Eddie Dingle
Moving chairs
Rest In Peace young fella.
Way too young.....
Way too young.....
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News Vale John McCarthy
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bomberclifford
Importer/Exporter
Yeah, I got a sad reminder this morning in my calendar.
I really feel for his partner and family today.
I really feel for his partner and family today.
Eddie Dingle
Moving chairs
The first Birthday and Christmas are so tough on those left behind.
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Smartys Power
Brownlow Medallist
RIP J-Mac. Gone to soon 
DonDraper
Premiership Player
Happy Birthday legend.
This makes me sad
Schulzenfest
TheBrownDog
Collingwood player Brent Macaffer's tribute to J-Mac:
http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2013-01-31/macaffer-honours-jmac
For those who don't bother to read the article, it also says that he's taking McCarthy's old #3 guernsey next season.
http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2013-01-31/macaffer-honours-jmac
For those who don't bother to read the article, it also says that he's taking McCarthy's old #3 guernsey next season.
stanmack
Cancelled
Very classy by Macaffer and Bucks. Great looking tat.
Doctor Feel
Shitposter In Chief
The way our lads go about the end of season trip this year will be interesting.
RussellEbertHandball
Flick pass expert
Thoose with wifes and girlfriends will be going away with them. The blokes who are single/unattached will probably go away in smaller groups.
RussellEbertHandball
Flick pass expert
Broadbridge experience a powerful lesson
February 28, 2013 Peter Hanlon
Port seeks counsel over dealing with John McCarthy's death.
PORT Adelaide's task in moving on from the tragedy of lost life to the relatively frivolous business of playing football is not an enviable one, but the Power has received invaluable counsel from those who know too well how death impacts both a family and a football club.
Officials sought out Wayne Broadbridge and his wife, Pam, to help negotiate the difficult terrain ahead as a new season begins without John McCarthy among their number. The Broadbridges, whose son and Melbourne defender Troy died in the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004, urged them simply to keep McCarthy's family close, as the Demons have done them.
''I've spoken to the club about the wonderful work the Melbourne footy club did to support Pam and I, and the ongoing support they've provided us over the years,'' Wayne Broadbridge said.
''We regard Melbourne as the club that we follow, there's something very deep and dear to us that sits in and around Melbourne. It was an honour to be asked our opinion by Port after John's life was so sadly taken.''
Port Adelaide football manager Peter Rohde said the club has also spoken to Demons officials from the time of Broadbridge's death, and members of SANFL club Sturt, who lost a player and trainer in the Bali bombings.
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''We were made to feel very special, particularly on the day, but that's only part of it,'' Wayne Broadbridge said of round one in 2005, when the family was hosted by the club and AFL executive. Among other tributes, Troy's siblings and wife Trisha stood with players on the MCG and released balloons in his honour.
The Demons defeated Essendon by 46 points that night, but Rohde acknowledged that harnessing emotion would present another challenge to Port's players in round two, and in the season-opener the week before, coincidentally against Melbourne at the MCG, where McCarthy played his last game in round 23 last year.
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Broadbridge experience a powerful lesson
and the tributes
February 28, 2013 Peter Hanlon
Port seeks counsel over dealing with John McCarthy's death.
PORT Adelaide's task in moving on from the tragedy of lost life to the relatively frivolous business of playing football is not an enviable one, but the Power has received invaluable counsel from those who know too well how death impacts both a family and a football club.
Officials sought out Wayne Broadbridge and his wife, Pam, to help negotiate the difficult terrain ahead as a new season begins without John McCarthy among their number. The Broadbridges, whose son and Melbourne defender Troy died in the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004, urged them simply to keep McCarthy's family close, as the Demons have done them.
''I've spoken to the club about the wonderful work the Melbourne footy club did to support Pam and I, and the ongoing support they've provided us over the years,'' Wayne Broadbridge said.
''We regard Melbourne as the club that we follow, there's something very deep and dear to us that sits in and around Melbourne. It was an honour to be asked our opinion by Port after John's life was so sadly taken.''
Port Adelaide football manager Peter Rohde said the club has also spoken to Demons officials from the time of Broadbridge's death, and members of SANFL club Sturt, who lost a player and trainer in the Bali bombings.
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''We were made to feel very special, particularly on the day, but that's only part of it,'' Wayne Broadbridge said of round one in 2005, when the family was hosted by the club and AFL executive. Among other tributes, Troy's siblings and wife Trisha stood with players on the MCG and released balloons in his honour.
The Demons defeated Essendon by 46 points that night, but Rohde acknowledged that harnessing emotion would present another challenge to Port's players in round two, and in the season-opener the week before, coincidentally against Melbourne at the MCG, where McCarthy played his last game in round 23 last year.
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Broadbridge experience a powerful lesson
and the tributes
hoping for a respectful amazing night down at aami next week
MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE
Premiership Captain
Disgusted with my team's performance today - a real footballing lesson handed out today. But great to see your boys win it for JMac.
Asgardian
Bigfooty Jedi
I'd like to believe there are such things as ghosts, & JMac was at the G today trying to put in a block or niggle where appropriate.
Great win for us, for him, for footy.
Great win for us, for him, for footy.
Cory
Brownlow Medallist
See you guys in round 14.
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Asgardian
Bigfooty Jedi
Sure but playing at the absolute maximum week after week is near on impossible. So far so good though. You can't dwell on these things forever but I'd love to see a little love in pre & post game when Port play Collingwood but with an almighty, physical, battle during the game. Then everyone can feel like they have honoured their mate and move on.To properly honour him we need to do that every week. ...
Hodges 153!
Club Legend
Id like to see a dual banner, Anzac Day style.
Stromageddon
Hour of Pessimism
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I was just thinking to myself how, in football, if a bad season comes we can always just wait until the next season rolls around, giving us another chance to get better and to continually improve. In fact, it happens week in, week out - we're always trying to get better. And, you know, over the off-season, that's exactly what we've done - cellar dwellers to finals contenders, it's a remarkable turn around, really. There are players that we never thought would amount to much have really improved, such as O'Shea. And then there's Wingard and Boak who've taken their game to a whole new level. And...
I just wonder if John would have improved as well. His left boot wasn't great. It was a bit wayward early on in the season and he sort of stopped using it entirely for quite a few round, probably in fear of turning it over. But he did bring it back again in our last couple of rounds. I remember one of his left-footed kicks against Richmond quite clearly. Yeah, he would have improved, I know it. He was that kind of guy.
I just wonder if John would have improved as well. His left boot wasn't great. It was a bit wayward early on in the season and he sort of stopped using it entirely for quite a few round, probably in fear of turning it over. But he did bring it back again in our last couple of rounds. I remember one of his left-footed kicks against Richmond quite clearly. Yeah, he would have improved, I know it. He was that kind of guy.
He was a young midfielder with a lot of potential. Would of only made our young midfields future even brighter! Rhode did very well getting Jmac and Brad to Port
