Rodney (Balls) Grinter

Apologies if I'm repeating (I've read some of but not the whole thread).  A few quick observations:

1.  In retrospect, I'm not sure we were playing all that badly in the first half.  We were winning our share of the ball but were slaughtering it in front of goal;

2.  That intercept of Bernie Vince's in the third quarter turned the game some what, as I'm not sure we would have come back from 36 points down;

3.  Jones, Watts and Harmes purple patch mid third quarter was sublime.

Great way to finish the game

5 minutes ago, Moneider96 said:

Thank god I'm not a Gold Coast supporter. They have been absolutely pathetic this quarter despite the game being well and try up for grabs.  

You are a MFC supporter though, that has to be even more frustrating, but hopefully we're done with our share of pathetic 

Time to order Pizza for dinner... and a few celebratory beers!

A well earnt bag to Jeffy and in indigenous Rd won't he love that.  You rock Jeffy

After last week and the first half we had, this is making me very happy - Go Demons 

Pile them on now Demons, leave nothing to chance.  About the only good thing Trac has done today.  Gee Lewis is fummbly

Go Demons.

Bugg's goal kicking continues to frustrate, but his competitiveNess has been good.

Got to kick one soon buggy 

The Nibble strikes.  Almost makes up for the horror shot in the first

2 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Bitter sweet if it happens.

They all count for 4 points, it would be sweet and needed to keep us in the hunt this season. 

Great comeback quarter (premiership quarter), but can't stop there.  We have all the momentum, just must close this one out.

What a well timed siren

Great skippers goal.  He has lifted significantly this quarter 

Go Jimmy 

Well there is Viney

Have I ever said I like the boy Harmes

Gee we could use a goal here

Typically poor skills from Harmes with that pass to Jones

Playing like such poop, the tide has to turn at some point.  Still in the game and that Garlett goal with 4 seconds on the clock is nomally the sort we concede rather than get, so let's hope that's an omen.

1 minute ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Yes he was beautifully gifted athlete. From a supporter point of view he was seriously a freak. There were games where when his confidence was up you could feel that he could kick a bag of 8 or 10. 

Jeff Farmer was my childhood hero. Absolute machine when on his day was capable of tearing the game open. That night he kicked 8 goals in the preliminary final against North in 2000 was something special.

Yep, he was the Wizard all right.

13 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Do we have a "special" category of membership for the people of Alice Springs and Darwin? It seems to me we should have a one-game membership option for residents of these two places which gets you into the game and provides other standard perks (although I doubt the people from Darwin would want a scarf - perhaps their membership could come with a cap instead). If we did, we could sign people up as they enter the ground and that would give us a nice little bump in numbers over the weekend. 

So here's an idea, give away 'a few' weekend in Melbourne prizes to interstate Members each year?  

Free flights, accoodation and premium tickets to Queens Birthday clash.  Not talking out of any vested interest or anything.

20 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

To this day i still reckon Liam Jurrah was one of the most freakish players i have ever seen. Even in todays game you could say Franklin is one of a kind but if there was someone that could have challanged him it would be Jurrah.

Go watch some of his youtube clips and you can ser why.

I know where you are comming from Dazzle, but to say that he was freakish does somewhat discredit his abilities.  Jurrah did what he did with such repeatability that it was not fluke of luck.  He had such great football ability, was so 'in-tune' with the ball/his surrounds and seemingly played with an inhabittion for possible failure it was such a beautiful act to watch.

Should we start on his athleticism?

The MFC has had so many great indigenous players over the years, I'm rapped that there is a special Rd dedicated to celibrating them and their culture.  It hasn't always been a great story with respects to the inclusion and respect of indigenous people in modern Australia and there is still plenty of work to do in that regard, but in my lifetime, I've witnessed a precession of great indigenous players for the MFC that is well worth saluting for their talent, courage and character each year.

Lovell, Charles, Farmer, Wheelan, Davey, Picket, Wonaeamirri... Jurrah!  Loved watching these guys play, they always brought such great excitement to the game.  Even Liam with all his cultural challenges and troubled off field life was a pure excitement machine and extrodanary on field tallent, who's record in the short time he played in the AFL is up there with the greats.  Likewise wished that Aussie and Charles had have played longer at the MFC, because I think we only ever got glimpses of what they were and could have been.

Our current indigenous players led by Nev Jetta and Jeff Garlett are such inspirations for all Melbourne suporters and such credits and great examples for their communities.

Two words - love and respect.

3 hours ago, Danelska said:

So nervous... puke flavoured cocoa pops 

Ewwwww, too much information.

I'm just sick of waiting around all weekend for the game.  Hate these late Sunday afternoon games, give me a Friday night or traditional Saturday afternoon game time any day.

BTW, I'm just checking Demonland  right now while I'm taking a dump.