What happened to Cam's tracky-dacks?

[Red and Blue Bloke 20]

I know I should not care as he is now a Dorks player, but Cam Bruce's tracky-dacks before the game and at half time when playing for us annoyed the p*ss out of me as this ridiculous garment reflected poorly on the rest of the Dees team.

He may as well have run onto the ground with his waterbottle and Zumba DVD.

It looks like the Dorks told him "No way are you going to make us look like soft-serve by wearing those, take 'em off, Pikelet"

Now that I have started, if we stick with the flag raising before games, it will not be long before it is ridiculed mercilessly. You raise a flag before the first game the following year after you win a Premiership, not because you won a heap of Grand Finals 40+ years ago.

[pitchfork 181]

On a semi-related note: Not sure if anyone was listening to 774 today, but Cam stuffed up 3 times in a row today, and one of the commentator's blamed it on Melbourne's culture!

[Kento80 83]

one of the commentator's blamed it on Melbourne's culture!

What a bunch of [censored]! I blame it on Cam being past it.

[Guest Rojik of the Arctic]

On a semi-related note: Not sure if anyone was listening to 774 today, but Cam stuffed up 3 times in a row today, and one of the commentator's blamed it on Melbourne's culture!

If one of those was the one where he hesitated instead of wheeling around and kicking it, and they said it was a Melbourne problem then I agree.

For a side the is s'posed to 'play on at all costs' we fart around with it too many times when we shouldn't.

[Chook 15,013]

For a game between Geelong and Hawthorn, you guys seem to be turning it into a problem with Melbourne. Is that part of our "culture" too?

[demoniac 1,333]

For a game between Geelong and Hawthorn, you guys seem to be turning it into a problem with Melbourne. Is that part of our "culture" too?

Flooding/Cluster/Zoning/Whatever its called this year spelt the end for Cam because the resulting congestion put pressure on his 2 weaknesses - decision making and disposal. A smart guy off the field but just not a good enough decision maker onfield and not skilled enough to think and execute his way through the congestion of the modern game.

Shurely the fact he was list managed out of Melbourne and is playing poorly for Hawthorn should be a tick for our decision making and raise queries about their list management strategies.

[Roger Mellie 4,037]

On a semi-related note: Not sure if anyone was listening to 774 today, but Cam stuffed up 3 times in a row today, and one of the commentator's blamed it on Melbourne's culture!

Can you elaborate on this? Ie was it David Parkin that made the comment?

Thanks

[Nasher 33,616]

For a game between Geelong and Hawthorn, you guys seem to be turning it into a problem with Melbourne. Is that part of our "culture" too?

It's definitely part of Demonland culture.

[daisycutter 29,626]

Can we please stay on topic "What happened to Cam's tracky-dacks?"

Seriously, what could have happened? Without the tracky-dacks no wonder Cam is kicking helicopter passes and suicide handballs.

Bring back the tracky-dacks Cam!

[Red Sox 2]

It's definitely part of Demonland culture.

That and the minority routinely dismissing the majority with a clever sentence.

This one ran it's it race after # 1.

[Salems Lot 2,535]

Can you elaborate on this? Ie was it David Parkin that made the comment?

Thanks

McLure

[Longsufferingnomore 1,633]

Can we please stay on topic "What happened to Cam's tracky-dacks?"

Seriously, what could have happened? Without the tracky-dacks no wonder Cam is kicking helicopter passes and suicide handballs.

Bring back the tracky-dacks Cam!

Obviously it was the "baby poo" brown tracky dacks that did it

[Samsara 65]

Bruce was very ordinary today. He certainly doesn't look near as good in a team that is developed far more than Melbourne.

[Harcourt 146]

Cam is battling in his new surroundings no doubt about that. His disposal by both hand and foot is terrible and his fitness edge seems to have diminished.

My Hawthorn friends are not happy with him; when I tell them they got him for free they still think they paid too much for him.

Long term it was a good move by the club in letting him go, might have been nice to keep Junior for another year if we knew though.

[Roger Mellie 4,037]

Would have paid attention if it was Parkin - thanks for the clarification GHDBrother and RR

[Doggo 32]

Cam Bruce's tracky-dacks before the game and at half time when playing for us annoyed the p*ss out of me as this ridiculous garment reflected poorly on the rest of the Dees team.

He may as well have run onto the ground with his waterbottle and Zumba DVD.

It looks like the Dorks told him "No way are you going to make us look like soft-serve by wearing those, take 'em off, Pikelet"

Weird post.

I didn't care about whether or not he wore the trackies when he was on our list, and i still don't care now. And i'm pretty sure they (Tasmania Hawks) wouldn't care either.

What is it that annoyed you so much about them?

Gotta agree with the pre-match flag raising thing though. Hoping we don't see a repeat of that again until we truly earn the real thing.

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

What difference does it/did it make?

I heard he suffered from shin splints, and as a long time sufferer, I can completely understand the desire to do ANYTHING to alleviate the pain.

I'd be more surprised to see the Dorks insist he wear no trackies. Would be a weird and unnecessary thing for the club to do.

Having a crack at worst thread of the year this one.

[H_T 3,049]

McLure

He definitely responds straight down the line when commenting on Melbourne. Perhaps he is right ! Maybe once we address our ruthlessness, toughness and contested ball winning ability that opinion might change.

[Bobby McKenzie 2,385]

Weird post.

I didn't care about whether or not he wore the trackies when he was on our list, and i still don't care now. And i'm pretty sure they (Tasmania Hawks) wouldn't care either.

What is it that annoyed you so much about them?

Gotta agree with the pre-match flag raising thing though. Hoping we don't see a repeat of that again until we truly earn the real thing.

Certainly a silly post. Olympic athletes, runners, jumpers, swimmers and many tennis players wear track suit pants before their events as a precaution against muscle damage due to cold. Footballers not allowed? I think no one could dispute the man's attention to physical fitness during his entire career. If you respond by saying no other footballer does it, does that make it wrong? Ever heard of personal preference or freedom of choice?

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

He definitely responds straight down the line when commenting on Melbourne. Perhaps he is right ! Maybe once we address our ruthlessness, toughness and contested ball winning ability that opinion might change.

I think nearly everytime we have played in front of Maclure and 774 we have put in a shocker. MFC have some form for poor performances. Calls it as he sees it. He is more interesting a commentator than most.

[Robbie57 2,022]

Certainly a silly post. Olympic athletes, runners, jumpers, swimmers and many tennis players wear track suit pants before their events as a precaution against muscle damage due to cold. Footballers not allowed? I think no one could dispute the man's attention to physical fitness during his entire career. If you respond by saying no other footballer does it, does that make it wrong? Ever heard of personal preference or freedom of choice?

I think thats the point they have disappeared so his freedom of choice might have gone.

A bit like the hird comment on some Essendon players (who knows their names) coloured footy boots.

No doubt he was told we dont do that around these parts.

[Rogue 585]

What difference does it/did it make?

I heard he suffered from shin splints, and as a long time sufferer, I can completely understand the desire to do ANYTHING to alleviate the pain.

I'd be more surprised to see the Dorks insist he wear no trackies. Would be a weird and unnecessary thing for the club to do.

I was going to reply to this post but you've said all I wanted to.

If anyone actually has any information that suggests Hawthorn has put a ban on the pre-game pant-wearing I'd like to hear it.

[harry 1]

I know I should not care as he is now a Dorks player, but Cam Bruce's tracky-dacks before the game and at half time when playing for us annoyed the p*ss out of me as this ridiculous garment reflected poorly on the rest of the Dees team.

He may as well have run onto the ground with his waterbottle and Zumba DVD.

It looks like the Dorks told him "No way are you going to make us look like soft-serve by wearing those, take 'em off, Pikelet"

Now that I have started, if we stick with the flag raising before games, it will not be long before it is ridiculed mercilessly. You raise a flag before the first game the following year after you win a Premiership, not because you won a heap of Grand Finals 40+ years ago.

hahaha water bottle and zumba dvd.

Yeah, the trakkies were sh!thouse.

Likewise, the flag raising. I don't mind the idea of the 'grand old flag' featuring in some way, but not raising it to remind us that we've not won a flag in 47 years.