Demonstone

Same principle, Lord Nev. People, including some of our so-called supporters, like to perpetuate the myth that the club only recruits "nice" private schoolboy types. Again, others come to accept this as the truth.

That Dustin Martin story is a classic example of a myth that's been repeated so often that some people are now happy to consider it as fact. The club (like everybody else) identified Scully and Trengove as the two standouts at the time and drafted them.

There's only one Clayton Oliver.

Will Dudley Do-Right?

Oh dear. I still have nightmares about KT taking strong pack marks 25m out from goal ... and failing to make the distance.

Clutching at too many beers, not straws.

You may have your Himmelbergs mixed up I think.

Sounds like you'll also be going through the motions, ding.

What does it matter if he's a man of few words?

Might be time to stop licking those cane toads mate.

186? Pffft, that's nothing. I was there for 190 in 1979 vs Fitzroy at Waverley.

There's no "e" in slops, mate.

My own personal useless stat: Since choosing to follow Melbourne in 1965, I have experienced 471 wins 5 draws 743 losses This includes 31 finals in that period of which we won 18 and lost 13.

Not so sure about Oscar at number five.

I thoroughly enjoyed last night. Started with a nice dinner, followed up with a long soak in the bath and went to bed with a really good book. Did I miss anything?

We also won the night flag in 1989 by beating Geelong in the final.

But certain posters tell me we're a Club with no Culture.

Lewis doesn't want one more year does he? He's already said he will be retiring at the end of the season. Moot discussion.

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.