Jumping Jack Clennett

Thanks a lot, KC

Will there be a radio broadcast of this game?

Wrong. Melbourne out -possessed Coll. in Q1, and the time in forward line was 55:45 in our favour. Explain that.

Mr Moonshadow YOU used the term "conspiracy". I contend that the umpires are influenced by bleating from the crowd. They should be above this. I pointed out errors in the Collingwood game which cost us a finals berth. You didn't address this. By the way , we DID lose the two games to North because of dubious umpiring decisions, and last year ,too, for the same reason. But that's irrelevant to my argument .

WE WAS ROBBED!!! I have just finished watching the replay of the Coll. clash, and there were two absolutely GLARING pro-Collingwood umpiring decisions which undoubtedly cost us two definite goals. 1./ First quarter , in our goalsquare, Dunne scooped up the ball on the half-volley,and gave it off to a team-mate with two open hands,with Hogan directly behind him. Unm,issable goal from 11m. out. 2./Very end of Q3, when Melbourne fighting back strongly. In our goalsquare, Tom McDonald in front, probably about to mark, dragged down to ground by both shoulders. Unmissable goal, giving inspiring momentum into 3/4 time break. So ,really, we only lost by 5pts, and it cost us a finals berth. There was no way those frees would not have been paid to Coll. if the situation was reversed. The influence of the howling Mudpie fans made sure they got a good run all match.

24 free kicks to 13 when WCE were out possessed and out tackled certainly helped them. WCE got away with murder.

Predictable hellish torture watching this.

I think our victory over the Mudpies in that last round in '76 made them Wooden Spooners for the first time in their history. Like with "fndee" above, my mates and I were mocked by their supporters when the Footscray/Carlton result came through. We were behind the goals at the Yarra Falls end.......where were you," fndee"? It's not relevant, but interestingly the Demons won their last three games at Victoria Park.....such joy for us Demon fans! I remember Sean Charles getting 5 in one of them, Dirty Dave Williams getting about 6 or 8 in another, and a young Schwarta marking everything in the last.One of the games was Rob Flower's 250th. In the Norm Smith biography, "The Red Fox", Norm is quoted as ordering his players to play around the outer wing, rather than the Coll. Members' wing, since he felt the Umpires were unduly influenced by the Coll. crowd. Things haven't changed!

Does anyone know which, of the two pubs in Apollo Bay, Fred owned?

I think Harry's son, Brad, is a Dee supporter.

How the hell does Footscray do it? 20 frees to 11, despite 10% less disposals. The umpires were clearly influenced by a crowd containing only one side's supporters( as in Perth). It was disgraceful the way every 50:50 went to the Dogs, and they could tackle wherever they liked, and hold the ball all day. It won them the 2016 GF, and it's been going on for years. Unfortunately the Demons rarely have a stadium with no opposition supporters,even with Sydney and Brisbane on the MCG.

I get the impression , from Clare Cannon's profile, she's not a Dee supporter. The fact that the MFC isn't mentioned suggests to me she supports some other team, or no AFL team at all. She is more involved with cricket...and so she probably should be, on the MCC Committee! However, I'm trying to find out who has leanings to MFC , like Steve Smith, the pres. So far, I reckon we should go for King and Hodges. Can anyone suggest who the third vote should go to, with the welfare of the MFC in mind.?

Does anyone know this Cannon lady?

I thought so. Let's not vote for Mugavin.

Do any Demonlanders know the MFC connections of the 6 candidates seeking 3 positions. I want to see as much MFC Sympathy on the Committee as possible. I think it's very important. The 6 candidates are... Peter King, John Mugavin, Clare Cannon, Duncan Banks, Bill Hodges, and Adrian Anderson. I think Anderson oversaw the unfair singling out of MFC in the tanking saga, while Demetriou was away. I therefore won't vote for him. I see Bill Hodges at all MFC games, so assume he's a Dee supporter. (then again, he says in his manifesto he attends over 90% of MCC events, so perhaps not) Does anyone know of their affiliations? We have to vote before 16/8.

The players were magnificent. It must be a drag having to roll up on Sunday lunchtime and chat to fawning fans, but they were so polite and friendly. My 15 yr old daughter got photos with about 6 players who were all so kind to her. She even got a photo with her future husband.( J H!) Jack Watts and Trenners are such charmers! So patient!

After Lethlean's demise, the AFL is seeking a new Football Operations Manager. There has been talk of Garry Pert, Nathan Buckley,the Geelong or Brisbane CEO's succeeding him. I'm worried they'll pinch Peter Jackson. Is there anything to worry about?

Should the team wear black arm bands in respect on Saturday, when the oldest player has died?

Don Hewson died last week, aged 98 .I think he was the oldest living Melbourne player. Can anyone confirm this? He played about a dozen games during WW2 while a medical student, before joining the army. He also played district cricket as a fast bowler for Uni. He was a GP for many years in South Melbourne. He was well until a few weeks before his death, and was still a keen Demon follower.

If your tactic is to emulate what Geelong did with Danger on Saturday, leaving him "one out" in the goal square,Jesse's not your man. It needs to be someone very fast, who is good one on one.......Jeffy Garlett! He's pretty good at body work in marking duels, too, but the ball should be delivered low. It's incredible to me, that no teams ever try leaving someone one out in the goal square. Conventional wisdom is that it leaves you one short up field. It created match -losing problems for the Tassie Hawks last match.

Does anyone know if Kristen Beams, the Aust women's team legspinner is Ben Beams' sister.? Ben was a talented cricketer who once made a triple century in a 50 over Club game in Hobart. Ben was a last minute replacement for Cam Bruce in the 2000 GF. I know Kristen is a Tasmanian, too. She's 33, and he's about 38.

When Bolton's talking I keep looking for Ron Blaskett behind him.

I'm worried about our round 23 v Collingwood. They'll be out of the finals race, but it'll be Buck's last game as coach, and the players will all lift for the occasion. How I hope I'm wrong!

I was so surprised that anyone could say OMac was "abominable" in the first half, I watched the replay again( for the third time). He played pretty well in Q1, then very well for the rest oft the he game. Yes, he had two hurried kicks in Q1 that did not end up to our advantage, but overall, he defended well. For he rest of the match,he disposed of the ball excellently apart from those two kicks, which were under great pressure, and far from "abominable". Twice his creative play from the backline ended up in crucial goals. My good mate that I sit next to each week reckons he's hopeless. Anything that goes wrong he ends up blaming Omac. You might be like him,jnrmac. ( by th way, Omac is another "jnrmac".)