Killer_Mike
Premiership Player
I thought I might start a bit of a lighthearted thread and somewhere where we can come to celebrate great Essendon stories.
If this has been covered elsewhere then delete but I thought it might be a good opportunity to discuss things throughout the history of our great club that makes you proud to be a bomber.
Now what I thought we could post here were things that helped define this club. This may be a something a person of great influence like Kevin Sheedy has done, or even something somebody outside the realm of the club has done that makes you nod in respect. If you feel that a player put their body on the line over the weekend and it may not be celebrated enough then if you have "gif" skills or not please add these to the thread also(in fact go gif crazy because a picture tells a thousand words).
As far as I'm concerned anyone that is a supporter, member, coach, player, staff member or such other things is part of the Bomber family and has a story to share.
I thought I would kick it off with a truly inspiring story that I'm sure would make even the most sombre supporter crack a smile.
This story is about a kid with a dream and the will to succeed. And behind every great man is a great woman.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...s/news-story/dbe95d4286bb276d2a25ec7c9ddb3bd7
"When he wasn’t drafted, McDonald-Tipungwuti considered quitting football in favour of rugby, maybe with Melbourne Storm or Rebels if he could crack it.
“She was pretty hard — that’s what mums are for,” he said.
“But I look at it as a real positive. She’s made me become a good footballer rather than taking all the easy roads. She gave me that hard feedback to improve on, giving me advice and pushing me to become a better player.”
He didn’t know it at the time but often he was well within the times required. Jane wasn’t going to tell him that — it made him work harder.
They worked through game plans together, and still do. Sometimes articulating the strategies to Jane helped McDonald-Tipungwuti learn them inside-out himself."
If this has been covered elsewhere then delete but I thought it might be a good opportunity to discuss things throughout the history of our great club that makes you proud to be a bomber.
Now what I thought we could post here were things that helped define this club. This may be a something a person of great influence like Kevin Sheedy has done, or even something somebody outside the realm of the club has done that makes you nod in respect. If you feel that a player put their body on the line over the weekend and it may not be celebrated enough then if you have "gif" skills or not please add these to the thread also(in fact go gif crazy because a picture tells a thousand words).
As far as I'm concerned anyone that is a supporter, member, coach, player, staff member or such other things is part of the Bomber family and has a story to share.
I thought I would kick it off with a truly inspiring story that I'm sure would make even the most sombre supporter crack a smile.
This story is about a kid with a dream and the will to succeed. And behind every great man is a great woman.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...s/news-story/dbe95d4286bb276d2a25ec7c9ddb3bd7
"When he wasn’t drafted, McDonald-Tipungwuti considered quitting football in favour of rugby, maybe with Melbourne Storm or Rebels if he could crack it.
“She was pretty hard — that’s what mums are for,” he said.
“But I look at it as a real positive. She’s made me become a good footballer rather than taking all the easy roads. She gave me that hard feedback to improve on, giving me advice and pushing me to become a better player.”
He didn’t know it at the time but often he was well within the times required. Jane wasn’t going to tell him that — it made him work harder.
They worked through game plans together, and still do. Sometimes articulating the strategies to Jane helped McDonald-Tipungwuti learn them inside-out himself."
