{"id":2679,"date":"2025-11-20T21:47:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ianmergard.com\/?p=2679"},"modified":"2025-11-20T21:47:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:47:24","slug":"suburban-footy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ianmergard.com\/?p=2679","title":{"rendered":"Suburban Footy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I popped in to see the South Fremantle Football Club, reigning WAFL premiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">We are the mighty Bulldogs<br>Always fighting on<br>With victory and flag our goal<br>With guts and determination<br>We put the rest to shame<br>Because our fighting spirit wins the game.<br>We're the Bulldogs (yes we are)<br>And we're the greatest (yes we are)<br>The mighty red 'V' which stands for victory<br>The rough tough Bulldogs (yes we are)<br>South Fremantle (yes we are)<br>The Southerners for ever more<br>Down by the Port of Fremantle<br>We hit them really hard<br>With true grit and courage we 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