Jaded No More

My thoughts exactly. I have removed all memory of season 2009 beyond our 4 victories and that Jordan McMahon kick. North would rather have lost that match and got a better draft position, no doubt about it.

Well this thread just took a wrong turn!

I'm sure Jack is super excited to hear that

Over 160 views but just a handful of comments? Since when did Demonlanders stop having an opinion?? I was tossing up whether to use 1859 or 1858, because while the rules were devised in 1858 and we played amongst ourselves then (as far as I know), we didn't compete in a real sense until 1859. That is very easily changed though, so no dramas. I can do a lot of things, but I can't change our history or our recent lack of success. The good thing is, I reckon unless you were a fellow Melbourne supporter, you probably wouldn't pick up the Melbourne connection straight away with these designs. For all people know, it's a date picked at random. That's also why I used the intertwined MFC logo as much as possible, because it is more obscure and more easily worn in different settings. It doesn't scream "I'm a Melbourne supporter and look how proud I am of having not won a flag in over 40 years" By the way, I don't have a Twitter account, but for anyone who does, I'd really love it if someone sent this link to Cam Schwab. Might help to get the ball rolling and it'll show him just how excited all of 6 people are! :D

Well the idea is that if enough people don't loath it, I'll contact the club to see if they might be interested in developing these products (or something along those lines). Athletic apparel is really not my cup of tea or a reflection of my personal style, but when presented with an open project like this, I was thinking of doing something commercial which might help the club (while combining my two greatest loves- football and fashion :D). Plus I'm sick of how ugly the merchandise is, although I note they've come up with some "vintage" inspired Aaron Davey tees recently, although to me that is just far too limiting in terms of market appeal. My ideas for this range were endless, I could have literally created 100 different designs, but obviously needed to limit myself due to time constraints (and really nobody was going to wear an MFC ball gown ). If the club wants to get something happening, and I can show them that there is enough general support in the market, I would certainly love to help them get this done. Oh and thank you for the kind words, it's always nice to hear positive feedback

Hello all, So after months of hard work (read: procrastination and doing other assignments), I have finally completed the first run of the MFC merchandise project that I started earlier this year. As some of you may or may not remember, I was attempting to create a lifestyle-based collection, one that was as far removed from the Reebok athletics products as possible (don't want to [censored] off the sponsor). After previous attempts to show the collections failed miserably, I have stumbled across a website that will host the catalogue in a flash format for free... but for 8 days only... that's right kids, this special offer won't last long so hurry in (no steak knives). What do you get by clicking RIGHT HERE ? Well, you'll get to see the final product catalogue for season 2010. While changes can always be made to the range, this is the project I'm handing in for assessment purposes. Any suggestions made by you will be taken on board when I finish exams and get my life back, then I'll have time to make adjustments. The range, creatively named MFC Collections, is divided into three parts, menswear, womenswear and headwear. Thrown in for good measure are some merchandising strategies, namely advertising, and visual merchandising. This was done, again, for assessment purposes. So, have a browse and see what you think. A few things to note as you do... 1) When this online program converted the catalogue, it seemed to have killed some of the colours. I assure you that no pastels were included in this collection, so ignore any random colourings. And before you ask, yes that Navy is VERY dark. 2) Try and zoom in to see some of the more intricate logo details 3) The collection is, for now, pretty plain. I kept it as unfussy as possible to appeal to the widest possible market. It was also important to keep details to a minimum for cost purposes (high margin, low cost). 4) I won't be taking requests to create an "I love Grimes" or "Jurrah is my homeboy" tee. Sorry. 5) Remember that after 8 days, the catalogue disappears from virtual land forever, so if you want to have a peek, do it now. And finally, please keep in mind that I threw this thing together over a few all-nighters, so if you find mistakes, issues, or think it's just plain awful, you can stick it in your pipe and smoke it (also I've had about 3 hours sleep in 4 weeks, so don't [censored] me off)! Oh and if you have no idea what I'm talking about, go read HERE and HERE Edit: It's a HUGE arsed file, so it may take a few seconds to load. Don't have a hissy fit.

Awesome game, and worth the cold I had to deal with for the next week. The Adelaide game made me momentarily suicidal. Juice missing goals from point-blank made me question my love for the Melbourne Football Club.

Just find him a nice Melbournian lady to shack up with. No dramas.

Thursday and Monday nights might be a good way to get us on the TV, but we'll still be left with poor attendances. For working people, weeknights are difficult, and same goes for families with young children. If those games are away games, fine, but I'd rather a Saturday home game thanks!

You two need to stop smooth talking one another with lame jokes. I seriously expected better from you!

The truth is that he woke up today to discover he grew overnight, and is now 192cm tall. Don't worry Rollo you may not understand this, but believe me, he is no good to you at this size.

Those things were very easy to execute in a small school, and they weren't at all harmful in a physical sense or got any of us into any major trouble. A few years before us, the year 12 students released a whole lot of baby chickens in the school grounds and some of them died. They nearly got muck up day celebrations banned for all future year 12s. That's an example of serious stupidity and unnecessary cruelty.

I laughed... at the poor imagination of the Xavier boys. Egg throwing, really? lame! We staged an entire terrorist takeover during our muckup day, managed to get 98% of the chairs in the school onto the roof of the building, played porn over the loud speaker, and hid alarm clocks in the vents that went off every few minutes. It took them weeks to find and get rid of them all. If you're gonna get into trouble on muckup day (and you should!), at least make it worth while. Egg throwing... pfft!

Dean Bailey has to wear this during his New York visit to Luke Ball

Pretty sure they said they'll start sending them out in late November?? I do need new replacement stickers for the car. 2009 was a bad year and I had to remove the negative karma from the vehicle.

Does he bleed red and blue, because we sure could use an O'Keefe type <_<

Jealous are we?

I just laughed so hard I nearly cried. Why oh why are Melbourne supporters so content with getting rubbish players to the club? HAVE WE NOT SUFFERED ENOUGH PEOPLE?!!!

Oh get a room!

And to think some people get paid to be this bad at their job...

I rest your case. Although, if we put insoles in Dylan Grimes' shoes, bumping him up to 193cm, could we be onto a winner??

AFL is a [censored] of an industry which will cut you down as quickly as it builds you up. While this is the right decision by the club, it is tough when you think that these guys are young people who are facing the end of their dreams. To be hit with that reality so early on in life would be devastating. I'd like to thank both of them for their service and wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors.

AFL protects its buddies...

I haven't seen much of him, but if he's as good as the next kid available at pick 34, then absolutely I'd want him. His draft camp results were pleasantly surprising, he is obviously passionate about the club, will have an easier transition into AFL with his brother by his side, and from all reports has the same great attitude. Of course he has to be amongst the best available, otherwise we'd be wasting a pick for the sake of brotherly love.

Same to you honey I ask because you make me LOL with your random posts. Good stuff!