sorry guy's but have been away up north and missed out on the final outcome for Liam's jumper auction. Could someone please let me know what the final result was. Thanks in anticipation.

There aren't enough 'Smiley' icons on the internet to express how things went with Jurrah's jumper auction.

It got a bit of momentum going, thanks to 'The Fork' and others. In the end not only was the jumper successfully purchased for the Yuendumu community, but the surplus pledges paid to have some representatives come down to accept it at an MFC function, and a few thousand dollars made it's way to the Mt Theo community program as well - the local youth leadership program.

We did good. Thanks for bringing it up so we can bask in our pride some more!

Hopefully the connections built will stay strong and we'll have more of this sort of thing in the years to come.

Do we know the total amount that was donated in the end?

Check this thread out DemonSG.....

LIAM JURRAH JUMPER

It was over $4906 which is the highest total on this thread above.

Edited August 26, 200916 yr by High Tower

Check this thread out DemonSG.....

LIAM JURRAH JUMPER

It was over $4906 which is the highest total on this thread above.

thank's HT took me an hour to read, just a great story. In the s..t with the other half though, she was desperate to get onto the internet but I was too absorbed in the story to let her. Thanks again and go dees!

Bump...

I'm intrigued now - did we ever get a final figure?

I'm onto it, waiting for a call from Mt Theo.

Hey all, have all the figures together (sorry for the delay!) and here's the story:

donations received: $5946.87 !!

costs:

$3000.00 - final auction price

$350 - buyers premium

$1066 - airfares (Cecily Granites and Susie Low)

$180 - accommodation

$450 - tickets for The Long Journey for Liam's family x 6 (wife Shajira, Bruce, Rhea & Alex Hearne-McKinnon, Cecily's grand-daughter Naomi, Liam Campbell)

$0 - superb framing, with a plaque acknowledging Demonland and Demonology, courtesy of Joeboy!

Total: $5046

We now have $900.87 to buy footy equipment. Happy days! The jumper is now back 'home', ready for unveiling late October when Mt Theo moves into a new office. We are all in excitement mode - the Warlpiri Wizard comes home tomorrow, can't tell you how many young fellas are in the office every day just waiting, waiting...

In other news, I was really chuffed to be invited to the Presidents lunch for the Demons final game at the MCG this season, paid for by your club. A day of highlights for me - first game at the MCG, first 'official' game I had watched Liam play with the big boys, sitting between Ron Barrassi and Dipper... does it get any better? Oh yes, the four magnificant goals Liam kicked, those he set up, and his ability to be just about anywhere he was needed. And let me tell you, even Mr Barrassi thought we could have won that game if Liam had been left to fly :-)

So now we have a couple of quiet weeks with Liam hanging out at the office, going hunting, talking story with family, and clearly he'll have an ever present entourage of young hopefuls. Heroes are important to everyone I guess, but especially out here. And you mob are probably quite unique in that you understand that, and have given us such a wonderful gift. One that will continue to inspire, for many many years.

Cheers

Nangal

Hey all, have all the figures together (sorry for the delay!) and here's the story:

donations received: $5946.87 !!

costs:

$3000.00 - final auction price

$350 - buyers premium

$1066 - airfares (Cecily Granites and Susie Low)

$180 - accommodation

$450 - tickets for The Long Journey for Liam's family x 6 (wife Shajira, Bruce, Rhea & Alex Hearne-McKinnon, Cecily's grand-daughter Naomi, Liam Campbell)

$0 - superb framing, with a plaque acknowledging Demonland and Demonology, courtesy of Joeboy!

Total: $5046

We now have $900.87 to buy footy equipment. Happy days! The jumper is now back 'home', ready for unveiling late October when Mt Theo moves into a new office. We are all in excitement mode - the Warlpiri Wizard comes home tomorrow, can't tell you how many young fellas are in the office every day just waiting, waiting...

In other news, I was really chuffed to be invited to the Presidents lunch for the Demons final game at the MCG this season, paid for by your club. A day of highlights for me - first game at the MCG, first 'official' game I had watched Liam play with the big boys, sitting between Ron Barrassi and Dipper... does it get any better? Oh yes, the four magnificant goals Liam kicked, those he set up, and his ability to be just about anywhere he was needed. And let me tell you, even Mr Barrassi thought we could have won that game if Liam had been left to fly :-)

So now we have a couple of quiet weeks with Liam hanging out at the office, going hunting, talking story with family, and clearly he'll have an ever present entourage of young hopefuls. Heroes are important to everyone I guess, but especially out here. And you mob are probably quite unique in that you understand that, and have given us such a wonderful gift. One that will continue to inspire, for many many years.

Cheers

Nangal

Nice one Nangal,

That must have been an amazing experience for you. I have been going to the G for 40 years and I still worship it every time I see it. To watch your mate play on that ground sitting with Barass is just a great story!

I can only imagine the excitement that your community must be feeling with LJ coming home. This bloke has lit up the imaginations of us loyal Demons and we are just loving watching his progress and enjoying every moment he is on the field. I have not heard our crowd erupt like it does when he goes near the ball since jeff farmer was on fire.

He is an inspiration and I can`t wait to see him running around the G with the premiership cup in his hands in 3 or 4 years time!

Hey all, have all the figures together (sorry for the delay!) and here's the story:

donations received: $5946.87 !!

costs:

$3000.00 - final auction price

$350 - buyers premium

$1066 - airfares (Cecily Granites and Susie Low)

$180 - accommodation

$450 - tickets for The Long Journey for Liam's family x 6 (wife Shajira, Bruce, Rhea & Alex Hearne-McKinnon, Cecily's grand-daughter Naomi, Liam Campbell)

$0 - superb framing, with a plaque acknowledging Demonland and Demonology, courtesy of Joeboy!

Total: $5046

We now have $900.87 to buy footy equipment. Happy days! The jumper is now back 'home', ready for unveiling late October when Mt Theo moves into a new office. We are all in excitement mode - the Warlpiri Wizard comes home tomorrow, can't tell you how many young fellas are in the office every day just waiting, waiting...

In other news, I was really chuffed to be invited to the Presidents lunch for the Demons final game at the MCG this season, paid for by your club. A day of highlights for me - first game at the MCG, first 'official' game I had watched Liam play with the big boys, sitting between Ron Barrassi and Dipper... does it get any better? Oh yes, the four magnificant goals Liam kicked, those he set up, and his ability to be just about anywhere he was needed. And let me tell you, even Mr Barrassi thought we could have won that game if Liam had been left to fly :-)

So now we have a couple of quiet weeks with Liam hanging out at the office, going hunting, talking story with family, and clearly he'll have an ever present entourage of young hopefuls. Heroes are important to everyone I guess, but especially out here. And you mob are probably quite unique in that you understand that, and have given us such a wonderful gift. One that will continue to inspire, for many many years.

Cheers

Nangal

Thanks for the Nangal. My thoughts were the same as Ron's tbh. But we'll never know. Good to see $900.87 left over for footy equipment.