Jump to content

Ins and Outs Vs Crows

DemonOX
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Posted

In Warnock, Pettard, Maric and Bate

OUT Davey, Bennell, Dunn and Rivers

Just to shake it up a bit start with Jamar as FF with Maric and Jurrah along side him. Put Stef Martin in the ruck. See how that works for a bit. Cant do any worse than we did last week.

Thoughts?????

  • Quote
    •  

    In Warnock, Pettard, Maric and Bate

    OUT Davey, Bennell, Dunn and Rivers

    Just to shake it up a bit start with Jamar as FF with Maric and Jurrah along side him. Put Stef Martin in the ruck. See how that works for a bit. Cant do any worse than we did last week.

    Thoughts?????

    Shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic.

    Agree though, with Petterd and Bate in, Dunn and Bennell out.

  • Quote
    • Author

    Shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic.

    Lets try and be a bit positive, I know its hard but we have to.

  • Quote
    •  

    Lets try and be a bit positive, I know its hard but we have to.

    Let's try to be a bit realistic, I know it's hard, but we have to.

    Thursday night saw the majority of our players try their guts out with a dead game plan. Changing the players will achieve little in the face of that.

  • Quote
    • Author

    Let's try to be a bit realistic, I know it's hard, but we have to.

    Thursday night saw the majority of our players try their guts out with a dead game plan. Changing the players will achieve little in the face of that.

    Cant hurt to try Barry. Its better than sitting on your hands!

  • Quote

    Out: Dunn, Gysberts & Wona

    In: Maric, Petterd & Warnock

    Put in some blokes that have to fight tooth and nail to get a game who knows they might appreciate it and actually put some Frickin effort in.

  • Quote

    Cant hurt to try Barry. Its better than sitting on your hands!

    Fluffing around with a couple of player changes is 'sitting on your hands'.

    If you want to extract the digit - change the game plan. If the coach isn't happy with that - change the coach.

    You're barking up the wrong tree.

    I'm glad you're hurting though - I am too.

  • Quote

    Out: Dunn, Gysberts & Wona

    In: Maric, Petterd & Warnock

    Put in some blokes that have to fight tooth and nail to get a game who knows they might appreciate it and actually put some Frickin effort in.

    On that argument, how does Morton get a game?

    Bate has to come in on todays performance. For all his faults, he is one player who can present a target all day for us, and usually uses it well when he gets it.

  • Quote
    •  
    • Author

    Fluffing around with a couple of player changes is 'sitting on your hands'.

    If you want to extract the digit - change the game plan. If the coach isn't happy with that - change the coach.

    You're barking up the wrong tree.

    I'm glad you're hurting though - I am too.

    Clearly the coach is not going to change this week and neither is the game plan have to try something. Just something.

  • Quote

    In Warnock, Pettard, Maric and Bate

    OUT Davey, Bennell, Dunn and Rivers

    Just to shake it up a bit start with Jamar as FF with Maric and Jurrah along side him. Put Stef Martin in the ruck. See how that works for a bit. Cant do any worse than we did last week.

    Thoughts?????

    Davey and Rivers out?

    Petterd must come in. Bring in Petterd. Go Ricky Go.

  • Quote

    On that argument, how does Morton get a game?

    Bate has to come in on todays performance. For all his faults, he is one player who can present a target all day for us, and usually uses it well when he gets it.

    Would drop Morton way before I'd drop Gysberts. Gys had a typical young bloke's night on Thursday - needs game time.

    On that note, let's put Lucas Cook in the team. Enough "he'll be right in 3 years bulltish". If we're going to sell the "get games into them" story, let's get games into him. We desperately need a marking forward. Even if he starts off dropping those marks!

  • Quote

    After watching Casey today (and yes, I know it was against Frankston):-

    OUT: Wonna, Frawley, Gysberts, Dunn

    IN: Warnock, Petterd, Maric, Howe/Bate

    Howe is a real shot in the dark but looked ready to play at AFL level and surely he couldn't be any worse than many from last week.

    My four outs were 4 of the 6-7 worst players from WCE game, who have given little in past month.

    Also, I know my opinions about Frawley needing some Casey time are outweighed by some serious man-love for him from many Demonlanders, but his form versus the Lions and WCE cost us goals and showed a lack of polish and intent.

    .

  • Quote

    On that argument, how does Morton get a game?

    Bate has to come in on todays performance. For all his faults, he is one player who can present a target all day for us, and usually uses it well when he gets it.

    I knew I was forgetting someone. I'll cop Morton for Gysberts.

  • Quote

    If Dunn is selected this week Bailey is on the take.

  • Quote

    If Dunn is selected this week Bailey is on the take.

    He was starting to show something last year, and starting to develop a role as a defensive forward who could snag goals, including from outside 50. Seems to have gone backwards this year, unfortunately. I guess the other night he only had limited game time as the sub, but still didn't shine when he was given a run.

  • Quote

    Yes lets pick Bater. The QE2 from redland that can't jump higher than his own ankles. Massive step forward for the MFC

  • Quote

    I'd suggest no change.

    Bailey puts it onto the playing group (from Thursday's fiasco) to redeem themselves. Bailey should also let them know that if players, that underperformed against WC, are again crap Vs Adelaide that they will be dropped for a month (at least) and having to sweat blood to get back in the side.

  • Quote

    For all his faults, he is one player who can present a target all day for us, and usually uses it well when he gets it.

    He won't get it, or come close or stick a tackle or chase or.......

    Remember they only played Franston today.

  • Quote

    I'd suggest no change.

    Bailey puts it onto the playing group (from Thursday's fiasco) to redeem themselves. Bailey should also let them know that if players, that underperformed against WC, are again crap Vs Adelaide that they will be dropped for a month (at least) and having to sweat blood to get back in the side.

    Leaders have to go to make a statment.

    Rivers and Davey

  • Quote

    After watching Casey today (and yes, I know it was against Frankston):-

    OUT: Wonna, Frawley, Gysberts, Dunn

    IN: Warnock, Petterd, Maric, Howe/Bate

    Howe is a real shot in the dark but looked ready to play at AFL level and surely he couldn't be any worse than many from last week.

    My four outs were 4 of the 6-7 worst players from WCE game, who have given little in past month.

    Also, I know my opinions about Frawley needing some Casey time are outweighed by some serious man-love for him from many Demonlanders, but his form versus the Lions and WCE cost us goals and showed a lack of polish and intent.

    .

    I now have to recant my strong position on Frawley because I realised one glaring ommission. Morton MUST be dropped - his effort was really weak, and this saves Frawley from amuch deserved rest.

    .

  • Quote

    Drop Brad Green to Casey....Make a True Statement. Otherwise it will be more of the same.

  • Quote

    Yes lets pick Bater. The QE2 from redland that can't jump higher than his own ankles. Massive step forward for the MFC

    He played well today and deserves a spot before Morton, Dunn, Wona, bennel,and even our Captain at the minute. That will not happen of course.

    By the way that was a massive step forward on thursday for the incumbants.

  • Quote

    He played well today and deserves a spot before Morton, Dunn, Wona, bennel,and even our Captain at the minute. That will not happen of course.

    By the way that was a massive step forward on thursday for the incumbants.

    Green should be dropped...How else is he going to Fire up? i know it's not what he wanted at all, but he was just plain awful last thursday night.

  • Quote
    •  

    Bate, In for Dunn.

    Dunn has given bugger all this year and needs to go back to Casey and also have a shave.

    Bate look very strong and lively today and kicked very straight. We need he's big body across half forward.

    Nicholson was outstanding today for Casey and demands a game at the expense of Gysberts who's output last game was limited with only 9 posi's for 3/4's before being subbed.

    Maric in for Wona.

    Maric was good in pre-season and was dangerous today, deserves another crack. Wona just isn't doing enough and perhaps needs to get a lot fitter and start kicking some bags at Casey to get more confidence.

    Pettard in for Bennell.

    Pettard is in our best 22 and if he isnt marking, creates a contest to bring the ball to the ground.

    I like Bennell, but he isnt racking up enough stats. For the type of player he is, he should be getting more than 11 touches. It's not good enough. He needs to be racking up 20+ each week.

  • Quote

    Watching the Adelaide vs. St Kilda game tonight unfortunately due to being bed bound, and it appears very obvious that it doesn't matter who plays next week, if we don't pick up our tackling and intensity we'll get smashed.

    Adelaide are all over St Kilda like a fat kid on a packet of chips. They are relentless in their attack of the ball and pressuring the ball carrier, not to mention that they are dominating the clearances and their tall forwards are getting great service from their midfielders. I smell a thrashing :(

  • Quote

    • Archived

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

    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • CASEY: Sydney

      The Casey Demons were always expected to emerge victorious in their matchup against the lowly-ranked Sydney Swans at picturesque Tramway Oval, situated in the shadows of the SCG in Moore Park. They dominated the proceedings in the opening two and a half quarters of the game but had little to show for it. This was primarily due to their own sloppy errors in a low-standard game that produced a number of crowded mauls reminiscent of the rugby game popular in old Sydney Town. However, when the Swans tired, as teams often do when they turn games into ugly defensive contests, Casey lifted the standard of its own play and … it was off to the races. Not to nearby Randwick but to a different race with an objective of piling on goal after goal on the way to a mammoth victory. At the 25-minute mark of the third quarter, the Demons held a slender 14-point lead over the Swans, who are ahead on the ladder of only the previous week's opposition, the ailing Bullants. Forty minutes later, they had more than fully compensated for the sloppiness of their earlier play with a decisive 94-point victory, that culminated in a rousing finish which yielded thirteen unanswered goals. Kicks hit their targets, the ball found itself going through the middle and every player made a contribution.

        • Like
      • 1 reply
      Demonland

    • REPORT: St. Kilda

      Hands up if you thought, like me, at half-time in yesterday’s game at TIO Traeger Park, Alice Springs that Melbourne’s disposal around the ground and, in particular, its kicking inaccuracy in front of the goals couldn’t get any worse. Well, it did. And what’s even more damning for the Melbourne Football Club is that the game against St Kilda and its resurgence from the bottomless pit of its miserable start to the season wasn’t just lost through poor conversion for goal but rather in the 15 minutes when the entire team went into a slumber and was mugged by the out-of-form Saints. Their six goals two behinds (one goal less than the Demons managed for the whole game) weaved a path of destruction from which they were unable to recover. Ross Lyon’s astute use of pressure to contain the situation once they had asserted their grip on the game, and Melbourne’s self-destructive wastefulness, assured that outcome. The old adage about the insanity of repeatedly doing something and expecting a different result, was out there. Two years ago, the score line in Melbourne’s loss to the Giants at this same ground was 5 goals 15 behinds - a ratio of one goal per four scoring shots - was perfectly replicated with yesterday’s 7 goals 21 behinds. 
      This has been going on for a while and opens up a number of questions. I’ll put forward a few that come to mind from this performance. The obvious first question is whether the club can find a suitable coach to instruct players on proper kicking techniques or is this a skill that can no longer be developed at this stage of the development of our playing group? Another concern is the team's ability to counter an opponent's dominance during a run on as exemplified by the Saints in the first quarter. Did the Demons underestimate their opponents, considering St Kilda's goals during this period were scored by relatively unknown forwards? Furthermore, given the modest attendance of 6,721 at TIO Traeger Park and the team's poor past performances at this venue, is it prudent to prioritize financial gain over potentially sacrificing valuable premiership points by relinquishing home ground advantage, notwithstanding the cultural significance of the team's connection to the Red Centre? 

        • Like
      • 4 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Collingwood

      After a disappointing loss in Alice Springs the Demons return to the MCG to take on the Magpies in the annual King's Birthday Big Freeze for MND game. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Like
      • 198 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: St. Kilda

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 2nd June @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we have a chat with former Demon ruckman Jeff White about his YouTube channel First Use where he dissects ruck setups and contests. We'll then discuss the Dees disappointing loss to the Saints in Alice Springs.
      Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show.
      Listen LIVE: https://demonland.com/

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 47 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: St. Kilda

      After kicking the first goal of the match the Demons were always playing catch up against the Saints in Alice Spring and could never make the most of their inside 50 entries to wrestle back the lead.

        • Like
      • 330 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: St. Kilda

      Max Gawn still has a massive lead in the Demonland Player of the Year award as Christian Petracca, Jake Bowey, Clayton Oliver & Kozzy Pickett round out the Top 5. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1

        • Sad
        • Like
      • 31 replies
      Demonland
    View All