East Meets West Day 2012

[LostDoggy]

Hi all,

Just saw that the East Meets West morning training session is on again:

East Meets West Fan Open Training Session

Date: Saturday 21 January, 2012

Time: Training commences at 9:00am

Admission: Admission to the Open Training Session will be via a gold coin donation with all proceeds going to the Komatsu Bulldoze the Debt campaign.

Activities: Western Bulldogs Open Training Session, Autograph Signing Session, BBQ Breakfast, Face Painting, Merchandise & Membership Marquee and much more...

Address: Wesley College - 620 High Street Road, Glen Waverley, Victoria, 3150 (Melway 62 A12)

Parking: Limited off-street parking is available the day and street parking along High Street Road

It's a good morning and not as crowded as the Family Day so access to players, photos and autographs is a bit easier. Hope to see a few WOOFers there!! :)

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/westernbulldogsnewsfeatures/newsarticle/tabid/4112/newsid/127687/default.aspx

[The Coon Dog]

I wont be there this year Suz, TCP has cricket on Saturday mornings now, much preferred it when he played on Friday nights.

[LostDoggy]

I wont be there this year Suz, TCP has cricket on Saturday mornings now, much preferred it when he played on Friday nights.

:(

Oh well, we'll just have to catch up at the Storm V Bulldogs 20/20 cricket match (if it's not 40 degrees this year!!) :)

[AndrewP6]

I'll most likely be there, it's god to see the lads up close.

[LostDoggy]

I'll most likely be there, it's god to see the lads up close.

I'll look out for you Andrew. I'm an ok photographer, so if you need anyone to take photos...... :)

[AndrewP6]

I'll look out for you Andrew. I'm an ok photographer, so if you need anyone to take photos...... :)

Thanks, I got some random guy to take my pic last year, and it appeared like he'd never picked a camera up :eek: Cut half my head off in about 5 of them!

See ya there!

[AndrewP6]

I'll look out for you Andrew. I'm an ok photographer, so if you need anyone to take photos...... :)

Just noticed your signature... reminded me of Uncle Buck "I'm Buck Melanoma. Moley Russell's wart. Not her wart! Not her wart... I'm... I'm the wart. She's my tumour"

:D:)

[mdean70]

Hoping to make it there this year

[LostDoggy]

Thanks, I got some random guy to take my pic last year, and it appeared like he'd never picked a camera up :eek: Cut half my head off in about 5 of them!

See ya there!

Yes, I seem to remember some comments about your photos last year. I promise not to cut anyones heads off!! :D

[LostDoggy]

Just noticed your signature... reminded me of Uncle Buck "I'm Buck Melanoma. Moley Russell's wart. Not her wart! Not her wart... I'm... I'm the wart. She's my tumour"

:D:)

"Here's a quarter. Why don't you go downtown and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face?" Love that movie too. :D

[Pickenoholic42]

I'll be there this year!

[turtle]

I'll have my clan there, hoping to drag a few potential "recruits" with me. A couple of nieces and nephews have been wavering from the Pies since they keep getting their Bulldogs membership packs delivered each year :)

Hopefully I will seal the conversion with a few player & woofer photo's

Seriously, to everyone thinking about it, it's a great morning, the players are as always super with the kids.

[LostDoggy]

I will be there with the family and the extended family - Actually know the kids in the photo with Brian in the promo - they are estatic to be on the website.

[LostDoggy]

Can you take your dog on a lead to the east meets west day ???

[AndrewP6]

Can you take your dog on a lead to the east meets west day ???

I'm sure I've seen others do it. Can't see that it'd be a problem.

[The Underdog]

Can you take your dog on a lead to the east meets west day ???

It's at a private school, it's ok as long as it's a pure bred dog :)

[KT31]

It's at a private school, it's ok as long as it's a pure bred dog :)

Just like the Royal family pd's dog is as pure bread as they come.
It's Mom and Father are it's Aunt and Uncle as well.:D

[always right]

As always...looking forward to the morning. Will drag along the family and potential new members amongst my youngest daughter's friends.

Should be different to last year when you could smell the expectation in the air. Twelve months later and all the focus will be on the new coach, what he has to say, how he interacts with the supporters, and how much bigger the players have got. I expect as usual that Cordy, Roughead and Grant will not have developed their bodies to anything like I imagined and hoped for:) Likely to be a lot of eyes on our young recruits this year.

[LostDoggy]

Confirmed with the club that yes I can bring the dog :-) So I will be there with the family and the dog !!

[LostDoggy]

Might have to get myself a new profie picture :-)

[always right]

Impressed with the coach. Sure he will ultimately be judged on wins and losses but he has a clear plan and he is committed to it. He spent a long time talking to supporters and was one of the last to leave.

I asked him if he was concerned with our outside run this year and his response was that we need to fix the inside mids first. Mentioned that when he was at Geelong they knew they would beat us if they won the inside battle. He's clearly basing our game style on Geelong.
He is really impressed with Clay Smith so we can expect to see him playing senior footy very early.

Going to be an interesting season.

[angelopetraglia]

Great morning. The players and coaching staff were very accommodating. Two very happy children in my house who got to meet Boyd, Cross, Gia, Cooney, Murphy, Libba, Wallis, Griffo and others. Definitely will be going along again next year.

[AndrewP6]

Here are some pics from today's session if anyone's interested. There are quite a lot there, I make no promises of the quality!:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150500521308282.383199.698683281&type=3&l=b78faf7844\

Young Redpath is one BIG unit.

[always right]

Here are some pics from today's session if anyone's interested. There are quite a lot there, I make no promises of the quality!:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150500521308282.383199.698683281&type=3&l=b78faf7844\

Young Redpath is one BIG unit.

Nice pics Andrew. Very light (and brief) training session but McCartney did mention that yesterday's training was brutal.

[Dog54]

Just saw some pics and the video of Redpath he looks like he has a big strong body. Do others think that he could play some part in the middle later season to take some pressure of the smaller bodies e.g. grant and jones ? He may be a surprise packet. Also liked the size of Dickson I think he will play round 1.

[always right]

Just saw some pics and the video of Redpath he looks like he has a big strong body. Do others think that he could play some part in the middle later season to take some pressure of the smaller bodies e.g. grant and jones ? He may be a surprise packet. Also liked the size of Dickson I think he will play round 1.

Has to get elevated off the rookie list first.

One thing I noticed today is that Cordy seems to finally have a body to play AFL footy. Now a matter of whether he actually has the ability.

[Before I Die]

Here are some pics from today's session if anyone's interested. There are quite a lot there, I make no promises of the quality!:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150500521308282.383199.698683281&type=3&l=b78faf7844\

Young Redpath is one BIG unit.

Thanks for posting the photos Andrew. I was there, but the close up images of the players in action adds another dimension.

Redpath does appear to have all the physical requistes. Fingers crossed that he can demonstrate in the NAB Cup that he also has the requisite skill and football nous. And double fingers crossed that he can stay injury free, which hasn't been the case in the past.

[LostDoggy]

Here are some pics from today's session if anyone's interested. There are quite a lot there, I make no promises of the quality!:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150500521308282.383199.698683281&type=3&l=b78faf7844\

Young Redpath is one BIG unit.

These are great. I got dragged into work so it's greatly appreciated as I really wanted to go to this. Cheers

[w3design]

Here are some pics from today's session if anyone's interested. There are quite a lot there, I make no promises of the quality!:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150500521308282.383199.698683281&type=3&l=b78faf7844\

Young Redpath is one BIG unit.

Thanks for the photo's had to look after the kids today is that Redpath in same shot as Murphy if so he is huge .

[Dry Rot]

Thanks for the photo's had to look after the kids today is that Redpath in same shot as Murphy if so he is huge .

Looks angry too. Excellent.

Thanks for the pics Andrew.

[AndrewP6]

Looks angry too. Excellent.

Thanks for the pics Andrew.


Thanks for the photo's had to look after the kids today is that Redpath in same shot as Murphy if so he is huge .


These are great. I got dragged into work so it's greatly appreciated as I really wanted to go to this. Cheers


Thanks for posting the photos Andrew. I was there, but the close up images of the players in action adds another dimension.



Nice pics Andrew. Very light (and brief) training session but McCartney did mention that yesterday's training was brutal.

Cheers guys, glad you liked the pics!

[LostDoggy]

My family went down and took some videos for me.

Here's the talk from Garlick and Macca with Macca introducing the new recruits. The camera work isn't the best, but you can hear everything (also sorry for my brother in-law at the 11min mark... at least my niece is a Bulldog! not sure why YouTube has squished the video, will attempt to fix it)

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and some Handball drills

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[Bumper Bulldogs]

My family went down and took some videos for me.

Here's the talk from Garlick and Macca with Macca introducing the new recruits. The camera work isn't the best, but you can hear everything (also sorry for my brother in-law at the 11min mark... at least my niece is a Bulldog! not sure why YouTube has squished the video, will attempt to fix it)

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and some Handball drills

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Thanks Bonnite he talks well and I love to hear that our boys like to hit body's, these are the things that supporters love to see and don't mind a loss or two providing we really put in.

Interesting that he said they went out and got these type of players and hey are we look to be a perfect fit for his coaching and game plan. Did he have at imput or did he have the Job before we knew it? Did the interview panel provide feedback that all advocates said a similar thing and helped set the direction for the recruiters

[LostDoggy]

I really enjoyed the morning. The weather was nice, the atmosphere was relaxed, met up with a few WOOFers (and their dogs!!) and had my photo taken with my favourite players. I enjoyed both Simon Garlick & Brendan McCartneys speeches too. The club & the East West Club do a really good job organising this for us Bulldogs supporters out in the east. Well done!! :)

[The Pie Man]

Clay Smith looks a big lad for his age - nice pics Andrew, thanks for posting.

[always right]

Clay Smith looks a big lad for his age - nice pics Andrew, thanks for posting.

Clay Smith is a beast for his age and looks to be a ready replacement for Ward.

[AndrewP6]

Clay Smith looks a big lad for his age - nice pics Andrew, thanks for posting.

No probs :) Paul did say something about losing one player and them thinking they'd found a replacement.


Then again, he also described Redpath as a midfielder :) Obviously has a sense of humour!

[w3design]

Excellent pics Max Power.