Bombertalk

After lowering his colours in the last couple of weeks Dempsey made a statement today. Went in hard at all day and showed us what a class player he can be.

We have found one in Browne, even if one of his goals was a fluke. Can get the hard ball and has a mature body for such a young player. I hope he plays for the rest of the year, he'll only get better.

Browne is a great one, looking forward to seeing how he progresses, and hopes he does a Heppel and not a Bolton.

Quite distracting though to hear them calling the game and referring to a 'Browne'... have we ever had a Browne on the list? I just don't associate it with Essendon, I keep thinking he plays for the opposition

Just checked. Last Brown played 2 games for us in 1982. No wonder I don't remember

Browne - this kid looks like a keeper.
I was really impressed with him tonight
Will only get better.
Dempsey - best game for the year.
Awesome when switched on...

Megan wrote:Just checked. Last Brown played 2 games for us in 1982. No wonder I don't remember

Yep, Brian Brown - Jonathon's old man! It's Sheedy's fault that he didn't play him another 48 games so we could get the father / son

BenDoolan wrote:

Megan wrote:Just checked. Last Brown played 2 games for us in 1982. No wonder I don't remember

Yep, Brian Brown - Jonathon's old man! It's Sheedy's fault that he didn't play him another 48 games so we could get the father / son

And then Sheeds would have played him out of position and had him in and out of the side, completely f****** up his career anyway...

Aah...you young people ( )

Greg Brown played over 80 games for us in the 60's and was full-back in our 1965 premiership team.

According to the EFC Website, we also had:

Bruce BROWN who played 1 game in 1972 (can't say I remember him)

and

Harold BROWN who played 8 games in 1897-98 (I definitely don't remember him )

Bruce Brown was a wingman/forward flanker type who came to us from Melbourne where he managed a few games. His father was Alf Brown, the doyen of football journalists at the time.

BenDoolan wrote:

Megan wrote:Just checked. Last Brown played 2 games for us in 1982. No wonder I don't remember

Yep, Brian Brown - Jonathon's old man! It's Sheedy's fault that he didn't play him another 48 games so we could get the father / son

We had Jon Browns old man? I did not know this!!!

Megan wrote:

BenDoolan wrote:

Megan wrote:Just checked. Last Brown played 2 games for us in 1982. No wonder I don't remember

Yep, Brian Brown - Jonathon's old man! It's Sheedy's fault that he didn't play him another 48 games so we could get the father / son

We had Jon Browns old man? I did not know this!!!

Yep, wore #13 and came from Fitzroy where he played 51 games (hence Brisbane having the father / son option - was only 50 games back in those days).

Megan wrote:

BenDoolan wrote:

Megan wrote:Just checked. Last Brown played 2 games for us in 1982. No wonder I don't remember

Yep, Brian Brown - Jonathon's old man! It's Sheedy's fault that he didn't play him another 48 games so we could get the father / son

We had Jon Browns old man? I did not know this!!!

We had Jay Neagle's old man too.. doesn't always work out does it

We also had Watson and Fletcher and thanks to Sheeds Daniher.

BenDoolan wrote:

Megan wrote:

BenDoolan wrote:

Megan wrote:Just checked. Last Brown played 2 games for us in 1982. No wonder I don't remember

Yep, Brian Brown - Jonathon's old man! It's Sheedy's fault that he didn't play him another 48 games so we could get the father / son

We had Jon Browns old man? I did not know this!!!

Yep, wore #13 and came from Fitzroy where he played 51 games (hence Brisbane having the father / son option - was only 50 games back in those days).

Shit. If he'd played 50 for us I imagine J Brown would have preferred to stay down here than go up to Brisbane and we were pretty good when he was drafted. Would have been handy.

I agree with the OT.

Dempsey was very good and Browne looks really promising. He'd shown a bit in the VFL when I've been watching, so I'm not too surprised.

to be hair half the goals these days are flukes, it's just we never had anyone that could do it