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Geez Tim, sorry to disappoint. 🙃 Anyways, what an astounding feat that would’ve been, to have taken a prize-winning catch when I’ve never played cricket. 🤔

Regarding cricket you’ve won quite a lot, dieter. I have never played cricket yet I won something that (with the utmost respect) kicks all your winning’s [censored]. I won ‘Classic Catches’ a few years ago and a year’s supply of KFC is pretty hard to beat! 🥳 The prize also included $2000, but that’s not nearly as exciting.

Zero Hanger phoning that one in. 😁

Oh uncle, you really ought to learn to walk upright. I can see the scrape-marks on your knuckles from here.

BT needs to read this. In particular, Rule 5.

…and then was on strike with the Renegades needing two off the final ball and was caught out. 😭 While we’re on the subject… Glenn Maxwell. What more can one say?!

A different look. They used to wear the same guernsey as Essendon. 🤮

Phew. Gotta come up for air. I’m at a very murky point in this thread. Footy-wise 2011 was depressing, but just when I thought it couldn’t possibly get any darker, the season ends and yeah, it sinks to a new low. In particular, Old Dee is ready to throw the towel in. What’s also sad is posters saying maybe 2012 is our year to win the elusive flag, not knowing it’s still 10 years away. This, sprinkled throughout with next level wtf moments, makes for interesting reading, to say the very least. I’ve yet to ‘meet’ Special Robert. I sincerely hope he brings some cheer. OK, ima dive back in. If nobody hears from me before the end of the day, please send a search party. 😁

LOL!!!!!

I agree with you mo, standing is so much better. It’s the same at concerts. I always prefer to stand. Sitting is for the cinema.

And fully acquainted is precisely what I shall be. For now though, is he special as in Bruce McAvaney special, or another kind of special?

I thought 12 or so pages would be enough! But if it means I’ll find out more about Special Robert thus satisfying my curiosity I’ll pick up where I left off. Wish me luck, fellahs! On a wing and a prayer…

So, someone named Robert actually chooses to call himself Special Robert? Interesting. 🤔

Who is Special Robert?

I’d sooner go and watch the Ascot Vale under 13s… same standard of footy, but don’t need a ticket to attend. 😆

WILL. NEVER. GET. OLD. ❤️💙

Just voted. Easily the best mark and the best goal. ❤️💙 COME ON EVERYONE… VOTE!

My brother had a paper round and back in the day he loved selling the Herald on a Saturday if North had a win as all the old blokes at the pubs after the match would tip really well. He used to take me with him because he would make way more in tips with a little sister in tow. One pub in particular, the Shakespeare, iirc in Dryburgh Street, had the same bunch of regulars. The old blokes would give my brother extra tips if he could get me to sing for them. So I’d (reluctantly) bust out a few lines of Oh My Darling Clementine, it was the only song I knew. And the tips would instantly double. Years later, as adults, we were reminiscing and I said, “I can’t believe you used to pimp me out like that!” He says, “Hey! You never had a problem with it while eating your weight in Eskimo Pies!” 😆

I hope your Dad enjoyed cheering the house down up there on that glorious night last September! ❤️💙

Arden street was a strange one. Pretty much on a main road (Macaulay Road). When I was an apprentice I worked directly across the road and if I was at work on a Saturday, me and the other apprentices would wait around after knocking off because they used to let people in for free at 3/4 time. North had great fans. They were well known for having a core group of nannas as their biggest fans. 😁

Scott family dinners should be fun! Chris: Thanks a bunch, bro. 🙄

Classic case of I spoke too soon. 🙄

For mine, it’s the movie Inception 🥴

What an anomaly 2016 was. Talk about annus horribilis! North started the season 9 and zip. And the bulldogs were the only team in VFL/AFL history - well, the modern era anyway - to not only make the GF from seventh but to go on and win it from seventh. And… Donald Trump won the US presidency. Just making a point. 😉

For sure. You can read about it as much as you like. But that could never even come close to living through it. I’m sure the potential to end such a long and painful drought served its purpose of inspiring the playing group, but it wouldn’t have been a huge factor.