100 Year Limp Celebrations

[Masked Avenger]

James Brayshaw is in Bali right now.

Impossible to know if it was pre-booked or not.




It's perfectly reasonable for the current president of the club to be involved and present for these sort of celebrations. But we should have seen more former presidents out there too. Euge had to be there. JB should have been there. etc.

Eugene was there - a few rows from where I was sitting - cheering on his team despite him being one of the very few who might have justification for having their noses out of joint about last night.

Says a bit about the character of the man and the Club he clearly respects.

 

[giantroo]

Before my time but doesn't Keka have form with missing team functions and celebrations?

Heard he missed the team photo after our premiership or something?

Does Sam Kekovich belong?

Sam Kekovich has been punished for long enough.

www.nmfc.com.au

 

[Ashley B]

Just watched the pre game I thought it was great .

 

[3051]

Just a few observations from this legendary photo...

• Shannon Grant and Wayne Schwass
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  next to each other. Traded for each other, a rare win-win situation. Both premiership players. Both club greats. Full circle moment.
• Schimma and Pagan. Both forever linked by 1993, where one door closes, another opens. Both club legends and celebrated.
• Carey and Wells. The Carey trade brought pick #2 in 2002 draft, which ultimately became Daniel Wells
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• Carey and Garner next to each other. How lucky are we as a club to have both men's GOAT as well as the women's GOAT.

The prematch stuff was awesome. Pagan's prematch address is the stuff of legend.-

 

[gokangas]

Great to see Bob Ansett looking reasonably good for his age.

 

[Uncle_Leo]

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Just a few observations from this legendary photo...

• Shannon Grant and Wayne Schwass next to each other. Traded for each other, a rare win-win situation. Both premiership players. Both club greats. Full circle moment.
• Schimma and Pagan. Both forever linked by 1993, where one door closes, another opens. Both club legends and celebrated.
• Carey and Wells. The Carey trade brought pick #2 in 2002 draft, which ultimately became Daniel Wells.
• Carey and Garner next to each other. How lucky are we as a club to have both men's GOAT as well as the women's GOAT.

The prematch stuff was awesome. Pagan's prematch address is the stuff of legend.-

Great spot on Shagga and Schwass

I remember at the 150 function seeing Wells and Carey talking then getting a photo together at Wells request, then Tarryn Thomas came over and the 3 had a photo together and I thought this was the baton being passed on.

Yeah... nah...

 

[Hearts to hearts]

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Just a few observations from this legendary photo...

• Shannon Grant and Wayne Schwass next to each other. Traded for each other, a rare win-win situation. Both premiership players. Both club greats. Full circle moment.
• Schimma and Pagan. Both forever linked by 1993, where one door closes, another opens. Both club legends and celebrated.
• Carey and Wells. The Carey trade brought pick #2 in 2002 draft, which ultimately became Daniel Wells.
• Carey and Garner next to each other. How lucky are we as a club to have both men's GOAT as well as the women's GOAT.

The prematch stuff was awesome. Pagan's prematch address is the stuff of legend.-

I was ridiculously pleased to see Sav there. Would have been good to name everyone on the field as most of us couldn’t see them.

 

[amaz199]

I was ridiculously pleased to see Sav there. Would have been good to name everyone on the field as most of us couldn’t see them.

So happy to see him there.

I remember when he was interviewed on Open Mike and he said that North treated him so well (first impressions and career farewell) compared to how Collingwood treated him. He wanted to stay there and finish his footy with his brother but the Pies list management had other ideas.

 

[Billy Not Really]

You only get one chance to celebrate 100 years. Until the next 100.

This was handled ****ing badly considering the weight of that centenary celebrations, past players, where the club is at and wants to go. If it wasn't for Pagan's speech honestly you'd remember nothing from this.

If this was handled properly it would've injected life into the club that for once doesn't rely on our on-field performances.

 

[tales129]

James Brayshaw is in Bali right now.

Impossible to know if it was pre-booked or not.




It's perfectly reasonable for the current president of the club to be involved and present for these sort of celebrations. But we should have seen more former presidents out there too. Euge had to be there. JB should have been there. etc.

It was a bit off that she was out there, I get to be involved and help build them but **** me she’s really done **** all in the scheme of things comparative to previous administrations

 

[Chadwiko]

I was just happy to see McCartney and Sav there because they have kids who might come into contention for father/son. There's been murmurings they'll go elsewhere (Collingwood/GWS) but hopefully things like last night help remind those families what's so special about North.

 

[Event Horizon]

I tend to agree. Why do it against the Dogs on a Thursday night. Should have been organised better.

We haven't had a home game in Melbourne against a big club this year other than Collingwood. That was the only other window where this could have been done

 

[Danni_Benson]

Good article.

Good enough for Blight, Greig, Schimma and all the other greats but not good enough for Kekovich/Burns?! Laughable. Your loss, fellas.

 

[Psi-Roos]

I have no doubt the celebration last night eclipsed the 100 years celebration in 1969. Although, I also have no doubt the pissup would have been better in 69.

 

[Marstermind]

You'd have to say now that it's over that it was a tame swing and a miss.

I thought what they did at the ground was OK. But on one hand we trumpeted how innovative the club is, then on the other did nothing but a short motorcade of past club identities. Denis giving the pre-game rev up was a nice touch but otherwise no innovation or imagination at all. Great to see the past players, but they didn't say anything or even do a full lap on the ground to get close to the fans.

The fixture was ridiculous. Initially meant to be against Geelong - makes sense, game #1 was against Geelong - then moved to the Dogs assumably for AFL fixturing reasons. Why not give up a Marvel game (like the Dogs did) for a 'traditional' Friday night at the MCG against Collingwood (40 years since we played them in the first MCG Friday night game), Hawthorn (50 years since the 1975 flag), Geelong (Game #1) or Essendon (hated rival)? A Thursday at Marvel against the Dogs made no sense.

I think the whole boycott thing was overblown - in the end two blokes gave it a miss - but overall for the rusted on fans it was fairly perfunctory with no real effort to make it a unique or memorable experience.

 

[SunnyBoner]

Is this Jason McCartney

Jason Mccartney

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's boy behind him? If so that's a good sign for future father son if he attended.

 

[Skarrz]

The jumpers were ****ing elite even if the night itself was a bit meh

For all home games we should have the dim stadium lights and the blue and white though, that was awesome

 

[nelroo]

Is this Jason McCartney's boy behind him? If so that's a good sign for future father son if he attended.View attachment 2358980

Yep. And here standing next to spitta

 

[Gasometer]

Some people here are very skilled in finding the negative in things and then becoming personally offended by it.

You need to post more

 

[Gasometer]

We haven't had a home game in Melbourne against a big club this year other than Collingwood. That was the only other window where this could have been done

Wat

 

[giantroo]

 

[Teen Wolf]

There would have been no fewer complaints if it had been hidden behind a paywall on Saturday night, and we all know it.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

That useless campaigner Kekovich has got his veneers in the media again and made this all about him.

 

[Gasometer]

That useless campaigner Kekovich has got his veneers in the media again and made this all about him.

Should just stick to Lamb Ads

 

[north_lad]

Something I noticed last night that I thought demonstrated the generally poor approach and poor attention to detail that we've put into this centenary year;

On the Marvel Stadium scoreboards, the BULLDOGS club logo was a special 100 year centenary logo.

Ours wasnt.

They had this (below) and ours was just our normal one.

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This logo is butt ugly and so is the Hawthorn one