Jump to content

Vale John Lord

Demonstone
Demonstone
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Posted

Just heard on ABC radio that past player John Lord has passed away.

Another of our 1964 premiership team now gone.  R.I.P. big fella.

  • Quote
    • Like 10
    • Thanks 4
    • Love 2
    • Sad 3
     
     

    Oh dear.  Johnny Lord was a great player for us, and  a gentleman of the highest order.  His passing puts a lot of things into perspective. RIP Johnny.

  • Quote
    • Like 7
    • Love 1

    Met John a couple of years ago when I started writing my book and he was fantastic help, despite recovering from a recent health scare. Very sorry to hear this.

  • Quote
    • Like 12

    Sad news indeed. Still got his signature in my old autograph book and I loved watching him play. He always gave everything to the team and to every game he played. 

  • Quote
    • Like 5

    He spoke at Frank Adams funeral a couple of years ago, although I never spoke to him in person he seemed a nice guy. They had the 64 cup at the funeral at the end of his speech he said that cup is the second best premiership cup  pause then  The Best one is the next one. 

  • Quote
    • Like 8
    • Love 1
     
    2 hours ago, Supermercado said:

    Met John a couple of years ago when I started writing my book and he was fantastic help, despite recovering from a recent health scare. Very sorry to hear this.

    By coincidence I finished reading your book today. Well done you!And you finished it with a quote from John Lord..I am old enough to remember John  - terrific player.

     

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    He and Graham Wise were my first hero's as a kid.

    In the case of John Lord, it may have been in anticipation of my current hair style.

     

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 2

    John was for many years a volunteer tour guide for the MCC, and an excellent and knowledgeable one at that. He’ll be greatly missed. RIP Mr Lord.

  • Quote
    • Like 4

    RIP great man. Heard him speak several times, always seemed like one of the genuine guys of footy and MFC. Very few voices of that era left now. 

  • Quote
    • Like 4

    He was no. 4 (if I can remember correctly?)

    I will always remember him collecting a centre tap out, wheeling around and letting loose, kicking a long bomb 

    they were great days and he was a grand player 

     

    or was he no. 10 ?

    Edited by Crompton's the man

  • Quote
    • Like 3

    Yes ..  #4 in our last GF win, as CHF and back up ruck (though Graeme Wise usually ran all day).

    Also as I recall played CHB at times.

    I remember his breaking his collarbone in a blatant tunnelling incident I think v Hawthorn.

    He was also a key in our huge 2nd SF win over Collingwood in 1964 with 3 goals 

    Never met him and of course interviews were pretty rudimentary those days but always seemed a friendly sort of guy.

    One more link gone from our last flag

    Edited by monoccular

  • Quote
    • Like 5

    I had the pleasure of speaking to John a couple of times.

    Just a lovely bloke. Warm and good company.

    He told me the best part of winning a premiership was making the supporters happy, rewarding them for supporting the team. 

  • Quote
    • Like 4
    • Love 1

    Lordy was my U/15 football coach at East Malvern Football club back in the late 70's. An absolute gentleman. As a Melbourne mad person it was awesome having him as the coach. RIP John.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Love 1
    On 7/31/2021 at 5:49 PM, Bimbo said:

    He and Graham Wise were my first hero's as a kid.

    In the case of John Lord, it may have been in anticipation of my current hair style.

     

    JL and RDB (No.2 and everybody's (but yours Bim?) No.1) for me as a kid. But, more importantly, 'snap' to your 2nd sentence!?‍?

    Edited by Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    p.s. I did wonder, and it turned out to be the case: James Harmes wore a double black armband today. Nice.

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Recall the big No. 4 addressing players as Coach of East Ringwood - we could wander out to the huddle in those days

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Yes John Lord was my footy hero, he was a great high mark and a star of a grand final win against Collingwood on a very wet day. I remember the incident Monocular mentioned, after going down with that broken collarbone he was able to deliver a bullet pass to Barry Bourke before being assisted off the ground.

  • Quote
    • Like 3

    A wonderful player and person from our glory days.

    There are a number now that we still can make their memories so much  more cherished in their later years.

    R.I.P. No 4 John Lord.

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    John came along to the Canberra Demons supporter group in the 1990s and gave a wonderful talk on his career with Melbourne, the 1964 finals and the lives of the team members afterwards.

    It was a memorable night and he was a wonderful gentleman.

  • Quote
    • Like 3
     
    On 7/31/2021 at 6:29 PM, Crompton's the man said:

    He was no. 4 (if I can remember correctly?)

    I will always remember him collecting a centre tap out, wheeling around and letting loose, kicking a long bomb 

    they were great days and he was a grand player 

     

    or was he no. 10 ?

    RIP big fella. You were right first time. No 10 was Ken Emselle.

  • Quote

    • 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...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • PREVIEW: Fremantle

      A month is a long time in AFL football. The proof of this is in the current state of the two teams contesting against each other early this Saturday afternoon at the MCG. It’s hard to fathom that when Melbourne and Fremantle kicked off the 2025 season, the former looked like being a major player in this year’s competition after it came close to beating one of the favourites in the GWS Giants while the latter was smashed by Geelong to the tune of 78 points and looked like rubbish. Fast forward to today and the Demons are low on confidence and appear panic stricken as their winless streak heads towards an even half dozen and pressure mounts on the coach and team leadership.  Meanwhile, the Dockers have recovered their composure and now sit in the top eight. They are definitely on the up and up and look most likely winners this weekend against a team which they have recently dominated and which struggles to find enough passages to the goals to trouble the scorers. And with that, Fremantle will head to the MCG, feeling very good about itself after demolishing Richmond in the Barossa Valley with Josh Treacy coming off a six goal haul and facing up to a Melbourne defence already without Jake Lever and a shaky Steven May needing to pass a fitness test just to make it onto the field of play. 

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: Round 06

      The Easter Round kicks off in style with a Thursday night showdown between Brisbane and Collingwood, as both sides look to solidify their spots inside the Top 4 early in the season. Good Friday brings a double-header, with Carlton out to claim consecutive wins when they face the struggling Kangaroos, while later that night the Eagles host the Bombers in Perth, still chasing their first victory of the year. Saturday features another marquee clash as the resurgent Crows look to rebound from back-to-back losses against a formidable GWS outfit. That evening, all eyes will be on Marvel Stadium where Damien Hardwick returns to face his old side—the Tigers—coaching the Suns at a ground he's never hidden his disdain for. Sunday offers two crucial contests where the prize is keeping touch with the Top 8. First, Sydney and Port Adelaide go head-to-head, followed by a fierce battle between the Bulldogs and the Saints. Then, Easter Monday delivers the traditional clash between two bitter rivals, both desperate for a win to stay in touch with the top end of the ladder. Who are you tipping this week and what are the best results for the Demons?

        • Sad
        • Like
      • 81 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Essendon

      What were they thinking? I mean by “they” the coaching panel and team selectors who chose the team to play against an opponent who, like Melbourne, had made a poor start to the season and who they appeared perfectly capable of beating in what was possibly the last chance to turn the season around.It’s no secret that the Demons’ forward line is totally dysfunctional, having opened the season barely able to average sixty points per game which means there has been no semblance of any system from the team going forward into attack. Nevertheless, on Saturday night at the Adelaide Oval in one of the Gather Round showcase games, Melbourne, with Max Gawn dominating the hit outs against a depleted Essendon ruck resulting from Nick Bryan’s early exit, finished just ahead in clearances won and found itself inside the 50 metre arc 51 times to 43. The end result was a final score that had the Bombers winning 15.6 (96) to 8.9 (57). On balance, one could expect this to result in a two or three goal win, but in this case, it translated into a six and a half goal defeat because they only managed to convert eight times or 11.68% of their entries. The Bombers more than doubled that. On Thursday night at the same ground, the losing team Adelaide managed to score 100 points from almost the same number of times inside 50.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Essendon

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 14th April @ the all new time of 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we dissect another Demons loss at Kardinia Park to the Cats in the Round 04. Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show. If you would like to leave us a voicemail please call 03 9016 3666 and don't worry no body answers so you don't have to talk to a human.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 59 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Fremantle

      The Demons return home to the MCG in search of their first win for the 2025 Premiership season when they take on the Fremantle Dockers on Saturday afternoon. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Clap
        • Love
        • Like
      • 367 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Essendon

      Max Gawn leads the Demonland Player of the Year ahead of Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca, Kade Chandler and Jake Bowey. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

        • Like
      • 24 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All