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1948 Premiership flag found by police.

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12 flags/cups in the first 68 years.

10 in 26 years between 1939 and 1964 and would have been more if not for the war - 39/40/41 team would certainly have won more - who knows how many - but nearly all of the good players went off to the war after 41.

Those were the days (except for the war) - a premiership every 5.6 years and between 1939 and 1964 - every 2.6 years.

6 of the 12 premierships beat Collwood in the Grand Final - magnificent.

I was the only kid at school who barracked for the Demons in the 50s/60s - wore my Melb Jumper to school every day in the winter (No 3 Peter Marquis - full back and No 5 Ian McLean - wingman) - all the other kids barracked for Collwood,Essendon,Carlton etc. - I was hated because MFC were hated - it was unbeeleeeevably good.

(yeah the MFC was a sporting section of the MCC).

actually i believe there are only cups for the last three mfc premierships

prior to that the vfl didn't award cups

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    http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/melbournes-1948-vfl-premiership-flag-to-be-returned-to-club-after-police-seize-item-in-moama/story-e6frf3e3-1226999716755?nk=f713631b812349a26c82a3efeedd4c31

    Seized and found. No arrests yet.

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    Who would be silly enough to post such an item on ebay FFS? I'm guessing his next job is not going to be robbing the Crown Jewels.

    Or wagging class and then posting on the internet?

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    It is nice they got it back.

    But I am tired of past Glories

    I want few future glories in the next couple of years.

    Like the glory of being in the top half of the ladder in 2016

    Now don't get too carried away there OD. It is a little too soon. Give it another 50 years and we should have recovered by then.

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    As usual Moonie, you have run off at the gob, without being in full possession of the facts ( or should that be faculties?). I am legitimately on leave.

    having another curriculum holiday day off bbo?

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    As usual Moonie, you have run off at the gob, without being in full possession of the facts ( or should that be faculties?). I am legitimately on leave.

    Leave without pay pending a police report, I've heard. Poor kids....

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    actually i believe there are only cups for the last three mfc premierships

    prior to that the vfl didn't award cups

    A number of clubs have had replicas made. I guess we should too....

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    A number of clubs have had replicas made. I guess we should too....

    Why Jnr they would probably misplace those as well.

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    Who would be silly enough to post such an item on ebay FFS? I'm guessing his next job is not going to be robbing the Crown Jewels.

    it doesn't mean he stole it BBO, it may have been part of a deceased estate, her rellies' ? may have hung around the Gat' for years ?

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    5 more flags missing too... as reported in "The Age"

    Wonder if anyone here knows of their whereabouts too?

    !!! moth-ra ???

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    Two pages in and no-one's mentioned the obvious suspect, a man who not only had access to the flag but an obsession with the glory days of years gone by.

    Sorry Schwabby, but I'm going to blame this one on you too ... :lol:

    or Stacky ?

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    it doesn't mean he stole it BBO, it may have been part of a deceased estate, her rellies' ? may have hung around the Gat' for years ?

    True enough dee- luded but you'd still have to be a nong not to realize the item belonged to somebody else.

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    Attending to my professional Judies dc.

    you've given the game away now BBO, you & your country mates; So, when did Daisy & Biff arrive up dere ?

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiBcwolNZME

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    you've given the game away now BBO, you & your country mates; So, when did Daisy & Biff arrive up dere ?

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiBcwolNZME

    Nah you've got it wrong 'luded! DC wont leave the borders of borewood and the one time Biffen tried to enter my premises the "lads" hunted him off.

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    True enough dee- luded but you'd still have to be a nong not to realize the item belonged to somebody else.

    I tink I saw some of dem on fitzroy st last night, Opposite the Gat... I was @ Skwidz having a Souva & Dim Sims...

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    Nah you've got it wrong 'luded! DC wont leave the borders of borewood and the one time Biffen tried to enter my premises the "lads" hunted him off.

    HaHaHa, hope they nipped him hard on the back-pocket book.

    :lol:

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