I know this isn't Melbourne Demons related specifically but I found this fascinating. I usually find Iron Mike an absolute muppet but this was very well done. I wonder if they will ever do a doco. on the events from 2009 until the end of 2013 at the MFC? I think that would be a brilliant documentary.

It just does go to show that culture does matter. And it's not just the culture among the players. How a club functions and what it's expectations and values are from top to bottom are important.

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Yes i saw this a couple of weeks ago. Interesting to hear such candid answers.

Bad decisions are critical for so many years.

CS was here.

Yes i saw this a couple of weeks ago. Interesting to hear such candid answers.

Bad decisions are critical for so many years.

CS was here.

I thought Schwab might have made an appearance in this as his was a Richmond family for many years. Unfortunately, and I have said this before, he tried to become our Graham Richmond and bought the club down.

Can we send CS to Collingwood or Fremantle again?

I thought Schwab might have made an appearance in this as his was a Richmond family for many years. Unfortunately, and I have said this before, he tried to become our Graham Richmond and bought the club down.

CS won't be heard of again.

Watching this Graeme Richmond was no mentor. His sledgehammer tactics could only be used in the old zone days.

CS won't be heard of again.

Watching this Graeme Richmond was no mentor. His sledgehammer tactics could only be used in the old zone days.

His tactics worked in the old days, yes. I think how CS tried to copy him was with his micromanagement. He wanted his finger in every pie and when things weren't going exactly to plan the first instinct was the one he got from Richmond: sack the coach.

I will stick up for you a little here WYL. People s***can you about your so called obsession with 186. I would recommend that they watch this and tell me how decisions made by admin don't effect the performance on the field. As most in the doco said, botched recruiting, a constant turnover of coaches and players in the name of 'ruthlessness', an unwillingness to spend money on facilities or certain players and an obsession with their 'traditions' were key reasons for a 30 year period of darkness. There were key moments that calcified this culture (the recruiting wars with Collingwood, sacking Tony Jewell, getting John Pitura, sacking Paul Sproule).

His tactics worked in the old days, yes. I think how CS tried to copy him was with his micromanagement. He wanted his finger in every pie and when things weren't going exactly to plan the first instinct was the one he got from Richmond: sack the coach.

I will stick up for you a little here WYL. People s***can you about your so called obsession with 186. I would recommend that they watch this and tell me how decisions made by admin don't effect the performance on the field. As most in the doco said, botched recruiting, a constant turnover of coaches and players in the name of 'ruthlessness', an unwillingness to spend money on facilities or certain players and an obsession with their 'traditions' were key reasons for a 30 year period of darkness. There were key moments that calcified this culture (the recruiting wars with Collingwood, sacking Tony Jewell, getting John Pitura, sacking Paul Sproule).

Correct CBF. Bad decisions kill a club when they are constantly happening.

It's why CS continually spoke about old champions when addressing the public. He had nothing else to say!!

186 was all about him, but were we ever able to ask any questions, after our board had reinstated him??....No.

This is why i stopped going to games after round 2. You have to make a stand.

yeah not a bad effort, probably had the same thought about Mike and it would be an interesting excercise for him to do sim,ilar feature on MFC

I think I probably prefer Martin Flannagan pieces which have reflected alot of the circumstances in real time rather than a retrospective.

Also interesting to note that this concentrates on the culture of the bad and there is no examination of the culture of the good that led to the five flags maybe that is what should be examined by us I recko we can alll recognise the demise how do we get the success?????

yeah not a bad effort, probably had the same thought about Mike and it would be an interesting excercise for him to do sim,ilar feature on MFC

I think I probably prefer Martin Flannagan pieces which have reflected alot of the circumstances in real time rather than a retrospective.

Also interesting to note that this concentrates on the culture of the bad and there is no examination of the culture of the good that led to the five flags maybe that is what should be examined by us I recko we can alll recognise the demise how do we get the success?????

They did for a bit but I guess that wouldn't make as good TV.

I think the doco on the Bailey, Schwab, Connolly fiasco will be a decade away. I would say the last two in that list of three are licking their wounds and probably still getting over how horribly wrong they actually were.

Have heard Mr Schwab showed some interest in the various Footy Dept head roles on offer.

Didn't get far.

Have heard Mr Schwab showed some interest in the various Footy Dept head roles on offer.

Didn't get far.

his file must be stamped by now. A friend i went to school with knows CS and i have been trying to find out what he is up to.

So far nothing concrete!!!

his file must be stamped by now. A friend i went to school with knows CS and i have been trying to find out what he is up to.

So far nothing concrete!!!

I bet he is trying to find a buyer for a warehouse somewhere that is currently overstocked with blazers. That would take up a lot of your time.

I bet he is trying to find a buyer for a warehouse somewhere that is currently overstocked with blazers. That would take up a lot of your time.

oh dear those god awful blazers will be worn again at the B & F. I wonder if PJ can veto there use.

I would.

oh dear those god awful blazers will be worn again at the B & F. I wonder if PJ can veto there use.

I would.

at least the youth can identify with the players when they wear the blazers

good for future membership

oh dear those god awful blazers will be worn again at the B & F. I wonder if PJ can veto there use.

I would.

I used to complain about these charming remnants from the 19th century because of what they represented.

But never got a lot of support on Demonland.

If they do appear again this year wyl it will be a sign to me that the old guard are still pulling the strings.

My preference is a ceremonial bonfire at the next AGM

at least the youth can identify with the players when they wear the blazers

good for future membership

Very Good jazza

oh dear those god awful blazers will be worn again at the B & F. I wonder if PJ can veto there use.

I would.

I get the feeling that the blazers will be worn this year. The club won't be interested in spending money they don't have to.

That being said, we need to look at something else. This kind of crap was characteristic of the last regime.

I used to complain about these charming remnants from the 19th century because of what they represented.

But never got a lot of support on Demonland.

If they do appear again this year wyl it will be a sign to me that the old guard are still pulling the strings.

My preference is a ceremonial bonfire at the next AGM

And don't forget the elephant parade to trample the bugler's bugle!

And don't forget the elephant parade to trample the bugler's bugle!

It is actually a trumpet CBF but that does not alter the problem.

On the top of blazers add 5 litres of kerosene and it will all be a fading memory.

I bet he is trying to find a buyer for a warehouse somewhere that is currently overstocked with blazers. That would take up a lot of your time.

Must be a big warehouse as it is also needs to fit a massive desk that he is trying to [censored]!

It is actually a trumpet CBF but that does not alter the problem.

On the top of blazers add 5 litres of kerosene and it will all be a fading memory.

I know Old Dee. I just think calling it a bugle is more amusing.

yeah not a bad effort, probably had the same thought about Mike and it would be an interesting excercise for him to do sim,ilar feature on MFC

I think I probably prefer Martin Flannagan pieces which have reflected alot of the circumstances in real time rather than a retrospective.

Also interesting to note that this concentrates on the culture of the bad and there is no examination of the culture of the good that led to the five flags maybe that is what should be examined by us I recko we can alll recognise the demise how do we get the success?????

It might be easier for an outsider to do an accurate story On Melbourne culture, incorporating the time from Checker's changes to Demons, to the time Smithy finished up, & then onto the present day soire`...

Edited August 26, 201311 yr by dee-luded

It might be easier for an outsider to do an accurate story On Melbourne culture, incorporating the time from Checker's changes to Demons, to the time Smithy finished up, & then onto the present day soire`...

dead right ,and they just found one

hus name is somrehing like g .lyon

dead right ,and they just found one

hus name is somrehing like g .lyon

hahaha, an outsider...

maybe someone like a ??? hang on, give me awhile.

It might be easier for an outsider to do an accurate story On Melbourne culture, incorporating the time from Checker's changes to Demons, to the time Smithy finished up, & then onto the present day soire`...

To be honest, I think the stuff with Norm Smith and Checker Hughes has been done to death.

The current stuff would be intriguing. I would love to see Bailey tell things as they really were. He wanted to tip the bucket at the presser but didn't. It would be interesting to see how Cuddles and Schwab try to justify the unjustifiable.