Jump to content

Josh Kelly

dazzledavey36
dazzledavey36
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

11 minutes ago, Roger Mellie said:

In a perfect world, Kelly any day of the week.

Kelly is a gun.

But Kelly won't stop our leaky defence.

Hibberd has a difficult enough time doing that atm.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     

    Pretty sure Kelly was a demons supporter as a kid. Can this be confirmed by one other person?

  • Quote
    1 minute ago, billyblanks29 said:

    Pretty sure Kelly was a demons supporter as a kid. Can this be confirmed by one other person?

    His old man played for Norf so I doubt it. Were better off going for Lever as our midfield is looking alright compared to our defence.

  • Quote
    •  
    4 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

    His old man played for Norf so I doubt it. Were better off going for Lever as our midfield is looking alright compared to our defence.

    but his grandfather's barber played 2 games for the mfc thirds

  • Quote
    3 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    but his grandfather's barber played 2 games for the mfc thirds

    His career was cut short.

  • Quote
    • Like 9
    • Haha 2

    Can we have these discussions after we win the flag? 

  • Quote
    1 hour ago, billyblanks29 said:

    Pretty sure Kelly was a demons supporter as a kid. Can this be confirmed by one other person?

    I thought he was a bombers or saints supporter for whatever that counts for 

  • Quote
    •  
    4 hours ago, stevethemanjordan said:

    Kelly is a gun.

    But Kelly won't stop our leaky defence.

    Hibberd has a difficult enough time doing that atm.

    I would still take Kelly ahead of Lever any day of the week. In an a slightly less perfect world, I'm sure Kelly would re-sign with GWS or bathe in cash at another club and we would nab Lever.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    2 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    I thought he was a bombers or saints supporter for whatever that counts for 

    Norf (just like Juddy was a die hard Dee)

  • Quote

    3 hours ago, Biffen said:

    His career was cut short.

    I believe it was a severe case of tonsorialitis that did it.

  • Quote
    37 minutes ago, Roger Mellie said:

    I would still take Kelly ahead of Lever any day of the week. 

    Absolutely. Might be the best player in the afl full stop within 2 years. Not far away now. Truly a once in a generation plsyer.

    Not a single club would take lever over kelly if they were given the choice and money was not a factor. 

    But money is a factor for us. Not so much in terms of salary cap but more in terms of the potential damage to the 'brotherhood', team first culture roos and goody have built.

    That said - and  against the predictions of many - it hasnt seemed to have hurt the swans buddy coming in and being paid a fortune

    Edited by binman

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    We could have had him in our midfield already..... but agree we needed depth at the time in midfield. But hurts to know we could have had this champ! Would be an ironic coup if we could pull off a trade to get him to demonland. We'd have to give up a LOT though...first round pick plus a decent player

  • Quote

    We could of had Kelly,by doing so we may have finished higher on the ladder,which as a result we probably would not get Petracca,Brayshaw and Oliver.

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    I'm not really that type of person, but I can't fathom why someone in their early 20s would really care if they earned $800g per year over $700g? Seems much of a muchness to me, and I would certainly be looking at other factors (which would immediately exclude Essendon and North) . Yeah, yeah, footy-players have a short career and have to capitalise while they can . . . sounds mostly nonsense to me in this day and age and with those figures. You'd have to be pretty stupid to be a multi-millionaire before 25 and not invest wisely enough to grant yourself your own post-footy career. Anywho . . .  

  • Quote
    1 hour ago, ENYAW said:

    We could of had Kelly,by doing so we may have finished higher on the ladder,which as a result we probably would not get Petracca,Brayshaw and Oliver.

    Then we'd have Frawley and wouldnt need Lever too? 

    Edited by Wrecked Owl Dees Function

  • Quote
    On 22/08/2017 at 8:12 PM, Wiseblood said:

    Apart from this SEN caller, who could be anybody, there has been no indication at all that we have any interest in him.  I'd say that more than likely means we aren't chasing him, or we have decided his asking price is too high.  

    Either way I think he stays at GWS.  He can win a flag or two there and then come home.

    Partially agree. The rumour I like is the one that says Kelly stays at GWS on a two year contract, wins a flag, then comes to the Dees on a five year deal (after we beat GWS for the 2019 Flag)!

    Oh happy days!

  • Quote

    Lever seems to be the target and I'm super happy about that.

    Kelly would be great, obviously - but it seems to be absolutely unrealistic to think we could land both without putting a major step back in some other area of our list (ie, giving required players away) and our list is shaping up nicely now.

    I hope the club continues to focus on landing Lever. This Kelly rumour seems to be just wish-thinking and noise.

     

  • Quote
    6 hours ago, Skuit said:

    I'm not really that type of person, but I can't fathom why someone in their early 20s would really care if they earned $800g per year over $700g? Seems much of a muchness to me, and I would certainly be looking at other factors (which would immediately exclude Essendon and North) . Yeah, yeah, footy-players have a short career and have to capitalise while they can . . . sounds mostly nonsense to me in this day and age and with those figures. You'd have to be pretty stupid to be a multi-millionaire before 25 and not invest wisely enough to grant yourself your own post-footy career. Anywho . . .  

    While I agree with you, don't forget every player has an agent whispering in their ear who gets a percentage. I'm not saying agents are unreasonable but they are, by definition, conflicted in the advice they provide.

  • Quote

    15 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    While I agree with you, don't forget every player has an agent whispering in their ear who gets a percentage. I'm not saying agents are unreasonable but they are, by definition, conflicted in the advice they provide.

    I don’t know if anyone else saw player manager Paul Connors on Open Mike during the week but he comes across as a seriously impressive individual. He deflected a lot of his success to the people who worked for him seemed genuinely interested in his players. 

    From what I could work out his advice to Kelly (who is one of his clients) will be to stay for Premiership success at GWS and then reevaluate offers at the end of the next contract. If Connors was only interested in the cash he would advise Kelly to perhaps take the humongous North offer. 

    If I had a kid looking to an AFL future I’d be pretty happy to have him managed by Connors

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    14 hours ago, billyblanks29 said:

    Pretty sure Kelly was a demons supporter as a kid. Can this be confirmed by one other person?

    Pretty sure any potential gun rumoured to be coming to the Dee's is labelled as being a Dee's supporter as a kid on demonland.

  • Quote
    14 hours ago, billyblanks29 said:

    Pretty sure Kelly was a demons supporter as a kid. Can this be confirmed by one other person?

    Even if he were a Demon supporter, that would not sway him moving to the Dee's.

  • Quote
    •  
    25 minutes ago, McQueen said:

    Pretty sure any potential gun rumoured to be coming to the Dee's is labelled as being a Dee's supporter as a kid on demonland.

    I heard Jack Viney supported the filth

    :laugh::rolleyes:

  • Quote

    • 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...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • PODCAST: Essendon

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 14th April @ the all new time of 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we dissect another Demons loss at Kardinia Park to the Cats in the Round 04. 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. If you would like to leave us a voicemail please call 03 9016 3666 and don't worry no body answers so you don't have to talk to a human.

      • 28 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Fremantle

      The Demons return home to the MCG in search of their first win for the 2025 Premiership season when they take on the Fremantle Dockers on Saturday afternoon. Who comes in and who goes out?

      • 60 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Essendon

      Max Gawn leads the Demonland Player of the Year ahead of Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca, Kade Chandler and Jake Bowey. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

        • Like
      • 22 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Essendon

      Despite a spirited third quarter surge, the Demons have slumped to their worst start to a season since 2012, remaining winless and second last on the ladder after a 39-point defeat to Essendon at Adelaide Oval in Gather Round.

        • Vomit
        • Clap
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 255 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • GAMEDAY: Essendon

      It’s Game Day, and the Demons are staring down the barrel of an 0-5 start for the first time since 2012 as they take on Essendon at Adelaide Oval for Gather Round. In that forgettable season, Melbourne finally broke their drought by toppling the Bombers. Can lightning strike twice? Will the Dees turn their nightmare start around and breathe life back into 2025?

        • Haha
        • Like
      • 723 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Essendon

      As the focus of the AFL moves exclusively to South Australia for Gather Round, the question is raised as to what are we going to get from the  Melbourne Football Club this weekend? Will it be a repeat of the slop fest of the last three weeks that have seen the team score a measly 174 points and concede 310 or will a return to the City of Churches and the scene where they performed at their best in 2024 act as a wakeup call and bring them out of their early season reverie?  Or will the sleepy Dees treat their fans to a reenactment of their lazy effort from the first Gather Round of two years ago when they allowed the Bombers to trample all over them on a soggy and wet Adelaide Oval? The two examples from above tell us how fickle form can be in football. Last year, a committed group of players turned up in Adelaide with a businesslike mindset. They had a plan, went in confidently and hard for the football and kicked winning scores against both home teams in a difficult environment for visitors. And they repeated that sort of effort later in the season when they played Essendon at the MCG.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All