Toast Bulldogs Jumper Thread

[JEDi 44]

Back row: Joe Ryan, Ted Ellis, Albert McTaggart, Frank Cahill, Alf Sampson, George Dougherty, Charlie Sutton, Wally Shearer
Middle row: Ambrose Palmer, Tom Tribe, Len McCankie, Norm Ware (captain-coach), Arthur Olliver, Bill Houston, Alby Morrison, Jim Thoms
Front row: Allan Collins, Harry Hickey, Norm Chisholm

Yarraville Oval

 

[JEDi 44]

1906

 

[worbod]

Not sure who this player wearing number 23 is, but the opponent is legendary Saints forward Bill Mohr. Footscray had a few number 23 players during Mohr's time, so I can't pinpoint who it is precisely.

 

[worbod]

George McLaren

 

[Fossie 32]

Not sure who this player wearing number 23 is, but the opponent is legendary Saints forward Bill Mohr. Footscray had a few number 23 players during Mohr's time, so I can't pinpoint who it is precisely.

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Mohr played from 1929 to 1941........ that narrows it down to


Roy THOMPSON 1926 to 1929
23 Frank AKED senior 1925 to 1932
23 Bill S. DOWNIE 1929 to 1932
23 Peter HANNAN 1933 to 1933
23 Jack VOSTI 1933 to 1934
23 Clarrie SHIELDS 1935 to 1937
23 Vince HAMILTON 1935 to 1935
23 Frank SPILLING 1933 to 1936
23 Roy PORTER 1937 to 1940
23 Fred GODFREY 1938 to 1938
23 Stan LIVINGSTONE 1937 to 1940
23 Dick CHIRGWIN 1940 to 1940
23 Frank KELLY 1941 to 1944

 

[worbod]

Second from left is Don McKenzie, with some team mates taking flick pass lessons from EJ.

 

[Freshwater]

Time to get the hoops back on the sleeves. Plain blue sleeves look silly.

 

[worbod]

Mohr played from 1929 to 1941........ that narrows it down to


Roy THOMPSON 1926 to 1929
23 Frank AKED senior 1925 to 1932
23 Bill S. DOWNIE 1929 to 1932
23 Peter HANNAN 1933 to 1933
23 Jack VOSTI 1933 to 1934
23 Clarrie SHIELDS 1935 to 1937
23 Vince HAMILTON 1935 to 1935
23 Frank SPILLING 1933 to 1936
23 Roy PORTER 1937 to 1940
23 Fred GODFREY 1938 to 1938
23 Stan LIVINGSTONE 1937 to 1940
23 Dick CHIRGWIN 1940 to 1940
23 Frank KELLY 1941 to 1944

It may well prove a fruitless task to identify the player in the photo, but I have discovered the following:

Roy THOMPSON 1926 to 1929 did not play against Mohr when he wore number 23
Peter HANNAN 1933 to 1933 did not play against St Kilda
Clarrie SHIELDS 1935 to 1937 did not play against St Kilda in 1935, the only season he wore number 23
Vince HAMILTON 1935 to 1935 did not play against St Kilda
Frank SPILLING 1933 to 1936 did not play against St Kilda in 1936, the only season he wore number 23
Dick CHIRGWIN 1940 to 1940 did not play against St Kilda
Frank KELLY 1941 to 1944 Mohr did not play against Footscray in 1941 and then retired

So this narrows it down to six possible players

 

[D Mitchell]

Time to get the hoops back on the sleeves. Plain blue sleeves look silly.

of course, no wonder nobody wears them, they should be compulsory between 1 July and 31 August

 

[worbod]

This is a photo of the Footscray team lining up against Geelong in round 2, 1952 as the Cats unfurl their 1951 premiership pennant. Most of the Footscray players here are wearing long sleeves. Using the team lineup as posted on AFL Tables (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1952/070919520426.html) and if my eyesight is accurate, I believe the players wearing long sleeves in this picture, from left to right are:
Frank McRae (number 16), Dick Wearmouth (33), Herb Henderson (25), Alby Linton (23), John Barrett (14), Brian Gilmore (34), Roy Harper (10), Alan Martin (19), Don Ross (9), Ted Whitten (3), Roger Duffy (7), Merv Laffey (12), Jack Collins (2), Jim Gallagher (24) and Wally Donald (22).

 

[Fossie 32]

And Charlie 6 ?

 

[worbod]

And Charlie 6 ?

Correct. I purposely left out the three short sleeved players: Charlie Sutton (number 6), Alan Bulman (17) and Bill Scanlan (26).

 

[krisholio14]

Here's another jumper quiz. Anybody know what jumper this is being worn by Alan Stoneham? From 1977 I believe. And a long sleeve.

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ACT state jumper

 

[worbod]

Don Ross

 

[worbod]

Alan Thorpe, 1993

 

[worbod]

Ian Dunstan

 

[Freshwater]

Ian Dunstan

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I loved those Addidas tracksuit tops on the trainers and always wanted one as a kid.

 

[ThirdLegUp]

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1906

Top row, last player on the right looks like he just saw a ghost as the picture was being taken

 

[Mantis Toboggan]

Chad Wingard 2019

 

[hoianbulldog]

Also features the Axe

There was no southern stand that day. It was during the mcg redevelopment. Great day at the footy.

 

[hoianbulldog]

Ian Dunstan

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Mocca wore long all career if i remember correctly.

 

[gordo2016]

Mocca wore long all career if i remember correctly.

I saw him play a bit and remember him wearing long sleeves, as you say. I think though he only did it though when it was wet or the ground was muddy. He has short sleeves on in one of these pics and in the other pic he is wearing long sleeves.

 

[worbod]

Allan Moncrieff

 

[worbod]

Rohan Smith in long sleeves with a mullet in his first season (1992). I took a screen shot of this from the fnwb website, so if you want to get a better look at Smith's face, or mullet, you can watch this clip of the third quarter. The website has highlights of all four quarters.

 

[josh the gent]

I think it would be great if the whole team went long sleeves for 1 match per season...

Something different!