Jump to content

Kyle Cheney

Whispering_Jack
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

 

Rather hoping he'd stay a Hawk. Then next year against Geelong maybe see backlines with Frawley, Cheney, Rivers.

Reckon in a moment of crisis Frawley will manage a turn over chip to Buddy or Tomahawk.

  • Quote

    I think what it shows is different people see things differently; different coaches see different value in players (think Lyon's love for Zac Dawson - doubt he would be on any other club's list).

    So it is with Phil Walsh - he must see something in Cheney that others don't.

    If we had Zac Dawson we wouldn't need McDonald or Frost. He's unco as hell and looks like a clown but he rarely has goals kicked on him. I can't see how anyone who's played footy at any level doesn't appreciate how Zac Dawson is the annoying red head step child tall defender that exists in every second team at local footy, he's just the AFL version.

    It doesn't take a great coach to look at Adelaide's list and see they have one good shut down medium/tall defender which is Talia. They have no locked in 2nd or 3rd tall defender. Hence Watts and Dawes playing very well against Adelaide this year as Talia went to Frawley.

    You also note a lack of hard at it, physical players in Adelaide's backline (and several other spots in the team). Poor Sloane, Dangerfield, Walker, Thompson and a few others take some heavy hits for a lot of the team. So Cheney fits that aspect as well.

    Adelaide rate Cheney because he fills a need. It's the same reason we rate Lumumba

  • Quote
    •  

    If we had Zac Dawson we wouldn't need McDonald or Frost. He's unco as hell and looks like a clown but he rarely has goals kicked on him. I can't see how anyone who's played footy at any level doesn't appreciate how Zac Dawson is the annoying red head step child tall defender that exists in every second team at local footy, he's just the AFL version.

    It doesn't take a great coach to look at Adelaide's list and see they have one good shut down medium/tall defender which is Talia. They have no locked in 2nd or 3rd tall defender. Hence Watts and Dawes playing very well against Adelaide this year as Talia went to Frawley.

    You also note a lack of hard at it, physical players in Adelaide's backline (and several other spots in the team). Poor Sloane, Dangerfield, Walker, Thompson and a few others take some heavy hits for a lot of the team. So Cheney fits that aspect as well.

    Adelaide rate Cheney because he fills a need. It's the same reason we rate Lumumba

    i understand what you are saying. however at hawthorn cheney was the last picked defender with minimal pressure on him and attracting the oppositions worst forward. at adelaide (in your scenario) he will be expected to play a more pivotal and critical role and i doubt he has the ability to step up his game. he will be much more exposed

  • Quote

    • Archived

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

    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • PREVIEW: North Melbourne

      Can you believe it? After a long period of years over which Melbourne has dominated in matches against North Melbourne, the Demons are looking down the barrel at two defeats at the hands of the Kangaroos in the same season. And if that eventuates, it will come hot on the heels of an identical result against the Gold Coast Suns. How have the might fallen? There is a slight difference in that North Melbourne are not yet in the same place as Gold Coast. Like Melbourne, they are currently situated in the lower half of the ladder and though they did achieve a significant upset when the teams met earlier in the season, their subsequent form has been equally unimpressive and inconsistent. 

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Adelaide

      The atmosphere at the Melbourne Football Club at the beginning of the season was aspirational following an injury-plagued year in 2024. Coach Simon Goodwin had lofty expectations with the return of key players, the anticipated improvement from a maturing group with a few years of experience under their belts, and some exceptional young talent also joining the ranks. All of that went by the wayside as the team failed to click into action early on. It rallied briefly with a new strategy but has fallen again with five more  consecutive defeats. 

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Coburg

      The Casey Demons returned to their home ground which was once a graveyard for opposing teams but they managed to gift the four points on offer to Coburg with yet another of their trademark displays of inaccuracy in front of goals and some undisciplined football that earned the displeasure of the umpires late in the game. The home team was welcomed by a small crowd at Casey Fields and looked right at home as it dominated the first three quarters and led for all bar the last five minutes of the game. In the end, they came away with nothing, despite winning everywhere but on the scoreboard and the free kick count.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Rd 18 vs North Melbourne

      After four weeks on the road the Demons make their long awaited return to the MCG next Sunday to play in a classic late season dead rubber against the North Melbourne Kangaroos. Who comes in and who comes out?

      • 244 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Rd 17 vs Adelaide

      The Demons were wasteful early before putting the foot down early in the 2nd quarter but they chased tail for the remainder of the match. They could not get their first use of the footy after half time and when they did poor skills, execution and decision making let them down.

        • Like
      • 246 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Rd 17 vs Adelaide

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 7th July @ 8:00pm. Join Binman & I as we dissect the Dees disappointing loss to the Crows.
      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/

        • Sad
        • Haha
        • Like
      • 28 replies
      Demonland
    View All