Skip 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.

New Captain

Red But Mostly Blue
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

As part of a fresh 2020 campaign (following a solid, injury-free preseason, smart recruitment, delistings, and devising an ACTUAL gameplan), we need a new captain. One, not two. And preferably not Viney. I like him, but he's been off the boil for a long time, and Jones won't/shouldn't be around much longer. We need leadership. We need goals kicked when they count, tackles that can't be broken, and vision. We need somebody to lead the group, and show the rest that there is a standard and it won't be compromised.

Who do give the role to? I think Maxxy would be great, but I also worry that it might be too distracting for him, he already does so much.

Edited by RedButMostlyBlue
Typo

  • Quote
    • Like 2
     

    It has to be Max. At a minimum he’ll be a co-captain but I’d prefer if he was sole captain.

  • Quote
    • Like 5
    • Thanks 1
    • Love 1
     
    • Author
    3 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

    It has to be Max. At a minimum he’ll be a co-captain but I’d prefer if he was sole captain.

    It's hard to think of a more accomplished guy to take the gig. Yeah this co-captain thing is a bust as far as I'm concerned.

  • Quote

    • Author
    1 minute ago, demonstone said:

    Spargo or Oscar.

    Maybe co-captains?!

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    • Haha 1
    • Angry 1

    Max.

    Club wont have the balls though.. not while Daddy Viney is there.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Haha 1
     
    4 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

    It has to be Max. At a minimum he’ll be a co-captain but I’d prefer if he was sole captain.

    Big test coming up for the club and for jack Viney's selflessness (or not) to not seek the role in 2020 to focus on form

    Max seems an obvious choice for his professionalism to preparation alone but might be a burden he doesn't need. 

    Jake lever anyone? 

  • Quote
    • Like 4
    • Author
    3 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    The Music must Change

    That's the truth! This could be one of the notes of said music changing.

  • Quote

    Gawn. It seems a fairly obvious choice.

    Edited by P-man

  • Quote
    • Like 5
    • Author
    4 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Max.

    Club wont have the balls though.. not while Daddy Viney is there.

    No doubt, but it would be interesting if he  instead chose not to captain next year, much like @demon17 has said. He could cite a focus on getting to full health, and form without the high burden of captaining the team.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Love 1

    Max is a champion player, never stops giving, he must be captain next year, Jack needs to step back and work on his game, he needs one focus, and that is playing good football, at the moment he’s not!! 

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Interesting question. Is Max really a captain ? I don't know.

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    3 minutes ago, P-man said:

    Gawn. It seems a fairly obvious choice.

    Last ruckman who was captain. Big Carl?

  • Quote
    Just now, dl4e said:

    Interesting question. Is Max really a captain ? I don't know.

    One of about a dozen players that could not be any worse than the current incumbents I guess. But would anyone else want the job? 

  • Quote

    I wouldn’t say no to Lever, if his knee holds up. 

    TMac should be the Captain, but it just can’t happen at this point

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    2 minutes ago, dl4e said:

    Interesting question. Is Max really a captain ? I don't know.

    Is Viney?

    If you go on face value then no. 

  • Quote
    • Author
    3 minutes ago, dl4e said:

    Interesting question. Is Max really a captain ? I don't know.

    Yeah that's my struggle on this one, even though from the outside he would seem to be the natural choice.

    But it's not always the BOG who needs to be captain. Just a consistent performer. Someone who will bleed on he ground, give no quarter. That certainly describes Maxxy but it shouldn't mean automatic captaincy, because he'll have other things to think about.

    Could go a Harmes type? Young (but not too young), hard at it, consistent.

    Nev when back? Lord ➡️ captain?

  • Quote

    7 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    I wouldn’t say no to Lever, if his knee holds up. 

    TMac should be the Captain, but it just can’t happen at this point

    You have to be kidding Tmac shouldn’t even be getting a game

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    It is such a no brainer we should just close the thread.

    Max is the only captain at the club in the way he plays, the training standards he sets, the historical understanding of this club, the mentoring of younger players, the leaderships he shows and his handling of the media.

    He probably even has more luck with the toss of the coin.

     

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    • Love 1
    • Author

    Lever is in a great position to be captain. Where he's at, he can see games building, and falling and could easily be in a position to implement change @Sir Why You Little

    Edited by RedButMostlyBlue

  • 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

    • PODCAST: 2026 Season Preview

      The boys previewed the 2026 Season sharing their early impressions of the new coach, the new players, observations from preseason training, and what they've made of the new game style. They also look ahead to the season with their predictions, the players they expect to rise, their expectations for the team, and what they see as a realistic pass mark for Melbourne in 2026.

        • Clap
        • Love
        • Like
      • 6 replies
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: St. Kilda

      When the Demons blew their 46-point lead at Marvel Stadium in Round 20 last year, the fallout was enormous. Like an event straight out of a Shakespearean tragedy, Melbourne’s final-quarter collapse left fans reeling and the club grappling with the aftermath. 

        • Like
      • 2 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: St. Kilda

      With just over two weeks until their opening match of the 2026 AFL Premiership season, the Demons are already well on the path to redemption and have the Saints firmly in their sights ahead of their mid-March clash at the MCG. What do you think the team will look like when they run out on to the G?

        • Clap
        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 386 replies
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: 2026 Opening Round

      Finally the 2026 AFL Premiership Season is upon us. While Melbourne sits out Opening Round, there is still plenty of footy to enjoy with five non-MFC clashes to kick off the new season. It all begins on Thursday night with a blockbuster at the SCG as Sydney hosts Carlton in what should be a strong early test for both sides. On Friday night, Gold Coast gets its chance to open the season in front of a home crowd when the Suns and Christian Petracca take on Geelong at People First Stadium. Saturday features a double-header, starting in the afternoon with Greater Western Sydney and Clayton Oliver meeting the Hawks at Engie Stadium. That is followed on Saturday night by Brisbane Lions hosting the Western Bulldogs at the Gabba, with the Lions embarking on their campaign to win the Threepeat. Opening Round wraps up on Sunday night at the MCG, where St Kilda takes on Collingwood in the only game in town in the first week of the season. There is no shortage of storylines across the round, so discuss all the action from the non-MFC games of Opening Round.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 557 replies
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Richmond

      Mars is not usually a place known for lighting strikes but on Friday evening it happened twice in the vicinity of the stadium in Ballarat that carries the name and is a half completed building site with limited capacity for spectators.

        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 4 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Richmond

      The Dees ran another clinic for the second week in a row as they easily accounted for the Tigers in the lightning interrupted shortened match at Mars Stadium in Ballarat.

        • Clap
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 118 replies
      Demonland
    View All

    Account

    Navigation

    Search

    Search

    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.