We also lost a Captain & Vice Captain under Bailey.

A bloody good captain too.

Good luck with your future , Brent . All the best and thank you for your service to the club . You've got a Keith 'Bluey' Truscott medal and too not many Demons have achieved that honour . You've had your detractors but many of us could see your value . Ironically , our club needs some bigger bodied attacking midfielders .

This year wasn't your best but it's been a forgettable year for many on the list . Apart from Jones and a few others , most on our list won't have 'fond' memories of 2012 . Play well at your new club but not against us !

Cheers

Edited September 5, 201212 yr by Macca

Best of luck for the future Brent. You've been a favorite of mine for years, and I'll miss you leading the charge for us. You've got a Bluey medal for your mantle piece and represented Australia in the International Rules. Decent effort for someone who battled chronic OP for years. I wish you success at another club after having to battle in the doldrums with us for years.

I really hope there is a club out there that wants him.

Good luck with your future , Brent . All the best and thank you for your service to the club . You've got a Keith 'Bluey' Truscott medal and Life membership will no doubt follow (8 years service will usually will get you LM) You've had your detractors but many of us could see your value . Ironically , our club needs some bigger bodied attacking midfielders .

Cheers

You left out 'who can also defend'. Something Brent was unable to do unless you call finger pointing at his team mates defending.

A club's culture is determined by everyone involved, from the reception desk (which is what most people first see), to admin, coaches, players, etc etc. It's a real team effort.

What would be the major difference between other clubs and us over the past 6 years?

I will give you a hint - it isn't "the reception desk (which is what most people first see), to admin, coaches, players, etc etc."

We can go on for all time on this - your senior players drive a football club.

Why?

Because it is a football club.

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You left out 'who can also defend'. Something Brent was unable to do unless you call finger pointing at his team mates defending.

I'm surprised he never poked someone's eye out with that thing.

You left out 'who can also defend'. Something Brent was unable to do unless you call finger pointing at his team mates defending.

By your standards we need to clear them all out . 'A' graders only hey ?

Not practical .

Good luck with your future , Brent . All the best and thank you for your service to the club . You've got a Keith 'Bluey' Truscott medal and Life membership will no doubt follow (8 years service will usually will get you LM)

Macca, someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe life membership requires 10 years.

Posted this elsewhere, but perhaps more relevant here. I was asked to write an article on Beamer: http://www.backpagelead.com.au/afl/7382-from-best-a-fairest-to-booted-a-forgotten#comment-639980535

I think his exit, moreso than others, signals the beginning of significant change for the club.

Macca, someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe life membership requires 10 years.

I believe you're right 'pantaloons' , re life membership at the Demons . Did a bit of a check and the only aberrations I could find were Shane Zantuck and perhaps Chris Connolly .

But it's been a 10 years service 'rule' in recent times so I stand corrected . Not sure it's 10 years at all clubs though .

By your standards we need to clear them all out . 'A' graders only hey ?

Not practical .

Are you for real. Can you read??

Midfielders who can defend. Wow must only be two of those on the planet.

Didn't mention anything about A graders.

Are you for real. Can you read??

Midfielders who can defend. Wow must only be two of those on the planet.

Didn't mention anything about A graders.

Ok , how many good attacking midfielders have we got that can defend ? Jones and .......who else ?

Edited September 5, 201212 yr by Macca

Posted this elsewhere, but perhaps more relevant here. I was asked to write an article on Beamer: http://www.backpagel...mment-639980535

I think his exit, moreso than others, signals the beginning of significant change for the club.

Great article wmth. Sums up our situation perfectly. It will be an interesting few months coming up for both players and supporters

For some reason I picture this years Best & Fairest being attended by only Mark Neeld and the 4 players still contracted. They''ll just stand around awkwardly, drinking from plastic cups while a DJ plays "Things Can Only Get Better" by D:Ream.

What a shame. All the best to Beamer, was always one of my favourite Demons. Going for the Demons is getting harder and harder these days. First LJ and now Beamer..

Good luck with your future , Brent . All the best and thank you for your service to the club . You've got a Keith 'Bluey' Truscott medal and Life membership will no doubt follow (8 years service will usually will get you LM) You've had your detractors but many of us could see your value . Ironically , our club needs some bigger bodied attacking midfielders .

This year wasn't your best but it's been a forgettable year for many on the list . Apart from Jones and a few others , most on our list won't have 'fond' memories of 2012 . Play well at your new club but not against us !

Cheers

My sentiments too. I support Neeld in his decisions about the list; after all, Neeld is the one who will be accountable for the list down the track. It's just a shame that BM isn't a part of his plans.

I hope that he's not booed at the games next year. This is not a TS situation.

My sentiments too. I support Neeld in his decisions about the list; after all, Neeld is the one who will be accountable for the list down the track. It's just a shame that BM isn't a part of his plans.

I hope that he's not booed at the games next year. This is not a TS situation.

I think most of us understand that it just didn't work out . That's life , move on .

Many of us wanted accountable footy so there was always going to be casualties .

The 'casualty' list might be quite high though

Coaches, administrators and the board drive culture just as much, if not more.

The standards set on the field, on the training track- come from within the leaders within the playing group.

You can have quality administrators that can appoint people with good "character" in positions within administration or on the board, but a clubs "culture" when it comes to football standards is defined by the professional limits set by the players leadership group or those who lead by example of what's required in terms of a high level of 'performance'.

It's Neelds and the FD's job to determine who has what it takes to achieve an elite level of compliance. So whilst they can set the parameters, it's the individual players that set the bar level of performance (intensity, effectiveness, efficiency , meet KPI's, consistency) that invariably resembles a clubs culture.

I haven't read the whole thread, so words to this effect may have already been said. But:

'I didn't want to go overseas and get my manager Bruce to ring up Mark Neeld and say Brent wants to leave. I wanted to sit down with him and talk to him about it and that's what we did'.

Memo, Tom Scully: this is how you do it.

From: http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/147042/default.aspx

I haven't read the whole thread, so words to this effect may have already been said. But:

'I didn't want to go overseas and get my manager Bruce to ring up Mark Neeld and say Brent wants to leave. I wanted to sit down with him and talk to him about it and that's what we did'.

Memo, Tom Scully: this is how you do it.

From: http://www.afl.com.a...42/default.aspx

Good article. Just one thing Brent, go and have a chat to Robbie Flower and ask him about playing finals footy. In a far superior career than yours, Robbie stayed with the red and and blue, and managed to play his first final in the final year of a stellar career. I bet Robbie wouldn't take back a minute of his career.

Any team can make the finals in any year. You being one of our senior, "better" players could've played a big role in getting the Demons up the ladder, but chose the easy way out. Very brave.

And to say you've been thinking about it throughout the year. Any wonder your form has dropped off when you knew in your head (there's plenty of room for it to be in there) that you weren't going to play next year.

Good bye - I'm not going to miss you.

By your standards we need to clear them all out . 'A' graders only hey ?

Not practical .

If your definition of "A Graders" is "people who can defend," then half the league must be "A graders."

Ok , how many good attacking midfielders have we got that can defend ? Jones and .......who else ?

That is our whole problem right there.

I haven't read the whole thread, so words to this effect may have already been said. But:

'I didn't want to go overseas and get my manager Bruce to ring up Mark Neeld and say Brent wants to leave. I wanted to sit down with him and talk to him about it and that's what we did'.

Memo, Tom Scully: this is how you do it.

From: http://www.afl.com.a...42/default.aspx

err what?? Throw the toys out of the pram in May when it all looks too hard????