Mrs Wilson, her husband Bill and their two sons and four grandchildren will be at the MCG to cheer on the Bulldogs against the Sydney Swans in the 2016 AFL grand final.

It will be the Bulldogs third grand final with Mrs Wilson having fond memories of the first two.

She grew up in Footscray, not far from the then Western Oval.

In 1954, she made the trek to the MCG to see the Bulldogs win their one and only premiership.

“It was different to what it is now, we got up early on the Saturday morning, took our packed lunch and lined up at the gate,” Mrs Wilson said.

“My dad worked on the Saturday morning so we put our coats down to save him a seat. My brother was working away and he hitch-hiked to the game and by the time he got there the seats were all gone so he was one of the many who sat inside the boundary line. That wouldn’t happen today.

“In 1961, we lost to Hawthorn, it was a very hot day and they were too fit and strong for us.”

One of the stars of those two grand finals was Ted Whitten, whose family lived just across the highway from Mrs Wilson when she was growing up.

While Whitten is the greatest Bulldog, Mrs Wilson is impressed with the new breed.

“They play exciting and unpredictable football, they are a very good team to watch,” she said.