bush demon

"Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, true. Mick went crazy; Nathan wears his shoes. It won't be a stylish marriage, they've done the Pies some damage. And now your free, a-g-ency will end in red and blue."

This line about Neeld 'discovering' Garland was a forward i hear all the time. Neeld would have known that right from the start. I'll concede that he may not have known fellow Tasmanian Ray Biffen had also been a forward.

Went in there a few months ago and the microfiches are now jet powered; much better to use. I also used to fondly go through old newspapers (basement, Monash Uni) and revel in week after week of demon glory from the glory days. For true tragics there is The Argus Online, which is indexed and free. Google Trove.

What time?

That's not TPM.

During the years 1987-1991 we were a legitimate power team. The only sustained period of dominance since the days of ron barassi crashing packs.

You guys clearly don't remember him he was a briiant footballer cruelly it down with a knee injury. Number 22 from memory but Thaipantsmanyou will have to correct me on that.

When The Age puts 'exclusive' at the beginning of their updates it is implying that some kind of investigative journalism is underway adding a touch of gravitas to their speculations.

Watt rubbish. I am surprised the investigators haven't questioned Demetriou and Anderson's own dismissals of tanking in 2009. I mean, what have the AFL got to hide?

It's an even handedness exercise by The Age.

One minute the HS is suggesting that MFC tanking is an open and shut case, the next some audio tape "may unlock" whether this is so. With potentially mountains of out-takes to get through better get Phil Spector on the job.

I'm currently sitting on my old vinyl, "Teaser and the Firecat", so I am perfectly qualified to say I am 'on the record' as saying that 'as I've stated on many occasions'... etc...Fair dinkum i am totally sick of this grandstanding. why not go on an afl website and spout your line there because it's not needed here. The club is totally stretched at present yet has to keep up an on-message message and so for holiday relief we get to read this back-stabbing, keeping it real nonsense.

You may or may not have been around when South Melbourne and Fitzroy (what quaint names) were cut from the pack. My earlier comment was a nuanced comment and certainly not victim mentality. Your reference to 'group think' is just a throw-away line. I finished up suggesting that Melbourne, through the spirit and deeds of Jim Stynes (and others) would prevail against the dark forces. At the moment, the league still needs the passionate traditional supporter and can't totally go with its orange jumper mentality, but the trend is surely towards a premier league situation (with compliant minnow clubs) and anyone who doesn't recognise this reality is being naive.

There is a ridiculing of MFC bordering on hatred in some media circles. We are seen by these critics, commentators, comedians - as the club to be cut from the pack in Victoria. The pretext of the 2009 tanking allegations gives administrators such as demetriou (melbourne has no purpose, remember?) an opportunity to further these objectives. sooner or later, renewing a coach, an administration, a 'club vision' - will no longer keep supporters behind a club, and massive debt and disintegration will take that club down the fitzroy path. choosing a melbourne instead of a carlton or a collingwood to enforce league rules fits this strategy perfectly. stynes' gift to us was to re-unite the club and, ironically, not accept defeat. it is this mindset of resistance which will ultimately silence the champions, healeys, bartletts, demetrious and wilsons of the footballing world.

Three things I remember about Big Carl as-a-Demon: 1. His big hanky; 2. His funny kicking action, a kind of throw and back-spin release; 3. His 'run and carry' when we had to come out for a big third quarter.

. Get back to the bush, Redleg. Lol

I'm already in the bush, you nincompoop and I didn't realise it was your website.

Hold up a democracy-in-Sri-Lanka sign in Bay 13 (along with a raised glass of lemonade) and watch security move in quicker than a border protection boat.

This thread should be merged with the indulgent, post-grinding thread.

The Age article, "Dees asked to explain antics" sets out a misleading impression that it is the league asking the club to explain the players' behaviour, then link this to their (ongoing) line about the dees dirty year. Should be asking The Age to explain their antics about our club. On the other hand, we may have been experimenting with positions to see if the boys can perform better on a different side of the fence.

Spoken quickly, abbreviated from "Few premiershaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarps"....

Thanks for that. Anyone with time on their hands may like to go through the list and categorise teams that use 'Grand Old Flag' as their team song.

Update. This list illustrates that the demons brand is spread far and wide across australia, and is not parochialised and local to trendy parts of melbourne, as some commentators such as Greg Champion would have you believe. What about a demon jumper which includes a logo from each of the listed clubs: Armadale (Junior) Football Club W.A Bentleigh Demons Football Club Vic Berri (NSW) Demons Football Club NSW Boolarra Demons Football Club Vic Boston Demons USA Chelsea Heights Demons Vic Dandenong Demons Vic Diamond Creek Demons Vic Dubbo Demons NSW East Launceston Demons Tas Eastern Park Football Club S.A High Park Demons Ontario, Canada Hope Valley Demons South Australia Horsham Demons Football Club Victoria Koo Wee Rup Demons Victoria Laharum Heights Demons Victoria Lockley Demons South Australia Naracoorte Demons South Australia Ngallo Demons South Australia Nimbin Demons NSW North Hobart Demons Tas Norwood (Redlegs) South Australia Otway Demons Victoria Pennant Hills Demons Football Club NSW Perth Demons Football Club WA Port Macdonnell Demons South Australia Portarlington Demons Football Club Vic Shepparton United Demons Vic Surfers Paradise Demons Football Club Qld Swifts Creek Demons Vic Timboon Demons Victoria Tullamarine Demons Vic Wandsworth Demons United Kingdom Willunga Demons Football Club S.A

This post was partly inspired by the "Melbourne reigns supreme post" by Whispering Jack. I have often wondered why more has not been made of the Australia-wide connections to our name and colours. Presumably this naming convention links back to the birth of our own 'demons' in the 1930's under Checker-Hughes. A quick internet search reveals the following football club as "Demons", many red n blue, and at least some using our club's logos or symbols: Pennant Hills Demons Football Club NSW Boolarra Demons Football Club Vic Perth Demons Football Club WA Bentleigh Demons Football Club Melbourne Metro Berri (NSW) Demons Football Club NSW Horsham Demons Football Club Western Victoria Surfers Paradise Demons Football Club Qld Eastern Park Football Club S.A Portarlington Demons Football Club Willunga Demons Football Club S.A Armadale (Junior) Football Club W.A Has the club ever researched all the Australian Demon Football clubs (not to mention the Boston Demons) with the view to creating some loose kind of association? Maybe our promotional material could be forwarded to these clubs, maybe a host of other connections could be made. Know any others?