Jump to content

Featured Replies

14 hours ago, A F said:

I like it. But we'd need another speedster in there that we can guarantee goals out of IMV. Still not mobile enough when the ball hits the deck with that combo.

Agree but would also add that the goals part is secondary. We need to keep that ball in the front half. Our entire game plan depends on it.

The current balance of our forward line is just off a little. Too many medium forwards who aren't quick/smart enough to bring pressure when the ball hits the ground. 

Brown won't help that but he demands defending which takes away an interceptor or a number when the ball hits the ground. 

 
1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

 

Look, I'm not one to play the guessing game all that well, but going by this you don't want Ben Brown at the club??

Most of us know the risks of drinking and putting our inebriated thoughts online.

Not this guy.

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

 

Look, I'm not one to play the guessing game all that well, but going by this you don't want Ben Brown at the club??

Dazzle this is the best laugh I've had all day!

 
1 hour ago, McQueen said:

Most of us know the risks of drinking and putting our inebriated thoughts online.

Not this guy.

My guess is that he got lost on his way to one of those demons supporters’ Facebook pages.

5 hours ago, Lord Nev said:

His agent has already come out and said he wanted to stay.

I must be wrong then because surely a player agent wouldn't be anything but 100% honest ?


4 hours ago, MaysSoreGroin said:

Ben Brown and that [censored] run up? does my [censored] head in. The day Ben Brown is recruited by Melbourne? is the day I cancel my membership...[censored] that Clown

You any relation to Dont Make Me Angry?

Not a huge fan. Has kicked a lot of goals but basically a 200cm lead up forward. Needs to find a lot of space to lead into. Not sure we can change the game plan to suit. 

Dunstall wouldn’t kick a goal a game with the way we deliver it to our forward line, so might as well pay base price for a bunch of potatoes to sit inside our forward 50 from the menangatang 3rds. Won’t make a scrap of difference unless we change our approach to the way we move the ball and subsequently deliver to our forward line.

Saying that, if we do happen to sort out our woes and deliver it somewhat optimally to a player like Brown, then he could just be the bloke for us! Sign him up! Provided north are happy to accept our pick number 789 which is our first pick In the draft I believe? Or we could trade Preuss back to them, now that he’s had the Gawn makeover. It’s a win for all ?

 

 
On 9/24/2020 at 3:53 PM, Rocky said:

Brown, Mihocek and Jackson/Weid.. with a combo of Kosi and Spargo/Hunt crumbing..?

Fritsch ?????! 


2 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Fritsch doesn’t crumb

Sorry this list  was supposed to be our Forward Line  Brown Weid/Jacko with Mihocek and crumbers Kosi  and Spargo/ Hunt crumbing.

One could argue that Hunty really does not Or very rarely crumbs.

Our top goal kicker not even included in the mix!

Is that Ben or the bomber Brown we have got already ? 

Fritta is the glue that knits this lot together Anda potential 40 plus goaler.
 

8 hours ago, 58er said:

Sorry this list  was supposed to be our Forward Line  Brown Weid/Jacko with Mihocek and crumbers Kosi  and Spargo/ Hunt crumbing.

One could argue that Hunty really does not Or very rarely crumbs.

Our top goal kicker not even included in the mix!

Is that Ben or the bomber Brown we have got already ? 

Fritta is the glue that knits this lot together Anda potential 40 plus goaler.
 

soft as angel hair.. i’d trade him for a skilled mid.

On 9/24/2020 at 10:32 PM, Redleg said:

Why are North pushing him out the door? Something must be wrong for them to actively get rid of a player who has kicked over 60 goals in each of 2017,18 & 19.

The same with those here saying absolutely not.

Has been one of the games great.

Its not like he kicked all those in a premier team either.

On 9/24/2020 at 2:02 PM, Fat Tony said:

Brown has been a very good player and is probably going to be traded for under value.

But we have invested a lot in Jackson and Weideman and they both need AFL games for development. I am not convinced that a forward line of Brown, Jackson and Weideman can work. Brown and Weideman are basically non chasers/tacklers. We need a third tall who can also apply pressure, because Weideman isn't able to do it.

It wouldnt hurt at the right price.

Jacko may replace Max at times if we unload the hybrid. Both of these guys have not come close to Coleman status. Not having a dig. Jacko just starting.

Ill say it again 60 goals plus , 3 years in a row in an average team. 

 

19 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

The same with those here saying absolutely not.

Has been one of the games great.

Its not like he kicked all those in a premier team either.

I don’t understand what you are saying. Are you saying  should look at him or not?


25 minutes ago, Redleg said:

I don’t understand what you are saying. Are you saying  should look at him or not?

If the price is right we should welcome him with open arms.

 

19 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

I put some of the blame on Brown and his manager.  At the start of the year they offered three years at very good money and he knocked it back because he wanted four years.  I can understand why he wanted that extra year, but it's not as if Norf low balled him or didn't come to the table with a good offer.

He knocked it back, which is his right, but then had a shocker of a year and here we are.  Pickering will back his client, but they did turn down a very good offer in the first place.

Karma

18 hours ago, MaysSoreGroin said:

Ben Brown and that [censored] run up? does my [censored] head in. The day Ben Brown is recruited by Melbourne? is the day I cancel my membership...[censored] that Clown

Should reduce it by half and needs to.

19 hours ago, MaysSoreGroin said:

Ben Brown and that [censored] run up? does my [censored] head in. The day Ben Brown is recruited by Melbourne? is the day I cancel my membership...[censored] that Clown

If he slots the goals who cares about the run-up?


46 minutes ago, Better days ahead said:

If he slots the goals who cares about the run-up?

It’s funny how many Melbourne supporters are  concerned with the image, rather than the result.

If we can guarantee another 30+ from someone other than Fritta and Weid, we should be jumping at it.

Weid gets the second best defender with Brown up there, that alone should net him another 10 goals for the year

50 minutes ago, BW511 said:

It’s funny how many Melbourne supporters are  concerned with the image, rather than the result.

If we can guarantee another 30+ from someone other than Fritta and Weid, we should be jumping at it.

Weid gets the second best defender with Brown up there, that alone should net him another 10 goals for the year

Agree.
Brown is a better forward than anyone we have today, would take best defender as you highlight! 60 plus three years running, Much better than our current Brown many want to keep. 
Should be available at a reasonable price!
Only hesitation for me, is during his 60 goal years how did he go against the top 4 teams in each of those years? 

 

3 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

If the price is right we should welcome him with open arms.

 

Well he is 28 so if the body is ok you would get 3 years at least out of him.

If he passed a medical, was not expensive and could be obtained cheaply, then yes I would have a serious look at him.

 

One-trick pony. No thanks. All he can do is consistently kick lots of goals. 

Edited by Skuit

Firstly, think about the fact that we're just about the worst side in the AFL regarding marks per inside 50.

Now think about this for a minute:

Brown is an extremely one-dimensional lead-up style key forward who needs the ball kicked to him on the [censored] in order to impact...

The answer is an obvious and firm no from me. It makes absolutes zero sense given Goodwin's refusal to shake up the midfield, draft and trade for higher skilled and more composed players or change the game-plan.

Having said all of that, no doubt we will trade a second-rounder for him and we'll go into next year with all the same issues, an identical midfield mix, same chaotic blaze-away game style and Brown will do nothing but run around like a headless chook the whole year.

I look forward to it. ?

 

 

Edited by JimmyGadson


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...

Featured Content

  • NON-MFC: Round 15

    As the Demons head into their Bye Round, it's time to turn our attention to the other matches being played. Which teams are you tipping this week? And which results would be most favourable for the Demons if we can manage to turn our season around? Follow all the non-Melbourne games here and join the conversation as the ladder continues to take shape.

      • Like
    • 151 replies
  • REPORT: Port Adelaide

    Of course, it’s not the backline, you might argue and you would probably be right. It’s the boot studder (do they still have them?), the midfield, the recruiting staff, the forward line, the kicking coach, the Board, the interchange bench, the supporters, the folk at Casey, the head coach and the club psychologist  It’s all of them and all of us for having expectations that were sufficiently high to have believed three weeks ago that a restoration of the Melbourne team to a position where we might still be in contention for a finals berth when the time for the midseason bye arrived. Now let’s look at what happened over the period of time since Melbourne overwhelmed the Sydney Swans at the MCG in late May when it kicked 8.2 to 5.3 in the final quarter (and that was after scoring 3.8 to two straight goals in the second term). 

      • Clap
      • Thanks
      • Like
    • 2 replies
  • CASEY: Essendon

    Casey’s unbeaten run was extended for at least another fortnight after the Demons overran a persistent Essendon line up by 29 points at ETU Stadium in Port Melbourne last night. After conceding the first goal of the evening, Casey went on a scoring spree from about ten minutes in, with five unanswered majors with its fleet of midsized runners headed by the much improved Paddy Cross who kicked two in quick succession and livewire Ricky Mentha who also kicked an early goal. Leading the charge was recruit of the year, Riley Bonner while Bailey Laurie continued his impressive vein of form. With Tom Campbell missing from the lineup, Will Verrall stepped up to the plate demonstrating his improvement under the veteran ruckman’s tutelage. The Demons were looking comfortable for much of the second quarter and held a 25-point lead until the Bombers struck back with two goals in the shadows of half time. On the other side of the main break their revival continued with first three goals of the half. Harry Sharp, who had been quiet scrambled in the Demons’ first score of the third term to bring the margin back to a single point at the 17 minute mark and the game became an arm-wrestle for the remainder of the quarter and into the final moments of the last.

      • Clap
    • 0 replies
  • PREGAME: Gold Coast

    The Demons have the Bye next week but then are on the road once again when they come up against the Gold Coast Suns on the Gold Coast in what could be a last ditch effort to salvage their season. Who comes in and who comes out?

      • Thanks
    • 111 replies
  • PODCAST: Port Adelaide

    The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 16th June @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we dissect the Dees disappointing loss to the Power.
    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/

      • Thanks
    • 32 replies
  • POSTGAME: Port Adelaide

    The Demons simply did not take their opportunities when they presented themselves and ultimately when down by 25 points effectively ending their finals chances. Goal kicking practice during the Bye?

      • Haha
      • Thanks
    • 252 replies