This piece was first published in 2011. Remarkably it was written by Domenic Favata when he was in Grade 9. It’s topical again, given the Doggies premiership. The Fight Back of 1989 is also the topic of a piece by Melbourne barrister Rob Heath in The Doggies Almanac 2016 which is available now.
Grand Final 2016- Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Happy Days
October 6, 2016 by 15 Comments
Neil Anderson travelled from his Western District home to the Western Bulldogs’ family day at the Whitten Oval on Sunday, spending a nostalgic time wandering the streets of old Footscray while revelling in his Doggies second flag.
Grand Final 2016 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: The best type of exhaustion
October 4, 2016 by 1 Comment
Mick Jeffrey of Gladstone (Queensland) took plane, train and automobile to see his Doggies in the Grand Final. And he’ll be back at the MCG in two weeks. [Epic – Ed].
Grand Final – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Let’s see how far we’ve come
September 30, 2016 by 7 Comments
Mick Jeffrey considers his journey with the Bulldogs and the steps to come
Finals Week 3 – GWS v Western Bulldogs: What the Western Bulldogs Mean To Me
September 22, 2016 by 9 Comments
Heading into this weeks Preliminary Final, Bulldog fan Marty Gleason reminisces on his team’s finals campaigns of the past few decades.
Round 20 – Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne: The Dogs of More
August 10, 2016 by 3 Comments
Tom Riordan never thought 2016 was going to be the year of the Dog, nor did he think the ‘Roos could go all the way. Thrilled with Saturday’s win, he’s sure that the only way is up for the ‘Dogs.
Dudley Street Doggies – All The President’s Men
September 15, 2015 by 8 Comments
What a year it’s been for Clem, Quang and their Bullydogs.
Dudley Street Doggies – Them’s The Breaks
August 27, 2015 by 21 Comments
A great start to your Thursday morning from Swish Schwerdt with Clem’s story. Down for the count after round six, a Doggies stalwart recovers in time to see his ‘Bullydogs’ launch a red-hot tilt at September success.
Round 20 – Western Bulldogs v Melbourne: Forever Casting out the Demons
August 20, 2015 by 2 Comments
Life-long fan Neil Anderson was at the MCG to his Bulldogs win the 1954 premiership. It has been a barren stretch since then. But maybe it is time for him to abandon his pessimism.
A Certain Infidelity: Bearing All (sic – as you will see)
May 28, 2015 by 10 Comments
Federal Member for Gellibrand Tim Watts is confessing an undeniable infidelity – no, not the one that politicians usually confess to. A worse one: his sworn vows to the Brisbane Bears are being pulled apart by the fighting passion of the Doggies.
Dudley Street Doggies
May 7, 2015 by 14 Comments
Old-timer Clem is a Bulldogs fan who resides in Dudley St. Mark “Swish” Schwerdt tells old Clem’s story. “Fancy beating bloody Sydney”. Not even Clem could have tipped the Doggie’s resurgence.
Remembering Talent Lost
March 15, 2015 by 15 Comments
Wesley Hull ponders the intersection of talent and fate, and fate generally.
Bulldogs fans can only dream of ‘tomozz’
September 24, 2014 by 20 Comments
It’s the night before the 2017 Grand Final and The Bulldog Tragician is too excited and nervous to sleep. Buoyed by the 2014 VFL Premiership, Kerrie Soraghan imagines a red, white and blue AFL Grand Final Day three years hence.
AFL Round 13 – Collingwood v Western Bulldogs: Natural Justice
June 16, 2014 by 9 Comments
Joefloh, one of the many rugged, patient, hopeful Bulldogs supporters, watches two dramas played out. One is his beloved Bulldogs stealing the match from the favourites, Collingwood, the other the Essendon President continue to steal himself.
Red Letter Day
May 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
“That’s not going to happen again, is it?” Well, Rod Oaten’s football miracle did … twenty years later.
Murphy the star player but even better bloke
March 24, 2014 by 3 Comments
Jackson Clark pays a tribute to Robbie Murphy’s 250th game. Murphy’s class, humility and insights make him loved and respected by everyone in footy.
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