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Another great read in the Age.

I hope you enjoyed the trip Rudeboy.

A very good point made about Sean Charles.

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One the best written and most beautiful pieces you'll read in a newspaper.

I feel so personally connected to the characters weaved into the story but that's because it's real life and I think there's more to tell before this one ends.

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Outstanding! Emotional.

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Outstanding! Emotional.

Great read. To those in the AFL administration and elsewhere who said we don't stand for anything, you will eat your words.

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Well done Martin Flanagan...still embedded in the MFC!

Great work done by Jim & Don & a sensational front page photo of Liam standing in the red dirt under blue skies.

I'm with Big Kev on Sean Charles. It's a haunting remark that really stands out above all else in the article.

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Great read. To those in the AFL administration and elsewhere who said we don't stand for anything, you will eat your words.

And really we did not, but out of all this, is a club that has put a line in the sand and now does stand for something, maybe just maybe Vlad did us a favour after all.


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The articles Martin Flanagan has written on Mfc in The Age this year have been a pleasure to read.

No ego or criticisms, only beautifully written observations of characters and places he has encounters while "attached" to our club.

The Age has really helped raise our profile with these regular pieces, I hope all Demonlanders have been taking advantage of the Mfc subscription offer where you get Friday - Mondays paper for bugger all.

There really is no comparison between the quality research and journalism from the Age writers in general and the crap served up by the tabloid alternative.

I hope Flanagan ges some recognition for his work. In the Age archives somewhere there is a brilliant piece he wrote on "Tiger' Crosswell a few years ago, worth a read if you can find it

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Excellent piece and the best of them from Flanagan in my opinion. It is a good point made about Sean Charles.

And I think you are spot on Ravi about journalistic quality.

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And really we did not, but out of all this, is a club that has put a line in the sand and now does stand for something, maybe just maybe Vlad did us a favour after all.

I actually applaud Vlad for saying what he said. At the Time the club really was in no mans land, apart from us die hards.

Vlad saying that we stood for nothing actually woke the Demon up.

Yet another Gem of a read from Martin, his work has also helped get this club going as well.

How many other great articles are written on Wooden spoon clubs-Thanks Martin, i hope you now also support the Demons.

What a photo in the red dirt, anyone who has never been up that way-you must see that red dirt. awesome.

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It seems that the more people learn about others, the more they learn about themselves. MFC has rightly broadened itself to a fundamental part of our game and indigenous culture. Good to see the club continually grow and the mutual respect shown between visitors and hosts just reinforces how much of an impact Liam makes on the people around him - "People are drawn to him" as Jimmy was reported to have said.

Great article as others have said.

Gotta love this club too!

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The articles Martin Flanagan has written on Mfc in The Age this year have been a pleasure to read.

Martin Flanagan is, without any question, the greatest writer on Australian Rules that we have ever had. If you're in any doubts, get hold of his books, in particular '1970 and Other Stories of the Australian Game' , 'Faces in the Crowd' and 'Southern sky, Western Oval' (a truly great book about Footscray's struggle for survival).

As the blurb in 'Real Footy' says, Flanagan is "a great believer in the capacity of newspapers to act as vehicles for non-fiction story-telling." That's what he does brilliantly. In America great writers (not merely sportswriters but non-fiction authors) write about baseball. In England, they write about cricket. Flanagan's work is on a par with any of them.

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Martin Flanagan is, without any question, the greatest writer on Australian Rules that we have ever had. If you're in any doubts, get hold of his books, in particular '1970 and Other Stories of the Australian Game' , 'Faces in the Crowd' and 'Southern sky, Western Oval' (a truly great book about Footscray's struggle for survival).

As the blurb in 'Real Footy' says, Flanagan is "a great believer in the capacity of newspapers to act as vehicles for non-fiction story-telling." That's what he does brilliantly. In America great writers (not merely sportswriters but non-fiction authors) write about baseball. In England, they write about cricket. Flanagan's work is on a par with any of them.

And for Aus and international cricket, we have another of the great world sports writers, Gideon Haigh.

What a surprise! He doesn't write for the Herald-Sun.

If you want current and accurate cricket news check Chloe Saltau and Gideon with a little acerbic occasional comment from Roebuck in the Age.

No contest.

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with that last paragraph of Stynes saying they did not know how to handle a young sean charles, i feel in the next 2 - 5 years the mfc will build the greatest aboriginal culture ever seen in an AFL club, led by LJ

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And for Aus and international cricket, we have another of the great world sports writers, Gideon Haigh. What a surprise! He doesn't write for the Herald-Sun. If you want current and accurate cricket news check Chloe Saltau and Gideon with a little acerbic occasional comment from Roebuck in the Age. No contest.
This sort of chest beating tripe doesn't interest me in the slightest.

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I am so excited about LJ and what he is bringing to our club. I think all of us were more than a little concerned about the go home factor for Liam and who could blame him if he ever did. But I reckon we can rest easy with regards to that now. There is an imbedded bond between the MFC and Liam`s community. It seems they are as grateful for the opportunity that we have given Liam, as we are that he is wearing our jumper and proud of it. Well done Dees, we took a punt when other clubs wouldn`t dare take such a risk (which it clearly was!). I`ll cry like a baby boy the day I see this bloke hold the Cup at the G when we when our first flag in nearly 50 years!

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I am so excited about LJ and what he is bringing to our club. I think all of us were more than a little concerned about the go home factor for Liam and who could blame him if he ever did. But I reckon we can rest easy with regards to that now. There is an imbedded bond between the MFC and Liam`s community. It seems they are as grateful for the opportunity that we have given Liam, as we are that he is wearing our jumper and proud of it. Well done Dees, we took a punt when other clubs wouldn`t dare take such a risk (which it clearly was!). I`ll cry like a baby boy the day I see this bloke hold the Cup at the G when we when our first flag in nearly 50 years!

Another great article from Martin Flanagan...he really brings the story alive . Great pic too. I could feel the red dust slipping between my fingers too

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For those who might be interested l posted a handful of pics of the Melbourne visit on the YuendumuMagpies web page. www.yuendumumagpies.com. Just go to the Liam Jurrah section in the headers and scroll down for the photos. Forgive the general busyness and formatting mistakes lm doing my best!

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For those who might be interested l posted a handful of pics of the Melbourne visit on the YuendumuMagpies web page. www.yuendumumagpies.com. Just go to the Liam Jurrah section and scroll down for the photos. Forgive the general busyness and formatting mistakes lm doing my best!

Thankyou, i could feel the Dead Heart out there. I am Proud of Liam & the MFC.

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For those who might be interested l posted a handful of pics of the Melbourne visit on the YuendumuMagpies web page. www.yuendumumagpies.com. Just go to the Liam Jurrah section in the headers and scroll down for the photos. Forgive the general busyness and formatting mistakes lm doing my best!

Just checked `em out Japaljarri. Well done mate. Great to see. You can see the pride in everyone`s faces, Dees heirarchy and the locals!! Great stuff and thanks for sharing!

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Some fantastic photos Japaljarri thanks for posting them

thankyou... that was awesome/fantastic. I could feel the heat in the air, and taste the dust in my mouth

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