The Bulldogs only had to draw . I still remember the roar that came from the Collingwood social club when Footscray drew with Carlton . They had long memories .

Still , we've beaten that "mob" 15 times of the the last 16 times we've played them in finals . I let every Pie fan I come across know about it . Oh , and the fact they've only won 4 flags in the last 75 years .

Hehehehe

Cheers

They have won 2 and played in numerous GF since we saluted so best to keep our mouths shut

Bob Skilton's Butternut Snap Biscuit ads were first class as well.

Who else remembers those gems?

They have won 2 and played in numerous GF since we saluted so best to keep our mouths shut

Fair enough OD , but ................the people I know who follow Collingwood can dish it out and also take it back . It's mostly good natured banter . I think you've taken my comments a bit too seriously .

Cheers

Fair enough OD , but ................the people I know who follow Collingwood can dish it out and also take it back . It's mostly good natured banter . I think you've taken my comments a bit too seriously .

Cheers

No

I must have expressed it poorly.

Just a bit of light hearted banter was intended.

I have a couple of very good friend who are members of Hawthorn

They never cease to stick it too me.

The next day on reflection I have to admit they get it 90% correct.

It is probably my vintage but a 1 point loss to Collingwood is worse than a 10 goal loss to Hawthorn.

I am not serious here but if we win one game in 2012 please god can it be on the QBW

well picked up deluded! Did you also pick up I didn't give some players of that year a mention, i.e, Spud Dullard.

Nah, I couldn't be bothered reflecting back 'that hard' on a footy forum.

If it was a MFC celebration of the Barassi days & the Admin of those times, then Yes, I would probably put more thought into those days. They got Us back into being a club again with a team.

Then we made Finals & EXciting times ahead.

Edited March 14, 201214 yr by dee-luded

No

I must have expressed it poorly.

Just a bit of light hearted banter was intended.

I have a couple of very good friend who are members of Hawthorn

They never cease to stick it too me.

The next day on reflection I have to admit they get it 90% correct.

It is probably my vintage but a 1 point loss to Collingwood is worse than a 10 goal loss to Hawthorn.

I am not serious here but if we win one game in 2012 please god can it be on the QBW

No

I must have expressed it poorly.

Just a bit of light hearted banter was intended.

I have a couple of very good friend who are members of Hawthorn

They never cease to stick it too me.

The next day on reflection I have to admit they get it 90% correct.

It is probably my vintage but a 1 point loss to Collingwood is worse than a 10 goal loss to Hawthorn.

I am not serious here but if we win one game in 2012 please god can it be on the QBW

With the Hawks it's totally different isn't it - A great model for any football team . And their fans aren't too bad - hard to hate 'em .

As you no doubt know , that uncompromising way they play is a John Kennedy thing . It continues to get passed down .

And just on that possible QB result , I'm with you 100% !

Cheers OD .

Edited March 14, 201214 yr by Macca

Come again Oldies!

Ron Barassi also went for experience chasing immediate success for one win in 81.

Dawes is similar to Mark Jackson while Rodan and Byrnes both pushing 30 have limited time remaining.

Neeld may well be onto something but if he is it's a big secret.

Come again Oldies!

Ron Barassi also went for experience chasing immediate success for one win in 81.

Dawes is similar to Mark Jackson while Rodan and Byrnes both pushing 30 have limited time remaining.

Neeld may well be onto something but if he is it's a big secret.

I'm struggling not to say 'what on earth are you smoking?'. So instead I'll be more circumspect and say 'In what way?'

And on the original topic of this thread, the key point about Barassi coming back to Melbourne was that it coincided with the club finally recognising that it needed to get professional (and I mean literally). if I remember correctly, the MFC split from the Melbourne Cricket Club because the MCC was stifling the football department by being too slow to make the key decisions a professional football club needs to make. Ironically, the two got back together recently. But at the time, the split was the right decision and allowed the football club to become more professional. I suspect more than anything the new-found professionalism instilled when Barassi joined lead to the club playing finals in 1987 for the first time in 23 years.

I'm struggling not to say 'what on earth are you smoking?'. So instead I'll be more circumspect and say 'In what way?'

And on the original topic of this thread, the key point about Barassi coming back to Melbourne was that it coincided with the club finally recognising that it needed to get professional (and I mean literally). if I remember correctly, the MFC split from the Melbourne Cricket Club because the MCC was stifling the football department by being too slow to make the key decisions a professional football club needs to make. Ironically, the two got back together recently. But at the time, the split was the right decision and allowed the football club to become more professional. I suspect more than anything the new-found professionalism instilled when Barassi joined lead to the club playing finals in 1987 for the first time in 23 years.

The MCC seemed as tho they wanted to punish us for daring to go it alone, by roping off the centre wicket area, so we couldn't use it to train thru the middle of the ground.

Then areas of goal to goal line were roped off at times.

No social facilities were given.

No effective space for a state of the art gymnasium. Only the 'run down' original facilities.

Finally they stopped us from training on the MCG altogether, & banished us to the Junction Oval for training, but only when the cricketers weren't using the facilities.

The MCC is responsible for a lot of our troubles, since the Mid 60's, & throughout our time at the Junction.

Edited October 26, 201213 yr by dee-luded