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Add to that stat. The price of a 7oz galss of beer back then was 8d. Almost 10c for a glass of COLD beer. Not in a plastic cup either.

I would take a grand final win by any margin. And beating those scumbags by 1 point or 100 pts, doesnt matter to me.

just in time. Check your PM

yes still spots open for Div 2. You should have your league Code sent in the next 2 weeks, keep an eye out for a PM alert. It will contain your league code. Welcome to the SC Comp. good luck

No 8 of 12: 1956 Grand Final Results Saturday, 15th September ,M.C.G MELBOURNE 2.4 6.11 10.16 17.19 (121) COLLINGWOOD 3.3 4.3 5.6 6.12 (48) Umpire: Nash Attendance: 115,802 MELBOURNE B: J. Beckwith, P. Marquis, Trevor Johnson HB: D. Williams, N. McMahen (Capt.), K. Carroll C: F. Adams, K. Melville, B. Dixon HF: J. Sandral, C. Laidlaw, L. Mithen F: R. Johnson, A. Webb, I. Ridley R: Denis Cordner, R.D. Barassi, S.Spencer RES: T. Gleeson, R. Lane Goals: Spencer 5, Webb 5, Barassi 3, R. Johnson 3, Ridley. Best: Spencer, Barassi, Adams, Denis Cordner, Beckwith, Melville. COACH - Norm Smith COLLINGWOOD B: Sharp, Sullivan, Waller HB: Lucas, Tuck, Kingston C: Hedt, W. Twomey, Merrett HF: Turner, Weideman, Serong F: Mann (Capt.), Smale, Greve R: Gabelich, Rymer, Jones Res.: Hamilton, Kupsch Goals: Greve, Jones, Serong, Smale, Turner, W.Twomey Best: Tuck, Serong, Jones, Mann, Weideman, Waller. COACH - Phonse Kyne Melbourne was the power team of the '50s and it was no surprise to see the Demons finish the 1956 season on top of the ladder. The Demons finished three games clear of Collingwood, with Geelong and Footscray making up the final four. Significantly, the Demons were defeated only twice during the season - by Footscray at the MCG in Round 14 and by Geelong by two points at Kardinia Park in Round 16. Naturally, the Demons were almost unbackable for the flag. The Demons, however, had a struggle in defeating Collingwood by 16 points in the 2nd Semi final, with the Magpies even leading by a point at the final change. Then, in the preliminary final, Collingwood defeated Footscray by 39 points to win another crack at the Demons. It was to be a second consecutive Melbourne-Collingwood grand final, and little wonder there was a record attendance of 115,802 at the MCG. Collingwood, desperate to avenge the previous year's grand final defeat, started brilliantly with a goal to Bill Serong in the opening minutes. Melbourne eventually settled, but Collingwood looked the better side over the first quarter and led by five points at the first break. However, the Demons took control in the second quarter through the hard work of Denis Cordner in the ruck and the brilliant ground play of utility Laurie Mithen. Melbourne by 20 points at half time. Melbourne dominated the second half and, in fact, had the premiership in its keeping with a 40-point lead at the final break. Collingwood just could not handle the pace of the Melbourne small men, particularly Stuart Spencer and Frank Adams. With Athol Webb kicking three quick goals for Melbourne in the final quarter, Collingwood found it impossible to get back into the match. The Demons by a mammoth 73 points after kicking 11 goals to just two over the second half.

I had to delete the original Group League. So if you have to re-join again, sorry. -------- 1. If you have ALREADY REGISTERED for the Dream Team - AFL Competition, simply click the following link (you may need to login): http://afldreamteam.virtualsports.com.au/group?cic=704958 (Once logged in, simply confirm your invitation and you'll be automatically added. Private Groups are a separate feature to the ten head-to head leagues of 18, in which you may continue to participate as usual). 2. If you have NOT YET REGISTERED, simply click on the link below and fill in the registration form as usual: http://afldreamteam.virtualsports.com.au/?p=register&group_code=704958 (On successful registration, you'll automatically be added to this Group. Simply look for the "GROUPS" tab in the nav of your Leagues page).

Better late than never. stephen247 will send you a PM 'soonish' on what league to join. Keep checking your PM Box. BOL

Your Private message is NOT working. Try deleting old msgs, or activate this option. I attempted to give you your league code, and the PM failed.

Good to see you going around again, same applies to Darkhorse72. The Stynes League is just about done, The Flower league will be next.

Freo should have done themselves a favour and read DL and our thoughts of Col. Then again maybe they did? "just needs a good pre season under his belt." Care factor with me = zero. He is their problem now, I now believe we have a team of do'ers and goers.

No 7 of 12 : 1955 Grand Final Results Saturday, 17th September , M.C.G MELBOURNE 2.3 3.10 4.13 8.16 (64) COLLINGWOOD 2.2 2.5 4.6 5.6 (36) Umpire: Beitzel Attendance: 88,053 MELBOURNE B: J. Beckwith, P. Marquis, Trevor Johnson HB: D. Williams, G.McGivern, N. McMahen (Capt.) C: I. McLean, K. Melville, G. Case HF: L. Mithen, C. Laidlaw, R. McKenzie F: R. Johnson, N. Clarke, I. Ridley FOLL.: Denis Cordner, R.D. Barassi, S. Spencer RES: T. Gleeson, F. Adams Goals: Clarke 3, Ridley 3, Laidlaw, R. McKenzie. Best: Denis Cordner, Collins, Barassi, Mithen, McLean, Albiston. COACH - Norm Smith COLLINGWOOD B: L.Sharp, J. Hamilton, N. Walker HB: P. Lucas, F. Tuck, R. Kingston C: D. Healey, J. Parker, T. Merrett HF: B. Jones, K. Smale, M. Weideman F: M. Twomey, K. Batchelor, B. Rose FOLL.: N. Mann (Capt), A. Gooch, R. Richards RES: J. Hickey, R. Kupsch Goals: M Weideman 2, W Jones 1, B Rose 1, K Smale 1 Best: n/a COACH - Phonse Kyne The glorious Demon era of the '50s really started in 1954 when Footscray defeated a young Melbourne side in the grand final. It was the perfect grooming for future success under legendary coach Norm Smith, a master tactician who ruled with absolute discipline. Smith guided his young team to top position on the ladder in 1955, one game clear of Collingwood, with Geelong and Essendon making up the final four. Almost every football fan expected a Melbourne-Collingwood grand final and were delighted when these two teams slugged it out in wet conditions in the second semi-final. Melbourne defeated the Magpies by 11 points in a dour struggle to march straight into the grand final, while Collingwood had to struggle to defeat a gallant Geelong by 12 points in the preliminary final. Football fans got their wish, with the two best teams in the competition set to play off. The MCG was still wet for the grand final and, as expected, there were plenty of physical encounters. Melbourne's Noel McMahen shirtfronted Collingwood star Bob Rose early and this set the tempo for the match, with the Demons willing to crash through packs and risk life and limb for the cause. The tactics were only partly successful as the Demons led by just one point at the first break after dominating for long periods. Melbourne grabbed they believed was a winning break halfway through the third quarter, only for Rose and Ken Smale to reply to leave the Demons' three-quarter time margin at just seven points. Collingwood crept to within a point of Melbourne early in the final quarter, with Melbourne steadying with four goals. Then, in the dying minutes, Melbourne reserve Frank "Bluey" Adams was so excited at taking the field that he accidentally collided with Collingwood winger Des Healey. The Magpie was knocked unconscious in one of the most sensational incidents in grand final history. However, it made no difference to the result, with Melbourne defeating Collingwood by 28 points.

We now enter into the most successful era of the clubs history. 'Checker' Hughes laid the foundations. The "Mighty' Demons has a nice ring to it. But in the mid to late 50's it was the "ALMIGHTY" Demons. Up until now 6 flags in approx 50 yrs of VFL. Enter Norm Smith as coach.

Not a problem, still waiting on a few to confirm for the Stynes league. After that things will move very quickly.

They are a bit late to open, but the Leagues have been setup for 2015. stephen247 will be sending out the league codes, I needed a hand, he is willing. So keep an eye on your PM box, and make sure you can receive PM's The 1st league will be the Legends League, then a delay, to finalise everyone that confirmed has joined. Then he'll do the Tridents League, etc etc. While waiting for your code to be PM/d to you, play around with your team. If you have 'confirmed' you wont miss out. I'll hand it over to stephen247 from here. Good luck to everyone, I hope you enjoy playing in your allocated league.

Doing the Stynes league at this stage. You are in the Barassi league. The Flower is next in line and then the Barassi codes for those leagues wil follow when we have finished the Stynes League. While you are waiting for your Code to be PM'd to you, you can play around with your SC team etc.

Welcome to the comp, new players are always welcome to join in. At this stage what league you will be in, is a bit up in the air. 4 as yet havent confirmed in the Stynes League, so a bit of juggling may be required.

For those wondering, RealDT should be open next week, We will be ready to go. New players are welcome to join.

There has been a security breach in the Stynes league someone must have left the doors open No biggie, they could be just keeping somebody's seat warm for the moment. But I'll see how it pans out before taking any action.

And you were also in the Demonland League 2013. and scored 49,901in that year.

Supercoach is now open: All our leagues have been setup for our comp. Codes are being send via your PM to those that have confirmed to play in 2015. Starting with the Stynes League (until filled) , then start on the Flower League, etc etc Good luck to everyone, enjoy. In the meantime while waiitng for your league code, feel free to select your teams, and per previous years, there is also a "Group" League setup and it is open for anyone that want to also join the Group League. Melbourne Demons is the name of the "Group League" 1. If you have ALREADY REGISTERED for the The Herald Sun Nissan SuperCoach Competition, simply click the following link (you may need to login): http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/group?cic=978745 (Once logged in, simply confirm your invitation and you'll be automatically added. Private Groups are a separate feature to the ten head-to head leagues of 18, in which you may continue to participate as usual). 2. If you have NOT YET REGISTERED, simply click on the link below and fill in the registration form as usual: http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/?p=register&group_code=978745 (On successful registration, you'll automatically be added to this Group. Simply look for the "GROUPS" tab in the nav of your Leagues page). For NON registered Demonlanders there will be a public league available and the code will be made public in this thread, after the Comp leagues have been finalised with everyone that has confirmed.

Welcome back P-Man, I have noted your team name change, thx mate. Check your PM for info regarding joining your League. Stynes Div 1. Good luck in 2015.

Welcome Louie, You will be notified with a League code when your league is ready for you to join. In the meantime, Supercoach is open for 2015, so you can fiddle around with your team selection.

welcome to the comp. If you could post the name of your team asap.

No 6 of 12 : * REPLAY * 1948 Grand Final Results Saturday, 9th October , M.C.G MELBOURNE 6.2 9.3 11.8 13.11 (89) ESSENDON 0.3 5.5 6.6 7.8 (50) Umpire: McMurray Attendance 52,226 MELBOURNE B: W. Deans, J. McGrath, S. Rule HB: C. McLean, Denis Cordner, G. Collins C: M. Spittle, G. Bickford, L. Dockett HF: R. McKenzie, L. Arnold, N. McMahen F: J. Mueller, N. Smith, E. Craddock RUCK: Don Cordner (Capt), A. Dullard, A. Rodda RES: G. Bowman, E. Jackson Goals: Mueller 6, Arnold 2, Rodda 2, Smith, Dullard, McMahen. Best: Mueller, Smith, McGrath, Spittle, Bickford, Arnold. COACH - Frank 'Checker' Hughes ESSENDON B: C. Lambert, C. Ruddell, R. McClure HB: L. Gardiner, W. May, N. McDonald C: R. Bradley, A. Harper, G. Hassell HF: J. Jones, E. Leehane, R. Reynolds (Capt) F: H. Equid, W. Brittingham, K. Rawle RUCK: P. Bushby, R. Syme, W. Hutchinson RES: V. Fisher, R. McEwen Goals: Brittingham 2, Syme 2, R. Reynolds, Hutchinson, Jones. Best: McDonald, McClure, Bushby, Syme, Hassell, C. Lambert. COACH - R. Reynolds Melbourne handled the heavy conditions far better than Essendon and opened a 35-point break by quarter-time. Essendon could not claw its way back into the match, especially as veteran Mueller, brought back from the reserves for the finals, was at his best with six grand final goals. Melbourne won by 39 points.

The first ever Drawn Grand final. We only stayed in the game, due to Essendon's shocking kicking for goal. * DRAWN * 1948 Grand Final Results Saturday, 2nd October ,M.C.G ESSENDON 0.6 2.15 6.21 7.27 (69) MELBOURNE 3.2 4.5 6.8 10.9 (69) Umpire: J. McMurray Attendance: 85,658 ESSENDON B: C. Lambert, C. Ruddell, P. Bushby HB: H. Lambert, W. Buttsworth, N. McDonald C: R. Bradley, A. Harper, G. Hassell HF: R. Reynolds (Capt), E. Leehane, J. Jones F: R. Syme, W. Brittingham, K. Rawie RUCK: R. McClure, D. Bigelow, W. Hutchinson RES: W. May, V. Fisher Goals: Hutchinson 2, Brittingham 2, Rawie, Bigelow, Bradley. Best: R. Reynolds, McClure, McDonald, H.Lambert, C. Lambert, Leehane COACH - R. Reynolds MELBOURNE B: W. Deans, J. McGrath, S. Rule HB: C. McLean, Denis Cordner, G. Collins C: M. Spittle, G. Bickford, L. Dockett HF: D. Heywood, L. Arnold, N. McMahen F: J. Mueller, N. Smith, E. Craddock RUCK: Don Cordner (Capt), A. Dullard, A. Rodda RES: G. Bowman, E. Jackson Goals: Mueller 6, Smith, Craddock, Arnold, Dullard Best: Rodda, Smith, Collins, Mueller, Bickford. COACH - Frank 'Checker' Hughes MELBOURNE made the 1946 grand final, only to be thrashed (63 points) by Essendon and had to wait two years to avenge that defeat, in extraordinary circumstances. Essendon topped the 1948 ladder from Melbourne by a whopping 10 match points and, naturally, very few fans would deny the Dons flag favoritism, with Collingwood and Footscray making up the final four. Then, when Essendon defeated Melbourne by 36 points in the second semi-final, the Dons were almost unbackable to land the flag. Melbourne reached the grand final in style, humiliating Collingwood by 65 points in the preliminary final. Critics rated Melbourne's performance as the best by any side that season and the football public now anticipated the Demons would at least give Essendon a run for its money. Key Melbourne forwards Jack Mueller and Norm Smith showed devastating form against the Magpies and if they again could get among the goals the Demons could upset the Dons. The Demons shocked the football world by naming amateur champion Denis Cordner at centre halfback for only his second game - five years after his debut. The first quarter was even, but poor kicking for goal by Essendon gave the Demons a 12-point lead. Then, in the second quarter, Essendon strayed even more off-line, with just two goals and nine behinds. And that was the way it continued, with the Dons kicking themselves out of a premiership. They finally kicked 7.27 to Melbourne's far more accurate 10.9. Smith had two chances to break the deadlock in the final minutes but missed both opportunities and the match ended in a draw - the first in a grand final. Although Essendon retained favoritism for the replay, it lost Wally Buttsworth and Harold Lambert to injuries and, besides, conditions turned nasty.