The Demon Duck

I had the live stream of the AGM on, the other night, here in the depths of Gippsland, as I engaged myself in cooking dinner, when I was stopped in my tracks by Gary Pert,s admonishment of ,apparently, one present at the meeting, who was there, "with your mates to cause trouble." From this, I conclude: 1. The aforesaid "one", apparently an election candidate, has Mr Pert rattled, 2.The fact he gained 1900 votes may be a contributing factor, and 3. Mr Pert's explanation for disallowing questions and answers on the livestream may further indicate it's more than one who are rattled.

I flew in this morning from the Central Gippsland wetlands to Casey, to check out MFC training, for the first time since Grand Final week 2000, and maybe even to give a report. Perhaps the fact that I was obviously the only observer, for several hours, should have been a dead giveaway, but a genial Richo enlightened me. ''How did you get in, don't you know it's a closed session, and do you work for a club?" ''Mate'', I say, ''Richo,''' I say, ''I'm just a retired schoolteacher with too much time on my hands!'' ''No worries'',says a grinning Richo. Anyhow, I'd love to give a scintillatingly informative report, but [1]. it would probably all be redacted, and [2]. duck season is imminent.

@demon3165..built on your humour ? .. Wow, no wonder we're in the mire....the 1950's just rang @demon3165...they want you back....

@WalkingCivilWarDitto for you too, but I don't expect you to know better. Your presumption that the Moe crack may be all the detractors have is a fair indication.........

Soft @demon3165? Maybe some people in this world are just sick of constantly being on the receiving end of blatant untruths and prejudice because of where they live, from people who should know better.

Ms Roffey's ''throw away line'', or perhaps a commonly used phrase in her dialogue, re ''Snowy/Joey from Moe,'' at the SGM, treats an entire community with condescension and disdain, and is disturbing on many levels. I have lived and taught in and around Moe for 50 years, raising a large family, among many other MCC and MFC members, and I thoroughly resent and reject Ms Roffey's slur, and lazy stereotyping of a wonderful community. In doing so, of course, she reinforces, in turn , the types of stereotypes we members all reject, of the ''off to the snow, range rover driving, arrogant aristocracy. '' An apology is due, but I won't hold my breath.

Happily married to a longtime Bulldogs fan and member for 26years, but the next 2 weeks will be a unique and very interesting experience !

Paul was a wonderful guest speaker at our Gippsland Primary Schools Sports Camp in the 1990's, and I'll never forget how his personality was aptly refelected in his recorded phone answering message. "Hi, you've rung Paul Callery. I'm not in right now, but please leave a message, and remember, if you think terrific, by golly, YOU'LL BE TERRIFIC!"

Found this old photo from the 80s during Barassi’s coaching years but can’t seem to figure out who any of these players are, can anyone help?

What game were you watching? Your negativity is astounding!

Roos also briefly talked about Hogan's kicking style too. Compared it to how Kennedy was initially criticised for his style, before he got more experience and is now considered a pretty good forward with an odd style. Roos said he expected the same to happen to Hogan with more experience and opportunities.