I came upon this yesterday -

A Review of the 1960 Football Season

I know it was a long time ago but the grand final that year stands in the memory. It was a wet day and we held the old enemy to just two goals.

4 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

I came upon this yesterday -

A Review of the 1960 Football Season

I know it was a long time ago but the grand final that year stands in the memory. It was a wet day and we held the old enemy to just two goals.

Ah ... memories

A telling prediction about good things coming for Hawthorn. They haven't stopped coming for them ever since.

57 minutes ago, america de cali said:

A telling prediction about good things coming for Hawthorn. They haven't stopped coming for them ever since.

They took our mojo in the 60s,  might be time to take it back 

4 hours ago, Delusional demon 82 said:

They took our mojo in the 60s,  might be time to take it back 

We might need a time machine Austin

"This has not been my happiest year at Melbourne. Many people in this room have to put away their shotguns for another year. These critics are within the football club itself. There are too many people at the club who claim to know a great deal about football - more than anyone else - but they do nothing about it but criticise. Today I have given those critics my answer. We have done the job and done it well. I am being frank as I always am. I have had this choked up inside me for a long time. It's easy to criticise the selection committee. We might argue keenly among ourselves behind closed doors, but when the  team is finally selected we accept it without question. I ask that next year the critics within the club do the same: accept the teams that are selected to play and stop criticising. Put those shotguns away. Hang them up on the wall."

- Norm Smith speaking at Melbourne's grand final dinner.  (From Red Fox, p 502).