Deeoldfart

A Cup as the centrepiece would be a good starting point!

I finally got bed at 12:30am and slept soundly for no more than a couple of hours. I then woke up and replayed highlights from the match over, and over, and over in my head. At one point I was thinking about the reaction of the Melbourne crowd to our victory, and realised that I had tears streaming down my face. It was 4:00am for God's sake. That's what this footy club means to this silly old fart, and I suspect a great many of you folks. Thanks for enduring my nonsense.

Just another Jason Taylor / Todd Viney rippa!

6. Brayshaw 5. Harmes 4. Weideman 3. Salem 2. Oliver 1. Jetta

It's been such a long time! I'm overcome with joy and lost for words right now. Please share a few of these with your nearest Demons fan: ❤️?❤️?❤️?

Good luck Demonlanders, and enjoy the game! I'll be back to join you in the post-match euphoria.

I think we are a better, more evenly balanced team, and we have a level of 'belief' that we haven't seen for a very long time. I'm expecting a comfortable win, and looking forward to the media hype about our prospects, which will go into overdrive next week. Notwithstanding my confidence, my gut is so knotted with nerves, it feels like I've eaten a flat Sherrin.

I agree GYM, but I reckon that's our best available team. Yeah, it's a very tough call on JKH, but that's what happens when you have a list that runs deeper than what we have become used to at Melbourne. On a positive note for Jay, I reckon he has earned himself a new contract beyond 2018, where that seemed unlikely a couple of months ago. Good on him!

Enjoy the euphoria with my fellow Demonlanders, and take plenty of fluids to get my vocal chords back in working order for the next week.

Only time will tell, but right now I'm a believer!

"Yesterday's Magpies, Today's Feather Dusters". A header from the back page of the Herald Sun after a famous Melbourne victory in the 1960s. I'll never forget it. Apologies for the indulgence.

From the AFL site: Demons co-captain on track for finals return I hope Jordie is 100% come Friday. We will miss his leadership and finals experience if he is a forced out.

Admin should put a big & bold notice at the beginning of this thread. WARNING: IMAGES MAY OFFEND! ?

You can't!!

Building a Dynasty: Trading and Drafting Board.

Bernie filled a gaping leadership and experience hole in our team at a critical time. He gave his everything to our Club, and played an important part in 'turning the ship around'. Hats off to him. He could easily have taken his pay and just cruised through a few seasons on talent and reputation alone, but he chose not to do that. He should be very proud of his contribution.

Hey Jaded, the rumour mill is saying that we might all receive a long awaited gift 6 days later. Not a birthday present, but reward for our eternal patience ? . The post script also says that it might only be an 'interim' present, with more coming our way in the following weeks. ??

100% agree mono. It's hard not to 'like' every post in this thread. We are extremely fortunate to have so much talent on our list, and we should be extremely grateful to our Board, Roosy, Peter Jackson and his team, and the whole Football Department for setting us down this path, and holding the course. To think a player like James Harmes is getting (very deserved) recognition in this thread, is testament to exactly that. Isn't it great to be a Dees supporter?

Neville because of his life and football 'stories'. He lives by his 'values' both on and off the football field. A truly inspirational footballer and person.

A definite no from me. Jayden Hunt has some similar attributes, but is a much better footballer. Continue to work on Hunty's development and build his confidence, and save the list space for (hopefully) another Jason Taylor late pick gem.

Ah, now get it!!

Unnecessary!

Harmesy, Gus and Frosty. Wow, that's some huge improvement in critical areas of our team, all in the space of a couple of months. No wonder we are hitting September with momentum. The sort of stuff that dreams are made of!

Touching story CBDees. Thanks for sharing with Demon fraternity on here. Every last one of us want your fabulous 'find' to be a positive omen for the future. I have every confidence that your dad would be very proud of what our team is becoming.

I've always liked Harmesy because of his rough and tough style and the fact that he grew up as a Demon. However, I never held high hopes for him as a footballer, and thought he would probably finish his career at Casey, having fallen short of achieving Life Membership of the Club that he has always loved. That would have been sad. Never in my wildest dreams did I think he would go from 'fringe player' to solid 'foot soldier and handyman' to a star in of one of the best midfield combinations in the AFL, all in the space of six months. His rise has been phenomenal! As an aside, the panel on Fox were talking about Harmsey in the post match on Sunday evening. One of the panel said that Macca has taken a very close interest in his development. At one point Harmsey had lost a player driven bit of fun ('spinning wheel?') and the penalty was that he had to shave his head. Harmesy wasn't keen on the 'prize' and Macca took the 'medicine' for him. Love it!