Back in April 2016 the Western Bulldogs pulled out a rather clever banner for their game against North Melbourne – the rail theme is what caught my eye.
The banner read:
The only place North Melbourne should be ahead of Footscray is on the St Albans line
In case you haven’t memorised Melbourne’s railway map, North Melbourne is located two stops before Footscray when headed out of the CBD.
Nitpickers corner
The “St Albans line” came into being when the Bendigo line was electrified as far as St Albans in 1921, but the name was changed to “Sydenham line” in 2002 when electrification was extended north to Watergardens station, and then to “Sunbury line” in 2012 when suburban services were extended further north to Sunbury.
A handful of trains continued to terminate at St Albans station until March 2015, when the turnback platform was removed from service as part of the Main Road grade separation project.
Footnote
Local comedian Danny McGinlay is behind the banners – here is a selection of rejected slogans.
Not to mention the fact that North Melbourne is ahead of Footscray on the Werribee/Laverton and Williamstown Lines!