Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
Demonland

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Sam Weideman and Liam Hulett

dazzledavey36
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Weid has all the tools to be a top-liner. Just needs to put on some muscle and improve his endurance. His ball handling below his knees is really impressive.

Hulett on the other hand looks like a good park footballer. Put him close to goal in lower leagues, and he has the strength to be a good goalkicker. Doesn't have the agility or skill to play the role of a 3rd or 4th tall in the forward line at AFL level. 

  • Quote
    •  
    29 minutes ago, mo64 said:

    Weid has all the tools to be a top-liner. Just needs to put on some muscle and improve his endurance. His ball handling below his knees is really impressive.

    Hulett on the other hand looks like a good park footballer. Put him close to goal in lower leagues, and he has the strength to be a good goalkicker. Doesn't have the agility or skill to play the role of a 3rd or 4th tall in the forward line at AFL level. 

    Sadly I think you are spot on mo64.

  • Quote
    7 hours ago, old dee said:

    Sadly I think you are spot on mo64.

    Too early to call I think. He should have had 3 before half time when it was coming into the forward line, after half time he had few opportunities. He is very young and raw, but big and strong and looks like he has clean hands, let's see how he goes next year before we start judging. 

  • Quote
    •  
    9 hours ago, mo64 said:

    Weid has all the tools to be a top-liner. Just needs to put on some muscle and improve his endurance. His ball handling below his knees is really impressive.

    Hulett on the other hand looks like a good park footballer. Put him close to goal in lower leagues, and he has the strength to be a good goalkicker. Doesn't have the agility or skill to play the role of a 3rd or 4th tall in the forward line at AFL level. 

    Hulett has missed a lot of footy before this year and still developing physically.

    Think he could make it and surprise a few people, including you. 

  • Quote
    1 minute ago, Redleg said:

    Hulett has missed a lot of footy before this year and still developing physically.

    Think he could make it and surprise a few people, including you. 

    There will be no one more surprised than me.

  • Quote

    Hullett.. work in progress surely.

    Let's evaluate at end of '17

  • Quote
    4 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

    Hullett.. work in progress surely.

    Let's evaluate at end of '17

    There is no choice bb.

  • Quote
    8 minutes ago, old dee said:

    There is no choice bb.

    Not choice ...design

  • Quote
    •  

    Both Weideman and Hulett did as required and as expected in 2016. Young key forwards take time ... and we will still only expect 5-6 games for MFC in 2017.

    MFC must prepare in case Jesse walks (hoping Hogan stays of course).

  • Quote
    6 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Both Weideman and Hulett did as required and as expected in 2016. Young key forwards take time ... and we will still only expect 5-6 games for MFC in 2017.

    MFC must prepare in case Jesse walks (hoping Hogan stays of course).

    I would think the FD are expecting close to a full season from Weideman in 2017 if the Omac experience is anything to go by...

     

  • Quote

    10 hours ago, mo64 said:

    Weid has all the tools to be a top-liner. Just needs to put on some muscle and improve his endurance. His ball handling below his knees is really impressive.

    Hulett on the other hand looks like a good park footballer. Put him close to goal in lower leagues, and he has the strength to be a good goalkicker. Doesn't have the agility or skill to play the role of a 3rd or 4th tall in the forward line at AFL level. 

    Agility is certainly the concern with Hulett. I'm not concerned by his skills. His kicking is very good and his handballing should improve, Weideman's handballing in tight for a tall is amazing.

    For Hulett I think it's a matter of if he isn't agile or quick then he'll have to be really fit. If he's really fit then he can be a lead up player or (as I've said before) trialled at CHB as a physical zone marking defender.

    There's talk we drafted him as a defender and if he's playing forward for development and in the hope he makes it as a more valuable forward I'm fine with that. Without Dunn or Garland he could go to CHB at Casey next year.

  • Quote
    25 minutes ago, rjay said:

    I would think the FD are expecting close to a full season from Weideman in 2017 if the Omac experience is anything to go by...

     

    is it just me that has concerns with Weideman?. I thought both his last two finals games were poor. yes he is slight and will get pushed around, but i haven't seen much to excite me so far. He takes the occasional grab but is there much else to him?  The hawks game was good but his two subsequent games were quite poor. I know its early days, but I think he will need to improve considerably next year to become a key forward. Happy for another year at casey to develop as top teams would, but he doesn't appear to get the ball enough for me. thoughts ?

  • Quote

    Its a sign of how far we've come that we are writing off a first year key position type who has held down a spot in a team that made it to the VFL granny!

  • Quote
    6 minutes ago, Bay Riffin said:

    is it just me that has concerns with Weideman?. I thought both his last two finals games were poor. yes he is slight and will get pushed around, but i haven't seen much to excite me so far. He takes the occasional grab but is there much else to him?  The hawks game was good but his two subsequent games were quite poor. I know its early days, but I think he will need to improve considerably next year to become a key forward. Happy for another year at casey to develop as top teams would, but he doesn't appear to get the ball enough for me. thoughts ?

    Developing nicely for mine. Obviously will benefit from more pre seasons to build strength and endurance. Started from a fair way back after injury ended his 2015 season. Seems like a natural forward to me. 

  • Quote

    8 hours ago, Bay Riffin said:

    is it just me that has concerns with Weideman?.

    thoughts ?

    You haven't seen enough of him.  Nor have I. 

    I like his agility, smarts, and courage in the air.  Don't underestimate the latter.

    He has AFL attributes, but not an AFL body.  He needs 8 kilos, which will allow him to impact double the contests he presently does.  It will help his consistency enormously. 

    He really is a baby in football terms, but there's a lot to like.

    Edited by ProDee

  • Quote

    • Archived

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

    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • NON-MFC: Round 01

      With Opening Round done and dusted, Round 1 sees the full AFL competition finally swing into action for 2026. Discuss all the games this week that do not involve the Dees, share your tips, and let us know which results would suit Demons best.

        • Haha
        • Like
      • 239 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: 2026 Season Preview

      The boys previewed the 2026 Season sharing their early impressions of the new coach, the new players, observations from preseason training, and what they've made of the new game style. They also look ahead to the season with their predictions, the players they expect to rise, their expectations for the team, and what they see as a realistic pass mark for Melbourne in 2026.

      • 14 replies
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: St. Kilda

      When the Demons blew their 46-point lead at Marvel Stadium in Round 20 last year, the fallout was enormous. Like an event straight out of a Shakespearean tragedy, Melbourne’s final-quarter collapse left fans reeling and the club grappling with the aftermath. 

      • 10 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: St. Kilda

      With just over two weeks until their opening match of the 2026 AFL Premiership season, the Demons are already well on the path to redemption and have the Saints firmly in their sights ahead of their mid-March clash at the MCG. What do you think the team will look like when they run out on to the G?

        • Haha
      • 634 replies
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: 2026 Opening Round

      Finally the 2026 AFL Premiership Season is upon us. While Melbourne sits out Opening Round, there is still plenty of footy to enjoy with five non-MFC clashes to kick off the new season. It all begins on Thursday night with a blockbuster at the SCG as Sydney hosts Carlton in what should be a strong early test for both sides. On Friday night, Gold Coast gets its chance to open the season in front of a home crowd when the Suns and Christian Petracca take on Geelong at People First Stadium. Saturday features a double-header, starting in the afternoon with Greater Western Sydney and Clayton Oliver meeting the Hawks at Engie Stadium. That is followed on Saturday night by Brisbane Lions hosting the Western Bulldogs at the Gabba, with the Lions embarking on their campaign to win the Threepeat. Opening Round wraps up on Sunday night at the MCG, where St Kilda takes on Collingwood in the only game in town in the first week of the season. There is no shortage of storylines across the round, so discuss all the action from the non-MFC games of Opening Round.

      • 557 replies
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Richmond

      Mars is not usually a place known for lighting strikes but on Friday evening it happened twice in the vicinity of the stadium in Ballarat that carries the name and is a half completed building site with limited capacity for spectators.

      • 4 replies
      Demonland
    View All

    Account

    Navigation

    Search

    Search

    Configure browser push notifications
    Chrome (Android)
    1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
    2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
    3. Adjust your preference.
    Chrome (Desktop)
    1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
    2. Select Site settings.
    3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.