The Last Time they met

[Demonland 71,649]

The round three match up was played almost 12 months ago on 10 April 2011. The Demons gave us a scare when they fell five goals in arrears early in the game before fighting back to win thanks to some magic from Liam Jurrah who kicked five goals. Beamer was bog.

MELBOURNE

 

Backs Luke Tapscott James Frawley Clint Bartram 

Half backs Jared Rivers Colin Garland Jamie Bennell 

Centreline Colin Sylvia Jack Grimes Rohan Bail 

Half forwards Austin Wonaeamirri Stef Martin Jack Trengove 

Forwards Brad Green Liam Jurrah Jordan Gysberts 

Followers Mark Jamar Brent Moloney Aaron Davey 

Interchange (from) Lynden Dunn Nathan Jones Cale Morton Ricky Petterd James Strauss Matthew Warnock Jack Watts

BRISBANE

Backs Cheynee Stiller Daniel Merrett Jed Adcock 

Half backs Ashley McGrath Joel Patfull Pearce Hanley 

Centreline Jack Redden Simon Black Tom Rockliff 

Half forwards Jesse Ryan Lester Luke Power 

Forwards Todd Banfield Mitchell Clark James Polkinghorne 

Followers Matthew Leuenberger Andrew Raines Daniel Rich

Interchange (from) Claye Beams Rohan Bewick Eamonn Buchanan Tom Collier Aaron Cornelius Broc McCauley Jared Polec 

[Striker475 696]

One of the worst wins I've ever watched.

[Suzanna 72]

One of the worst wins I've ever watched.

A win is a win, no matter what!

[Demonised 1,343]

One of the worst wins I've ever watched.

I'd like to see lots and lots of really bad wins.

[McQueen 17,864]

A win is a win, no matter what!

Agree bit I think Striker475 makes a stronger point.

[east gippsland demon 7]

Memberships renewed today ( my wife and I) and cant wait to make the trip down on sat!! Go DEES!

[Striker475 696]

A win is a win, no matter what!

I'd like to see lots and lots of really bad wins.

We were five goals down and if it wasn't for LJ going nuts we would have been (deservedly) belted. Our skills were shocking and we genuinely looked second rate.

[Bluelegs 36]

One of the worst wins I've ever watched.

I didn't get that, but it might've been because I didn't get to the game till the second quarter.

[DemonWA 3,932]

No Power and Brown hurts them but we wont win pretty in this one either

I cant help but rate the lions list. Would love some more players on our list who have a red hot crack like Rockliff, Banfield etc.

Rich, Rockliff, Black is as strong as Trengove Jones and Moloney IMO. Throw the likes of Drummond, Adcock, Merret etc and i reckon they are better than people might like to believe.

No Jurrah hurts us - he's performed well against the lions on mroe than one occasion.

[old dee 23,782]

No Power and Brown hurts them but we wont win pretty in this one either

I cant help but rate the lions list. Would love some more players on our list who have a red hot crack like Rockliff, Banfield etc.

Rich, Rockliff, Black is as strong as Trengove Jones and Moloney IMO. Throw the likes of Drummond, Adcock, Merret etc and i reckon they are better than people might like to believe.

No Jurrah hurts us - he's performed well against the lions on mroe than one occasion.

Me too DemonWA, I think this game is far from a cake walk.

[JJJ 1,220]

Rockliff and Redden have more runs on the board than any of our young mids.

Neither team looks great in attack so far in 2012.

[Sir Why You Little 36,991]

Good time for Coach Neeld to stamp his authority on what is expected from Saturday & Forward.

[DEELIRIOUS 156]

Well, well.....We all remember this game don't we. The most uninspiring game of footy/win I have ever experienced. Pretty s*** really. Oh well, come Sat. we'll more than liklely see another scrappy win with our contested brand. Hopefully this week the gap between the contested and uncontested possession can be bridged. Having meat and potatoes is good, peas such as Cale Morton are a good side touch in some situations. Should win this one though; DO IT FOR JIM AND FOR THE PRIDE AND HONOUR OF OUR CLUB! The true Melbourne re-birth begins Saturday and I can't wait. GO DEES!

[hardtack 10,520]

No Jurrah hurts us - he's performed well against the lions on mroe than one occasion.

Yes, but having Clark who is familiar with their game plan and style of play, will hopefully negate that to some extent.

[The Chazz 4,077]

No Power and Brown hurts them but we wont win pretty in this one either

I cant help but rate the lions list. Would love some more players on our list who have a red hot crack like Rockliff, Banfield etc.

Rich, Rockliff, Black is as strong as Trengove Jones and Moloney IMO. Throw the likes of Drummond, Adcock, Merret etc and i reckon they are better than people might like to believe.

No Jurrah hurts us - he's performed well against the lions on mroe than one occasion.

Yes, but having Clark who is familiar with their game plan and style of play, will hopefully negate that to some extent.

Clark's knowledge along with the fact Drummond being out injured should result in a comfortable Demon win then?

[The Backyard Charizard 1,202]

I have a really strange feeling that our forward line is going to click on Saturday and give us all an uplifting boost on here... I think with big Sauce Merritt playing forward its going to allow us to free up some of our bigger forwards... Call me optimistic but I believe we are going to see this become a path for blokes like Petterd and Howe to really show their class... If we can match it with their midfield then we will win comfortably... I have a lot of faith in our backline and am chalking this one up as a confidence boosting Rnd 1 victory!

Well, here's hoping ��

Edited March 29, 2012 by KrazyJay

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

Really looking forward to seeing where we're at this weekend. Hopefully our midfield can either match that of the Lions or come out on top. I would love to see Clark kick a bag!

[old dee 23,782]

Really looking forward to seeing where we're at this weekend. Hopefully our midfield can either match that of the Lions or come out on top. I would love to see Clark kick a bag!

I would prefer he kicks a footy GTG.

Small joke there, I hope so too.

[Sir Why You Little 36,991]

IF Mitch Clark can kick an early goal......

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

I would prefer he kicks a footy GTG.

Small joke there, I hope so too.

Anything that goes through the big sticks is fine by me. A ball would be ideal though, you're right.

[Nasher 33,613]

Beamer was bog.

I didn't think he was that bad.

[Dr. Mubutu 831]

Having little to no voice at the moment, I would really appreciate a concerted effort from all players on the ground, so I'm not yelling hoarsely at the TV!

[Chook 15,012]

IF Mitch Clark can kick an early goal......

Then we'll only be three goals behind.