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.

BenKen

Six6Six
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

 

Nice sequence (showing a bit of acceleration)!

  • Quote

    I don't think he's done with yet. Interesting to see how he fares in the intraclub/pre season. He can play, keep applying the pressure....

  • Quote
    •  

    Awesome sequence 6!

    Highlights the strengths of 2 guys I think both have something to offer us if they do the things they did here.

    Ben Ken - Acceleration, balance, steadies up, draws a man and makes the smart decision (Poor Paddy McKenna's ankles)

    Vanders - strong in close, physical, uses his size to get the ball out of reach, hands off to a runner and follows up with a (borderline illegal) shepherd (or tackle) of the opposition. Smart, physical team play

    I'm certainly guilty of pointing out the weaknesses of players, especially guys on the fringes of the best 22, but the reality is if those kind of guys play to their strengths they'll contribute regardless of their deficiencies. 

  • Quote

    He impressed me today! Very good player! Gee, loving the depth we now have! 

  • Quote

    I want the likes of Ben Kennedy, Wagner and JKH to mention but 3 to keep improving and putting their hand up. I don't see these three ( and others) as locks for the team. What it means is the likes of Petracca, Kent  and Hunt who are ahead of these 3 have to perform.

    It contrasts with the days when we all knew that players got games because there was no one else to put in the team. We knew it and I am tipping the players knew it.

  • Quote

    BenKen - doesn't fall over

  • Quote
    •  
    22 minutes ago, Fifty-5 said:

    BenKen - doesn't fall over

    That happens when you don't get near the ball a lot.

  • Quote

    4 hours ago, old dee said:

    That happens when you don't get near the ball a lot.

    Good try Old dee but Kennedy averaged 17.3 disposals per game playing as a small forward with his highest a 29 disposal game against Collingwood. Thats more then Vandenberg, Garlett, Kent, Watts Hunt Brayshaw and few more who averaged lower then Kennedy.

     

     

     

  • Quote
    21 hours ago, picket fence said:

    He impressed me today! Very good player! Gee, loving the depth we now have! 

    Kiss of death right there...

     

  • Quote
    4 hours ago, old dee said:

    That happens when you don't get near the ball a lot.

    That's poor even by your standards, OD.

  • Quote
    25 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Good try Old dee but Kennedy averaged 17.3 disposals per game playing as a small forward with his highest a 29 disposal game against Collingwood. Thats more then Vandenberg, Garlett, Kent, Watts Hunt Brayshaw and few more who averaged lower then Kennedy.

     

     

     

    Pity he played so few games compared to the others.

  • Quote
    18 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    That's poor even by your standards, OD.

    It is hard to play well at senior level when you spend most weeks at Casey WB.

  • Quote

    38 minutes ago, old dee said:

    It is hard to play well at senior level when you spend most weeks at Casey WB.

    15 games at senior level and 10 games in the VFL.

    You really suck at this old dee..  

  • Quote
    1 hour ago, old dee said:

    Pity he played so few games compared to the others.

    In one season in which his form fluctuated from really good to poor.

    Paul Roos thinks he has a long term career at the Dees. In short, he doesn't agree with you. I reckon he knows a player when he sees one.

     

  • Quote
    10 hours ago, Ron Burgundy said:

    In one season in which his form fluctuated from really good to poor.

    Paul Roos thinks he has a long term career at the Dees. In short, he doesn't agree with you. I reckon he knows a player when he sees one.

     

    You may be right RB.

    IMO he is average and too short.

    The powers that be got him from Collingwood because again IMO they thought he could improve on his performances with a fresh start.

    All my Pie supporter friends tell me  he played the same way there and no one was disappointed when he left.

    PS Roos thought the Prince was a good get and we know how that turned out. No one is infallible Roos included.

    Edited by old dee

  • Quote

    Not sure he'll ever be best 22, but I think he'll be an important role player in certain games against certain clubs.

    He has a bit of X factor about him. And he definitely goes in hard.

  • Quote

    Agree Old Dee. Kennedy has some ability, but doesn't have the desire to be an elite footballer. He'll probably have three games this year that absolutely thrill us, and ten that completely underwhelm. I'll be amazed if he gets another contract from us, or any club for that matter. 

  • Quote

    Too short and not enough footy brains to be a mid.

    Too slow to be an outside/wing type.

    Not enough tricks to be a crumbing forward.

    Vanilla footballer, won't be around in 2018.

     

  • Quote
    32 minutes ago, old dee said:

    You may be right RB.

    IMO he is average and too short.

    The powers that be got him from Collingwood because again IMO they thought he could improve on his performances with a fresh start.

    All my Pie supporter friends tell me  he played the same way there and no one was disappointed when he left.

    PS Roos thought the Prince was a good get and we know how that turned out. No one is infallible Roos included.

    Sensible MFC supporters shouldn't have been disappointed with what we lost in this deal.

    How I see it, we can't lose in this trade.  If BenKen is delisted at the end of this year, then we haven't really lost out.

  • Quote
    •  
    11 minutes ago, billy2803 said:

    Sensible MFC supporters shouldn't have been disappointed with what we lost in this deal.

    How I see it, we can't lose in this trade.  If BenKen is delisted at the end of this year, then we haven't really lost out.

    This makes no sense at all.

    Collingwood get a best 22 player, we delist the player we received 2 season later, but we didn't lose out?

    Righto then...

     

  • Quote
    8 minutes ago, stuie said:

    This makes no sense at all.

    Collingwood get a best 22 player, we delist the player we received 2 season later, but we didn't lose out?

    Righto then...

     

    Beats me to  stuie. I too am struggling to see no lose from that trade if BK does not make it.

  • Quote

    • Archived

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

    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • 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.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 38 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?

        • Clap
        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 110 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.

        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 4 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Richmond

      The Dees ran another clinic for the second week in a row as they easily accounted for the Tigers in the lightning interrupted shortened match at Mars Stadium in Ballarat.

        • Clap
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 118 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Richmond

      Kozzy Pickett was the man of the match last week and has a vote lead over backup ruck Max Heath who didn't play this week and 5 votes over former Saint Jack Steele. Who gets the votes in this weeks shortened match win over the Tigers? Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

        • Like
      • 15 replies
      Demonland

    • GAMEDAY: Richmond

      It's Game Day and the 2026 AFL Premiership season is almost upon us as the Demons take to the field for their final practice match before the first ball is kicked in anger in 16 days time. What are you expecting to see from the Dees today as they take on the Tigers at Mars Stadium in Ballarat?

        • Clap
        • Haha
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 337 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.