3aw?

Not sure, I never listen to 3AW