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Looking forward to seeing the great man at the G for Rd 1

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/afl-legend-ron-barassi-is-back-at-the-gym-and-his-old-self-after-covid-fight/news-story/832051d21db8fe8862f3c4f1812b8e21

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“Ron is on the improve,” Rosemary Long said. “He went to the gym (on Thursday) and the plan was that he was going to take it easy. But Ron did his full routine, much to the surprise of his trainer.”

Melbourne is now likely to ask Ron Barassi to play a role in its premiership flag unfurling in Round 1 next year.

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    A bit of a weird tradition I discovered while listening to the Kick to Kick podcast (they go through the history of the VFL/AFL one year at a time and the hosts are 3 Melbourne supporters and a Bombers supporter) is that teams often have the flag unfurled by the club President's wife (or husband in recent times I guess). It sounds like we are likely to break with that tradition and get RDB to do it which I couldn't be happier about especially considering he missed the chance to hand over the cup and then missed the chance again 2 weeks ago at the G.

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    10 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    A bit of a weird tradition I discovered while listening to the Kick to Kick podcast (they go through the history of the VFL/AFL one year at a time and the hosts are 3 Melbourne supporters and a Bombers supporter) is that teams often have the flag unfurled by the club President's wife (or husband in recent times I guess). It sounds like we are likely to break with that tradition and get RDB to do it which I couldn't be happier about especially considering he missed the chance to hand over the cup and then missed the chance again 2 weeks ago at the G.

    Yes, and if I remember rightly, it became something of a curse - the curse of the President's wife?

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    15 hours ago, Dees_In_October said:

    Yes, and if I remember rightly, it became something of a curse - the curse of the President's wife?

    Was it the Richmond President Daphne? whos wife followed the bombers and wore red and black pjyamas to bed everytime they clashed?

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    36 minutes ago, Jontee said:

    Was it the Richmond President Daphne? whos wife followed the bombers and wore red and black pjyamas to bed everytime they clashed?

    I couldn't get into their bedroom on those particular nights so I didn't get a chance to see.

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    17 hours ago, BDA said:

    Looking forward to seeing the great man at the G for Rd 1

    https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/afl-legend-ron-barassi-is-back-at-the-gym-and-his-old-self-after-covid-fight/news-story/832051d21db8fe8862f3c4f1812b8e21

    A snippet for those who can't get past the paywall Keep it going Barass!!!

    “Ron is on the improve,” Rosemary Long said. “He went to the gym (on Thursday) and the plan was that he was going to take it easy. But Ron did his full routine, much to the surprise of his trainer.”

    Melbourne is now likely to ask Ron Barassi to play a role in its premiership flag unfurling in Round 1 next year.

    Typical Ron. Beat anyone on the football field and one stubborn virus. Keep it going Barass, a living legend of the MFC.

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    Great to hear Ron Barassi has recovered!

    Looking forward to seeing Ron raise our Premiership Flag at Round 1 2022. It will be a fitting tribute to see him do that!

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    Do you know what were Ron's symptoms? Every time you hear someone has caught Covid, you never hear what it was like.

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    22 hours ago, Dees_In_October said:

    Yes, and if I remember rightly, it became something of a curse - the curse of the President's wife?

    Yes the curse being the team generally lost their first home game after unfurling the flag I think? Hopefully we have better luck come roubd 1 🤞

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