@J G Soccer is a European game. Of course it is going to be one of the most popular sports if most of the countries in the world were colonised and invaded by these Europeans. The cultures and sports of these nations were destroyed and millions of people were killed to make way for the European culture and it’s game, not such a “beautiful game” now isn’t it. Australian Football was a game originally invented by our First Nation’s people which was called “Marn Grook”. Eventually the game would be noticed by the Europeans settlers and it would be shaped into the beautiful game that it is today. If soccer was really that powerful as you thought it was, it would’ve already been the number one sport long ago in the 1800’s-1900’s. However the Australian people didn’t want to follow the European game of football, why would they want to if the Australian game of football was more exciting, action packed and not overly repetitive (unlike soccer). Soccer theoretically should have been number 1 long ago, besides the nation who invaded and colonised the Great Southern Land invented the bloody game. But the power of Australian Football withstood the European game due to the uniqueness of the sport and the excitement that it attracted from the Australian public. If you ask me, I find it pretty embarrassing that the nation who invented soccer couldn’t make the sport the number one game in it’s own colony! Fast forward to today, Australian Football is at the best it has been in its lifetime in terms of popularity across Australia. Did you know that 1 in every 23 Australians are a member of an AFL club? Meanwhile, the A-League gets less supporters to its games than the NRL and the national soccer team has only played in one World Cup Semi Final in it’s 100 history. Soccer may be the number 1 participated sport in Australia, however that is because the other sports that are available to play in Australia are more physical and demanding. Rugby is a very physical sport where only the strongest and better body types can play, Australian Football is not as physical but requires more stamina and skill which can be tough for new players who haven’t played the sport as a kid/teenager. I remember hearing that people thought that soccer was going to be the number one sport in the 80’s. That never happened. You’re claiming that soccer is going to be number one in 2050? Have a look at your sport’s history in Australia bud. The national team is an embarrassment, the A-League lacks fans, the sport is just too simple and boring compared to AFL. Don’t try persuade me that the Socceroos will do better in the future, they won’t. Academies and “professional” regional soccer clubs in Australia cost way too bloody much anyways. The talent pool is only limited to the rich. Most of the most famous soccer players came from slums, poor neighbourhoods or some average neighbourhood. The only players you see coming from rich households are the ones who are the sons of famous soccer players. Australia’s real soccer talent is being blocked from being allowed to show off their skills to the nation’s top teams and selectors because of their socioeconomic status. Why should people try to become soccer players if it’s too bloody expensive to even try to become one? It would be much cheaper to become an AFL player or an Olympian. Soccer doesn’t deserve to be Australia’s number one sport and it never will. Australian Football has a proud history in Australia that soccer can’t compare to. It’s a rich man’s sport in Australia and if you’re not willing to pay the big bucks just to have a shot, you’ll never make it anywhere in soccer in Australia. To answer your spam, soccer will never become number 1 in Australia. It simply doesn’t deserve to. AFL is a game for everyone and does not discriminate against your socioeconomic status and is an open playing field for those who have the skills and determination to become a true AFL professional. You have truly wasted 10 years of comment spamming. Delete your spam accounts before you waste more years of your life defending a losing battle Jayden Loader
Interesting, that they had made a theme song before the merger had been finalised. I guess it shows just how close it was to actually happening. I actually quite like the tune, and think they did a good job combining the two club's songs. Having said that, I'm not a fan of either club, so I can understand how many Hawks and Demons fans wouldn't be too impressed by it. Another thing to ponder is what the AFL would have done regarding the new club's premiership tally. Would they have just added Hawthorn's and Melbourne's together? This would have given them a whopping 21 premierships at the time, but would the AFL have recognised the total this way? Going by the Brisbane Lions merger, where Fitzroy's 8 flags were not included in Brisbane's total (wrongly in my view) you would have to say no, but what would they have done instead? Started them at zero again like the Brisbane Lions? The fact that the 2 clubs obviously played against each other in the 1988 Grand Final throws another spanner in the works.
Liam, this song is a rather interesting artifact from this proposed merger, and it has given me some influence in regard to a fan fiction story involving the character of Butch Cassidy from the mid-Seventies. This makes for inspiration. Thanks, Liam!
The reason why Melbourne was picked for the merger is because they were in a good financial state but hadn't won a premiership for over 30 years (as of 1996). Fast forward to 2021 and Melbourne has now won the premiership in the same year that Melbourne and Hawthorn drew a game then a few weeks after, Hawthorn drew for the second time in one season
This was terrible, just to know we would loose our identity be ause of interstate changes was horrific. My dad went to that meeting, and he thought by the time he left the room we would be melbourne hawks. But we didnt WE ARE STILL THE DEES THRU AND THRU GO DEES❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️
What an abomination! Thank god Hawthorn supporters defeated the merger because Melbourne fans didn’t and they owe us, given they won the flag this year.
Wouldn’t want Melbourne and Hawthorn to merge because both teams are best separate how they are, and the jerseys would possibly create a colour clash with Adelaide♦️🔶🔷
@@trainco1643 They could have used Hawthorn's brown to avoid a colour clash but even if the merge went ahead as originally planned, the colour clash wouldn't have been the first in the AFL as Carlton and Geelong have both been wearing white and navy blue for decades.
Yea this is a combination of the Melbourne Demons and Hawthorn Hawks theme songs. And yes this was something that was about to happen in the AFL, but it never did.
@@ArsenalBall76 Ooh that’s a good question, I’m not too sure actually. There’s a few Melbourne Hawks logos on the internet and Idk what the real logo actually was. I just picked that one off the internet.
It would be cool, but it really affects fans of both sides. During the Melbourne Hawthorn Merger, many of the fans were against it. The Fitzroy fans were against merging with Brisbane because they were a Victorian team and didn’t want to barrack interstate. But it would be super cool to see “The Adelaide Eagles” or “Richmond Blues”
@@sliat1981, he seems to be most unpopular at Hawthorn now, after the mess in dealing with Clarko. Only matter of time before he’s dismissed as their club president.
No, they bloody well shouldn’t! Not in your sweet life, guy. The Coodabeen Champions once did a bunch of songs for hypothetical mergers. There was one that involved the Kangas, Lions and the Saints called “North FitzKildaRoy” to the tune of “On the Road to Gundagai”.
@J G Soccer is a European game. Of course it is going to be one of the most popular sports if most of the countries in the world were colonised and invaded by these Europeans. The cultures and sports of these nations were destroyed and millions of people were killed to make way for the European culture and it’s game, not such a “beautiful game” now isn’t it. Australian Football was a game originally invented by our First Nation’s people which was called “Marn Grook”. Eventually the game would be noticed by the Europeans settlers and it would be shaped into the beautiful game that it is today. If soccer was really that powerful as you thought it was, it would’ve already been the number one sport long ago in the 1800’s-1900’s. However the Australian people didn’t want to follow the European game of football, why would they want to if the Australian game of football was more exciting, action packed and not overly repetitive (unlike soccer). Soccer theoretically should have been number 1 long ago, besides the nation who invaded and colonised the Great Southern Land invented the bloody game. But the power of Australian Football withstood the European game due to the uniqueness of the sport and the excitement that it attracted from the Australian public. If you ask me, I find it pretty embarrassing that the nation who invented soccer couldn’t make the sport the number one game in it’s own colony! Fast forward to today, Australian Football is at the best it has been in its lifetime in terms of popularity across Australia. Did you know that 1 in every 23 Australians are a member of an AFL club? Meanwhile, the A-League gets less supporters to its games than the NRL and the national soccer team has only played in one World Cup Semi Final in it’s 100 history. Soccer may be the number 1 participated sport in Australia, however that is because the other sports that are available to play in Australia are more physical and demanding. Rugby is a very physical sport where only the strongest and better body types can play, Australian Football is not as physical but requires more stamina and skill which can be tough for new players who haven’t played the sport as a kid/teenager. I remember hearing that people thought that soccer was going to be the number one sport in the 80’s. That never happened. You’re claiming that soccer is going to be number one in 2050? Have a look at your sport’s history in Australia bud. The national team is an embarrassment, the A-League lacks fans, the sport is just too simple and boring compared to AFL. Don’t try persuade me that the Socceroos will do better in the future, they won’t. Academies and “professional” regional soccer clubs in Australia cost way too bloody much anyways. The talent pool is only limited to the rich. Most of the most famous soccer players came from slums, poor neighbourhoods or some average neighbourhood. The only players you see coming from rich households are the ones who are the sons of famous soccer players. Australia’s real soccer talent is being blocked from being allowed to show off their skills to the nation’s top teams and selectors because of their socioeconomic status. Why should people try to become soccer players if it’s too bloody expensive to even try to become one? It would be much cheaper to become an AFL player or an Olympian. Soccer doesn’t deserve to be Australia’s number one sport and it never will. Australian Football has a proud history in Australia that soccer can’t compare to. It’s a rich man’s sport in Australia and if you’re not willing to pay the big bucks just to have a shot, you’ll never make it anywhere in soccer in Australia. To answer your spam, soccer will never become number 1 in Australia. It simply doesn’t deserve to. AFL is a game for everyone and does not discriminate against your socioeconomic status and is an open playing field for those who have the skills and determination to become a true AFL professional. You have truly wasted 10 years of comment spamming. Delete your spam accounts before you waste more years of your life defending a losing battle Jayden Loader
Imho I think that Melbourne should dominate the lot except for the name and the theme song which should go to Hawthorne except it be high flying Hawks instead of mighty fighting.
Now that they played in a draw tonight this song suddenly makes sense.
haha I'm a Dees fan but they so should play this song when we draw
*_Well I did make a video about it lmao_*
@J G Soccer is a European game. Of course it is going to be one of the most popular sports if most of the countries in the world were colonised and invaded by these Europeans. The cultures and sports of these nations were destroyed and millions of people were killed to make way for the European culture and it’s game, not such a “beautiful game” now isn’t it.
Australian Football was a game originally invented by our First Nation’s people which was called “Marn Grook”. Eventually the game would be noticed by the Europeans settlers and it would be shaped into the beautiful game that it is today.
If soccer was really that powerful as you thought it was, it would’ve already been the number one sport long ago in the 1800’s-1900’s. However the Australian people didn’t want to follow the European game of football, why would they want to if the Australian game of football was more exciting, action packed and not overly repetitive (unlike soccer).
Soccer theoretically should have been number 1 long ago, besides the nation who invaded and colonised the Great Southern Land invented the bloody game. But the power of Australian Football withstood the European game due to the uniqueness of the sport and the excitement that it attracted from the Australian public. If you ask me, I find it pretty embarrassing that the nation who invented soccer couldn’t make the sport the number one game in it’s own colony!
Fast forward to today, Australian Football is at the best it has been in its lifetime in terms of popularity across Australia. Did you know that 1 in every 23 Australians are a member of an AFL club? Meanwhile, the A-League gets less supporters to its games than the NRL and the national soccer team has only played in one World Cup Semi Final in it’s 100 history. Soccer may be the number 1 participated sport in Australia, however that is because the other sports that are available to play in Australia are more physical and demanding. Rugby is a very physical sport where only the strongest and better body types can play, Australian Football is not as physical but requires more stamina and skill which can be tough for new players who haven’t played the sport as a kid/teenager.
I remember hearing that people thought that soccer was going to be the number one sport in the 80’s. That never happened. You’re claiming that soccer is going to be number one in 2050? Have a look at your sport’s history in Australia bud. The national team is an embarrassment, the A-League lacks fans, the sport is just too simple and boring compared to AFL.
Don’t try persuade me that the Socceroos will do better in the future, they won’t. Academies and “professional” regional soccer clubs in Australia cost way too bloody much anyways. The talent pool is only limited to the rich. Most of the most famous soccer players came from slums, poor neighbourhoods or some average neighbourhood. The only players you see coming from rich households are the ones who are the sons of famous soccer players. Australia’s real soccer talent is being blocked from being allowed to show off their skills to the nation’s top teams and selectors because of their socioeconomic status. Why should people try to become soccer players if it’s too bloody expensive to even try to become one? It would be much cheaper to become an AFL player or an Olympian.
Soccer doesn’t deserve to be Australia’s number one sport and it never will. Australian Football has a proud history in Australia that soccer can’t compare to. It’s a rich man’s sport in Australia and if you’re not willing to pay the big bucks just to have a shot, you’ll never make it anywhere in soccer in Australia.
To answer your spam, soccer will never become number 1 in Australia. It simply doesn’t deserve to. AFL is a game for everyone and does not discriminate against your socioeconomic status and is an open playing field for those who have the skills and determination to become a true AFL professional.
You have truly wasted 10 years of comment spamming. Delete your spam accounts before you waste more years of your life defending a losing battle Jayden Loader
@@OldFossil I read that whole thing, jeez. Well said.
Can you link a video of that?
0:30 “two will make us stronger” still trying to get those hawthorn fans out of indenial
How did this recording survive and yet the official recording of Brisbane Bears will live forever got destroyed?
I’m not sure if the recording was destroyed. More likely that the afl has it and just isn’t releasing it for whatever reason.
Love the combined tunes from America's patriotic songs woven together for this. Very Cool.
Interesting, that they had made a theme song before the merger had been finalised. I guess it shows just how close it was to actually happening.
I actually quite like the tune, and think they did a good job combining the two club's songs. Having said that, I'm not a fan of either club, so I can understand how many Hawks and Demons fans wouldn't be too impressed by it.
Another thing to ponder is what the AFL would have done regarding the new club's premiership tally. Would they have just added Hawthorn's and Melbourne's together?
This would have given them a whopping 21 premierships at the time, but would the AFL have recognised the total this way? Going by the Brisbane Lions merger, where Fitzroy's 8 flags were not included in Brisbane's total (wrongly in my view) you would have to say no, but what would they have done instead? Started them at zero again like the Brisbane Lions?
The fact that the 2 clubs obviously played against each other in the 1988 Grand Final throws another spanner in the works.
1988 Grand final just the Melbourne Hawks walloping the Melbourne Hawks
so kinda what they did here was just combine grand old flag and we're the mighty fighting hawks
Idk if this is a controversial opinion or not but I actually like this song it’s just how 90s it sounds
Thank god they didn’t merge!
AFL tube bad.
AFL tube if they merged they would be to op and would have become the best afl team ever probably so that’s good it didn’t happen
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Liam, this song is a rather interesting artifact from this proposed merger, and it has given me some influence in regard to a fan fiction story involving the character of Butch Cassidy from the mid-Seventies. This makes for inspiration. Thanks, Liam!
Life long Melbourne Hawks fan here, I think this is the year they finally win the big one.
correct they drew!
@@Lucas-lk3gy against The Bye
Didn’t a majority of Melbourne supporters vote in favour of this?
It was predominantly Hawthorn supporters who stopped it
The board bought off memberships and any voter that didn’t attend was automatically used for the merger. It was a dirty scam
This is better than a lot of other current AFL club songs.
The prophecy has been fulfilled with the draw
Don Scott. What a coward
Absolute monstrosity of a song, and the club colours would have been virtually identical to Adelaide's.
Would have clashed big time with Adelaide since there was no such thing as clash jumpers back then.
Well yk geelong and north Melbourne exist
@@CanChristian. you could still pick them out bec stripes vs hoops
The reason why Melbourne was picked for the merger is because they were in a good financial state but hadn't won a premiership for over 30 years (as of 1996). Fast forward to 2021 and Melbourne has now won the premiership in the same year that Melbourne and Hawthorn drew a game then a few weeks after, Hawthorn drew for the second time in one season
I actually made this comment in the hopes it would be pinned. The reason why I like pins so much is because it took me 6 years to get my first pin
I’ll be forever greatfull if you pin my comment
If the merger went ahead, they would be called the Dorks!
Now that they had a draw, this song suddenly makes sense
This was terrible, just to know we would loose our identity be ause of interstate changes was horrific. My dad went to that meeting, and he thought by the time he left the room we would be melbourne hawks. But we didnt WE ARE STILL THE DEES THRU AND THRU GO DEES❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️
i’m hawthorn and thank god we didnt merge. no hate to melbourne but if i had to sing this song think i’d die. 💛🤎💛🤎💛🤎
Every heart beats true for the Red and the Blue - especially on Grand Final Saturday, 2021!
A combination of songs of Melbourne and Hawthorn.
Imagine them combining! If it was accurate then Melbourne hawks would win like 3 or 4 grand finals
Who’s here after Melbourne and Hawthorn drew in 2021?
great to get a full version. thanks mate.
What an abomination! Thank god Hawthorn supporters defeated the merger because Melbourne fans didn’t and they owe us, given they won the flag this year.
Go the Melbourne Hawks!! 😅🤣😂
I support Melbourne Hawks
Wouldn’t want Melbourne and Hawthorn to merge because both teams are best separate how they are, and the jerseys would possibly create a colour clash with Adelaide♦️🔶🔷
i'm a melbourne fan, and i didn't even like hawthorn. If i had to merge with another team, it would have been north, fitzroy or bulldogs.
I'm a hawks fan and 8m glad this isn't a team in afl
@@sonnyburns3116 true that because if this was a team, then there would be no more Hawthorn
@@trainco1643 They could have used Hawthorn's brown to avoid a colour clash but even if the merge went ahead as originally planned, the colour clash wouldn't have been the first in the AFL as Carlton and Geelong have both been wearing white and navy blue for decades.
This is a really good song good job mate
Thanks mate. 👍
Some times I just sing this to myself it's a really catchy song
They should’ve played this in the draw today
*_This song is catchy_*
Yeah it is.
There's no soul in it
Wait.. this is basically Melbourne demons theme song and is this afl?
Yea this is a combination of the Melbourne Demons and Hawthorn Hawks theme songs. And yes this was something that was about to happen in the AFL, but it never did.
So this song was made before the merge almost happened?
Yes that's right I'm pretty sure.
@@liamcook35 and was that the real logo or it was a custom logo?
@@ArsenalBall76 Ooh that’s a good question, I’m not too sure actually. There’s a few Melbourne Hawks logos on the internet and Idk what the real logo actually was. I just picked that one off the internet.
@@liamcook35 ua-cam.com/video/znPcKBa55EY/v-deo.html this was actually the real logo founded by Football & Rugby Club Songs
@@ArsenalBall76 Ahh that makes sense now. Thanks for showing me that. 👍🏻
Confirming i don’t want no team to merge. If they do the league will be interesting.
It would be cool, but it really affects fans of both sides. During the Melbourne Hawthorn Merger, many of the fans were against it. The Fitzroy fans were against merging with Brisbane because they were a Victorian team and didn’t want to barrack interstate.
But it would be super cool to see “The Adelaide Eagles” or “Richmond Blues”
Fuck no, not the Richmond Blues or the Adelaide Eagles
NAHHHHHHHH THEY DIDNT MERGE BUT THEY DRAWED IN THE 2021 SEASON
Disgraceful that the boards allowed this to happen and tried to sneak it through.
Mergers in all sporting codes are a travesty.
well at the time it seemed a viable option
Demons 2021 premiers
cool
The current president of Hawthorn FC, Jeff Kennett, who was premier of Victoria in 1996, wanted this merger to happen.
Oh did he? I didn't know that.
Yep, he was never as dyed in the wool brown and gold as he's made himself out to be. When the chips are down, he'll be one of the first to sellout.
Why do they keep voting him in
@@sliat1981, he seems to be most unpopular at Hawthorn now, after the mess in dealing with Clarko. Only matter of time before he’s dismissed as their club president.
CATCHY
Try that with St. Kilda And North Melbourne.
James Styles They haven’t merged, but they should.
No, they bloody well shouldn’t! Not in your sweet life, guy. The Coodabeen Champions once did a bunch of songs for hypothetical mergers. There was one that involved the Kangas, Lions and the Saints called “North FitzKildaRoy” to the tune of “On the Road to Gundagai”.
If either are going to merge they should merge with either GWS or Gold Coast.
@@peterkehoe1984 they’re expansion teams they wouldn’t ever
Great song
Now that hawthorn played in a second draw, this song suddenly makes even more sense.
Hawthorn = Drawthon
@J G come on city
@J G good luck may the best win
@J G Soccer is a European game. Of course it is going to be one of the most popular sports if most of the countries in the world were colonised and invaded by these Europeans. The cultures and sports of these nations were destroyed and millions of people were killed to make way for the European culture and it’s game, not such a “beautiful game” now isn’t it.
Australian Football was a game originally invented by our First Nation’s people which was called “Marn Grook”. Eventually the game would be noticed by the Europeans settlers and it would be shaped into the beautiful game that it is today.
If soccer was really that powerful as you thought it was, it would’ve already been the number one sport long ago in the 1800’s-1900’s. However the Australian people didn’t want to follow the European game of football, why would they want to if the Australian game of football was more exciting, action packed and not overly repetitive (unlike soccer).
Soccer theoretically should have been number 1 long ago, besides the nation who invaded and colonised the Great Southern Land invented the bloody game. But the power of Australian Football withstood the European game due to the uniqueness of the sport and the excitement that it attracted from the Australian public. If you ask me, I find it pretty embarrassing that the nation who invented soccer couldn’t make the sport the number one game in it’s own colony!
Fast forward to today, Australian Football is at the best it has been in its lifetime in terms of popularity across Australia. Did you know that 1 in every 23 Australians are a member of an AFL club? Meanwhile, the A-League gets less supporters to its games than the NRL and the national soccer team has only played in one World Cup Semi Final in it’s 100 history. Soccer may be the number 1 participated sport in Australia, however that is because the other sports that are available to play in Australia are more physical and demanding. Rugby is a very physical sport where only the strongest and better body types can play, Australian Football is not as physical but requires more stamina and skill which can be tough for new players who haven’t played the sport as a kid/teenager.
I remember hearing that people thought that soccer was going to be the number one sport in the 80’s. That never happened. You’re claiming that soccer is going to be number one in 2050? Have a look at your sport’s history in Australia bud. The national team is an embarrassment, the A-League lacks fans, the sport is just too simple and boring compared to AFL.
Don’t try persuade me that the Socceroos will do better in the future, they won’t. Academies and “professional” regional soccer clubs in Australia cost way too bloody much anyways. The talent pool is only limited to the rich. Most of the most famous soccer players came from slums, poor neighbourhoods or some average neighbourhood. The only players you see coming from rich households are the ones who are the sons of famous soccer players. Australia’s real soccer talent is being blocked from being allowed to show off their skills to the nation’s top teams and selectors because of their socioeconomic status. Why should people try to become soccer players if it’s too bloody expensive to even try to become one? It would be much cheaper to become an AFL player or an Olympian.
Soccer doesn’t deserve to be Australia’s number one sport and it never will. Australian Football has a proud history in Australia that soccer can’t compare to. It’s a rich man’s sport in Australia and if you’re not willing to pay the big bucks just to have a shot, you’ll never make it anywhere in soccer in Australia.
To answer your spam, soccer will never become number 1 in Australia. It simply doesn’t deserve to. AFL is a game for everyone and does not discriminate against your socioeconomic status and is an open playing field for those who have the skills and determination to become a true AFL professional.
You have truly wasted 10 years of comment spamming. Delete your spam accounts before you waste more years of your life defending a losing battle Jayden Loader
*_You got 10k on this video._*
It kinda sounds like the Barney theme
Imho I think that Melbourne should dominate the lot except for the name and the theme song which should go to Hawthorne except it be high flying Hawks instead of mighty fighting.
Was this just a fan creation or was this formally made by the teams in anticipation of a merger?
Pretty sure this was the legit thing
Every heart beats true for the pee and the poo
I could never support anything yellow and brown. Not after 1987
It’s actually not a bad song
If this happened 100% we would not have got the 3 peat
maybe 8 premierships, would have been a super team. Wouldn't have needed to rort the salary cap either, all legal.
Or Melbourne break their 57 year curse
I wish this merger happened
collingwoodrules go pies Me too. I also wish Collingwood and Port Adelaide merged.
Why
AFL tube the SANFL will love it.
@@afltube i hate hawthorn
@@Magpie_Mark92 that's okay, we hate you too and enjoy all the success you guys can't have ;)