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Petty Back
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Max to drop back
Bowey and Turner both injured
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3 hours ago, Ungarieboy said:
When Oliver, Trac and Viney are all having dominant games it's hard for our next midfielder to rack up a lot of disposals. They can't all get it at once!!! Sparrow stays in.
This fascination of change for changes sake (or to appease our curiosity - "the grass is always greener on the otherside of the fence" approach), is not conducive to strong team culture. A strong team culture builds belief and confidence - which is crucial for players to be in form.
Yeah, agree.
You’d never want DLs as your brokers- 1
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7 hours ago, Tarax Club said:
#33 Tom Fullarton
Ivor Warne-Smith wore #33 in his very first season with the Fuchsias. After demobilising from Flanders in 1919. No listed players for the #33 guernsey grab a great deal of attention until Gary Hardeman’s arrival at the club in 1967. He played 219 games for the Demons over the next decade or more. Regularly representing Victoria in the Big White V and attaining All-Australian status in 1972. A great amount of his career was spent at the centre-half bank position. Where his dynamism was best displayed. Rising above the pack to grab an authoritative mark. Hardeman would often hit the ground beautifully balanced and full of running. Delivering a long raking drop punt deep to the forward line. His distinguished career would include multiple top three Brownlow medal and Best and Fairest finishers. Gary was later honoured with Team of the Century selection at the centre- half back position by the MFC. Tony Elshaug commenced the trend for players of shorter statue wearing the #33 jumper. Reflecting the prolonged lack of success at Melbourne he left for a premiership at Essendon. Greg “Sugar” Healy is the brother of Brownlow medalist Gerard Healy another demon departee. His injury truncated career was distinguished with a Best and Fairest award in 1986. He attained captaincy at the age of twenty-two. Leading the 1988 Grand Final team against a rampant Hawthorn outfit. Jeffrey Farmer arrived as a relatively unheralded Western Australian youngster. Although he was given the epithet “The Wizard” by the WA scout. Which proved to be prescient given his spectacular on-field exploits. These included a hair trigger play on handball on his first appearance at the MCG into the back of Captain Garry Lyons head. After marking in the Swan St end goal square. Fortunately the field umpire allowed young Jeff to reset and kick the goal. The ‘merger match’ between the Demons and Hawks at the end of 1996 home and away season at the ‘G was dominated by the firepower of David Neitz and Piggy Dunstall. Jeff Farmer’s magnificent cameo of three goals in the third quarter still burns bright. On an evening where many believed the merger was a fait accompli. During 1998 Farmer established himself as a bona-fide star. Kicking ‘goal of the year’ and taking one of the greatest marks in Australian rules football period. Against the rampant tiggers, Garry Lyon again providing ‘the prop’ his back as a step ladder. Jeff was unjustly denied the award of ‘goal of the year’ by an inferior award decision. His 2000 season exploits now regarded as ‘legendary’ by the Demon faithful further enhanced Farmer’s reputation as “The Wizard”.
….Wiz’s 9 Goals and a point in second half v Pies
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I love that Salos back in town. How many times, especially pre flag, have I seen a shambolic Melbourne - to be cured by a Salem tackle/block/turnover/sidestep and perfect delivery.
Statement play and recalibrates the whole team
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On 22/12/2023 at 19:26, monoccular said:
I thought he had it sewn up in the first quarter.
And yes, Johannasen won one which surprised many.And I reckon first Tiger flag, Houli was the one keeping them in it when Adelaide were on.
Naturally media favourite Dusty got it.- 2
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If not for standout games from Fritta, Trac and maybe Bont could’ve jagged the Norm Smith.
Players have done less in GF and got one.- 5
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My son was born Mercy Maternity, Clarendon Street, East Melbourne.
07:59 am on birth records.
Obligatory, wash, hold, handball return to maternity nurse.
Walk for break/clear head etc etc couple hundred metres to MCC office.
Registered on waiting list before 10.00am- 3
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Grew up out east and Hawks had a following. There’s colour photo of me wearing Hawthorn jumper early 60s.
March 1965 and we’re in town, MSD (Melbourne Sports Depot) Elizabeth Street.Mum had canny eye for bargain, nodded towards a promotional basket of guernseys at 10/6d, saying, “Radar needs new footy jumper”. Guess which one fit.The rest is history.At least I came on board at dawn of our darkest era.Younger brother remains a Hawk. He can’t quite remember all the Premierships he’s seen.The only happy fact out of all this is I was one size too small for the StKilda jumper.- 5
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On 05/11/2023 at 09:20, Deebauched said:
MFC logo should be above the sponsor's with AFL alongside.
Doesnt matter. Atleast they got the colours right. I cant stand the poxy light blue variant for away games. Totally unnecessary as sides often play as the 'away' team or neutral for their home games.
I hope Dillon scraps the stupid theme jumpers. They look ridiculous.
He wont.
Looking more like a rugby jumper
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Freo #9 pick (2019) wants out.
What goes around comes around.
Liam Henry - don’t recall the kid taking control of any quarter of a big final. -
Statement
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That’s no advantage
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Can someone please refresh my memory on how MFC were screwed in 1998 finals series after beating Crows by 10 goals in MCG final?
AFL later admitted they got our “seeding” wrong - MFC should’ve had easier opponent/no interstate travel or something.
Couldn’t believe it at the time.
Don’t feel sorry for Crows.
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Agree with a lot of OP post but what goes around comes around for Adelaide -
Leigh Colbert mark
MFC wrongfully handicapped after thrashing them in 98 Final - AFL later admitted they wronged us.
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All fun, but the only award I care about is Max being called “dual…
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57 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:
I live for this kind of information. I’ll be at a pub quiz in 2029, this will be a question, and the entire pub will be in awe of the stupid [censored] I know. Thanks @Webber. Love it
Sparrow made a mistake in a game of footy.
Key player in Bang. Bang. Bang!
Best 90 seconds of footy I’ve seen in 59 years.
Some forget quickly.
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9 minutes ago, rolling fog said:
The filth are seriously getable at the moment
All year in fact - their game plan like a rocket, slow to get going, looks fantastic and good to watch when it does. Ultimately crashes and burns.
Wont stand up against a team with structure.
KB - didn’t score for over an hour- 2
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1 hour ago, MrFreeze said:
Maybe so, but I think Harmes is worse option and should not be in the 22.
You are speaking about 2021 Premiership players
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All this while Shane Tuck (RIP) inquest is occurring and the recent CTE disclosure about the Adelaide AFLW player who took her life.
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50 minutes ago, brendan said:
The Richmond melts on bigfooty are something else
Can you post a few?
They had 15 Premiership players.
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1 hour ago, Stiff Arm said:
Joel Smith... the Super Sub!
I waited for rain to stop after game;
thirty mins later he’s running the boundary with a trainer- 5
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1 minute ago, Chook said:
You know what this means don't you, for the media... Carlton will join Collingwood, Port and maybe Brisbane as the only real premiership contenders. Geelong might sneak into some people's calculations.
All good. Premierships are won in September
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I’m hoping if we’re in the GF it’ll be on the back of a huge Roo September
Sydney complaining about Essendon tactics off the ball...
in Melbourne Demons
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Max got crashed in the back clearly having taken a clean mark v Hawthorn.
No fifty.
Game over by then so even a goal be useless, but Max carries it into next week