GIve it up for Dempster

[ScottH]

He didn't get the Rising star Nomination.

Melbourne midfielder Brock McLean is the round three nominee for the 2005 NAB AFL Rising Star award.

[Sanecow]

Originally posted by ScottH
Brock McLean

Is his nickname Peter or Don?

[Doctor J.]

Originally posted by Old Royboy
From what I have seen on the Vault Dempster snr was a yard of pumpwater in his playing days. Do any of the old bloods remember how his body progressed with playing years?

From day 1 to his last game, Dempster senior remained a "yard of pumpwater" Had a magnificent leap and a good pair of hands, but was never strong enough to hold down FF or CHF. I guess thats why he only managed 67 games.

PS when I say only, I don't mean it in a derogatory sense.

[NMWBloods]

He was one of those weedy leaping guys the Swans seemed to have a few of - never big enough or strong enough in the old rough and tumble days of the VFL. Good skills but that doesn't always help when some thug is going to grind you into the turf. He had an awful lot of hair too.

[swansrule100]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
In his latter days Roos was more a rebounding CHB than a defensive one. In his younger days he could do either.

at his peak he would ruck rove sometimes wouldnt he?

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Originally posted by dendol
our new rookie recruits (whose bodies are ready-made for senior footy) in Grundy (192cm, 92kg), Campbell (196cm, 95kg), and Vogels (194cm, 88kg).

Speaking of which, why has Earl Shaw been made the nominated rookie, I would have thought the chance of him getting a game this year (he's a pure ruckman and I rate him VERY highly) would be far slimmer than Luke Vogels who is a potential KPP?

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by swansrule100
at his peak he would ruck rove sometimes wouldnt he?

I don't think so IIRC, but he used to be play such a flexible CHB role that he would wander over the ground quite a lot - well ahead of his time and an indication of what was to come (ie: now). He also played maybe a quarter of his time at CHF.