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I don’t think we’ve ever been beaten overseas.

We’ve won in London, Canada, USA,( California and Hawaii),China and , I think, New Zealand.

All “JLT” type games, but most hotly contested.

The USA game was against reigning premiers, Geelong,in 1963, after the Grand Final, to make us world premiers!

Was there a South Africa game I’ve forgotten?

Can anyone correct me by reminding me of a Demon loss abroad?

 

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    6 minutes ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

    I don’t think we’ve ever been beaten overseas.

    We’ve won in London, Canada, USA,( California and Hawaii),China and , I think, New Zealand.

    All “JLT” type games, but most hotly contested.

    The USA game was against reigning premiers, Geelong,in 1963, after the Grand Final, to make us world premiers!

    Was there a South Africa game I’ve forgotten?

    Can anyone correct me by reminding me of a Demon loss abroad?

     

    You're correct, we are:

    2-0 in London and Vancouver

    1-0 in Honolulu, Portland, San Francisco, Shanghai, Toronto and Wellington

    Good chance to plug my history of non-premiership games.

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    18 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Perhaps we should relocate overseas. I suggest somewhere tropical. 

    Melbourne Florida?

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    8 hours ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

    I don’t think we’ve ever been beaten overseas.

    We’ve won in London, Canada, USA,( California and Hawaii),China and , I think, New Zealand.

    All “JLT” type games, but most hotly contested.

    The USA game was against reigning premiers, Geelong,in 1963, after the Grand Final, to make us world premiers!

    Was there a South Africa game I’ve forgotten?

    Can anyone correct me by reminding me of a Demon loss abroad?

     

    I was at the Oval in London in October 2000, just after we'd lost the grannie, to see the Dees play the Crows. It wasn't exactly hotly contested, but a ripper day given I hadn't seen the dees live for 2-3 years. I'm not entirely sure the runners weren't taking beers out to the players.

     

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    Was that the old AstroTurf we played on? 

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    8 hours ago, Supermercado said:

    You're correct, we are:

    2-0 in London and Vancouver

    1-0 in Honolulu, Portland, San Francisco, Shanghai, Toronto and Wellington

    Good chance to plug my history of non-premiership games.

    Great effort compiling that list.

    Had no idea we actually played a practice match at Boronia in the early 90's!

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    2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Great effort compiling that list.

    Had no idea we actually played a practice match at Boronia in the early 90's!

    Yep! BBP and we beat Carlton by almost 20 goals just for the record.

     

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    13 hours ago, Supermercado said:

    You're correct, we are:

    2-0 in London and Vancouver

    1-0 in Honolulu, Portland, San Francisco, Shanghai, Toronto and Wellington

    Good chance to plug my history of non-premiership games.

    Dear Supermercado,

    Result on Demonwiki MFC history of non-premieship games for 24th February 2006 is incorrect. Was in attendance at the game v Western Bulldogs and Dees were the victors not the Bullies. Memorable wet season evening included a thunderstorm and tropical downpour late in the game. Russell Robertson's last quarter heroics turned the game in the demon's favour.

    Cheers!

    Tarax Club

    ps. My mistaken notion about attending every top end Demons match is now in tatters!!! Did not attend earlier game v NTFL at Marrara in the early nineties. Was not in residence in Darwin.

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    Which was the game where John Ironmonger ate raw meat on the boundry line?

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    I distinctly remember this!  It wasn't at the game, but a day or two earlier as part of the pre-game publicity.  Ironmonger was sitting on a kerb  holding  a hunk of raw meat - not sure if he actually ate any of it but it was obviously a stunt to try to drum up interest in the game.  EDIT  This was the 1987 game in Vancouver.

    Edited by demonstone
    more info

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    15 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    This sounds interesting and would love to hear more about it when you sober up or fix your auto-correct issues. ?

    Done!!

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    7 minutes ago, demonstone said:

    I distinctly remember this!  It wasn't at the game, but a day or two earlier as part of the pre-game publicity.  Ironmonger was sitting on a kerb  holding  a hunk of raw meat - not sure if he actually ate any of it but it was obviously a stunt to try to drum up interest in the game.  EDIT  This was the 1987 game in Vancouver.

    Aah yes. Sitting in the gutter. I remember now!

    I remember myself and another Demon supporter watching the game at work, on the sly when we should have been working 

    Good days

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    27 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Which was the game where John Ironmonger ate raw meat on the boundry line?

     

    12 minutes ago, demonstone said:

    I distinctly remember this!  It wasn't at the game, but a day or two earlier as part of the pre-game publicity.  Ironmonger was sitting on a kerb  holding  a hunk of raw meat - not sure if he actually ate any of it but it was obviously a stunt to try to drum up interest in the game.  EDIT  This was the 1987 game in Vancouver.

    https://footyology.com.au/thirty-years-on-an-anniversary-theyd-rather-not-remember/

    While North Melbourne worked itself into a frenzy, in Canada, Sydney was preparing to take on Melbourne in Vancouver. And the US promoters had gone a little overboard trying to sell their product. Newspaper ads for the game promoted the clash thus: “Balls. Brawls, Bloody Right”. “In Oz, it’s been legal for years. Aussie Rules football it’s organised mayhem. The roughest, toughest sport alive”.

    Anyone who hadn’t got the idea by then had it driven home when Sydney ruckman John Ironmonger was photographed sitting on a footpath, tearing at a large piece of raw steak with his teeth.

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    27 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    https://footyology.com.au/thirty-years-on-an-anniversary-theyd-rather-not-remember/

    While North Melbourne worked itself into a frenzy, in Canada, Sydney was preparing to take on Melbourne in Vancouver. And the US promoters had gone a little overboard trying to sell their product. Newspaper ads for the game promoted the clash thus: “Balls. Brawls, Bloody Right”. “In Oz, it’s been legal for years. Aussie Rules football it’s organised mayhem. The roughest, toughest sport alive”.

    Anyone who hadn’t got the idea by then had it driven home when Sydney ruckman John Ironmonger was photographed sitting on a footpath, tearing at a large piece of raw steak with his teeth.

    That’s the one. Up against Sydney. 

    Ironmonger wasn’t just holding raw Steak ? 

    he was chomping it down...

    hilarious, as he was a huge unit!!

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    I seem to remember Melbourne broke a record for the most games played in one season, was it 1987?

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    On 6/28/2019 at 1:49 PM, Tarax Club said:

    Dear Supermercado,

    Result on Demonwiki MFC history of non-premieship games for 24th February 2006 is incorrect. Was in attendance at the game v Western Bulldogs and Dees were the victors not the Bullies. Memorable wet season evening included a thunderstorm and tropical downpour late in the game. Russell Robertson's last quarter heroics turned the game in the demon's favour.

    Cheers!

    Tarax Club

    ps. My mistaken notion about attending every top end Demons match is now in tatters!!! Did not attend earlier game v NTFL at Marrara in the early nineties. Was not in residence in Darwin.

    Cheers, I had it right on the main page (http://demonwiki.org/2006+NAB+Cup+Round+1) but botched on it that list. Will change.

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