Lindsay Gilbee, who played 209 games for the Western Bulldogs between 2001 to 2012, was given an unusual nickname in his early days at the Kennel: 'Toast'.

It began as 'Loose Toast' before being shortened to simply 'Toast', according to Bob Murphy, who tells the tale in his book, 'Leather Soul': 

It stemmed from Lindsay's habit at breakfast of waiting until everyone had feasted on the piping hot toast after Monday recovery at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Albert Park.  When the crowd had thinned, Lindsay would drift up and pick up what was left over.  This caught the attention of Paul Hudson, who called it a 'loose toast get'.  Uncontested toast.  It stuck.

On this day in 2009, 'Toast' played a modest game for the Bulldogs, but his teammates made sure he was able to celebrate his 150th match by putting the Sydney Swans to the sword at Manuka Oval in Canberra.

Celebrations didn't look likely at the start of the afternoon.  After 18 minutes' play, all the Bulldogs had to show for their efforts was a solitary Brad Johnson behind.  The Swans had 2.1 on the board and led by 12 points, with Barry Hall kicking both goals.

Having failed to score a goal in nearly 20 minutes, the Dogs then reversed things completely, and took under eight minutes to score five majors, and they were suddenly three goals clear at the first break. 

The quarter-time break did not stop the Dogs' roll.  In a devastating second-term barrage, they added eight more goals, restricting the Swans to a single behind.  When the half-time siren sounded, the Bulldogs led by 69 points, having kicked 13 goals in a row.

With the heat out of the game, Sydney fought back in the third and final quarters to reduce the final margin to 40 points, but it mattered not, because the game was effectively done and dusted by half time.

It's unknown if any the foursome exclaimed "you're toast" as the Swans trudged off the ground, but there's no doubt they would have raised a glass to toast 'Toast' after the big win.

Gilbee picked up 12 possessions in his milestone game, but the stars of the day were his fellow 1999 draftees Daniel Giansiracusa (26 disposals, three goals), Mitch Hahn (three goals and 15 touches) and Ryan Hargrave (22 disposals, five marks).

A week later the quartet starred again, this time to celebrate Hargrave's 150th match.  Giansiracusa, Gilbee and Hahn each kicked two goals and 'Toast' booted one himself as the Dogs smashed Richmond by 68 points.

The entire Bulldogs team, not just Gilbee, were hot by now, as they charged towards another finals campaign in 2009.