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The Big Freeze fundraiser for motor neurone disease research and treatment in support of finding a cure for the disease started a year after Daniher had publicly revealed his MND diagnosis.
BIG FREEZE Grab your beanie NOW
But it was close to not being a Demons game, if not for timing.
It was Essendon that was first approached in 2014 by the Big Freeze team to host and build into their next blockbuster game. Daniher's history at Essendon was significant as a former star player and assistant coach and was where he had played alongside his three brothers at the club.
Chris, Anthony, Neale and Terry Daniher ahead of Essendon's clash with Carlton in round 13, 2024. Picture: AFL Photos
But the Bombers decided against taking up the chance to make an event of the Big Freeze game as they were in the midst of the anti-doping scandal. Keeping the club together whilst battling an unprecedented low point in the Bombers' history meant they had to pass on the chance to build a new blockbuster. They already had Anzac Day and Dreamtime at the 'G then, but their Country Game, honouring Australia's rural community against Geelong, started in 2016.
Given Daniher's reverence at Melbourne, where he was senior coach for 10 years between 1998-2007, the Demons were next to be approached and jumped at the opportunity to combine the Big Freeze with the June public holiday match against Collingwood.
KING'S BIRTHDAY Get your seat for Demons v Magpies NOW
It has become the perfect marriage.
Celebrities and former players have jumped at the chance to take part in the Big Freeze slide pre-game, the fundraising gains enormous momentum, beanies have been a masterstroke, the games have been evenly split (5-4 Collingwood's way over the 10 years so far after having to change plans in 2020) and Daniher's stature as a hero has only grown. This year, with Daniher the Australian of the Year, might be the most special yet.
Monday Cal-culations: Why Big Freeze could have been different, are Blues helping Sam's suitors?
In Monday Cal-culations, Callum Twomey also looks at the seven burning questions Sydney needs to answer and Darren Crocker's day with the AFL Commission
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Monday Cal-culations: Why Big Freeze could have been different
DEMONS' BIG FREEZE SLIDING DOORS
THIS WEEK will mark 10 years since the first Big Freeze at the 'G game – the Neale Daniher-led movement that has made for a sea of blue beanies at the annual Melbourne and Collingwood King's Birthday game.The Big Freeze fundraiser for motor neurone disease research and treatment in support of finding a cure for the disease started a year after Daniher had publicly revealed his MND diagnosis.
BIG FREEZE Grab your beanie NOW
But it was close to not being a Demons game, if not for timing.
It was Essendon that was first approached in 2014 by the Big Freeze team to host and build into their next blockbuster game. Daniher's history at Essendon was significant as a former star player and assistant coach and was where he had played alongside his three brothers at the club.
Chris, Anthony, Neale and Terry Daniher ahead of Essendon's clash with Carlton in round 13, 2024. Picture: AFL Photos
But the Bombers decided against taking up the chance to make an event of the Big Freeze game as they were in the midst of the anti-doping scandal. Keeping the club together whilst battling an unprecedented low point in the Bombers' history meant they had to pass on the chance to build a new blockbuster. They already had Anzac Day and Dreamtime at the 'G then, but their Country Game, honouring Australia's rural community against Geelong, started in 2016.
Given Daniher's reverence at Melbourne, where he was senior coach for 10 years between 1998-2007, the Demons were next to be approached and jumped at the opportunity to combine the Big Freeze with the June public holiday match against Collingwood.
KING'S BIRTHDAY Get your seat for Demons v Magpies NOW
It has become the perfect marriage.
Celebrities and former players have jumped at the chance to take part in the Big Freeze slide pre-game, the fundraising gains enormous momentum, beanies have been a masterstroke, the games have been evenly split (5-4 Collingwood's way over the 10 years so far after having to change plans in 2020) and Daniher's stature as a hero has only grown. This year, with Daniher the Australian of the Year, might be the most special yet.
