Jumping Jack Clennett

One of the gutsiest players I’ve ever seen. Same with Clint Bizzell.

I thought Tunbridge could have been paid the mark. Frank Schwabb didn't!

Does anyone else remember Gary Byers? Also, we had a Minton- Connell on the list in '64. He didn't play firsts, but would he be Simon's father, and ? Peter Hudson's uncle.....oh no....perhaps we could have secured Huddo, if he'd become a regular at the Dees. We used to have quite an association with Tassie. Remember Jungwirth? (can't recall his first name.)

Of course you’re right, thanks Demonstone! l mixed up Neil Roberts and Brian Gleeson. ( but Terry was pretty unco considering his brother won the Medal!)

Terry didn't have "CoCo's ability,but he was tall enough to ruck. I remember once when he picked up the ball a metre from goal,directly in front, rushed the kick needlessly , and missed the ball with his foot. It dribbled through for a point.

Jimmy Jenkinson, Frankie Giampolo, Lou Salvana, Hugh Brommell,John Clennett(!),Ray Nilson, Frank and Joe Rugolo.

Remember Matthew Mahoney? A contemporary of these guys, I think.

A friend of mine met Alan Rowarth in Apollo Bay. My friend, an Esse’don fan in his seventies, didn’t remember him , but found out he played in 2 premierships for Melbourne. I remember him well, number 2, a shortish dark haired left footer, who played”decoy” full forward. He’d lead out, leaving the forward line open for Big Bob Johnson.It was a role Athol Webb played before him. But he got plenty of goals himself, being an accurate kick for goal. He was originally from Birregurra, but we picked him up from Castlemaine( where we got Barassi from, he informed my friend) .

I’d put Prince Charles’s son ahead of Colin Graham.

Sparkes and Ryan played well, yet I barely remember them. We ended up with quite a bit of talent out injured in the Prelim. eg Lyon and Connolly,( can’t remember the others). I notice Flower was missing from the Nat. Panasonic Cup. Danny Hughes made mention of Connolly in his victory speech, and made sure Robbie shared the glory. The fantastic team spirit of that group really shone through in that night final. It very nearly took us through to a proper Premiership. We had some tough players in Hughes, Grinter and Spalding.

Do you remember when I used the word "panegyric" in regard to Judd's retirement. Demonlanders liked that, too. ( I was saying how we should remember his eye gouging and chicken-winging, before praising him too much for his footy career)

I just found the 2nd half. Thanks!

That game was the beginning of our resurgence, which lasted, with vicissitudes, until the early 2000s. Northey could turn ordinary footballers into dedicated ,reliable members of the team. (eg Chiron, Duursma,Koop.) He made Yeats, Bailey and Campbell into good league footballers. Can you put up the second half?

David Williams,.......dammit...he should have been selected for the ‘87 prelim.

I reckon the. Players on less than $80000 shouldn’t have the same reductions as the others.

Darkie Rowarth Tiger Ridley

If Gawn, Oliver and Bradshaw can get back to their usual form, we’ll kill this mob!

If we’d kicked straight, and they kicked crookedly, we’d be well in front, despite Gawn losing hit outs to Nicnat.

I’d get Sarah to stay at full forward in the next game... she’s a much better bet than Tegan Cunningham. Tegan’s got the fumbles, and really is unlikely to kick a goal from any more than 5m out. Wasn’t it ridiculous when Sarah was called off the ground after her goal, ran 150m, then sent back.!? She recovered quickly from this. If I was a coach I would NEVER take a player off the ground straight after a goal. All clubs do it, and I think it could be worth 1-2 goals a game to a team gutsy enough to go against convention.

My only disappointment is that she isn’t no. 11 !

I'm worried we're a "tall short". However....their backline is as slow as treacle(bar Jetta). Perhaps we'll exploit that....I hope.

AND.....we were dead stiff not to beat them twice last season.

Optus Stadium could be empty of spectators if the virus situation doesn't improve. Margetts will be totally confused without the advice of his mates in the stands.

We beat the premiers(Carlton) three times in 1988, including in the Finals. We were rank outsiders in all the three finals we played in ‘87, and surprised each tome. We just might have surprised in the GF.

I see Steven Icke in WJ’s photo. j don’t think he played in the finals...did he? I really admired that guy as one of the most gutsy players I’ve ever seen.