Katrina Dee Fan

On 4/18/2023 at 11:06 AM, FearTheBeard said:

Yes i have read that, I am asking which bay it is in. Suspect its M53 which has not gone on sale and has been empty at both our home games.

I suspect it could be M4, since the club recently secured it for Melbourne members.  It only had Melbourne supporters in that bay on the ANZAC Eve match.  It's the bay that is directly next to the Demon Army

It's confirmed!!! Four years !!!

1 hour ago, In Harmes Way said:

They have to feel like they won something

Clearly they didn't hear the cheering from us in the last quarter was far louder than they were.

23 hours ago, Pink Freud said:

For Melbourne - the great Tommy Bugg kicked four goals and for North Melbourne, the great BBB also booted four. I think Brown should forget the haircuts in future and grow his hair back to previous lengths. 

Why is everyone laying into Benny Brown?  He kicked 9 goals in the first 3 rounds of this year.

23 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

 

Incidentally my feeling was that MFC supporters significantly out numbered RFC ones last night and / or were alot more vocal in support of their team.  Could make for a massive crowd at the Kings birthday clash against the Pies in a months time.

Interesting you say that, I was baffled and annoyed on Twitter by Richmond fans, upon hearing there were neary 84,000 at the G, saying they were all Richmond, and that Melbourne supporters were at the snow.  Like we hadn't heard that joke a million times before.....

On 4/22/2023 at 10:54 AM, WalkingCivilWar said:

Who’s her nephew, Kat? Do i know him?

You would, he was there with his little boy on Thursday.  I'll DM you

On 4/20/2023 at 12:25 PM, WalkingCivilWar said:

The one and only. Very flamboyant in her GameDay attire, outrageously so. OTT Doggies devotee. Pregame Round One, waiting in the race for banner raising and SHE tells ME she loves MY red and blue garb. And she’s the one wearing red, blue and white glitter platform boots! 😂

Edit: so jealous of those boots. 

The morning of the Bulldogs game Today Show asked for sone Dees and Bulldogs cheersquad members yo do a live cross outside the MCG, I met Nana Shaz got the first time. Passionate and person. Her son in law is in the Demon Army, believe it or not. 

13 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Because Port was playing later all the port fans snapped up the tickets and didn't turn up for the earlier game. A bad look

Yes, that definitely happened. I was at Gather Round and the double header match involving a local team was a bad move 

15 hours ago, Demon_spurs said:

The empty stands was a really bad look for the Mel v Ess game, as lots of tickets sold for the double header (port v Bullies) and people didn't show up until after half time. Plus how many Mel/Ess fans denied entry because the tickets went to the later game. i

 

 

The tickets were for both games, your seat was for both matches. I intended to stay for the Port/Bulldogs game but I left at half time when I got drenched. 

1 hour ago, Checker Mate said:

One of my "prouder" moments came off the back of that dog Lewis biting Todd Viney.

On the return outing at Waverley I was sitting with the cheer squad and was just giving it to Lewis ALL day.
I was loud & obnoxious (& I think I was even getting on the nerves of my fellow cheer squad members) UNTIL Lewis finally 'bit' back (pun intended) and shouted at me to "shut the f&*$ up".
It's still the only time I have gotten a verbal reaction from a player, but the crowd erupted, I was elevated from annoying to legend, and the whole cheer squad gave it to him for the rest of the day.
Ah, good times  🤣
 

Not one of my prouder moments from the early 90s in the cheer squad was (not involving West Coast) we playing Geelong at the MCG, and every time Ablett went near us we'd sing the 131166 Pizza Hut Delivery ad to him.  He must have found that really annoying.

My tips this round:

Brisbane (only because Collingwood don't have a ruck - So sad, too bad!)

Carlton

Fremantle

Richmond

St Kilda

Sydney

Essendon

Melbouirne

Geelong

10 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

After 35 years. That shows you don't really hold too much of a grudge.

No grudge.  Just bitter memories :)

36 minutes ago, Willmoy1947 said:

Does Collingwood, when they draw what is seemingly going to be a comfortable game, go through this " how much do we need to beat them by  to have satisfaction?" rubbish from some supporters?

Given how much joy they got out of multiple one point wins last year (or at least less than a goal in the dying seconds of the game) I'd say not!

7 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I agree with you. However, just to clarify, is the Lewis incident with Viney directly related to vilification in that specific match? 

I'm not sure, I hope not.  But that's not what the WCE fans use to defend it, they maintain Viney deliberately put his finger in Lewis' mouth.  Kinda weird, but anyway.

But if it was vilification, it can certainly explain Lewis' behaviour.  Doesn't excuse it, but it explains it.

16 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Some people love the experience of being there at the ground regardless of how good or bad their seats are.

I just remembered something: I have a restricted view at every match. And not just because of flags and giant heads. Even when I’m in the front row, since the goalposts obscure our view. And there’s this one umpire, I can’t remember what number he wears but he simply cannot stay still for even a millisecond when the play is up the other end. He slowly paces and jiggles around and is so distracting. He even has the horrid Rafa Nadal habit of picking his underpants out of his Khyber Pass. But I wouldn’t wanna sit anywhere else. ❤️💙

the practice match at Casey against Richmond behind that cherry picker for the cameraman certainly gave us an idea of restricted view!!!

8 minutes ago, biggestred said:

this is actual child torture. report your mums family to CP

it was one of many in that time.  I still have in my deepest darkest memories being teased by my grandfather in the aftermath of the 87 prelim.  I was staying at my grandparents' house in Camberwell while my parents were in Queensland, and as soon as the game ended, I did the whole dramatic thing of running off to my mother's childhood bedroom, closing the door and throwing myself violently on the bed in full wail mode.  I could hear Pa laughing at me and Grandma telling him off like he was a school bully.  I was 16, it's the first time I remember crying over a football game.  Growing up a Melbourne supporter in the 80s with Hawthorn supporting relatives is not all it's cracked up to be :)

1 minute ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

2015. 

Someone in the DA made this point recently…

The year is 2015. 
You've just been told that the Dees will play Essendon in Adelaide BEFORE they play WCE in Melbourne.  

Ah, there you go, I must have missed that! Still, there were some weird matches in 2020, thanks to the 'rona :). 

1 minute ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Probs not a popular opinion, but I wouldn’t have crucified Gaff for that incident. Yes, Andy Brayshaw had to eat through a straw for months afterwards, and yes, there’s no place in the game for that. But this was totally uncharacteristic of Andrew Gaff. He wasn’t a grub of a player. He snapped. It happens. He got 12 weeks for it. There’s no shortage of way worse offenders.

PS I used to detest the Eagles. Now that Jayden’s with them, I can’t. Note I said he’s ‘with them’ and not ‘one of them’ coz he’ll ALWAYS be a demon to me. And no, I’m not crying, I’ve just got something in my eye. 

I was making it more about the WCE supporters' response from the incident, the way they carried on about it was that Brayshaw deserved it. The way they cheered when it was replayed on the screen after it happened. The way they still talk about it on social media. It was despicable behaviour from the fans.  

16 hours ago, Demonland said:

There’s a growing noise about a Mid-Season Trade Period. 

BARRETT: The case for a Mid-Season Trade Period. Have your say NOW

This is Leigh Matthews’ opinion -

AFL legend shares his concerns on a mid-season trade

Someone needs to gag Barrett.  He comes up with more hairbrained ideas than Eddie Everywhere.  Two idiotic ideas one one week from Barrett, first the idea of the SA showdown at the MCG, and now this.  He's got no idea....

10 hours ago, Phil C said:

I remember listening to a game on the radio when we lost to WCE by 100 points, maybe around 2013-15, and we were so bad that I almost wanted them to lose by 100 for some weird, sick reason! God we were in the absolute depths back then. I’d love to win by 100 for some belated revenge. 

Correct me if I'm wrong, I think that was the last time we hosted WCE at the MCG.  I know it's been a while since we've played them on our home turf.

17 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Here are some things these delightful people said on reddit a couple of days ago:

• Melbourne were dog[censored] in 2019 after we demolished them in the 2018 prelim
   
• God what a [censored] day that was, was almost as good as winning the grand final. I just remember all the media saying Melbourne were the favourites, they were so desperate for it to be melbournes year and for us, the team predicted to not even make finals, to absolutely blow them out of the water was just chefs kiss
   
• It was also made more delicious by them wanting to be able to beam in video of Melbourne supporters to negate our home crowd advantage. In retrospect I kind of wish they went ahead with it

 

The most satifying thing about this is the fact we haven't lost at this ground since Round 1 2020.  And we did something at that ground that WCE can never do, and that's win a premiership.

14 hours ago, biggestred said:

and the lack of actual seats on the toilet. cold porcelain against ya backside. 

Yikes, at least in the women's toilets we had those kind of black half seat things.  No proper mirror, though, just a sheet of metal bolted to the wall that distorted the reflection so much you thought you were at Luna Park.  I do have some happy memories at VFL Park (could never get around to calling it Waverley), beating WCE in the elimination final in 1988 is up there, as is beating Carlton in the Prelim that same year.  Plus the 1987 and 1989 night grand finals.

1 minute ago, A F said:

I think many dislike Freo circa Peter Bell because of Hogan and LJ. I reckon most still dislike West Coast more though.

I get that.  I have respect for their supporters, though, they go through hell in that town. The media over there are so WCE happy.

16 hours ago, Demonstone said:

I went with a Fitzroy-supporting mate.  He was driving.  We had to stay until the end.  

Oh, jeez, I feel for you.  Reminds me of my 1988 GF experience.  All my mum's side of the family are Hawthorn supporters.  After the game, we were dragged to, get this, Glenferrie Oval.  I was a miserable 17 year old in Hawthorn with my older brother and dad all wearing red and blue, surrounded by hoards of poo and wee in celebratory mode.  Pure torture.  My cousin had a tape recorder playing "happy team at Hawthorn" again and again - he was so lucky that thing wasn't thrown on the train tracks.

17 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Truly Hideous Creatures 

Still have not paid any Penalties for the Rampant Drug Use of the early 2000’s

Or even before that, Chris Lewis biting Todd Viney. And them still defending it.  I have a long memory.  In so many ways it was far worse than their defending Andrew Gaff's punching Andrew Brayshaw.  It's why I don't understand why some Demonlanders hate Freo more than West Coast - WCE supporters are the Collingwood of the west.  I think it's why it hurt when Hunt went to WCE.