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hi all
the only stat that matters is winning but while we await another win reflect on this (the modern era but if we went back into our domination of the 50s and 60s this record would be even more impressive):
1987: 2 wins from 3 finals
88: 3/4
89: 1:2
90: 1/2
91: 1/2
94: 2/3
98: 2/3 (stupid Final 8 system then deprived us of a flag)
00: 2/3 (only year until last year we got a week's rest in the finals)
02: 1/2
04: 0/1
05: 0/1
06: 1/2 (we got rid of Mini-Bus Thomas from St Kilda with that one win)
18: 2/3
21: 3/3
Tallies: 21 wins from 34 finals
It would seem as though we have a reason to be confident going into Friday based on these simplistic stats?
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On 8/20/2022 at 8:42 AM, Call Me What You Will said:
Fascinating insights into VFL life in the 1960’s and 1970’s - and the Demons part in all of it - the Zoning conversation was a ripper - and I had not realised we were so close to a “Draft” system in the late 60’s rather than the zones. Hawthorn getting the Mornington Peninsular after St Kilda had done all the hard work in moving to Moorabin was another fascinating sliding doors decision by the VFL. And of course re-living the joy of 2021 in the last 3 chapters was the icing! Hope the second edition is a very short piece (in years of course!) Go Dees for back to back - 3 more wins!
the zoning - and I recall this as a kid - by the VFL for the Hawks was fair dinkum unbelievable that the Saints, which were located in that vicinity (St Kilda) prior to moving down to Linton St.
I can't stand either club as both harbour and excuse thugs.
Nevertheless, how did the VFL do that zoning decision?
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On 7/14/2022 at 12:19 PM, Whispering_Jack said:
For many years, I bemoaned the lack of good literature about the Melbourne Football Club and since the flag, there have been some good additions to that category. Now, there's a great new book out written by journalist Ian Munro, a Demon fan from way back (and I believe a Demonlander too!) who examines the highs and mostly lows of the era between 1964 and 2021 and tries to make sense of the 57 years of heartache that accompanied that time.
Here's the link to the website if your interested in buying what should be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of those whose hearts beat true ... Between the Flags
“There have been idle moments during retirement where I have flirted with the idea of writing my version of Melbourne’s history since I was a boy in the 1950s.
After reading “Between the Flags”, I’m mighty glad I refrained. Ian Munro’s work is a magnificent review of all the trials and tribulations at Melbourne in the 57 years between premierships, culminating in the 2021 flag. I loved the detailed history, the author’s passion, the colour, and, finally, the explosion of unbridled joy that came on Grand Final day in Perth.” - Mike Sheahan, journalist.
thanks for the review Jack ... $45 a copy and Ian Munro won't make a cent such is the time one puts into publishing such a book.
into the Christmas wish list ... I want one nearly as much as a flag after your and Mike Sheahan's reviews.
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thanks DS ... i think the were at HFC?
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11 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:
If you want to see what the state of journalism is currently, try and make sense of this article:
u r right - that's unreadable
is it produced by McGuire Media possibly?!!!
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most interesting and thanks WheeloRatings
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The Filth play on being detested.
What would you expect from a club that housed Triple Chins for Three Decades (it seemed that looong!)
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1 hour ago, chook fowler said:
I'm an eclectic - my antipathy extends to most other clubs.
good on ya Chooka
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when did we play The Filth in a "big match" like we are this Friday?
"Big match" would be a final - and I don't think we have played The Filth since 1964?, or playing a HnA match which means making a play for the finals or avoiding the wooden spoon.
So, I go back to 1976 to Bogan Park when we had to win to make the finals for the first time since 64 and The Filth had to win to avoid its first-ever wooden spoon.
It was even sweeter when we fixed up The Filth in 1976 18.20-128 ti 17.11-113 with Carman, Phil kicking 7 spectacular goals for The Filth (Carmen finished when we got him) and Biffin, Ray kicking 4 for us.
As The Filthstorian (that's a Filth historian) recalls:
"In 1976, Collingwood finished last for the first time in its history under coach Murray Weideman with six wins, more than any previous bottom side."
How sweet that The Filth weren't that bad but we give em a spoon even though we missed our on finals due to Footscray drawing with CarlTank at least we fixed up coach Weideman, who went round bashing our blokes in 1958 GF, as they sacked Weideman and then replaced him with Hafey ... Weideman could not stand that Hafey was the first "clean" (I mean not a coach from within The Filth) coach.
I hold grudges!
BTW I have a soft spot for Sam Weideman but I just wish Sam would change his name!
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do we refer to this opposition as Coll....... or The Fi.....?
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if The Filth continue to fix up Essend.... then our weekend will be a Dee-saster - they will need to win by 20 goals but still Im that negative after last night that Im in that frame of thought - negative.
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43 minutes ago, one_demon said:
...and some people are taking it out on the umpires
umpiring was fair IMHO - our problem was we didn't win the ground ball/stoppages with the best midfield in the business up against another top midfield.
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8 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:
Quite frankly, a Royal Commission does not nearly go far enough. I would have thought a fully parliamentary inquiry with very broad terms of reference is required. Stan from Stradbroke Island should chair, as he has all the relevant statistics at hand. At the completion of the said inquiry, a Truth and Reconciliation Commission should be established, where former and current Demons are given the opportunity to tell their story. First called to the stand should be Roger Ellingworth, Peter Giles, Stephen Smith, Max Gawn and a representative of the Flower family. In witness protection should be Leigh Matthews and Razor Ray.
what a top get QB - did the Family Club pin-up hypocrite go after Robbie and Tom? We know the Family Club's "6-99" Brownlow Medallist put Robbiie out of the 87 PF.
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hello
any collateral around if the MCC is going to go back to the good ol' days and have half of the seats balloted and the other walk-up?
As the Grandest Team of All is favourite to play on GF Day, I want to be there!
Go Dees!
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On 6/23/2022 at 8:00 PM, Queanbeyan Demon said:
Wilson is brilliant IMHO. Do I always agree with her? No. Does she sometimes get it wrong? Yes. Who amongst us hasn't made mistakes? We're all keyboard heroes to some degree, including QD. Pointing out the errors of others whilst being reluctant to admit our own is par for the course online.
She has been brilliant in holding the often nefarious VFL/AFL to account for decades. She used to get suck into Oakley and Vlad on a regular basis.
And as for the morons in clubland . . . she's been superb. For example:
- the hypocrisy of the Swans whinging while benefitting from COLA, draft concessions and AFL handouts to recruit stars,
- the series of completely dysfunctional administrations at Linton Street over five decades, with a spectacular highlight (hard to pick one admittedly) being the duplicitousness fiasco involving Blight (thanks for all the headlines Minibus),
- she was the first to go after the Golden Child at Windy Hill before it became popular game fishing,
- she couldn't stand the Elliott cheating regime at Royal Parade,
- she chased down the Crows in 2018,
- called out the finger up-the-date debacle at Bunt Road for exactly what it was,
- she went ferreting after Meth Coke, and
- called out the sanctimoniousness at the Filth on a monthly basis.
And finally, I would say this. If she is talking over Triple Chins, I am not surprised. She has been subjected to, and had to put up with, sexism, prejudice, misogyny, behind the hand sniggers, and white male 'right to entitlement' at all levels of the game for a long time. How she has survived it is amazing. She must be a strong person. She has had to interrupt to be heard over the egocentric, self-important, arrogant and attention seeking FWs for a long time. Wilson has played a huge part in paving the way for a greater role for women in the game. Her legacy is assured.
let me praise your post QB - I saw how bad afl media is this week when North Melb provided its own PR video on JHF's coat hanger.
The reason the afl media is poor is because there is no money now for journos like Carro.
The Fourth Estate holds these clubs to account and Carro the best at this in my time.
Carro has bitten into topics in our club that I have found hard to digest but the truth hurts sometimes.
Triple C is a disgraceful-monologued know-all - I avoid him but occasionally I see him and there he is Mr Takeover Merchant.
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does anyone in The Land know if the club or a supporters group organise a bus to Adelaide?
a big trip to go there and back in 24 hours but I’d like to.
Cos I want to experience The Texan go south and end up in Chile
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what was wrong with the River last week?
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55 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:
Easily the post of the night.
spot on QBD
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if ... my dog were a cat then he'd be a cat ... we know that
but, if Bedford kicks that goal in the first Q instead of the post ... I reckon we get to a six-goal arf-time lead ... and Freo would have been broken IMO.
We were poor on many fronts, and especially the lack of marking around the ground, but our first arf was up to standard.
Go Dees
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On 4/17/2022 at 10:01 AM, Lord Nev said:
Do you know for certain that's what it was for? TMac was acting like a pork chop all game, sooking about every umpire decision, I reckon it may have been cumulative after a few warnings.
That one was against Oliver, not Lever if we're thinking of the same one.
Don't love the rule, but it's 'settled' somewhat since first coming in and will eventually find it's place.
u r spot on Lord re TMac - he's constantly blaming - its terrible look for teammates, club and he gets pinged as he should.
Jus cos Hawkins gets away with stuff thats not going to help us when we get into a tight game.
Hawkins, who i dont like, a pro at working the system of officials - TMac an amateur.
We dont respect the game enuff - Bjorn Borg said he trained like he was playing - so always disciplined.
we are undisciplined even during runaway wins.
so when it comes to a tight match TMac and others will b getting pinged and we will lose and we will blame.
AFL is an unfair game to interpret - if you dont want to get pinged dont be disrespectful -
at work would u want a peer to give u the TMac moan?
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On 12/7/2021 at 6:44 PM, Queanbeyan Demon said:
I've enjoyed reading all your personal interval training stories. Personally, my interval training over the last 12 months has been superb. In November 2020 I walked down to the Queanbeyan post office to mail my membership subs to the club. Did the same three weeks ago. Never felt better.
interval training not quite a walk to the post office annually! but there are similarities to interval training: there is a regular pattern to your annual exercise plan!
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was Greg Wells there did anyone notice?
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On 9/26/2021 at 9:49 AM, bush demon said:
Was Peter Weekes No 25?
g my Demon knowledge of 1970s stretches to:
Robbie, Biff, Spud, Gary, Greg, Stan, Ross Dillon, Greg Parke, John Beckworth, Tiger, Bobbie and the heartbreak at Vic Park (no wonder we call them the filth) Carl X 2 and I forgot that one-year coach
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On 10/1/2021 at 4:54 PM, Dees_In_October said:
Thought Demonlanders might appreciate having all this gathered in one spot.
Comment anything I've missed and I'll add it to the list.
PRE-MATCH
Dees take to the field ‘One team; One dream’
RADIO
SEN full call (audio only)
Melbourne fans on post-game talkback SEN
Dennis Cometti’s last call:
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
SEN Commentary synced with vision [full game] – Yeah the Dees
3AW Commentary synced with vision [full game] – Yeah the Dees
MMM (ft Dennis Cometti) Commentary synced with vision [full game] – Yeah the Dees
Multi-Call: Angus Brawshaw Puts Melbourne in Front! – The Mighty Dees
Multi-Call: Petracca Kickstarts the Demons – The Mighty Dees
Multi-Call: Melbourne’s Third Quarter Blitz – The Mighty Dees
Multi-Call: The Final Siren – The Mighty Dees
Multi-Call: Bayley Fritsch Goes Back to Back! – The Mighty Dees
Petracca: Norm Smith highlights – AFL
PRESENTATION, CELEBRATIONS, GRAND OLD FLAG
Final siren and song in Melbourne cheer squad – gamblore514
Melbourne Demons sing-along ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and ‘Grand Old Flag’
INTERVIEWS
Goodwin and Petracca presser – MFC
Inside the rooms – post-match interview highlights – MFC
Viney – AFL
Fox Footy: Garry Lyon in the Melbourne Rooms
Sunday Footy Show
SOCIAL MEDIA ETC.
Gus and Gawny and the Premiership Cup Podcast/Video
Hectic Fan Vlog from the MFC cheer squad
Celebrations at Forrest Place, Perth
ARTICLES
At long last: For the Demons, this is a grand new flag – Jake Niall (The Age)
Dee-Fence: the secret weapon in Melbourne’s drought-breaking season – Nathan Schmook (AFL.com)
Luke Jackson re: Max Gawn – Sarah Black (AFL.com)
Premiership skipper Gawn a captain for the ages – Peter Ryan (The Age)
How the west was won: Decade of dysfunction wiped away in 31 seconds – Riley Beveridge (AFL.com)
Everybody loves a happy ending - Demonblog
Melbourne exorcises demons to rise from 57-year hell – The Sporting Landscape
TV/ANALYSIS
PHOTOS
Ben Brown realises he’s a premiership player
Kozzie’s air time / team celebrates
Famous Dees fan at 00:47 QTR3 207.31 kB · 0 downloads
Fritter points to his jumper (Michael Wilson)
On 10/1/2021 at 4:54 PM, Dees_In_October said:Thought Demonlanders might appreciate having all this gathered in one spot.
Comment anything I've missed and I'll add it to the list.
PRE-MATCH
Dees take to the field ‘One team; One dream’
RADIO
SEN full call (audio only)
Melbourne fans on post-game talkback SEN
Dennis Cometti’s last call:
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
SEN Commentary synced with vision [full game] – Yeah the Dees
3AW Commentary synced with vision [full game] – Yeah the Dees
MMM (ft Dennis Cometti) Commentary synced with vision [full game] – Yeah the Dees
Multi-Call: Angus Brawshaw Puts Melbourne in Front! – The Mighty Dees
Multi-Call: Petracca Kickstarts the Demons – The Mighty Dees
Multi-Call: Melbourne’s Third Quarter Blitz – The Mighty Dees
Multi-Call: The Final Siren – The Mighty Dees
Multi-Call: Bayley Fritsch Goes Back to Back! – The Mighty Dees
Petracca: Norm Smith highlights – AFL
PRESENTATION, CELEBRATIONS, GRAND OLD FLAG
Final siren and song in Melbourne cheer squad – gamblore514
Melbourne Demons sing-along ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and ‘Grand Old Flag’
INTERVIEWS
Goodwin and Petracca presser – MFC
Inside the rooms – post-match interview highlights – MFC
Viney – AFL
Fox Footy: Garry Lyon in the Melbourne Rooms
Sunday Footy Show
SOCIAL MEDIA ETC.
Gus and Gawny and the Premiership Cup Podcast/Video
Hectic Fan Vlog from the MFC cheer squad
Celebrations at Forrest Place, Perth
ARTICLES
At long last: For the Demons, this is a grand new flag – Jake Niall (The Age)
Dee-Fence: the secret weapon in Melbourne’s drought-breaking season – Nathan Schmook (AFL.com)
Luke Jackson re: Max Gawn – Sarah Black (AFL.com)
Premiership skipper Gawn a captain for the ages – Peter Ryan (The Age)
How the west was won: Decade of dysfunction wiped away in 31 seconds – Riley Beveridge (AFL.com)
Everybody loves a happy ending - Demonblog
Melbourne exorcises demons to rise from 57-year hell – The Sporting Landscape
TV/ANALYSIS
PHOTOS
Ben Brown realises he’s a premiership player
Kozzie’s air time / team celebrates
Famous Dees fan at 00:47 QTR3 207.31 kB · 0 downloads
Fritter points to his jumper (Michael Wilson)
many many many thanks for going to this effort
I am enjoying every morsel of your post and of our Grand 2021.
The "Offsiders" did a great 30mins IMO
https://www.abc.net.au/sport/offsiders/sunday-september-26-full-program/13558796
Go Dees!
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Todd Viney Appointed at North Melbourne
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look QBD - as you know, Murdoch has sacked all the sub-editor so as he can record another billion-dollar profit.
so I missed a letter in "they"!
you give me goals off the boat (get it - I know it's meant to be boot) of Max and I will shut up!