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NON-MFC: Round 10

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49 minutes ago, M_9 said:

Wowee. Come on Logan. Just need you to goal for my multibet. Got the other 4 legs already.

Unlucky. Clunks a good mark on wing. Drops sitter in front of goal. 

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    7 minutes ago, M_9 said:

    Cheer squads these days are too soft. In the 1960’s we’d sleep overnight at every H&A game* in order to secure seats behind the goals.

    *not Vic Park or Windy Hill - too dangerous.

    Cheer squads these days aren’t autonomous. They’re governed and the rules are many and varied, especially those applied by the AFL. In some ways that’s not good. But in terms of securing seats behind the goals, it makes sense. 

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    3 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Cheer squads these days aren’t autonomous. They’re governed and the rules are many and varied, especially those applied by the AFL. In some ways that’s not good. But in terms of securing seats behind the goals, it makes sense. 

    The Melbourne cheer squad used to sit on the wing in the southern stand in the old days....

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    Just now, demon3165 said:

    The Melbourne cheer squad used to sit on the wing in the southern stand in the old days....

    By choice? Or was it because seats behind the goals were most popular therefore harder to get?

    Nowadays everything is regulated including reserving the bays behind the goals for cheer squads only. 

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    4 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

    The Melbourne cheer squad used to sit on the wing in the southern stand in the old days....

    Those days were a damn long time ago were they the good ol days. I cannot remember 

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    Choice.   I think. Nah. It was choice

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    Just now, 640MD said:

    Those days were a damn long time ago were they the good ol days. I cannot remember 

    Yep a guy called Ray cannot remember his last name used to be in charge.

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    33 minutes ago, M_9 said:

    Cheer squads these days are too soft. In the 1960’s we’d sleep overnight at every H&A game* in order to secure seats behind the goals.

    *not Vic Park or Windy Hill - too dangerous.

    Cheer squads were very fit also. It was hard work waving those massive floggers.

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    5 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    By choice? Or was it because seats behind the goals were most popular therefore harder to get?

    Nowadays everything is regulated including reserving the bays behind the goals for cheer squads only. 

    I believe it was by choice because we were higher up the front row was where all the people with floggers sat.

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    Another reason for sitting in the southern stand was that you could look across the ground, up the race to see when the boys ran out. Those were the days…..

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    1 minute ago, demon3165 said:

    I believe it was by choice because we were higher up the front row was where all the people either floggers sat the rest streamers.

    Everything has changed. Back then you guys hung the floggers over the fence when not in use. We’re not allowed to do that because we’d be obscuring advertising. That’s just one example. 

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    19 minutes ago, John Crow Batty said:

    Cheer squads were very fit also. It was hard work waving those massive floggers.

    Still is!!!

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    1 hour ago, The heart beats true said:

    It’s an interesting point Richo keeps making about the Swans. They’ve had 17 players play every game.

    At the top injuries are the deciding factor come crunch time.

    That's fine but they have Mills and Parker to get back into that team. Both would be certain starters for us. They are seriously scary at the moment.

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    5 minutes ago, Demonsone said:

    Imagine Grundy & Jordan winning a flag 

    Yeah it would be tremendous…..

    Speaking of Jordon, has there been a player in recent years to leave the Dees and play about 300% better at his next club the following year?

    We ought to be all disappointed that Jordon isn’t with us anymore as he’d have a role on the oppo’s best mid. Disappointed for us, not for him,

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    Sydney should be everyone’s second favourite side for the remainder of the H&A season.

    They’re on track to win 19-20 games and are clearly going to finish top. However second spot is up for grabs, so whenever they play another team vying for top 2 it would obviously be more beneficial for Sydney to win. And that started tonight with their win over Carlton who will be out of the 8 and at least 1 game and percentage behind us.

     

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    10 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Everything has changed. Back then you guys hung the floggers over the fence when not in use. We’re not allowed to do that because we’d be obscuring advertising. That’s just one example. 

    And don't forget the streamers we used to throw...

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    30 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

    The Melbourne cheer squad used to sit on the wing in the southern stand in the old days....

    Yes plus a spillover secondary cheer squad who sat roughly between the pocket and flank at the Punt Rd end (northern stand side) with floggers if i recall correctly.

    We still had a pretty big squad back then as it wasn't that long since the glory years of the late 50s and '64'.

    There were regular banners slung over the fence inc..."Home of the Mighty Demons ...Masters of the MCG" or something to that effect.

    Streamers a plenty being thrown. 

    Throwing them from the southern stand over the balcony after a goal was the best.

    Confetti was also thrown in the form of bags of cut up newspapers.

    The poor cleaners and grounds staff in those days.  Imagine trying to clean all that crappola up.  Especially if it rained!

    25 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    By choice? Or was it because seats behind the goals were most popular therefore harder to get?

    Nowadays everything is regulated including reserving the bays behind the goals for cheer squads only. 

    Pretty certain by choice WC.

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    11 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

    And don't forget the streamers we used to throw...

    And the old White Pages andYellow Pages that were cut up into small pieces and let fly onto the turf, right?

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    How can The AFL allow incorrect disposal to go on, just because the player has made any sort of attempt to get rid of the ball😡

    I would love to know who the person is, who signed off on this abomination. 
     

    there are 3 ways to get rid of the ball

    Kick, hand pass with a clenched fist or a Tap on

    That is it, anything else is not Australian Football…

     

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