Dee Dee

Well done to all. However- 6. Viney 5: Gawn 4: Langdon 3: Salem 2: Turner 1: McDonald

The whole commentary was (as always) spoilt by Dermy! I wish he’d just shut up. I’m not sure if I read it on this site or elsewhere, but someone said - ask Dermy the time and he’ll tell you how to build a clock!

I attended the club AGM just after Max was drafted and remember Jim Stynes introducing him, then having them stand back to back to emphasise how tall Max was. Jim was certainly no midget but Max was a good half to three quarters of a head taller. There were audible gasps from the audience and a few laughs as well. And of course at the time most of us in the audience didn’t know who this kid Max Gawn was, we had come to see the Melbourne Football Clubs new saviour Tom Scully!

Disappointing night but :- 6: Gawn 5: Pickett 4: Viney 3: Neal-Bullen 2: Salem 1: Petty

I believe Gossamer Wump would disagree!

6: Oliver 5: McVee 4: Viney 3: Rivers 2: Langdon 1: Lever

There is on YouTube a podcast called Absolutely Essendon, (latest episode from a days ago). Unfortunately I don’t have the skill to put the link up, but easy to find. Very amusing and good to watch. The two presenters certainly don’t hold back. Well worth a look.

6: McVee 5: Langdon 4: May 3: Rivers 2: Pickett 1: Neal-Bullen

I trust you don’t mind me correcting your post. I was at that match, damn disgraceful. I remember a doctor saying at the time that Mr Long came within millimeters of killing Simmonds!

6: Windsor 5: Rivers 4: JVR 3: McDonald 2: Pickett 1: Langdon

Melbourne to Adelaide along the great ocean road over 3 or 4 days, then back via Ballarat. I’ve done it a couple of times - beats flying IMHO, especially if taken at a leisurely pace. And the scenery “WOW”!

6: K. Brown, one tackle, game saved, 5: Viney 4: Gawn 3: May 2: Rivers 1: Neal-Bullen

Excellent Cale Morton interview with Ben Gibson, well worth a look/listen: I saw it on YouTube. Fascinating insight into the down years a decade or more ago. Morton certainly comes across as a pretty smart bloke! ”The watch with Ben Gibson”

6: Gawn 5: McDonald 4: Neal-Bullen 3: vanRooyen 2: Salem 1: Pickett

Yes, someone with the tools to cut through!

I’d have to agree on Max, he was terrific! 6: Gawn 5: Tomlinson 4: Salem 3: Viney 2: McDonald 1: Neal-Bullen

Farmer coached Geelong in the mid 70’s. I used to occasionally go and watch training when I worked down there.

It’s called petulance!

6: May 5: Lever 4: Gawn 3: Langdon 2: Windsor 1: McDonald 3 backs, 2 wings and the best ruck in the competition!

I’m not sure if they owned 20% of north, but North did offer shares in the club -under what circumstances I can’t remember- but I do remember Elliot trying to buy them up. what became of the exercise? I can’t remember either. Maybe somebody with a better memory can fill in the details.

Ha, ha, ha, but really not that funny! John Elliott as Carlton president in (I think) 1999 tried to purchase the North Melbourne Football Club. Didn’t happen of course, but he did try!

Gee, what a messy game: but- 6: Gawn 5: Lever 4: May 3: Rivers 2: Langdon 1: Turner

A few years ago, I covered the reasons why training on a regular basis at the G was quite impractical, and unfortunately your suggestion while well intentioned is as well for the following reasons. There is so much activity at the MCG on a daily basis that it would be nearly impossible to regulate groups of fans just going along to the ground to witness training. During non match days the only entrance open to the ground for the public is the one allowing access to the sports museum and to the MCG tours office. Tours are a standard feature at the ground and take place almost every non match day. Both general tours and special (eg. Schools) tours attract hundreds and sometimes thousands of people each week and they venture to many parts of the ground generally off limits to fans (change rooms, media area), and around the cricket club section. Security at the whole ground is very strictly policed, and no member of the general public can just go wandering as there are security cameras everywhere, and yes big brother is watching you! The ground is absolutely off limits to the general public except as mentioned above. I used to go along to training at the G many years ago but in those days it was a sports ground and quite easy to enter. Now however the Melbourne Cricket Ground is an entrainment and social complex hosting for instance, company AGM’s, sales conventions, product launches and school speech nights: there are social and business functions on the go on a daily basis! And let’s not forget concerts - wow! Big, big money earners for the club as well. And the MCC library has in the past (and still might be) part of an annual antiquarian book festival. Unfortunately the MCG is a very, very busy place these days, and as one old cricket player turned commentator use to say “it’s all happening” (but not as a regular training ground). If people have the time, please do yourself a favour and pop along to the “G” and take one of their guided tours. They are fascinating, they take you to many parts of the ground that are off limits to the public and they will probably show you why unfortunately training at the G in not possible.

6: Max Gawn sorry but that’s it! Really bad night.

Certainly used to give Nick Riewoldt a hard time: had the speed and athleticism to match Nick like few other defenders.