Demon Cheersquad, Late 80's

[Wilson7 2,538]

I was watching some old melbourne replays from the late 80's, two members of our cheersquad get alot of tv tme, i remember them well. A middle aged man wearing an 80's light blue hoodie with no.45 stitched on the back and a young tall fellow with blonde spiked hair. I wander what happened to these two, anyone know ?

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,599]

I was watching some old melbourne replays from the late 80's, two members of our cheersquad get alot of tv tme, i remember them well. A middle aged man wearing an 80's light blue hoodie with no.45 stitched on the back and a young tall fellow with blonde spiked hair. I wander what happened to these two, anyone know ?

Wasn't that guy named Hocko?

I think he was in the cheersquad until the late 90's or early 2000s.

Then he appeared to have his own smaller unoffical cheersquad in the olympic stand pocket.

I haven't seem him at the footy for years.

[Wilson7 2,538]

Wasn't that guy named Hocko?

I think he was in the cheersquad until the late 90's or early 2000s.

Then he appeared to have his own smaller unoffical cheersquad in the olympic stand pocket.

I haven't seem him at the footy for years.

Not sure what his name is mate, last time i saw him was 1994 at an after match function.

[Binmans PA 26,660]

If it's the same blonde guy that I'm thinking of, I still see him regularly at the footy. See him whenever we trave interstate too. Remember the guy with 45 on his back too. Haven't seen him around for quite some time though.

[dazzledavey36 49,736]

Probably dead?

Btw does that guy with the big red and blue mohawk still go to the footy??

[nutbean 8,837]

I was in the cheer squad in the 70's - I had no 11 - Greg Wells on the back of my duffle coat.

Can someone please tell me - who was the other person in the cheer squad ?

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

Probably dead?

Btw does that guy with the big red and blue mohawk still go to the footy??

yup. Although it isn't red and blue anymore, it's grey.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

I was in the cheer squad in the 70's - I had no 11 - Greg Wells on the back of my duffle coat.

Can someone please tell me - who was the other person in the cheer squad ?

Hey I was in the Cheer Squad in the 70s as well, had several duffle coats, think I had 33 Gary Hardeman on the back.....

[Sir Why You Little 35,318]

Probably dead?

Btw does that guy with the big red and blue mohawk still go to the footy??

Angelo

He is still around

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

Angelo

He is still around

Yeah I know him, good guy, hes actually an insurance assessor....

[Wilson7 2,538]

Hey I was in the Cheer Squad in the 70s as well, had several duffle coats, think I had 33 Gary Hardeman on the back.....

Was never a member of the cheersquad but bought my one and only dufflecoat in 1985, had 14 Rod Grinter on the back

[Leoncelli_36 2,264]

Hocko and Angelo are the two fellas you mention. I saw hocko at the footy, the last time in 2008. He told me he had sold that 1980s 45 hoodie for a pretty penny. Someone approached him to but it.

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,599]

Hocko and Angelo are the two fellas you mention. I saw hocko at the footy, the last time in 2008. He told me he had sold that 1980s 45 hoodie for a pretty penny. Someone approached him to but it.

Someone actually purchased that jacket?

[John Crow Batty 8,352]

Hocko and Angelo are the two fellas you mention. I saw hocko at the footy, the last time in 2008. He told me he had sold that 1980s 45 hoodie for a pretty penny. Someone approached him to but it.

Do they post here?

[Leoncelli_36 2,264]

I have no idea who the buyer was. But he told me that he was approached by a fan who bought it from him. We used to just refer to him as 'Ricky Jackson'

[Spirit of 26 261]

Do they post here?

Angelo used to post occasionally on the old Demonology site years ago.

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,599]

I was watching some old melbourne replays from the late 80's, two members of our cheersquad get alot of tv tme, i remember them well. A middle aged man wearing an 80's light blue hoodie with no.45 stitched on the back

Apparently his name is Darren Hockey.

Is reported to have got married at a pizza hut on the morning of a game and then attended an MFC game that afternoon.

He was quoted in the below age article, re: Jimmy's funeral.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/all-a-bad-dream-widow-farewells-jim-stynes-at-emotional-melbourne-funeral-20120326-1vvf1.html

Darren 'Hocko' Hocking, a Melbourne Football Club cheer squad member for 35 years, stood with his 12-year-old son Stewart waving goodbye to Stynes with two giant handmade Melbourne flags.

"He was the spirit of football itself," Mr Hocking said.

Mr Hocking, who had gone to Federation Square with his son, wife Elizabeth and nine-year-old daughter Brooke, said he had seen Stynes' first game of football with Melbourne.

"He's made mistakes, corrected them then took us out of debt so we can carry on and that's what we're going to do," he said.

"He is a great loss but he's given us a new vitalisation so that hopefully in a few years we can finally win a grand final."

[praha 10,552]

Probably dead?

Btw does that guy with the big red and blue mohawk still go to the footy??

He sits in the AFL Members.

I remember the guy with the light-blue hoody. I have the "Demon Attack" season review video from 1994 and he's always in the replays. He was cheersquad leader until 2000 I think, or thereabouts. Then when our cheersquad moved to behind the goals he had a small group in the Olympic Stand for a few games, then they disappeared.

[praha 10,552]

I found Hocko! I Googled "Darren 'Hocko' Hocking" and came across this article: http://newsmediaiframe.westcoastsentinel.com.au/iframepages/iframeArticle.aspx?id=2603780

Googled Hocko's Mechanical and found this image: https://www.google.com.au/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x2ab6a27bec94a1a3:0x40e613dc47889602!2m5!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i100!3m1!7e1!4shttps://plus.google.com/104613257735164278000/photos?hl%3Den%26socfid%3Dweb:lu:kp:placepageimage%26socpid%3D1!5sHocko%E2%80%99s+Mechanical+-+Google+Search&sa=X&ei=neZsVYvsCNP28QWtlYGoAw&ved=0CGQQoiowCw

That's him. Looks like he lives in SA now.

Okay I'll stop being a stalker now.

[Dr. Gonzo 22,785]

I have no idea who the buyer was. But he told me that he was approached by a fan who bought it from him. We used to just refer to him as 'Ricky Jackson'

He was sitting near me at the top of the old Ponsford Stand at the 2000 GF - couldn't believe someone who had sat in the first row for every game since I could remember couldn't get a better seat!

[hocko 14]

I am still living in Melbourne that is what Melbourne supporter does i am a true blue supporter

even i have not been around since i have not been around my money for my membership is going on school

books since my eldest just finished year 12 no more school fees for him and books my daughter is in year 8

school fees and school books for her they use computers now which cost a lot of money and having some health problems.t 

I'm think of coming back next year and if you want to now what happen add his son on Facebook Stewart Hocking and he'll tell u the rest and u'll be able to speak to him

On 6/1/2015 at 9:17 PM, DavidNeitz9 said:

Not sure what his name is mate, last time i saw him was 1994 at an after match function.

 

[Biffen 12,517]

Be nice if the club flung him a full membership .

[Nasher 33,246]

Now *that* is a thread bump.

[leave it to deever 16,550]

Maybe they came to their senses. Just kidding.

[Skuit 9,382]

10 hours ago, Biffen said:

Be nice if the club flung him a full membership .

I heard Saty is mates with that Christian Salem bloke at the club. Maybe he can put a quiet word?