It was 53 years ago today ...

[Whispering_Jack 30,054]

19th September, 1964 

Neil Crompton (#5) kicks the goal that seals the premiership.

Ronald Dale Barassi's last game for Melbourne (and Bluey's too).

How much longer to wait for the next one?

 

[DemonFrog 1,354]

22 years

[deebug 1,754]

As much as i love watching that and i have many times over, like you WJ i wonder how much longer until our next flag?

Fingers crossed next year.

[64" 97]

born in 64 and still believing in a flag.

[jackaub 1,402]

Our window will onlybe open briefly imo the club must takesome big risks in  trading this year 

Or it will be another 53 years

I am trying to work out exactly what will change next year its time for the club to be brave believe in their destiny and take adantage of the opportunity

[loges 6,767]

Unfortunately just a dim memory now.

[Salems Lot 2,529]

born in 63 - can honestly say i have lived through a flag.  Interestingly I spent the aftermath lying flat on my back passed out from drinking too much..(milk that is...)

[Vagg 2,439]

That last flag was on my wife's 12th Birthday!  (How is it possible for such a young buck as I to be married to such an old woman??  Oh, wait!  How old am I again...?  OOPS!!!)

Come on, Dees!  It's time!  Another flag in my lifetime, P-L-E-A-S-E!!!!!

[Bluey's Dad 3,419]

Wasn't alive for the last one.

I mostly feel like I won't be around for the next one.

[Deemented Are Go! 3,677]

That's actually really de(e)pressing. 

[Sir Why You Little 37,034]

54 minutes ago, Salems Lot said:

born in 63 - can honestly say i have lived through a flag.  Interestingly I spent the aftermath lying flat on my back passed out from drinking too much..(milk that is...)

Same mate. 1963...

[Wells 11 5,399]

1 hour ago, jackaub said:

Our window will onlybe open briefly imo the club must takesome big risks in  trading this year 

Or it will be another 53 years

I am trying to work out exactly what will change next year its time for the club to be brave believe in their destiny and take adantage of the opportunity

Agreed. I worry that a small club like ourselves  will have our talent poached if we dont accelerate now. Its fun thinking about getting Gaff and or lever etc etc but one day  clubs will be picking over our bones too. We have to take this opening. Given global warming  the MCG might be underwater in 10 years...who knows. I say we go hard for the present moment . 

[beelzebub 23,364]

Thanks Jack...I wasnt depressed enough about the season !!

[tiers 2,833]

I was standing in the crowd behind the goals in the open stand at the end to which Neil Crompton kicked the winning goal. What a joy to watch the ball sailing towards me.

Still have the Football Record from the day with the scorers marked. Had a photocopy signed by all the players who were at the 50th anniversary lunch three years ago.

Who thought that it would become a collectable. We expected more after 1964.

Go dees.

[jackaub 1,402]

3 hours ago, Choke said:

Wasn't alive for the last one.

I mostly feel like I won't be around for the next one.

I am definitely with you there Choker!!

[Demonsone 2,037]

Its absolute disgraceful & sad that such a strong club which won so many flags in that era is enduring a 53yr premiership drought which is now the longest in AFL history....

Cant blame current players,coaches etc but until its broken the record will continue to grow!

[dee-eee 231]

I was there as a fifteen year old sitting in the Grey Smith stand stomping both feet on the floor boards after each Dees goal .

A survey at my bayside secondary school disclosed that we had the most supporters with the Sainters naturally not too far behind then absolute daylight third .

[Moonshadow 17,676]

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.

I feel young reading the posts here.

Thanks!

 

[bush demon 2,039]

Barassi's SECOND last game. He played for Dee's against South Adelaide two weeks later. Dee's, champions of Australia!