Jump to content


Recommended Posts

Posted

Who would have thought that when Round 5 came around, St Kilda would be riding high in April and Melbourne would be down there with the also rans?

Time to shoot down the Saints before it’s May.

  • Like 3

Posted

A must win game.

Dees played themselves into a bit of form last week. With Lewis back to add experience and Ronald McDonald finally dropped  (hopefully for good) and with a longer break than the Saints, this should be a comfortable Dees victory.

Saints by 39

  • Like 2
  • Haha 3
  • Sad 1
Posted

Jeez, I can hardly contain my excitement and anticipation about this arvo at the "G.

Before the Port match I scored a free packet of nuts with the footy record and then , against  the Druggies, I was given a free yoyo.

I'm all a tremble. What will it be today?

 

  • Like 1
  • Haha 1

Posted

It's time for TMac and Weid to play themselves back into form against a not great St Kilda tall defence.  Add in Preuss and occasionally Max, and they'll find the match ups difficult.  We've just gotta get it done!  Another loss will be a massive kick in the guts for our confidence.

  • Like 3
Posted
8 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Jeez, I can hardly contain my excitement and anticipation about this arvo at the "G.

Before the Port match I scored a free packet of nuts with the footy record and then , against  the Druggies, I was given a free yoyo.

I'm all a tremble. What will it be today?

 

A whistle!

For you & all Dees to blow!

So we get some bloody free kicks!

  • Love 2
  • Haha 3
Posted
1 minute ago, Deeoldfart said:

It's time for TMac and Weid to play themselves back into form against a not great St Kilda tall defence.  Add in Preuss and occasionally Max, and they'll find the match ups difficult.  We've just gotta get it done!  Another loss will be a massive kick in the guts for our confidence.

Another loss and we’re onto 2020!

More of the 2nd half from last week. Hit outs from Max landing on Viney, Brayshaw & Clarries chests and a continuation of team defence, we have to run with the Saints.

Go Dees!

  • Haha 1

Posted

Win the contested ball and we win this game. Outside pace means little when your getting bullied off the footy. 

 

Dees by plenty. 

  • Like 3
Posted
39 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Jeez, I can hardly contain my excitement and anticipation about this arvo at the "G.

Before the Port match I scored a free packet of nuts with the footy record and then , against  the Druggies, I was given a free yoyo.

I'm all a tremble. What will it be today?

 

A decent performance???!

Posted
9 minutes ago, Smokey said:

Win the contested ball and we win this game. Outside pace means little when your getting bullied off the footy. 

 

Dees by plenty. 

I like this theory but in practice we are beginning to see its many flaws.

I’m very concerned about the speed at which the Saints move the ball. I don’t think we can match it with them and today will spell the end of 2019 with a heavy loss of 8 goals. 

  • Like 1
Posted
2 hours ago, Wells 11 said:

Its already a critical game. If we go 1-4 with tigers to come.... it’s almost season over. 

Not almost, would be. We’d then be 1-5 and would likely need to go 13-3 from there. Today is a must win game.

Wake up Demons!

Posted

Saints have overachieved so far this year and sitting pretty after a very soft draw while also running into teams at the right time (Essendon as a shambles, Hawks on one leg).

The headline tonight will be “Dees give Saints a reality check”.

Melbourne by +30pts

  • Like 1
  • Love 2
Posted

Have to get off to a great start and kick accurately. We need to stand up today and win well. Hope Tommy can find the goals and bag a few. Have to stop there midfield and they have a couple of tall forwards that are great marks. 

Hope Pruess plays because I want to see what he can do live at a game and I hope Maxy finds his 2018 form. 

But we need the win to not only get our season back on track but to get away from the teams below us. 

Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Jeez, I can hardly contain my excitement and anticipation about this arvo at the "G.

Before the Port match I scored a free packet of nuts with the footy record and then , against  the Druggies, I was given a free yoyo.

I'm all a tremble. What will it be today?

 

Hopefully one of those self flagellation whips that religious zealot bloke in the Da Vinci code used to use on himself.

Jack Steven is a big in for them. I think our mids are classier than theirs on paper but matches aren't won on paper. How the Saints have won thus far has been because of across the board team defense and an ability to work hard.

We win if we get the game on our terms. Meaning that all mids don't swarm around stoppages for a lick of the ice cream. Some need to drop back to create the second link in the possession chain and to cover the outside option the Saints will doubtlessly try to exploit.

Melbourne by 6 points for mine.

Edited by Hillary Bray
Posted

You get what you deserve in football and if we can't knock off the mediocre Saints we don't deserve to be finalists.

Last week St.Kilda fell over the line against Hawthorn by less than a goal.  

This was a Hawthorn who had no Shiel, no O'Meara, no Burgoyne, no Mitchell AND lost Frawley before half-time and Stratton in the third quarter, so their rotations were stuffed and their personnel decimated.

  • Like 5
Posted
1 hour ago, McQueen said:

I like this theory but in practice we are beginning to see its many flaws.

I’m very concerned about the speed at which the Saints move the ball. I don’t think we can match it with them and today will spell the end of 2019 with a heavy loss of 8 goals. 

They move the ball quickly as they do have runners at each line. They also lead and kick to set routines and once deciphered, exposed intent is very predictable. 


Posted
2 hours ago, R.I.P. Troy said:

A must win game.

Dees played themselves into a bit of form last week. With Lewis back to add experience and Ronald McDonald finally dropped  (hopefully for good) and with a longer break than the Saints, this should be a comfortable Dees victory.

Saints by 39

So I assume you won’t be watching again this week Tony? 

Posted (edited)

Season on the line in Round 5.   Lose today and its all over.

If you think thats an exaggeration, go and look at our fixture.  We are not coming back from 1-4.

Edited by Petraccattack

Posted
2 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Jeez, I can hardly contain my excitement and anticipation about this arvo at the "G.

Before the Port match I scored a free packet of nuts with the footy record and then , against  the Druggies, I was given a free yoyo.

I'm all a tremble. What will it be today?

 

A Blind date is on the cards Uncle!

  • Like 1
Posted
31 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

So I assume you won’t be watching again this week Tony? 

Tony? Not sure who Tony is or if he'll be watching.

I will be, but only because I have the Saints in a multi bet. 

Best of both world. Dees win and I'm happy. Dees lose and I'm rich.

p.s. I'd much rather be happy 

Posted
1 hour ago, At the break of Gawn said:

Saints have overachieved so far this year and sitting pretty after a very soft draw while also running into teams at the right time (Essendon as a shambles, Hawks on one leg).

The headline tonight will be “Dees give Saints a reality check”.

Melbourne by +30pts

Saints scores have been 13.7, 10.16, 9.12, and 10.14. Low scores and inaccurate.

We just need to limit the oppositions' scoring efficiency once they're inside their 50m arc.

Surely we can hold them to less than 10 goals?

  • Like 2

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Demonland Forums  

  • Match Previews, Reports & Articles  

    TRAINING: Monday 20th January 2025

    Demonland Trackwatcher Gator attended training out at Casey Fields to bring you the following observations from Preseason Training. GATOR'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS There were 5 in the main rehab group, namely Gawn, Petracca, Fullarton, Woewodin and Lever.  Laurie was running laps by himself, as was Jefferson.  Chandler, as has been reported, had his arm in a sling.  Lindsay did a bit of lap running later on. Some of the ''rehab 5'' participated in non contact drills and b

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Wednesday 15th January 2025

    There were a number of Demonland Trackwatchers at Gosch's Paddock this morning to bring you their observations from Preseason Training. KEV MARTIN'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS They were going hard at each other. The sims were in two 15 minute blocks. The second block finished a few minutes early, they gathered and had another 7 minutes at it. I think they were asked to compete, as they would play against an opposition. There was plenty of niggle, between some of them. At the end o

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Monday 13th January 2025

    Better late than never … and quite frankly, there’s very little to report other than that training took place at Casey Fields this morning, that Tracc was there nursing his rib injury and that some photographs are on the club’s social media including this one of Clarrie in Raging Bull stance that gives rise for confidence. The other news is that the club has a new train on player in 185cm Dandenong Stingrays midfielder Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves (love the hyphenated name which is just so fitti

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Thursday 9th January 2025

    Welcome back to Demonland for those like me who have been on vacation. I’m posting this with some trepidation because of a certain amount of uncertainty surrounding the return of preseason training in 2025 after a flurry of weddings including those of our coach, one of our superstar players and a former premiership champion player and bloke, not to mention the recent mysterious incident that occurred on the Mornington Peninsula.  I believe that the team reassembles this morning at Casey Fie

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Wednesday 18th December 2024

    It was the final session of 2024 before the Christmas/New Years break and the Demonland Trackwatchers were out in force to bring you the following preseason training observations from Wednesday's session at Gosch's Paddock. DEMONLAND'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS TRAINING: Petracca, Oliver, Melksham, Woewodin, Langdon, Rivers, Billings, Sestan, Viney, Fullarton, Adams, Langford, Lever, Petty, Spargo, Fritsch, Bowey, Laurie, Kozzy, Mentha, George, May, Gawn, Turner Tholstrup, Kentfi

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Monday 16th December 2024

    Demonland Trackwatchers braved the sweltering heat to bring you their Preseason Training observations from Gosch's Paddock on Monday morning. SCOOP JUNIOR'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS I went down today in what were pretty ordinary conditions - hot and windy. When I got there, they were doing repeat simulations of a stoppage on the wing and then moving the ball inside 50. There seemed to be an emphasis on handballing out of the stoppage, usually there were 3 or 4 handballs to

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports 1

    TRAINING: Friday 13th December 2024

    With only a few sessions left before the Christmas break a number of Demonlander Trackwatchers headed down to Gosch's Paddock to bring you their observations from this morning's preseason training session. DEMONLAND'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS PLAYERS IN ATTENDANCE: JVR, Salem, McVee, Petracca, Windsor, Viney, Lever, Spargo, Turner, Gawn, Tholstrup, Oliver, Billings, Langdon, Laurie, Bowey, Melksham, Langford, Lindsay, Jefferson, Howes, McAdam, Rivers, TMac, Adams, Hore, Verrall,

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Wednesday 11th December 2024

    A few new faces joined our veteran Demonland Trackwatchers on a beautiful morning out at Gosch's Paddock for another Preseason Training Session. BLWNBA'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS I arrived at around 1015 and the squad was already out on the track. The rehab group consisted of XL, McAdam, Melksham, Spargo and Sestan. Lever was also on restricted duties and appeared to be in runners.  The main group was doing end-to-end transition work in a simulated match situation. Ball mov

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Monday 9th December 2024

    Once again Demonland Trackwatchers were in attendance at the first preseason training session for the week at Gosch's Paddock to bring you their observations. WAYNE WUSSELL'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Looks like very close to 100% attendance. Kelani is back. Same group in rehab. REHAB: Spargo, Lever, Lindsay, Brown & McAdam. Haven’t laid eyes on Fritsch or AMW yet. Fritsch sighted. One unknown mature standing with Goody. Noticing Nathan Bassett much m

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports
  • Tell a friend

    Love Demonland? Tell a friend!

×
×
  • Create New...