Jump to content

The Opposite

Chook
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Posted

There is a famous episode of Seinfeld in which the perennially unfortunate George Costanza realizes that every decision he's made in his life has been wrong. Having come to that conclusion, he does the only sensible thing; he figures out what his instincts have been telling him, and simply does the opposite.

I submit that the Melbourne Football Club is such a blueprint for failure that the George Costanza Plan must now be considered. From this day forward, we must resolve to do . . . the opposite.

What famous Melbourne stuff-ups from years past would have been avoided if we had followed this mantra?

James McDonald would have been retained as captain for another year.

Dean Bailey would have been kept and Cameron Schwab axed

Pedersen, Rodan and Byrnes would all be finding kicks in the local leagues.

The Great and Powerful Tom Gillies would be replaced with promising Freo ruckman by the name of Hannath

Brad Sewell would be here instead of the long-delisted Ryan Ferguson

The list goes on, but I won't spoil it by taking them all.

  • Quote
    •  

    Indeed - and Ross Lyon might just be our coach...

  • Quote

    Brad Sewell would be here instead of the long-delisted Ryan Ferguson

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't that deal fall apart because Ferguson didn't consent (he had to consent because he was contracted to us)? As in, didn't MFC, HFC and Sewell all agree, but because Ferguson didn't want to go, we couldn't do the deal?

  • Quote
    •  

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't that deal fall apart because Ferguson didn't consent (he had to consent because he was contracted to us)? As in, didn't MFC, HFC and Sewell all agree, but because Ferguson didn't want to go, we couldn't do the deal?

    Exactly right. sewells luckiest moment.

  • Quote

    • Archived

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

    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • PREVIEW: St. Kilda

      It seems like only yesterday that these two sides faced off against each other in the centre of the continent. It was when Melbourne was experiencing a rare period of success with five wins from its previous six matches including victories over both of last year’s grand finalists.  Well, it wasn’t yesterday but it was early last month and it remains etched clearly in the memory. The Saints were going through a slump and the predicted outcome of their encounter at TIO Traeger Park was a virtual no-brainer. A Melbourne victory and another step closer to a possible rise into finals contention. Something that was unthinkable after opening the season with five straight defeats.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Carlton

      I am now certain that the decline in fortunes of the Melbourne Football Club from a premiership power with the potential for more success to come in the future, started when the team ran out for their Round 9 match up against Carlton last year. After knocking over the Cats in a fierce contest the week before, the Demons looked uninterested at the start of play and gave the Blues a six goal start. They recovered to almost snatch victory but lost narrowly with a score of 11.10.76 to 12.5.77. Yesterday, they revisited the scene and provided their fans with a similar display of ineptitude early in the proceedings. Their attitude at the start was poor, given that the game was so winnable. Unsurprisingly, the resulting score was almost identical to that of last year and for the fourth time in succession, the club has lost a game against Carlton despite having more scoring opportunities. 

        • Like
      • 3 replies
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Carlton

      The Casey Demons smashed the Carlton Reserves off the park at Casey Fields on Sunday to retain a hold on an end of season wild card place. It was a comprehensive 108 point victory in which the home side was dominant and several of its players stood out but, in spite of the positivity of such a display, we need to place an asterisk over the outcome which saw a net 100 point advantage to the combined scores in the two contests between Demons and Blues over the weekend.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: St. Kilda

      The Demons come face to face with St. Kilda for the second time this season for their return clash at Marvel Stadium on Sunday. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 185 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Carlton

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Tuesday, 22nd July @ 8:00pm. Join Binman & I as we dissect the Dees disappointing loss to Carlton at the MCG.
      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/

        • Like
      • 38 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Carlton

      Captain Max Gawn still has a massive lead in the Demonland Player of the Year Award from Christian Petracca, Jake Bowey, Kozzy Pickett & Clayton Oliver. Your votes please; 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

        • Like
      • 23 replies
      Demonland
    View All