Jump to content

Gawn on Daniher


Demonland

Recommended Posts

Great story telling by Max. 

Its good to hear some of the fun times away from the Club.  And, pleased that Mclardy gets a gig at our informal 'events'.

"Happy" by Pharrell Williams

 

Easy to see why Neale would choose that song. 

How Happy would he be for us to win the silverware?

I feel kind of desperate to win it very very soon to share it with some really special Demon people, while they are still with us:  Neale Daniher, Ronald Dale Barassi and the remaining 1964 Premiership Team.

But tomorrow, hope the team heed Neale's words:  "Don't give up, don't give in, give it all you've got".

  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, timbo said:

Can someone copy paste from the Hun. Not a subscriber

I was able to read it by tapping on the image in Demonland's post, on my phone.  For some reason that seems to get around the paywall.  But it doesn't work from my laptop.

The general gist of the article was that last summer some players, some ex board members and guests went for a golf game (hosted by the club) to the Mornington Peninsula.  Trengove, Watts and Gawn went to the Sorrento Hotel and (unintentionally, ho, ho) had quite a few drinks.  When they went back to their accommodation in the wee hours of the morning, they found Don Mclardy and Neale Daniher sitting around a campfire, blaring out music not caring about the noise nor who they disturbed.  The three players joined them and Watts told stories and they all selected music.  There they stayed most of the night.  Max says the only song he remembers is the one Daniher chose:  Happy.  Max thinks of Neale Daniher as a very special man. 

I'm sure there would be a ringing endorsement of Neale being a special man.

 

FYI:  It is against Demonland rules to paste entire articles onto this site.

Edited by Lucifer's Hero
  • Like 2
  • Love 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

5 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

I was able to read it by tapping on the image in Demonland's post, on my phone.  For some reason that seems to get around the paywall.  But it doesn't work from my laptop.

The general gist of the article was that last summer some players, some ex board members and guests went for a golf game (hosted by the club) to the Mornington Peninsula.  Trengove, Watts and Gawn went to the Sorrento Hotel and (unintentionally, ho, ho) had quite a few drinks.  When they went back to their accommodation in the wee hours of the morning, they found Don Mclardy and Neale Daniher sitting around a campfire, blaring out music not caring about the noise nor who they disturbed.  The three players joined them and Watts told stories and they all selected music.  There they stayed most of the night.  Max says the only song he remembers is the one Daniher chose:  Happy.  Max thinks of Neale Daniher as a very special man. 

I'm sure there would be a ringing endorsement of Neale being a special man.

 

FYI:  It is against Demonland rules to paste entire articles onto this site.

Nice summation LH

  • Like 1
  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Nice summation LH

Indeed.  The link worked for me and without taking anything away from LH, I think he really just summarised the highlight.  It was quite a well constructed rambling from Max, in which he also goes over in his own way the now fairly well trodden story and widely acknowledged admiration for Neale and the life lessons that can be taken from his battle with MND and the positive way he carries himself.

Also touches on the Melb Vs Pie Queens birthday tradition and the meaning of that as a player as well as Rd 23 last year and it's apparent thay remains a motivator for the playing group.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Demonland Forums  

  • Match Previews, Reports & Articles  

    2024 Player Reviews: #19 Josh Schache

    Date of Birth: 21 August 1997 Height: 199cm   Games MFC 2024: 1 Career Total: 76   Goals MFC 2024: 0 Career Total: 75     Games CDFC 2024: 12 Goals CDFC 2024: 14   Originally selected to join the Brisbane Lions with the second pick in the 2015 AFL National Draft, Schache moved on to the Western Bulldogs and played in their 2021 defeat to Melbourne where he featured in a handful of games over the past two seasons. Was unable to command a

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 1

    2024 Player Reviews: #21 Matthew Jefferson

    Date of Birth: 8 March 2004 Height: 195cm   Games CDFC 2024: 17 Goals CDFC 2024: 29 The rangy young key forward was a first round pick two years ago is undergoing a long period of training for senior football. There were some promising developments during his season at Casey where he was their top goal kicker and finished third in its best & fairest.

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 19

    2024 Player Reviews: #23 Shane McAdam

    Date of Birth: 28 May 1995 Height: 186cm Games MFC 2024: 3 Career Total: 53 Goals MFC 2024: 1 Career Total:  73 Games CDFC 2024: 11 Goals CDFC 2024: 21 Injuries meant a delayed start to his season and, although he showed his athleticism and his speed at times, he was unable to put it all together consistently. Needs to show much more in 2025 and a key will be his fitness.

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 21

    2024 Player Reviews: #43 Kyah Farris-White

    Date of Birth: 2 January 2004 Height: 206cm   Games CDFC 2024: 4 Goals CDFC 2024:  1   Farris-White was recruited from basketball as a Category B rookie in the hope of turning him into an AFL quality ruckman but, after two seasons, the experiment failed to bear fruit.  

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 1

    2024 Player Reviews: #44 Luker Kentfield

    Date of Birth: 10 September 2005 Height: 194cm   Games CDFC 2024: 9 Goals CDFC 2024: 5   Drafted from WAFL club Subiaco in this year’s mid season draft, Kentfield was injured when he came to the club and needs a full season to prepare for the rigors of AFL football.  

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 4

    REDLEG PRIDE by Meggs

    Hump day mid-week footy at the Redlegs home ground is a great opportunity to build on our recent improved competitiveness playing in the red and blue.   The jumper has a few other colours this week with the rainbow Pride flag flying this round to celebrate people from all walks of life coming together, being accepted. AFLW has been a benchmark when it comes to inclusivity and a safe workplace.  The team will run out in a specially designed guernsey for this game and also the following week

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons

    REDEEMING by Meggs

    It was such a balmy spring evening for this mid-week BNCA Pink Lady match at our favourite venue Ikon Park between two teams that had not won a game since round one.   After last week’s insipid bombing, the DeeArmy banner correctly deemanded that our players ‘go in hard, go in strong, go in fighting’, and girl they sure did!   The first quarter goals by Alyssa Bannan and Alyssia Pisano were simply stunning, and it was 4 goals to nil by half-time.   Kudos to Mick Stinear.

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons

    REDEEM by Meggs

    How will Mick Stinear and his dwindling list of fit and available Demons respond to last week’s 65-point capitulation to the Bombers, the team’s biggest loss in history?   As a minimum he will expect genuine effort from all of his players when Melbourne takes on the GWS Giants at Ikon Park this Thursday.  Happily, the ground remains a favourite Melbourne venue of players and spectators alike and will provide an opportunity for the Demons to redeem themselves. Injuries to star play

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons

    EASYBEATS by Meggs

    A beautiful sunny Friday afternoon, with a light breeze and a strong Windy Hill crowd set the scene, inviting one team to seize the day and take the important four points on offer. For the Demons it was not a good Friday, easily beaten by an all-time largest losing margin of 65 points.   Essendon threw themselves into action today, winning most of the contests and had three early goals with Daria Bannister on fire.  In contrast the Demons were dropping marks, hesitant in close and comm

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 9
  • Tell a friend

    Love Demonland? Tell a friend!
×
×
  • Create New...