Andrew Gaff

[Diamond_Jim 12,568]

1 hour ago, McQueen said:

I feel little sympathy for a few posters who are posting here in the present tense rather than the original threads intent. 
 

Sharp as bowling balls. 

Not interested in him but very interested in what approach Eagles will use to get out of their present doldrums. My guess is that the Eagles Board will have set finals in three years as the minimum measure. Like Geelong they are not used to losing year after year.

Trade season could be very lively this year

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,702]

Wasn't this topic locked and thrown into the sea?

[Engorged Onion 10,215]

Just now, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

Wasn't this topic locked and thrown into the sea?

[McQueen 17,864]

10 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Not interested in him but very interested in what approach Eagles will use to get out of their present doldrums. My guess is that the Eagles Board will have set finals in three years as the minimum measure. Like Geelong they are not used to losing year after year.

Trade season could be very lively this year

It reminds me of our 2009 draft with Sc##%y and Trenners. 
….

had another blunt and can’t recall my amazing analogy whatever it was. 

[Damo 3,355]

On 6/27/2023 at 6:35 PM, The heart beats true said:

I was just reading some old posts here and realised we haven’t heard from @Sir Why You Little for a few months.

Hope he’s doing ok.

Im late to the party and hoping @Sir Why You Little is on holiday and otherwise ok. If anyone can PM me Id be grateful. @Wadda We Sing?

[Demonstone 22,486]

I don't think we've heard from previously regular posters @faultydet nor his brother @ding since last year, either.

[layzie 33,793]

I'm still waiting for @Wiseblood's return. 

[Demonland 72,155]

Thread Closed.

 

[jnrmac 20,058]

Will always be remembered for a moment of madness

[The heart beats true 18,123]

Such a classy move by the AFL to sell the sponsorship rights to player retirement announcements.

Maybe I should do the same thing on Demonland?

’The Heart Beats True’s 💩 opinions are brought to you by Sorbent 3 Ply Toilet Paper’.

Edited August 7 by The heart beats true

[BDA 22,743]

Thought he had retired already. When i saw this thread pop up i assumed we had taken him on in some sort of coaching role

[whatwhat say what 22,742]

was never the same after he snotted andrew brayshaw - that's when his career really ended

[Engorged Onion 10,215]

If he’s remembered for only one thing… 

[Mel Bourne 4,515]

2 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Will always be remembered for a moment of madness

Yep. Insane thing to do, and all the more nuts because he was an otherwise very reserved AA wingman. He might have even qualified for the AFL “Good Guy Pass™️” if it was seven years later.

Bradshaw was 18 years old. Smashed jaw and dislodged teeth, in tears with so much pain he wouldn’t let them pull his mouth guard out. Poor Mrs. Brayshaw has had to deal with a lot watching her sons play footy. 

I read an interview with Andrew Brayshaw, who wanted it known that he’d forgiven Gaff (who incidentally grew up a Dees supporter). In a very eerie coincidence, Andrew Gaff arrived at Andrew Brayshaw’s house with an apology and a bunch of flowers. 

At least he wasn’t mentally-busted enough to bring wine though. 

Edited August 7 by Mel Bourne

[Fritta and Turner 4,403]

2 hours ago, The heart beats true said:

Such a classy move by the AFL to sell the sponsorship rights to player retirement announcements.

Maybe I should do the same thing on Demonland?

’The Heart Beats True’s 💩 opinions are brought to you by Sorbent 3 Ply Toilet Paper’.

If a Pies player retires can you make it 1 ply please?

[The heart beats true 18,123]

52 minutes ago, Fritta and Turner said:

If a Pies player retires can you make it 1 ply please?

Sandpaper.

[layzie 33,793]

99% Great career, 1% brainsnap

[BAMF 4,349]

4 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Will always be remembered for a moment of madness

Yep. A shame. Dominated the wing like Langdon picking up 30+ disposals every week for a decade but will be remembered for one terrible moment that he clearly regretted instantly.

Edited August 7 by BAMF

[John Demonic 5,789]

1 hour ago, Engorged Onion said:

If he’s remembered for only one thing… 

I still maintain to this day that he was kindly trying to remove a bit of fluff under Brayshaws chin

[Wells 11 5,397]

1 hour ago, Mel Bourne said:

In a very eerie coincidence, Andrew Gaff arrived at Andrew Brayshaw’s house with an apology and a bunch of flowers. 

 

He was probably genuine ….and wasn’t just  trying to avoid suspension.  

[Cranky Franky 2,051]

2 hours ago, Mel Bourne said:

Yep. Insane thing to do, and all the more nuts because he was an otherwise very reserved AA wingman. He might have even qualified for the AFL “Good Guy Pass™️” if it was seven years later.

Bradshaw was 18 years old. Smashed jaw and dislodged teeth, in tears with so much pain he wouldn’t let them pull his mouth guard out. Poor Mrs. Brayshaw has had to deal with a lot watching her sons play footy. 

I read an interview with Andrew Brayshaw, who wanted it known that he’d forgiven Gaff (who incidentally grew up a Dees supporter). In a very eerie coincidence, Andrew Gaff arrived at Andrew Brayshaw’s house with an apology and a bunch of flowers. 

At least he wasn’t mentally-busted enough to bring wine though. 

Brayshaw was being a pest & illegally holding onto Gaff & stopping him going past. Not an excuse of course but I can understand Gaff's frustrations. If Brayshaw had done that to Ray Biffin or Ditterich things would have been really ugly.

[Mel Bourne 4,515]

1 hour ago, Cranky Franky said:

Brayshaw was being a pest & illegally holding onto Gaff & stopping him going past. Not an excuse of course but I can understand Gaff's frustrations. If Brayshaw had done that to Ray Biffin or Ditterich things would have been really ugly.

Yeah, I’d say a busted jaw and several dislodged teeth fits the description of “really ugly”. 

[spirit of norm smith 16,441]

Gaff barracked for the Dees. Unfortunately we lost him to the eagles and somehow couldn’t get him back to the MFC.  Overall he had an excellent career at the Eagles. 

[At Least I Saw a Flag 5,237]

19 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Gaff barracked for the Dees. Unfortunately we lost him to the eagles and somehow couldn’t get him back to the MFC.  Overall he had an excellent career at the Eagles. 

Indeed he did. His mother was a Demon, father a Tiger.

FWIW my son + Andrew were friends at primary school. We (me + son) went to many matches at the G with Andrew, his younger brother + mother. He was quiet, nice boy. He was (and still is presumably) intelligent, so will no doubt have a successful post football career.

I tend to agree (and would like to think) that the hit on Brayshaw was an ill timed whack. Cost him a premiership medal.

[layzie 33,793]

39 minutes ago, Winners at last said:

Indeed he did. His mother was a Demon, father a Tiger.

FWIW my son + Andrew were friends at primary school. We (me + son) went to many matches at the G with Andrew, his younger brother + mother. He was quiet, nice boy. He was (and still is presumably) intelligent, so will no doubt have a successful post football career.

I tend to agree (and would like to think) that the hit on Brayshaw was an ill timed whack. Cost him a premiership medal.

Heard exactly the same stuff Winners. He went to my secondary school. Unassuming and a good lad.