FAREWELL CHRIS DAWES

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,910]

2 hours ago, CBDees said:

We didn't fare too bad dealing with the Giants with Tyson, Frost, McKenna and Bugg!

And, I think, Hogan (or, at least, the right to draft him). 

[dino rover 714]

(To the tune of farewell auntie jack)

Farewell auntie chris

Its time to delist

Thou you're very tough

You dont mark it enough

You're big smart and cute

A leader by repute

No trades were on offer

So its you that must suffer

Farewell as our list comes along

 

 

[Sir Why You Little 37,186]

16 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Dawesy bit embarrassed how it all finished.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/melbourne/chris-dawes-says-he-feels-embarrassed-by-how-his-afl-career-finished-at-melbourne/news-story/8b6bb76926fdc72e1288851f0623b4f0

Not suprised. Dawesy is a proud guy

always welcome at the MFC i hope

[monoccular 17,590]

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Dawesy bit embarrassed how it all finished.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/melbourne/chris-dawes-says-he-feels-embarrassed-by-how-his-afl-career-finished-at-melbourne/news-story/8b6bb76926fdc72e1288851f0623b4f0

I think it puts a new perspective for those who were portraying him as some sort of parasite or selfish "list clogger".

HE was far from satisfied with what he was able to give.

Pity because at his best and fittest he could have been quite  valuable going forward at this time in our list / team development.  

Edited December 12, 2016 by monoccular

[Diamond_Jim 12,628]

3 hours ago, dino rover said:

(To the tune of farewell auntie jack)

Farewell auntie chris

Its time to delist

Thou you're very tough

You dont mark it enough

You're big smart and cute

A leader by repute

No trades were on offer

So its you that must suffer

Farewell as our list comes along

 

 

great verse and here's the sound track for those who are wondering:

Perhaps something for young Hogan to the tune of I am Pegasus

 

[rjay 25,155]

1 hour ago, monoccular said:

I think it puts a new perspective for those who were portraying him as some sort of parasite or selfish "list clogger".

HE was far from satisfied with what he was able to give.

Pity because at his best and fittest he could have been quite  valuable going forward at this time in our list / team development.  

I just think he was a bad buy...not his fault but he had passed his use by date at Collingwood and we took a punt that didn't pay off.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,910]

46 minutes ago, rjay said:

I just think he was a bad buy...not his fault but he had passed his use by date at Collingwood and we took a punt that didn't pay off.

Maybe. Or maybe Chris Dawes changed training standards, improved communication within the team and encouraged a new level of professionalism which has subsequently encouraged players like Hogan to stay and Lewis to join us.

I haven't the faintest idea. But for posters to keep saying his recruitment was a failure may not be in possession of all the facts.

[jnrmac 20,189]

Very humble from the big fella. A gentleman.

[Vogon Poetry 2,095]

2 hours ago, rjay said:

I just think he was a bad buy...not his fault but he had passed his use by date at Collingwood and we took a punt that didn't pay off.

He looks like it now rjay but at the time our list was just awful.  We had no salary cap pressure (probably struggling to pay 95%) and he provided a mature body.  I think it was a good buy even for the short term.  We certainly were not disadvantaged by having him on the list for the time we did.  He didn't take games away from anyone and provided something when he did play.

Good luck to him.  Ripping fella and I wish him all the best.  I hope he always feels welcome at the club, he was there for the worst of it unfortunately.

 

Edit:  Of course I completely overlooked the fact we gave up a first rounder for him.  Reasonable decision at the time, didn't work out.

Edited December 12, 2016 by Vogon Poetry

[daisycutter 29,756]

2 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

great verse and here's the sound track for those who are wondering:

Perhaps something for young Hogan to the tune of I am Pegasus

 

nice to see naughty neville and flange desire again. i named my budgies after them many moons ago.

[Biffen 12,947]

He will be welcomed back into polite Adelaide society.

Sadly for him.

[Moonshadow 17,677]

7 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Dawesy bit embarrassed how it all finished.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/melbourne/chris-dawes-says-he-feels-embarrassed-by-how-his-afl-career-finished-at-melbourne/news-story/8b6bb76926fdc72e1288851f0623b4f0

Calf injury in his very first training session. Must've run over a black cat on his way there.

Might been a good leader and trainer, but on the field we lost out in that trade. 

[Biffen 12,947]

He was more useful than Alexander Downers family who have been parasites on the public purse for generations.

He was more macho than Chris Pyne.

He was what I call "Adelaide tough".

 

[Return to Glory 8,448]

12 minutes ago, Biffen said:

He was more useful than Alexander Downers family who have been parasites on the public purse for generations.

He was more macho than Chris Pyne.

He was what I call "Adelaide tough".

 

I call it Don Dunstan tough

[Moonshadow 17,677]

28 minutes ago, Biffen said:

He was more useful than Alexander Downers family who have been parasites on the public purse for generations.

He was more macho than Chris Pyne.

He was what I call "Adelaide tough".

 

How very dare you Biffen! You know Dawesy's old man runs an antique bookshop and his grandfather was a judge. Look out for the horse's head mate!

Edited December 12, 2016 by Moonshadow

[Biffen 12,947]

14 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

I call it Don Dunstan tough

Sir Robert Helpmann could outflounce the pair of them.

[monoccular 17,590]

1 hour ago, Biffen said:

He will be welcomed back into polite Adelaide society.

Sadly for him.

 

31 minutes ago, Biffen said:

He was more useful than Alexander Downers family who have been parasites on the public purse for generations.

He was more macho than Chris Pyne.

He was what I call "Adelaide tough".

 

Has there been a crossed thread here?

This is a Chris Dawes thread, a boy from Brighton, Vic.

Nothing to do with Downer, Payne, Helpman.  

[Biffen 12,947]

They accent made me think he was from Adelaide..

Apologies mono.

My mistake.

Lets hope we have three tough guys from the Brighton area.

They are certainly 3  of our current best I'd say,

.

[nutbean 8,838]

On 12/12/2016 at 3:34 PM, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Maybe. Or maybe Chris Dawes changed training standards, improved communication within the team and encouraged a new level of professionalism which has subsequently encouraged players like Hogan to stay and Lewis to join us.

I haven't the faintest idea. But for posters to keep saying his recruitment was a failure may not be in possession of all the facts.

I'm was a big fan of Dawes because of his second and third efforts , his commitment to the contest and what seemed to be his not stop endeavor. But by by his own admission "he was embarrassed" about his time at Melbourne. His body definitely did not let him get the best out of himself, and at the time of trading him in we were struggling to get anyone to come to the club  but the inescapable truth is that he was not a good buy for us.

[spirit of norm smith 16,591]

better buy than the Prince !!

[Demon trucker 1,800]

2 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

better buy than the Prince !!

A packet of smith chips is a better buy then the prince

[jnrmac 20,189]

4 hours ago, nutbean said:

I'm was a big fan of Dawes because of his second and third efforts , his commitment to the contest and what seemed to be his not stop endeavor. But by by his own admission "he was embarrassed" about his time at Melbourne. His body definitely did not let him get the best out of himself, and at the time of trading him in we were struggling to get anyone to come to the club  but the inescapable truth is that he was not a good buy for us.

It is remarkable how people overlook this.

[Bigred 494]

Decisions dont need to be perfect. They just need to be the best decision you can make at the time. Hindsight is a privilege of those not there at the time the decision was required.

Dawes, and Lamumba; were the best decisions we could have made at the time. We were coming from a long way back, I absolutely agree with those who are suggesting while he didn't quite win the Brownlow, we are much  better club for Dawes having been with us.

He is a fine fellow, tried his hardest, and is welcome back anytime 

Sorrento is lucky to have him

[hoopla 418]

On 12/12/2016 at 7:40 PM, Moonshadow said:

Calf injury in his very first training session. Must've run over a black cat on his way there.

Might been a good leader and trainer, but on the field we lost out in that trade. 

Don't think we should underestimate the importance of having a good leader and a good trainer at the club at that time. His willingness to run and tackle set a fine example for all our talls.

If we did lose out - then it might not have been on the trade - but on Gosch's paddock a couple of days after the trade!

Reckon he is a good bloke who should always be welcome at our club.

 

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,410]

On 12/12/2016 at 4:22 PM, Vogon Poetry said:

He looks like it now rjay but at the time our list was just awful.  We had no salary cap pressure (probably struggling to pay 95%) and he provided a mature body.  I think it was a good buy even for the short term.  We certainly were not disadvantaged by having him on the list for the time we did.  He didn't take games away from anyone and provided something when he did play.

Good luck to him.  Ripping fella and I wish him all the best.  I hope he always feels welcome at the club, he was there for the worst of it unfortunately.

 

Edit:  Of course I completely overlooked the fact we gave up a first rounder for him.  Reasonable decision at the time, didn't work out.

A first rounder that got used on Brody Grundy.

I will never forget the tackle Dawes laid in Adelaide and sprinting across the middle of the MCG past Watts to apply defensive pressure while Watts stood idle.