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Two rejections. As a player and then as a coach. A good reason to dislike the Club. Both rejections understandable. Presenting as a player he would have appeared slow and no overly endowed with skill. Norm did not get an opportunity to see his innate determination and competitiveness. As a coach, he appeared over the hill with a history of requiring total control of the FD and club.

Always hard to comprehend such fateful events. Remember the location and exact moment that I learnt that he was missing. Having lunch with friends overlooking Lorne. Also Dees fans. We sat in silence, completely stunned. Tragic.

If a boy lets hope it is built like Jack but with a bit more height and a better kick. If its a girl , it doesn't bear thinking about unless she has Mum's physique.

A great build for a centre half forward and a strong overhead mark. Promised so much when he first played with Melbourne, but did not fulfill his promise.

Sadly, Rod Payne recently passed away. Very tall but too slow and awkward for the big time. Ended up a very successful business man after footy.

I missed Christmas and Hanukkah, but Happy New Year to you Red and other intellectuals that post on this evergreen thread. How about a party at The Manor?

Moving images BBO?

Indeed, assuming he is the genuine article. Some professionals move on so quickly that it is hard to judge their worth or success. They are opportunists who know when to jump. If the club takes off in 2020 , Burgess may want to stay longer or negotiate a lucrative contract extension otherwise he will be off like gough.

WIth such indelicate comments, it is understandable that she was your last girlfriend. Generally, standards are high on this thread, with the exception of one or two, who continue to express their crude and inane peccadilloes. Strangely, these exceptions are much loved and cherished, so there is hope for you 640.

He is a highly mobile professional like most in the sporting world. Will not be long before MFC is on his CV.

That's good but how will he go in real match conditions when the brakes are off, both for the player and his opponents ? Irrespective of the medical diagnosis, anyone with chronic calf injuries knows the problem that accumulated scar tissue means for running. Its one thing to nurse the calves through light training another when you need to extend or go up a gear. When you think of the intensity of training and playing a full season, its a huge mountain that Bennell has to conquer. Lets hope he does, and the club is obviously taking a cautious approach without any promises. All to gain nothing to lose.

Assuming his retirement is genuine, I applaud him. Professionalism and money means that players want to continue playing on longer than they should. He goes out on his own terms, without diminished worth or value. Just wish more players would take his lead.

Lord a famous Geelong name. Brownlow medallist Alistair and twin brother Stewart.

Assuming that you can afford it, the bottom line is that all members should renew their memberships irrespective of results. If everyone "dropped the ball" because of results, we would have no members and no club. Now would that make you happy ? Does it make you feel good by saying, "I told you they were hopeless, they may as well merge or go out of existence." Call it stupidity, blind faith or loyalty, it does not matter. Really the folks who sign up only if the team is winning are bandwagoners. The types who suddenly come out of the woodwork and profess their loyalty by turning up to finals games. Egotists who think that the success or failure of their team is a reflection on them. No, its not about you, its about supporting the oldest club in the world from cradle to grave. Otherwise go and support a franchise club or Melbourne Storm with its deep history and decades of existence and surviving against the odds.

What the hell if the footy’s got a line down the middle. Does it matter ? If it helps with ball drop then so be it. We often hear the cry that players and coach need to get back to the basics, well it looks like that is the case here. Are other clubs using the ball? Probably. It’s a bit like telling an Olympic sprinter not to practice his starts out of the blocks because it should be second nature.

Lets hope the kicking improves. it is disappointing to hear of kicking out on the full and missed targets during training. Sure it happens but it should be at a minimum. Given that turnovers was one of the serious problems this season it is important that there is a major improvement otherwise it will again cost games. As much as possible training should simulate match conditions. You play as you train.

Hope springs eternal -Alexander Pope. It is human nature to keep on hoping against all the odds.

Cohen's lyrics in Anthem: ".....Don't dwell on what has passed away or what is yet to be...." ".....Ring the bells that still can ring ........there is a crack in everything that's how the light gets in," or closer to home, old Ernie wrote in the Old Man and the Sea: "It is silly not to hope, besides I believe it is a sin..."

Footy jumpers are best worn by kids 5-16. Sorry Picket.

An honest trier from the 1970s, played back pocket at times but struggled with injury and pace. Bad knees from what I can remember. Tried to come back under Big Carl but too much knee damage. Last saw him in Horsham running the White Hart Hotel. Nice pub with reasonable food. Lovely bloke, happy to talk footy and still a diehard Dees supporter.

Agility testing or not, the highlight clips show all you need to see. You see all the other attributes previously mentioned including agility.

That was the Son of God

Agree but Rowell and Anderson are on the same Unity ticket. They come together like Pie and sauce. Their view of being drafted by the GC is fortified by the thought (knowledge?) that they will be together on lonely Sunset Boulevard, God’s waiting room.

Well if you change clubs, you change character, and become a fake!

Agreed, but with the assumption that we could get him on the park to kick those 50 odd goals.