Jump to content


Recommended Posts

Posted

Viney, M Jones, Gawn and Howe. That's all. N Jones gets no support and it it really starting to show.

Howe was lazy. He always is when he plays forward. His kicking has returned to its old ways. Horrible.

Viney, Matt Jones and Garland should get games next week. There are a number I wouldn't bother with in an ideal world.

Posted

He might be a great assistant coach, but we are in a hole, we need the best coach we can possibly get.

I agree, if Neeld lasts the week I will be very surprised. It’s time to take responsibility ...

The players are not responding.

The players are not developing.

Time to go.

Posted

I dare say that many of those 10-12 would've been recruited under Neeld's watch. Surely you must acknowledge that.

Agreed - but terrible recruiting before his time is also costing us now.

Posted

Oh and I was there for 186 and I was there 146. That first quarter today was hands down the worst quarter of football I have ever witnessed. It didn't get any better either.

  • Like 1
Posted

It's the coach.

Sure, the list is not necessarily a top 8 list, but the reason we are THIS BAD is Mark Neeld.

All there is to it.

Come on Stuie, this goes far far deeper than just Neeld. Blaming one person is too easy. We are all well aware of your constant anti-Neeld ranting. He had not been a great choice, but our downfall is not all his fault. There's many Melbourne people who will be madly ducking for cover this week, and Neeld will probably fall, but to say that's all there is to it, that it is his fault is just plain simplistic.

  • Like 5

Posted (edited)

A list of the basic errors Melbourne players make over and over again:

  • Not watching the hips when tackling
  • Not turning around quickly enough to face forward after taking a mark
  • Not working back quickly enough to kick over the mark
  • Not shepherding
  • Not marking their opponent
  • Kicking and handpassing to a stationary teammate
  • Kicking and handpassing to a teammate under pressure
  • Calling for the ball when stationary
  • Calling for the ball when under pressure
  • Kicking to where a teammate is, not where he will be
  • Not talking to one and other
  • Not being front-and-centre when ball kicked to a contested situation
  • General poor kicking skills
  • General poor handpassing skills
  • General poor marking skills
  • Not sprinting over first two to three metres with and without ball

Feel free to add your own.

17.taking on tacklers unnecessarily/over-ambitiously (under 10s stuff)

18.having their kicks smothered ten times more often than the opposition

19.doing the little fakey direction-change move to avoid being tackled, but doing it way too early so the guy chasing them has plenty of time to read and respond to it

20.CONSTANTLY allowing the opposition to have a loose man, then someone leaves their man to man up on him, and guess what? now there is a new loose man who receives the ball on the overlap.. this happened ALL DAY

21.missing simple goals: Kent, Davey, Howe wtf is this (under 10s stuff)

22.CONSTANTLY bombing to nobody inside 50 (sylvia, everyone), CONSTANTLY having whoever the supposed big target is NOT take the mark (Gawn, Dawes), CONSTANTLY not having a small at the fall of the ball (Byrnes, Davey etc) CONSTANTLY having nobody pressuring the ball from bouncing straight out again and becoming a setup for an opposing forward entry (under 10s stuff)

23.having kick-ins actually go to a teammate and set something up about 10% of the time

24.generally failing to keep their feet at all times

25.way too much clumsiness/fumbling with gathering the ball in the air and on the ground

26.stupid free kicks

27.opposition players waltzing through tackles, bumping us off the ball

28.when you have 2 or 3 blokes at a marking contest, don't all go up in the air for it (under 10s stuff)

Edited by Curry & Beer
Posted

But I won't burn my membership as I want a vote when the board are sacked.

Don't have a microwave MrMuSIC!

Posted

Fair enough, I understand you're angry and hurting - so am I.

But we have potentially 10 - 12 players who are not up to AFL standard.

You need to acknowledge that, surely?

Talent is one thing we are lacking. However even the worst player can have a crack and give 100% Effort.

Why is young Viney in his 5th game or what ever it is leading the way.

As the great Barassi once said to Brownlow medalist, Gerard Healy, "Give me possessions and I'll Shut up"

  • Like 1

Posted

Don't have a microwave MrMuSIC!

What, to stick my head in?

  • Like 1
Posted

"Neeld" wrong place wrong time?

We have a shite list because the GC and GWS have taken all of the top junior players from the past 4 years.

Clubs that have been unfortunate to be sitting close to the bottom during that period have missed out on those picks.

Thanks to the AFL clubs like Melbourne and the Bulldogs will have to suffer longer now and wait until the draft restores to normal.

  • Like 4

Posted

Talent is one thing we are lacking. However even the worst player can have a crack and give 100% Effort.

Why is young Viney in his 5th game or what ever it is leading the way.

As the great Barassi once said to Brownlow medalist, Gerard Healy, "Give me possessions and I'll Shut up"

But, Deano74, they're not good enough to have a crack - that's the point.

We have players on the park that are not up to AFL standard. It's a brutal game and they just don't cut the mustard.

  • Like 1
Posted

Yep, we lost by 10 goals to a team who has never won at the MCG, and we've NEVER lost to.

That's a fair dissection I think.

We were also uncompetitive in every important stat. It's not just that was lost by as good as ten goals, it's how we lost.

Posted

Howe was better than last week when he was non-existent.

Jones [x2], Viney and Garland worked hard all day but the AFL App has Viney has one of our worst.

Don't beleive statistics!

Howe was lazy. He always is when he plays forward. His kicking has returned to its old ways. Horrible.

Viney, Matt Jones and Garland should get games next week. There are a number I wouldn't bother with in an ideal world.

Posted

No coach with passion and surprise no players with passion.

This is a mans game forget the nicestys and give them a bloody bake.

Posted

I was retrenched 8 weeks ago. I am also a demon for life, where the club direct debits from my account monthly. Suffice to say my wife & I are looking at cutting costs where possible. Why the hell should I keep forking out money I can't really afford towards this "club" anymore? They even sent me a letter a couple of weeks ago asking me to become a member. I bloody am! Have been for over 10 years. No idea.

  • Like 2

Posted

i really don't see sacking neeld and replacing him with an interim caretaker as the answer

if we had a third party coach ready and willing and who would be there next year and the years to come then i would say bring him in

having said that, at this stage i can't see a reason to keep him next year

  • Like 1
Posted

But, Deano74, they're not good enough to have a crack - that's the point.

We have players on the park that are not up to AFL standard. It's a brutal game and they just don't cut the mustard.

We have seen examples of them having a crack this season. Sadly there was nothing there tonight.


Posted

I went today and just sat there. I just didnt really care. I go to games now hoping not to get beaten by 100 points. This is what a member of this club is turned into. Its not hoping for a win its hoping you dont get thrashed.

It was weird looking around after the game. I think supporters were in shock or just dont really care.

I will keep going but I just accept losses now. I was more devastated to see the storm get beaten.

Its taking a kid called Viney to lead the way in getting the hard ball. Gawn was double teamed but he still ran his guts out and Dawes had the footy kicked on top of his head. It was horrible ball delivery to him.

  • Like 4
Posted (edited)

17.taking on tacklers unnecessarily/over-ambitiously (under 10s stuff)

18.having their kicks smothered ten times more often than the opposition

19.doing the little fakey direction-change move to avoid being tackled, but doing it way too early so the guy chasing them has plenty of time to read and respond to it

20.CONSTANTLY allowing the opposition to have a loose man, then someone leaves their man to man up on him, and guess what? now there is a new loose man who receives the ball on the overlap.. this happened ALL DAY

21.missing simple goals: Kent, Davey, Howe wtf is this (under 10s stuff)

22.CONSTANTLY bombing to nobody inside 50 (sylvia, everyone), CONSTANTLY having whoever the supposed big target is NOT take the mark (Gawn, Dawes), CONSTANTLY not having a small at the fall of the ball (Byrnes, Davey etc) CONSTANTLY having nobody pressuring the ball from bouncing straight out again and becoming a setup for an opposing forward entry (under 10s stuff)

23.having kick-ins actually go to a teammate and set something up about 10% of the time

24.generally failing to keep their feet at all times

25.way too much clumsiness/fumbling with gathering the ball in the air and on the ground

26.stupid free kicks

27.opposition players waltzing through tackles, bumping us off the ball

28.when you have 2 or 3 blokes at a marking contest, don't all go up in the air for it (under 10s stuff)

You sound surprised? We have been doing it for a year and a half six years now.

Neeld is a dead man walking.

Edited by jnrmac
  • Like 1

Posted

What hurts so much is that Gold Coast won the game in the first goddamn quarter!!!! We never got a sniff after that! Absolutely [censored] humiliating .... my dog has puked better performances after eating his own [censored]

  • Like 6
Posted

I went today and just sat there. I just didnt really care. I go to games now hoping not to get beaten by 100 points. This is what a member of this club is turned into. Its not hoping for a win its hoping you dont get thrashed.

It was weird looking around after the game. I think supporters were in shock or just dont really care.

I will keep going but I just accept losses now. I was more devastated to see the storm get beaten.

Its taking a kid called Viney to lead the way in getting the hard ball. Gawn was double teamed but he still ran his guts out and Dawes had the footy kicked on top of his head. It was horrible ball delivery to him.

DO NOT ACCEPT IT....That is the point...Fight Mate.

  • Like 1
Posted

It's only a game, right?

So why did I feel physically sick when the game ended?

Posted

DO NOT ACCEPT IT....That is the point...Fight Mate.

Absolutely, we should have not only won this game, but won it by at least 5 goals, todays result is nothing short of disgusting! if Neeld makes it to Wednesday i'll be shocked.

Posted

17.taking on tacklers unnecessarily/over-ambitiously (under 10s stuff)

18.having their kicks smothered ten times more often than the opposition

19.doing the little fakey direction-change move to avoid being tackled, but doing it way too early so the guy chasing them has plenty of time to read and respond to it

20.CONSTANTLY allowing the opposition to have a loose man, then someone leaves their man to man up on him, and guess what? now there is a new loose man who receives the ball on the overlap.. this happened ALL DAY

21.missing simple goals: Kent, Davey, Howe wtf is this (under 10s stuff)

22.CONSTANTLY bombing to nobody inside 50 (sylvia, everyone), CONSTANTLY having whoever the supposed big target is NOT take the mark (Gawn, Dawes), CONSTANTLY not having a small at the fall of the ball (Byrnes, Davey etc) CONSTANTLY having nobody pressuring the ball from bouncing straight out again and becoming a setup for an opposing forward entry (under 10s stuff)

23.having kick-ins actually go to a teammate and set something up about 10% of the time

24.generally failing to keep their feet at all times

25.way too much clumsiness/fumbling with gathering the ball in the air and on the ground

26.stupid free kicks

27.opposition players waltzing through tackles, bumping us off the ball

28.when you have 2 or 3 blokes at a marking contest, don't all go up in the air for it (under 10s stuff)

24, Falling over after a marking attempt, just lay on the ground, effort over, this was apparent all day, early Robbo at his best.

26. Yep, tackling around the neck, do we have a tackling coach.

28,Howe owns the ball, whether he is best positioned or not, plays like a ten year old, and kicks like a five year old, and the crowd loves it.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Demonland Forums  

  • Match Previews, Reports & Articles  

    2024 Player Reviews: #15 Ed Langdon

    The Demon running machine came back with a vengeance after a leaner than usual year in 2023.  Date of Birth: 1 February 1996 Height: 182cm Games MFC 2024: 22 Career Total: 179 Goals MFC 2024: 9 Career Total: 76 Brownlow Medal Votes: 5 Melbourne Football Club: 5th Best & Fairest: 352 votes

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 6

    2024 Player Reviews: #24 Trent Rivers

    The premiership defender had his best year yet as he was given the opportunity to move into the midfield and made a good fist of it. Date of Birth: 30 July 2001 Games MFC 2024: 23 Career Total: 100 Goals MFC 2024: 2 Career Total:  9 Brownlow Medal Votes: 7 Melbourne Football Club: 6th Best & Fairest: 350 votes

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 2

    TRAINING: Monday 11th November 2024

    Veteran Demonland Trackwatchers Kev Martin, Slartibartfast & Demon Wheels were on hand at Gosch's Paddock to kick off the official first training session for the 1st to 4th year players with a few elder statesmen in attendance as well. KEV MARTIN'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Beautiful morning. Joy all round, they look like they want to be there.  21 in the squad. Looks like the leadership group is TMac, Viney Chandler and Petty. They look like they have sli

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports 2

    2024 Player Reviews: #1 Steven May

    The years are rolling by but May continued to be rock solid in a key defensive position despite some injury concerns. He showed great resilience in coming back from a nasty rib injury and is expected to continue in that role for another couple of seasons. Date of Birth: 10 January 1992 Height: 193cm Games MFC 2024: 19 Career Total: 235 Goals MFC 2024: 1 Career Total: 24 Melbourne Football Club: 9th Best & Fairest: 316 votes

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons

    2024 Player Reviews: #4 Judd McVee

    It was another strong season from McVee who spent most of his time mainly at half back but he also looked at home on a few occasions when he was moved into the midfield. There could be more of that in 2025. Date of Birth: 7 August 2003 Height: 185cm Games MFC 2024: 23 Career Total: 48 Goals MFC 2024: 1 Career Total: 1 Brownlow Medal Votes: 1 Melbourne Football Club: 7th Best & Fairest: 347 votes

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 5

    2024 Player Reviews: #31 Bayley Fritsch

    Once again the club’s top goal scorer but he had a few uncharacteristic flat spots during the season and the club will be looking for much better from him in 2025. Date of Birth: 6 December 1996 Height: 188cm Games MFC 2024: 23 Career Total: 149 Goals MFC 2024: 41 Career Total: 252 Brownlow Medal Votes: 4

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 9

    2024 Player Reviews: #18 Jake Melksham

    After sustaining a torn ACL in the final match of the 2023 season Jake added a bit to the attack late in the 2024 season upon his return. He has re-signed on to the Demons for 1 more season in 2025. Date of Birth: 12 August 1991 Height: 186cm Games MFC 2024: 8 Career Total: 229 Goals MFC 2024: 8 Career Total: 188

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 7

    2024 Player Reviews: #3 Christian Salem

    The luckless Salem suffered a hamstring injury against the Lions early in the season and, after missing a number of games, he was never at his best. He was also inconvenienced by minor niggles later in the season. This was a blow for the club that sorely needed him to fill gaps in the midfield at times as well as to do his best work in defence. Date of Birth: 15 July 1995 Height: 184cm Games MFC 2024: 17 Career Total: 176 Goals MFC 2024: 1 Career Total: 26 Brownlow Meda

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 8

    2024 Player Reviews: #39 Koltyn Tholstrop

    The first round draft pick at #13 from twelve months ago the strongly built medium forward has had an impressive introduction to AFL football and is expected to spend more midfield moments as his career progresses. Date of Birth: 25 July 2005 Height: 186cm Games MFC 2024: 10 Career Total: 10 Goals MFC 2024: 5 Career Total: 5 Games CDFC 2024: 7 Goals CDFC 2024: 4

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 9
  • Tell a friend

    Love Demonland? Tell a friend!

×
×
  • Create New...