"You are playing like a lot of flowers. Lift your heads and play like demons!"

Leave Robbie outta this

No-one has mentioned 'The Invincible Whites'.

I agree that 'The Dees' is less than robust. Wimpy even.

I always thought calling our team the "Dees" showed a tough but humorous attitude actually, so liked it a lot. You all know what a "D" is an abbreviation for in America right?

Checker Hughes would be turning in his grave if he heard supporters/media referring to his "Mighty Demons" as anything but the Demons i would reckon.

I support Munga all the way and never refer to our team as anything but "the Demons" or "The mighty Demons.

Shame on anyone who uses the other limp wristed term... cringeworthy :-P

Last year a friend of mine and long time Demons supporter was calling them the "not so mighty demons." Under the circumstances I think she was right. Hopefully tonight with back to back wins at the MCG we can put that name to bed.

When I went to the footy regularly i started a campaign in opposition to the chant which every club had

collingwood clap clap clap

richmond clap clap clap

west coast clap clap clap

and interrupted there chant with a GO DEES found it very satisfying

collingwood GO DEES clap clap clap

you can then continue the GO DEES at different syncopations to disrupt any opposition supporters cheers and also to match the pace of the game.Was a great build up in passage of play GODEES,GO DEES, GO DEES (like a steam train engine gathering power) with an exhortation of triumph and relief when the score was achieved DEEEMONS.

I guess you had to be there!

Other well known Dee's

Sandra Dee. Actress

(Grubby and) Dee Dee. Radio jock,

Baby Dee. Singer

Kiki Dee. Singer.

Papa Dee. Rapper

John Dee. Too many to mention.

Bob Dee. NLF player

Sophie Dee. Porn star

Dee. Porn star

Dee Dee Baker. Porn star

Mandy Dee. Porn star

Dee Dee Lynn. Porn star

Cameron Dee. Porn star

Maisie Dee. Porn star

Krissie Dee. Porn star.

Billy Dee. Porn star.

Dave Dee. Singer.

Gandra Dee. Cartoon duck.

Dee Dee Ramone. Musician.

Dee Why. Sydney Suburb.

Dee Dee Bridgewater. Singer.

Dee Dee Moore. Murderer.

Dee-luded. Well known Demonland contributor.

When you pass people on the way to the game wearing your guernsey or your scarf, almost without exception you hear "Go Dees!" or "Carn the Dees!".

It's entrenched. Like the Pies. Or the Tiges. And I wouldn't want it to change even if it could be.

I am at a loss how to respond to this!

just win lots of games beyond they can be called anything anyone likes.

losing is what gives me the gripes !

just win lots of games beyond they can be called anything anyone likes.

losing is what gives me the gripes !

We are the Melbourne Demons and we wear navy blue with a red yoke. If any of those aspects of our identity disappear, our victories become that much less meaningful.

A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but that is not the case in the world of sport.

We are the Melbourne Demons and we wear navy blue with a red yoke. If any of those aspects of our identity disappear, our victories become that much less meaningful.

A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but that is not the case in the world of sport.

The only thing I rail against Chook is the colour red we use.

Beyond I honestly have low care about.

Oh one more

STOP losing

With the onset of creeping secularism, "Demons" has become a softer term, associated with nerds playing fantasy games on their computers. We need something that will genuinely inspire fear. The Funnel Webs, the Taipans, the Bull Sharks, the Hippos, the Merchant Bankers, the Feminazis. We could try that last one out tonight

With the onset of creeping secularism, "Demons" has become a softer term, associated with nerds playing fantasy games on their computers. We need something that will genuinely inspire fear. The Funnel Webs, the Taipans, the Bull Sharks, the Hippos, the Merchant Bankers, the Feminazis. We could try that last one out tonight

Why not really tap into modern fears and call ourselves the fundamentalists?

Go the Funnies!

Well this thread is like a poll without running a poll and the overwhelming response seems to be that 'Dees" is well accepted by our own. Perhaps one poster was correct in saying that once we start plying and winning like Demons, Dees will take on a whole different connotation.

Why not really tap into modern fears and call ourselves the fundamentalists?

Chook, that would be a hell of an interesting line of merchandise

We are Melbourne, the rest of the Victorian sides are suburbs.

GO DEES!!!!!!!

When I was a young bloke in the 50's, the redlegs was commonly used by our supporters..

DEMONS for me ... always

When I was a young bloke in the 50's, the redlegs was commonly used by our supporters..

yeah, i always liked that