Jump to content

  • IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING

    The Demonland Terms of Service, which you have all recently agreed to, strictly prohibit discussions of ongoing legal matters, whether criminal or civil. Please ensure that all discussions on this forum remain focused solely on on-field & football related topics.


Recommended Posts

Posted

I also can't believe that our players asked to meet him if they didn't think he was going to coach us, and secondly that he would agree if he didn't think he would be coaching them.

He does strike me as having the players' welfare at the forefront of his mind. He wouldn't want to play with the players' emotions like that, and he also wouldn't waste his time meeting a bunch of nobodys if he didn't want to reassure them that he is coming and that they should stick around.

possibly, but maybe the players wanted to meet him to prove them selves to him and show they are worth coaching. That could be one of the main catalysts in his change of guard.

Posted

Anyone else notice Roos' body language towards Richard Colless (guest speaker)?

IMO it was a look of utter dislike.

Posted

The only reason Paul might be waiting on Tammi is so they can present as a unit to the throngs awaiting...like a Royal Family on the balcony

we the little folk can pay homage etc.

There is NO way in this world it would have been left to this juncture to discuss with the family...That would have been done ages ago.. " Tammi, darling...what do you think, me back in coaching.....and in Melbourne ?"

"Paul, thats fine, anywhere but that bogan town Brisbane !!"

Kids?? your thoughts....." Melbourne ? Uni places ?? Whats the car sponsor dad ?? " yeah...thats wicked Dad :)

This was done ( started ) ages ago and agreed to in principal also. Its paper dancing etc now. The "announcment" is all stage managed, bound to be.

This isnt made up on the run stuff, hes far too methodical for that.

  • Like 1
Posted

Craig said after the game, he knew of the meeting, but did not know what went on it in...

Might have been told during the game then, he as asked before the game by Healy and Danny Frawley, and he said that he didn't know about it...

Posted

possibly, but maybe the players wanted to meet him to prove them selves to him and show they are worth coaching. That could be one of the main catalysts in his change of guard.

I'm sure it's two ways, but why would Roos bother if he had no interest in the first place, he'd know it would cause a media circus, he'd know the mfc would feel it was a done deal, it's a very very good sign

Posted (edited)

possibly, but maybe the players wanted to meet him to prove them selves to him and show they are worth coaching. That could be one of the main catalysts in his change of guard.

You really think our stupid players went "hey, lets totes talk to Roos and show him how rad we are so he comes and coaches us?"

I bet PJ set this up, in an effort to keep the morale up.

I mean how would the players even be able to set this up? They can't even kick a football!

Edited by Jaded
  • Like 4
Posted

Anyone else notice Roos' body language towards Richard Colless (guest speaker)?

IMO it was a look of utter dislike.

I wonder what went wrong for him in Sydney, if he doesnt like Colless and things have soured up there as he alluded to earlier in the program

I wonder if he wants to coach Melbourne as will be hellbent on resurrecting us to a powerhouse and to finally have the Melbourne vs Sydney rivalry that Aussie Rules has always needed and so he can stick it up those who he has soured on as well as going down as officially the greatest coach of all time having resurrected the biggest basket case ever

Exciting times

Posted

Anyone else notice Roos' body language towards Richard Colless (guest speaker)?

IMO it was a look of utter dislike.

Not much conversation, that's for sure.

  • Like 1
Posted

I wonder what went wrong for him in Sydney, if he doesnt like Colless and things have soured up there as he alluded to earlier in the program

I wonder if he wants to coach Melbourne as will be hellbent on resurrecting us to a powerhouse and to finally have the Melbourne vs Sydney rivalry that Aussie Rules has always needed and so he can stick it up those who he has soured on as well as going down as officially the greatest coach of all time having resurrected the biggest basket case ever

Exciting times

Man, use punctuation! Ran out of breath reading that haha

Posted

Not much conversation, that's for sure.

wonder if that's to do with him ditching the academy?

Posted

I'm sure it's two ways, but why would Roos bother if he had no interest in the first place, he'd know it would cause a media circus, he'd know the mfc would feel it was a done deal, it's a very very good sign

not saying he didnt have interest and i to, agree it is a very good sign, but him meeting them should not be seen as a tease to the players if he ends up saying no, as they asked to meet him and put their case to him. which on evidence seems to have done anything but harm to our chances.

Posted

Nothing but 100% convinced he is coaching us next year after watching that!

Waiting for the wife to come back is a ruse..............he knows, the wife knows, and PJ knows he is in, it will be fine tuning the deal, and organising the announcement at the front of their minds at present!

Bring on 2014!!!!

theres probably 10 reasons why both club, & poss coach, & the AFL don't want to announce, just Yet... til next week.

.... also as we know, anything can happen when loved ones are O/S around Asia, & if something horrible happened, you wouldn't expect the person to continue with contract.

also euebrows possibly wants us to wait until he's finished with the the election, so he doesn't steal our limelight... also there may be other assistants etc, who aren't clear of their duties yet, & we want to maximise the Xposure.

I'm also on tenterhooks, but mostly about other more serious stuff than just this.... IMO this is over the line.

  • Like 1
Posted

I think he is waiting for all the marbles to fall into place.

He obviously has told PJ these are the assistants I need.

Get it done and I'll sign.

It makes sense that if he has to restructure a club from the ground up, he knows exactly the sort of person he wants.

He wont sign until it's all in place.

Now some of these key people may be in place, but he wants to see the last one or two.

This is probably why PJ has suspended further interviews. So he can tie up the loose strings.

Posted

not saying he didnt have interest and i to, agree it is a very good sign, but him meeting them should not be seen as a tease to the players if he ends up saying no, as they asked to meet him and put their case to him. which on evidence seems to have done anything but harm to our chances.

I hightly doubt it was actually them who asked, i mean have they met with Eade or Williams?

I know he said that was the case but really?

Posted

Am i the only one that takes him on face value???

Probably, i refuse to believe he wouldn't know where his family stand by now, that's just crazy talk

  • Like 2
Posted

.... also as we know, anything can happen when loved ones are O/S around Asia, & if something horrible happened, you wouldn't expect the person to continue with contract.

I love Demonland.

I know when my family is overseas without me, I hate making huge life changing decisions when the possibility exists they may get caught up in a completely unpredictable extreme weather event.

This is my nomination for post of the year.

  • Like 11
Posted

I hightly doubt it was actually them who asked, i mean have they met with Eade or Williams?

I know he said that was the case but really?

I believe so, he doesn't need to speak to them, he has their respect before he has even walked in the door.

for him to come, the entire club needs to be proactive about getting it done, this an example of that. The leadership group need to show him they are serious about becoming a good football side,

Posted

I believe so, he doesn't need to speak to them, he has their respect before he has even walked in the door.

for him to come, the entire club needs to be proactive about getting it done, this an example of that. The leadership group need to show him they are serious about becoming a good football side,

I would have killed to be a fly on the wall during that meeting haha

Posted

this is going to be a bloody long week.

Judd coming to Dees? Scully staying?? Tanking investigation?? We are used to it.

Posted

I would have killed to be a fly on the wall during that meeting haha

i'd pay his salary to be that fly! but if it happens need to give credit to the group, they must have shown maturity and a thirst to succeed to get him pumped up. We should thank neeld as it was surely shannon burnes who convinced him.

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  

    TRAINING: Monday 17th February 2025

    Demonland Trackwatchers were on hand at Monday morning's preseason training at Gosch's Paddock to bring you their brief observations of the session. HARVEY WALLBANGER'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Gentle flush session at Gosch's this morning. Absent: May, Pickett (All Stars) McVee, McAdam. Rehabbing: Great to see Kentfield back (much slimmer), walking with Tholstrup, TMac (suspect just a management thing), Viney (still being cautious with that rib cartilage?), Melksham (

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    MATCH SIM: Friday 14th February 2025

    A couple of Demonland Trackwatchers made their way out to Casey Field's for the Melbourne Football Club's Family Series day to bring you their observations on the Match Simulation. HARVEY WALLBANGER'S MATCH SIMULATION OBSERVATIONS Absent: May, Pickett (All Stars), McVee, Windor, Kentfield, Mentha Present but not playing: Petracca, Viney, Spargo, Tholstrup, Melksham Starting Blue 18 (+ just 2 interchange): B: Petty, TMac, Lever, Howes, Bowey Salem M: Gawn, Oliver, La

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Wednesday 12th February 2025

    Demonland Trackwatchers braved the scorching morning heat to bring you the following observations of Wednesday's preseason training session from Gosch's Paddock. HARVEY WALLBANGER'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Absent: Salem, Windsor (word is a foot rash going around), Viney, Bowey and Kentfield Train ons: Roy George, no Culley today. Firstly the bad news - McVee went down late, which does look like a bad hammy - towards the end of match sim, as he kicked the ball. Had to

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    MATCH SIM: Friday 7th February 2025

    Demonland Trackwatcher Gator ventured down the freeway to bring you his observations from Friday morning's Match Simulation out at Casey Fields. Rehab: Jake Lever and Charlie Spargo running laps.  Lever was running short distances at a fast click as well as having kick to kick with a trainer. He seems unimpeded. Christian Petracca, Kade Chandler, Shane McAdam and Tom Fullarton doing non-contact kicking and handball drills on the adjacent oval.  All moving freely at pace.  I didn’

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports 2

    TRAINING: Wednesday 5th February 2025

    Demonland Trackwatchers were out in force as the Demons returned to Gosch's Paddock for preseason training on Wednesday morning. GHOSTWRITER'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Kozzie a no show. Tommy Sparrow was here last week in civvies and wearing sunnies. He didn’t train. Today he’s training but he’s wearing goggles so he’s likely got an eye injury. There’s a drill where Selwyn literally lies on top of Tracc, a trainer dribbles the ball towards them and Tracc has to g

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS: 2024

    Whichever way you look at it, the Melbourne Football Club’s 2024 season can only be characterized as the year of its fall from grace. Whispering Jack looks back at the season from hell that was. After its 2021 benchmark premiership triumph, the men’s team still managed top four finishes in the next two seasons but straight sets finals losses consigned them to sixth place in both years. The big fall came in 2024 with a collapse into the bottom six and a 14th placing. At Casey, the 2022 VFL p

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Special Features

    MATCH SIM: Friday 31st January 2025

    Veteran Demonland Trackwatcher Picket Fence ventured down to Casey Fields to bring you his observations from Friday's Match Simulation. Greetings Demonlanders, beautiful Day at training and the boys were hard at it, here is my report. NO SHOWS: Luker Kentfield (recovering from pneumonia in WA), also not sure I noticed Melky (Hamstring) or Will Verrall?? MODIFIED DUTIES (No Contact): Sparrow, McVee (foot), Tracc (ribs), Chandler, (AC Joint), Fullarton Noticeable events (I’ll s

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports 2

    TRAINING: Wednesday 29th January 2025

    A number of Demonland Trackwatchers swooped on Gosch's Paddock to bring you their observations from this morning's Preseason Training Session. DEMON JACK'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Beautiful morning at Gosch's Paddock. Very healthy crowd so far.  REHAB: Fullerton, Spargo, Tholstrup, McVee Viney running laps. EDIT: JV looks to be back with the main group. Trac, Sparrow, Chandler and Verrell also training away from the main group. Currently kicking to each other ins

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports 1

    TRAINING: Wednesday 22nd January 2025

    Demonland Trackwatchers were out in force for training at Gosch's Paddock on Wednesday morning for the MFC's School Holidays Open Training Session. DEMONLAND'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS REHAB: TMac, Chandler, McVee, Tholstrup, Brown, Spargo Brown might have passed his fitness test as he’s back out with the main group.  Sparrow not present. Kozzy not present either.  Mini Rehab group has broken off from the match sim (contact) group: Max, Trac, Lever, Fullarton

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports
  • Tell a friend

    Love Demonland? Tell a friend!

×
×
  • Create New...