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5 hours ago, Winners at last said:

I think there were quite a few of us who thought that!

Hmm, my memory isn't great, so I'm not sure whether I actually posted that! 

I think he was quite old and said it in seriousness. I don’t really consider someone in their 40’s or 50’s that old anymore 😉

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5 hours ago, durango said:

I posted that my dad said it to me in 1965 when the club sacked Norm Smith and he passed away in 2007 at the age of 87 also my cousin who every year since 1965 told me that this will be our year passed away in February 2021 at the age of 82.

I feel for you. My uncle (dad’s brother) passed away after the 2021 grand final. He was terminally ill and we all knew it’d be his last grand final. Unlike you we were lucky in that be actually saw it

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After many watchings of the GF, what did Maxie whisper in Frtter's left ear after he kicked his sixth goal?

It was more than "good job son" or "i am peeved that you have kicked more goals than me in a final".

Any credible, amusing response will be accepted.

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7 hours ago, tiers said:

After many watchings of the GF, what did Maxie whisper in Frtter's left ear after he kicked his sixth goal?

It was more than "good job son" or "i am peeved that you have kicked more goals than me in a final".

Any credible, amusing response will be accepted.

I read/heard Max say that it was something to do with a music festival they'd both attended. Something to the effect of "This is so much better than XYZ festival." But that could just as easily have been Max making stuff up. Whatever it was, it certainly tickled Fritta.

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On 2/19/2022 at 10:33 AM, I think OF Demons said:

Who was peckett?

dont think goodwin was talking  to his wife

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1 hour ago, Satan said:

Who was peckett?

dont think goodwin was talking  to his wife

@I think OF Demons thanks for that enjoyed.

 

@Satan He is on record saying he was speaking to his son, I think the writer was having a bit of a guess and definitely a neutral. I appreciated his analysis about standing front and center, made me think a bit. 

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Today I was talking to a guy who is a warden at a men’s prison. He told me that during the GF the inmates were all confined to their cells coz covid. They all have TVs in their cells and can all hear each other since it’s a big echoic hall type of setup. He said pretty much every inmate was going for the Dogs and a grand total of zero for the Dees. Every time the dogs kicked a goal or took a mark etc. they all banged their metal trays and cheered loudly. When Melb did anything good they’d boo loudly. Then he said, “but towards the end of the third quarter it suddenly became eerily quiet” He said the stunned silence was ‘deafening’ and he found it hilarious that all these big tough loudmouths were reduced to miserable crestfallen dumbstruck sadsacks . 😆

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just watched my second full replay of the GF.. i'd of course done the rewatch skipping the second and start of the 3rd quarters, but am home alone and poured some glenfiddich after dinner and just took it all in.. a few observations:

- the dogs blatantly threw the ball around 10 times that i saw (we might've done it once?)

- bont is a great player (obvious)

- libba really went missing in the second half

- sparrow was really really good. i remember thinking this at the time, but upon rewatch, he was so calm!

- although pickett didn't kick a goal, his fingerprints were all over most of them

- trac and oliver, once they get on top just bullied the dogs and did whatever they wanted

* i cannot wait to see more of this. 

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On 2/23/2022 at 9:11 PM, Dees_In_October said:

I read/heard Max say that it was something to do with a music festival they'd both attended. Something to the effect of "This is so much better than XYZ festival." But that could just as easily have been Max making stuff up. Whatever it was, it certainly tickled Fritta.

Referred to something they had done in New York on their previous (2019? ) off season trip and he Said this was much better than that!!  May have been exactly what DEI has posted above. 
Loved Bailey's wry kind of schoolboy type grin as he revelled in the greatest day of his life on the biggest stage as he became a  Demon ( snd AFL)  legend for life.

Reckon Bailey has quite a few more goals left in his career and may even be in our top 3 goal kickers  when he retires in about 7/10 years time. 

Just another beautiful memory of the many goals that made our win so memorable.

And I was there and saw them all. 

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19 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Today I was talking to a guy who is a warden at a men’s prison. He told me that during the GF the inmates were all confined to their cells coz covid. They all have TVs in their cells and can all hear each other since it’s a big echoic hall type of setup. He said pretty much every inmate was going for the Dogs and a grand total of zero for the Dees. Every time the dogs kicked a goal or took a mark etc. they all banged their metal trays and cheered loudly. When Melb did anything good they’d boo loudly. Then he said, “but towards the end of the third quarter it suddenly became eerily quiet” He said the stunned silence was ‘deafening’ and he found it hilarious that all these big tough loudmouths were reduced to miserable crestfallen dumbstruck sadsacks . 😆

Most of them in there were probably dogs fans. 

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For anyone who likes this kind of stuff, I'm always interested seeing people from overseas react to our game, especially when they're watching us win the flag 😁

 

Two of my favourite parts "number 5 is a baller" and at the end "they just suplexed them and stomped on them"

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1 hour ago, dees189227 said:

Most of them in there were probably dogs fans. 

Probs many of them were. But they were all going for the Dogs for a different reason: According to this warden the inmates have to address the wardens as ‘Sir’ but ‘Boss’ is also acceptable. Of course, when the wardens are out of earshot they’re referred to as ‘Dogs.’ If an inmate is heard calling a warden ‘Dog’ they’ll be (unofficially) punished. Therefore, during the GF they made the most of the opportunity to yell out ‘Dogs!’ as much as they wanted. It was a message to the wardens. 
This particular warden doesn’t go for either side but was happy for the Dees to get back in the lead since it denied the inmates a reason to keep screaming out ‘Dogs!’ as loudly and aggressively as poss.
Really interesting insight into prison life. 😬

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Over the years and during those dark times when player after player would leave I'd think gee it would be great to win a premiership just to stick it up all those that walked out and all the ones that stayed loyal would be rewarded. I get now why they did because of culture, always getting thrashed and some people that worked at the club, ie coaches or other staff, but I look at someone like Howe and can't help but have a chuckle. 

Yes he left to go to the club he barracked for as a kid and was told he'd play forward which obviously didn't work out, but to see our boys get a medal and his season resulting in his coach and president both leaving and his club under scrutiny for other reasons and not playing finals made me smile. Mind you I'm rapt to have May and Lever down back 

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8 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Probs many of them were. But they were all going for the Dogs for a different reason: According to this warden the inmates have to address the wardens as ‘Sir’ but ‘Boss’ is also acceptable. Of course, when the wardens are out of earshot they’re referred to as ‘Dogs.’ If an inmate is heard calling a warden ‘Dog’ they’ll be (unofficially) punished. Therefore, during the GF they made the most of the opportunity to yell out ‘Dogs!’ as much as they wanted. It was a message to the wardens. 
This particular warden doesn’t go for either side but was happy for the Dees to get back in the lead since it denied the inmates a reason to keep screaming out ‘Dogs!’ as loudly and aggressively as poss.
Really interesting insight into prison life. 😬

I'd have thought they'd have more opportunities to call the dogs (ie warders) bad names if they had barracked for Melbourne.  Maybe says something about why they ended up in jail.

 

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52 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

For anyone who likes this kind of stuff, I'm always interested seeing people from overseas react to our game, especially when they're watching us win the flag 😁

 

Two of my favourite parts "number 5 is a baller" and at the end "they just suplexed them and stomped on them"

Thank you for posting this. 
I love this guy! He had me at “my man kicks a goal” about Tracc’s first goal. And he actually says, “Number five for the Dees is a baller.” He used the term “the Dees” 😂

And even he knew the not-paid Maxy goal was a goal. 😆

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22 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Today I was talking to a guy who is a warden at a men’s prison. He told me that during the GF the inmates were all confined to their cells coz covid. They all have TVs in their cells and can all hear each other since it’s a big echoic hall type of setup. He said pretty much every inmate was going for the Dogs and a grand total of zero for the Dees. Every time the dogs kicked a goal or took a mark etc. they all banged their metal trays and cheered loudly. When Melb did anything good they’d boo loudly. Then he said, “but towards the end of the third quarter it suddenly became eerily quiet” He said the stunned silence was ‘deafening’ and he found it hilarious that all these big tough loudmouths were reduced to miserable crestfallen dumbstruck sadsacks . 😆

Maybe the prison was just out past Footscray way.

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19 hours ago, Rocky said:

just watched my second full replay of the GF.. i'd of course done the rewatch skipping the second and start of the 3rd quarters, but am home alone and poured some glenfiddich after dinner and just took it all in.. a few observations:

- the dogs blatantly threw the ball around 10 times that i saw (we might've done it once?)

- bont is a great player (obvious)

- libba really went missing in the second half

- sparrow was really really good. i remember thinking this at the time, but upon rewatch, he was so calm!

- although pickett didn't kick a goal, his fingerprints were all over most of them

- trac and oliver, once they get on top just bullied the dogs and did whatever they wanted

* i cannot wait to see more of this. 

Played a brilliant "team" game. The pressure he applied was brilliant. Numskulls at 7 hardly commented on his  pressure.

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1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Thank you for posting this. 
I love this guy! He had me at “my man kicks a goal” about Tracc’s first goal. And he actually says, “Number five for the Dees is a baller.” He used the term “the Dees” 😂

And even he knew the not-paid Maxy goal was a goal. 😆

"He missed? I thought he made that."

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1 hour ago, MT64 said:

Maybe the prison was just out past Footscray way.

Ravenhall Correctional Centre. It’s in a (newish) suburb called Ravenhall which abuts St. Albans, which means the loved ones of prisoners don’t have to travel far for visits. 😁

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