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Barassi at Melbourne got more than a fair run as did Norm Smith at South,
When the great Jock had his team gutted by WWII there was lean years.

But just for fun, I love the Kevin Murray story as coach.

Poor bugger coaches them all year not a win, has a game of state football duties, and his stand in coaches the Roy's to their only win. Classic
 

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Thanks Saintly. Are you taking notes BringouttheGimp . ? Pay particular attention to the bit about Cambodian pancakes.
I try not to think about folk who drink Venezuelan tea and eat obscure scones and attend protests to save the whale and heritage tree.. when all they want to do is pick pocket your cigs given the chance. People should concentrate on being good.. rather than walk down Brunswick st window shopping for antique cutlery.. when they should know it's actually rusted.
 

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I try not to think about folk who drink Venezuelan tea and eat obscure scones and attend protests to save the whale and heritage tree.. when all they want to do is pick pocket your cigs given the chance. People should concentrate on being good.. rather than walk down Brunswick st window shopping for antique cutlery.. when they should know it's actually rusted.
Springvale has Asian cuisine
Brunswick? That's for poached eggs with a slice of watermelon
 

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I keep reading about the word 'experience', who on here had experience in their first job?

Every career change I had was due to someone giving me the opportunity based on other skills I brought and not based on experience.
Obviously you havent tried looking for work recently
 

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'66, '70 teams were both skilled and tough enough (same with '64 and 2002) Sometimes stuff just happens that you can't beat on the day and you get beaten by a better side on the day.

'64 A back pocket player followed his man to a contest and kicked a winning goal (his only goal of the year) Back pockets in '64 played defence, they never went forward!
'66 Barry Breen
'70 Tuddy and McKenna knocked each other rotten b4 half time, remember McKenna had 5 goals to half time but played concussed in the second half.
'77 Carman gets himself reported (he was good for 4 goals a game)
'79 Harmesey knocks it back from the carpark! (if he wasn't such a good bloke I'd hate him for that!)
'02 Rocca's goal would have put us 2.5 goals up and we would have gone on with it, straight up the other end for a 12 point turn around

1980 we just weren't good enough, same in '81 (though Chocco tried to will us over the line) and the same in 2003 (Brisbane were a great side). So I can realise when we're just batting against insurmountable odds. The '64-'90 legacy just comes down to luck in so many instances.
 

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'66, '70 teams were both skilled and tough enough (same with '64 and 2002) Sometimes stuff just happens that you can't beat on the day and you get beaten by a better side on the day.

'64 A back pocket player followed his man to a contest and kicked a winning goal (his only goal of the year) Back pockets in '64 played defence, they never went forward!
'66 Barry Breen
'70 Tuddy and McKenna knocked each other rotten b4 half time, remember McKenna had 5 goals to half time but played concussed in the second half.
'77 Carman gets himself reported (he was good for 4 goals a game)
'79 Harmesey knocks it back from the carpark! (if he wasn't such a good bloke I'd hate him for that!)
'02 Rocca's goal would have put us 2.5 goals up and we would have gone on with it, straight up the other end for a 12 point turn around

1980 we just weren't good enough, same in '81 (though Chocco tried to will us over the line) and the same in 2003 (Brisbane were a great side). So I can realise when we're just batting against insurmountable odds. The '64-'90 legacy just comes down to luck in so many instances.
The one that scarred me was 1973 Prelim. I was just a kid. I was there. That side was brilliant but brittle. I believe that 1970 probably cost us several real cracks including the years 71-74...and it's ghost reared its head in the last quarter of the 77 flag quest
 
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