Dee Dee

See my previous post on this thread. He’s a good 8 cm (or more) taller than Caleb, and at just 18 years old may still be growing a bit.

6: Gawn 5: Jones 4: Salem 3: Melksham 2: Hibberd 1: Brayshaw And thumbs up to Hannah, Fritsch O. Mac and Spargo.

Too small they said, a bloody midget. I was seated behind the goals during the third quarter. Charlie was being minded by Andrew McGrath and their was very little difference in their height (if at all). This whole discussion about Charlie’s height is a bit silly really. The kid’s going to be very good! Nice debut.

If he had kicked straight who knows if he would have kicked 6 goals! Remember after a goal is scored the game starts again and. It’s a different scenario. We may have scored not Essendon.

6: Oscar McD 5: Melksham 4: Hibberd 3: Gawn 2: Oliver 1: Hogan

Leaving the ground last night I was thinking of that old eunuch joke: the one about the eunuch in the harem - he knows what to do and how to do it, but when it comes to the crunch..... Such is the Melbourne Football Team.

Earlier in this thread I mentioned re joining as an MCC/MFC member, yet I’m still getting emails from the club asking me to re join. Apparently when joining as a MCC member your MCC membership has to be verefied and this takes time. So I’m sure there’s a backlog of memberships to be counted. We could well be over 41k by now (even 42k).

Who knows what the future holds, but Fritsch certainly has the body of Flower. THIN!

Good move by the club. From my reading of who’s who on the board of the club, they appear to be anything but fools. This whole exercise would have been discussed forensically and at length prior to the announcement. There is no way they would decide to ditch the pokies and afterwards think - gee, what are we going to do now!

How interesting: who told you? Another player! Well that’s interesting because unless it was someone who had an in with the selectors (maybe Jones or Viney) they wouldn’t know. The club tried to trade him and we heard nothing! With a couple of dozen reporters desperate for any football news in the off season, such a story as this would have been sensational. No one would be able to keep it quiet: but we heard nothing! And of course if the club tried to trade him - he would be gone!!! There are maybe a dozen clubs who would (figuratively) lick their lips at the thought of snaring Jesse Any way - thanks for the prank!

He played of the half back last year and did so successfully. I think he’s a far better prospect in that position than Wagner.

It is now 38,610 as I’ve just paid my MCC/MFC membership, my 31st year. (Bit late but,) And I’m making sure my 2 daughters have renewed by next week. GO DEE’S

We won three quarters (but lost it in the second)!!!!!! Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver are genuine stars of the game. Fritsch looked like he belongs.

I don’t disagree with you Colin- but... what I do like is the fact that (at the moment) we are the only team that can have one!?

Nor sure if it’s been mentioned but young Charlie’s great grandfather Bob senior played 2 games for Melbourne in the early ‘40’s. So there is a connection to the club! I’ve said before - as a 4th generation AFL/VFL player Charlie has football running through his blood like few others.

Tripping over a tree root while searching for your ball?!

You can say that again, very exciting indeed. Although I could put together a very, very selective highlights package of my golf game over t he last 40 or so years (if I happened to have the vision) that would make you think I was as good as any golfer in the world. ps: I’m a bloody lousy golfer.

I’ve seen his height listed at anywhere between 172 and 175cm. And I’ve also learnt to make little of “official” measurements. I stated in a previous post that at 17 the kid’s probably still growing and may well end up around Jack Viney’s height. And that’s more than acceptable, especially if the kid can play!

Kid’s 17 years old, will probably grow a few cm in next couple of years. And anyway 172 cm is a very nice height indeed (especially for an opening bat)?.

Gad Sir, The chap in the centre of the photo wouldn't be allowed in to the members reserve let alone the long room dressed that way - sockless. Let's hope the trend doesn't extend to match day wear!

Thanks for that, my memory's a bit vague on the detail, however I remember thinking "wow this is it" only to have the lad fade away. Something that happened far too often in the past! But no more eh (says he typing and touching wood all at the same time)!!! Which is why I think young Harmes can still improve.

I recall Cuthbertson kicking a bag against Collingwood one day, but that was it. However Eddie loved him and said he should have been playing for the Pies! Grigic's another matter. He played a good game for Melbourne at centre half forward against- not sure, but then played a very good game against Melbourne for a victorious Geelong side, so, at least a couple of good games before his lack of ability became truly apparent. Harmes has more up side I believe, and has not reached his full potential as yet. He's not going to be an A grader but decent B grade is not beyond his capabilities.

Harmed is an interesting one. I've just re-visited our last season round 21 match against StKilda where he kicked 3 first quarter goals and made himself very useful throughout the rest of the match. Still young, still has great upside.

And Aidan "pig dog" Riley! Both supposed to set the game alight. But didn't!

Paid MCC a week ago as I naturally expected the footy club to go deep into September! And bugger me it isn't happening, but the poms are coming so I'll enjoy that. My MFC membership? Well maybe march or April when the sadness has subsided!