Official Team Thread Mount Buller Demons | Season 30 Team Thread | B&F 17/12 19:30 AEDT

[Callums_Guns]

Hello.

If you’re reading this, I’m probably down the local RSL honing my newfound skills.

You see, while COVID-19 gets a bad rap, I’ve managed to shake it off and have found myself the beneficiary of some previously unknown benefits. I’m now a walking, talking love machine, and the only thing holding me back at this point is my hip.

It’s fair to say that these twilight years of my life have been kind to me, excluding the constant progression of my hair loss and the fits of aggravation I feel at the slightest of incidents. Like that time someone didn’t move out of the line quickly enough at the TAB and I went into a full body cramp.

But anyway, that idiot captain of yours asked me to tell you who has won an award.

The bloke I’ve chosen is very generous of spirit and I hear he doesn’t mind coming second. He apparently helps the club with stats or some sh*t, but I just like the how his name sounds when I say it out loud.

Demon Jim. Deee-mon JIIM. Jum. DemonJim

Congrats Jim, even went 1 step further and made 2 stat tables this season

 

[Thetrader15]

Don't worry mate, there's a special 'no votes' club I've started with Headless ... You can join.

I'd have thought I would already be in it.

 

[DERO]

^ just as well he footballs well Callums_Guns

 

[Proper Gander]

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The Eth Award is named after one of the greatest captains, player and teammate of this great club. Introduced a number of seasons ago, the Eth Award is voted on by players and is an accolade to be incredibly proud of.

I’ve loved seeing the great man himself pop up in the occasional match thread this season, and would love to have him back more often.

Past winners of this award include Tarks, Van_Dyke, Callums_Guns, myself, Oddhawk and Yakker.

Once again, voting for this year’s award was done individually by PM. This season we had a really strong spread of votes across a number of posters, which again highlights just how many great contributors we have in our squad. Some of you even voted for me, which will be noted the next time I have to make a decision that directly affects your enjoyment of this board.

It was super-close in the end, but the winner of this esteemed award is none other than Headless .

I can’t believe he hasn’t won this award before if I’m honest (which I think I can be). He’s a loveable character and someone we all enjoy having around the place.

What’s probably seen less is the extent to which he supports me in my role as Captain – he’s always one of the first to offer help where he senses I may benefit from it, and is a dear friend of mine.

He also just so happens to be our all-time games record-holder and just a bloody good bloke.

Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition from your teammates, ‘Less.

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Congratulations Headless. Seriously well deserved

 

[Headless]

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The Eth Award is named after one of the greatest captains, player and teammate of this great club. Introduced a number of seasons ago, the Eth Award is voted on by players and is an accolade to be incredibly proud of.

I’ve loved seeing the great man himself pop up in the occasional match thread this season, and would love to have him back more often.

Past winners of this award include Tarks, Van_Dyke, Callums_Guns, myself, Oddhawk and Yakker.

Once again, voting for this year’s award was done individually by PM. This season we had a really strong spread of votes across a number of posters, which again highlights just how many great contributors we have in our squad. Some of you even voted for me, which will be noted the next time I have to make a decision that directly affects your enjoyment of this board.

It was super-close in the end, but the winner of this esteemed award is none other than Headless .

I can’t believe he hasn’t won this award before if I’m honest (which I think I can be). He’s a loveable character and someone we all enjoy having around the place.

What’s probably seen less is the extent to which he supports me in my role as Captain – he’s always one of the first to offer help where he senses I may benefit from it, and is a dear friend of mine.

He also just so happens to be our all-time games record-holder and just a bloody good bloke.

Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition from your teammates, ‘Less.

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Thank you, mang and everybody. Very kind indeed.

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

Font nerd

Grahamo 200pt

 

[manangatang]

A game against the Rats is always about as enjoyable as slamming your nuts in a chest freezer door, so we were all super-excited for this one. Callums_Guns did do his best (as usual, in spite of all the craziness of his real life at the time) to get us fired up…



Compounding the week’s theme was the fact that we got ‘that SIM’. You know, the one where we’re behind by a couple of goals for most of the day and it lets us take the lead midway through the last quarter? And then it allows the other team to get back in front sort of near the end and win by two points?

Yeah, that one.

Nothing better than sensing the smugness exude from Ant Bear’s no doubt overused keyboard; just really gets the senses tingling.

Anyway, Proper Gander did put in a pretty awesome shift, with support from DemonJim and Callums_Guns . Things were starting to turn a bit bad though, you could tell…

Round 9 Votes

3 - Proper Gander [8 hitouts, 35 touches, 2 goals]
2 - DemonJim [23 touches, 9 tackles, 1 goal]
1 - Callums_Guns [21 touches, 11 marks, 1 goal]

Poster Of The Week:

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[Callums_Guns]

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The Eth Award is named after one of the greatest captains, player and teammate of this great club. Introduced a number of seasons ago, the Eth Award is voted on by players and is an accolade to be incredibly proud of.

I’ve loved seeing the great man himself pop up in the occasional match thread this season, and would love to have him back more often.

Past winners of this award include Tarks, Van_Dyke, Callums_Guns, myself, Oddhawk and Yakker.

Once again, voting for this year’s award was done individually by PM. This season we had a really strong spread of votes across a number of posters, which again highlights just how many great contributors we have in our squad. Some of you even voted for me, which will be noted the next time I have to make a decision that directly affects your enjoyment of this board.

It was super-close in the end, but the winner of this esteemed award is none other than Headless .

I can’t believe he hasn’t won this award before if I’m honest (which I think I can be). He’s a loveable character and someone we all enjoy having around the place.

What’s probably seen less is the extent to which he supports me in my role as Captain – he’s always one of the first to offer help where he senses I may benefit from it, and is a dear friend of mine.

He also just so happens to be our all-time games record-holder and just a bloody good bloke.

Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition from your teammates, ‘Less.

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Congrats "Less" in what was a trying season for all both on the field and off - you went out of your way to ask how we are !!

Thank you !!

 

[manangatang]

Thank you, mang and everybody. Very kind indeed.

You deserve every bit of it mate, and your peers clearly agree with me.

 

[DERO]

Are metalcrusher and Bluallthru rats? Asking for an acquaintance.

 

[Proper Gander]

Grahamo 200pt

It’s not really my area, but that is a strangely beautiful font TIF. It makes me think of careless nostalgic thoughts of distant and youthful love on a summers day

 

[manangatang]

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There’s always something lovely about a week spent with the Roys. Sure, there’s the smell of mothballs and brandy, but you just know you’ll share in some rollicking anecdotes through the week. TedDougChris , Mobbs and the superb fitzroybowiedog were ably supported through the week by rookies RobR and BLUEALLTHRU and it was a really good week after the atrocities of Round 9.

Jum, on the other hand, was in NO MOOD for niceties…



Now, I can’t remember the last time the Mount Buller Demons beat the Roys FFC, so I guess it wasn’t surprising to me that we lost. We trailed by 20 points at half time and put the cue in the rack after that, eventually losing by 39 points. In truth, we were lucky to be that close in the end, after the Roys managed 24 scoring shots to our 15.

Anways, Qooty (as usual) was the real winner, with our fearless full back (me) actually getting the highest DT points for our team. Other than that (and in reality) we were all losers…

Round 10 Votes

3 - manangatang [18 touches, 8 marks]
2 - Proper Gander [11 hitouts, 21 touches]
1 - Callums_Guns [15 touches, 4 marks, 1 goal]

Poster Of The Week:

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[manangatang]

It’s not really my area, but that is a strangely beautiful font TIF. It makes me think of careless nostalgic thoughts of distant and youthful love on a summers day

That'll be the look on Ross's face that's doing that

 

[manangatang]

Are metalcrusher and Bluallthru rats? Asking for an acquaintance.

In the club way? Or in the actual way?

 

[manangatang]

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So we headed back home to host the Furies (after playing them only 6 rounds earlier). The theme of the OP for this round was Hunger Games, and so it felt at this point of our Season 30 (not so much in the teen romancey sort of way but more the stabbing and the demonic acid fog sort of way).

In terms of the match thread, between hilarious posting of Blur YouTube clips, the exposure of Wacky Tiger as a Ukranian bot and Switch jokes, I think this sort of summed up the thread in essence…

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We probably shouldn’t talk about the match itself, because we lost by many points and it was s**t. It was our fourth loss in a row and we all just KNEW that our formline would turn around very quickly. It just HAD TO.

Anyway, Tarks got donuts for the match, which would be a fairly uncommon event, so that’s something to remember about the game I guess.

Round 11 Votes

3 - Callums_Guns [27 touches, 7 marks, 3 tackles]
2 - Dero [23 touches, 5 marks, 1 goal]
1 - jmoo wan [9 touches, 5 marks, 3 goals]

Poster Of The Week:

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[TheInjuryFactory]

It’s not really my area, but that is a strangely beautiful font TIF. It makes me think of careless nostalgic thoughts of distant and youthful love on a summers day

Welcome to font club.

Oops I've already broken the first rule.

 

[DERO]

That'll be the look on Ross's face that's doing that

Unrequited if the rumours are to be believed.

 

[manangatang]

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Another loss, another nail in our Season 30 coffin, as we were starting to slide down the ladder faster than a roided-up Latvian Winter Olympics Skeleton event competitor.

We headed to the Stadium In The Sky with renewed cynicism and pessimism, so excitement was at an all time high. It seemed like our self-pity was also shared by our opponents at that point, so what better time for a pep talk from jmoo wan ?

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However, only one team could break their form slump, and of course it wasn’t us. The Bears basically led all day, and ended up saluting by 21 points. That was in spite of some strong midfield performances from Van_Dyke , Callums_Guns , Dero and Proper Gander. sausageroll also put in a good showing off half back.

But in the end, our mid-season misery continued unhindered.

Round 12 Votes

3 - Dero [27 touches, 8 marks, 1 goal]
2 - Van_Dyke [25 touches, 4 marks]
1 - Callums_Guns [21 touches, 2 goals]

Poster Of The Week:

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[DERO]

Lol. The timing.

 

[manangatang]

For the last time this evening prior to the final results being announced, let’s take a quick look at the leaderboard after twelve rounds of voting.

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[TheInjuryFactory]

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There’s always something lovely about a week spent with the Roys. Sure, there’s the smell of mothballs and brandy, but you just know you’ll share in some rollicking anecdotes through the week. TedDougChris , Mobbs and the superb fitzroybowiedog were ably supported through the week by rookies RobR and BLUEALLTHRU and it was a really good week after the atrocities of Round 9.

Jum, on the other hand, was in NO MOOD for niceties…

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Now, I can’t remember the last time the Mount Buller Demons beat the Roys FFC, so I guess it wasn’t surprising to me that we lost. We trailed by 20 points at half time and put the cue in the rack after that, eventually losing by 39 points. In truth, we were lucky to be that close in the end, after the Roys managed 24 scoring shots to our 15.

Anways, Qooty (as usual) was the real winner, with our fearless full back (me) actually getting the highest DT points for our team. Other than that (and in reality) we were all losers…

Round 10 Votes

3 - manangatang [18 touches, 8 marks]
2 - Proper Gander [11 hitouts, 21 touches]
1 - Callums_Guns [15 touches, 4 marks, 1 goal]

Poster Of The Week:

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lol DemonJim. Nice.

 

[manangatang]

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It’s as though someone took the SIM out of its tape deck after Season 29, blew on it, reinserted it and it was playing backwards. Can you believe that, to Round 13, we’d lost 5 games in a row? FIVE? That’s pretty crazy isn’t it? It’s a lot of games to lose in a season let alone in a row.

So I’m SURE we were thinking about how amazing this was when we went back to the Snow Dome to take on the resurgent and uncharacteristically successful Gumbies in Round 13. I always love posting against the Gumbies as I think they’re subtle, smart and considered in their posting.

With such breeziness and space for creativity, it allows jmoo wan to produce content like this:

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So, did we manage to break our streak of losses? No. No we did not.

I guess if you’re a positive person you would say we competed hard all day, and that Dero , @boncer43 and Callums_Guns worked their arses off all day for us. But then the negative person would say that six losses in a row is just shithouse any way you look at it.

Me? I don’t know, I’m just here for the laffs.

Round 13 Votes

3 - Dero [23 touches, 5 marks, 2 goals]
2 - Callums_Guns [19 touches, 7 tackles, 2 goals]
1 - boncer34 [17 touches, 7 marks, 2 goals]

Poster Of The Week:

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[manangatang]

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Just like the punters enjoyed on Melbourne Cup Day, the shower curtain was being drawn around our season by Round 13, with the necessary subtlety employed to ensure its end did not overly shock and disturb the sensitivities of the onlookers. That came out a lot darker than I’d originally hoped, but I think I’ll keep it.

Anyway, the match thread was fairly quiet yet still fun, as Headless continued to fill up his ever-burgeoning calendar…

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The Royals were on an absolute tear, and were playing super-well, so it was little surprise to any of us that we got smashed. It ended up being a 41-point margin, but it truly felt like more than that (and it would have been if not for strong showings from Van_Dyke and Yakker).

Nevermind that these two same posters were the ones who were discussing a gory and violent coup of my leadership at the time – I think the SIM was trying to tell me something.

Round 14 Votes

3 - Van_Dyke [23 touches, 8 marks, 1 goal]
2 - Yakker [24 touches, 5 marks, 2 goals]
1 - moginie [15 touches, 5 marks, 1 goal]

Poster Of The Week:

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[moginie]

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Just like the punters enjoyed on Melbourne Cup Day, the shower curtain was being drawn around our season by Round 13, with the necessary subtlety employed to ensure its end did not overly shock and disturb the sensitivities of the onlookers. That came out a lot darker than I’d originally hoped, but I think I’ll keep it.

Anyway, the match thread was fairly quiet yet still fun, as Headless continued to fill up his ever-burgeoning calendar…

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The Royals were on an absolute tear, and were playing super-well, so it was little surprise to any of us that we got smashed. It ended up being a 41-point margin, but it truly felt like more than that (and it would have been if not for strong showings from Van_Dyke and Yakker).

Nevermind that these two same posters were the ones who were discussing a gory and violent coup of my leadership at the time – I think the SIM was trying to tell me something.

Round 14 Votes

3 - Van_Dyke [23 touches, 8 marks, 1 goal]
2 - Yakker [24 touches, 5 marks, 2 goals]
1 - moginie [15 touches, 5 marks, 1 goal]

Poster Of The Week:

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Like the South Australian Sheffield Shield team, I'm glad to get at least one point per season.

 

[manangatang]

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So, each year as Captain we sit down and think about whether there’s a strong case for long-time club servants to be inducted into our proud and highly respected club Hall of Fame.

The current Hall of Fame includes giants of not only our club but of the league, and we are very careful in selecting only those who have made a genuine contribution to our club in one way or another.

Here are the guidelines we must consider when selecting potential inductees to the Hall of Fame…

Spoiler: Induction Considerations

• There is no set limit on years of service or impact made, but it is trusted that those with extensive posting history and/or success will be considered.
• A mixture and balance of on-field awards and off-field club impact is to be considered. It is sought that Hall of Fame members have added to the fabric of the club.
• The decision maker on who to induct will not be a sole entity, but the leadership group as a whole with added opinions sought from those who have been on the playing list the longest regardless of whether they are within the official leadership group. Opinion can be sought from retired Mount Buller players still active on Bigfooty if their time at the club heavily overlaps with the player(s) in question.
• Not only is it deemed that being a Hall of Fame member suggests that a poster has been a loyal servant to the club, but they have conducted themselves in a fashion which promotes the club throughout the wider SFA.
• A player does not need to be retired to be considered.
• Only time at Mount Buller is considered, and not time spent at other clubs.

This season there were a few candidates for me to consider on the above basis, but there are two players I’d like to announce have been elevated to the Mount Buller Demons Hall of Fame in Season 30.

Yakker is an ex-Captain and current Vice Captain of Mt. Buller, and has been in no small way responsible for building the club as we see it today. His win rate as Captain is (famously) 74%, and he led our club to its second premiership in Season 27. He won the EKA in his first season and remains one of our best posters.

This is a much-deserved elevation for Yak and he sits comfortably alongside our other Hall of Fame members. Well done mate.

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The next inductee needs no introduction. However, because we’re on a text-based forum I probably should introduce him.

Tarkyn_24 is an absolute giant of our league and of course of Mt. Buller. He Captained the club back in Season 8, and while he’s spent a lot of time away from the club, he always comes back to us. He’s currently played 170 games for our club and is second place overall on our all-time goalkicking list.

His leadership and guidance over the many years of his career has been invaluable and has guided us through many challenging periods. He is another very worthy inductee into our club Hall of Fame and I congratulate and thank him for his contribution so far.

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Congratulations to both of you.