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On this day in 1989 ...

Whispering_Jack
in Melbourne Demons

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On 7/22/2021 at 3:35 PM, Swooper1987 said:

John Northey got everything out of that group. They had a great record against Hawthorn - better than any other side over that period 87-91, when the Hawks won three flags and were runner up in another play off.  Putting them out of the finals in 1990 was probably my second greatest footy memory, after round 22 1987.

All heil John Northey, the footballing magician.

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    On 7/22/2021 at 8:29 PM, WalkingCivilWar said:

    What I don’t understand is why this loss is talked about but no one seems to ever mention that other loss, the one at the hands of Fitzroy, 42 years ago (28 July 1979). Is it because that was so much longer ago? 

    This was before my time, but the most amazing thing about this game is that we won the next week!

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    On 7/22/2021 at 6:47 PM, Mazer Rackham said:

    Another thing to kill off VFL Park was that it was the coldest, iciest, most windswept place in the southern hemisphere, apart from Cape Horn, and Ballarat.

    Plus, modern stadiums are shaped like bowls. Waverley was shaped like a saucer. If you weren't in the first tier of seats, you needed a telescope to see what was going on when the ball was on the opposite side of the ground.

    And that stupid bloody giant brown TV.

    And if you were on the first tier close to the fence you couldn't see the play on the other side because it was raised in the middle to help with drainage. And you got splinters in your bum from the wooden seats. And it took 2 hours to get out of the car park. And we always played the Hawks there and got belted. Besides that it wasn't bad. 

    Seriously though a couple of my favourite footy memories were there, winning the Prelim in 88 and knocking the Pies out in 89. And the Panasonic Cup against the Cats in 89. And Farmers goal of the year in 97. Missed the 88 & 91 EFs though. 

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    On 7/22/2021 at 7:36 PM, Tony Tea said:

    Yet another case of late season altitude sickness near the top of the ladder.

    From memory Lyon got injured and missed the rest of the season the next game. He was our only real star so that was that.

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