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Its a Grand Old Flag

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Other people\s thoughts on the dvd?

Mine:

-shane woewoeful.... widely recognized as the worst brownlow medalist ever but the DVD attempts to make him a hero :huh:

-we;ve just had one of the worst seasons of all time, but the Brisbane game was a turning point? Cmon we lost all our games after that too

Just the absolute optimism of the dvd is so incredible it distorts the reality

-suffers badly from litte, photos, video available from the our glory period in the 50's

-nothing I hadn't already seen or knew about norm smith

-god that purple color from the 80;s was horrible wasnt it?

-didn't realize how bad barassi was when he came back to coach in the 80's

-um yeah. I agree 100% with what I read on here not long ago for a long time we have had no genuine superstars, just very good players Neitz a gun but lets face it he wasnt an Ablett or a Dunstall for that matter. Same with Flower who despite being amazing couldnt get us in finals

lets hope watts and scully change this?

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    -um yeah. I agree 100% with what I read on here not long ago for a long time we have had no genuine superstars, just very good players Neitz a gun but lets face it he wasnt an Ablett or a Dunstall for that matter. Same with Flower who despite being amazing couldnt get us in finals

    Oh dear! Come on DD, get your facts straight!

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    Other people\s thoughts on the dvd?

    Mine:

    -shane woewoeful.... widely recognized as the worst brownlow medalist ever but the DVD attempts to make him a hero :huh:

    -we;ve just had one of the worst seasons of all time, but the Brisbane game was a turning point? Cmon we lost all our games after that too

    Just the absolute optimism of the dvd is so incredible it distorts the reality

    -suffers badly from litte, photos, video available from the our glory period in the 50's

    -nothing I hadn't already seen or knew about norm smith

    -god that purple color from the 80;s was horrible wasnt it?

    -didn't realize how bad barassi was when he came back to coach in the 80's

    -um yeah. I agree 100% with what I read on here not long ago for a long time we have had no genuine superstars, just very good players Neitz a gun but lets face it he wasnt an Ablett or a Dunstall for that matter. Same with Flower who despite being amazing couldnt get us in finals

    lets hope watts and scully change this?

    I find the optimism in the DVD far more palatable than ignorant and uniformed slags at players who wore the red and blue proudly from alleged supporters.

    While not being the greatest footballer in the world, Woewodin was an absloute credit to himself in the way he prepared and applied himself for AFL and he got the most out of his game. A good lesson to all young footballers. His B'low is a wonderful reward for player who did have a very good season. I just cant see the need to slag him as one of the worst winners ever. Why should he be criticised for winning the B'low for FFS? For guy picked up in the PSD in 1997 and three years later win the B'low ...of course he should be celebrated as a hero.

    Its good you know so much about Norm Smith. You clearly have not got a clue about Robbie Flower. Best footballer I have ever seen in 40 years of watching MFC. Its indicative of how bad MFC was that Flower could not get us to the finals before 1987. God knows he did more than enough. In his final year he was pivotal and important to MFC finally getting in the finals for the first time in 23 years. And played brilliantly in the first two finals. If Flower had played in a top team he would have been picked for team of the century ahead of the front running Keith Greig.

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    It's already been said by the previous two posters.

    Suggest you brush up on your Mfc history. :wacko:

    edit: in reference to OP

    Edited by High Tower

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    I find the optimism in the DVD far more palatable than ignorant and uniformed slags at players who wore the red and blue proudly from alleged supporters.

    While not being the greatest footballer in the world, Woewodin was an absloute credit to himself in the way he prepared and applied himself for AFL and he got the most out of his game. A good lesson to all young footballers. His B'low is a wonderful reward for player who did have a very good season. I just cant see the need to slag him as one of the worst winners ever. Why should he be criticised for winning the B'low for FFS? For guy picked up in the PSD in 1997 and three years later win the B'low ...of course he should be celebrated as a hero.

    Its good you know so much about Norm Smith. You clearly have not got a clue about Robbie Flower. Best footballer I have ever seen in 40 years of watching MFC. Its indicative of how bad MFC was that Flower could not get us to the finals before 1987. God knows he did more than enough. In his final year he was pivotal and important to MFC finally getting in the finals for the first time in 23 years. And played brilliantly in the first two finals. If Flower had played in a top team he would have been picked for team of the century ahead of the front running Keith Greig.

    +1

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    I find the optimism in the DVD far more palatable than ignorant and uniformed slags at players who wore the red and blue proudly from alleged supporters.

    While not being the greatest footballer in the world, Woewodin was an absloute credit to himself in the way he prepared and applied himself for AFL and he got the most out of his game. A good lesson to all young footballers. His B'low is a wonderful reward for player who did have a very good season. I just cant see the need to slag him as one of the worst winners ever. Why should he be criticised for winning the B'low for FFS? For guy picked up in the PSD in 1997 and three years later win the B'low ...of course he should be celebrated as a hero.

    Its good you know so much about Norm Smith. You clearly have not got a clue about Robbie Flower. Best footballer I have ever seen in 40 years of watching MFC. Its indicative of how bad MFC was that Flower could not get us to the finals before 1987. God knows he did more than enough. In his final year he was pivotal and important to MFC finally getting in the finals for the first time in 23 years. And played brilliantly in the first two finals. If Flower had played in a top team he would have been picked for team of the century ahead of the front running Keith Greig.

    RR i agree with every word you say here, Woewodin did a brilliant job from '97 to 2000, his application was flawless. He got the most out of his body. Flower was just a complete Legend who played in very poor sides.

    But always busted his gut for the team he trully loved.

    Never Bag Robbie around here Mr DVD watcher......

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    Starting tomorrow we're going to be running a series on the History of the Melbourne Football Club by the Professor. Hopefully, it might help correct some of the misconceptions some people have about our club and its past.

    We ran the series a while ago but there's so much interest in the club among supporters these days that we're doing it again in revised form thanks to the efforts of the Professor and our Demonland writers. Hopefully, it will lead in to a new chapter in the club's history and we manage to see a new golden era for the club ...

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    Starting tomorrow we're going to be running a series on the History of the Melbourne Football Club by the Professor. Hopefully, it might help correct some of the misconceptions some people have about our club and its past.

    We ran the series a while ago but there's so much interest in the club among supporters these days that we're doing it again in revised form thanks to the efforts of the Professor and our Demonland writers. Hopefully, it will lead in to a new chapter in the club's history and we manage to see a new golden era for the club ...

    Great, in a few years time our history will once again be envied by all our opponents....

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    Other people\s thoughts on the dvd?

    Mine:

    -shane woewoeful.... widely recognized as the worst brownlow medalist ever but the DVD attempts to make him a hero :huh:

    -we;ve just had one of the worst seasons of all time, but the Brisbane game was a turning point? Cmon we lost all our games after that too

    Just the absolute optimism of the dvd is so incredible it distorts the reality

    -suffers badly from litte, photos, video available from the our glory period in the 50's

    -nothing I hadn't already seen or knew about norm smith

    The fact that Television did not occur in Melbourne until 1956 is a problem that is not the fault of the MFC, & your post almost disrespects the players of that era...almost.

    I suggest you read the RED FOX again, and remember that other clubs have only won one flag in 150 years.

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    Other people\s thoughts on the dvd?

    Mine:

    -shane woewoeful.... widely recognized as the worst brownlow medalist ever but the DVD attempts to make him a hero :huh:

    -we;ve just had one of the worst seasons of all time, but the Brisbane game was a turning point? Cmon we lost all our games after that too

    Just the absolute optimism of the dvd is so incredible it distorts the reality

    -suffers badly from litte, photos, video available from the our glory period in the 50's

    -nothing I hadn't already seen or knew about norm smith

    -god that purple color from the 80;s was horrible wasnt it?

    -didn't realize how bad barassi was when he came back to coach in the 80's

    -um yeah. I agree 100% with what I read on here not long ago for a long time we have had no genuine superstars, just very good players Neitz a gun but lets face it he wasnt an Ablett or a Dunstall for that matter. Same with Flower who despite being amazing couldnt get us in finals

    lets hope watts and scully change this?

    Mate, if you don't think Flower was a champion or superstar, you are an absolute disgrace.

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    Thousands of supporters went to watch the Demons JUST to watch Robbie Flower play up and down that wing. Best footballer I've seen!

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