Jump to content

First 12 rounds

The Sailing Demon

By The Sailing Demon
in Melbourne Demons

 Share

Recommended Posts

The Sailing Demon Demon

The Sailing Demon   379

Posted
Posted

Long time reader, first time poster (Although I am pretty active on the Melbourne Demons News Facebook page.)
I have been having a look at the first 12 rounds up to the bye and trying to get a rough figure in my head on where we will be at going into the break.
If we are going to make a real go of knocking on the door of the finals this year, it will be conducive of our first half of the year.
Looking at the fixture I can only see 2 teams beating a full strength side playing good footy (Hawks, Swans)
Granted the Bulldogs and North Melbourne are probably the second 2 toughest teams for us to play this side of the season, we have made a habit of beating the dogs in the past few years and proved that last year against North we could match it with them...albeit for 2 and a half quarters.

Call me crazy, I have always been a bit of an optimist when it comes to our beloved Demons but I can't see why we couldn’t go into the second half of the season 7-8 wins and sitting quite happily in 7th-8th.

Anyone care to share thoughts on this?

  • Like 5

In Harmes Way Redleg

In Harmes Way   7,826

Posted
Posted

Welcome aboard (no pun intended Sailing Demon). 8 wins by round 12 last year would have us 4th on the ladder. Agree the second half of the year is tougher and that we'd need something like this by the bye to give us momentum and confidence towards making the finals

jackaub Redleg

jackaub   1,402

Posted
Posted
5 minutes ago, The Sailing Demon said:

Long time reader, first time poster (Although I am pretty active on the Melbourne Demons News Facebook page.)
I have been having a look at the first 12 rounds up to the bye and trying to get a rough figure in my head on where we will be at going into the break.
If we are going to make a real go of knocking on the door of the finals this year, it will be conducive of our first half of the year.
Looking at the fixture I can only see 2 teams beating a full strength side playing good footy (Hawks, Swans)
Granted the Bulldogs and North Melbourne are probably the second 2 toughest teams for us to play this side of the season, we have made a habit of beating the dogs in the past few years and proved that last year against North we could match it with them...albeit for 2 and a half quarters.

Call me crazy, I have always been a bit of an optimist when it comes to our beloved Demons but I can't see why we couldn’t go into the second half of the season 7-8 wins and sitting quite happily in 7th-8th.

Anyone care to share thoughts on this?

As I said elsewhere 8 or 9 wins are more than possible

  • Like 1
beelzebub Legend

beelzebub   23,384

Posted
Posted

at least half a dozen wins is very doable. If we gt off to a good start  belief  will build. Confidence  is the best tool in the bag often.

Im quietly thinking 7-8 actually ;)

And then watch us become the "Cinderella" story  in the media  :roos:


Bigred Demon

Bigred   494

Posted
Posted

Ive gone back through last year. And by my calculation, we should have finished the year on 12 wins, and just made the 8.. Which is pretty darn good!

I'll redo the numbers now, but Im pretty sure I'm right.

 

 

Skuit Mighty Demon

Skuit   10,031

Posted
Posted

If you forget the scars and conversely have a close look back over the past couple seasons I think we're getting close to cracking the Swans. Dour affairs where we managed to hang with them at times. Open a surprise can of Goodwin on them and with a five-goal turnaround we might be pushing for the line.

DubDee Legend

DubDee   26,191

Posted
Posted

we'll start favourite or close to favourite in 4 of the 12.  i reckon we can snag a couple of extra wins against Tiges and one against Pies.

so my guess/hope is 6 wins out of 6.

win 4 in the 2nd half of the season and end on 10 wins

Good Times Grimes Redleg

Good Times Grimes   2,396

Posted
Posted
9 minutes ago, DubDee said:

we'll start favourite or close to favourite in 4 of the 12.  i reckon we can snag a couple of extra wins against Tiges and one against Pies.

so my guess/hope is 6 wins out of 6.

win 4 in the 2nd half of the season and end on 10 wins

Safe to pencil in at least 4 losses then.

  • Like 3
Skuit Mighty Demon

Skuit   10,031

Posted
Posted

If we beat the teams we beat last year and in the '16 NAB along with those minnows that finished below us on the ladder we go into the break 10-2. Simple. Apply the same formula to last year's top four and we head to the sheds in equal third*

*Probably not if I could be bothered properly working it out.

rpfc Legend

rpfc   28,830

Posted
Posted

GWS at the G...

Ess at the G...

NM at Bellerive...

Coll at the G...

Rich at the G...

What a great opportunity to play some half-decent teams that give us the opportunity to test ourselves but also get off to a good start. We could win all of them or be 2 and 3...

Then we play two games (StK at Shittihad and the Suns away) that we should win but invariably do not - this will either drag us back down or propel us forward as...

...we play the WB, PA, Haw, Coll on QB, and Sydney (with only BL as respite) to Round 13 and the bye.

If we are to play finals we would have to at least 5 and 2 when we play WB...and beat two of the above (assuming the Lions are a win as well) and be 8 and 5.

The back 9 looks hazardous - we would need our confidence up to survive it. 

 

Wiseblood Legend

Wiseblood   24,637

Posted
Posted

If we can finish those first 12 rounds 6-6 then I think we can have a real crack at sneaking into the 8 as we would have some real confidence going into the final 9 or so rounds.

But we'll need a fit list and a little luck to get that far.  This year anyway.

Emerald Redleg

Emerald   1,744

Posted
Posted

Being the start of the season before my negativity has set in,I'm envisioning quite a few wins during the first half of the season.That will create a snowball effect that shall carry on to the second half where we will have the momentum,belief and consistency to beat some of the top teams.


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.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Demonland Forums  

  • Match Previews, Reports & Articles  

    TRAINING: Wednesday 18th December 2024

    It was the final session of 2024 before the Christmas/New Years break and the Demonland Trackwatchers were out in force to bring you the following preseason training observations from Wednesday's session at Gosch's Paddock. DEMONLAND'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS TRAINING: Petracca, Oliver, Melksham, Woewodin, Langdon, Rivers, Billings, Sestan, Viney, Fullarton, Adams, Langford, Lever, Petty, Spargo, Fritsch, Bowey, Laurie, Kozzy, Mentha, George, May, Gawn, Turner Tholstrup, Kentfi

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Monday 16th December 2024

    Demonland Trackwatchers braved the sweltering heat to bring you their Preseason Training observations from Gosch's Paddock on Monday morning. SCOOP JUNIOR'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS I went down today in what were pretty ordinary conditions - hot and windy. When I got there, they were doing repeat simulations of a stoppage on the wing and then moving the ball inside 50. There seemed to be an emphasis on handballing out of the stoppage, usually there were 3 or 4 handballs to

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports 1

    TRAINING: Friday 13th December 2024

    With only a few sessions left before the Christmas break a number of Demonlander Trackwatchers headed down to Gosch's Paddock to bring you their observations from this morning's preseason training session. DEMONLAND'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS PLAYERS IN ATTENDANCE: JVR, Salem, McVee, Petracca, Windsor, Viney, Lever, Spargo, Turner, Gawn, Tholstrup, Oliver, Billings, Langdon, Laurie, Bowey, Melksham, Langford, Lindsay, Jefferson, Howes, McAdam, Rivers, TMac, Adams, Hore, Verrall,

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Wednesday 11th December 2024

    A few new faces joined our veteran Demonland Trackwatchers on a beautiful morning out at Gosch's Paddock for another Preseason Training Session. BLWNBA'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS I arrived at around 1015 and the squad was already out on the track. The rehab group consisted of XL, McAdam, Melksham, Spargo and Sestan. Lever was also on restricted duties and appeared to be in runners.  The main group was doing end-to-end transition work in a simulated match situation. Ball mov

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Monday 9th December 2024

    Once again Demonland Trackwatchers were in attendance at the first preseason training session for the week at Gosch's Paddock to bring you their observations. WAYNE WUSSELL'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Looks like very close to 100% attendance. Kelani is back. Same group in rehab. REHAB: Spargo, Lever, Lindsay, Brown & McAdam. Haven’t laid eyes on Fritsch or AMW yet. Fritsch sighted. One unknown mature standing with Goody. Noticing Nathan Bassett much m

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Friday 6th December 2024

    Some veteran Demonland Trackwatchers ventured down to Gosch's Paddock to bring you the following observations from another Preseason Training Session. WAYNE WUSSELL'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Rehab: Lever, Spargo, McAdam, Lindsay, Brown Sinnema is excellent by foot and has a decent vertical leap. Windsor is training with the Defenders. Windsor's run won't be lost playing off half back. In 19 games in 2024 he kicked 8 goals as a winger. I see him getting shots at g

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Wednesday 4th December 2024

    A couple of intrepid Demonland Trackwatchers headed down to Gosch's Paddock for the midweek Preseason Training Session to bring you the following observations. Demonland's own Whispering Jack was not in attendance but he kicked off proceedings with the following summary of all the Preseason Training action to date. We’re already a month into the MFC preseason (if you started counting when the younger players in the group began the campaign along with some of the more keen older heads)

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports 2

    BEST OF THE REST by Meggs

    Meggs' Review of Melbourne's AFLW Season 9 ... Congratulations first off to the North Melbourne Kangaroos on winning the 2024 AFLW Premiership. Roos Coach Darren Crocker has assembled a team chock-full of competitive and highly skilful players who outclassed the Brisbane Lions in the Grand Final to remain undefeated throughout Season 9. A huge achievement in what was a dominant season by North. For Melbourne fans, the season was unfortunately one of frustration and disappointment

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 3

    TRAINING: Monday 2nd December 2024

    There were many Demonland Trackwatchers braving the morning heat at Gosch's Paddock today to witness the players go through the annual 2km time trials. DEMONLAND'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Max, TMac & Melksham the first ones out on the track.  Runners are on. Guess they will be doing a lot of running.  TRAINING: Max, TMac, Melksham, Woey, Rivers, AMW, May, Sharp, Kolt, Adams, Sparrow, Jefferson, Billings, Petty, chandler, Howes, Lever, Kozzy, Mentha, Fullarton, Sal

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports 1

  • Tell a friend

    Love Demonland? Tell a friend!
×
×
  • Create New...