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What's Collingwood ever done for Melbourne?

Timothy Reddan-A'Blew
in Melbourne Demons

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9 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Todd Viney officially coached as a care taker for a five games back in 2011.

He also oversaw the drafting of May, Lever, Melsham, Hibbert and Landon.

We dropped off a cliff when Viney left

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    22 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

    Fact is, if Buckley comes to us then from day one he will have exactly as many premierships with us as with Collingwood.

    He could well be with us for a decade, and by the end of that time Collingwood will be 'the old club he played for that never quite reached success despite every advantage', while Melbourne will be where he won the 2028, 2030 and 2031 premierships.

    The story will be that he never really found happiness until he separated himself from that awful club.

    This isn't Collingwood 'giving' us something, this is us taking an opportunity to redeem a soul.

    It would be even more fun if he coached us to a 'cake walk breaker' of five flags in a row from2026 to 2030!

    (okay, okay a Demon can dream, can't he? 😆)

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    On 12/08/2025 at 17:37, Demonstone said:

    Henry Coles was a useful rover/goalsneak.

    He was no shrinking violet as this extract confirms:

    In 1977 Coles was twice suspended for two matches, for striking John Pitura of Richmond and Lorenzo Serafini of Fitzroy.[3]

    Coles played his first and only game for Victoria in 1978, against the ACT.[3] Just nine days later, when Coles was playing his 100th VFL game, against his former club Collingwood, he was reported and in the end suspended for verbally abusing umpire Bill Deller.[3] The 1978 season ended up being the high point of Coles's career, as he finished the season having played 21 matches and kicking 33 goals, thereby winning Melbourne's leading goalkicker award for the season.[2]

    Coles' career deteriorated from 1978 onwards, playing only four games in 1979 and seven games in his final season of 1980. His VFL career ended in disgrace when he was fined $600 and suspended for a week after getting into a fight with his captain-coach, Carl Ditterich.[4] He played his last game for Melbourne in round 18 against North Melbourne.

    Whereabouts was the fight?

    On the field, during the NM game?

    At training? Before or after his last game?

    Randomly at the pub?

    The devil’s in the details.

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    4 hours ago, pitmaster said:

    How about losing six Grand Finals: 1926, ‘39, ‘55, ‘56, ‘60 and ‘64?

    Beat me to the punch, was about to write the same thing.

    Conversely they've only beaten us once, in 1958 🤬

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    1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Beat me to the punch, was about to write the same thing.

    Conversely they've only beaten us once, in 1958 🤬

    ...and it wasn't us anyway; it was a team of look-alikes, given away by the incorrect numbers.

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    And anyone rubbed out for abusing Bill Deller should be made a life member of the club.

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    9 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

    ...and it wasn't us anyway; it was a team of look-alikes, given away by the incorrect numbers.

    We have a decent record against them in finals overall I believe, 2023 being the anomaly. Knocking them out in 88 and 89 were some of my sweetest footy memories as a kid.

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    4 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    Robert Pyman

    Increasingly harder to find, the 'gets' are increasingly admirable.

    Somewhat of a journeyman whose one goodish AFL year was with us.

    🤫 about the team's year, however...

    👏 QD

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    3 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    We have a decent record against them in finals overall I believe, 2023 being the anomaly. Knocking them out in 88 and 89 were some of my sweetest footy memories as a kid.

    Remember Steve Newport's two goals in time on in the first semi of '88 (I think)?

    Good times.

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