Demonstone

I'd probably go with "Pick - Et".

Pretty sure that Ian Ridley was recruited from Hamilton Imperials which were in the same league. Portlanders who played for Melbourne were Stewart Spencer and Clyde Laidlaw, both stars of the 1950s.

You'll be pleased to know that I'm doing my bit ... I don't spend my money at any of those establishments.

That was the first time I'd ever heard him speak. Does he always sound like he's spent the arvo in the pub?

Fremantle are privately blaming Dave Misson.

Other clubs and their zones were: Carlton - Bendigo Essendon - Wimmera (Horsham etc) Fitzroy - Hampden (Warrnambool etc) Footscray - LaTrobe Valley (Gippsland) Geelong - Geelong area Hawthorn - Mornington Peninsula North Melbourne - Ovens & Murray (Albury etc) Richmond - Sunraysia (Mildura etc) South Melbourne - Riverina St Kilda - Ballarat EDIT: I think clubs also had a metro zone each, ours being the Bentleigh area from whence we picked up a skinny kid called Robert Flower. Collingwood had the Diamond Valley and Carlton had the Northern Suburbs, both of which were laden with good footballers.

Our zone was the Goulburn Valley - ie. Shepparton and surrounding districts. I grew up in Portland. Imagine my horror when that zone (Western Border, which included Hamilton) was allocated to flamin" Collingwood! They never did too well out of it though, with the notable exception of Billy Picken.

Is SWYL pronounced "swill"?

To be fair to Dunstall, he is a fat 54 year old.

Yep, that'll show 'em!

I'm not interested in a witch hunt. I just want to know who's responsible!

Well Roy, we are cellar dwellers at the moment so it is kind of appropriate.

That recent post by Percy Beames is my nomination for post of the year. Brilliant! More please, Percy!

Whiniest whiner that ever whined.

All the whiny [censored] in this thread? Agreed.

Beau Maister? Worst player since Beau Wilkes.

It also doesn't show that Cale realised we had won possession of the ball, ran forward to make position, received the pass and kicked it to one of our forwards who duly converted for goal. Not saying Cale was a tough man, but this clip misrepresents what actually happened in that piece of play.

Yep, that's Demonland for you!

Things do tend to disappear when you swallow. If you mean Sparrow, he's injured.

Not as dirty as Far Kew though.

I distinctly remember this! It wasn't at the game, but a day or two earlier as part of the pre-game publicity. Ironmonger was sitting on a kerb holding a hunk of raw meat - not sure if he actually ate any of it but it was obviously a stunt to try to drum up interest in the game. EDIT This was the 1987 game in Vancouver.

So who will the new whipping boy be with Misson gone? What poor sod will cop the blame for everything that goes wrong?

Nathan Bassett never played a senior game for us. Don't know if that counts him out or not; good player though.

Can the penalty be increased if the appeal is (rightly) dismissed?

As much as I don't care for the bloke, Grumpy Cat Chris Scott has done very, very well with a re-jigged side and game plan after everyone said they were gone after we knocked them out of the finals last year.