by Sojourner » Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:54 pm
by CK » Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:37 pm
by Dogwatcher » Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:39 pm
CK wrote: When Blight was appointed coach, he promptly sacked 10 players and the change to the Warriors began. IIRC, it was generally well accepted by the members and the players.
by HeartBeatsTrue » Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:00 pm
CK wrote:I remember there was a perception that the Woodpecker wasn't the sort of logo/emblem to strike fear into the hearts of opposition,
by Leaping Lindner » Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:23 pm
CK wrote:Not an old school Woodville fan - Phil H would be a great one to answer this in more depth - but I remember the change well. I remember there was a perception that the Woodpecker wasn't the sort of logo/emblem to strike fear into the hearts of opposition, and there was then a push to get Malcolm Blight and John Roberts back from the VFL to play with the clubs (at one point, both were being touted as being able to come back with no transfer fee at all - The News headline saying "Woodville to get Blight and Roberts - free!". I believe that a transfer fee was eventually negotiated for Roberts, but can't remember whether any such fee was payable for Blight).
When Blight was appointed coach, he promptly sacked 10 players and the change to the Warriors began. IIRC, it was generally well accepted by the members and the players.
by Adelaide Hawk » Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:34 pm
by Harry the Horse » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:16 am
by Adelaide Hawk » Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:41 pm
Harry the Horse wrote:There'd be case for arguing the Warriors jumper was the first of the "cartoon" or non-traditionial jumpers in footy.
Never liked it much .. they've got a bit to answer for actually.
by Mickyj » Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:41 pm
Harry the Horse wrote:There'd be case for arguing the Warriors jumper was the first of the "cartoon" or non-traditionial jumpers in footy.
Never liked it much .. they've got a bit to answer for actually.
by Hondo » Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:11 pm
by Harry the Horse » Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:35 pm
by Sojourner » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:02 pm
by McAlmanac » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:47 pm
by McAlmanac » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:51 pm
I clearly remember club member Don Barnwell (who lived on Oval Avenue and always one to speak his mind) piping up "I don't like it". But I think generally most people recognised that the club had sunk to such a depth that something had to be done.Sojourner wrote:Just wondering.... how it was historically recieved by the membership?
by GWW » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:52 pm
by Hondo » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:42 pm
by Magpiespower » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:56 am
by McAlmanac » Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:11 pm
hondo71 wrote:Andrew Taylor, Stephen Nicholls, Panizza, Jakovich, Klug, Negri and Klemm are just a few that come to mind that helped get the team competitive again.
by Hondo » Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:37 pm
McAlmanac wrote:hondo71 wrote:Andrew Taylor, Stephen Nicholls, Panizza, Jakovich, Klug, Negri and Klemm are just a few that come to mind that helped get the team competitive again.
The latter five didn't help the team become competitive - Woodville had already played in a preliminary final before they arrived.
by Adelaide Hawk » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:13 am
HeartBeatsTrue wrote:CK wrote:I remember there was a perception that the Woodpecker wasn't the sort of logo/emblem to strike fear into the hearts of opposition,
Like a Redleg, Rooster and Double Blue does
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