Chook in Perth

Yeah na, I wasn't joining in bro.

The last 10 pages of this thread suck.

You lost me at Barry.

I've spoken to Mark. He's happy for someone else to upload, as he can't find his copy anyway!

You heard it on the radio in the last 10 minutes?

Stick it on Youtube Biff!

Good get Tim. I'll have a better look tonight. No doubt its mixed in with 27,000 Disney movies.

Someone on Land or Ology put together a Flower DVD about 7 years ago. there was about 30 minutes of footage on it. I can't find my copy, but I'm sure that goal was on it.

the power of the internet. amazing Greg. I used your Ode as the basis for many a school project. to this day I occasionally break out "Dunstalls kicked truly, Hawthorns im front you bloody beauty" im away down the coast for the weekend, but I have a jpg of a very, very yellow piece of local newspaper I'll post next week.

Was some talk of trying to get him last October. Not sure Hannebury's off field choices are what we desire. He's a turd.

I just typed this out for the Melbourne website. The "Robbie Flower Wing" first called for 27 years ago. In 1987 this "Ode to Robbie Flower" by Greg Shalless appeared in the Lilydale Express. I've kept it forever. "For fifteen years he's dodged and weaved, He had to be seen to be believed, That scrawny four-eyed weakling kid, Oh! What magic things he did. We just went along to see him play, Hoping to catch him on his day, Win or lose it mattered not, Our day was made when he ran hot. When players left, like Alves, Wells and Crackers, To play in finals, we lost some backers, But no white cells in his blood, only Red and Blue, To the Demons he remained loyal and true. He'd fly like Jezza to take the big mark, Or a Big Nick tap-on or Bartlett shark, Or with Baldock magic and Ian Stewart class He'd hit a chest with a pin point pass. When about to be nabbed by a would-be attacker He'd spin his way out like the Brothers Krakouer, There was nothing like it to lift your soul, When he swept down the wing and dobbed a long goal. At the Western Oval in his final season, To play in a final the only reason, In the third quarter, our run seemed to late, Three quick Scragger goals, it was shut the gate. It looked like his swansong, it made us sick, Our hero hadn't gathered a single kick, But out of the blue he dobbed two in a row, "CARN DEES! HERE WE GO!" In the last it was Footscray, who booted the first, Washing away our grim finals thirst, The Cats were in front, we were just dreamers Then Robbie flew and took one of those screamers. He banged it through, and then we knew, If the Hawks could win his dream would come true, With our radios blaring Dunstall kicked truly, Hawthorn's in front, YOU BLOODY BEAUTY. After 23 years you'd think it enough To see Robbie in a final, doing his stuff. But success makes greedy and hungry for more, To knock off the Roos is the Dees next chore. About finals experience we don't want to know, With 18 Demons having a red hot go, We reckon we'll our Robbie hold up, The 1987 Premiership Cup. Of the MCG chants, the loudest you'll hear's when we stand and yell "ROBBIE!" as the ball comes near, We'll never forget the grace and power, Of our Demon hero, Robbie Flower. Around the Members wing, it's a magical sight, When he soars like an eagle in full flight, and wouldn't be a fantastic thing, If they renamed it, THE ROBBIE FLOWER WING

That's a familiar tale. Reckon every Dees supporter in the Eastern suburbs would relate. I recall wishing he'd buy the Sportsco at Chirnside just so I could see him more often.

I started a blog 15 months ago. Wrote in it once. Today I felt the need to have another go. My thoughts on Robbie. https://www.tumblr.com/blog/theviewfromthecheapseats

My first footy memories are my long departed Pa saving Footy Records for me. It was 1981, we were rubbish but the whole family laughed at Jacko and was impressed with young Healy. But Robbie.....he was spoken of in hushed tones. A deity. We didn't have much. But we had Robbie. He was ours, and no bag of cash, or cheap finals appearances, was going to change that. My old mans the hardest bastard I know, but he'll be crying himself to sleep tonight. Have 5 bounces and dob one from 50 great man.

Hi Brett Anderson from SEN..... Again.

I know the player sponsor for Toumpas. He hasn't mentioned anything of this supposed homesickness. He thinks Toumpas is an extremely confident young man who will back himself to come good.

7 years working with Eddie rubbed off on this bloke. He affects a Neil Balme style jocular persona, but really he's as cunning as a shithouse rat.

If Dangerfield chase goes nowhere, bit of talk of trading pick 2 to the Bulldogs for 6 and a very good young mid. Rationale being Brayshaw still there at 6 due to talls wanted elsewhere, and he's the man we want.

No mate! Absolutely my favourite time of the year. No actual games to destroy our moods. Have no interest in posting for 11 months of the year any more - just October. Guess that makes me the new Nudge

Hell of a lot of, obviously, uneducated opinions. We're talking about a 2 (or is it 3?) time Premiership player who is still only 26, that's just played 23 games in a team that finished 3rd. We have 10 regulars that aren't up to sniff, and folk are turning their nose up at Varcoe? Let not forgot we're trading a bloke who can't get on the park, has questionable moral fibre, [removed that bit. unfounded gossip] and has a couple of [injunctions].

soooo 3 hours ago.

I couldn't be less emotional about this. he's just a business transaction, a commodity. his myriad of issues aren't worth the effort. Make no mistake, he may have walked. But there's a size 10 boot mark on his arse

first thing Monday. No BS, will be done and both clubs move onto other matters.

Straight swap for Varcoe is gathering momentum.

Also you're a Melbourne supporter - you've endured a lifetime of being shat on