Jump to content

Dunn's performance today

P-man
P-man
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Wrong. As well as the lead, mark and goal, he created a couple of contests for small forwards to try to feed off and created some defensive pressure in our forward 50.

Did not do much in the second half, but warrants another crack.

Dunn was better. Bate will improve with time. I know a few want to bag Bate but his use of the ball in midfield (when he kicked it) was good. I know he made a goose of himself once (again) but when he uses it, he finds targets. Will be better for the run .

I agree with you about Bate he will get better like he did last year. Have a look at this board after the first few games last year and Bate copped a canning but by the end of the year was a forum favourite.

Dunn played alright today and needs to back that up next week. He is another that needs to toughen up, he likes to dish it out at times but he has to show he can take it as well.

  • Quote
    •  

    Dunny lifted today and I'm thrilled. He's a nice kick, could be a terrific player for us. He needs to keep going from today. Way to go!

  • Quote

    Dunny lifted today and I'm thrilled. He's a nice kick, could be a terrific player for us. He needs to keep going from today. Way to go!

    yep, his set shot goal didnt even bother the goal umpire, the mark into the sun was brilliant, did not expect him to take that one. Dunn and the whole team played very well today.

  • Quote
    •  

    I'm starting to think us supporters have contributed to some of these players being too comfortable.

    It's time Dunn, to put your hand up consistently, or your gone.

    Dunn has always teased us over the years, but its few and far between. He needs to start producing todays effort week in week out.

    If hes part of the future, you would expect him to maintain his spot for the year, so its up to him.

  • Quote

    Dunn was a lot better today, but he had me pulling my hair out in the 1st when he kicked long into the forward line to scully with 2 defenders all over him.

    If he can't eradicate poor decision-making like that he will struggle to keep his spot.

  • Quote

    Yep, he still jumps at shadows, even if he does try to pull the tough man act with his opponent (and I did love him getting stuck into that spud Maxwell!).

    However he did well today, and there is no doubt his best position is as a forward. His kicking is an asset that we dearly need in our attacking 50.

    If Bate and Newton made the same contribution as Dunn today, we probably would have won.

    And for all the Miller bashers, if he was playing instead of Newton we may have won.

  • Quote

    Bate has unquestionably been our wosrt player over the two matches so far. Error after error from the few times he gets it. I hope it is absence of match fitness and he can find form but Miller would have been far better option today. Sylvia should take his spot next week.

  • Quote

    Wrong. As well as the lead, mark and goal, he created a couple of contests for small forwards to try to feed off and created some defensive pressure in our forward 50.

    Did not do much in the second half, but warrants another crack.

    Dunn was better. Bate will improve with time. I know a few want to bag Bate but his use of the ball in midfield (when he kicked it) was good. I know he made a goose of himself once (again) but when he uses it, he finds targets. Will be better for the run .

    To his credit, Newton was quite effective at the centre bounce a couple of times when he is clearly not a ruckman. The Rusian was outstanding today but the Juice did provide good back up - all power to him.

  • Quote
    •  

    Maxwell, good? Ha

  • Quote
    • Author

    Bate was definitely better after halftime, although that's not saying much.

  • Quote

    And for all the Miller bashers, if he was playing instead of Newton we may have won.

    Redleg, could you explain that one line? I don't get it...at all. Miller hasn't shown much in the ruck or forward. How would it have made the slightest difference?

  • Quote

    To his credit, Newton was quite effective at the centre bounce a couple of times when he is clearly not a ruckman. The Rusian was outstanding today but the Juice did provide good back up - all power to him.

    He rucked against the limpest ruck going around in Fraser. What a marshmallow performance from a former No 1 pick. Zero effor. We were KOTD that MFC were not more exposed in that area. Jury is out on Newton IMO.

  • Quote

    Just wondering how many people have watched the replay of the game?

    People are saying Dunn did well and Bate was average.

    After seeing the replay they wereboth contributors, neither outstanding, but both did their bit. They both need to improve though.

    Either way, Bate is much better than Dunn, as he has shwon over their careers. He will lose a little weight and gain fitness over the next couple of rounds and then be back at his best to make a difference again.

    Dunn, I am not sold on , but if he can hold a position until Watts and Jurrah are ready, well I hope he does, and I hope he stays forward until then too.

  • Quote

    And for all the Miller bashers, if he was playing instead of Newton we may have won.

    Disagree. I rate Miller and Newton the same - we play them because we have nobody else that can do the job at the moment.

    On topic it was good to see Dunny get amongst it. I loved the start he had to his career but he seems to have floundered since then.

  • Quote

    I wasn't calling Maxwell a spud because he is a bad player, I was calling Maxwell a spud because he plays for Collingwood and has a very punchable face... as if I need to explain that! :P

    Fair enough then.

    Maxwell, good? Ha

    He is good. Get over it.

  • Quote

    And for all the Miller bashers, if he was playing instead of Newton we may have won.

    If's , if's,if's--he wasn't and did not deserve to be in the 22,similar to Spencer. The game to me was like 6 wins to theclub. They were tenacious,ruthless, determined and in some way a loss by one point may even be better than a win.This is because they can see they can match it with the best even without several players whom would be in the 22. Miller unfortunately is not in our best 22.Dunn to me is also not in my best 22but may develop into a very handy Mr Fix it- taking over from Bruce.

  • Quote

    Fair enough then.

    He is good. Get over it.

    Dunn provides a good target and works well at ground level. He also reads the play and puts himself into the contest.

    His other key attrubute is that he is generally a good kick for goal.

    He is worth persistng with and rates more highly than Newton.

    I also like Bailey's shift to a game plan with quick leading forwards.....great game by Pettard even if he couldn't cap it with a game winning goal

  • Quote

    Good to see Dunn back down front where he belongs.

  • Quote

    And for all the Miller bashers, if he was playing instead of Newton we may have won.

    Maybe or he could've knocked out Petterd and we lost our best forward.

    Opinion doesn't change of Dunn.

  • Quote

    Dunn OK, to stay. Only really riled me when he did a pathetic kick towards goal from the boundary in q4. That should have become a goal opportunity but was rushed away with ease.

    Newton did little but then he did little wrong. I hate to say it, but he was quite serviceable in the ruck when he had to give Jamar a well earned rest. He rarely marked but got the ball down a few times. If Spencer isn't to play, he might be the best bet to continue as Jamar's sub when the big man has to rest.

    Bate useless and should be the only forward to get the flick. He's not ready, and when he's like that he is amazingly spud-like.

  • Quote

    He's copped a bit of a whacking on here the past week but he played out of his shell today. Well done.

    Agree. We need to nurture some of these talents. Lyndon Dunn is clearly one of those. Let's watch him develop

  • Quote

    And for all the Miller bashers, if he was playing instead of Newton we may have won.

    Surely you jest..

    If anything, yesterdays performance reinforces the fact that Miller offers our team nothing. I cannot fathom how anyone who has followed the dees over the last few years rates Miller in the slightest. It's that rose coloured glasses thing I think- We like him because he is a nice guy and he plays for the team we love, but if he played for another team the same people would rate him a spud. Fact! I defy anyone to argue that. I'll repeat, Brad Miller offers the MFC absolutely Jack Squat on the field.

    I thought Newton offered so much more than Brad does yesterday. Still have my reservations about Dunn also but feel it's his turn to have a try up forward now. Millers time is up period. He will see the rest of his days at Casey and doing his usual 'stop gap' duties when the situation requires it

  • Quote
    •  

    Surely you jest..

    I thought Newton offered so much more than Brad does yesterday.

    Surely you jest or your easily pleased.

  • Quote

    Newton, Dunn, Miller should be on the draft table now. Simply not up to it.

    And forget that old line about playing in a good team. What is a good team made of? Good players. These plodders don't cut it.

    Bate trade-bait if Carltank are interested. Oh wait, Bate's really good in the second half of the season. FFS.

  • Quote

    • Archived

    This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • PREVIEW: Essendon

      As the focus of the AFL moves exclusively to South Australia for Gather Round, the question is raised as to what are we going to get from the  Melbourne Football Club this weekend? Will it be a repeat of the slop fest of the last three weeks that have seen the team score a measly 174 points and concede 310 or will a return to the City of Churches and the scene where they performed at their best in 2024 act as a wakeup call and bring them out of their early season reverie?  Or will the sleepy Dees treat their fans to a reenactment of their lazy effort from the first Gather Round of two years ago when they allowed the Bombers to trample all over them on a soggy and wet Adelaide Oval? The two examples from above tell us how fickle form can be in football. Last year, a committed group of players turned up in Adelaide with a businesslike mindset. They had a plan, went in confidently and hard for the football and kicked winning scores against both home teams in a difficult environment for visitors. And they repeated that sort of effort later in the season when they played Essendon at the MCG.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Essendon

      Facing the very real and daunting prospect of starting the season with five straight losses, the Demons head to South Australia for the annual Gather Round, where they’ll take on the Bombers in search of their first win of the year. Who comes in, and who comes out?

        • Thumb Down
      • 489 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: Round 05

      Gather Round is here, kicking off with a Thursday night blockbuster as Adelaide faces Geelong. The Crows will be out for redemption after a controversial loss last week. Saturday starts with the Magpies taking on the Swans. Collingwood will be eager to cement their spot in the top eight, while Sydney is hot on their heels. In the Barossa Valley, two rising sides go head-to-head in a fascinating battle to prove they're the real deal. Later, Carlton and West Coast face off at Adelaide Oval, both desperate to notch their first win of the season. The action then shifts to Norwood, where the undefeated Lions will aim to keep their streak alive against the Bulldogs. Sunday’s games begin in the Barossa with Richmond up against Fremantle. In Norwood, the Saints will be looking to take a scalp when they come up against the Giants. The round concludes with a fiery rematch of last year's semi-final, as the Hawks seek revenge for their narrow loss to Port Adelaide. Who are you tipping this week and what are the best results for the Demons besides us winning?

        • Sad
        • Thumb Down
      • 168 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Geelong

      There was a time in the second quarter of the game at the Cattery on Friday afternoon when the Casey Demons threatened to take the game apart against the Cats. The Demons had been well on top early but were struggling to convert their ascendancy over the ground until Tom Fullarton’s burst of three goals in the space of eight minutes on the way to a five goal haul and his best game for the club since arriving from Brisbane at the end of 2023. He was leading, marking and otherwise giving his opponents a merry dance as Casey grabbed a three goal lead in the blink of an eye. Fullarton has now kicked ten goals in Casey’s three matches and, with Melbourne’s forward conversion woes, he is definitely in with a chance to get his first game with the club in next week’s Gather Round in Adelaide. Despite the tall forward’s efforts - he finished with 19 disposals and eight marks and had four hit outs as back up to Will Verrall in the second half - it wasn’t enough as Geelong reigned in the lead through persistent attacks and eventually clawed their way to the lead early in the last and held it till they achieved the end aim of victory.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Geelong

      I was disappointed to hear Goody say at his post match presser after the team’s 39 point defeat against Geelong that "we're getting high quality entry, just poor execution" because Melbourne’s problems extend far beyond that after its 0 - 4 start to the 2025 football season. There are clearly problems with poor execution, some of which were evident well before the current season and were in play when the Demons met the Cats in early May last year and beat them in a near top-of-the-table clash that saw both sides sitting comfortably in the top four after round eight. Since that game, the Demons’ performances have been positively Third World with only five wins in 19 games with a no longer majestic midfield and a dysfunctional forward line that has become too easy for opposing coaches to counter. This is an area of their game that is currently being played out as if they were all completely panic-stricken.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: Round 04

      Round 4 kicks off with a blockbuster on Thursday night as traditional rivals Collingwood and Carlton clash at the MCG, with the Magpies looking to assert themselves as early-season contenders and the Blues seeking their first win of the season. Saturday opens with Gold Coast hosting Adelaide, a key test for the Suns as they aim to back up their big win last week, while the Crows will be looking to keep their perfect record intact. Reigning wooden spooners Richmond have the daunting task of facing reigning premiers Brisbane at the ‘G and the Lions will be eager to reaffirm their premiership credentials after a patchy start. Saturday night sees North Melbourne take on Sydney at Marvel Stadium, with the Swans looking to build on their first win of the season last week against a rebuilding Roos outfit. Sunday’s action begins with GWS hosting West Coast at ENGIE Stadium, a game that could get ugly very early for the visitors. Port Adelaide vs St Kilda at Adelaide Oval looms as a interesting clash, with both clubs form being very hard to read. The round wraps up with Fremantle taking on the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium in what could be a fierce contest between two sides with top-eight ambitions. Who are you tipping this week and what are the best results for the Demons besides us winning?

      • 273 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All