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FAREWELL JACK VINEY 🔴🔵😈🏆 Some players wear the jumper. Others embody everything it stands for. Jack Viney is one of those players. From the moment he arrived at the Melbourne Football Club, following in the footsteps of his father Todd, Jack carried the weight of a famous family name and the expectations of a passionate supporter base. But he didn't just live up to that legacy. He created one of his own. Through some of the darkest days in our club's history, Jack was there. When wins were hard to come by, when hope was in short supply and when the future seemed uncertain, there was one thing you could always count on. Jack Viney would give absolutely everything for the red and blue. He never took a backward step. Never shirked a contest. Never asked a teammate to do something he wasn't prepared to do himself. He was tough, courageous, uncompromising and fiercely loyal. The sort of footballer every supporter loves and every teammate wants standing beside them. And when Melbourne finally climbed from the depths of despair to the summit of the AFL in 2021, there was something incredibly fitting about seeing Jack Viney become a Premiership player. After everything he had endured, everything he had sacrificed and everything he had given to this football club, nobody deserved that moment more. For those of us who lived through the difficult years, Jack represents so much more than a Premiership. He represents the fight, the resilience and the belief that helped bring this great club back to where it belonged. It's difficult to imagine Jack Viney wearing anything other than a Melbourne jumper. And while seeing him in West Coast colours will undoubtedly be strange and emotional for so many of us, nothing can diminish what he has given to our club. Football is a business, and players come and go. But some leave a mark that will never fade. Jack Viney will always be a Melbourne Premiership hero, a warrior of the red and blue and a part of this club's history. Thank you, Jack. For the courage, the leadership, the loyalty, the sacrifices and the memories. You gave us everything you had, and we'll never forget it. Once a Demon, always a Demon. ❤️💙