Deevout

After the club has supported him through all the terrible things he has gone through in the last few years it’s the right thing to do for the club and his playing mates at it if he decides to leave.

I was eight years old and was sitting in the old southern stand with my eleven year old sister. Mum organised and paid for a cousin to take us to the game. Mum and my brother sat in the MCC members using ladies tickets. My brother chose the Dee’s and everyone else jumped on board. I can remember Ray Gabelich “running” into goal with minutes to go to put the Pies in front as it was right under our seats. Then tears from a young boy that turned in to tears of joy when Ray “froggy” Crompton goaled for us in the dying seconds to win the game. We all still follow the Dee’s, Mum is 92. She raised 3 kids on her own after my useless womanising father left us When I was two. Thanks mum for saving and buying the tickets. Finances were always a struggle. Fingers crossed for another premiership VERY soon!

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/clearly-it-is-an-assault-case-for-gaff-to-face-the-law-says-galbally-20180806-p4zvpv.html Lots of talk about criminal charges for Gaff. It reinforces to me we can all have a moment of madness and what the consequences could be if you do.