May. The force be with you. A most worthy occupant of the #1 jumper.

9 minutes ago, Hellaintabadplacetobe said:

Maysie was instrumental in bringing a hard edge ruthlessness to our team that had been missing for an eternity. He demanded excellence from his teammates.

Was a sight to behold in his prime and I lived watching him play. Was a huge part of our premiership and I'll be forever grateful he became a Dee.

I hope he has a healthy, happy life beyond footy .

May on the field, the irreplaceable Peter Jackson off the field. But brought that rarely seen attribute at the Dees : absolute overt ruthlessness. Can’t be overestimated.

There would be a start to an AFL season without a MFC pile on. We do ourselves no favours either. Everything this year was tracking smoothly for once, then this.

Do we have any more skeletons in the closest?

Seriously over all the negativity.

sad to see you go, maysie

things won't seem the same without our backline general

How could we forget the impact this guy had on the football club.

When he got here it was clear that the culture and training programs he'd come from weren't up to scratch. He turned it around very quickly and for a period there did become a respected leader of the team. Might even go down as one of the best key defenders this club has ever had.

It's sad to see where it started to decline but I'm not going to put the microscope on that for now. There were a lot of fine moments and I'll still never understand how the guy played a grand final with a ripped hammy.

Steven, you've been a great servant of the club and we are all forever grateful for the part you played. We all hope that the future starts looking up for you.

27 minutes ago, GS_1905 said:

There would be a start to an AFL season without a MFC pile on. We do ourselves no favours either. Everything this year was tracking smoothly for once, then this.

Do we have any more skeletons in the closest?

Seriously over all the negativity.

He's gone now, why does it matter moving forward? Specially to a new coaching group and effectively a new list of players.

Sad to hear he could not go one more season, one of the most physical and mentally toughness players to where the jumper.

Wish him well in whatever comes next for him.

2 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

He's gone now, why does it matter moving forward? Specially to a new coaching group and effectively a new list of players.

It doesn't, it is just another year where there is an MFC hit piece at season start, despite us playing great footy. We have moved off half the team, trouble makers (bar one), prima donna's etc. But it appears there is always off-field stuff that dominate headlines around our club. Its not like every other club is squeaky clean or doesn't have a problem child - it is just ours seems to make the headlines.

1 hour ago, DubDee said:

Geelong are lauded for turning over a third of their flag team in 3 years, whereas we are painting as failures

Probably because we are. Geelong made a grand final last year.

He was critical to our premiership in 2021. Probably a good thing he’s retired for our culture though.

Favourite memory - the look on his face after the Grand Final when told he played the match with a 3 (?) centimetre tear in his hammy.

1 minute ago, Olgreybeard49 said:

Favourite memory - the look on his face after the Grand Final when told he played the match with a 3 (?) centimetre tear in his hammy.

Yes Oldgreybeard49 it was Gold.💕

I put May on such a high pedestal that the only Demon key defender I can place above him was Bob "Tassie" Johnson who played in three premierships (1959,60 and 64) and captained the side in 1969. But in the modern era, he reigned supreme in his role.

11 hours ago, At the break of Gawn said:

Easily the best full back we've had in my time watching the Dees (from the mid 90s).

Him and Lever could not be beaten in 2021 and for most of 2022 leading to coaches finding new game plans to go around them

The 2023 SF will always be remembered for the Acres goal, but if that Viney kick had got past Weitering, then that game would have forever been remembered by Dees fans as one of the greatest defensive masterclasses by a full back. May was unbelievable that night

I will die on this hill: May's performance in that Semi is the best ever by a full back.

Edited 9 hours ago9 hr by praha

49 minutes ago, Greg Schneider said:

Probably because we are. Geelong made a grand final last year.

So if we make a GF and Stengle for example played for us, there would not be any discussion about his current absence, or his past issues.

The media plays favourites, always has and always will.

That being said, we just have to win games and get ourselves back to relevancy.

Edited 9 hours ago9 hr by Redleg

May was absolutely brilliant between 2020 and 2023, and a hugely significant factor in our 2021 premiership. For that, I will always be immensely grateful to him.

The club clearly erred in extending his contract early last year, as it was obvious from mid-2024 that his form and fitness were falling away badly. His best football was still very good, but the bad games were often very bad and certainly more common.

I wish him all the best for his future, and hope that he is able to resolve any issues that have been troubling him in recent times.

STEVEN MAY NO 1

HI Demonlanders,

A sad way for such a great of our club to fade out the back door. Hope he gets some sought of sendoff by the club.

Here is my tribute to a fullback without who the 57-year drought would probably now be a 64 year drought and counting.

Thank you, Stephen, May ==> https://soundcloud.com/ritmo-virtuale/thank-you-stephen-may/s-IkpoNLMCOeC?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing&si=9a0f461280a34e17964236c467e84313

1 hour ago, Whispering_Jack said:

I put May on such a high pedestal that the only Demon key defender I can place above him was Bob "Tassie" Johnson who played in three premierships (1959,60 and 64) and captained the side in 1969. But in the modern era, he reigned supreme in his role.

David Neitz was a champion both as a KPF and a KPD. His early duels with Wayne Carey were awesome.

A reminder that this is an appreciation thread for a champion player and not a place for rumours or speculation about his private life.

Apparently he’s going to sign with East Ringwood footy club. That’s pretty cool!

Imagine having him play for your team!

1 minute ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

Apparently he’s going to sign with East Ringwood footy club. That’s pretty cool!

Imagine having him play for your team!

Pity the poor buggers in the other teams in that comp.

Sorry to see the big Fella go, great player.

Just out of interest does him retiring free up his salary?

5 minutes ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

Apparently he’s going to sign with East Ringwood footy club. That’s pretty cool!

Imagine having him play for your team!

I’m sure he’ll be well-received at East Ringwood FC. We all wish him the best and he’ll always be a premiership Demon. ❤️💙