Jump to content

Name three good things

billyblanks29
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

1. Everything Nasher just said

2. Our younger players well and truly stood up including the second tier guys like Harmes/ANB

3. What a competitive fun team we have to watch. Such a joy compared to so many years of depression and no light at the end of the tunnel.

Also Richmond were in this position last year or year before where they couldn't finish off close games/close out games where they were clearly the better side. This young side will learn how to do it and be the toughest team to beat next year and beyond. Getting through to finals will help that development this year of course.

Edited by Yung Blood

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     
     

    1. We beat Adelaide

    2.  We beat GC

    3. We beat Sydney 

    Then all the pessimist can whinge about something else.  

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    improvement in scoring power 

    our young core is developing well together 

    we seem to be retaining all the players we want to keep 

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    1. The deal that bought Bayley Fritsch to the club is pure genius
    2. We continue to be well run and stable off the field
    3. We are not coached by Lyon, Richardson, Boulton or Dew. 
  • Quote

     

    1. We are the highest scoring team in the league and everyone on Demonland believes we can improve how our forward line functions. 

    2. Without Viney and Hibberd who will both hopefully comeback in 3-4 weeks, we only lost to Geelong away after they kicked 16.4.

    3. Since the Tigers in round 5, we should have only lost one game vs Pies a schooler, all the rest we should have won. Once the younger stars Oliver, Trac, Brayshaw, Hogan learn how to lift & win the tight ones, Demons will be a force, Viney would have helped against Cats!

  • Quote
    •  

    Our VFL team won 10 in a row.

    Clarry will be the best footballer in the league shortly.

    Gawn is the best ruckman in the comp. (him off the ground killed us)

  • Quote

    1. I'm more sure after that game that we'll make finals than I have been in a couple of months. Maybe the most sure I've been all season.

    2. How often do people talk about "game of the year" when one of the team's wore red and blue?

    3. We are the future. Cats are the past.

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    1. Trac standing up in a big game 

    2. Oliver. Always and forever. 

    3. Harmes doing an amazing job tagging 

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Harmes and jones putting selwood on his  ass.  Pure bliss 

  • Quote

    1. The AFL will now realise the folly of the nomination rule for ruckman and abolish it...possibly even before the end of this year.

    2. The AFL will now realise the folly of the way the protected zone rule is enforced and abolish it WHEN THE OFFENDING PLAYER IS BEHIND THE PLAYER WITH THE BALL AND MOVING OUT OF THE ZONE

    3. AFL will now realise the folly of making untried and unnecessary changes to the rules and will not proceed with zones next year.

     

    OK, so 2 out of 3 ain't bad.  

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    If I can be indulged with a fourth:

    The team will have an extensive review of what went wrong in the last few minutes and learn from it. The same thing happened to Richmond early in 2017 and they went alright after that. 

  • Quote

    1 minute ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    1. The AFL will now realise the folly of the nomination rule for ruckman and abolish it...possibly even before the end of this year.

    2. The AFL will now realise the folly of the way the protected zone rule is enforced and abolish it WHEN THE OFFENDING PLAYER IS BEHIND THE PLAYER WITH THE BALL AND MOVING OUT OF THE ZONE

    3. AFL will now realise the folly of making untried and unnecessary changes to the rules and will not proceed with zones next year.

     

    OK, so 2 out of 3 ain't bad.  

    The worst thing the AFL have done is come out and said there will be no more rule changes during the season, these two clearly needed to go along time ago and would have saved a heap of controversy 

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    3 Good things:

    We are not Carlton, and we used to be.  Don't understimate how far we have come.

    Young talent building into elite talent.  If the core of the list holds together, we are building something special

    The game plan works - we just have to play it.  When we were 'on', we were a thing of beauty.  A lot revolves around getting the defensive setups more consistently in place, and fixing the forward 50 connection.  My god, we will then be scary.

    That's 3.

    There is a lot to be happy about the Dees right now.  Even though it feels like the heart has been ripped out of the chest, we are creating something that should be dynastic.

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

    3. Harmes doing an amazing job tagging 

    He just found his niche. If he is able to maintain the past couple of weeks efforts (or even improve in them given his inexperience at playing this role) he will become a mainstay in our team and add a third bow to his versatility (flanker, midfielder, tagger).

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Hats ? off to the OP, really like when someone realises we need a positive thread every now and then!

    1. Harmes was excellent

    2. Frost improved

    3. Trac improved

     

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    On 7/22/2018 at 2:11 PM, Little Goffy said:

    1. Every remaining game is winnable.

    2. This home-and-away season is going to be an exciting ride right up to the end of round 23.

    3. Umm... we're just ten points short of being equal top of the ladder. (beats head against wall)

    Ok, a better 3. Our players are getting a whole lot of chances to learn to win high-stakes games against quality opponents.

    After all of the complaints and concerns expressed so far this season on DL, it remains an enigma that had the MFC received a fairer shake from the umpires this year, converting disfavour into a capacity to lose games at the discretion of the White Brethren, so many times - and to lose games due to a lack of momentum on this unfair playing field - we would be:

    • on top of the ladder at present
    • in no danger of going very deep into September
    • and when on a roll like that, being the Club of choice for the new recruits and free agent masters of the game

     

    Edited by Deemania since 56

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    5 hours ago, buck_nekkid said:

    3 Good things:

    We are not Carlton, and we used to be.  Don't understimate how far we have come.

    Young talent building into elite talent.  If the core of the list holds together, we are building something special

    The game plan works - we just have to play it.  When we were 'on', we were a thing of beauty.  A lot revolves around getting the defensive setups more consistently in place, and fixing the forward 50 connection.  My god, we will then be scary.

    That's 3.

    There is a lot to be happy about the Dees right now.  Even though it feels like the heart has been ripped out of the chest, we are creating something that should be dynastic.

    Totally agree. It feels like we’re about to bust through a wall. As Goodwin said, we are “so close, it’s not funny.” 

  • Quote
    •  
    1 minute ago, johndemonic said:

    2. At least Zak 2E (who seems like a good bloke) kicked the goal and not ?

    Or Hawkins who high tens everyone and smiles like he just won lotto after every single goal.

  • Quote
    On 7/23/2018 at 10:52 AM, MSFebey said:

    The worst thing the AFL have done is come out and said there will be no more rule changes during the season, these two clearly needed to go along time ago and would have saved a heap of controversy 

    Sadly, it may also mean these two may not actually disappear - as these should.

    If the AFL have said that '...no more rule changes...' will take place, then scrapping a rule is a change and thus, will not take place.

    What the AFL does when it has these genius moments is pile heaps of controversy down the track without thought of the consequences, the implications and the net effect to the stability of the game.

    There are talented people who have played football at the top level - these are the people who should be leading and regulating the AFL - immediately.

  • 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

    • CASEY: Sydney

      The Casey Demons were always expected to emerge victorious in their matchup against the lowly-ranked Sydney Swans at picturesque Tramway Oval, situated in the shadows of the SCG in Moore Park. They dominated the proceedings in the opening two and a half quarters of the game but had little to show for it. This was primarily due to their own sloppy errors in a low-standard game that produced a number of crowded mauls reminiscent of the rugby game popular in old Sydney Town. However, when the Swans tired, as teams often do when they turn games into ugly defensive contests, Casey lifted the standard of its own play and … it was off to the races. Not to nearby Randwick but to a different race with an objective of piling on goal after goal on the way to a mammoth victory. At the 25-minute mark of the third quarter, the Demons held a slender 14-point lead over the Swans, who are ahead on the ladder of only the previous week's opposition, the ailing Bullants. Forty minutes later, they had more than fully compensated for the sloppiness of their earlier play with a decisive 94-point victory, that culminated in a rousing finish which yielded thirteen unanswered goals. Kicks hit their targets, the ball found itself going through the middle and every player made a contribution.

      • 1 reply
      Demonland

    • REPORT: St. Kilda

      Hands up if you thought, like me, at half-time in yesterday’s game at TIO Traeger Park, Alice Springs that Melbourne’s disposal around the ground and, in particular, its kicking inaccuracy in front of the goals couldn’t get any worse. Well, it did. And what’s even more damning for the Melbourne Football Club is that the game against St Kilda and its resurgence from the bottomless pit of its miserable start to the season wasn’t just lost through poor conversion for goal but rather in the 15 minutes when the entire team went into a slumber and was mugged by the out-of-form Saints. Their six goals two behinds (one goal less than the Demons managed for the whole game) weaved a path of destruction from which they were unable to recover. Ross Lyon’s astute use of pressure to contain the situation once they had asserted their grip on the game, and Melbourne’s self-destructive wastefulness, assured that outcome. The old adage about the insanity of repeatedly doing something and expecting a different result, was out there. Two years ago, the score line in Melbourne’s loss to the Giants at this same ground was 5 goals 15 behinds - a ratio of one goal per four scoring shots - was perfectly replicated with yesterday’s 7 goals 21 behinds. 
      This has been going on for a while and opens up a number of questions. I’ll put forward a few that come to mind from this performance. The obvious first question is whether the club can find a suitable coach to instruct players on proper kicking techniques or is this a skill that can no longer be developed at this stage of the development of our playing group? Another concern is the team's ability to counter an opponent's dominance during a run on as exemplified by the Saints in the first quarter. Did the Demons underestimate their opponents, considering St Kilda's goals during this period were scored by relatively unknown forwards? Furthermore, given the modest attendance of 6,721 at TIO Traeger Park and the team's poor past performances at this venue, is it prudent to prioritize financial gain over potentially sacrificing valuable premiership points by relinquishing home ground advantage, notwithstanding the cultural significance of the team's connection to the Red Centre? 

        • Like
      • 4 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Collingwood

      After a disappointing loss in Alice Springs the Demons return to the MCG to take on the Magpies in the annual King's Birthday Big Freeze for MND game. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Thumb Down
      • 190 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: St. Kilda

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 2nd June @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we have a chat with former Demon ruckman Jeff White about his YouTube channel First Use where he dissects ruck setups and contests. We'll then discuss the Dees disappointing loss to the Saints in Alice Springs.
      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
        • Like
      • 47 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: St. Kilda

      After kicking the first goal of the match the Demons were always playing catch up against the Saints in Alice Spring and could never make the most of their inside 50 entries to wrestle back the lead.

        • Clap
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 330 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: St. Kilda

      Max Gawn still has a massive lead in the Demonland Player of the Year award as Christian Petracca, Jake Bowey, Clayton Oliver & Kozzy Pickett round out the Top 5. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1

        • Sad
        • Love
      • 31 replies
      Demonland
    View All