Jump to content

PREGAME: Rd 05 vs St. Kilda

Demonland
Demonland
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

16 minutes ago, stevethemanjordan said:

Stretch is not fast, not sure why so many think he offers pace. He is aerobically fit, so he can run long distances. But he is not fast and is not powerful in his running movement.

My point was that nett with these changes we are slower. Stretch's tank gets him to the next contest (not dissimilar to ANB). Jetta and Lewis play defensive roles similar to Oscar so I feel we've lost out with speed in the midfield.

I hope we aren't shown up for numbers at the (next) contest as a result. Like we were last year Rd15

  • Quote
    •  
    17 minutes ago, Billy said:

    Would’ve liked Jeffy in

    Jeffy will get his chance.  Had we lost last week i suspect he would have been straight in.  If only we could play two matches at the same time ....one with Jeffy in and one with Spargo and see how they go!

    Spargo will be hearing Jeffy's footsteps this week though i would think and will really need to put the pedal to the metal to retain his place from here (unless the FD is happy playing both of course).

  • Quote
    1 minute ago, Rusty Nails said:

    Jeffy will get his chance.  Had we lost last week i suspect he would have been straight in.  If only we could play two matches at the same time ....one with Jeffy in and one with Spargo and see how they go!

    Spargo will be hearing Jeffy's footsteps this week though i would think and will really need to put the pedal to the metal to retain his place from here (unless the FD is happy playing both of course).

    Spargo is still chasing Jeffys dust. Spargo is small, but he’s got poor-average pace and doesn’t hit the scoreboard. He’s more of a natural midfielder and isn’t suited to the small forward role.

    We need Jeff in the team. He’s the most proven goal kicker on our list and offers elite speed.

  • Quote
    • Like 5
     
    1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    It’s ridiculous. The kid should ask to be traded. He is being crucified.  Gets a game. Looks okay then dropped. Spargo was horrible and yet is named again. Ridiculous.  

    Stretch was not good last week, his direct opponents were Heeney/ Florent they flogged him all night... deserves to be dropped. 

  • Quote
    • Like 6
    10 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

    Spargo is still chasing Jeffys dust. Spargo is small, but he’s got poor-average pace and doesn’t hit the scoreboard. He’s more of a natural midfielder and isn’t suited to the small forward role.

    We need Jeff in the team. He’s the most proven goal kicker on our list and offers elite speed.

    I tend to agree LT.  If i had an in form hungry Jeffy having put in enough training time on the track or ressies i would be going for Jeffy 9 times out of 10 unless we were looking for a specific defensive run with role from a smallish forward to shut down a prolific damaging play maker coming out of our 50.

  • Quote

    8 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

    I read Dermott Brereton is mentoring the Saints forwards. We should win by 20 goals.

     

    691C09A3-4358-401C-9872-49EABBC891D4.jpeg

  • Quote
    1 hour ago, Jaded said:

    Stretch will never make it if he isn’t given some time in the seniors. 

    Agree. Late out maybe? 

  • Quote

    Saints beat us last year at the Gee when they intercepted on half back and just ran the ball forward at all costs along the wings.  Made us look slow and unaccountable. Looks likely to happen again this week. 

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     

    Talk of Umpires  ,maybe we could get special permission for Clarrie toto wear black & white and he will get all the free kicks going, based on Brisbane vs AFL Umpiring panel game currently under way.

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    1 hour ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

    We should have won by 10 goals. We kicked the last 3 goals at the death to get close.

    They dominated uncontested possession and kicked 10 goals to 5 from "defensive half chains" which means they ran the length of the ground over and over again to score goals

    I was there, it was painful to watch them running all over us

    Agree Saints pace will AGAIN worry us.  Jetta and Lewis actually slows us. 

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    1 hour ago, picket fence said:

    IMV doesnt do enough , but Spargo on a limited possessions game does!? 

    I encourage you to review the impact that spargo’s Offensive possessions had - its pretty clear

  • Quote
    • Like 6
    6 minutes ago, DeezNuts said:

    I encourage you to review the impact that spargo’s Offensive possessions had - its pretty clear

    Spargo will NEVER win us a Flag.....

    Spargo is still chasing Jeffys dust. Spargo is small, but he’s got poor-average pace and doesn’t hit the scoreboard. He’s more of a natural midfielder and isn’t suited to the small forward role.

    We need Jeff in the team. He’s the most proven goal kicker on our list and offers elite speed.

    Poor Poor reasoning and rationale but sadly FD agree.

    Watch this come back and bite us on the ARRRRRRRRRRZE

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    29 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    Spargo will NEVER win us a Flag.....

    Spargo is still chasing Jeffys dust. Spargo is small, but he’s got poor-average pace and doesn’t hit the scoreboard. He’s more of a natural midfielder and isn’t suited to the small forward role.

    We need Jeff in the team. He’s the most proven goal kicker on our list and offers elite speed.

    Poor Poor reasoning and rationale but sadly FD agree.

    Watch this come back and bite us on the ARRRRRRRRRRZE

    Agree again. I’m still not sure Spargo is good enough. No special qualities. 

  • Quote

    If you don’t chase and go in expecting to win without effort you lose to the Saints by 2 points.

    After that disgraceful performance last year the Demons tightened team defence, similar to what we did against the Swans in the 2nd half last week.

    If Melbourne turn up, ready to play team defence, they win! If they don’t it will be a likely loss.

    We look average with Hore & two Wagners in the team, prefer see Jeffy in and anyone instead of JWag. HOre was better against Swans but still looks slow and disposal iffy! Anyway let’s hope they all play well and the Demons win!

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    30 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    Spargo will NEVER win us a Flag.....

    Spargo is still chasing Jeffys dust. Spargo is small, but he’s got poor-average pace and doesn’t hit the scoreboard. He’s more of a natural midfielder and isn’t suited to the small forward role.

    We need Jeff in the team. He’s the most proven goal kicker on our list and offers elite speed.

    Poor Poor reasoning and rationale but sadly FD agree.

    Watch this come back and bite us on the ARRRRRRRRRRZE

    Jeffy in on Wednesday.

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    1 hour ago, Earl Hood said:

    Saints beat us last year at the Gee when they intercepted on half back and just ran the ball forward at all costs along the wings.  Made us look slow and unaccountable. Looks likely to happen again this week. 

     

    46 minutes ago, DeezNuts said:

    I encourage you to review the impact that spargo’s Offensive possessions had - its pretty clear

    It's not when he gets the ball that concerns me, he's good with ball in hand...but he doesn't get it enough...

    ...more importantly as 'Earl' says above the Saints cut us up from half back last year. 

    Spargo offers zero defensive pressure.

  • Quote
    3 hours ago, brendan said:

    So frost is  our number 1 defender now, need may and lever back ASAP 

    I smell a change a com-in.

    Keilty I reckon.  maybe for jWagner?

  • Quote
    1 hour ago, dimmy said:

    Talk of Umpires  ,maybe we could get special permission for Clarrie toto wear black & white and he will get all the free kicks going, based on Brisbane vs AFL Umpiring panel game currently under way.

    I noticed and heard Hodge telling Roseberry he had made some mistakes and then later Umpire 22 at the end of the 2nd quarter.

  • Quote
    15 minutes ago, rjay said:

     

    It's not when he gets the ball that concerns me, he's good with ball in hand...but he doesn't get it enough...

    ...more importantly as 'Earl' says above the Saints cut us up from half back last year. 

    Spargo offers zero defensive pressure.

    He got it 8 times last week and I saw him not tackle a number of times. 

    Agree with you that he needs to get the ball more and have more defensive pressure.

    He is good with ball in hand though.

  • Quote
    22 minutes ago, D4Life said:

    If you don’t chase and go in expecting to win without effort you lose to the Saints by 2 points.

    After that disgraceful performance last year the Demons tightened team defence, similar to what we did against the Swans in the 2nd half last week.

    If Melbourne turn up, ready to play team defence, they win! If they don’t it will be a likely loss.

    We look average with Hore & two Wagners in the team, prefer see Jeffy in and anyone instead of JWag. HOre was better against Swans but still looks slow and disposal iffy! Anyway let’s hope they all play well and the Demons win!

    I know, finally OMac is dropped (I thought this was not possible, no matter how poorly he performed) and we have Josh Wagner in, because he played well last week. He plays ok (just) every now and then, but history says he will have a mare soon and it will probably cost us a game (example of one selection costing a game: Petty last year against Saints). Need those types out ASAP. Wouldn’t someone like Billy Stretch have loved the run that Oscar got. 

  • Quote

    Omac dropped. I didn't see that coming. I got it wrong on him not being dropped this year.

    He'll be back soon enough. Probably come in as an emergency this week.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Thanks 1
    14 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    Spargo will NEVER win us a Flag.....

    Spargo is still chasing Jeffys dust. Spargo is small, but he’s got poor-average pace and doesn’t hit the scoreboard. He’s more of a natural midfielder and isn’t suited to the small forward role.

    We need Jeff in the team. He’s the most proven goal kicker on our list and offers elite speed.

    Poor Poor reasoning and rationale but sadly FD agree.

    Watch this come back and bite us on the ARRRRRRRRRRZE

    A decision in a point in time - whilst he hasn’t set the world on fire as of yet - he’s certainly demonstrated the cool head and the correct I50 disposals that Jeffy could only muster when we went end to end. I assume the FD considered a grubby pressure F50 (given the lack of quality St Kilda Rucks) where physicality - not running into an open F50 - is required. Sadly, Jeffy has struggled with that to date. Spargo for me!

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    1 hour ago, D4Life said:

    If you don’t chase and go in expecting to win without effort you lose to the Saints by 2 points.

    After that disgraceful performance last year the Demons tightened team defence, similar to what we did against the Swans in the 2nd half last week.

    If Melbourne turn up, ready to play team defence, they win! If they don’t it will be a likely loss.

    We look average with Hore & two Wagners in the team, prefer see Jeffy in and anyone instead of JWag. HOre was better against Swans but still looks slow and disposal iffy! Anyway let’s hope they all play well and the Demons win!

    If you went to the game, you’d reconsider on Hore - he was an absolute Jet!

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     
    1 hour ago, DV8 said:

    I smell a change a com-in.

    Keilty I reckon.  maybe for jWagner?

    Why?

  • 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

    • PREVIEW: Fremantle

      A month is a long time in AFL football. The proof of this is in the current state of the two teams contesting against each other early this Saturday afternoon at the MCG. It’s hard to fathom that when Melbourne and Fremantle kicked off the 2025 season, the former looked like being a major player in this year’s competition after it came close to beating one of the favourites in the GWS Giants while the latter was smashed by Geelong to the tune of 78 points and looked like rubbish. Fast forward to today and the Demons are low on confidence and appear panic stricken as their winless streak heads towards an even half dozen and pressure mounts on the coach and team leadership.  Meanwhile, the Dockers have recovered their composure and now sit in the top eight. They are definitely on the up and up and look most likely winners this weekend against a team which they have recently dominated and which struggles to find enough passages to the goals to trouble the scorers. And with that, Fremantle will head to the MCG, feeling very good about itself after demolishing Richmond in the Barossa Valley with Josh Treacy coming off a six goal haul and facing up to a Melbourne defence already without Jake Lever and a shaky Steven May needing to pass a fitness test just to make it onto the field of play. 

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: Round 06

      The Easter Round kicks off in style with a Thursday night showdown between Brisbane and Collingwood, as both sides look to solidify their spots inside the Top 4 early in the season. Good Friday brings a double-header, with Carlton out to claim consecutive wins when they face the struggling Kangaroos, while later that night the Eagles host the Bombers in Perth, still chasing their first victory of the year. Saturday features another marquee clash as the resurgent Crows look to rebound from back-to-back losses against a formidable GWS outfit. That evening, all eyes will be on Marvel Stadium where Damien Hardwick returns to face his old side—the Tigers—coaching the Suns at a ground he's never hidden his disdain for. Sunday offers two crucial contests where the prize is keeping touch with the Top 8. First, Sydney and Port Adelaide go head-to-head, followed by a fierce battle between the Bulldogs and the Saints. Then, Easter Monday delivers the traditional clash between two bitter rivals, both desperate for a win to stay in touch with the top end of the ladder. Who are you tipping this week and what are the best results for the Demons?

        • Thanks
      • 87 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Essendon

      What were they thinking? I mean by “they” the coaching panel and team selectors who chose the team to play against an opponent who, like Melbourne, had made a poor start to the season and who they appeared perfectly capable of beating in what was possibly the last chance to turn the season around.It’s no secret that the Demons’ forward line is totally dysfunctional, having opened the season barely able to average sixty points per game which means there has been no semblance of any system from the team going forward into attack. Nevertheless, on Saturday night at the Adelaide Oval in one of the Gather Round showcase games, Melbourne, with Max Gawn dominating the hit outs against a depleted Essendon ruck resulting from Nick Bryan’s early exit, finished just ahead in clearances won and found itself inside the 50 metre arc 51 times to 43. The end result was a final score that had the Bombers winning 15.6 (96) to 8.9 (57). On balance, one could expect this to result in a two or three goal win, but in this case, it translated into a six and a half goal defeat because they only managed to convert eight times or 11.68% of their entries. The Bombers more than doubled that. On Thursday night at the same ground, the losing team Adelaide managed to score 100 points from almost the same number of times inside 50.

        • Sad
        • Clap
        • Like
      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • 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.

        • Thanks
      • 60 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?

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 384 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.

        • Thanks
      • 24 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All