Jump 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 (â‹®) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Sledging Fail

Demonland
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

1 minute ago, loges said:

We're not

Yeah they aren't now but they were or this thread would not exist.

  • Quote
    •  
    Just now, AzzKikA said:

    Yeah they aren't now but they were or this thread would not exist.

    Mind reader are you

  • Quote
    3 minutes ago, loges said:

    Mind reader are you

    Yep. Want a reading? Warning though, you may not like what you hear.

  • Quote
    •  
    1 hour ago, Akum said:

    The coaches collectively dropped the ball on this, and probably reinforced this defensive mindset, but Goody is good enough to take stock & work it out if he listens to the right people. 

    Who are they?

    He doesn't have a Roos, a Balme, a Hocking, a Fagan (when at Hawthorn) etc to mentor or challenge him.  McCartney is a coach and reports to Goodwin.  I don't think it is Mahoney who is excellent in the football admin role but doesn't have the breadth of experience (or I suspect authority to question the coach).

    It is no coincidence that Sydney, Hawthorn, Geelong and now Richmond are reaping the success of those senior guys mentoring and challenging their coaches.

    For example who is there who will challenge Goodwin on his selection of coaches or game plan.  We still have a very, very inexperienced football department! 

    The Roos, Balme and Fagans of the world ask the hard questions of the coach on list strategy, team selection, game plan, game day tactics, (importantly) assistant coach selection, player management, public persona etc. 

    Anyone know who Goodwin officially reports to?

    I think Goodwin has been has been given too much latitude before he is ready for it and there is no-one to guide him and importantly to hold him to account.

    Edited by Lucifer's Hero

  • Quote

    I am not sure McCartney reports to Goodwin, the body language between the 2 give off the impression that Goody isn't McCartney boss, well that's how i perceive it.  I would hope that our coaching dept. are not a bunch of yes men, but a group that work together for a greater good.

    HA when i wrote yes men i thought of this.

    giphy.webp

  • Quote

    6 minutes ago, AzzKikA said:

    I am not sure McCartney reports to Goodwin, the body language between the 2 give off the impression that Goody isn't McCartney boss, well that's how i perceive it.  I would hope that our coaching dept. are not a bunch of yes men, but a group that work together for a greater good.

    HA when i wrote yes men i thought of this.

    giphy.webp

    I think they do that.  But that is my point.  Who sits slightly outside the group to challenge their direction, decisions and hold them/head coach to account. 

    I don't think McCartney can wear both hats.  I think McCartney is very good but I don't think anyone, anywhere can be part of a group day to day decision making and then hold himself of the head of the group (Senior Coach) to account.  Somewhere along the way objectivity gets lost.

    Edited by Lucifer's Hero

  • Quote
    1 minute ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    I think they do that.  But that is my point.  Who sits slightly outside the group to challenge their direction, decisions and holds them/head coach to account. 

    I don't think McCartney can wear both hats.  I think McCartney is very good but I don't think anyone, anywhere can be part of a group day to day decision making and then hold himself of the head of the group (Senior Coach) to account.  Somewhere along the way objectivity gets lost.

    True, but i would think the title of player/coach performance manager would make certain the coaching dept. performance is in parallel with the clubs interests and to be that outside person questioning the coach's decisions, no? If not, it should be.

  • Quote
    2 hours ago, AzzKikA said:

    Yep. Want a reading? Warning though, you may not like what you hear.

    Nah think I'll pass you don't seem very accurate

  • Quote
    •  

    Talk about a non story, wow.

    Sledges would backfire in every game,every week.  Big deal.

  • Quote
    22 minutes ago, loges said:

    Nah think I'll pass you don't seem very accurate

    Well it isn't an exact science.

  • Quote

    On 29/08/2017 at 11:55 AM, DeeZee said:

    Nothing story , mountain out of molehill

    Can't stand st kilda. Firstly they go crying to the AFL about Gawn ruck work and then decide to leak sledges that happen during play. They are weak and will never amount to anything 

  • Quote
    25 minutes ago, AzzKikA said:

    Well it isn't an exact science.

    Very good

  • Quote

    • Archived

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

    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • AFLW REPORT: Geelong

      Melbourne wrapped up the AFLW home and away season with a hard-fought 14-point win over Geelong at Kardinia Park. The result secured second place on the ladder with a 9–3 record and a home qualifying final against the Brisbane Lions next week.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 2 replies
      Demonland

    • AFLW PREVIEW: Geelong

      It’s been a season of grit, growth, and glimpses of brilliance—mixed with a few tough interstate lessons. Now, with finals looming, the Dees head to Kardinia Park for one last tune-up before the real stuff begins.

        • Shocked
        • Like
      • 3 replies
      Demonland

    • DRAFT: The Next Generation

      It was not long after the announcement that Melbourne's former number 1 draft pick Tom Scully was departing the club following 31 games and two relatively unremarkable seasons to join expansion team, the Greater Western Giants, on a six-year contract worth about $6 million, that a parody song based on Adele's hit "Someone Like You" surfaced on social media. The artist expressed lament over Scully's departure in song, culminating in the promise, "Never mind, we'll find someone like you," although I suspect that the undertone of bitterness in this version exceeded that of the original.

        • Clap
        • Haha
      • 9 replies
      Demonland

    • AFLW REPORT: Brisbane

      A steamy Springfield evening set the stage for a blockbuster top-four clash between two AFLW heavyweights. Brisbane, the bookies’ favourites, hosted Melbourne at a heaving Brighton Homes Arena, with 5,022 fans packing in—the biggest crowd for a Melbourne game this season. It was the 11th meeting between these fierce rivals, with the Dees holding a narrow 6–4 edge. But while the Lions brought the chaos and roared loudest, the Demons aren’t done yet.

        • Like
      • 5 replies
      Demonland

    • Welcome to Demonland: Picks 7 & 8

      The Demons have acquired two first round picks in Picks 7 & 8 in the 2025 AFL National Draft.

        • Haha
        • Like
      • 721 replies
      Demonland

    • Farewell Clayton Oliver

      The Demons have traded 4 time Club Champion Clayton Oliver to the GWS Giants for a Future Third Rounder whilst paying a significant portion of his salary each year.

      • 2,075 replies
      Demonland
    View All

    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.