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    Start the Campaign: JUH wears 51

    Let’s recognise our history - Jamarra wears 51 in honour of the great Michael McLean.

    Who’s on board???
    What should I tell her? She's going to ask.

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    Re: Start the Campaign: JUH wears 51

    Quote Originally Posted by mjp View Post
    Let’s recognise our history - Jamarra wears 51 in honour of the great Michael McLean.

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    Totally, that’s be brilliant, although I’d imagine he probably gets #1.

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    Re: Start the Campaign: JUH wears 51

    Quote Originally Posted by The Underdog View Post
    Totally, that’s be brilliant, although I’d imagine he probably gets #1.
    Marketing team will be pushing hard for #1 or #23 I'd imagine.
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    Re: Start the Campaign: JUH wears 51

    Burn #1.
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    Re: Start the Campaign: JUH wears 51

    Quote Originally Posted by mjp View Post
    Let’s recognise our history - Jamarra wears 51 in honour of the great Michael McLean.

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    I am, I have said that all along.
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    Re: Start the Campaign: JUH wears 51

    Quote Originally Posted by mjp View Post
    Let’s recognise our history - Jamarra wears 51 in honour of the great Michael McLean.

    Who’s on board???
    Can you imagine the pre-debut jersey presentation?

    I've got shivers.
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    Re: Start the Campaign: JUH wears 51

    Quote Originally Posted by Rocket Science View Post
    Can you imagine the pre-debut jersey presentation?

    I've got shivers.
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    Re: Start the Campaign: JUH wears 51

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    Who Koops?
    Ahhh Koopsy, I had such lofty hopes.

    How many games has Mundy played for Freo again?
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    Re: Start the Campaign: JUH wears 51

    Quote Originally Posted by Rocket Science View Post
    Ahhh Koopsy, I had such lofty hopes.

    How many games has Mundy played for Freo again?
    He's finally coming into his own, with a lazy 332.......you know, in a state with teams that doesn't produce 300 game players apparently.
    Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.

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    Re: Start the Campaign: JUH wears 51

    It was 31 years ago he last played for us, most supporters wouldn't appreciate the reference
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    Re: Start the Campaign: JUH wears 51

    Quote Originally Posted by boydogs View Post
    It was 31 years ago he last played for us, most supporters wouldn't appreciate the reference
    It's a cynical, but not irrelevant point. It's possibly a really good one actually.

    I don't really like the idea of saying to an indigenous kid, we used to have an indigenous player playing with us who was a gun and we think you should wear his number. This might be a bit strong/ off the mark, but it almost feels like type-casting to me, you know, indigenous players are of a type and we want them to fulfill something that (in this instance) validates our history specific to that type.

    If he's offered the chance and takes it then great, if he isn't or is and doesn't then great as well. He's the biggest up-front talent we've landed since Cooney (who was pretty good, winning a Brownlow at 24 and in my view has a reason to be bitter about how things turned out for him even if he takes it out on us as a club - because he was genuinely cut down) so he can do what he wants.

    I'd personally like to see him in the No. 1. Let's go all out.
    Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.

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    Re: Start the Campaign: JUH wears 51

    Quote Originally Posted by boydogs View Post
    It was 31 years ago he last played for us, most supporters wouldn't appreciate the reference
    I appreciate the reference, but I am less inclined to push for it. Magic was a great player. He was probably a better player for Brisbane than he was for us. I'd prefer Jam to forge his own identity. Yes he's indigenous, but that isn't just who he is. As a number 1 draft pick he has enough pressures. I would just be inclined to lower expectations etc and whilst #51 has a nice nostalgic touch about it, it also is a damning indictment that looking back across our recent history we have to go back 31 years to find a suitable reference point.

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    Re: Start the Campaign: JUH wears 51

    Quote Originally Posted by jeemak View Post
    It's a cynical, but not irrelevant point. It's possibly a really good one actually.

    I don't really like the idea of saying to an indigenous kid, we used to have an indigenous player playing with us who was a gun and we think you should wear his number. This might be a bit strong/ off the mark, but it almost feels like type-casting to me, you know, indigenous players are of a type and we want them to fulfill something that (in this instance) validates our history specific to that type.

    If he's offered the chance and takes it then great, if he isn't or is and doesn't then great as well. He's the biggest up-front talent we've landed since Cooney (who was pretty good, winning a Brownlow at 24 and in my view has a reason to be bitter about how things turned out for him even if he takes it out on us as a club - because he was genuinely cut down) so he can do what he wants.

    I'd personally like to see him in the No. 1. Let's go all out.
    Agree with all of this.

    Let Marra make his own history and how he wants to do it.
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    Re: Start the Campaign: JUH wears 51

    Quote Originally Posted by boydogs View Post
    It was 31 years ago he last played for us, most supporters wouldn't appreciate the reference
    Sounds like an opportunity to me!

    A lot of supporters don't know about Gary Dempsey, KT...the list goes on. Should we simply ignore this? I've been a supporter since 85 but - being interstate - don't know a lot about the minutiae of our history before that. Again, that sounds like an opportunity.

    If all of your marketing is based on the here and now - well, in lean times you are going to be in trouble. You need to remember that the club was "born in blood and boots" - we were all so proud of that banner - so let's double down on our history and really promote the longevity and history of our club. We all mock North and their Shinboner schtick but their supporters believe it and believe in it - and it always gives the club a reference point for what they stand for. We have that as well...

    I have been incredibly critical of our clubs lack of:
    1/. Indigenous players
    2/. Resources in place to support them.

    At the same time we have a great opportunity now to turn that around. The rookie draft is today and I am 100% expecting at least 1 more indigenous player to be selected...if you want to talk it, you have to walk it.
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    Re: Start the Campaign: JUH wears 51

    Quote Originally Posted by Rocket Science View Post
    Can you imagine the pre-debut jersey presentation?

    I've got shivers.
    If Johnno does it he'll be known as JUFH
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