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hey, pringle, it was just tongue in cheek... demonology is a site of (mostly) older people, and 90% of the players come from demonland... the players that demonology claims are mostly members on here as well... it would have to be a scratch match, and one side could simply wear the jumper inside out... hope it does not come to thiat, but if it does, demonology claims the Blessed bloke !! (and dazzle and bennythejet and...and... ) (insert salivating icon)...

hey, robbo, glad to see you are still alive... is your mate, Cribbes, keen as well ?? have not heard from the bluebuggers, so January date doubtful... traditionally, we wait until challenged, but given the rumblings on the other forum sites about our ability, this february may see my dream match - demonland v demonology... watch this space... regards to all for 2010, rollo

carlton boys talking about January... February is traditional, but always hot... thoughts ??

demon ruckle starred for us at full-back a few seasons ago... it is my unhappy duty to report his recent untimely death... respecting the memory of the bloke, that is all that will be posted on site... people who want more information are invited to send a pm to Oxxx, who has all the details... sad way to end this thread...

they can hang them on my coffin, dazzle... not planning on missing games until then...

MATCH REPORT 4 - rollo makes more enemies Charlsey... probably best player over both games... complete player whether forward, back or in the middle...wins the hard ball and delivers well...plays at only one level all the time – excellent... Dazzledavey36...our most-credentialed player, and showed it, unanimously voted winner of the “vinnie” for best player against the blues in the final...tough, hard-running mid-fielder, team player and all-round great bloke...(hails from the bush up rollo’s way, of course)... Doggo... dirty day for doggo, veteran of these contests and past best-on-ground winner...team mix, numbers and game time meant he was most often where the ball was not...not a day for displaying the doggo skillsof plugging gaps in the team mix...don’t worry, mate, we still believe in you...after past glories, how could we not ?? Funky41...with others I will name, supplies the on-field leadership and off-field leadership we need to contest these forum games...a bloke who leads by example, not words...solid, reliable performer who can play most positions...one of our leaders and a valuable addition to our leadership group... Grant...starred for us at FB against the pies, and then volunteered to play with his mates for the blues in the final, causing way too many headaches and heart murmers on the demon bench...a formidable and valuable player... Greg...played against us for the pies, and against us for the blues, and performed really well...selectors have taken notice, mate... Grimes4...first-time player...reliable and solid player who can play most positions...stood tall in the final...great first game for us... Heater...FF extraordinaire...set up pies game for us, winning the “dannie”, then ran into a close-checking quality opponent in the final...a consistent key forward for us in every game he has played... Junior...first-gamer...good player with great kicking skills...not sure if the coaches worked out where to play him to best advantage...hoping to see more of him... Pringle...the hamstrings gave no problems and this veteran did a fantastic job in the mid-field, covering enormous distances to help out up forward and, particularly, down back...fearless, flawless performance from a player who we hope can keep on keeping on...handy to have a doctor in the team as well... Scully to Watts...promising young player with good ball skills and no fear...did really well, especially in the final when confronted with opponents just as talented but with years of experience on him...left us wanting to see more... Olly...mate of Scully to Watts, and the comments are about the same, except he seems more suited to a defensive role...good sense of where his opponent is at all times... Supermercado...told us he could not play all that well, and set about proving himself wrong...important touches, especially in the final...will always be welcome to play “badly” for us... Tassie Dee...from demonology, a valuable member of our leadership group, but a genuine on-field leader as well...one of those players that the ball seems to follow round...positions himself brilliantly to run through the lines...close to beating Heater for the “Dannie” and carried that form into the final... The Russian...a day of two halves...a defender who was in the mix for the “Dannie” against the pies, marking and rebounding at will...came up against a quality opponent in the final, and time and rotations did not allow him to get his confidence back...like Doggo, I suspect, will always perform better when we have smaller benches... The Stynes Factor...from demonology, nominated by Wolfmother as our best defender all day...marks when the mark is on, spoils when it’s not, and runs and runs and runs...plays extra well when we are getting beaten...we would not have won the final without this bloke... Toot182...plays competitive sport, but only plays footy with us...fit and keen, runs all day...good positioning and finishing skills...in the mix for best on ground in both games... Wolfmother...leadership is hard to define but easy to spot...wise has it, and Tassie Dee, funky41 and others, but wolf has it in spades...on the talkingcarlton summary of the game, it says they had us on toast until near the end, then we ‘powered on and won”...somebody brought about the change in momentum... Wonnabeeri...first gamer, handy and popular player...great cheer went up when he kicked a great goal for us in the final...could be the team clown we have been looking for since Jeeeeeza hung up the boots...as with Junior, not sure if the coaches worked out where to play him to best advantage... Tom1...mate of grimes4...rucked effectively in both games, changing with Tom2...good hand and foot skills...required player... Tom2...from demonology, thinking and talented ruckman with good running skills and reads the play well...another in the mix for best player against the pies...great first game for us... Deemitch...this whole lightning premiership idea started with an innocent-looking post from mitch – “forum footy soon?”...young veteran who started at age 12 or 13 and has not missed a game since...solid in the mid-field and creative up forward... Scotty...prolific forward who has kicked more goals for us than any other player...close-checked in the final like Heater, but always a valuable player... Haydo...from demonology, another candidate for team clown...turned up sober and booted two goals against the pies...knows how to play... Mat...from demonology, refrained from beating up any umpires this time...volunteered to play for the pies and kicked their only goal against us...handy player in tough contests... Steve...first gamer and solid performer when he made it onto the ground...tall but good ground skills...want to see more of him... The rest...sorry, guys, and many apologies for missing you out of this summary...I think I have too much to do on game day...you know who you are and what you did... People should feel free to disagree with me or add their own comments... Thanks for the entertainment and congratulations on winning the first-ever forum footy lightning premiership...

apologies again, guys... swamped with work I am... :angry: will try to get to match report 4 before the next forum game...

MATCH REPORT 3 – THE FINAL Leading up to the final, grant and greg volunteered to play for the blues, grant having starred for us at FB against the pies and greg having starred for the pies... It gets me that in the game summary on talkingcarlton, all they could say was that one of the best players for them was “the guy who played at FB” – no mention that he was a borrowed dees player... We did not think it was going to be another training drill, but we were complacent... The blues worked out an effective game plan...heater, scotty and our other forwards were close-checked by quality players and the blues put a spare player in their backline... Our mid-field was better, but the blues had some quality players in there, so they were always going to get some scoring opportunities... Final part of the plan was their quality KPPs up forward, who would convert the occasional blues’ forays forward into goals... The plan worked for way too long... In the first half of the game, our forwards were forced onto the flanks, and tried to kick goals from impossible angles... We dominated possession, but could not score goals, only points... Time after time, Tom1, Tom2, dazzledavey36 and their mates in the middle sent us forward, but the forwards were forced wide and tried to shoot miracle goals, handing back possession to the blues... And the blues in the middle inevitably got their hands on the ball from time to time, went forward clinically, and delivered the ball to quality forwards who scored majors almostt every single time ... At the end of the first half, we had had 9 scoring shots to 3, but led by 1 solitary point, 2.7 19 to 3.0 18... Our only goals in one half of footy were kicked by running players, Charlesy and Tassie_Dee... Despite a patient address by WJ at the break, the second half was a nightmare repeat of the first half until the blues, with the momentum going all their way, hit the lead again with 6 minutes to go... Our forwards were blanketed, and the blues still had a spare player in defence... Our only two goals of the half (to keep the lead and regain the lead) had come from running players Charlesy and mat... And then the blues hit the lead, with 6 minutes to go... Leadership cannot be defined, but we all know it when we see it... Wordlessly, soundlessly, wolfmother, funky41 and Tassie_Dee positioned themselves in the mid-field and made sure that every contest was a win for the dees or a ball-up... The blues could not go forward, and their heads went down... Dees heads all over the field went up, our relentless running game took over, and our defenders came to the mid-field to keep the impenetrable wall in place... The blues’ quality KPPs in defence did not gve an inch, but they were swamped... Dazzledavey36 ran through the lines to level the scores... And in the final 4-5 minutes, it rained goals for the dees, with forwards scotty and wonnabeeri, and runners Toot182 and Tassie_Dee set up for majors... Believe me, the final scores did not reflect the contest... Final scores: Dees 9.8. 62 def Blues 6.2. 38 There were many candidates for the “vinnie” award for best dees player ( named for vin catoggio) including dazzledavey36, Charlesy, Tassie_Dee, Toot182, deemitch, and many others, but the unanimous choice was dazzledavey36... I am exhausted reliving this... Exhaustive player by player analysis will follow in a day or so, work permitting...

MATCH REPORT 2 Sunday, 8 November 2009 It was hot, oppressively hot... But Victoria Park is a fantastic venue, with lush grass and shady stands...many thanks to the pies for organising the venue, toilets, running water etc..we acknowledge the time and effort involved... FIRST GAME Our first game was against the pies and was something of a training drill... Many thanks to mat, Jason, jez and greg, who volunteered to play for the pies and did well in an overwhelmed outfit, with mat kicking the pies’ solitary goal... We dominated all over the field... At FF, Heater set up the pattern of the game with strong leads and accurate kicking for goal, and relentless pressure on the pies’ defence...Heater may not admit it, but the delivery of the ball to him was pretty good too... With winners all over the field, the voting for the “Dannie” award for best dees player (named after Dannie Seow) included Heater, Charlesy, the Russian, dazzledavey36, Toot182, scotty, deemitch, Tassie_Dee and Tom2, with Heater winning in the tightest vote we have had for these “best player”awards... Final scores: Dees 17.7. 109 def Pies 1.2.8 (we understand this is the highest winning margin ever in forum footy)... Goals: Heater 4, Charlesy 4, Scotty 3, Haydo 2, deemitch, the Russian, Tom1, Tassie_Dee... We then had to watch the blues 5.8. 38 beat the saints 4.2. 26, and then we had another enforced rest watching the losers play... the saints beat the pies 9.6. 60 to 4.7. 31...

MATCH REPORT 1 I would like to start this time with the “boring people”... The ones we always forget, but who make it possible... Brettmcg... brilliant job organising our umpires, I know the effort involved, can’t thank you enough... Our umpires... james, jeff, scott, tyler, Brettmcg, Jo... a flawless performance...such an important part of our game, it is only when you are not noticed that we know you are putting in a top performance... many thanks, guys (and girl)... Jo... special word of thanks for Jo, our only ever female player...Jo was down to play, but volunteered to run the boundary when we were one boundary ump short...thanks,mate.. Bringbackbarassi...assistant coach, timekeeper and photographer...many thanks for coming, great job... Ucanchoose..assistant coach...past player(injured) who came to help...thanks, mate... Rod...father of grimes4 (I think)... great job as interchange steward... Water bringers...at the start of the day, we had this great pile of extra water that could never be used...at the end of the day, it was all gone...can’t remember all the people who contributed, but it was a fantastic effort... Whispering Jack...thanks again for coaching...we have a 100% win/loss record with you and redleg as coaches, and with redleg missing this time, you will always be 2 up on him...way to go, jack !!

apologies, guys, but the official match report is going to be ridiculously late... swamped at work night and day until, possibly, this coming Thursday evening...

hey, tassie... great job on sunday ( and organising for sunday)... the way the posts are going on the other forums, your next inter-forum gig could be leading demonology against demonland... now that's a bloodbath I would like to see...

A couple of pleasing quotes from the sainsational site: "a collingwood guy wanted to know after u left if we can have a rematch just us 2 early next year? i dont think they really want to play the dees, i dont think anyone does." "Yeah absolutely. I enjoy playing the Pies, good bunch of blokes. Dees far to good for most of us it must be said, but then again their preparation etc puts them in another league."

"Also in my haste to get out of there I left my #34 Kaspersky jumper behind. Could whoever was wearing it please let me know." hey, mercado, your jumper has turned up with the spare jumpers, and is being washed as we speak... I live in the bush, but am just about weekly in melbourne... give me a ring on 0408 698 328 and we can work out how best to get it back to you... have started on the offical game summary, and hope to get it posted in the next day or so...

just signed another emergency from demonology... might just stop now... please come on down and support the team...

thanks, mate, we'll dedicate the carlton one to you (considering how the talkingcarlton guys love you so much)...

dooky has put up his hand to help out with player numbers if necessary... anybody else with good or bad news can ring it through to me on 0408 698 328, and I will pass it on to the coaches... sainters are struggling to field a team by 1pm, and we and the pies have agreed to play the first game at 1pm if we can organise to get our people in place by then... Here is the updated game post… Date : Sunday, November 8... Opposition : saintsational, talkingcarlton, nick's collingwood site... Time : 1pm - please turn up at 12.30pm for a kick and a stretch and a pre-game talk... Venue : Victoria Park, Lulie Street, Collingwood ...Melway 2C K7...Victoria Park station is the stop after Collingwood on the Epping and Hurstbridge lines...buses along Johnson Street from Carlton to Kew, and along Hoddle Street from St.Kilda to Clifton Hill... Format : each game 2 X 20 minute halves 1pm - saints v blues or dees v pies... 1.50pm - dees v pies or saints v blues... 2.40pm - losers play 3.30pm - winners play 4.20pm - bbq/social (may not happen) later - Wolfmother has organised The Park Hotel, 191 Nicholson Street, Abbotsford... Players from demonland : Deemitch, pringle, grant, Doggo, Toot182, Zarate Kid 20, Supermercado, the russian, funky41, Fuzz, wonnabeeri, Junior, Charles, Heater, scotty, jacko, Jo, greg, Scully to Watts + 1 mate, dazzledavey36, sean, grimes4 + 1 mate... Players from demonology : ruzzier, The Stynes Factor, Tassie_Dee, mat, nat, adam, clarky, H, tom2, jas... Emergencies TBC : benn and matt (mates of Doggo), Wolfmother, Cameron the Bruce, MelbournePassion, Carn dees, daniel, Oxxx, dooky... Apologies (players) : Demon Tingles(injured), Wise, mickrocks1, B20, 45hotgod16 (injured), Bucks-Fan, Dappa Dan, deanox, BL3281, enforcer25, tom1, BattlerBailey (injured), WattsHappening, BennytheJet, Benno, melbournefc, david... Apologies (players) not accepted : Freak... Captains : game 1, Tassie_Dee and Pringle, and game 2, funky41 and Wolfmother... Coaches : Whispering Jack and his (adult footy-knowledgeable) son... Goal umpires : Brettmcg plus one mate... Boundary umpires : 2 mates of Brettmcg... Field umpires : 2 quality umpy's from the southern football league (thanks to to Brettmcg)... Helpers : rollinson 65 (from demonology), dandeeman, Joeyjimjams Bringbackbarassi, BennytheJet, Demon Tingles... Apologies (helpers) : Dee Knees, george-on-the-outer, do it 4 robbie, redleg... We need helpers to bring extra water, and players to bring extra jumpers, sunscreen, water, extra footy boots.... they tell me hundreds of collingwood supporters turn up for these games, so I hope we can mobilise lots of supporters from demonland and demonology...

melbournefc is now a definite apology, david is a late withdrawal, and deemitch has only a short time to play today... anybody else with good or bad news can ring it through to me on 0408 698 328, and I will pass it on to the coaches... sainters are struggling to field a team by 1pm, and we and the pies have agreed to play the first game at 1pm if we can organise to get our people in place by then... Here is the updated game post… Date : Sunday, November 8... Opposition : saintsational, talkingcarlton, nick's collingwood site... Time : 1pm - please turn up at 12.30pm for a kick and a stretch and a pre-game talk... Venue : Victoria Park, Lulie Street, Collingwood ...Melway 2C K7...Victoria Park station is the stop after Collingwood on the Epping and Hurstbridge lines...buses along Johnson Street from Carlton to Kew, and along Hoddle Street from St.Kilda to Clifton Hill... Format : each game 2 X 20 minute halves 1pm - saints v blues or dees v pies... 1.50pm - dees v pies or saints v blues... 2.40pm - losers play 3.30pm - winners play 4.20pm - bbq/social (may not happen) later - Wolfmother has organised The Park Hotel, 191 Nicholson Street, Abbotsford... Players from demonland : Deemitch, pringle, grant, Doggo, Toot182, Zarate Kid 20, Supermercado, the russian, funky41, Fuzz, wonnabeeri, Junior, Charles, Heater, scotty, jacko, Jo, greg, Scully to Watts + 1 mate, dazzledavey36, sean, grimes4 + 1 mate... Players from demonology : ruzzier, The Stynes Factor, Tassie_Dee, mat, nat, adam, clarky, H, tom2, jas... Emergencies TBC : benn and matt (mates of Doggo), Wolfmother, Cameron the Bruce, MelbournePassion, Carn dees, daniel, Oxxx... Apologies (players) : Demon Tingles(injured), Wise, mickrocks1, B20, 45hotgod16 (injured), Bucks-Fan, Dappa Dan, deanox, BL3281, enforcer25, tom1, BattlerBailey (injured), WattsHappening, BennytheJet, Benno, melbournefc, david... Apologies (players) not accepted : Freak... Captains : game 1, Tassie_Dee and Pringle, and game 2, funky41 and Wolfmother... Coaches : Whispering Jack and his (adult footy-knowledgeable) son... Goal umpires : Brettmcg plus one mate... Boundary umpires : 2 mates of Brettmcg... Field umpires : 2 quality umpy's from the southern football league (thanks to to Brettmcg)... Helpers : rollinson 65 (from demonology), dandeeman, Joeyjimjams Bringbackbarassi, BennytheJet, Demon Tingles... Apologies (helpers) : Dee Knees, george-on-the-outer, do it 4 robbie, redleg... We need helpers to bring extra water, and players to bring extra jumpers, sunscreen, water, extra footy boots.... they tell me hundreds of collingwood supporters turn up for these games, so I hope we can mobilise lots of supporters from demonland and demonology...

melbournefc is a late withdrawal, but is TBC as an emergency, and Pringle is nominated as joint captain in game 1 as his replacement... sainters are struggling to field a team by 1pm, and we and the pies have agreed to play the first game at 1pm if we can organise to get our people in place by then... Here is the updated game post… Date : Sunday, November 8... Opposition : saintsational, talkingcarlton, nick's collingwood site... Time : 1pm - please turn up at 12.30pm for a kick and a stretch and a pre-game talk... Venue : Victoria Park, Lulie Street, Collingwood ...Melway 2C K7...Victoria Park station is the stop after Collingwood on the Epping and Hurstbridge lines...buses along Johnson Street from Carlton to Kew, and along Hoddle Street from St.Kilda to Clifton Hill... Format : each game 2 X 20 minute halves 1pm - saints v blues or dees v pies... 1.50pm - dees v pies or saints v blues... 2.40pm - losers play 3.30pm - winners play 4.20pm - bbq/social (may not happen) later - Wolfmother has organised The Park Hotel, 191 Nicholson Street, Abbotsford... Players from demonland : Deemitch, pringle, grant, Doggo, Toot182, Zarate Kid 20, Supermercado, the russian, funky41, Fuzz, wonnabeeri, Junior, Charles, Heater, scotty, jacko, Jo, david, greg, Scully to Watts + 1 mate, dazzledavey36, sean, grimes4 + 1 mate... Players from demonology : ruzzier, The Stynes Factor, Tassie_Dee, mat, nat, adam, clarky, H, tom2, jas... Emergencies TBC : benn and matt (mates of Doggo), Wolfmother, Cameron the Bruce, MelbournePassion, Carn dees, daniel, Oxxx, melbournefc... Apologies (players) : Demon Tingles(injured), Wise, mickrocks1, B20, 45hotgod16 (injured), Bucks-Fan, Dappa Dan, deanox, BL3281, enforcer25, tom1, BattlerBailey (injured), WattsHappening, BennytheJet, Benno ... Apologies (players) not accepted : Freak... Captains : game 1, Tassie_Dee and Pringle, and game 2, funky41 and Wolfmother... Coaches : Whispering Jack and his (adult footy-knowledgeable) son... Goal umpires : Brettmcg plus one mate... Boundary umpires : 2 mates of Brettmcg... Field umpires : 2 quality umpy's from the southern football league (thanks to to Brettmcg)... Helpers : rollinson 65 (from demonology), dandeeman, Joeyjimjams Bringbackbarassi, BennytheJet, Demon Tingles... Apologies (helpers) : Dee Knees, george-on-the-outer, do it 4 robbie, redleg... We need helpers to bring extra water, and players to bring extra jumpers, sunscreen, water, extra footy boots.... they tell me hundreds of collingwood supporters turn up for these games, so I hope we can mobilise lots of supporters from demonland and demonology...

got the answers, brett... main entrance is off Lulie Street, but there are a number of others... changerooms are not expected to be available, but there will be plenty of safe places to store gear...

have spoken to those in the leadership group I can raise, and we want to agree to the swap if we can... have not yet been able to raise the collingwood organisers, but we all need to get there at 12.30pm in case we are starting in the first game at 1pm... I have a jumper for you, dazzle...

very late notice, hd... dunno if we can accomodate you... and can't answer for nick's collingwood forum, of course... will send some texts/emails tonight and get back to you... regards, rollo

assume no changerooms, mate, but plenty of safe places to store gear... I was planning on walking around the outside until I found an entrance... will send some texts tonight, but I don't expect any answers tonight...

and Brettmcg has come through again on the umpire front... Here is the updated game post… Date : Sunday, November 8... Opposition : saintsational, talkingcarlton, nick's collingwood site... Time : 1pm - please turn up at 12.30pm for a kick and a stretch and a pre-game talk... Venue : Victoria Park, Lulie Street, Collingwood ...Melway 2C K7...Victoria Park station is the stop after Collingwood on the Epping and Hurstbridge lines...buses along Johnson Street from Carlton to Kew, and along Hoddle Street from St.Kilda to Clifton Hill... Format : each game 2 X 20 minute halves 1pm - saints v blues 1.50pm - dees v pies 2.40pm - losers play 3.30pm - winners play 4.20pm - bbq/social later - Wolfmother has organised The Park Hotel, 191 Nicholson Street, Abbotsford... Players from demonland : Deemitch, pringle, grant, Doggo, Toot182, Zarate Kid 20, Supermercado, the russian, funky41, Fuzz, wonnabeeri, Junior, Charles, Heater, melbournefc, scotty, jacko, Jo, david, greg, Scully to Watts + 1 mate, dazzledavey36, sean, grimes4 + 1 mate... Players from demonology : ruzzier, The Stynes Factor, Tassie_Dee, mat, nat, adam, clarky, H, tom2, jas... Emergencies TBC : benn and matt (mates of Doggo), Wolfmother, Cameron the Bruce, MelbournePassion, Carn dees, daniel, Oxxx... Apologies (players) : Demon Tingles(injured), Wise, mickrocks1, B20, 45hotgod16 (injured), Bucks-Fan, Dappa Dan, deanox, BL3281, enforcer25, tom1, BattlerBailey (injured), WattsHappening, BennytheJet, Benno ... Apologies (players) not accepted : Freak... Captains : game 1, melbournefc and Tassie_Dee and game 2, funky41 and Wolfmother... Coaches : Whispering Jack and his (adult footy-knowledgeable) son... Goal umpires : Brettmcg plus one mate... Boundary umpires : 2 mates of Brettmcg... Field umpires : 2 quality umpy's from the southern football league (thanks to to Brettmcg)... Helpers : rollinson 65 (from demonology), dandeeman, Joeyjimjams Bringbackbarassi, BennytheJet, Demon Tingles... Apologies (helpers) : Dee Knees, george-on-the-outer, do it 4 robbie, redleg... We need helpers to bring extra water, and players to bring extra jumpers, sunscreen, water, extra footy boots.... they tell me hundreds of collingwood supporters turn up for these games, so I hope we can mobilise lots of supporters from demonland and demonology...

"Thanks for posting on the other sites Rollo, remind them that the game will be replayed as well just to stop too much bragging" thought I might hold that back, mate, or it might make teams that get well-beaten stay away...