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We’ll never be a ‘big’ club, but we’re no longer a small one.

Let's see how that compares with the other sides who came into this round with winning records (and prior to the three games so far): Geelong has beaten St Kilda (2-4), Adelaide (1-5), Hawthorn (1-5), Bulldogs (3-3), North (0-6) and Brisbane (2-4) GWS has beaten Collingwood (3-3), North (0-6), West Coast (2-4), GC (3-3), St Kilda (2-4) and Brisbane (2-4). Lost to Carlton (5-1) Carlton has beaten Brisbane (2-4), Richmond (1-5), North (0-6), Fremantle (3-3) and GWS (5-1) but lost to Adelaide (1-5) Sydney has beaten us (4-2), Collingwood (3-3), Essendon (4-2), West Coast (2-4) and GC (3-3) but lost to Richmond (1-5) Port has beaten West Coast (2-4), Richmond (1-5), Essendon (4-2), Fremantle (3-3) but lost to us (4-2) and Collingwood (3-3) Essendon had beaten Hawthorn (1-5), St Kilda (2-4), Bulldogs (3-3) and Adelaide (1-5) but lost to Sydney (5-1) and Port (4-2) We had beaten the Bulldogs (3-3), Hawthorn (1-5), Port (4-2) and Adelaide (1-5) but lost to Sydney (5-1) and Brisbane (2-4). Of these 7 sides, three of them came into this round without a win over one of the others on this list (Geelong, GWS, Essendon). Port, us and Carlton all had one, whilst Sydney has two. So only Sydney, of these sides, had done better against the good sides than us. Travel-wise, we had played 3 interstate games. That's the same as Geelong, GWS, Sydney and Essendon, and one more road game than Port and Carlton. As for the losses, yes, people are upset that we lost to Brisbane who otherwise suck. But Carlton and Sydney have lost to sides with worse W-L records so we're not alone in dropping a game to a weaker side, either.

Not having a go at the club for mismanagement or miscommunication. Just disappointed for the kid (and our defensive structure) On the night it was assumed he'd done his collarbone, but unfortunately scans proved worse.

Neither have Geelong or Carlton. Geelong have beaten: St Kilda by 8 points in Geelong, Adelaide by 19 points, Hawthorn by 36 points, Bulldogs by 4 points, North down at Geelong by 75 points and Brisbane in Brisbane by 26 points. When we played Brisbane we were clearly cooked, that's the only win by Geelong you could potentially rate... Then over to Carlton, they've beaten: Brisbane by 1 point (after being down by 7 goals), Richmond by 5 points, North by 56 points, Fremantle by 10 points and GWS by 19 points. They also lost to Adelaide in Melbourne by 2 points. So the only potentially impressive win was against GWS last week and if you're being kind, Brisbane in Brisbane. So like both of those teams, the only win you could say was impressive by us was Port in Adelaide, but also backing that up off a 5 day break to beat Adelaide in Adelaide was solid too. Meanwhile, Collingwood played Port in Melbourne, and Port away from Adelaide are half the team they are at Adelaide Oval. Not comparing apples with apples... I love how some of our supporters think our results are somehow occurring in a vacuum.

I think sorry should have a capital letter and Grammar Police should have caps too. And don’t forget the full stop after right. BTW, excellent work with the commas. 🤣

Make sure you check the proper spelling, @Jumping Jack Clennett

@Demonland would you please edit this as I can't embed the Tweet on my phone? Found this interesting as we are 15th for winning clearance, but the Giants are even worse - 17th. One of the replies is instructive that identifies post clearance possession or intercept posession as more important. We are #1 defending against clearance.

"They still own the MFC"? What, because of their *checks notes* one consecutive win against us? FFS, if that's an "owning" what the [censored] was what Hawthorn, Geelong and North Melbourne used to have over us? (PS do we now "own" Richmond, having won five in a row?)

Potential reality check coming; for when you look at the results, we haven't beaten anyone of significance except Port (and Collingwood has made that look less Impressive)!

He’s a great down to earth bloke & a brilliant footballer, wish nothing but the best for him

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/melbourne-demons/wow-clayton-olivers-unseen-act-of-sportsmanship-to-patrick-cripps/news-story/b38888e15b2213b3524a4110883e6492 Not his first rodeo. If I recall, Oliver, mostly because he was nervous, while waiting for Gawn to kick the goal after the siren to win the minor premiership was talking to Dangerfiekd about his recent ankle injury from memory.

Somewhere I recall there have been suggestions that the MRO and tribunal are corrupt incompetent institutions. There has certainly nothin happen this week to suggest otherwise.

Agree with most of what u say except for the Average player bit! I believe his hand/ finger injury was at the more serious end to the effect that for the most part in 3 games he was way down on output. This is fact. He was not out of form but injured! We can debate at length the shoulda woulda coulda been rested but he played. I Would think in the next few weeks we WILL see High calibre Clarry Choo Choo express back on track, blowin away the opposition with his undoubted briiliance🤩

There is no way he’d beat SdK or Henry one on one at the moment, they’re both very good backmen & Holmes & Guthrie would run off him all night long, no way sorry

It was the open hand part that got me. HOW WAS THAT ASSESSMENT MADE?? How/why did Marlion get the benefit? A bit of push and shove is fine, but this was not that - and it certainly takes it out of the 'workplace' and 'inherently accepted conduct' as part of the game argument.

I know at times there is play acting and what not but an unexpected hit to that region can make someone fold in half sometimes But we've seen with Pendles etc they dont really care, an off the ball strike is at times less punishable than a clumsy football action

Yes probably US cultural imperialism, but stolen from Yiddish long before the existence of the nation Israel. And yes - Clarry is a beaut bloke, quite bonza.

I was so angry and shouting that my housemate took the TV remote from me to avoid accidental destruction of property!! Although admittedly my temper cooled when I realised it was Marlion Pickett. I feel Marlion probably has a lot of things in his life that would cause him to lash out. Not that this justifies assaulting someone... but it feels like he's got enough punishment heading his way.

In Yiddish, to be known as a "mensch" is the highest praise possible - it covers integrity, compassion, decency and many other virtues. Applying it to Clarry in this instance is appropriate. He deserved it.

I’d like to acknowledge @supermercado and his fabulous site DemonWiki as a superb source on the history of the Melbourne Football Club.

BBP - you will be getting the "shocking injury management MFCCS" posters out of the woodwork. I never recall any fractured clavicle being ready for the rigors of top grade footy in under 6-8 weeks. Correct me if I am wrong.

plugger is plugger mac, always and forever for me and some friends - he earned the nickname cos his set shot kicking action for goal is eerily like lockett and he can 'plug' a gap anywhere he plays disco is a great nickname for turner, but perhaps zaphod could work...

When it happened, BT called it “a little tickle.” I’m sure Clarrie didn’t feel it that way, especially since he had sore ribs at the time. 🤬

AFL hasn't crossed this bridge yet, but I can see this as suspendable offence in the future. Really puts the game in disrepute and isn't part of the amicable contest. If we are suspending players for bumps that don't injure players but have the potential to injure a player then striking players in this circumstance should be treated the same way. Oliver has been targeted this way several times this season similar to this and IMO a fine isn't a sufficient deterrent to stop this thuggery.