Whispering_Jack

Congratulation Rollo but I've already got three, the first was a girl and the other two are boys and will be CHB and CHF for the Demons around the time Jack Watts retires. Not that I'm putting any pressure on them. BTW - how's Rivvo?

Strangely enough, this one's not about me - JACK OF ALL TRADES, MASTER OF ONE I've always been in the Rich camp but I'm slowly turning.

I'm due to become a grandfather (again) on the day but should be right. In view of today's news, perhaps we could have another award for the game - the Nathan Carroll Spitoon!

To the Ridley family my sincerest condolences go out to you. It seems like only yesterday when I was a kid and I started my first scrapbook about the Melbourne Football Club with a picture of Tiger wearing #24 and roving at the feet of Big Bob. Sadly, both of them are gone and even more sadly they won't be around when the club they loved returns to the greatness that they were a part of so many years ago. RIP

Hi Deb ... wishing you best of luck for your function. Have you ever considered having another function between Xmas and early in the New Year when there are lots of Victorians holidaying on the Gold Coast? Could make for an interesting function and a fundraiser for your group.

There must be a story here - Club Statement – Wayne Oswald

Not Jack but Jennifer Watt of the Melbourne Football Club, our hard working General Manager Marketing and Communications. When she heard the Morning Glory crew talking to CEO Cameron Schwab and discussing the fact that they were prepared to become paid up members of the Melbourne Football Club, she went straight into the SEN studio and signed them up on the spote before 9am. Spoke well and positively about MFC supporters and our membership drive. Also said our membership is up compared with this stage last year. Good to see some initiative taken at the club. Well done J.W.! TO SIGN ON CLICK HERE - MEMBERSHIP 2009

It's probably as much, if not more, an insult to Johnson himself than to the Melbourne Football Club but I think it probably went over the kid's head.

If we decided that we wanted him, we could negotiate terms with his management and if there was agreement, he could nominate for the PSD. We would then get him with pick # 1. There's a lot of "ifs" there, mind you!

Jim Stynes has posted this BOARD UPDATE on melbournefc.com.au

Gentlemen, is it possible that you confine your personal abuse and bickering to PM's so the rest of us can concentrate on the relevant and meaningful parts of this thread. Thanks.

I'm sure that any club that looks at him would look closely into what was behind the discipline issues he appeared to have at Essendon and whether these are issues that are deep-seated and serious and can/have been dealt with by the player. If he wants to have a long and successful career then I would suggest that he is already doing something about it (hopefully with the help of his family). After all, the adverse publicity he's been getting hasn't come from nowhere. I hope that Melbourne does make contact and gives him some serious consideration. We have pick #1 in the PSD and a former top 20 selection would be worth aiming for if everything else about him stacks up properly.

... except for the two holes at half forward at the northern end which made the ground dangerous and the game completely unplayable.

Does this mean that there's no such thing as Setanta?

A 193cm tall key position player from Adelaide who was selected in the SA Under 18s but missed all but one game of the carnival through injury.

I merged the threads but the poll appears to have disappeared and I can't get it back again. Sorry. I think you might have to reinstate the poll and link to it from here.

If they want to play on a Saturday, you can tell them we'll play them on the day of the national draft if they don't mind Jack Watts playing for us! On a serious note however, I think we might lose a few players to their cricket teams if that happens so I'm not sure that it's going to be all that popular an idea.

I don't know the exact nature of the behaviour that led to Hislop losing favour at Essendon and that makes it difficult to give a definitive answer to whether I would take Hislop. As a general rule however, I think you can't hold someone's behaviour over their heads forever and if they show remorse and it's clear that they are prepared to knuckle down and play football then they should be considered and, if that was the case, I'd consider giving Hislop a go. History tells us that there have been many young sportspeople who have overcome early indiscretions and become solid citizens. It also is a test of the club the player is going to and the ability of its coaches to help turn their careers around. You have to back your own people at some stage of the journey.

GERMAN TAKES REINS AT CASEY - PRESS RELEASE BY CRAIG LEES – FOOTBALL OPERATIONS MANAGER [CASEY SCORPIONS] The Casey Scorpions are pleased to announce Peter German as their senior Coach for 2009. German played 185 games for the Kangaroos between 1984 and 1994 in a distinguished career. Peter began his coaching career at Burnie in Tasmania in 1995. Peter is a vastly experienced senior coach spending the last two years as an assistant coach at Fremantle under Chris Connolly and Mark Harvey. Prior to his time at Fremantle Peter led the Subiaco Football Club to the minor premiership in each of his four years at the helm, achieving premiership success in 2004 and 2006, and runners-up in 2003. During his years at Subiaco his winning ratio was 80 percent, and across his coaching career has a winning ratio of 72 percent. He was coach of the Peel Thunder Football Club in 2002, Assistant Coach at West Coast 2000 and 2001, Assistant Coach/Reserves Coach at the Hawthorn Football Club in 1998 and 1999, and Senior Coach of the Burnie Dockers Football Club in the Tasmanian Football League from 1995 and 1997 (Runners-up in 1996 and 1997). During his period as coach at Burnie he also played 64 games for the club from 1994 to 1997.Peter is a Life Member of the North Melbourne Football Club where he played 185 senior games from 1984 to 1994 as well as 55 games in the Under 19s from 1981 to 1984. He was a nomination for the North Melbourne Team of the Century and is an AFL 200 Club Member. Peter represented Victoria on two occasions in 1991 and Tasmania on three occasions in 1995, 1996 and 1997 when he was captain of the Tasmanian side that took on WA. In 2006 he was the WAFL State Coach. Peter will take on the Senior role with Casey and have a partial development role with the Melbourne Football Club. Peter will officially address the players for the first time this Friday night 7th November at Casey Fields at 7pm as the Scorpions 2009 pre-season launch. Casey officially starts pre-summer training on Wednesday the 12th of November @ 6pm.

I should add one thing. It was very difficult doing the rotations and the timekeeping in that hectic last quarter* especially with the short ground and the way everyone pushed into our forward line. We needed more crumbers and we had too many talls so I have to confess we just about gave up on making changes and might have kept one or two players off in the last quarter who needed interchanging. Sorry 'bout that! I don't know how they do it in the coaches boxes at AFL level. It must be so hectic. Also I agree that Luke the umpire was fantastic in the way he umpired and made his decisions clearly known to the players. He umpires a high level of the VAFA but would not be out of place doing an AFL or VFL game. * reminded me of the days when I was a team manager for an under 19 team in the ammos. Team managers had to be interchange stewards, time keepers, orange boys, umpires escorts, trainers and pyschologists all at the same time.

Here's a clue to Tom Swift's possible destination - NSW teen takes up Cats' scholarship offer

And again best wishes for a speedy recovery Rivvo. We were fortunate to have a fair dinkum doctor in the team (pringle) who was virtually on the spot when Rivvo went down and was able to check on his condition immediately, recommend immediate icing and check on him at 3/4 time and then again at the end of the game. It was like an episode of RPA from my vantage point and reminiscent of the days back in the '60's and '70's when the Dees had Doc Roet and Peter Sinclair in the team.

I would have thought that if there was one thing we don't need it was a key defender who's just been rejected by his club, but I could be wrong.

The Demons took out the Warncok Brothers Tankard with a narrow 2 point victory over Talking Carlton - 9.24.78 to 10.16.76. A goal to James with 90 seconds to go secured our second win (out of 2) for the year. Congratulations to Rollo (Team Manager), Redleg (Coach) and me (Assistant Coach and Timekeeper) as well as our enthusiastic crew of 21 players who bled for the club today and emerged singing "It's A Grand Old Flag" at the end of the game. Actually, nobody bled but Rivvo came off with a knee in the third quarter (get well soon mate). Joint winners of the Vinnie Catoggio Medal for BOG's were Wise Monkey and Grant. Goalkickers were James and Scotty (3 each) and Benno, McLean4Brownlow and Rusty Kingswood. Well done to the Carlton boys and thanks to all those who helped out or just came to watch. Demons 2.5.17 4.18.42 7.21.53 9.24.78 Blues 2.5.17 6.6.42 8.10.58 10.16.76

5 point lead at the final change. 7.21.63 to 8.10.58