forever demons 2,368 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 16 hours ago, Ghostwriter said: Fred Fanning was just inducted into our Hall of Fame ❤️💙 Great bloke always stayed at his pub when i was working in his town 2 Quote
forever demons 2,368 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 3 hours ago, Go Ds said: Was this a surprise? He was a heart-and-soul role-model kind of player. But wasn't he always at least a rung below the most talented players? He may not have been an Ablett,but was skilled with great courage and wore his heart on his sleeve everyday for the Ds 5 1 1 Quote
Docs Demons 1,810 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 16 hours ago, Yze_13 said: I’m not sure if it’s streaming, but for everyone who loves this club, if you can - watch Garry’s induction speech for Jim. One of the great speeches I’ve ever heard. Look forward to watching if/when the club puts it up on the site. 1 Quote
Neil Crompton 5,838 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 4 hours ago, Go Ds said: It is. But I just looked at the team of the century thread. Not everyone had him in their best 18 or even 22/23. Are you trying to say he is not worthy of this honour? - 'cause that's what it sounds like. 1 1 Quote
dees189227 12,509 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 5 hours ago, Deestar9 said: His treatment and delisting ripped the heart out of our club for a long time … Exactly. We lacked leadership back then & we got rid of one of our most experienced players. I hated seeing him in gws colours 3 1 Quote
deelusions from afar 1,893 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 5 hours ago, poita said: 250 games, 2 x B&F, All Australian & Club Captain. That's a pretty solid resume, particularly for a guy who fought his way off the rookie list. I think people also forget that pre-knee James McDonald was turning into a very special player (I think it happened towards the end of the 2000 season?). He was still a very special player but seemed to lose some of his athletic abilities post knee surgery and yet still went on to be captain, BnF winner etc. 2 1 Quote
binman 44,792 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 38 minutes ago, Neil Crompton said: Are you trying to say he is not worthy of this honour? - 'cause that's what it sounds like. No it doesn't. 1 Quote
Go Ds 325 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 12 hours ago, Neil Crompton said: Are you trying to say he is not worthy of this honour? - 'cause that's what it sounds like. Yeah.... I'll be loudly protesting outside the president's office. If the beloved McDonald is not un-instated I'll be microwaving my membership card on TikTok. Quote
Tim 3,545 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 (edited) 21 hours ago, Go Ds said: It is. But I just looked at the team of the century thread. Not everyone had him in their best 18 or even 22/23. Nathan Buckley said he was in his top 10 of hardest players to play against, and built like a whippet. He’s one of 45 former players (for us) in the Hall of Fame, so not sure relevance of Team of Century reference, leaving aside the salient comment from @Gator on that anyway. Absolute fave of mine, have a signed photo of him on the wall leading the team out. Star of our club. Well done, and well deserved, Junior! Edited February 26 by Tim 6 3 Quote
Travy14 2,142 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 On 26/02/2025 at 11:46, Go Ds said: Hell no. But usually wouldn't Hall Of Famers be first-mentioned when asked about best players? Sort of, HAF can also be service to the the club. So his captaincy an leadership may be a big reason why. Where as someone like Gerard Healy might make our TOTC but not a club HOF because the %^@$&^^$ left 😆 1 5 1 Quote
Rednblueriseing 866 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 On 25/02/2025 at 21:07, Yze_13 said: I’m not sure if it’s streaming, but for everyone who loves this club, if you can - watch Garry’s induction speech for Jim. One of the great speeches I’ve ever heard. Does anyone know where we could listen to this, can't seem to find it anywhere? 1 Quote
JJJ 1,348 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 9 minutes ago, Rednblueriseing said: Does anyone know where we could listen to this, can't seem to find it anywhere? I doubt it will be uploaded anywhere. It was good but more than a few expletives etc. Aside from his pure admiration for Jimmy, his ability to use the stories and direct the punchline directly at the current playing group is pretty effective. I can also confirm the attitude of the players was pretty upbeat about 2025. 4 3 Quote
dees189227 12,509 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Well apparently it's all about love this season. Tomorrow night on ch7 sport Bec maddern sits down with goody & they showed a sneak peak just then & he talks about the love the club has. 2 1 Quote
whatwhat say what 23,838 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 25 minutes ago, dees189227 said: Well apparently it's all about love this season. Tomorrow night on ch7 sport Bec maddern sits down with goody & they showed a sneak peak just then & he talks about the love the club has. gone, ya saying? crom in 2026 - anb already there, waiting to be his vice-captain 1 Quote
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