Demonstone

Ha ha, I remember this. It was glorious and Big Carl had a great time that day, the Magpie players less so. Teddy Fidge's last game was also against Collingwood in 1988 when he snotted Magpie champ Darren Millane early on and put him out of the game, which we won. Fidge got suspended for a few matches (justifiably, I might add) and that was the last we ever saw of him in red and blue. If it was a plan, it worked!

A very solid effort overall and an enjoyable read and walk down memory lane. However, I cannot give you an elephant stamp and would risk being ejected from Pedants Inc. for not pointing out the misspellings of Rohde, Pedersen, Bizzell, Bennett and Seecamp and, to a lesser extent, Alastair (Clarkson) and Stephen (Powell).?

I get the feeling that some rub their hands with glee at the first sign of anything going awry as it validates their pessimism. Some even keep a jar of glee handy for that very purpose, I'm told.

... and playing for Victoria in their star studded side in the ’69 carnival dominating for the bloody Vics. Those croweaters still can't get over losing to Victoria!

Jeez, for a moment there I thought the thread title read "Jordan Lewis Selling Dope". Carry on.

Schwarz was from our Under 19s via Sunbury. Lyon was recruited before the draft commenced and also started in the U19s. There were worse zones than us, notably Collingwood who had the most unproductive South-West of Victoria which was known as the Western Border League at that time. Having said that, the Goulburn Valley didn't provide much in the way of talent for us.

That was always his issue though, he invariably broke down/got injured.

We're getting so far off topic here, but Ted Bundy was the serial killer that preyed on hitchhikers, whilst Dahmer mainly used to lure men back to his home before murdering them then doing unspeakable things with their bodies. It was also Dahmer who was alleged to have said to Lorena Bobbitt "You weren't gonna throw that away, were you?".

Remember when he was told that he was getting number eight and he asked if he could sew it on sideways so that it resembled the symbol for infinity? Good times.

And yet you quote them in support of your (incorrect) assertion that arsonists are responsible for the current bushfires.

Whatever do you mean, Mr Bluth? ?

Only one season with us as I recall, before we flicked the bean.

Bit early to call, but I like what I'm hearing about Rivers.

Fixed it for ya, Steve!

The stages of climate change denialism: 1. It's not happening / it's a leftie/greenie conspiracy / the scientists are making it up / it's just normal weather changes. 2. Well yes, it's changing but it's always changed and it's nothing to do with us / what acceleration of change? 3. Maybe it does have something to do with us, but it's too late to do anything now / other countries are worse.

Credited with having invented the banana kick in the 60s, he played for Richmond then Melbourne. Also played Shield cricket for both Victoria and Tasmania. Quite the sportsman, it would appear.

I remember seeing Tilbrook play in the reserves at Kardinia Park one day, when the crowd was very small in the early stages of the game and the stadium was pretty quiet. The smack of his boot hitting ball reverberated around the ground like a rifle shot. Biggest kick I can recall at MFC.

Young Neita will kneed developing. (sorry!)

Apropos of not much of all, I saw a bloke in the supermarket this morning wearing an "Air Jurrah" t-shirt. Doubt that there'd be a lot still in existence. Anyone else still have theirs or any poster on here wearing one in Portland today?

Surprising then that you don't know that his surname is Leek. You know, like the vegetable not the wee.

Chicken (real name Wilfred) played 150 games for Fitzroy and won the Brownlow in 1933. He was a tiny 170cm and 62kg and earned his nickname as a child when his mother could never catch him!

That's also my recollection, DD.

Tom Gillies stiff.

Thanks dazzler, never knew Goody had a cricket background. I looked it up and he was co-captain (not a recent concept, then!) of South Australia's Under 19 team, but it would appear that footy took over from that point so I'm not sure how much attention he attracted from the Australian selectors as he never played 1st class cricket. Clearly, he was one of those kids who was just really good at sports of all kinds. Reckon we all went to school with one of those!

They started selling Emu Bitter!