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43 years ago today

Whispering_Jack
in Melbourne Demons

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Melbourne 8.16.64 defeated Collingwood 8.12.60

The next one's been a long time coming!

I listened to it on the family radiogram with the twelve inch speaker.

I was twelve years old at the time and I can tell you it's certainly been a long time...

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    I listened to it on the family radiogram with the twelve inch speaker.

    I was twelve years old at the time and I can tell you it's certainly been a long time...

    I was ten and was lucky enough to be there. I was in hospital for 2nd semi and had to get permission to go!

    Can still remember Gabba's run and goal as was right in line with the goal from where we were on the wing and the ball was bouncing all over the place!!

    Certainly way way too long ago for all MFC lovers

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    I was minus 24 years old.

    GOOD GOD I WANNA KNOW THE ULTIMATE FEELING!!!!!

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    43 years already. Where has time gone. It certainly has been a long time

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    43 years already. Where has time gone. It certainly has been a long time

    You know you just contridicted yourself? You say "where has the time gone" as if it's gone so quickly, but then say "it has been a long time" :lol:

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    Did they used to play the Grand Final on a Wednesday?

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    Did they used to play the Grand Final on a Wednesday?

    Does your birthday fall on the same day each year?

    On the same date yes, but not on the same day.

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    Interesting that it was the SECOND last Sat in September. What year did it become traditional to have the GF on the last Sat in Sept?

    It's a bit like the Boxing Day Test. It's not really very old tradition. Victoria used to play NSW around Christmas.

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    neither is the anzac day clash that essendon and collingwood 'own'.

    JJC i am assuming that because it wasnt final 8 there were only 3 rounds of finals played, so finals were still a strictly September affair, but only 3 weeks of it...

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    neither is the anzac day clash that essendon and collingwood 'own'.

    JJC i am assuming that because it wasnt final 8 there were only 3 rounds of finals played, so finals were still a strictly September affair, but only 3 weeks of it...

    If u look back u will find that it was played over 4 weeks.

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    If u look back u will find that it was played over 4 weeks.

    really? wow. interesting.

    what was the system top 4 or 5? how did that work over 4 weeks?

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    shouldn't you kids be off watching summer heights high

    show some respect for the history of the club and it's supporters

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    shouldn't you kids be off watching summer heights high

    I do love summer heights high

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    AAAhhhh the old fogies are daydreaming again :P

    Bring on 08!!

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    really? wow. interesting.

    what was the system top 4 or 5? how did that work over 4 weeks?

    1 final was played on saturday arvo over 4 weeks all at the 'G

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    so 1 v 2 week one for a spot in the final,

    3 v 4 week two for a spot in the prelim

    L1 v W2 week 3 for a spot in the GF

    W1 v W3 in the grand final

    does that look right?

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    really? wow. interesting.

    what was the system top 4 or 5? how did that work over 4 weeks?

    Final Five

    Week 1 - Qualifying final (2v3) and Elimination Final (4v5)

    Week 2 - First Semi (QF Loser v EF Winner) and Second Semi (1st v QF Winner)

    Week 3 - Preliminary Final (FS Winner v SS Loser)

    Week 4 - Grand Final

    Top 4 can never be over 4 weeks unless there is a home & away round or a draw (in those days any final was replayed). Otherwise it is the same as above with Week 1 deleted.

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    Final Five

    Week 1 - Qualifying final (2v3) and Elimination Final (4v5)

    Week 2 - First Semi (QF Loser v EF Winner) and Second Semi (1st v QF Winner)

    Week 3 - Preliminary Final (FS Winner v SS Loser)

    Week 4 - Grand Final

    Top 4 can never be over 4 weeks unless there is a home & away round or a draw (in those days any final was replayed). Otherwise it is the same as above with Week 1 deleted.

    so assuming the winner of the SS goes straight to the GF?

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    so assuming the winner of the SS goes straight to the GF?

    Yes.

    I've never heard of the 1 match per week final four but I could be wrong. Seems almost to penalise the best team with only 2 games in a month.

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    i got no diea, im way to young for this, but am interested none-the-less...

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    Didnt the final five come in in the early 70's?

    1972 apparently (source is Wikipedia but it sounds about right). Well before my time - I grew up with the final five then the shortlived final six.

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