Jump to content

Omens of the promised land!!

PaulRB
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Posted

While we'd all love to read in the tea leaves that this is the year that we finally win a flag, I've been fossicking about for something a bit more "scientific"... and I found a couple of pearls worth rolling out to oppo fans in the next month when discussing our finals chances. 

My fave - "Did you know that every time the Doggies have won the flag, Melbourne has won the next three?"

Used this on a rabid Doggies fan earlier in the year (before their recurrent crappiness reaserted itself) and he scoffed at me! Though it did confuse him enough to have him stop spitting words on me. 

or maybe this - "Did you know that every time Paul Roos has passed the Coaching reins to his successor they've won a flag within two years?"

:roos:

Any others? 

 

 

Edited by PaulRB

  • Quote
    •  

    You could have taken it one step further and said that the dees win 5 of the next 6 every time the year after the doggies got up.

    great stats.

  • Quote

    Well, let's see, omens, omens...

    Jordan Lewis averages a premiership every three years, and signed a 3-year contract with Melbourne. Clearly he knows something.

    Melbourne have a 60% overall winning record in finals, and go on to win the premiership, hmm... one in every three times they make the finals.

    Coincidentally, our ONLY rival for success rates in both finals and grand finals is Hawthorn, and they have only just crept ahead of us now because of their huge recent decade. The margin is tiny.

    Clearly, Jordon Lewis knows something.

  • Quote
    •  
    5 hours ago, small but forward said:

    You could have taken it one step further and said that the dees win 5 of the next 6 every time the year after the doggies got up.

    great stats.

    Makes three- peat look like an expression for morons who cannot say hat-trick.

  • Quote
    22 hours ago, Biffen said:

    Makes three- peat look like an expression for morons who cannot say hat-trick.

    Whether you can say it or not, how many have you taken?

  • Quote

    • Archived

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

    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • PREVIEW: West Coast

      It was bad enough that the Melbourne Football Club created yet another humiliating scenario inside its wretched season at Marvel Stadium last Sunday, but the final insult is that it has been commanded to return to the scene of the crime to inflict further punishment on its fans this week. Incidentally, if this match preview, of a game that promises to be one of the most unattractive fixtures in the history of the game, happens to cut out of your computer screen three quarters of the way through, it’s no coincidence. I’ll be mirroring the Demons’ lacklustre effort against St Kilda from last Sunday when they conceded the largest last quarter turnaround for victory in the history of the game.

        • Haha
        • Like
      • 5 replies
      Demonland

    • REPORT: St. Kilda

      When looking back at the disastrous end to the game, I find it a waste of time to concentrate on the final few moments when utter confusion reigned. Forget the 6-6-6 mess, the failure to mark the most dangerous man on the field, the inability to seal the game when opportunities presented themselves to Clayton Oliver, Harry Petty and Charlie Spargo, the vision of match winning players of recent weeks in Kozzy Pickett and Jake Melksham spending helpless minutes on the interchange bench and the powerlessness of seizing the opportunity to slow the tempo of the game down in those final moments.

      • 9 replies
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Sandringham

      The Casey Demons rebounded from a sluggish start to manufacture a decisive win against Sandringham in the final showdown, culminating a quarter century of intense rivalry between the fluctuating alignments of teams affiliated with AFL clubs Melbourne and St Kilda, as the Saints and the Zebras prepare to forge independent paths in 2026. After conceding three of the first four goals of the match, the Demons went on a goal kicking rampage instigated by the winning ruck combination of Tom Campbell with 26 hitouts, 26 disposals and 13 clearances and his apprentice Will Verrall who contributed 20 hitouts. This gave first use of the ball to the likes of Jack Billings, Bayley Laurie, Riley Bonner and Koltyn Tholstrup who was impressive early. By the first break they had added seven goals and took a strong grip on the game. The Demons were well served up forward early by Mitch Hardie and, as the game progressed, Harry Sharp proved a menace with a five goal performance. Emerging young forwards Matthew Jefferson and Luker Kentfield kicked two each but the former let himself down with some poor kicking for goal.
      Young draft talent Will Duursma showed the depth of his talent and looks well out of reach for Melbourne this year. Kalani White was used sparingly and had a brief but uneventful stint in the ruck.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: West Coast

      The Demons return to the scene of the crime on Saturday to face the wooden spooners the Eagles at the Docklands. Who comes in and who goes out? Like moving deck chairs on the Titanic.

        • Sad
        • Like
      • 330 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: St. Kilda

      This season cannot end soon enough. Disgraceful.

        • Sad
        • Clap
        • Like
      • 484 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: St. Kilda

      Captain Max Gawn still has a massive lead in the Demonland Player of the Year Award from Christian Petracca, Kozzy Pickett, Jake Bowey & Clayton Oliver. Your votes please; 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

        • Clap
      • 27 replies
      Demonland
    View All