I will be absolutely PUMPED to have the majority of the footy world behind us in our flag quest. We can use all the support we can get in game-day crowds this year.

Make the most of it before the novelty wears off after our 3rd or 4th flag in a row, when everyone outside the MFC family hates us.

36 minutes ago, durango said:

Some supporters cannot remember the first player to wear the number 13 was Wayne Gordon

Not quite true. 

Demonwiki tells me that 13 (!) players wore that number before Wayne Gordon but the number was not used between 1954 and 1974 because legendary Secretary Jim Cardwell thought it was unlucky.

After Gordon's untimely death in 1983, the number was retired until 1989 when it was worn by Tommy Kavanagh, son of Brent Crosswell.

3 hours ago, bingers said:

I'm with "the more the merrier" crew. 

When kids are at the age of deciding which team to support, they are influenced by a number of factors. Family, friends, attractiveness of jumper, the success of the team/s, brand of football played, likeability of players, not wanting to the only Demons supporter in the class. How many new supporters would the Demons have attracted between 2011 - 2017 ?

If the team can achieve sustained success, it will lead to more kids coming onboard. Bandwagon supporters are fine, and assist in creating a snowballing effect. Which will obviously help the club in the long term. 

  

Wait a minute... Kids get a choice?

On 8/25/2021 at 7:51 AM, Demon17 said:

A great post. I'd forgotten that Goody is demed by many as the 'greatest' Crows skipper so far.

And I bet they still love Jake Lever. Just don't admit it within earshot of Tex. 

Todd Viney - former SA junior and 45 games with Sturt - thus a tenuos link for young Jack, Steven Stretch, Graeme Molloy, John Tillbrook............................

Huge SA links. 

…ANB, Bernardo Vincenzo, Kade Chandler, Steven and Billy Stretch…

 

…Jimmy Toumpas

Saw Joe Biden on the morning news a couple of days ago and thought to myself, @Wizard of Koz is NOT going to like this...

 

A workmate told me today he was barracking for the demons.
I said "We don't need ya barracking, buy a membership."

I can’t begrudge neutrals not jumping on board given that I was barracking for GWS to beat the Dogs in the 2016 prelim.

Very happy to have other teams' supporters getting enthusiastic about us. It's not like they are going to be taking credit.

I will not be happy when they instantly switch back to smugness and condescension if we slip.

It's our own players who can decide the matter, though.

On 8/24/2021 at 1:38 PM, Wizard of Koz said:

I think I love you Billy

Clearly not a "Big Picture" supporter. The only thing that matters is the roar of affirmation.

We can always celebrate without non members.

On 8/25/2021 at 7:34 AM, picket fence said:

I go for long walks and dont mind wearing my Melbourne jumper with no 13 on the back ( coz if I cant wear it to the footy I may as well wear it on the street etc) anyway the amount of people who say say "Go Dees" or similar warms the cockles of the soul. Happy to have outside buy in

I've been wearing my 2006 Country member hat all year when I go out/ working. I had some one say "I see you are jumping on the bandwagon". In reply I said; keep a close eye, I will wear the other 8 through the finals. I do have a finals hat I prefer cause it's signed by Clarry.

So you're a Country member, oh I remember. So am I. 

On 8/24/2021 at 4:25 PM, RigidMiddleDigit said:

I'm calling this out YW.

In 2018 I, and hundreds of other MCC members were lining up at 9.00am, hours before the gates opened. You clearly don't know how walk ups work. For a GF people sleep out overnight and are lined up by MCC officials for an 8.00am opening and then it's every one for themselves. Get in and take the seat you want.

For those 2018 finals against Geelong and Hawthorn I saw the same folks there each week, putting in the hours and then heading in to their preferred area after the gates were opened about 2.00pm.

No-one, not even on routine match days rolls up 10 minutes before the start unless they are happy sitting way up in the back.

No ill-feeling meant but do understand that you are talking BS.

Totally agree with you …I have no problems queueing for any of our marquee games & pretty much always queue in the early hours especially for the GF.  A pretty rubbish post YW

On 8/25/2021 at 11:46 AM, FritschyBusiness said:

Wait a minute... Kids get a choice?

Mine didn't. Grew up in Brisbane during the Lions glory years and never could understand why they were forced to barrack for such a crappy team.

Then we went down to the MCG for the 150th year celebration match against Collingwood.

We ended up with seats in the Collingwood cheer squad. Fights broke out around them between magpie supporters.

This experience galvanised them. We lost of course.

So stoked they stuck fat. They're both up in Nth Qld and loving the way we are playing now. Very proud of them.

been giving a rabid cat fan mate hell the last few weeks he said he might have to jump on the dees    i bluntly told him theres no room haha