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mark Neeld should take the entire playing list to Norm on the first day of preseason. Lay down the standards that must be kept.

They should fit poles to the base of the thing and make the players do laps of the G carrying it together.

...and to lift the curse they should get the administration to do the same thing...

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I got Norms Smiths autograph in 1957 or 58! He really didn't want to sign,- "No you don't want mine, I'm not one of the players." I was an 8 year old footy mad Dees fan and said, "I know who you are and I'd like your autograph please!" He kinda looked around hoping no players were looking.

do you still have that sacred piece of paper?

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I personally hope this lifts the curse !!!! God we need some luck for a change ....

Everyone says we've been cursed since that day ! Me being only 33 can't truly understand what or how it transpired ....

Please curse be gone ! The oldest the greatest we need to be great again !

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I was expecting to seen him in his battered trade-mark over-coat

ah well, such is la vie

Absolutely! And so was I. Rewriting his tory to Suit themselves 'ah'gain.

We all know he wasn't good enough as he was, the Man himself. Humble & without pretence of Image. Honest til the Sun set.

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I remember that awful, unbelievable day so well. "I am Melbourne"!

So like Don McLean's "The Day the Music Died" just a few years earlier - gutted empty feeling.

But, as many have said here, hopefully the inner Demons are now exorcised and we can return to the winning, dominating days.

Back Neeld - he has a steely resolve. Get on board, or get off......no passengers allowed.

I remember, as a little kid the total surprise & stunneed disbelief of what was happening to my club. Not old enough to fully grasp it. But somehow new this was a very bad thing happening.

We were Never the same again.

A Loyalty, & an Honesty broken, like a our heart torn out.

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I got Norms Smiths autograph in 1957 or 58! He really didn't want to sign,- "No you don't want mine, I'm not one of the players." I was an 8 year old footy mad Dees fan and said, "I know who you are and I'd like your autograph please!" He kinda looked around hoping no players were looking.

This. ^

Humility, that No One, is bigger than the cause, the Jumper, the quest.

These days were full of Prima Donnas & Bella Rinas.

Shame!

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I personally hope this lifts the curse !!!! God we need some luck for a change ....

Everyone says we've been cursed since that day ! Me being only 33 can't truly understand what or how it transpired ....

Please curse be gone ! The oldest the greatest we need to be great again !

If we All take a leaf out of Norms book, to not be pretentious, egotistical, or pretend to be superior,,, that Honesty is required to overcome our failings.

Then, & only then, will we get somewhere near what the Swans are now.

And part of the way towards what our club was then.

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Although he was reinstated within a week, he never again enjoyed his old relationship with the club.[1][6] The Demons won only one more game for the year and missed the finals for the first time in eleven years. In a matter of a few dramatic months, Melbourne's dominance was dismantled. The Demons wouldn't make the finals again until 1987, and have not won a premiership since the dismissal, which is sometimes superstitiously attributed to the Curse of Norm Smith.[7


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I was expecting to seen him in his battered trade-mark over-coat

ah well, such is la vie

The missing overcoat is explained in The Age this morning. He is portrayed how his former players wanted him portrayed

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It's culture, strong culture & an honesty of ourselves.

When we removed Norm & lost Barass as well, we lost our keepers of our honesty.

ok DL. we know how you feel.

Sit down and rest. You are a little over excited.

Norm is back where he belongs. At the 'G.

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ok DL. we know how you feel.

Sit down and rest. You are a little over excited.

Norm is back where he belongs. At the 'G.

He wouldn't want us to waste the opportunity to get the Honesty back home again. It's what he was, was it not?

A stature is a poor result, if it's not honored in the way of the person.

If we don't dig back into exactly what he was, and therefore learn what it was exactly that made him successful, & by extension,Us. Then all this is nothing more than a charade. And will do nothing but continue the glaze over.

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I've just started reading 'Red Fox'. Thoroughly recommended. I'm going to space it out to tide me over the summer.

Smith's time was a fair way before mine. It's amazing reading about a period when MFC was the strongest bar none.

'I'm Melbourne'.

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He wouldn't want us to waste the opportunity to get the Honesty back home again. It's what he was, was it not?

A stature is a poor result, if it's not honored in the way of the person.

If we don't dig back into exactly what he was, and therefore learn what it was exactly that made him successful, & by extension,Us. Then all this is nothing more than a charade. And will do nothing but continue the glaze over.

The Red Fox is with us.

"Bluey" Adams would have a fair idea. He won 6.

The Statue is now with us. I wait to stand next to it, see if energy radiates.

But for now i am just stoked to see the Fox standing outside his home.

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The Red Fox is with us.

"Bluey" Adams would have a fair idea. He won 6.

The Statue is now with us. I wait to stand next to it, see if energy radiates.

But for now i am just stoked to see the Fox standing outside his home.

I'm looking forward to visiting before the first game at the G next year. My usual meeting spot is Barassi but on this occasion I'll make a detour.

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I'm looking forward to visiting before the first game at the G next year. My usual meeting spot is Barassi but on this occasion I'll make a detour.

Norm taught Barassi the whole lot. The Red Fox is an Epic read.

Now he is back.

Looks awesome as a screen on the Mac as well.

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Is it just me or just looking at that statue on picture makes you feel funny on the inside. I like it a lot!

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snapback.pngRob Mac......, on 24 September 2012 - 12:59 AM, said:

I got Norms Smiths autograph in 1957 or 58! He really didn't want to sign,- "No you don't want mine, I'm not one of the players." I was an 8 year old footy mad Dees fan and said, "I know who you are and I'd like your autograph please!" He kinda looked around hoping no players were looking.

do you still have that sacred piece of paper?

Good point WYL. Can't wait to return to Oz and look for it amongst what I left at mums years ago. Saw it 20 years ago and fingers are crossed!! hah

I loved how he wanted no adulation for himself, was just totally focused on everything needed to get his team up!

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This. ^

Humility, that No One, is bigger than the cause, the Jumper, the quest.

These days were full of Prima Donnas & Bella Rinas.

Shame!

Spot on Dee-Luded!

He couldn't understand & thought it a bit odd that this kid'd want HIS autograph!?! ...only the best coach the game's ever seen. I idolised and thought it back then too, largely because of what you wrote above. ..plus his footy nous. To me he personifies what we need tons of at every level of the club.

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Spot on Dee-Luded!

He couldn't understand & thought it a bit odd that this kid'd want HIS autograph!?! ...only the best coach the game's ever seen. I idolised and thought it back then too, largely because of what you wrote above. ..plus his footy nous. To me he personifies what we need tons of at every level of the club.

you should contact the club Rob. Stories like this need to be told.

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