The Song

[The Demon 2565 28]

any chance of a public apology from the MCG over re-starting the Crows song while they chaired Green off? or am I the only one who cared?

Good to see them pitching in for the farce that this year has been for us I guess

[Jaded No More 60,196]

It was a pathetic move from the MCG.

We heard the song, good on the Crows, but FFS, show some respect.

Even Taylor Walker Twitted that he thought it was poor form.

[rjay 24,203]

any chance of a public apology from the MCG over re-starting the Crows song while they chaired Green off? or am I the only one who cared?

Good to see them pitching in for the farce that this year has been for us I guess

It was a totally brainless act from the people responsible and showed a total lack of respect for Brad, I think the Crows players were also embarrassed by it. I intend to ring the MCC about it today and suggest others do the same, they do owe a public apology to Brad.

[diesel 420]

Was like the final kick in the guts for a miserable season. At the ground where the game and team evolved from that some moron could do that, not once, but twice shows a s pecial kinf of ineppetitude. I've also had a gutful of seeing opposition highlights at qtr breaks. Do they show visitors goals at AAMI stadium? No, don't think so! If they did that at a football ground or ball park in the US they would run the idiots in cahrge of the buttons out of town.

[LuvMyDees 18]

"Much disrespect shown to Brad Green by playing the Adelaide theme song while he was being chaired from the ground. Thanks MCC"

Posted this message on MCC Facebook page last night and received this reply.

Melbourne Cricket Club Hi Kathleen. Thanks for the feedback. We agree with you. While the scoreboard operators were right to play the winning team's song after the game, which is the directive from the AFL, the decision to play it during Brad Green's departure from the field was inappropriate. We'll be discussing this with them in our event review.

[Guest King Cuthbertson]

It didn't seem like a mistake did it?

I usually leave just after 3 quarter time when we're getting hammered, but I stuck it out for Greeny's last game to see him chaired off at the end. What unfolded was disgraceful, and I hope the scoreboard attendant is put over the coals for it.

[low flying Robbo 979]

After the first playing of it finished, i turned to my gf and said "thank god they're not choosing to play it again"... Well i was wrong

The operator mustn't have liked the silence. Surely he would have got the message when everyone booed the second playing of it... but he just had to go a third WHILE he was being chaired off. Well done to the crows players for cheering him off too

[Daryl Keith 39]

Agreed. Total disgrace by the MCG person responsible for this.

[dee-luded 2,958]

Was like the final kick in the guts for a miserable season. At the ground where the game and team evolved from that some moron could do that, not once, but twice shows a s pecial kinf of ineppetitude. I've also had a gutful of seeing opposition highlights at qtr breaks. Do they show visitors goals at AAMI stadium? No, don't think so! If they did that at a football ground or ball park in the US they would run the idiots in cahrge of the buttons out of town.

Repect? For Melbourne, from the MCC. Its just not Cricket.

[Supermercado 2,682]

Didn't help that the Crows have adopted that rubbish extended mix with multiple verses. Glad they finally realised where the button was and stopped it halfway through.

[Vagg 2,425]

Even Eddie Maquire made several comments about how bad it was. Think he even suggested at one point that, given the occasion of Greeny's farewell, and the MCG being our home ground, that maybe they should have fired up the "Grand old Flag". That guy never ceases to amaze! (In fact, through the course of the game, he made a number of pro-MFC comments! Was starting to think it wasn't the real Eddie, but an imposter!)

But, back on thread. Yes, was a disgrace.

[drdrake 3,066]

Who cares, it's no worse than the dis-respect his team mates showed with their performance and the 25,000 members that didn't show up.

Edited August 27, 2012 by drdrake

[diesel 420]

Who cares, it's no worse than the dis-respect his team mates showed with their performance.

Clearly people did care. Are you aksing us to run up the flag in the manner you object to the players doing? Not much we in the stands could do to arrest the mess, but to honor a Champion of the club, at our home ground, it did matter.

[drdrake 3,066]

Clearly people did care. Are you aksing us to run up the flag in the manner you object to the players doing? Not much we in the stands could do to arrest the mess, but to honor a Champion of the club, at our home ground, it did matter.

Not enough to show up, we would have been lucky to have 14,000 supporters there, it was a disgrace, we whack the MCC but two thirds of our members didn't even show up.

[furious d 447]

Not enough to show up, we would have been lucky to have 14,000 supporters there, it was a disgrace, we whack the MCC but two thirds of our members didn't even show up.

Perhaps you'd prefer those 25000 members not to renew.

Would you rather 14000 members who all show up and stare at an empty ground because the club has folded?

Buying a membership doesnt obligate you to turn up every week, if it did I wouldn't buy one.

[drdrake 3,066]

Perhaps you'd prefer those 25000 members not to renew.

Would you rather 14000 members who all show up and stare at an empty ground because the club has folded?

Buying a membership doesnt obligate you to turn up every week, if it did I wouldn't buy one.

No not at all I understand that some by a membership and either can't make the game or any games, it is still a great way to support the club. If a third of our members didn't attend no issue but it was two thirds for our last game in Melbourne and the last game for our club for a bloke that has given his all for 13 years that is more disappointing than a club song being played.

[hoopla 418]

Buying a membership doesnt obligate you to turn up every week, if it did I wouldn't buy one.

Correct. The fact that you buy a ticket - even though you have a young family and can't make Sunday evening games - makes you a terrific supporter!!

On topic .... it was an appallingly insensitive act by the unthinking twit who was responsible for it. It was an insult to Brad Green and the 10000 plus people who waited back after the siren to acknowledge him - and an embarrassment for the Adelaide players who waited on the ground to salute him

It even made the announcer sound like a spud " Ok - let's hear it one more time for Brad Green" ...... ( "We're the pride of South Australia... " again saluted an expatriot Tasmanian !!)

[Pates 9,562]

Yeah they put on Crowded House after he had gone off, would've been much more appropriate for while he was out there.

[Deeoldfart 7,864]

MCC should be embarassed. Showed their complete lack of understanding of the occasion.

[pantaloons 2,019]

I've also had a gutful of seeing opposition highlights at qtr breaks. Do they show visitors goals at AAMI stadium? No, don't think so! If they did that at a football ground or ball park in the US they would run the idiots in cahrge of the buttons out of town.

Totally agree, and I was thinking this on the night. Maybe we should play footage of Gary Buckenara's goal in the 1987 prelim at half time every home game to rev the crowd up?

As for the song, the most offensive thing about it is the tune itself. Not only is it a blatant rip-off of the theme of 1980s computer game classic Captain Cosmo's Cosmic Adventures, but it's an all-round farce of a tune and musical production.

[45HG 1,539]

I started calling out (obviously to no avail) for them to play the Melbourne song - and that even the Adelaide players didn't want to sing their song!

[Je Roos Salem 661]

I don't think it's a huge deal, all I was upset about is that they stopped it for a while before realising Green wasn't making his way off for a little longer, so they played it again but didn't stop it again. So it was very amateurish but I wasn't shockingly offended or anything, and Brad has been my favourite player for half of my life

[waynewussell 4,238]

Total disrespect for Green, the occasion and MFC... If we take it on the chin we deserve to lose our club!!!!

[diesel 420]

Clearly people did care. Are you aksing us to run up the flag in the manner you object to the players doing? Not much we in the stands could do to arrest the mess, but to honor a Champion of the club, at our home ground, it did matter.

We have a lot of soft supporters, obviously. It didn't go unnoticed by me commenting to those I was with yesterday. However what really helps drive people away from the football is when the AFL (aided by the MCG) sanitises the game as well as the ground. Over the last 10 or so years the football experience has been eroded by those in charge and they need to be held acocuntabel which this thread does.

[45HG 1,539]

Did you just quote and disagree with yourself?