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.

Garland forward [originally posted in April]

Garland forward 55 members have voted

  1. 1. Should Neeld try Garland forward?

Please sign in or register to vote in this poll.

Featured Replies

Been saying this since the Bailey days!

According to the article on the mfc website he is relishing it and hopes he can stay there.

 

Really good to see him have such an influence the onyl thing I'd say about the Quale article is I would have thought Neeld, another line coach would have known about Garls?all players playing history. Lets hope it is able to be something for the long term.

Surely he was saying it in a little bit of jest

Surely he was saying it in a little bit of jest

I would have thought so; makes a good story though.

 

I think he will stay there, he can contest well and he seems to hve a bit of flare like a forward.


Garlo, just one of those laid back easy going funny guys you have around most fc's, he comes across that way to me anyway, we had a budgie at my club, silky smooth he was too. Col was very effective up fwd, was probably practising his goalkicking this morning.

Sellar essentially came in for Chip. So Chip will most likely come in for Sellar.

Need them both with Cloke and Dawes this week. Those guys are too big for Riv and Garlo

My view is, and will remain until our backline doesn't have to deal with Fitzroy level I50s, they are doing fine.

We know what Frawley can do down there, we know what Garland can do down there - let's keep them there.

Get Grimes into the middle though...

If I could defend my position here - I wrote this before I knew McDonald will be the player he'll be. And while that doesn't wash for last night due to Frawley being out and Garland being needed in the backline still, I will say it probably helped Neeld make the decision to move Garland - he knew McDonald, Rivers, and MacDonald could handle varying sizes of forwards.

I will take some props for the Grimes comment though!

Let's keep both captains in the guts.

 

Garland showed what a versatile player he is last night picking up Milne and I have no doubt he could do well forward or even in the middle. I guess it's going to depend on who comes through over the next couple of years with Cook, Sheahan, Davis and Fitz along with what we do with Martin. Not forgetting Blease, Strauss, Taggert, Tynan, Tapscott and Bennell.

At the moment he probably needs to stay back but I'm not against the idea of him being able to swing forward or to even run as a defensive forward against a Fisher/Murphy type.

With the strucures these days you don't see coaches as willing to make the big match winning move during a game anymore. Silvagni to FF, Hunter back to forward. The sub seems the only move, pity.

Grimes to the middle, yep again depending on who comes through.

I like your thoughts re a swinging forward to nullify the likes of Fisher etc. but I have been saying for year's now, he is an ideal winger as well as I have been saying Grimes should play in the guts.

Archived

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

Featured Content

  • The Bailey Humphrey Thread

    The Demons are hoping to entice Gold Coast young gun Bailey Humphrey from the Suns as part of a trade deal for champion Demon Christian Petracca.

      • Clap
      • Haha
      • Love
      • Like
    • 3,102 replies
  • The Christian Petracca Thread

    Premiership Norm Smith Medalist Christian Petracca has nominated the Gold Coast as his club of choice to be traded to.

      • Haha
    • 1,147 replies
  • The Clayton Oliver Thread

    Melbourne have held talks with Clayton Oliver and they’ve laid out where he fits in under Steve King’s vision and been frank about expectations. Oliver is still under contract for five years, but the door is open if he wants to explore his options elsewhere.

    • 1,418 replies
  • AFLW PREVIEW: Essendon

    It’s Pink Lady night at Princes Park — a vibey Friday evening setting for a high-stakes clash between second-placed Melbourne and eleventh-placed Essendon. The wind-sheltered IKON Park, a favourite ground of the Demon players, promises flair, fire and a touch of pink. Melbourne has never lost a home-and-away game here, though the ghosts of two straight-sets finals exits in 2023 still linger. 

    • 0 replies
  • 2025 Player Reviews: # 1 Steven May 

    The premiership defender has shown signs of wear and tear due to age, and his 2025 season was inconsistent, ending poorly with a suspension and a noticeable decline in performance. The Demons are eager to integrate younger players onto their list and have indicated that they may not be able to guarantee him senior games next season, in what would be the final year of his contract.

      • Thanks
      • Like
    • 10 replies
  • 2025 Player Reviews: # 2 Jacob van Rooyen

    The young key tall failed to make progress during the season, with a decline in his goal kicking output. His secondary role as a backup ruckman, which may have hindered his ability to further develop his game, and he was also impacted by the team's poor forward connection. It will be interesting to observe his performance under a new coaching regime.

      • Clap
      • Haha
      • Love
      • Like
    • 46 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.