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Dees had won the 1964 GF and were top of the table before the clubs administration self combusted and sacked Norm Smith. It destroyed the culture. 
 

Saddened in the last 24 hours of the Bartlett- Roffey texting rubbish and now Steven May out drinking and getting into a fight with Melksham

 

Culture is not a word.  It’s actions. Clearly not on point right now.  Pert and Goody need to read the riot act both the players and to the Pres. 

 

We have a similar smell. Oh well we won the flag and had enjoyable year in 2021. 

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I am not sure there is any comparison with 1965, more like 2011 (when the Pies lost control of the locker room).

Hopefully the suspension will sort things out.

 
34 minutes ago, Jontee said:

I am not sure there is any comparison with 1965, more like 2011 (when the Pies lost control of the locker room).

Hopefully the suspension will sort things out.

Won the flag in 64 then won the first few rounds of 65 follow by lots of losses, internal dissension. 

17 minutes ago, old dee said:

Won the flag in 64 then won the first few rounds of 65 follow by lots of losses, internal dissension. 

Makes you wonder about Jackson and Brayshaw.


7 minutes ago, dl4e said:

Makes you wonder about Jackson and Brayshaw.

Just the sort of thing to make players consider their position.

3 hours ago, old dee said:

We have a similar smell. Oh well we won the flag and had enjoyable year in 2021. 

Before last year came along I wondered whether we'd ever win another flag. Now I'm optimistic.  Another one will come along in 2078.

 
1 hour ago, drysdale demon said:

There is a hell of a difference between this year and 1965, some on here are going over the top.

MFCSS is proving more contagious and difficult to shake than the flu going around Victoria at the moment.

4 minutes ago, Vipercrunch said:

MFCSS is proving more contagious and difficult to shake than the flu going around Victoria at the moment.

It appears that way but thankfully it has only affected a small percentage of the MFC population.


1 hour ago, drysdale demon said:

There is a hell of a difference between this year and 1965, some on here are going over the top.

Correct. In 1964 we won by 4 points against the filth with an aging team at the end of a 10 year premiership window. Then RDB left.

We won the first 8 games mostly by relatively small margins and last minute escapes (our % was nothing like 147). Then we were smashed on QB by St Kilda who were on the march to a grand final that year. And then Norm Smith got sacked.

2022 is totally different. Dominant 2021 finals campaign, 10 game 2022 winning streak, settled administration (forget the HS garbage -  that was last year), team filled with a mixture of outright champions still in their prime as well as emerging young players, a confident, capable coach nearing his peak and the same captain to inspire and lead.

GO GOODY GO DEES

It makes you think how long HS have been sitting on these txt msgs waiting for us to have a couple of losses and an internal squabble. 

Bunch of low life Stefan Kruntz i tell ya.

Fellow Demons if this doesn't tell they want us to go back to back nothing will.

I don't see why it has nothing in common with 1965. I thought Norm's post and thread title were perfect, we're reigning premiers just like then, started with a winning streak just like then, there are troubles off field that have come to a head mid season just like then. The title of the thread is called 'Learning from the past' and doesn't appear to be suggesting this will happen again. It is just that, learning. 

65 the club was in a lot more peril obviously but they are both fork in the road moments for the team on the field. 

13 minutes ago, layzie said:

I don't see why it has nothing in common with 1965. I thought Norm's post and thread title were perfect, we're reigning premiers just like then, started with a winning streak just like then, there are troubles off field that have come to a head mid season just like then. The title of the thread is called 'Learning from the past' and doesn't appear to be suggesting this will happen again. It is just that, learning. 

65 the club was in a lot more peril obviously but they are both fork in the road moments for the team on the field. 

At least it doesn't say "Learnings from the past". Of all the modern day palaver, that misuse of language is right up there with the most egregious. It's as if we haven't learned anything about the correct use of the English language in 57 years.

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