Toast Menzel - The Return

[Strangled Cat]

I said to my son who was asking me about Menz and was to young to remember when he last played, that I hoped he got 20 and 2.
Well this special talent bested my predictions with 20 and 4, and a speccy!
Well done Menz and I sincerely hope this is the restart of a long and amazing career at the Cattery.

Same here. My son didn't know who Menzel was up until a few weeks ago when I'd been telling him about Menzel's impending return. I told him that this guy "broke" his knee four times and had been out for as many years. This morning my son was still upset about the loss, but out of the blue said: "That guy was so good at footy that if he breaks his knee and can't play again it will break lots of people's hearts, too".

 

[Strangled Cat]

Waking up this morning I still can't get over how good he looked last night.

He looked like a 100 game player who had missed a week with a rolled ankle, not a 20 something gamer who had missed 4 years with multiple knees

Simply remarkable

Mate, if you fast-forwarded four years from that Collingwood game in 2011, obviously never knowing what transpired for Menz, you'd have watched that game and honestly thought that he has developed nicely into the player he could have been. In fact, you'd be stoked to think that he'd been playing footy like that for the past four years. You'd have NEVER thought that ANY player, no matter how talented/courageous/mentally strong, could have performed so, so well, in a STRUGGLING side I might add, after having played zero, that's right... ZERO games of AFL footall in almost four years. It's just truly remarkable.

 

[steviej]

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[GFrost]

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Totally agree

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Dude is incredibly talented. Ridiculously so. Just needs to ensure he doesn't take on too many of Stevie J's less desirable traits.

 

[simmo_bc]

what a great story, congratulations to Daniel Menzel!

Respect to the GFC and supporters for sticking with the young fella, I'm sure there were many periods of time when everyone was thinking that a promising career was going to be cut short by a knee injury.

 

[Seeds]

Dude is incredibly talented. Ridiculously so. Just needs to ensure he doesn't take on too many of Stevie J's less desirable traits.

You mean like turning games against the pies in finals?

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Dude is incredibly talented. Ridiculously so. Just needs to ensure he doesn't take on too many of Stevie J's less desirable traits.

You mean like turning games against the pies in finals?

ZING!

 

[Boxhead_31]

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Sums it up pretty well

 

[Daniel McL]

Another positive is the amount of new avatars we can have from last night with MENZ!

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

You mean like turning games against the pies in finals?

More referring to the selfishness.

 

[dazbroncos]

Keep it civil in here please. All opposition posters are welcome and are coming here to offer nothing but good things to Menz. Just accept the platitudes with class posters.

This is the one thread that should need no moderation.

Go Catters

 

[nohairandfair]

What an amazing return game by Dan... exquisitely skilled and inspirational.

Quite the juxtaposition from a lamentable team effort especially given the significance of the night and high stakes.

 

[Seeds]

I get what you are suggesting but there is absolutely zero % chance that Menz would look at other clubs offers after being on the GFC list for the last 4 years.

I know its a business but the club has bent over backwards to get him right, and he has busted his arse, and there is a connection there that wont be broken by money and other clubs interest. Not this bloke.

Go Catters

Yep I'm not overly worried as it sounds like he has very strong morals and loves the club. But Injury aside. He could command 600,000 easily with lots of upside on top. If we offered 200,000 and some club went crazy and offered 500,000 a year more without considering his injury past than well .....

 

[Seeds]

More referring to the selfishness.

Um ok. I love his selfishness. He tries to win games and takes responsibility for kicking the clutch goals. Where others hesitate and try to pass off responsibility to others. Cough 2011 grand final last quarter. Menzel did the same last night when he had open players. Hope he follows in Sj's steps.

 

[Seeds]

Another positive is the amount of new avatars we can have from last night with MENZ!

The Menzel avatar phase is a lot lot better than the Taylor Swift avatar phase that gripped this board earlier in the season.

 

[Catatonic Shock]

More referring to the selfishness.

Although I agree you must remember SJ is also the all time goal assist player.

 

[Grape Bear]

Congrats to Menzel on a great comeback, which would have taken a great amount of resilience and character. Hoping that our Morabito, another luckless talent, takes inspiration from this. Both deserve long, stellar careers.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Although I agree you must remember SJ is also the all time goal assist player.

Don't misunderstand, SJ is a brilliant player. But he does have a bit of a selfish streak in him

 

[Catatonic Shock]

Don't misunderstand, SJ is a brilliant player. But he does have a bit of a selfish streak in him

A bit?!

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

A bit?!

That's my point. Menzel seems ot have even more raw natural talent than SJ. But if he can be a really selfless footballer to boot, he'd be amazing.

 

[Teriyakicat]

Same here. My son didn't know who Menzel was up until a few weeks ago when I'd been telling him about Menzel's impending return. I told him that this guy "broke" his knee four times and had been out for as many years. This morning my son was still upset about the loss, but out of the blue said: "That guy was so good at footy that if he breaks his knee and can't play again it will break lots of people's hearts, too".

I just love your little boy, Strangled!

Someone posted a tweet re Menzel's Mum saying that, if his knee went again, he'd go through it all again. What a bloke!

 

[Teriyakicat]

More referring to the selfishness.

you're talking about the bloke who's got the most goal assists in the AFL- past AND present?

 

[Teriyakicat]

Although I agree you must remember SJ is also the all time goal assist player.

dammit! Good one, CS. I'm late to the party (as usual)

 

[Teriyakicat]

Yep I'm not overly worried as it sounds like he has very strong morals and loves the club. But Injury aside. He could command 600,000 easily with lots of upside on top. If we offered 200,000 and some club went crazy and offered 500,000 a year more without considering his injury past than well .....

nope. He wouldn't take it. I'd put my house on it!