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2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

If someone said to you after round 11 2013:

*after another Queens Birthday flogging,
*we’re 1-10 with a percentage of about 25
*Mark Neeld just sacked

That we’d win a flag in 8 years, but in Perth where the majority of Melbourne people aren’t allowed to attend the game, then you’d have that person immediately institutionalised.

And that person would forever remain institutionalised had they said to you (in 2015) “we’ll play Essendon in Adelaide before we next play the Eagles at the ‘G”

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    Hmmmm ... based on my 'optimism' in 2013/14 I could have been a candidate for that 'institution'.

    It is 2013, Jimmy is very ill, we have no FOJ sponsor so the club puts the Reach logo on.  Our BOJ sponsor (Energy Watch) went bust.  I bought a jersey as a donation and put number 11 on back. 

    It is 2014.  I take the jersey to the 1964 Premiership team reunion at the Bentleigh club and had all those champs from yesteryear sign it.  LOL, my idle musing was to have the next Dees premiership players sign to have the premiership 'bookends.

    Friends laughed and thought that went beyond the eternal optimism of a tragic demon supporter to one that had taken leave of her senses.

    It is 2021 and we win the Premiership 🏆❤️💙.  I had great joy telling those friends my 'senses' were fine!

    So while it may have seemed 'deranged' in 2013/2014, 2021 proved otherwise.

     

     

    To round off the story.

    It is 2022.  I emailed Gary Pert with the above story and asked if I could pass the never worn with tags, jersey, to Richardson to obtain the Premiership players autographs.  (Fans weren't allowed to training).   Then I would frame it, hold it for a few years and donate it to the club.  Thought it would be a special piece of memorabilia of our history of highs and lows.

    Sadly, he never even acknowledged the email.😢  Now the moment is lost as many of the players are elsewhere.  😢

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    9 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

    Hmmmm ... based on my 'optimism' in 2013/14 I could have been a candidate for that 'institution'.

    It is 2013, Jimmy is very ill, we have no FOJ sponsor so the club puts the Reach logo on.  Our BOJ sponsor (Energy Watch) went bust.  I bought a jersey as a donation and put number 11 on back. 

    It is 2014.  I take the jersey to the 1964 Premiership team reunion at the Bentleigh club and had all those champs from yesteryear sign it.  LOL, my idle musing was to have the next Dees premiership players sign.

    Friends thought that went beyond the eternal optimism of a tragic demon supporter to one that had taken leave of her senses.

    It is 2021 and we win the Premiership 🏆❤️💙.  I had great joy telling those friends my 'senses' were fine!

    So while it may have seemed 'deranged' in 2013/2014, 2021 proved otherwise.

     

     

    To round off the story.

    It is 2022.  I emailed Gary Pert with the above story and asked if I could pass the never worn with tags, jersey, to Richardson to obtain the Premiership players autographs.  (Fans weren't allowed to training).   Then I would frame it, hold it for a few years and donate it to the club.  Thought it would be a special piece of memorabilia of our history of highs and lows.

    Sadly, he never even acknowledged the email.😢  Now the moment is lost as many of the players are elsewhere.  😢

    I wish I could put both a double ‘Love’ and ‘Thumbs Down’ emoji beside your post Luci (for the obvious reasons), but unfortunately I can’t!

    ps.  I hope that makes sense.

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    Added last line.

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    6 minutes ago, Deeoldfart said:

    I wish I could put both a double ‘Love’ and ‘Thumbs Down’ emoji beside your post Luci (for the obvious reasons), but unfortunately I can’t!

    ps.  I hope that makes sense.

    Yes, makes plenty of sense, thank you.  I get that you ❤️💙 my story and the  👎 is for Gary Pert for being such a ...

    ... he was never a demon anyway ... no sense of 'documenting' our history albeit on a jersey not in words.

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    18 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

    Hmmmm ... based on my 'optimism' in 2013/14 I could have been a candidate for that 'institution'.

    It is 2013, Jimmy is very ill, we have no FOJ sponsor so the club puts the Reach logo on.  Our BOJ sponsor (Energy Watch) went bust.  I bought a jersey as a donation and put number 11 on back. 

    It is 2014.  I take the jersey to the 1964 Premiership team reunion at the Bentleigh club and had all those champs from yesteryear sign it.  LOL, my idle musing was to have the next Dees premiership players sign to have the premiership 'bookends.

    Friends laughed and thought that went beyond the eternal optimism of a tragic demon supporter to one that had taken leave of her senses.

    It is 2021 and we win the Premiership 🏆❤️💙.  I had great joy telling those friends my 'senses' were fine!

    So while it may have seemed 'deranged' in 2013/2014, 2021 proved otherwise.

     

     

    To round off the story.

    It is 2022.  I emailed Gary Pert with the above story and asked if I could pass the never worn with tags, jersey, to Richardson to obtain the Premiership players autographs.  (Fans weren't allowed to training).   Then I would frame it, hold it for a few years and donate it to the club.  Thought it would be a special piece of memorabilia of our history of highs and lows.

    Sadly, he never even acknowledged the email.😢  Now the moment is lost as many of the players are elsewhere.  😢

    Thanks for this story, Luci.

    As I imagine you couldn't get all of the '64ers then, it wouldn't matter so much if you couldn't have got all the '21ers.

    Why don't you try again? Via Brad, this time? He seems more attuned to that sort of emotional attachment and demonstration?

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    1 minute ago, Lucifers Hero said:

    Yes, makes plenty of sense, thank you.  I get that you ❤️💙 my story and the  👎 is for Gary Pert for being such a ...

    ... he was never a demon anyway ... no sense of 'documenting' our history albeit on a jersey not in words.

    Exactly!

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    7 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

    Thanks for this story, Luci.

    As I imagine you couldn't get all of the '64ers then, it wouldn't matter so much if you couldn't have got all the '21ers.

    Why don't you try again? Via Brad, this time? He seems more attuned to that sort of emotional attachment and demonstration?

    Yes, I think I got 12 of the '64 premiership as some had passed away or Couldn't get there.

    Yes, it is worth trying again.  A couple of DL's who know the story have offered to help so I might contact them as well.

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    https://womensfooty.com/videos/afl-womens-round-melbourne-demons-vs-western-bulldogs

    I was there, and with some anticipation in a bad mens season among a series of same! A mutedly pleasing outcome, too.

    Certainly some names there, a number still playing, including Garner's captain last night.

    That 2013 day produced further entertainment, of the heart-stopping variety, IIRC!

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    Deleted parentheses: looked like I was demeaning the women's game when I only meant them to say the men's game was NOT entertaining from the heart-stop point of view!!

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    22 hours ago, 45HG said:

    Best on ground in an AFLW grand final.

    To go with 6 All-Australians, 2 League MVPs as voted by her peers, 3 as voted by her coaches. Two time team leading goal kickers and 4 best and fairests (to date).

    Good luck to her, indeed. 

    A gold standard reup.

    Drop the mic. Elephants and DL posters.

    Where you been 45HG? Good to have you posting again.

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    2 hours ago, binman said:

    A gold standard reup.

    Drop the mic. Elephants and DL posters.

    Where you been 45HG? Good to have you posting again.

    Thanks mate. 
     

    I used to come here multiple times a day and then, all of a sudden, I just didn’t anymore. I’d like to say I was in prison, or something interesting. 
     

    I think, in truth, I’m addicted to the pain. And pain has returned. 
     

    I tried about three days after the premiership to log back in but couldn’t remember my details and decided we probably hadn’t won anything and it was all made up. 
     

    Then Garner got the medal and I felt compelled. 

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    ALSO! I can’t believe I’m not a moderator, anymore. 
     

    What did I do wrong?

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    23 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    If someone said to you after round 11 2013:

    *after another Queens Birthday flogging,
    *we’re 1-10 with a percentage of about 25
    *Mark Neeld just sacked

    That we’d win a flag in 8 years, but in Perth where the majority of Melbourne people aren’t allowed to attend the game, then you’d have that person immediately institutionalised.

    If someone had said that to me as we were leaving the QB game in 2923, I’d definitely have taken it. And laughed in his/her face

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    10 hours ago, 45HG said:

    ALSO! I can’t believe I’m not a moderator, anymore. 
     

    What did I do wrong?

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    On 21/06/2013 at 07:03, DemonFrog said:

    You all missed the real question!

    Can she play in the Mid Field?

    Yes. Prescient analysis.

    On 30/11/2024 at 22:19, 45HG said:

    Best on ground in an AFLW grand final.

    To go with 6 All-Australians, 2 League MVPs as voted by her peers, 3 as voted by her coaches. Two time team leading goal kickers and 4 best and fairests (to date).

    Good luck to her, indeed. 

    And kicked the first goal in the first ever AFLW game. Nice that it was a player who went on to great things rather than some random.

    Needless to say, Garner is welcome back at the Dees any time!

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