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13 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

On this day in 1958, this was how the Melbourne Football Club used to recruit players - a letter, a meeting and a movie and training started in March. 

IMG_8656.thumb.jpeg.7fcde1ab69a30bd6a34b84719650161a.jpegers 

Wow, great formatting pre word processor!! Also love the line "strongly recommended you attend"!

Is that Ronald or Donald Matthews?  In any case, he never went on to play for Melbourne seniors.

There was a Don Matthews who played 30 games for South Melbourne in 1956 - 58 but it couldn't be the same bloke as the letter was an invitation for kids to try out.  Nobody called Ron Matthews ever played VFL.

I wonder whatever became of the addressee in the letter.  Where was it sourced, @Whispering_Jack?


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2 hours ago, Demonstone said:

Is that Ronald or Donald Matthews?  In any case, he never went on to play for Melbourne seniors.

There was a Don Matthews who played 30 games for South Melbourne in 1956 - 58 but it couldn't be the same bloke as the letter was an invitation for kids to try out.  Nobody called Ron Matthews ever played VFL.

I wonder whatever became of the addressee in the letter.  Where was it sourced, @Whispering_Jack?

Found on someone’s Facebook.

17 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

 

Hunt pretty big there.

Melksham's 'airy' handball.

The look on Oliver's face: reminiscent of his 'chat' with Dangerfield as Gawn lined up for his after-the-siren heroics.

Good times.

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7 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Hunt pretty big there.

Melksham's 'airy' handball.

The look on Oliver's face: reminiscent of his 'chat' with Dangerfield as Gawn lined up for his after-the-siren heroics.

Good times.a great last 10 minutes and yes Hunt had a big hand in the win, Milkshake and Kozzie were on 🔥 

8 hours ago, Fork 'em said:

 

How on earth did Melksham mark that ball on 3 Blues defenders!? Pittonette trying to milk a free but Melk with the smarts got a 50 instead 🤣😂

Kozzy with Hunt's headband on with Hunt's kick inside 50 with goal over the shoulder in the dying seconds was folklore stuff!

Best part was able to read that girl Blues fan's lips... "Get f****d!" 🙃😁


3 hours ago, bush demon said:

Anyone still around from 1948 will surely enjoy this:

https://youtu.be/dI_Z5EFboNE?si=wPKgsRkv3jtJq1LL

Thanks, bd.

I miss by a tad or two.

But, simple times, weren't they. Full of jolly good fellows and sports.

And what the horizon then held for the MFC!

4 hours ago, bush demon said:

Anyone still around from 1948 will surely enjoy this:

I'm sure that @old dee remembers it fondly. 

After all, it was the year that he finally retired from the work force and was able to collect the Aged Pension.

27 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

I'm sure that @old dee remembers it fondly. 

After all, it was the year that he finally retired from the work force and was able to collect the Aged Pension.

So @old dee was born the same day as Keith Richards during the eruption of Krakatoa. 


6 hours ago, bush demon said:

Anyone still around from 1948 will surely enjoy this:

https://youtu.be/dI_Z5EFboNE?si=wPKgsRkv3jtJq1LL

Thanks so much for posting bushy.  

I’m more than happy to admit that I was a youngster in ‘48, and that Flag is probably the main reason I’m still a proud Dee to this day!

ps.  I was always a bit of a rebel back then, and my folks were ‘one-eyed’ Bombers.  It was a perfect opportunity for a bit of one-upmanship.

 

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1 hour ago, Deeoldfart said:

Thanks so much for posting bushy.  

I’m more than happy to admit that I was a youngster in ‘48, and that Flag is probably the main reason I’m still a proud Dee to this day!

ps.  I was always a bit of a rebel back then, and my folks were ‘one-eyed’ Bombers.  It was a perfect opportunity for a bit of one-upmanship.

 

Yes the week before Essendrug kicked 7.27

the full forward kicked 1.13

Truly magnificent…😎

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40 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Thirty-eight years ago ~

Never gets old.

Watched it at the then Easts Rugby Union Club in Braddon ACT, in a packed raucous crowd, then didn't really sleep that night. After the preceding near-quarter-of-a-century, the feeling was not too far short of that of a further third-of-a-century later!


3 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Thirty-eight years ago ~

Drank a slab of Melbourne Bitter with my Dad that night

Listening to Doug Heywood’s commentary

Yes those long forward handballs are back.

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On 30/04/2025 at 22:37, Dr. Gonzo said:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18GshqCyU1/

Rhett Bartlett will be uploading some rare footage on Kings Bday - hoping for some rare Demons content (full version of 64 GF?)

5 hours ago, Fork 'em said:

Biff and bumps Melbourne style.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/297565979618131

Not everyone's on faceblocked, folks.

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