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Jim has been insensational form this year. It really drives home what a momentus occasion it will be come round 22 when he is walking out for his last game for the red and black

Brumaz wrote:Jim has been insensational form this year. It really drives home what a momentus occasion it will be come round 22 when he is walking out for his last game for the red and black

His last game will be in Melbourne in the Elimination Final

Don't you mean grandfinal Ben ?

Let's not get ahead of ourselves...

Gatsid wrote:Don't you mean grandfinal Ben ?

Gee, I thought I was stretching it with the Elinination Final!

Haha, ...okay feel free to read Rnd 22 as " last game of the year, whenever that may be" (I fully think we have what it takes to make the finals)

if we dont make the finals, i would love a Collingwood v Essendon match to be held in honour of Buckley and Hird.
2 true stalwarts of the game. And i dont want to have to go to perth for the game. Both deserve a local send off.
Perhaps a Hird/Buckley cup for the 2nd round Essendon Collingwood clash each year.

*flaps hands*

Do not speak of it! I'm going to bed to hug my Hirdy posters to sleep!!!!

Hopefully he gives it up in Round 21 in Melbourne.

He'll retire Filth. The mind is willing, but the body ain't. I doubt he could endure another pre season.

Well i know whenever it will be, there will not be a dry eye in the house.

If the finals are out of the question, a farewell round 21 against Richmond at the G would be wonderful.

The only snag with that is that it is a twilight game so it would only be on pay TV, and I don't know if the club could keep him off the ground for Rd 22, he'd wanna help his boys out.

Who knows when his last game will be.
He might get injured this year, or play a full year uinjury free plus finals.
If Sheedy gets his contract renewed he may even talk Hird into playing another season. Especially if Hird stays injury Free and the bombers make the finals

citizenerased wrote:if we dont make the finals, i would love a Collingwood v Essendon match to be held in honour of Buckley and Hird.
2 true stalwarts of the game. And i dont want to have to go to perth for the game. Both deserve a local send off.
Perhaps a Hird/Buckley cup for the 2nd round Essendon Collingwood clash each year.

I love that idea.

and wouldn't it be priceless, elimination final going on between doggies and dawks at telstra dome, 21,000 turn up, scratch match between dons and pies to honour two club legends at the G 80,000+ show.

ZRS wrote:

citizenerased wrote:if we dont make the finals, i would love a Collingwood v Essendon match to be held in honour of Buckley and Hird.
2 true stalwarts of the game. And i dont want to have to go to perth for the game. Both deserve a local send off.
Perhaps a Hird/Buckley cup for the 2nd round Essendon Collingwood clash each year.

I love that idea.

and wouldn't it be priceless, elimination final going on between doggies and dawks at telstra dome, 21,000 turn up, scratch match between dons and pies to honour two club legends at the G 80,000+ show.

And then all the other clubs would bitch and moan how Essendon & Collingwood were hogging all the retirement scratch matches

that game would be well over 80,000!!!

Staggy wrote:Hopefully he gives it up in Round 21 in Melbourne.

He'll retire Filth. The mind is willing, but the body ain't. I doubt he could endure another pre season.

Have to agree. Despite showing some great signs like in the game v Lions, he'd be absolutely exhausted after the career he's had.

BTW I'm a newbie to the site. Please.. be gentle.

Go Dons!

Tambu wrote:

Staggy wrote:Hopefully he gives it up in Round 21 in Melbourne.

He'll retire Filth. The mind is willing, but the body ain't. I doubt he could endure another pre season.

Have to agree. Despite showing some great signs like in the game v Lions, he'd be absolutely exhausted after the career he's had.

BTW I'm a newbie to the site. Please.. be gentle.

Go Dons!

Welcome aboard mate, its always good to have new people along. By the way if you dont mind me asking how did you find out about us ?

Gatsid wrote:

Tambu wrote:

Staggy wrote:Hopefully he gives it up in Round 21 in Melbourne.

He'll retire Filth. The mind is willing, but the body ain't. I doubt he could endure another pre season.

Have to agree. Despite showing some great signs like in the game v Lions, he'd be absolutely exhausted after the career he's had.

BTW I'm a newbie to the site. Please.. be gentle.

Go Dons!

Welcome aboard mate, its always good to have new people along. By the way if you dont mind me asking how did you find out about us ?

Thanks!

I used to read bombertalk when it was part of the official site. There was a thread about remaking the messageboard... I finally decided to actually sign up.

Hird kicks winning goal in Grand final against Collingwood after siren in front of 143,000 people at the "G".

Chaired from ground by select group of B.T's

The fairytale ends!!

Staggy wrote:Hopefully he gives it up in Round 21 in Melbourne.

He'll retire Filth. The mind is willing, but the body ain't. I doubt he could endure another pre season.

Dont think he did a PS this year. I think he came back in feb.