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1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Players who parked in Goodys car space … Hunt, Harmes, Jordon , Bedford, Tomlinson

Players who wash Goodys car and clean his shoes … Spargo, Fritsch

My favourite Neil Daniher quote "who's this Theo X person that's parked in my carpark"

Still call Schwarta Theo instead of the Ox 😆

 
11 minutes ago, Sideshow Bob said:

My favourite Neil Daniher quote "who's this Theo X person that's parked in my carpark"

That was Neil Balme wasn't it?

edit: A quick search turned up this snippet. Blame the author for misspelling Schwarz's name!

But  the  best  story  involved  Balme’s  time  coaching  Melbourne.  It  was  during  this  time  that  David  Schwartz  exploded  onto  the  scene.  He  went  through  a  purple  patch  where  he  was  tearing  games  apart  single  handedly  and  due  to  his  size  and  strength  got  the  nickname  “The  Ox”.  As  David  Neitz  relayed  “Schwarter  got  a  bit  ahead  of  himself”  when  he  went  out  and  purchased  a  Saab  convertible  sports  car  and  attached  the  number  plate  “THE  OX”  to  his  beloved  machine.  One  Sunday  morning  training  session,  after  a  tough  Melbourne  loss,  Balmey  arrived  ill  of  temper  and  lacking  sleep  only  to  see  the  Saab  with  “THE  OX”  number  plates  parked  in  his  spot.  Balmey  decided  it  was  time  to  deflate  Schwartz’s  ego  a  bit,  so  he  stormed  into  the  changing  rooms  and  bellowed  at  the  top  of  his  voice,

“Who  the  fu!*  is  THEO-X”

Edited by Demonstone

I stand corrected - was Balmey. Could've sworn blue it was danners though - mixing my memories

 

A lot of love between some Dees players and Flyin Ryan tonight before and after the game 🤔

1 hour ago, Heart Beats True said:

A lot of love between some Dees players and Flyin Ryan tonight before and after the game 🤔

Let's hope so. I'd love him in our forward half alongside Kozzy. We need more x factor.


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