East Meets West Day

[grassman75]

Anyone planning on going this year?

I've been to the last couple and it's been a great day out. The players are usually really accessible and willing to chat.

Seems this year though the format has been changed and it appears that the kids are gonna get to have a run around and a bit of "training" with the players before the obligatory autographs and photos.

I noticed that it is later this year too...now 10am instead of 8.30/9am.

 

[Ant_]

I'll be going again as well.

 

[Sharkey66]

I will be there, glad its a bit later this year as i have to work in the morning, missed most of it last year.

 

[VitalDread]

what day is it again?

 

[Ant_]

what day is it again?

It's wednesday





Jan 19th for the event.

 

[VitalDread]

It's wednesday





Jan 19th for the event.

i see what you did there

 

[Eastdog]

I live one suburb away so ill probably head down again as I went for the first time last year.

Here the details from the club website:

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/westernbulldogs/news/2012-12-21/east-meets-west-in-the-new-year/

 

[DexterTan]

Anyone planning on going this year?

I've been to the last couple and it's been a great day out. The players are usually really accessible and willing to chat.

Seems this year though the format has been changed and it appears that the kids are gonna get to have a run around and a bit of "training" with the players before the obligatory autographs and photos.

I noticed that it is later this year too...now 10am instead of 8.30/9am.

I'll be there, hope it's not too hot.

 

[Eastdog]

I'll be there, hope it's not too hot.

Mostly sunny next Saturday and a top of 27 degrees DexterTan. Not too hot which is good. Thursday will be 39 degrees. The East West day is good in that you can interact with the playing group more easily as the crowd isn't as big. I even last year spoke briefly with our CEO Simon Garlick.

 

[grassman75]

I'm tipping a much bigger crowd this year now that "kick to kick" is involved for the kids

 

[Libba39]

To be honest I'm kind of disappointed in the new format which sounds like a junior clinic. I live in the southeast and don't have kids, and therefore see little point in going this time around (I have been to the last four or five of these). As I work full time I don't get to go to normal training sessions.

Therefore my first look at the team will probably be at the intra-club game.

 

[cleveland]

I will be there

 

[VitalDread]

i'll be there, seeing if there are any females supporters there that i can chat up.

 

[_Mike_]

Considering Im not on hollidays from work... Why Wed 19th??

Anyhoo, Im sure there will be plenty of discussion on here about it

 

[VitalDread]

Considering Im not on hollidays from work... Why Wed 19th??

Anyhoo, Im sure there will be plenty of discussion on here about it

the 19th is a saturday.

 

[_Mike_]

the 19th is a saturday.

Skimmed over ant's post too quickly and didnt read into it

looks like I may be going somewhere that day...

 

[VitalDread]

Skimmed over ant's post too quickly and didnt read into it

looks like I may be going somewhere that day...

ant was trolling me and guess he got you as well lol

 

[Ant_]

Skimmed over ant's post too quickly and didnt read into it

looks like I may be going somewhere that day...

ant was trolling me and guess he got you as well lol

It's Monday




The event is still on the 19th

 

[_Mike_]

ant was trolling me and guess he got you as well lol

 

[DexterTan]

To be honest I'm kind of disappointed in the new format which sounds like a junior clinic. I live in the southeast and don't have kids, and therefore see little point in going this time around (I have been to the last four or five of these). As I work full time I don't get to go to normal training sessions.

Therefore my first look at the team will probably be at the intra-club game.

I don't have kids and I work fulltime, but I'm still going.

Going to have a chat with the rookies and see if I can get a word with Simon Garlick or Peter Gordon.

 

[cleveland]

I thought it was 10 till 1 but i recieved a email yesterday saying its 11 to 1. Find it hard to believe they will fit everything in in two hours. Doea anyone know what the correct time is?

 

[Sharkey66]

I thought it was 10 till 1 but i recieved a email yesterday saying its 11 to 1. Find it hard to believe they will fit everything in in two hours. Doea anyone know what the correct time is?

Was defiantly 10 but the website says 11 now so they must have changed the time this week for some reason.
So 11am to 1pm is it i suppose.

 

[OfficialBulldogs]

Was defiantly 10 but the website says 11 now so they must have changed the time this week for some reason.
So 11am to 1pm is it i suppose.

The time was initially listed as 10am but has now changed to 11am.
Hope to see you all there.
Go Dogs!

 

[True Dog]

Are the players still training or has that been scrapped? Was planing on going down and getting the ole camera out but not traveling to keen traveling from Gisborne for a kids clinic?

 

[grassman75]

One of the real features of this day in the past is the access to a lot of the players for a chat and photo without having to queue up in front of a tent. The changed format says "a selection" of players will be available for autographs and pictures. I'm planning on bringing my kids, however both are a bit young for the "clinic". Is there going to be a realistic opportunity for them to meet the players or will I be wasting my time this year?