Everything posted by Deeoldfart
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TRAINING: Wednesday 22nd January 2020
If the Dees improve as much as the quality of Demonland training reports this pre season, #17 to #1 will be a breeze in 2020. Thanks track watchers!
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One thing you'd like to see in 2020
What planet do you live on?
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State of Origin for Bushfire Appeal
Close to topic and a great gesture by one of our major sponsors: https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/553989/zurich-to-match-players-donation-to-bushfire-crisis
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TRAINING: Monday 13th January 2020
Great work IT. Thanks, and keep them coming. It's now time for the Club to give us an honest, up-to-date and complete injury update. I'm nervous about May. KK, Brayshaw, Bennell, Jones, Tomlinson, Spargo, et al (??).
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State of Origin for Bushfire Appeal
I don't need a 'gimmicky' football game to motivate me to contribute to a worthy cause. Thanks to the outstanding work of the NSW RFS, and a decent slice of good fortune, our tiny property in the Snowy Mountains is still intact (albeit surrounded by miles of gut-wrenching desolation). Sadly, there are many thousands who are far less fortunate!
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Commentator's goals
These had commentators pretty excited, and I'll never forget them:
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Troy Broadbridge
Broady was a much loved team mate and his name is perpetuated through the annual awarding of the Troy Broadbridge Memorial Trophy to the best and fairest player in our VFL team. Made my heart swell with pride when Dees players of the day helped rebuild a school on Phi Phi Island that had been washed away in the tsunami. What a great Club! RIP Broady.
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Martin Flanagan is Leaving Us
He's the best by a country mile, Loved it when he was 'embeded' at the Dees for a season or two.
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This time of year
The truth about my advancing years really hit me the day that I stopped to smell the roses, but couldn't stoop far enough to get close to a bloom.
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Demonlanders
A huge thank you to Andy and all others who make Demonland such a wonderful place for us to meet and share our woes, disappointments, hopes, dreams and occasional joys. As an 'interstater', remote from the Melbourne media, I honestly don't know where !'d be without a healthy serve of Demonland to go with my Weet Bix and muesli 365 days a year. Hope Santa was generous with red and blue gifts for everyone, and that 2020 brings something very special, even if we do have to wait until September!
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Core players / top 4 in the best 22? (merged thread)
Not as much love for Fritta in this thread as I would have expected. Come the end of 2020, that will change!
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Crystal Ball 2020: Your predictions for next season
I really hope your crystal ball is being honest with you on that one Frog.
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Western Demons newsletter
Well bugger me. I always read the 'St' as Saint, like in St Kilda.
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Crystal Ball 2020: Your predictions for next season
AVB 'rag dolls' Selwood in the Prelim and kicks a point from the resulting free. This breaks the deadlock as the siren sounds. Selwood whinges to the ump that it's 'not fair'. Saty, George, Baghdad, Dee Spence and Deespicable are among 15,000 'faithful' at Thursday training before the Granny, and provide the usual comprehensive and insightful training reports. Tracc and Kozzi put on a clinic in the Granny as we waltz away with #13. All Demonlanders have a late night. SWYL pronounces that all shortcomings of the MFC in the past 56 years are forgiven.
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Aaron Nietschke Injures ACL Again
It's hard to express my views without using expletives to describe Aaron's rotten luck. Hope he comes back fit and strong, with the luck he deserves!!
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Thank you track watcher Satyricon
Thank you Kev. Demonland would be a better place if we all respected the views of others, regardless of whether we agreed with them or not. As an 'interstster' who can't get to training, I value your training reports and Saty's equally. I love them both!
- BACK IN STYLE
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James Harmes Signs for 5 Years
One important re-signing down, plenty to go. Need to progressively tick them off the list.
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2019 Player Reviews: #35 Harrison Petty
One of few genuine positives from 2019 imo. Looks like a real 'prospect' who has come a long way in a short time, and he's still very young for a KPP, with lots of time to develop further. His apparent versatility is also very appealing, and I wonder where on the ground he'll ultimately settle. I'll be fascinated to see if he trains with the backs or forwards in the upcoming preseason.
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Brodie Kemp (drafted by Carlton)
I know this is all a bit of a game with you Ethan, but I can vouch for Ohio David. I went to school with him in the late 1950s and the 60s when we rarely missed going to Melbourne home games together. I moved interstate in 1970, but our passion for the Dees became the the 'glue' that cemented a friendship that has lasted more than 60 years. I promise you, if David is 'Range Rover', you are the equivalent of a Leyland P76, and I respect most of your views far too much to regard you in that light.
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Stinga
I remember him as an outstanding wingman, whose career was cut short when (stone cold sober) he fell through a plate glass door.
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Barassi vs Dean
This is the beginning of a rhyme I wrote as a young schoolboy, many more than 50 years ago: "Umpire Gaudion is no good, His head is 98% wood; What happened to the other 2%? Well I'm telling you now, it's made of cement! He reported my idol Ron, For striking R. Dean upon the scone, Well give me time, and I'll prove beyond doubt, They were only having a friendly bout." ............... My very poor and childish attempt at poetry goes on for many verses beyond that, but I won't bore Demonlanders with those. Having said that, it does sum up my feelings at the time, and these feelings haven't changed one iota since I started wearing long pants, and taking a second look at the opposite sex. I know one or two current Demonlanders, some now living on the other side of the globe, who could vouch for that!
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2020 AFL Fixture
Kardinia park, plenty of twilight games on Sundays, a 'blocbuster' vs an interstate team on Mothers Day and no Friday night fixtures.
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2019 Player Reviews: #31 Bayley Fritsch
One of a very few highlights in an otherwise dreadful season for me. He's a forward, and a star in the making, if we can get a couple of marking forwards up and running, to take the heat off him.
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Farewell to Jay Kennedy-Harris & Billy Stretch
From what I've heard, both boys were always 110% professional in the way they applied themselves, both on and off the field. From what I've observed, they were both just a few % off being consistent best 22 players at the top level. Both gave their all and you can't ask more than that! They can hold their heads high as they leave the Club and move on to new pastures. Now the MFC needs to nail the picks for players who will replace them on our list.