Peter Gordon Says He Was Advised To Gamble $1.5M On Tattslotto To Save The Footscray Football Club

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Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon has revealed this morning that he was advised to gamble $1.5m of funds raised to save the Footscray Football Club.

Speaking on the 30th anniversary of the Footscray Football Club's campaign to remain in the AFL, Peter Gordon reflected on the turbulent time the Club was going through at the time.

The AFL at the time tasked the Dogs with raising $5 million to remain in the AFL system, or be forced to fold.

The Club ran a fundraiser and managed to raise $1.5m, and speaking this morning on The Hot Breakfast, Gordon revealed he was almost coerced into gambling the $1.5m into Tattslotto to raise the extra $3.5m needed.

 

Ryan Warren

30 October 2019

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