Peter Gordon gave $1 million to his beloved Western Bulldogs saying it is better than a Ferrari

WESTERN Bulldogs president Peter Gordon says donating $1 million to his club last year was the realisation of a 25-year dream.

*** Photo of Bulldog's president Peter Gordon on the groundand in The Grandstand at Whitten Oval.The Western Bulldogs will be forming their own stand alone VFL Team in 2014 .

WESTERN Bulldogs president Peter Gordon says donating $1 million to his club last year was the realisation of a 25-year dream.

Gordon confirmed he had handed the money to his beloved Dogs last year, joking it was cheaper and more satisfying than a red Ferrari.

He helped rescue the club in 1989 when it was headed for a merger then was the president from 1989 to 1996.

A hugely successful lawyer who led class actions over asbestos, Dow Corning breast implants and the tobacco industry, he now has the means to help out financially.

Asked on Triple M radio about the Herald Sun’s story last November, he confirmed he has been able to gift the club the huge sum.

“In one sense it’s something I always dreamt of when I took over the club when I was 32 and didn’t have a brass razoo to my name,’’ he said.

“I dreamt of being in a position to do it and it was a thrill to do it. Some blokes when they get to middle age get red Ferraris and some have affairs and this for me was a lot more straightforward and cheaper and less complicated.

“We have done so much for multicultural communities and people with disabilities and this is a really iconic place for people in the west.”

Gordon’s wife Kerri helps run the Whitten Oval cafe Barkers with senior assistant Brett Montgomery’s wife Terri, with Kerri’s share of the proceeds directed back to the club.

He said the Dogs would never revert to the Footscray name while he was in charge despite the club’s VFL side reverting to the Footscray Bulldogs.

He said the club’s spread across the western suburbs was too important to jeopardise by a return to the traditional name for the AFL club.