Jump to content

Darren Bennett. “Great Stuff at Windy Hill”

Sir Why You Little
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

2 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

My dream fwd line of a few decades ago would be possibly a combo of

A. Jacko

G.Lion

Neita

Robbo

Farmer

Schwartz 

Yes pretty awesome. For balance and some pressure I’d play Jurrah and Davey with Robbo interchange and Neita at CHB.

A. Jakovich

G. Lyon

J. Farmer

D. Schwartz

L. Jurrah

A. Davey

If we could pick current players I’d have Davey on the bench and Pickett in.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     
    On 21/08/2024 at 21:26, Sir Why You Little said:

    Shall never forget that day at Windy Hill….

    Agreed. One of the best ever. Bennett was badly beaten by Hamilton, then that great coach Sheedy took Hamilton off firm and put Vanderhar on him. Bennett went mad!!!!!

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     
    On 21/08/2024 at 21:26, Sir Why You Little said:

    Shall never forget that day at Windy Hill….

    Ditto, standing in the outer, one of favourite MFC matches, came from about 40 points down if I recall, Essendon had our measure until late 3rd qtr when Rhode went on to Michael Long who was destroying us. Rhode then completely shut down Long, last qtr momentum was like a tidal wave, Bennent and Ricky Jackson🔥. A magnificent day I’ll never forget.

    If only we could have kept Bennett and Jakovich together for longer???

     

  • Quote
    • Author
    1 minute ago, Abyssal said:

    Ditto, standing in the outer, one of favourite MFC matches, came from about 40 points down if I recall, Essendon had our measure until late 3rd qtr when Rhode went on to Michael Long who was destroying us. Rhode then completely shut down Long, last qtr momentum was like a tidal wave, Bennent and Ricky Jackson🔥. A magnificent day I’ll never forget.

    If only we could have kept Bennett and Jakovich together for longer???

     

    Most of the first 3 quarters we were down by 20-25 points, we weren’t being thrashed, but it certainly didn’t look like a win. 
    At the 20 minute mark of the Final Quarter we were 22 points down and came home, Ricky Jackson slotted one from the pocket near where i was, i think Sugar Healy kicked a beauty as well. 

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    8 minutes ago, Abyssal said:

    Ditto, standing in the outer, one of favourite MFC matches, came from about 40 points down if I recall, Essendon had our measure until late 3rd qtr when Rhode went on to Michael Long who was destroying us. Rhode then completely shut down Long, last qtr momentum was like a tidal wave, Bennent and Ricky Jackson🔥. A magnificent day I’ll never forget.

    If only we could have kept Bennett and Jakovich together for longer???

     

    I was supposed to be there but my older brothers wouldn’t take as they were going with all of their Essendon mates and didn’t want me there. 

    How good was Ricky Jackson back in the day?!!! Another thread for another time. Time to head off to the G.

  • Quote
    • Love 1
    1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Most of the first 3 quarters we were down by 20-25 points, we weren’t being thrashed, but it certainly didn’t look like a win. 
    At the 20 minute mark of the Final Quarter we were 22 points down and came home, Ricky Jackson slotted one from the pocket near where i was, i think Sugar Healy kicked a beauty as well. 

    I agree the margin was generally around 4 goals and Essendon definitely looked to have our measure, thought the margin got to over six goals at one stage but it was a long time ago.

    I have the last qtr replay on VHS ( always wanted to digitise my library but tech is not my thing) Will dust off the Video player soon and give it a watch. 

    Jackson’s goal was from the outer pocket I seem to remember, can’t recall if it was a banana or drop punt? Also not far from where I was.

    Nb. IMO A Ricky Jackson clone, fast, great crumber, goal sense, x factor would be a much needed addition to our 22. Yes,  Pickett has all those attributes however as a duo our forward line would be extremely potent.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    1 hour ago, JJJ said:

    I was supposed to be there but my older brothers wouldn’t take as they were going with all of their Essendon mates and didn’t want me there. 

    How good was Ricky Jackson back in the day?!!! Another thread for another time. Time to head off to the G.

    Pity, would have been something to behold, standing amongst Don supporters during that last qtr.

    Ricky Jackson was a star and very important to the success of that side. Rather under appreciated IMO.   
    Seemed to often turn a game with his burst of magic. Then he just seemed to fade away and was gone and I never knew why. Maybe someone might know what happened to him.

    Enjoy tonight.

  • Quote
    •  

    Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
    Reply to this topic...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • REPORT: North Melbourne

      I suppose that I should apologise for the title of this piece, but the temptation to go with it was far too great. The memory of how North Melbourne tore Melbourne apart at the seams earlier in the season and the way in which it set the scene for the club’s demise so early in the piece has been weighing heavily upon all of us. This game was a must-win from the club’s perspective, and the team’s response was overwhelming. The 36 point win over Alastair Clarkson’s Kangaroos at the MCG on Sunday was indeed — roovenge of the highest order!

      • 4 replies
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Werribee

      The Casey Demons remain in contention for a VFL finals berth following a comprehensive 76-point victory over the Werribee Tigers at Whitten Oval last night. The caveat to the performance is that the once mighty Tigers have been raided of many key players and are now a shadow of the premiership-winning team from last season. The team suffered a blow before the game when veteran Tom McDonald was withdrawn for senior duty to cover for Steven May who is ill.  However, after conceding the first goal of the game, Casey was dominant from ten minutes in until the very end and despite some early errors and inaccuracy, they managed to warm to the task of dismantling the Tigers with precision, particularly after half time when the nominally home side provided them with minimal resistance.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Carlton

      The Demons return to the MCG as the the visiting team on Saturday night to take on the Blues who are under siege after 4 straight losses. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Shocked
      • 155 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: North Melbourne

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 14th July @ 8:00pm. Join Binman & I as we dissect the Dees glorious win over the Kangaroos at the MCG.
      Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show.
      Listen LIVE: https://demonland.com/

        • Like
      • 27 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: North Melbourne

      The Demons are finally back at the MCG and finally back on the winners list as they continually chipped away at a spirited Kangaroos side eventually breaking their backs and opening the floodgates to run out winners by 6 goals.

        • Angry
        • Sad
        • Shocked
        • Like
      • 252 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: North Melbourne

      Max Gawn has an almost unassailable lead in the Demonland Player of the Year Award followed by Jake Bowey, Christian Petracca, Kozzy Pickett & Clayton Oliver. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1

        • Like
      • 41 replies
      Demonland
    View All