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Come one and all for an exciting event for all all us Mexicans in boring league territory.

NSW Demons fundraiser – Friday 20 June

An Exclusive Briefing with Kelly O’Donnell.

Join us for an exclusive briefing with Kelly O’Donnell, the Melbourne Football Club pro scout and a member of the national recruiting team. This special event will delve into recruiting strategies and the future of footy, providing valuable insights into how the club is shaping its drafts and trades.

Date: Friday 20 June 2025
Time: 6.00pm
Venue: Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney
Cost: Adult – $60 – early bird $50 – book by 20 May
Cost: Child (5-12) – $20

BOOK NOW

 
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Also if there are any supporters living near Wollongong please send me a message. I'm bored with forcing my basketball crazed son to watch games.

Would love to go, but getting anywhere beyond my local shopping centre is a bridge too far. They should be putting these things on at my local pub in Dulwich Hill 😁

Enjoy the event and Go Dees!

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Here's a bit more about the event.

Did I mention that NSW Demons support players in our great club?

In particular Matthew Jefferson.

Kelly will provide an in-depth look into the club’s current recruiting priorities and methodology and future draft and trading. An analysis of the recruiting strategy will include insights into how the club is strategizing for the future to maintain competitive success.

The Inner Sanctum event is an excellent opportunity for attendees to gain insight into the intricacies of footy recruitment and strategy, guided by Kelly O’Donnell’s extensive expertise. His career achievements and understanding of the game make him a pivotal figure in shaping Melbourne Football Club’s future.

Kelly O’Donnell has had a rich and varied career in Australian rules football. Kelly played 80 games for Melbourne Football Club from 1979 to 1984. He then coached the Murray Bushrangers to a Premiership in 1998 and was an assistant coach under Chris Connolly at Fremantle in Western Australia in 2001.

Kelly returned to Melbourne in 2007 as part of the coaching panel and transitioned to recruiting in 2012 and is currently the club’s pro scout, dedicated to identifying top talent for Melbourne Football Club

Prepare for an evening of engaging discussions and unmatched expertise in Sydney on Friday, 20 June 2025!

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10 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

Here's a bit more about the event.

Did I mention that NSW Demons support players in our great club?

In particular Matthew Jefferson.

Kelly will provide an in-depth look into the club’s current recruiting priorities and methodology and future draft and trading. An analysis of the recruiting strategy will include insights into how the club is strategizing for the future to maintain competitive success.

The Inner Sanctum event is an excellent opportunity for attendees to gain insight into the intricacies of footy recruitment and strategy, guided by Kelly O’Donnell’s extensive expertise. His career achievements and understanding of the game make him a pivotal figure in shaping Melbourne Football Club’s future.

Kelly O’Donnell has had a rich and varied career in Australian rules football. Kelly played 80 games for Melbourne Football Club from 1979 to 1984. He then coached the Murray Bushrangers to a Premiership in 1998 and was an assistant coach under Chris Connolly at Fremantle in Western Australia in 2001.

Kelly returned to Melbourne in 2007 as part of the coaching panel and transitioned to recruiting in 2012 and is currently the club’s pro scout, dedicated to identifying top talent for Melbourne Football Club

Prepare for an evening of engaging discussions and unmatched expertise in Sydney on Friday, 20 June 2025!

I hope the event attracts many people, Deeves. The NSW Demons sponsor Jeffo and that’s not cheap, and they’re his only sponsor.

It’s hard for them to organise events being that they’re not In Vic so I hope it’s a success.

Kelly’s a great guy and he’d have a lot of interesting things to talk about.


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2 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

I hope the event attracts many people, Deeves. The NSW Demons sponsor Jeffo and that’s not cheap, and they’re his only sponsor.

It’s hard for them to organise events being that they’re not In Vic so I hope it’s a success.

Kelly’s a great guy and he’d have a lot of interesting things to talk about.

Great to hear from you GW.

I have high hopes for young Jeffo.

Apparently did well at Casey with five goals

He'll break through in the Seniors soon and then that.

Matthew will be playing in Sydney tomorrow at 1.35pm with the Casey team at Tramway Oval, Moore Park.

I expect we’ll also see Jacob Van Rooyen, Blake Howes, Koltyn Tholstrup, Taj Woewodin and Kynan Brown all playing. None named in the squad for Alice Springs.

Hope to see a few NSW Demons get along to support the Dees and Casey boys play Sydney.

 
2 hours ago, Previously known as LITD. said:

Just trying to give this a bump to the home page.

Thanks.

You could’ve just bumped it, Deeves. You didn’t have to change your name

😁

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2 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

You could’ve just bumped it, Deeves. You didn’t have to change your name

😁

I wanted to change it to Leonardo DEE Vinci but thought it too lame . Then I had writer's block. As one can tell.

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