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Letter of the Week

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This letter appears in today's print edition of the Herald Sun so for those who don't get the paper, here's my letter of the week written by Demon fan Sally Cordner to Mike Sheahan together with Sheahan's response:-

Proud old Dees

REGARDING your article at the weekend about the Melbourne Football Club and its lack of heart, lack of supporters and the question about "Where are the families of the '50s and the '60s"?

Well, in effect myself and my family are one of those from the '50s and '60s and we are well and truly still here.

We attend on a weekly basis, feel every loss, debrief after every game and are as loyal as we were when our grandfather, great uncle, fathers, uncles and cousin played.

The Cordner boys - Denis (my father), Donald, Ted and John produced 15 children, with David playing for the Dees in the '80s. I can honestly say that 10 of these offspring regularly attend games and the others when they can.

And by the way, very few of us ski.

Sally Cordner, email

MIKE SAYS: The day the Cordners abandon Melbourne is the day the footy club dies. Crowds this year suggest more Cordners needed. I NEVER crack snow jokes.

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    This letter appears in today's print edition of the Herald Sun so for those who don't get the paper, here's my letter of the week written by Demon fan Sally Cordner to Mike Sheahan together with Sheahan's response:-

    Proud old Dees

    REGARDING your article at the weekend about the Melbourne Football Club and its lack of heart, lack of supporters and the question about "Where are the families of the '50s and the '60s"?

    Well, in effect myself and my family are one of those from the '50s and '60s and we are well and truly still here.

    We attend on a weekly basis, feel every loss, debrief after every game and are as loyal as we were when our grandfather, great uncle, fathers, uncles and cousin played.

    The Cordner boys - Denis (my father), Donald, Ted and John produced 15 children, with David playing for the Dees in the '80s. I can honestly say that 10 of these offspring regularly attend games and the others when they can.

    And by the way, very few of us ski.

    Sally Cordner, email

    MIKE SAYS: The day the Cordners abandon Melbourne is the day the footy club dies. Crowds this year suggest more Cordners needed. I NEVER crack snow jokes.

    Good for you Sally!

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    I'm disapointed that Sally didn't mention the Dick Reynolds "Unless it's a tie story" that "the Don' always tells about the 1948 GF.

    :P

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