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The Mystery of Majak Daw

Whispering_Jack
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Melbourne has been very good with its communications lately but there seems to be a bit of a blind spot in some areas of reporting.

When Mitch Brown was forced off the ground after a behind the play incident in the Casey v Essendon game, we heard very little about what really happened, whether the injury (did it turn out to be a concussion?) was investigated or a report was lodged. 

On the weekend, Majak Daw, selected as usual in the ruck for the Casey Demons, took his place on the forward line, kicked two goals early (both from free kicks) and wasn’t to be seen again after quarter time. Someone said that he had a fitness test but his name didn’t come up in the injury report so we are all none the wiser as to his disappearance so early in the game. 

So what’s the mystery?

Is the story somehow protected by the Official Secrets Act or is there nothing in it?

Postscript: On a recent holiday, I found Majak’s biography on a shelf in a bookstore and I bought it. I’m just about to start reading it so hopefully I’ll have more insight into Majak soon enough. 

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    Spoiler alert - the book ends with his mysterious disappearance at quarter time down Casey way last weekend.

    Can't wait to the sequel.

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    Having watched the game he didn't look right from the first bounce - seemed to be struggling just jogging and moving around

    I would guess he was feeling unwell rather than any sort of physical injury - if so very surprising he actually took the field

    If he was in fact "sick" and not injured that may explain why there has been no injury report

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    2 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Postscript: On a recent holiday, I found Majak’s biography on a shelf in a bookstore and I bought it. I’m just about to start reading it so hopefully I’ll have more insight into Majak soon enough. 

    This wasn't at the Anglesea newsagent by any chance? I saw this on the shelf there and was half tempted to check it out :)

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    With so many hangers on at football clubs these days it baffles me that one of them can't give a decent review of Casey games and how our players fared. If we didn't have Demonland, there would be almost no feedback whatsoever.

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    4 hours ago, binman said:

    Spoiler alert - the book ends with his mysterious disappearance at quarter time down Casey way last weekend.

    Can't wait to the sequel.

    Amazing. I had a look at the back page and it goes:-

    I felt rather light-headed early in the game at Casey Fields against Coburg so I sauntered off to the forward line where I managed to attract the football and some good fortune in the stiffening breeze. The umpire paid me two free kicks in a row. I kicked them through the goals both times and as I ran near the crowd the second time, I noticed one of the young fans who I knew by the name of Dorothy, clapping her hands excitedly until a moment later, the wind strengthened and a heavy shadow fell on our part of the ground. I realised we were in the eye of a tornado which lifted us up and dropped us on an unknown land.

    I must have passed out because when I came to, I was with Dorothy, a man dressed as a Lion who I figured was the mascot for the Coburg Lions, a ragged looking bum dressed like a Scarecrow and a strange character who called himself “Tin Man”. One of the local little league teams, “The Munchkins”, were also hanging around looking strange. One of them said, “We’re in the land of Oz”, and I replied, “Yeah, I know that but how do we get back to Casey Fields? The team needs me!”

    And that’s it … the rest is blank pages.

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    This thread title could be a Harry Potter book title.

    Harry Potter and the Mystery of the Majak Daw

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    3 hours ago, Chook said:

    This thread title could be a Harry Potter book title.

    Harry Potter and the Mystery of the Majak Daw

    Sorry, I meant to select the smiley face but fat finger hit the crying one.  

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    We might possibly get the answer at team selection for the Casey Demons for their clash this week vs Richmond VFL - incidentally, that won’t be an easy game for the current league leaders.

    Problem might be that we might not know the team selection until the day of the game - Sunday!

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    9 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Mystery solved. The Kansas Tornado just delivered Majak back to Casey Fields and he’s going to line up in the ruck against the Tigers VFL side on Sunday afternoon.

    It was all a bad dream.......

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    On 4/21/2022 at 12:08 PM, poita said:

    With so many hangers on at football clubs these days it baffles me that one of them can't give a decent review of Casey games and how our players fared. If we didn't have Demonland, there would be almost no feedback whatsoever.

    Back in the ol' dayz Poita, we had 3AW, The Truth, The Sun, The Age, The Herald and Inside Football. Now we have literally hundreds of places we can get out footy news. My pace of choice? Demonland. And when I've finished here after two or three hours, I ring the boot-studder for the truth. 

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    25 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    Back in the ol' dayz Poita, we had 3AW, The Truth, The Sun, The Age, The Herald and Inside Football. Now we have literally hundreds of places we can get out footy news. My pace of choice? Demonland. And when I've finished here after two or three hours, I ring the boot-studder for the truth. 

    Don't forget the Sunday Press! ...

     

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    32 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    Back in the ol' dayz Poita, we had 3AW, The Truth, The Sun, The Age, The Herald and Inside Football. Now we have literally hundreds of places we can get out footy news. My pace of choice? Demonland. And when I've finished here after two or three hours, I ring the boot-studder for the truth. 

    Don’t forget Punch which is a bit Deakinesque

     

    I’m reading Brett’s The Enigmatic Mr Deakin at present. It’s fabulous. 

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    Since Melbourne football club USED Casey ,years back, you get little info.No wonder Casey struggles for following.The management of the  MFC is second rate.

    NOT enough INFO!

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    11 hours ago, Superunknown said:

    Don’t forget Punch which is a bit Deakinesque

     

    I’m reading Brett’s The Enigmatic Mr Deakin at present. It’s fabulous. 

    Who did this Deakin play for?

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    has this been solved yet??

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    18 hours ago, Robert Parker said:

    Since Melbourne football club USED Casey ,years back, you get little info.No wonder Casey struggles for following.The management of the  MFC is second rate.

    NOT enough INFO!

    You could spend your time writing another book.

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    Majak goes with my very best wishes for the next stage in his life.

    Never got to play a game for Melbourne, but did his best for Casey.

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