Jump to content

Something good - tomorrow is Allen Jakovich Day

Chook in Perth
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Posted

Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the great man kicking 11 goals 8 against North Melbourne.

It ranks as one of the greatest individual performances by a Melbourne player in history.

22 kicks, 14 marks, 11 goals, 8 behinds, 2 out on the full, 3 Brownlow votes and a $750 fine for umpire abuse.

He had 10 goals to 3 quarter time and should have ended with at least 14, as he missed some very easy shots.

Here are 2 of the not so easy goals.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/SKSJTLXhWtE

Remember some of the greatest goals ever kicked for the club, remember the extra 5000 he brought through the gates, remember the goal celebrations.

Remember the fat arse, laziness, filthy temper and tantrums as well.

Never forget he was but a shooting star who never burnt as brightly as he should have.

In my eyes, my favourite ever footballer x 100,000.

Here's some trips down memory lane.

Poljubi me u pravu ljubav Glen

http://www.youtube.com/embed/QFt-QaYxV7g

Eat this filth

http://www.youtube.com/embed/6n-BoYQMSNI

His last public appearance as a Melbourne player. Looks quite fit, but about to embark on a summer of destruction.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/YVgpnLsSdXw

At a time when this football club is on its knees (again), take a moment tomorrow to reflect on the greatest showman this football club has known.

Happy Allen Jakovich Day and thanks to Supermercado/Demonblog for coming up with the concept. I can only take credit for the date.

Edited by Chook in Perth

  • Quote
    •  

    Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the great man kicking 11 goals 8 against North Melbourne.

    It ranks as one of the greatest individual performances by a Melbourne player in history.

    22 kicks, 14 marks, 11 goals, 8 behinds, 2 out on the full, 3 Brownlow votes and a $750 fine for umpire abuse.

    He had 10 goals to 3 quarter time and should have ended with at least 14, as he missed some very easy shots.

    Here are 2 of the not so easy goals.

    http://www.youtube.c...bed/SKSJTLXhWtE

    Remember some of the greatest goals ever kicked for the club, remember the extra 5000 he brought through the gates, remember the goal celebrations.

    Remember the fat arse, laziness, filthy temper and tantrums as well.

    Never forget he was but a shooting star who never burnt as brightly as he should have.

    In my eyes, my favourite ever footballer x 100,000.

    Here's some trips down memory lane.

    Poljubi me u pravu ljubav Glen

    http://www.youtube.c...bed/QFt-QaYxV7g

    Eat this filth

    http://www.youtube.c...bed/6n-BoYQMSNI

    His last public appearance as a Melbourne player. Looks quite fit, but about to embark on a summer of destruction.

    http://www.youtube.c...bed/YVgpnLsSdXw

    At a time when this football club is on its knees (again), take a moment tomorrow to reflect on the greatest showman this football club has known.

    Happy Allen Jakovich Day and thanks to Supermercado/Demonblog for coming up with the concept. I can only take credit for the date.

    Awesome....i remember that day so well, as the southern stand was being built.

  • Quote

    http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=154734074600883 <-- the Facebook event

    http://supermercadoproject.blogspot.com/2003/08/allen-jakovich-day-2003.html <-- the first online Allen Jakovich Day (after having been celebrated offline since 1999)

    ONLY THE POWER OF JAKOVICH CAN SAVE US NOW.

  • Quote
    •  

    It must also be close to the first anniversary of that massive win we had last year against the Swans.

    Amazing - 12 months is a long time in football.

    July 25 was the Sydney win.

    I think my favourite stat from above is Jako's 22 kicks lead to 21 shots on goal. What was his other kick? One that fell short?

  • Quote
    • Author

    July 25 was the Sydney win.

    I think my favourite stat from above is Jako's 22 kicks lead to 21 shots on goal. What was his other kick? One that fell short?

    took a speccy 45 from goal at the Punt Rd end and passed to Brett Lovett who was unmanned in the goal square in the middle of his 3rd quarter masterclass.

    that in itself was the biggest shock of the day.

  • Quote
    •  

    that in itself was the biggest shock of the day.

    He probably still regrets it!

  • Quote

    Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the great man kicking 11 goals 8 against North Melbourne.

    It ranks as one of the greatest individual performances by a Melbourne player in history.

    22 kicks, 14 marks, 11 goals, 8 behinds, 2 out on the full, 3 Brownlow votes and a $750 fine for umpire abuse.

    He had 10 goals to 3 quarter time and should have ended with at least 14, as he missed some very easy shots.

    Here are 2 of the not so easy goals.

    http://www.youtube.com/embed/SKSJTLXhWtE

    Remember some of the greatest goals ever kicked for the club, remember the extra 5000 he brought through the gates, remember the goal celebrations.

    Remember the fat arse, laziness, filthy temper and tantrums as well.

    Never forget he was but a shooting star who never burnt as brightly as he should have.

    In my eyes, my favourite ever footballer x 100,000.

    Here's some trips down memory lane.

    Poljubi me u pravu ljubav Glen

    http://www.youtube.com/embed/QFt-QaYxV7g

    Eat this filth

    http://www.youtube.com/embed/6n-BoYQMSNI

    His last public appearance as a Melbourne player. Looks quite fit, but about to embark on a summer of destruction.

    http://www.youtube.com/embed/YVgpnLsSdXw

    At a time when this football club is on its knees (again), take a moment tomorrow to reflect on the greatest showman this football club has known.

    Happy Allen Jakovich Day and thanks to Supermercado/Demonblog for coming up with the concept. I can only take credit for the date.

  • Quote

    Still my alltime favourite MFC player you just had to love him!

    Thanks for bringing this important day to our attention

    I still have some old tapes of the match will sit back and watch in awe and try to forget this week in MFC history

  • Quote

    Thank you for putting up this thread. Well done to CIP. I still can't get the grin off my face.

  • Quote

    Brings a tear to the eye.

    Wish we could find someone to strut around the forward line like a peacock once again

  • Quote

    Just looked up Jakka's career statistics:

    54 games

    537 kicks

    58 handballs

    12 tackles

    31 frees for

    90 frees against.

    God I miss him!

  • Quote

    My favorite memory of jako was seeing the number plate Jako13 on my hammer on the south eastern. I was driving my first car an old 1976 model Corolla.... Basically a shitbox. He zoomed by! Obviously floored it to catch up - hit 135 without even getting close to him - jako must have been pushing the 150 mark... Probably late for training! When I redlined the corolla, over heated and had to wait for the engine to cool down enough to work again! Yes I buggered my first car but I found out how much of a hoon jako was! Him and our new coach... My two all time favourite players. Lead us well Toddles

  • Quote

    • Archived

    This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • PREGAME: St. Kilda

      The Demons come face to face with St. Kilda for the second time this season for their return clash at Marvel Stadium on Sunday. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Like
      • 86 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Carlton

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Tuesday, 22nd July @ 8:00pm. Join Binman & I as we dissect the Dees disappointing loss to Carlton at the MCG.
      Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show.
      Listen LIVE: https://demonland.com/

        • Like
      • 20 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Carlton

      Captain Max Gawn still has a massive lead in the Demonland Player of the Year Award from Christian Petracca, Jake Bowey, Kozzy Pickett & Clayton Oliver. Your votes please; 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

        • Like
      • 21 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Carlton

      A near full strength Demons were outplayed all night against a Blues outfit that was under the pump and missing at least 9 or 10 of the best players. Time for some hard decisions to be made across the board.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 293 replies
      Demonland

    • GAMEDAY: Carlton

      It's Game Day and Clarry's 200th game and for anyone who hates Carlton as much as I do this is our Grand Final. Go Dees.

        • Clap
        • Haha
        • Love
        • Like
      • 669 replies
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Carlton

      Good evening, Demon fans and welcome back to the Demonland Podcast ... it’s time to discuss this week’s game against the Blues. Will the Demons celebrate Clayton Oliver’s 200th game with a victory? We have a number of callers waiting on line … Leopold Bloom: Carlton and Melbourne are both out of finals contention with six wins and eleven losses, and are undoubtedly the two most underwhelming and disappointing teams of 2025. Both had high expectations at the start of participating and advancing deep into the finals, but instead, they have consistently underperformed and disappointed themselves and their supporters throughout the year. However, I am inclined to give the Demons the benefit of the doubt, as they have made some progress in addressing their issues after a disastrous start. In contrast, the Blues are struggling across the board and do not appear to be making any notable improvements. They are regressing, and a significant loss is looming on Saturday night. Max Gawn in the ruck will be huge and the Demon midfield have a point to prove after lowering their colours in so many close calls.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
    View All