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FLASHBACK: Bruce Goes Ballistic

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20 minutes ago, FritschyBusiness said:

CAM BRUCE HAS GONE MAD

CAM BRUCE HAS GONE MAD

CAM BRUCE HAS GONE COMPLETELY MADDDDDD

Bruce and Green - what a combination - what great footballers!

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    1 minute ago, Deemania since 56 said:

    Bruce and Green - what a combination - what great footballers!

    Completely agree completely quality footballers, imagine them in todays side, wowee

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    Just now, FritschyBusiness said:

    Completely agree completely quality footballers, imagine them in todays side, wowee

    Yep, they would still be firing, taking the un-takeables, splitting the big sticks with everything they aimed at, no matter the distance. 

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    I remember that vividly, I believe it was Docklands turf that did it??

    He would be an impactful winger or Harmes-type role in todays team.

    Could kick a helicopter though…

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    Remember that day well. i think it was the last time i went to Colonial Stadium, apart from the AC/DC Concert in 2010. 

    I went to America the next day. They put me in the back row. It’s a long way to sit without a reclining seat!!

     

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    44 minutes ago, rpfc said:

    I remember that vividly, I believe it was Docklands turf that did it??

    It was Brent Guerra, with his crude tackle that was the main culprit.

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    1 hour ago, Demonland said:

     

    Genuinely a ripping bloke. 

    I have meet him a few times, when we were bottom of the barrel and he gave us as much time as we wanted to talk and also took time to chat with my kids. 

    Great bloke and should have been a one club player. 

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    30 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

    Genuinely a ripping bloke. 

    I have meet him a few times, when we were bottom of the barrel and he gave us as much time as we wanted to talk and also took time to chat with my kids. 

    Great bloke and should have been a one club player. 

    I had a similar experience. Very easy to chat to. Gave Melbourne 120 per cent in every game he played. So passionate and was a spent force at the end of every game. Played his guts out. Sad to see his departure from the club he loved and I'm sure still does just quietly. I dont think he was ever reported in his many games and a most respected player in the AFL.

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    Brent Guerra pinned both arms and drove him into the Colonial Dome concrete

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    I was at the Doglands match too. Guerra ... what a dog.

    I met him (with my then young kids) at a club family day. Nice bloke.

    My son wore #32 as a junior footballer in his honour!! 

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    Very fond memories of Cam Bruce very talented footballer and I also remember that day, Cam was in career best form and Gueras tackle was aimed at taking him out. My fondest memory of Cam was that final in 2000 against the Blues and his fist pumping after kicking a very important  goal in that amazing win. Very sad when he was forced out.😢😢

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    4 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    I went to America the next day. They put me in the back row. It’s a long way to sit without a reclining seat!!

    If it were today they'd upgrade you to first class

     

    GO DEMONS!!!

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    11 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

    It was Brent Guerra, with his crude tackle that was the main culprit.

     

    10 hours ago, Jontee said:

    Brent Guerra pinned both arms and drove him into the Colonial Dome concrete

    Yeah, it was Guerra and the turf at Docklands.

    He would have got 5 weeks for it now.

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    The week after Cam said in an interview "three hot days doesn't make a summer". Remember it well, we were really up and about. I wasn't quite gutted to the same level as when Ox did his second knee, but it was in the same ballpark.

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    14 hours ago, rpfc said:

    I remember that vividly, I believe it was Docklands turf that did it??

     

    Wasn’t the turf that did it he was driven into the ground. It was a pretty ordinary act by Brent Guerra, who got him late and IMO tried to injure him and did.

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    One of my favourite players. Was gutted when the Dees offloaded him. We shipped out all our experience around then and suffered big time.

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    11 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    If it were today they'd upgrade you to first class

     

    GO DEMONS!!!

    I was hoping for an upgrade, but it never came!!

    a very long 20 hours without a reclining seat!!

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    Talk about sliding doors moments, we were in excellent form at that stage and Cam Bruce was playing incredible football, up there with the best we’ve seen from a Melbourne player. From that point on Bruce was never the same player, his departure from the club was a big hole that was massively underestimated by the FD. 

    Was a deliberate act by Guerra to injure Cameron that day, maybe not to that point but his intentions were to cause pain. 

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    14 hours ago, Redleg said:

    Wasn’t the turf that did it he was driven into the ground. It was a pretty ordinary act by Brent Guerra, who got him late and IMO tried to injure him and did.

    Agreed. That type of act is why we have these rules now. A reminder that some things in the game are better now.

     

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    We offered Cam a one year deal and the Hawks offered two, so he took the two. He approached the Hawks and I believe Clarkson tried to talk him out of leaving Melbourne.

    I remember when Hawkins played his first game, I think it was, for the Cats and we put Cam on him, he monstered Cam and rag dolled him in the first contest they were in, one of the worst matchups I've ever seen.

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    35 minutes ago, Dante said:

    We offered Cam a one year deal and the Hawks offered two, so he took the two. He approached the Hawks and I believe Clarkson tried to talk him out of leaving Melbourne.

    I remember when Hawkins played his first game, I think it was, for the Cats and we put Cam on him, he monstered Cam and rag dolled him in the first contest they were in, one of the worst matchups I've ever seen.

    We wanted to keep Cam so got rid of Jnr, and then Cam walked.  We were left with our pants down and egg on our face.  PJ said one of the first things he had to do was repair the damage caused by getting rid of Jnr.  The mind still boggles.

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    1 hour ago, Jontee said:

    We wanted to keep Cam so got rid of Jnr, and then Cam walked.  We were left with our pants down and egg on our face.  PJ said one of the first things he had to do was repair the damage caused by getting rid of Jnr.  The mind still boggles.

    We had a policy at that time of not offering more than a one year contract to anyone over 30 and we were inflexible which was stupid.

    They played Junior in every game and then wouldn't offer him a contract at the end of the year, if my memory serves me he had a poor previous year due to, I think, injury so they offered him a year, then even after he'd played well delisted him. 

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