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Such mixed feelings watching those highlights.

He easily could have been our best ever. I forgot how good he was through traffic too.

I had the privilege of being part of some workshops focussed on water and first nations people last year.

I met Liam's Aunty and Uncle. The Walpiri elders have a sacred waterhole in the desert. When the conditions are right (they can tell from how the hawks and eagles are gliding), they burn the bush which creates the clouds to bring the rain. Pretty amazing.

Anyways, they said that Liam was going really well these days and back playing his footy and loving it. So good to hear.

Does anyone up that way get to still see him play?

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    16 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    Liam Jurrah ... what could have been!

    Can’t help thinking his name would have been on that best/ favourite thread if things had turned out differently 

    Unfortunately BBO we are covered in what could have been's/maybe's/if only's etc and Jurray is one of the many.

     

     

     

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    14 hours ago, Docs Demons said:

    Unfortunately BBO we are covered in what could have been's/maybe's/if only's etc and Jurray is one of the many.

     

     

    14 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    Liam Jurrah ... what could have been!

    Can’t help thinking his name would have been on that best/ favourite thread if things had turned out differently 

    Jurrah....Schwartz....Jakovich.......as Docs said: what could have been/maybe/if only.

    Yet these are the most insanely talented players that I have seen at the club in the past 40 odd years.  Blazing comets that shone brightly, but not for long enough. 

    Amazing that Jurrah would never have seen an AFL game if it wasn't for the work of the Collingwood Industrial Magpies and Rupert Batheras. 

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    Amazing footballer. 36 games. 81 goals. So exciting. 
     

    Jakovich

    Schwarz 

    Farmer

    Davey

    Jurrah

    Blessed to have seen these blokes play.  True excitement.  
     

    Maybe we’ll add Kozzzzzy Pickett to the list one day. 

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    Of all the 'couldabeens' that we've had at MFC, Jurrah is the one that hurts the most. Schwartz would have been a gun CHF, but we've seen plenty of similar players (just not at MFC!)

    Jurrah could dominate in the air like Goodes, crumb like Betts and do the freakish like Buddy. He was a truly unique player. Such a shame we only ever got a glimpse of what he could do!

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    Jurrah was as clean as a whistle with ball in hand. Great vision too. Had that amazing knack to be able to visualise what was going to happen before others could 

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    On 5/9/2020 at 5:36 PM, Brownie said:

    Such mixed feelings watching those highlights.

    He easily could have been our best ever. I forgot how good he was through traffic too.

    I had the privilege of being part of some workshops focussed on water and first nations people last year.

    I met Liam's Aunty and Uncle. The Walpiri elders have a sacred waterhole in the desert. When the conditions are right (they can tell from how the hawks and eagles are gliding), they burn the bush which creates the clouds to bring the rain. Pretty amazing.

    Anyways, they said that Liam was going really well these days and back playing his footy and loving it. So good to hear.

    Does anyone up that way get to still see him play?

    Great. He'd still get a game at the Dees ... train him hard, watch him star.

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    More God given talent than anyone who I have ever seen play our great game, anywhere. Yes, including Robbie and Jako.

    Was at one with the trajectory of the ball and had the touch to take possession and release to advantage.

    Watched him win the exhibition game in Shanghai in 2010. No one else could have done it so effortlessly.

    Our great game weeps that he was lost so early.

     

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    The link to the highlights has gone from my thread - could it be put back up?

     

    He was amazing. The clash of cultures just didn't work for him.

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