Olympic Moments

[Whispering_Jack 28,118]

James Tomkins was selected by Melbourne with pick 27 in the 1988 Pre-Season Draft. Played a bit in the reserves but never played a senior game.

Ended up making a name as a rower and member of the Oarsome Foursome Olympic gold medal winning team and carried the flag at Beijing.

[Johnny Karate 559]

Steve Moneghetti is a Demons fan & I believe he may have pulled on the red & blue at a reserves or under19s level. I may have my wires crossed though?

[rpfc 27,683]

Best Olympic moment was when the Torch came to the G and we beat Geelong and Woewodin kicked an awesome goal getting up off his knees.

[The Chazz 4,077]

Steve Moneghetti is a Demons fan & I believe he may have pulled on the red & blue at a reserves or under19s level. I may have my wires crossed though?

He'd be handy on a wing at the moment - definitely elite gut running capabilities. Would have the perfect engine for an AFL player.

Did a lot of work with Steve, not a bad bloke, but would've been a bit soft on the field.

Based on the above, give him the Number 10!

[H_T 2,941]

Jeremy Howe has had some Olympic moments this year in the High Jump. 5 nominations IIRC for MOTY so far. Setting a new world record.

[Johnny Karate 559]

Barring the last two Olympiads the club has performed well in Olympic years. Winning the flag in 1956, 1960 & 1964 as well as finishing runners up in 1988 & 2000.

[Chook in Perth 2,012]

James Tomkins was selected by Melbourne with pick 27 in the 1988 Pre-Season Draft. Played a bit in the reserves but never played a senior game.

Remember going to a footy clinic at Punt Rd in 1987 and Tomkins was there. As was Chris Connolly.

3 days later CC did his knee at Carrara and barely played again.

[Whispering_Jack 28,118]

Barring the last two Olympiads the club has performed well in Olympic years. Winning the flag in 1956, 1960 & 1964 as well as finishing runners up in 1988 & 2000.

Not to mention 1900, 1940 and 1948.

1940 was an Olympiad year but the games were cancelled because of the war..

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

It's ironic with the games about to begin that the word is that Cale Morton's love for Weightlifting may be getting in the way of his football progression.

[Range Rover 1,935]

James Tomkins was selected by Melbourne with pick 27 in the 1988 Pre-Season Draft. Played a bit in the reserves but never played a game.

Ended up making a name as a rower and member of the Oarsome Foursome Olympic gold medal winning team and carried the flag at Beijing.

After the Oarsome Foursome days he went and played some footy with Old Brighton in VAFA (A and B grade) and was a pretty handy mobile rucking type from memory.

[Grapeviney 9,062]

I remember when the 100m sprint final - won by a doped-up Ben Johnson - took place just before the '88 GF.

They broadcast it on the scoreboard but it was slightly delayed and a Melbourne supporter near me - actually a very senior Demonland official - who was listening live on radio took advantage of it by predicting to everyone within earshot the winner and the time to 1/100th of a second.

[Whispering_Jack 28,118]

I remember when the 100m sprint final - won by a doped-up Ben Johnson - took place just before the '88 GF.

They broadcast it on the scoreboard but it was slightly delayed and a Melbourne supporter near me - actually a very senior Demonland official - who was listening live on radio took advantage of it by predicting to everyone within earshot the winner and the time to 1/100th of a second.

Is that so?

You might also recall the same person commenting about the yellow colour of Johnson's eyes raising some suspicion about the nature of the substances he might have been pumping into his system.

Then again, perhaps not because the events that unfolded on the hallowed turf of the MCG were so horrendous that many of us have erased every aspect of the day from the memory banks.

[Grapeviney 9,062]

Then again, perhaps not because the events that unfolded on the hallowed turf of the MCG were so horrendous that many of us have erased every aspect of the day from the memory banks.

my only other lasting memory of the day is that the rain caused my red and blue face paint to run which thankfully made it very difficult to see that was happening out on the field

[H_T 2,941]

my only other lasting memory of the day is that the rain caused my red and blue face paint to run which thankfully made it very difficult to see that was happening out on the field

You'd be excused if it was tears of pain and not rain that day.

[Macca 16,174]

I have vague memories of the 'Footy Olympics' in the early 70's ! Seem to recall Des Tuddenham winning the long distance run (2 years running?)

Sadly this 'Monumental' sporting event wasn't around for long . Think the players wore their footy gear and competed in various Track and Field events .

I'm hoping at least 1 other person can verify this tale .

[Supermercado 2,682]

John Landy played for our Under 19's/Thirds in 1948 apparently. At least he claimed it at a breakfast I saw him speak at yesterday morning.

Edited July 27, 2012 by Supermercado

[DEE fence 4,593]

1956 Olympic Year Grand Final is worth mentioning that we beat the Pies in front of 115,803 spectators, by 71 points and lost two games in the regular season.

[Maybe next year 167]

Sitting behind the streaker in the 2000 grand final. Not much other than that on that day.