bush demon

First visit to Victoria Park and we stood on beer cans. Colin Graham played a great game but we relied on another game' results which didn't go our way. Ten years of darkness followed.

Found this great link to a 60's Dees win over Collingwood featuring some glorious high marking by Greg Parke. As WJ has noted in a past write-up this game brought much hope for the Dees but we could not sustain the effort in future rounds. To think it was 49 years ago. .

Every time I see Pedo I think Tassie Johnson and Don Williams. Must be the haircut.

when was the last time we were this deep in the season and never lost by more than six seven goals?

if you are drawing the bow you are pulling it a (long) way back. Perhaps if Glenn Archer is posting here he could clarify...

large bow or long bow? Query from Robin Hood.

Not to mention how players who are constantly sledged on here - Dean Kent is a current example. I'm sure Clarrie could straighten out a few of these snipers.

should be categorise as sneaky, medium impact. definitely doesn't deserve a Leigh Mathews statue outside the G as no post broken and the act was not behind the play.

Ha Ha. The last time this happened at the G, it was the Freo game in the last minute of game and a melbourne cheer squad member (allegedly) called the goal umpire a silly old duffa. what do you know, security in all their pomp were down in a flash like the cavalry pin-pointing the alleged name caller. players are entitled to protection from abusive commentary as well as officialdom, even if they are wearing the red and blue.

For older punters, I think that's what Ray Biffen did.

like a rebound in basketball with Jack Watts slam-dunking.

is that Sauce from Sea Lake?

Not to mention Viney's broken jaw by a Geelong player cuppla years ago playing for Casey. Geelong player got off.

Have lived through many false dawns: 1. Norm Smith's mass recruitment, 1966. No big names to emerge, we got smashed nearly every week. 2. Fight our way to 7th (out of 12) 3. Tiger Ridley gets us on fire in 1971, and i lap up Sunday Observer write-ups how we are back in town. Get demolished by CWood on Q Birthday with Len Thompson marking everything. 4. 1976 see us flying to finals under Bobby Skilton only to narrowly miss. 5. Return of Ron. 1980 yields promise but no pudding. 6. The John Northey phenomenonon. Absolutely amazing, but always faltered, maybe didn't have enough belief. 7. Balmey in 1994. Fabulous year with Schwarta but undone in the west. Cruelled by injuries. 8. Neil Daniher - from 1998. A lot of respect but maybe just didn't have the cattle in 98 and 2000. 9. Roos/ Goodwin. Would say there is heaps of belief now and we are becoming consistent. Never seen such a game as Saturday night, shows we mean business this year. Can realistically hope for success, hope it's sooner rather than later.

Our first four point win (against Collingwood) on the G. since that day?

"The o.p" internet translation = over-inflated pap.

I see the same people +++ing Whelan's hit on Hird.

An absolute ripping video which will keep Melbourne in the public eye through the years to come. I always felt that part of our demise in the 60's was because there was no video record of our greatness, whilst teams like richmond collwd carlton essendon and hawthorn got endlessly played and replayed on television through the decades. as a result we lost many potential supporters andd those teams gained supporter armies whose kids went onto follow the same teams.

Doug Koop?

I played for Springvale under 12's and 14's with Bill Lonie, coach. the team song:Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrŕ.... Razza Razza Razza whiskers on ya tazza. who are who are who are we? we are the boys of the S.F.C. Springvale Springvale ra ra ra. S P R I N G V A L E!

Cameron Bruce's goal v Carlton 2000 elimination final was magnificent, crowd went berserk.

Darren Bennett kicked a massive goal into the wind at windy hill around 1990 when we chased down a 30-40 point deficit.

We are shunted to the backblocks, whilst TV money follows the old clubs. we are a pioneer club. Pioneering in the 1850's and now running with the dingoes miles from nowhere, spreading the word.

part of that has been on YouTube for a while. almost unwatchable game due to poor playing surface. good luck with the Fitzroy game!

Yes. In the games i have been to there is far too much showboating and "i'm a top ten draft pick, watch me" attitude. ATM we seem destined for the same drop off as happened under Bailey. Then (again) there was all the meaningless talk about our new draft picks and how we were going to destroy the competition.