suppoters

[Wedgie]

I became a North supporter because I liked to be different, have a mind of my own and like to do it hard.
Both of my parents followed Norwood, my old man played for Torrens, my step dad barracked for Torrens and I never lived North of town in my life.
I can still remember our Year 2 teacher bribing every single mindless kid in the class with Bays stickers so they'd barrack for the Bays, worked on everyone but me.
North weren't very successful when I started following them, this was part of the reason as I didn't want to follow a team like the perennial finalists in Port, Sturt, Norwood or the Bays like everyone at my schools did.
Stephen Kerley and Mick Nunan heading to Prossie was the clincher.

[Blacky]

I remember that game.

so do i redandblack was lucky to be on the ground that day
support westies because my grandfather is a life member
i'm a life member
my brother is a life member
so it runs in the family

[Coorong]

Yeah, like so many others, I remember that game too. Reakon not too many sides in Australia would have beaten THAT team on THAT day.

I follow the Bloods, well lets just say its in the BLOOD (with no reference to you know who)

[Coorong]

But even given that great moment, still my favourite memory is the day we played Torrens in our centenary match and beat them by (nearly)100 points.

That day holds special memories (and I was on the ground that day)

[redandblack]

I remember that game.

so do i redandblack was lucky to be on the ground that day
support westies because my grandfather is a life member
i'm a life member
my brother is a life member
so it runs in the family

Pretty hard to beat that record, blacky.

You're definitely not a front-runner!

[oldfella]

Grew up in West End kicking football in street to Westies players
Grandfather played for them and life member.
Uncles & cousin played for Westies
Father life member
I was born to be a Westies man.
I am now life member with 2 out of three kids Westies supporters - working on the grandson.

[McAlmanac]

Grew up around the corner from Woodville Oval, so the Peckers it was. Watched them train, practised checksides from the boundary on Sunday mornings, basically a second home. Now it's the Eagles for obvious reasons.

[LBJ8]

My great grampa played for the Bays and is a hall of famer @ the club, just sorta grown up following them, all of my dads side of the family are Bays supporters, went to a few games, so it just followed on from there....

[blueandwhite]

Have been a Southie since I was a wet dream. Born and bred in St Marys,1 street from the ill-fated Panther Park. Used to go and kick back the footies while the league side were having goal kicking practice. Players such as Darley and Backman were around in those days. Saw a pre-season match between Carlton and South at the ground during a pre-season, I think it may have been the opening of the ground.Nicholls,Jones,Walls they were all there.

[Rooster_cracker]

Well i supported NORTH ever since i was born in the hospital right next to prospect oval. plus my dad and one of my brothers go's for north as well. but my mum and two brothers go for torrens now the Eagles.

[spell_check]

Basically I was born in the West Torrens area (Well actually the hospital was QEH, but for the first year and a half of my life I lived in West Hindmarsh). Can't remember anything pre-1991 though, the only memento I have is a mini West Torrens outfit.

[XXXXRooster]

Was Hardcore Glenelg when i was little, then 1/2 Central and Norwood(beat that!!!) till about 85, somehow got to North because mt yr 6 teacher(Peter Clayfield, ever play for thr Roosters) sugessted i should go red and white one day(after he saw one of those fake newspapers kids did for a project back then and it had a score of the Dogs knocking North off in the sport section, he said "Shouldn't that be the other way?") Had a South Jumper for a couple yrs too, picked it out from West Lake K mart, my sister got me a Rooster jumper in early 86, that tipped me over the edge for good thank god!!!

[Jimmy]

North weren't very successful when I started following them, this was part of the reason as I didn't want to follow a team like the perennial finalists in Port.....

mate...tell me about it..my earliest sturt memory was 88 in a win over torrens at thebby...after that year it was all tears...i thought it was just the norm sturt being on the bottom...it felt weird winning on a regular basis after 97....what id give to see sturt matches LIVE in the 60's and 70's!!!!

[Jimmy]

Was Hardcore Glenelg when i was little, then 1/2 Central and Norwood(beat that!!!) till about 85, somehow got to North because mt yr 6 teacher(Peter Clayfield, ever play for thr Roosters) sugessted i should go red and white one day(after he saw one of those fake newspapers kids did for a project back then and it had a score of the Dogs knocking North off in the sport section, he said "Shouldn't that be the other way?") Had a South Jumper for a couple yrs too, picked it out from West Lake K mart, my sister got me a Rooster jumper in early 86, that tipped me over the edge for good thank god!!!

i think the question here is....who HAVENT you suppoerted?

[Jimmy]

i must add that, lucky bob shearman swtiched to sturt in 63(?)ish as had he not, the old man would still be a torrens supporter and then.... 'gulp' so would I!!!! dad was a huge fan of bobby and the way he played that he followed him to sturt!!! great move Bob!

[Ian]

Was Hardcore Glenelg when i was little, then 1/2 Central and Norwood(beat that!!!) till about 85, somehow got to North because mt yr 6 teacher(Peter Clayfield, ever play for thr Roosters) sugessted i should go red and white one day(after he saw one of those fake newspapers kids did for a project back then and it had a score of the Dogs knocking North off in the sport section, he said "Shouldn't that be the other way?") Had a South Jumper for a couple yrs too, picked it out from West Lake K mart, my sister got me a Rooster jumper in early 86, that tipped me over the edge for good thank god!!!

Christ, you've had more clubs than even the most transient players.
I still can't understand someone starting life following one club, then switching later.
Both of my younger brothers did it in the 70's when North weren't winning too much, one went to Norwood, and the other to Sturt. (they both should have been struck from the old mans will immediately)

[Booney]

Both my Grandfathers worked on ketches in the Port,growing up in the days when a fight was easier to get hold of than a beer in the pubs around the Port.(No wise cracks about it being the same today thanks).

My old man grew up catching rabbits as his first job, on what is now known as West Lakes.

My Mum missed about 3 games from 1950 until 1975,and not many more since.

No harm in having no choice!

Go you Magpies.

[am Bays]

Had a cousin play for them in the 70s, then started watching "The Big Replay" on GTS/BKN on the peninsula, watched my cousin, loved the colours and then saw this bloke in the #12 Guernsey , standing on heads, kicking goals and basically dominating the comp.

From then on I've been, hooked, loved every minute of the ride.....

Even now I love going to the Bay Oval and standing on it, closing my eyes and reminiscing, the past past champions just spring in to your mind!!!!

[Rik E Boy]

Pretty much been a Norwood supporter since i can remember. Probably mainly due to the fact that my school was in a Norwood zone so i had bit to do with the club at an early age. Shame they dont get out as much anymore,

My school was in the Sturt zone so I promptly barracked for the Redlegs...well, you know how tiresome those Strut supporters can be!

regards,

REB

[westies sarge]

i started following south when i was little because my dad was a south supporter but the rest of my family are west supporters and so i started going to westies games when i was 8 and now we live 5minutes away from the club. we use to live down the port......