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

Featured Replies

 If this news is correct, it gels with what I heard. It was Jesse that was not 100%sold on Freo. Game plan, coaching and the immediate future of playing once again for a bottom quarter club.

 

 

Nothing further reported on Basil’s twitter account or by 7 News Perth. Maybe the “can’t bat can’t bowl” defence will be relied on by Basil - it was the camera man (auto cue) who did it as a joke. Surely not. 

Edited by Dodos Demons

Reading this thread over the last few days has totally done my head in ....... and now this!.  Bugger me!  I wonder if we'll never know the the story behind the story.  Doubtful I guess.  I just hope and pray that it doesn't have any adverse implications for our Club.

 

 

Maybe he was never really going, but Freo made a big offer and just thought he would check it out.


awesome, made my night :)

1 minute ago, DeeZee said:

Maybe he was never really going, but Freo made a big offer and just thought he would check it out.

Why would'nt you.  But the reality its Freo and given their history it not a place you would rush to play footy. 

So to my mind (assuming this is accurate) we have:

1 - Jesse was asked to make up his mind and did so, deciding he would prefer to play for Melbourne

2 - The clubs were too far apart on the price and the deal was scrapped.

3 - Fremantle pulled out for a reason we do not know. 

I list these in what I would consider to be order of probability.  I look forward to seeing the dissection in the media and any comments from the club for clarification. 

 
1 minute ago, Deeoldfart said:

Reading this thread over the last few days has totally done my head in ....... and now this!.  Bugger me!  I wonder if we'll never know the the story behind the story.  Doubtful I guess.  I just hope and pray that it doesn't have any adverse implications for our Club.

 

I sense we've been nudging him out

It'll be awkward carrying him for another year with whatever issues exist prevailing in the background fuelling media speculation

Plus imagine if it comes out Freo turned him down...


6 minutes ago, Dodos Demons said:

Nothing further reported on Basil’s twitter account or by 7 News Perth. Maybe the “can’t bat can’t bowl” defence will be relied on by Basil - it was the camera man (auto cue) who did it as a joke. Surely not. 

Haha

Ron Burgundy, didn't think he'd actually read it...

2 minutes ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

So to my mind (assuming this is accurate) we have:

1 - Jesse was asked to make up his mind and did so, deciding he would prefer to play for Melbourne

2 - The clubs were too far apart on the price and the deal was scrapped.

3 - Fremantle pulled out for a reason we do not know. 

I list these in what I would consider to be order of probability.  I look forward to seeing the dissection in the media and any comments from the club for clarification. 

They didn't want to cough up. Plain and simple, plus they are in no mans land for a premiership tilt.

Worst case scenario is he says he wants to stay for now, and that he’ll re-evaluate his long term future in 12 months when he’s OOC

1 minute ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

Plus imagine if it comes out Freo turned him down...

They'd look even more ridiculous than they do already.  They've been chasing him since before he played his first AFL game.  Every year they start a media blitz trying to convince the world that he's coming home in an attempt to create dissent at Melbourne and shake him loose.  If, after all of their efforts they reached a point where he was actually available and then turned around and said they wouldn't pony up for the trade, they would look like an absolute basket case. 

If true it’s fantastic that he’s staying And I would be looking to the club to sit down with him to renegotiate an extension beyond next year. 

Just with people suggesting we play him in defence, I would actually argue we develop both Jess and Weids with defensive capabilities to be able to swing either one of them back depending on needs and form. 

I was as happy with Weidermans form in the latter stages of the year but he’s still got a lot of developing ahead of him. 


Not sure we'll sign him for a long term deal.

The reality is the forward line functions better without him with a gun CHF in his position and a promising young tall developing.

Obviously there's a lot of footy that can change things as the year goes on but if he's not traded then at least until the games start we're dealing with the same issues. Plus he has to rehab his foot. Chances are we do the whole thing again next year, this time without a gun key defender available.

Might be a long year for Jesse dealing with injury, maybe even learning a new position, not having a long term deal on the table and having an immense amount of media scrutiny. 

It is definitely not the price, as there was a week to go and the negotiations could have kept going.

This is either Jesse not wanting to go to Freo, or Freo concerned about his injury or attitude.

I still think the deal could go through.

If it doesn't, hopefully Jesse signs at least a 2 year extension, or we are in for another year of distraction.

The last possibility is that the Eagles have told him to hang in a year and they will get him across, as Kennedy will be 33 and they will have more picks or players to deal with.

As someone has said below, it is now off the clip. It could be pure BS.

Edited by Redleg

I wouldn’t put this past Freo, they have leaked this to the media to try and scare the Dee’s into off loading him for cheap, as we’re after May.

 

this isn’t over I don’t believe....

36 minutes ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

Report was only 6 seconds from Basil on 7 News, without any context or source

 

32 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

It’s most interesting that Basil reported it for 5 seconds....

 

26 minutes ago, Die Hard Demon said:

Listening to SEN & they have put the question out to all journalists across the country to confirm the story about hogan .. & so far no one knows anything. They can’t even reach Basil Zemplaris who originally reported the story.. Something is seriously fishy about this... 

If you go back and click that link again there's nothing in it about Hogan at all now.

Me thinks someone has fibbed and it's still on like Donkey Kong.


4 minutes ago, BrisbaneDemon said:

I wouldn’t put this past Freo, they have leaked this to the media to try and scare the Dee’s into off loading him for cheap, as we’re after May.

 

this isn’t over I don’t believe....

Was thinking this is a possibility. Is Basil a good mate if Peter Bell?

2 minutes ago, Chook in Perth said:

mate I got nothing new. buyer beware red flags were known

Accepting the red flags were known, I wonder why you tour him through your facilities and medically test him.

Do you think we can get the May deal done with what we have at our disposal?

3 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Accepting the red flags were known, I wonder why you tour him through your facilities and medically test him.

Explore all avenues/test the water?

 

...and Goody gonna watch him sit out/around for 12 months, i don't think.........

1 minute ago, willmoy said:

...and Goody gonna watch him sit out/around for 12 months, i don't think.........

What? He'll kick 55 goals, miss 5 games through injury and be in the top 5 for assists league wide, business as usual.


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

  • AFLW PREVIEW: Richmond

    Round four kicks off early Saturday afternoon at Casey Fields, as the mighty Narrm host the winless Richmond Tigers in the second week of Indigenous Round celebrations. With ideal footy conditions forecast—20 degrees, overcast skies, and a gentle breeze — expect a fast-paced contest. Narrm enters with momentum and a dangerous forward line, while Richmond is still searching for its first win. With key injuries on both sides and pride on the line, this clash promises plenty.

    • 2 replies
  • AFLW REPORT: Collingwood

    Expectations of a comfortable win for Narrm at Victoria Park quickly evaporated as the match turned into a tense nail-biter. After a confident start by the Demons, the Pies piled on pressure and forced red and blue supporters to hold their collective breath until after the final siren. In a frenetic, physical contest, it was Captain Kate’s clutch last quarter goal and a missed shot from Collingwood’s Grace Campbell after the siren which sealed a thrilling 4-point win. Finally, Narrm supporters could breathe easy.

    • 2 replies
  • CASEY: Williamstown

    The Casey Demons issued a strong statement to the remaining teams in the VFL race with a thumping 76-point victory in their Elimination Final against Williamstown. This was the sixth consecutive win for the Demons, who stormed into the finals from a long way back with scalps including two of the teams still in flag contention. Senior Coach Taylor Whitford would have been delighted with the manner in which his team opened its finals campaign with high impact after securing the lead early in the game when Jai Culley delivered a precise pass to a lead from Noah Yze, who scored his first of seven straight goals for the day. Yze kicked his second on the quarter time siren, by which time the Demons were already in control. The youngster repeated the dose in the second term as the Seagulls were reduced to mere

    • 0 replies
  • AFLW PREVIEW: Collingwood

    Narrm time isn’t a standard concept—it’s the time within the traditional lands of Narrm, the Woiwurrung name for Melbourne. Indigenous Round runs for rounds 3 and 4 and is a powerful platform to recognise the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in sport, community, and Australian culture. This week, suburban footy returns to the infamous Victoria Park as the mighty Narrm take on the Collingwood Magpies at 1:05pm Narrm time, Sunday 31 August. Come along if you can.

    • 9 replies
  • AFLW REPORT: St. Kilda

    The Dees demolished the Saints in a comprehensive 74-pointshellacking.  We filled our boots with percentage — now a whopping 520.7% — and sit atop the AFLW ladder. Melbourne’s game plan is on fire, and the competition is officially on notice.

    • 4 replies
  • REPORT: Collingwood

    It was yet another disappointing outcome in a disappointing year, with Melbourne missing the finals for the second consecutive season. Indeed, it wasn’t even close, as the Demons' tally of seven wins was less than half the number required to rank among the top eight teams in the competition. When the dust of the game settled and supporters reflected on Melbourne's  six-point defeat at the hands of close game specialists Collingwood, Max Gawn's words about his team’s unfulfilled potential rang true … well, almost. 

    • 1 reply

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.