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30 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Done! It can be on the day of, or the following day. Gotta abide by the rules. 👍🏽

If you can, chuck some photos of "the making of" to show all the hard work you guys do. I used to be a regular at a local footy club and understand the work that goes into just the banner but many wouldn't believe the effort it entails and I think this would give a better understanding.

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On 3/27/2023 at 7:44 PM, 640MD said:

In an earlier post  150 out of a possible 160 games.  talk about consistency

No one at the MFC has done that quick before  and I don't know of anyone at any other club that might have done something similar,

Have a great game on Sunday   Go DEES

Not sure if it was his first 150 or not, but I think Jimmy Stynes played about 900 games in a row. 

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3 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Mrs Fritta’s 50th was held at the Coldstream FC. I was standing looking up at the honours board, framed jumpers etc. when a bloke came and stood next to me. We chatted for a bit about footy and life in general. He asked me how I knew Pauline. I told him how we became friends through the cheer squad. I asked him the same thing. He said, “our kids play footy together.” I says, “yeah? What’s your kid’s name?” He says, “Clayton.” On the outside I was like “so you’re Clarrie’s dad, cool.” But on the inside I had stopped breathing and was going into mild cardiac arrest knowing I was in the presence of the creator of greatness. My poker face clearly betrayed me coz then he said, “we’re just a regular ordinary family. Nothing special.”

So it’s no wonder Clarrie is as down to earth and humble as he is. 

Incidentally, both of his parents speak clearly, so I guess that trait must skip a generation. 😂

Did you ask Clarry's old man what he thinks of Clarry as a nickname?

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1 minute ago, In Harmes Way said:

Did you ask Clarry's old man what he thinks of Clarry as a nickname?

I did, because that’s what I call Clayton. He likes it (no surprise since he’s so agreeable) as well as “Clazz” which I think he likes best. 

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24 minutes ago, AzzKikA said:

If you can, chuck some photos of "the making of" to show all the hard work you guys do. I used to be a regular at a local footy club and understand the work that goes into just the banner but many wouldn't believe the effort it entails and I think this would give a better understanding.

Happy to do this! But defs not for praise. We do it purely because we love doing it and yes, it’s hard work, especially when not many rock up, but to spend the evening with a bunch of the most one-eyed passionate Dees nuffies on earth is so much fun.

Not many of us live in or near Collingwood but it’s totes worth the trip… even on a godforsaken replacement freaking bus. 😑

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A great lot of good times here with stories about such a "player in my lifetime " individual.

Parallels could be drawn, but dare i use words like natural humility, and genuine character, when i haven't even had the pleasure of meeting him.

We are very lucky.....

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I predict C.Oliver will retire with 

350 games for Melbourne 

1 x Brownlow 

3 x Premierships 

8 x All Australians 

6 x Best and fairests

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4 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

 He said, “our kids play footy together.”

Said so casually like his kid plays Aus Kick on Sunday at 8am.

 

Big Deal GIF

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The part of his game last week i most admired was the fact that notwithstanding he seemed to be having trouble in the first half getting his hands on the ball, he appeared to work harder on his tackling and off the ball work-rate.  The ball seemed to come his way more so in the second half , but his work while things were not going well was excellent.

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1 hour ago, Dwight Schrute said:

I predict C.Oliver will retire with 

350 games for Melbourne 

1 x Brownlow 

3 x Premierships 

8 x All Australians 

6 x Best and fairests

I had the same but with 7 x B&Fs 

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2 hours ago, In Harmes Way said:

Not sure if it was his first 150 or not, but I think Jimmy Stynes played about 900 games in a row. 

Yes a good Prahran boyo  that one

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2 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Happy to do this! But defs not for praise. We do it purely because we love doing it and yes, it’s hard work, especially when not many rock up, but to spend the evening with a bunch of the most one-eyed passionate Dees nuffies on earth is so much fun.

Not many of us live in or near Collingwood but it’s totes worth the trip… even on a godforsaken replacement freaking bus. 😑

Would love to see it in action one day

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1 hour ago, AzzKikA said:

Would love to see it in action one day

‘Tis a well-oiled machine, Azz. Well, not always, but we manage to churn out an impressive banner every week, which is more than what some clubs do. Brisbane and Geelong (just to name two) only make banners for milestone games. It helps that the MFC is extremely supportive in every way (including financially) and that we have a triumvirate of exceptional leaders. Every other cheer squad should be so lucky. ❤️💙

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Well I’m old enough, and lucky enough, to have seen all of our ‘greats’ in the last seven or so decades, and I can honestly put my hand on my (❤️ & 💙) heart, and say that Clarrie is up there with the very best in my lifetime!  
Outstanding achievement Clas!  You will be weighed down by medals around your neck, when the inevitable time comes, and you will have earned every one of them!  I love your ‘never say die’ attitude!  I love that you bleed ❤️ & 💙 for us, each and and every week! 

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9 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

It hasn’t been made yet, but it will be a fitting tribute to Clarrie in pics. Will be made tomorrow night. Defs a sneak peek then! Just don’t show anyone, ok?! 😁

WCW are you agent 99?????

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4 minutes ago, picket fence said:

WCW are you agent 99?????

That depends on who agent 86 is 😉 

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4 hours ago, dice said:

this is unbelievable 

a grown footy professional insulting a 17yo to see if he’s ‘tough’?

reckon he is tough now Swans? he will tear you apart on sunday

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On 3/29/2023 at 2:15 PM, Dwight Schrute said:

I predict C.Oliver will retire with 

350 games for Melbourne 

1 x Brownlow 

3 x Premierships 

8 x All Australians 

6 x Best and fairests

He’s better than that! 😉

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10 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

@WalkingCivilWar can't wait for the sneak peek of that amazing banner 👀👀

Its hard to see it clearly from this angle. Sometimes there’s a really long ladder that I climb to take a pic but it wasn’t there on Thursday night so this will have to do…

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I’ll post pics of the complete banner tomorrow 👍🏽
It doesn’t look very impressive from this position but I’m sure it’ll look fantastic from the stands. 

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All I can say Clarry is that Rob Flower would absolutely have loved playing alongside you and as the 2 Best Dees in my lifetime what a pleasure it has been watching you.

Best wishes tommorrow and for rest of your career. Love ur work chooch

P.F

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