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  On 27/11/2023 at 15:23, Ethan Tremblay said:

Is Kate his sister? 

Yes, that was my understanding. 

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      On 27/11/2023 at 02:34, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Add him to the list of Melbourne players who left and subsequently returned some time later. Carl Ditterich and Gary Hardeman are on that list. Who else? (I'm ignoring WW2 which impacted on players like Bluey Truscott and maybe Jack Mueller).

    1964 Melbourne Premiership player, Don Williams?

      On 27/11/2023 at 15:23, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Is Kate his sister? 

     

      On 27/11/2023 at 22:58, Left Foot Snap said:

    Yes, that was my understanding. 

     

      On 27/11/2023 at 23:10, Demonstone said:

    My understanding is that they are not related.

    I guess, she either is, or is not.

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      On 27/11/2023 at 02:34, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Add him to the list of Melbourne players who left and subsequently returned some time later. Carl Ditterich and Gary Hardeman are on that list. Who else? (I'm ignoring WW2 which impacted on players like Bluey Truscott and maybe Jack Mueller).

    Don Williams 

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      On 28/11/2023 at 04:56, monoccular said:

    1964 Melbourne Premiership player, Don Williams?

     

     

    I guess, she either is, or is not.

    It seems I may have been labouring under a misapprehension. 

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    I think it’s great

    if I was a young WA (or whatever) kid joining the Demons,  and looked at how we cared for our potential Top 21 who in their late 20's had missed out through an everyman injury and bad luck, …. I would think … this is a good family, i can trust them, I'll stay with them 

    And whats more, the guy can play 

     

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      On 22/11/2023 at 23:16, 58er said:

    Fullarton USA ruckman who tests up forward and can play in a key position. To say he is not a ruckman is incorrect. He has been for Lions and is regarded with some ability. He would be our first choice if Max is injured with Schache or Verrall second and third. 

    We are  not as lightning as you have stated so rest easy Deanox. 

    Hope that is a typo and we aren't getting another arrogant <person who tosses> Mason Cox 🇺🇸 ðŸ˜Ž

      On 25/11/2023 at 11:01, Cranky Franky said:

    Can't believe the negative nonsense written about Marty Hore by posters. 

    He is a very handy signing. He has good skills & can fill in wing, or in defence & only injury prevented him becoming a permanent player last time round.

    He'll also be an ideal player at Casey.

    My post wasn't meant to be negative in any way - purely a question as I don't remember a lot of detail about season 2019   Must have been away working a bit 

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      On 08/01/2024 at 04:06, Demonland said:

     

    Yes but would he crawl over broken glass. That's surely the real test. 

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      On 26/11/2023 at 04:15, Redleg said:

    Hope you are right, Hunter’s disposal is very ordinary.

    In last Fridays Hun, Lachlan Hunter was ranked the 5th best Melbourne player last year. I thought he had an excellent season!

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      On 28/11/2023 at 06:20, loges said:

    Don Williams 

    Fred Fanning!

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      On 09/01/2024 at 01:01, picket fence said:

    Fred Fanning!

    Fred only had one stint at Melbourne from 1938-1947.

    He then left to coach Hamilton and never returned to the VFL.

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      On 09/01/2024 at 20:34, Demonstone said:

    Fred only had one stint at Melbourne from 1938-1947.

    He then left to coach Hamilton and never returned to the VFL.

    Didn't he come back for 1 game?? In fact it was 1954 and played 1 practice match in an aborted comeback!

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      On 09/01/2024 at 21:15, picket fence said:

    Didn't he come back for 1 game?? In fact it was 1954 and played 1 practice match in an aborted comeback!

    1954 ????

    Wikipedia says after playing for Hamilton he finished his career at Coleraine in 1953 so I'm surprised to hear of an attempted comeback in 54 at 33 years of age - sources ????

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      On 09/01/2024 at 02:58, Jontee said:

    Chris Aitken

    Remembering Chris-he was our great hope in the forward line in very lean times-shame about his knee injury. I believe he started in guernsey Number 46 then was given Number 5?(1967. 1969, 1977-thats a long time out of the game) 

    According to Demonwiki, Chris Aitken 14 games for 15 goals.  He was in the era just after Maurie Bartlett - ..both played CHF for most of their games  of their limited number of games.

     

    Maurie 7 games for 7 goals. Guernsey No 3.

    My only match at Victoria Park, Maurie played a great game and almost got us a win. If Tassie Johnson hadn't been blatantly pushed in the back which the umpire missed resulting in a Collingwood goal, we. would have won that match. After  6 goals from 4 matches in 1966, Maurie was dropped to the Reserves-not sure why.

    He got a two match suspension in a Reserves game in Round 9 and then was traded to Prahran-I'm still at a loss to know why when we desperately need a strong forward in those years. Possible a discipline thing and a fallout with the coach., Norm Smith? Does anyone have any more details on this?

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    This excerpt is from Fred's bio on the truly magnificent and highly recommended Demonwiki website:

    After leaving Hamilton he coached Coleraine in 1953 and announced his retirement at the end of the year, but attempted a comeback with the Demons in 1954. After watching the pre-season matches he asked the club for a chance to win his spot on the list. He played one practice game but appeared well overweight at 115kg and only had one kick in the first half. He was not selected for the final list.

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      On 10/01/2024 at 03:23, Demonstone said:

    This excerpt is from Fred's bio on the truly magnificent and highly recommended Demonwiki website:

    After leaving Hamilton he coached Coleraine in 1953 and announced his retirement at the end of the year, but attempted a comeback with the Demons in 1954. After watching the pre-season matches he asked the club for a chance to win his spot on the list. He played one practice game but appeared well overweight at 115kg and only had one kick in the first half. He was not selected for the final list.

    Fair enough but I don't think he qualifies for 2 stints at the Club.

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