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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - BILLY STRETCH

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What a beast, I'd be scared if he came at me ;-)

  • 3 weeks later...
 
 

Stretch shirked a contest and was tarred by that, but at his best was a very, very good player. If he was on our current list and at at his best he would probably be the best player we would have.

Great player of a successful era for the Dees. Light-bodied, spectacular mark and quality run and carry player.

When he used to play for us (SS) his marks were punctuated by everyone around us yelling "Stretchmarks!". You had to be there but it was yelled quite often over his career.. and never seemed to get "old"

We could be all yelling it out in years to come...one ... two .... three.... STRETCHMARKS!!

  • 7 months later...

anyone heard anything about him lately? i heard he is going to be playing for SA in the under 16s championships this year.

I'm going to take an outright punt at this...will probably get it wrong...

Trengove

Tapscott

Jamar

and I reckon there's one more but dunno who...4?

One more...Rivers

Hey Guys

Billy has been picked In a squad of 50 to represent SA at the U16 National Champs. The list will be cut to 25 on the 3rd of July. Fingers crossed!

  • 4 weeks later...
 

Just seen a photo on Facebook of Marky J with Billy Stretch in the MFC facilities... interesting. Or could be nothing, but thought it was worth mentioning!


Just seen a photo on Facebook of Marky J with Billy Stretch in the MFC facilities... interesting. Or could be nothing, but thought it was worth mentioning!

Who in the hell is Marky J.?

Have we got Mark Jackson back to the club-fantastic!

Just the steadying influence we need in a mentoring role.

Might have to keep quiet about this one Shhhhhh!

They make us pay overs.....


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Agree, the similarities between Steven Stretch and Cale Morton in physical attributes and skills is very similar. But that's where it stops. Stretch whilst not the most aggressive or physical player, did not shirk contests or get intimidated by them, and this is where he reigns so much more supreme than Morton.

Sorry. The most vivid memory I have of the 1988 Grand Final was Steven Stretch, in miles of space on a wing during the first Quarter, spill a simple mark because he heard Dippa's footsteps. It was soft beyond belief.

Agree, the similarities between Steven Stretch and Cale Morton in physical attributes and skills is very similar. But that's where it stops. Stretch whilst not the most aggressive or physical player, did not shirk contests or get intimidated by them, and this is where he reigns so much more supreme than Morton.

Name of Drugs you are on please??

1988 Grand Final no less - squibbed against Dipper big time.

Short memories......


Name of Drugs you are on please??

1988 Grand Final no less - squibbed against Dipper big time.

Short memories......

So we judge his career on one incident, is that how it works?

This kid has the goods apparently.......

So we judge his career on one incident, is that how it works?

Careers are judged by performance in finals. And Stretch's career was definitely marked by that incident. Having said that I am reliably informed he was one of the first players picked every week. I liked him as a player.

But if you bother to read the threads above I was responding to this quote below which is simply untrue.

Stretch whilst not the most aggressive or physical player, did not shirk contests or get intimidated by them, and this is where he reigns so much more supreme than Morton.

I would take him over Morton anyday because his skills were so much better - his physicality is probably about the same.

 

So we judge his career on one incident, is that how it works?

Agree. A very minor blemish on an otherwise stellar career as a Demon.

Stretcher leaves Cale Morton in his dust.

15 i believe

Mad Demon supporter as well


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