Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

Demonland

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - BILLY STRETCH

Featured Replies

Unfortunately FS is just before trade week starts to stop this sort of thing. Sorry about that.

Wasn't aware of that. Nuts.

Well, get in the boy's ear and tell him to drop off this year so we can take him as a third rounder. :cool:

 

Why is Stretch allowed to train with us? Some sort of conditional rule regarding father/son picks?

He and Angus Brayshaw were training with us as part of the AIS program a couple of months ago. Is that what you're referring to?

We're talking about Paul Roos here. His recruitment at the Swans was second to none. I predict we'll get Stretch with a second round pick, so what the club will do is offload our high second round pick (probably between 19 and 22 at this rate) in exchange for a player and low second round pick from another club, likely at the top end of the ladder (teams overflowing with depth and keen on better picks so they can continue developing youngsters).

Then we can use this lower pick (around 30 to 36) on Stretch. That way we get the value out of our second rounder, and the kid who wants to bleed red and blue for us at a bargain pick.

F/S nominations are before the trade period. We will likely be able to get Stretch with a third round pick at the earliest.

 

We're talking about Paul Roos here. His recruitment at the Swans was second to none. I predict we'll get Stretch with a second round pick, so what the club will do is offload our high second round pick (probably between 19 and 22 at this rate) in exchange for a player and low second round pick from another club, likely at the top end of the ladder (teams overflowing with depth and keen on better picks so they can continue developing youngsters).

Then we can use this lower pick (around 30 to 36) on Stretch. That way we get the value out of our second rounder, and the kid who wants to bleed red and blue for us at a bargain pick.

F/S nominations are done before the trading period. It is impossible for this scenario to work.

I like your forward thinking though!

Edited by Tyson_Viney_Toumpas

  • 4 weeks later...

Just a quick update Billy has played the last 2 games in the seniors for Glenelg and has showed promise. Will be a good development for him playing against bigger bodies.


... and Brett Lovett's son who isn't eligible for the draft till next year played for the Dandenong Stingrays a couple of weeks ago and was named in the best players.

What other exciting father/son prospects might we have over the next few years? The Farmer boys?

 

What other exciting father/son prospects might we have over the next few years? The Farmer boys?

How long until the Davey lads are appearing on our radar?

How long until the Davey lads are appearing on our radar?

There is only one, the youngest, the rest are girls.


There is only one, the youngest, the rest are girls.

I've heard they're good ballerinas, the pirouette might come in handy

That was true until they had twin boys...

I was about to say...

They've gotta be at least 13 years away though.

I was about to say...

They've gotta be at least 13 years away though.

should be just right for our next premiership window :lol:


'i would love to play for melbourne" thats enough for me..

If anyone follows his old man on twitter you will know he is a demon through and through. Billy will def be coming to the dees if we want him to.

'i would love to play for melbourne" thats enough for me..

Thats not enough for me

" I am an absolute gun and I would love to play for Melbourne" - thats enough for me.


I can see Todd Viney really pushing the case for us to draft at years end.

I think we will take him F/S but i like what we have done, we have left him a couple of doubts to see if he will work his ass off to get that red and blue jumper.

 

I think we will take him F/S but i like what we have done, we have left him a couple of doubts to see if he will work his ass off to get that red and blue jumper.

i dont think we have left him with any doubts, i think he is just answering the best way he should answer it for the club, if he went out and said the club guaranteed they would use a 1st round selection on me, how does that benefit any party.

no doubt he if was in victoria the club would have done a similar thing to what they did with viney and got him playing for casey, but seniors sanfl is a better learning experience than TAC cup so it gives him every oppourtunity to develop.

i dont think we have left him with any doubts, i think he is just answering the best way he should answer it for the club, if he went out and said the club guaranteed they would use a 1st round selection on me, how does that benefit any party.

no doubt he if was in victoria the club would have done a similar thing to what they did with viney and got him playing for casey, but seniors sanfl is a better learning experience than TAC cup so it gives him every oppourtunity to develop.

if you read the article it says he'd like to play for melbourne, we have had a little bit of contact but basically only said look we want to watch you over the year and see how you go, so he would be feeling the better he plays the better his chances which is exactly what we want.


Archived

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

Featured Content

  • DRAFT: The Next Generation

    It was not long after the announcement that Melbourne's former number 1 draft pick Tom Scully was departing the club following 31 games and two relatively unremarkable seasons to join expansion team, the Greater Western Giants, on a six-year contract worth about $6 million, that a parody song based on Adele's hit "Someone Like You" surfaced on social media. The artist expressed lament over Scully's departure in song, culminating in the promise, "Never mind, we'll find someone like you," although I suspect that the undertone of bitterness in this version exceeded that of the original.

      • Clap
      • Thanks
      • Like
    • 6 replies
  • AFLW REPORT: Brisbane

    A steamy Springfield evening set the stage for a blockbuster top-four clash between two AFLW heavyweights. Brisbane, the bookies’ favourites, hosted Melbourne at a heaving Brighton Homes Arena, with 5,022 fans packing in—the biggest crowd for a Melbourne game this season. It was the 11th meeting between these fierce rivals, with the Dees holding a narrow 6–4 edge. But while the Lions brought the chaos and roared loudest, the Demons aren’t done yet.

      • Thanks
    • 5 replies
  • Welcome to Demonland: Picks 7 & 8

    The Demons have acquired two first round picks in Picks 7 & 8 in the 2025 AFL National Draft.

      • Clap
      • Love
      • Like
    • 481 replies
  • Farewell Clayton Oliver

    The Demons have traded 4 time Club Champion Clayton Oliver to the GWS Giants for a Future Third Rounder whilst paying a significant portion of his salary each year.

      • Thanks
      • Like
    • 2,050 replies
  • Farewell Christian Petracca

    The Demons have traded Norm Smith Medalist Christian Petracca to the Gold Coast Suns for 3 First Round Draft Picks.

      • Thanks
      • Like
    • 1,742 replies
  • Welcome to Demonland: Jack Steele

    In a late Trade the Demons have secured the services of St. Kilda Captain Jack Steele in a move to bolster their midfield in the absence of Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver.

      • Thumb Down
    • 325 replies

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.