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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

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    Just now, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

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

    damn right walter white GIF by Breaking Bad

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

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    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?

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    • 1 year later...
     

    Will always be remembered for a moment of madness

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    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 by The heart beats true

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    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

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    If he’s remembered for only one thing… 

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    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. 

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    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?

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    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 by BAMF

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    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

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    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.  

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    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.

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    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”. 

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    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. 

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    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.

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    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.

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