Dee Dee

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This has something of a Daniel Cross feel to it. Good bloke, excellent trainer, good to have around our younger players.

Allan LaFontaine? Percy Beames? Tom Wills? Who knows? And of course does “greatest” mean the same as “best”? Allan LaFontaine captained Melbourne to three premierships and coached the club in the late 1940’s. He may not have been the very best Melbourne player, although he won the Truscott Medal 4 times, but an argument could be advanced that he was the greatest. Otherwise Gawn is the very best ruckman I’ve ever seen! (Although 188cm Polly Farmer was a bit special as well)! Barassi is the most intimidating player I’ve ever seen! Robert Flower is the most elegant player I’ve ever seen! And David Schwarz is the should-a-been but cruelled by injury!

Unfortunately, they only show St Kilda games, although perversely they did show the last St Kilda Melbourne match from this year. Apparently they took almost fiendish delight in seeing the Demons get beaten.

As I’ll be well and truly dead in 15 years, please report their progress via priest or spiritualist! I can assure you I shall be very interested!

And it’s goodbye to 2025 (men’s comp)! A frustrating and unfulfilling year! 6: Oliver 5: Gawn 4:Salem 3: Bowey 2: Langford 1: Rivers

Yes he was. I heard him say so on a number of occasions. Given his age, he would have followed the team in the mid to latest 1950’s and into the 1960’s, golden times😀.

6: Gawn 5: Bowey 4: Rivers 3: Turner: 2: Petty 1: Salem

6: Gawn 5: Viney 4: Fritsch 3: Salem 2: Bowey 1: Culley (for encouragement)!

I’ve been a member for over 40 years and I can’t remember ever being asked to fill in a questionnaire! But if I was asked, I’d tell them to turn down the volume of the music (or just turn it off) and ask Russell Robertson to stop shouting when I’m talking to friends!

Disappointing beyond words. And I had to put up with Kelli & Derm for heavens sake! But here we go: 6: Gawn 5: Viney 4: Fritsch 3: Bowey 2: Pickett 1: Chandler

6: Petracca 5: Melksham 4: Gawn 3: Salem 2: McDonald 1: Fritsch Then Oliver, Langford, JvR.

6: May 5: Pickett 4: Turner 3: Bowey 2: Viney 1: Melksham

Who of our younger players has held an on field leadership position at a junior club? Xavier Lindsay? Who (if anyone else)?