Whitten Oval

[Dry Rot]

It must be re-developed to ensure long term survival.

But it's robbing Peter's children the tradition of the club to pay Paul's ongoing expenses.

I guess it's just the cost of corporatising footy, making it about dollars and cents and not about the game or it's fans.

I'm light years away from experiencing WO, but if it ensures the long term survival of the club in Melbourne, then Peter's children will be better off watching the Dogs in Melbourne at the ground, not on tele from Darwin.

[Twodogs]

So WO should not be re-developed?

Perhaps no easy answers here.

No, it must be redeveloped. It improves or dies-that's the equation.


We'll just miss the old place, and the way things used to be. That's the way of things for us tragics.



BTW It's not to late to jump on a bus and experience it the way it is now. That offer of accomadation still stands.

[Dry Rot]

Thanks - I hope to be able to take up that kind offer this season and finally see a Dogs home game.

Will any footy games be played on WO in the future?

[bulldogtragic]

Only intraclub matches. Last year I emailed Cam Rose with an idea for a game, but was told we did not even come close to meeting AFL standards (changerooms etc), and that although we all wanted games back we couldn't as (To quote) " They (The AFL) have informed us that having a home game even only one is absolutely out of the question irrespective of the case we could put. " - So those days are dead. But the meories remain.

[westdog54]

Thanks - I hope to be able to take up that kind offer this season and finally see a Dogs home game.

Will any footy games be played on WO in the future?

You might just have to settle for one of our RecFooty Matches DR.

Mind you, you'll get to see young Borgy in action, worth the price of admission alone as they say.

[Dry Rot]

You might just have to settle for one of our RecFooty Matches DR.

Mind you, you'll get to see young Borgy in action, worth the price of admission alone as they say.

Borgy is a young Chris Grant?

[Twodogs]

Borgy is a young Chris Grant?

Shaun Higgins. Just runs and runs and when he cant run any more he runs again. Uses the ball beautifully as well.


Adrian Anderson, for all his faults, is a good player and has played at a good standard for a fair while. Borgy made him look like a goose more than once.

[BulldogBelle]

Adrian Anderson, for all his faults, is a good player and has played at a good standard for a fair while. Borgy made him look like a goose more than once.

That would have been good to watch. So what were some of Adrian Anderson's faults?

[Twodogs]

That would have been good to watch. So what were some of Adrian Anderson's faults?

Bit of a stirrer and lair. When his team is on top he lets you know about it. It gets a bit frustating when the umpire is well aware of who he is and basically lets him get away with anything.

[westdog54]

Bit of a stirrer and lair. When his team is on top he lets you know about it. It gets a bit frustating when the umpire is well aware of who he is and basically lets him get away with anything.

We'll have to work on some sledges before the return fixture I think

[bulldogtragic]

If he fires his mouth off abouting winning or kicking a goal, ask him if he wants to bet on it?

[Twodogs]

We'll have to work on some sledges before the return fixture I think

Inspired by 42-C-3 I think I'll just tell him we bet on his mob.

[westdog54]

Inspired by 42-C-3 I think I'll just tell him we bet on his mob.

We could launch into a rendition of the 12th Man's Hansie Cronje impersonation.

"Now what are the odds of that happening?? 100-1, 200-1, I'll bet you a thousand bucks that's never happened before!"

[BulldogBelle]

Bit of a stirrer and lair. When his team is on top he lets you know about it. It gets a bit frustating when the umpire is well aware of who he is and basically lets him get away with anything.

He sounds like a bit of a smarty, just remember the only thing that gets him over the line is his link with the AFL.

[Twodogs]

He sounds like a bit of a smarty, just remember the only thing that gets him over the line is his link with the AFL.

He was a smart arse, but at least he leaves it on the field. I had a few run ins with him in a fairly spirited game but he shook my hand after the game and even conceded Borgy had the better of him.


Ben Buckley played in that game as well.