Brother in arms - Liam, Aussie and Aaron re-united

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

Great to see the 3 of them together again.

With regard to LJ its only tragic if it ends that way (life or footy wise). I hope he is finally getting his act together. If so I would love the MFC to consider the possibility of a second chance iF he was truly serious about getting back into the big league and he stuck strictly to team rules.

[John Dee 445]

Interlock-Kongwak play in the same league as Kilcunda-Bass. They are the reason I support Melbourne. When I was a kid, they had their own jumpers, darkish green with a red V. When I was about 8, they changed to Melbourne jumpers. As we lived on a dairy farm, we only ever went to local footy matches and followed IK.

When I came to Caulfield Grammar as a boarder, I was asked which VFL team I supported. The answer was none but I selected Melbourne because of the colours.

Edited June 7, 2015 by John Dee

[Gator 17,480]

Jurray was talented, but very soft.

[RalphiusMaximus 6,090]

Jurray was talented, but very soft.

I'm not sure soft is the right word. Possibly more lazy. He was always reluctant to work when he didn't have the ball.

I watched him play at Casey a few times. His opponents would be sinking short punches into his kidneys and ribs right by the goals, pinching and anything else they could think of to get to him. He just completely ignored them and played the game. Not soft.

[hardtack 10,627]

Jurray was talented, but very soft.

Can't say I recall Jurrah ever shirking a contest. He threw himself at everything and if anything negative could be said against his play, it was the fact that he was a danger to himself.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

I've no doubt they had a great day, but as others have said it's a sad day for a Demon's fan as well. We see here what might have been for the club. Aaron Davey had a great career and more than repayed the faith the club showed in taking him as a rookie. Wona maybe wasn't the most talented small forward we've ever seen, but he was explosive and on his day devastating. Injuries and in the end inability to look after himself as a professional athlete cost him. Then there's LJ, who as has been said, was just an amazing talent. It's great that he's playing again, but realistically he's thrown away any chance of an AFL career and that is a loss to every fan of the game. To think that we could still have two of them playing for us if things had gone a little differently is just painful.

His dad being killed in a car accident didn't help either.

[Gator 17,480]

I'm not sure soft is the right word. Possibly more lazy. He was always reluctant to work when he didn't have the ball.

I watched him play at Casey a few times. His opponents would be sinking short punches into his kidneys and ribs right by the goals, pinching and anything else they could think of to get to him. He just completely ignored them and played the game. Not soft.

Soft. He was most definitely a shirker.

[hardtack 10,627]

Soft. He was most definitely a shirker.

Nonsense

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Soft. He was most definitely a shirker.

Even if so, he made up for it in many other ways. 81 goals in his first 36 games, pretty amazing really.

[hardtack 10,627]

Even if so, he made up for it in many other ways. 81 goals in his first 36 games, pretty amazing really.

There is absolutely no way any player could get a return like that by being a shirker.

[jumbo returns 6,741]

Soft. He was most definitely a shirker.

Haha, love your work, son

[Gator 17,480]

Even if so, he made up for it in many other ways. 81 goals in his first 36 games, pretty amazing really.

Agreed.

[Gator 17,480]

Haha, love your work, son

Watts is a shirker.

You love him.

I get it.

No point talking footy with you.

[Moonshadow 17,677]

God this thread is like talking about all the girls in high school you think you had a chance with but never really did. Maybe you held hands or even managed a quick pash, but in the end were left disappointed and hoping for more......

[jumbo returns 6,741]

Watts is a shirker.

You love him.

I get it.

No point talking footy with you.

You're safe, son.

We share the same forum.

I got plenty to talk to

But, if you want, I'll take you back.....

[Gator 17,480]

You're safe, son.

We share the same forum.

I got plenty to talk to

But, if you want, I'll take you back.....

I'm just not that into you.

[stuie 7,374]

Jurray was talented, but very soft.

Worst. Poster. Ever.

[Moonshadow 17,677]

Who us 'Jurray'?

[McQueen 17,867]

Who us 'Jurray'?

Love the irony in this post. Even if it is spell-check.

[Moonshadow 17,677]

Soft. He was most definitely a shirker.

Lol! As opposed to typing opinions alone in a dark room?

[spirit of norm smith 16,589]

Liam Jurrah... I still live in hope

[Adam The God 30,422]

Interlock-Kongwak play in the same league as Kilcunda-Bass. They are the reason I support Melbourne. When I was a kid, they had their own jumpers, darkish green with a red V. When I was about 8, they changed to Melbourne jumpers. As we lived on a dairy farm, we only ever went to local footy matches and followed IK.

When I came to Caulfield Grammar as a boarder, I was asked which VFL team I supported. The answer was none but I selected Melbourne because of the colours.

Which year did you finish?

[Pitchy 196]

That St Kilda game still haunts me. Liam was ready to kick ten that day but we were intent on tanking and dragged him repeatedly when he looked like tearing the game apart.

Final round, we were bottom, St Kilda top and it wasn't supposed to even be close. Yet, Liam simply dominated and we were sell up midway through second quarter when he got dragged. A potential breakout 8-10 goal game ended up a farce.

Following a win that day, Liam should've been celebrated as the new great forward in the game, instead he and the team left dispirited by the tanking and the internal politics at the MFC and we became the mess we were for the following years.

A real turning point moment in both his career and the fortunes of the MFC. He of all people, coming from such a foreign world, needed a stable and supportive environment. The MFC let him down that day and in the year and a half that followed.

I can't help but think that if he turned up now, the fresh faced excited kid we all saw, that the Paul Roos era would guide his optimism and talent to the highest realms of our game.

[Blistering 541]

You really believe that?

Liam Jurrah was never known for having the tank necessary for the style of game that they play these days. It certainly frustrated his coaches and held him back despite his undoubted talents.

I was at that St. Kilda game and when he was taken off after kicking a goal, he was blowing hard. He would have come off the ground no matter who was coaching. Roos would have done the same and he never would have kicked ten and St. Kilda was toying with us in their last game before the finals. When they put on the afterburners after half time, they blew us apart.

Liam's mentor and biographer often came on Demonland to compliment the way the club looked after him. He was made an ambassador to NT communities along with Aaron Davey to promote awareness of glaucoma among indigenous communities and Josh Mahoney put in a lot of work with him.

Not only that, the end of Jurrah's career had nothing to do with tanking. He injured himself, didn't rehab well and then made that fateful trip to Alice Springs. I can understand how people forget these little things if they have other agendas.

[Pitchy 196]

Blistering, pretty much none of what you have said there is accurate.

I should edit and say that Josh Mahoney was indeed very good to Liam and in general within a terrible climate! And I'm glad that he is one of few still there today. All the stuff you said about the St Kilda game is inaccurate though, he was on fire, Gerard Healy was joking about him being dragged during the telecast, please re-watch.

Edited June 7, 2015 by Demonstrative