bush demon

This was the game where a plan was devised to stop Jack Dyer 'taking out' Norm Smith. Red Fox describes how one of the Melbourne players (a copper, i think) tailed Dyer and prevented him from having his normal impact, excusing the pun.

On World of Sport, Tilbrook started out as "Diamond Jim". Then Lou started calling him "Topaz", finishing with "Tillendrium".

What goes round, comes round. Norm Smith came to South in 1970 and got them into the finals for the first time in decades with exhilarating football. Six years later Bobby Skilton, from South, very nearly got us into the finals. In the 90's Ron Barassi went to the Swans and helped resurrect the club. A year ago Paul Roos comes to our club and a turnaround in our club now looks on the cards. I'm hoping for near wins to turn into wins this year and get us closer to the middle of the table, and out of the stinking rut we have lain in these last few years.

It is just a business. And we won this time. To misquote Jack Ruby:"The world will never know how close Nathan came to not signing".

Let's hope no Demonlanders have any afflictions...

The hero worshipping true believers on this site are living in fantasy land. These guys are career footballers, so it wouldn't worry Nathan Jones in the slightest which colours he pulls on after next year, be they Melbourne, Geelong or Hawthorn. It is no longer a supporter's competition, it is a return-to-investors=from-media-rights sting.. I just hope that soccer swamps good old aussie rules before the two-poos win their twentieth premiership.

Alan Johnson, without a doubt. Brett Lovett, because he was an intelligent footballer.

Looking forward to reading the article. What is coming across in the comments is a degree of envy and miserliness.

Forgiveness is a powerful force, it re-unites. It is the kind of energy someone like Roos could put to good use for the club. I would love Brock to come back, if in fact the guy can still play football.

I posted about Ray's illness last year, but can't find the post. Just wanted to mention the sad passing of my lifelong demon buddy, Ray this morning, in Frankston palliative care. Ray bravely fought a brain cancer for nearly two years when he was only given three months. We used to go to watch the Dees play when we were kids, ducking off from Springy Under 12's and catching the No. 4 to Richmond. For long time supporters, that was when Phil Rhoden used to drop kick 55 yards from full back in the reserves. I was honoured to attend Ray's wedding last year, shortly after he was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour. Ray's family and mine are all crazy demon supporters and we spent lots of sunny (and otherwise) afternoons at the MCG screaming for our team over the years. You don't need to suffer any more, Ray, and we will all miss you and your wonderful sense of humor. You were taken before your time. Condolences to your wife, kids and extended family. BD

"I really rate x, y. z.........." .As if the football world really cares about what some anonymous football nut says.

Bet he's a dasher!

When a courageous man like Phil Hughes leaves us so young it feels like things will never be the same again. I hope there is a completely new look at helmets so that this kind of tragedy is never witnessed or experienced again. R.I.P.

Offloading Chip and TS for Hoges and now Petracca not a bad second dip... http://m.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-draft-2014-emma-quayles-firstround-predictions-20141126-11uey0.html

Hopefully McCartin won't turn out to be a lemon.

Sometimes it's better to go outside your club.

Couldn't help but notice Barassi's trademark impact on the game in these last minutes. First, he almost spoils the Hawthorn kick and nearly injures himself when standing on the mark. Later he takes a courageous mark under pressure (which the commentator describes as an easy mark!), then astounds the commentator by... handballing. This was a good tactic because of the conditions as Melbourne were able to maintain possession and work the ball around the wing. A big loss, losing Barassi. Gonzo, do you have any more from this period?

As the actress said to the bishop, where has that footage been hiding! Demons finishing all over Hawthorn, and Mann's goal as good as I ever imagined. More, please.

That is sensational. Would very much look forward to seeing that.

Our best last year was mid-table. We beat Carlton, Essendon, Richmond and Adelaide without a forward line to straighten us up. With the addition of Hogan and good players coming in, we could expect to get at least 10-12, imo. Frawley is a loss.

Why don't the phantom drafts show us having BOTH picks 2 and 3?

Long been a gripe of mine. Our last premiership coincided with the last year of ritually wiping the football videos of grand finals. Ironically our best early footage is a black and white TV commentary of the last ten minutes of the '58 grand final, when we fell over. I once rang Col Hutchison and he told me that an (unnamed) TV executive at an (unamed) station had wiped several grand finals, including ours in spite, after that station losing the TV rights coverage.

The crowd scenes show how we have changed as a society. There is a togetherness that is totally absent in today's selfish world. Everyone seems to belong to the same family in these shots. It is the same with 60's youtube footage of the kop, Liverpool's home ground.

I bet you couldn't kick five goals in an AFL match, let alone for the MFC.

I also like the national competition, and Sydney Swans is my second or third favourite team. But drawing players out of Victoria to fund teams such as GWS is going to hasten the demise of one or more foundation clubs. Who knows, that may even be a good thing. But GWS will remain heavily subsidised and heavily unsubscribed well into the future just so the AFL can prove a point. It will be quite interesting to see the impetus that football gets with next year's Asian cup being held here.