bush demon

He was happy to Let Ron go. And Big Bob Johnson just seemed to walk out of the club when we needed him . There he was, starring for East Fremantle and Oakleigh in the 60s when we needed him.

Probably karma for Wayne Harmes in 1979.

Any AFL players stupid enough to read these childish would just have a laugh. One of the great traditions of our code is the mateship which transcends club loyalty. You only have to watch the players having a friendly chat post-game to see this. The Jimmy stuff should be left in the past.

Leigh Matthews got a statue.

Smith's ethos was team first.

Pretty sure I was at that Hawks game. They had something special brewing that day with dazzling movement out of the centre. Got a big break in us early and took us totally by surprise.

I think some of our boys need to bulk up is Weideman, Fritsch, Brayshaw. Jones needs a role, small forward anyone?

No dilemma: it's Victoria v an AFL interstate franchise.

1. As they say, there can be only one loser in football. 2. Having said that, Richmond cheated by system, byes and fourteen days breaks are a penalty on the top team.

Also, "MELBOURNE, MASTERS OF THE MCG".

Gives a new meaning to +1.

Ian Cover and Champs (Coodabeens, ABC radio) have got some gripe with Melbourne, they cannot save themselves from making snide remarks. Cover was shocking on Saturday morning, don't know what his issue is. Fortunately they have a young guy on there now, "Andy" who remarked to Cover that they (Melbourne supporters) wouldn't be driving Range Rovers, they would be driving Teslas....

Too young, and living in the country. But we had just bought a TV and ABC 2 scrolled the football and racing updates and on some kind of typed rolling sheet. The score updates showed the lead fluctuating until, "final score... etc with Melbourne winning. a few years ago i purchased from ABC archives the radio commentary of the game ($70) and then mixed it with the rothmans video and grainy tv footage to provide some sense of the last few minutes. in a scrappy game, amazing how barassi, townsend, and bourke combined to give Mann a shot at goals from directly in front (which he missed). amazingly, the kick-out was a very markable drop-kick which Brian Dixon duly marked. Ron Barassi, unable to mark seems to bring the ball to ground - in front of Crompton - who then purposely slots it through. the radio commentary later tells how Barry Bourke later took a telling mark in the last line of defence to repel Coillingwood. the footage shows how collingwood COULD have been paid one or more free kicks in the dying moments... but as they say, the whistle is usually thrown away by this stage. I know this is not direct memories of the game but hope it is helpful.

Reported in The Age that the club is looking at chartering buses to Perth. www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/better-safe-than-sorry-fans-camp-out-to-beat-ticketek-meltdown-20180916-p5043o.html

Our finals record agaibst them since war years is simply amazing, something like 15 out of 16. Didn't do Hawthorn any good though.

Hopefully you were kicking against the wind

Matthews, Dipper.

So can make a family booking as one of the 2 allowable ticket purchases which entitles two adults plus two children. Not completely clear.

A case of foot in mouth for both Cornes and Toby.

Some people like to big-note themselves. Go Lewis, Go Dees!

Put Ray Gabelich to shame.

Do it for Robby, do it for Roosy, just DO IT!

The euphoria certainly didn't hurt us in '87, quite the opposite. To the toppermost of the poppermost.

I think it was in 1940 Melbourne had apoliceman tagging Jack Dyer.

In 1967 we finished 7th, not quite good enough to make the four but a good recovery from the Smith/Barassi debacle. 50 years later we are still 7th. Plus ca change?