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RED AND BLUEPRINT 2019 by Whispering Jack
The rusty red of the McDonnell Ranges and the blue skies above them provided the perfect backdrop that summed up everything about the Melbourne Football Club’s 2019 season. It set out the perfect red and blueprint for the club’s horror year. The club’s previous season was one of great promise but it ended in a calamitous way in Perth with an 11 goal defeat at the hands of the ultimate premiership side, the West Coast Eagles in a game where the Demons’ first goal came early in the third quar
WINDY DAY FOOTY by KC from Casey
Windy day footy has always been the domain of those who play the game hard: on days when the breeze gusts all over the place and the ground has been sodden by recent rains, the player needs to get all aspects of his game together and be hard of body and mind, to concentrate and attack the football. The Casey Demons came out on their own deck in such conditions and under a mainly sunny sky and gave it a crack for half a game but they lost sight of the fundamentals of playing hard in difficul
TRECIMATED by George on the Outer
A little more than two months have passed since Melbourne met and came close to beating the reigning premier West Coast in the preliminary final replay over in the West. At the time, the Demons had three wins on the board and now, nine rounds later and going into this week’s match, they have managed to add a paltry two more wins to the ledger. The Eagles, in contrast, have moved to within percentage of second spot on the ladder despite their loss at home this week against Collingwood. Whil
SAME STORY, DIFFERENT SONG by George on the Outer
Melbourne was still suffering from the same old story - a lack of AFL capable players from which to choose at the selection table - and the Western Bulldogs got to sing their song again. But wait, that wasn’t the Doggie’s song we’ve been hearing for the last 30 years, it was some other concoction and no-one knew the words to it but whatever it was, they got to mumble it with gusto after a huge 8 point win! The sad thing is that the Bulldogs (or Footscray or whatever they choose to call
DOGGED by KC from Casey
On Sunday, the Casey Demons met the Footscray VFL under the roof at the same venue where their nemesis took them down in the 2017 grand final and the result left them with the same feeling of disappointment - this time with a seven point defeat that ended the club’s four game winning streak and made things a lot harder in terms of playing in this year’s final series. And, as has so often happened this year, the Demons let the game get away from them with but failing to take advantage of th
BARKING MAD by The Oracle
There was so much hype proliferating about Melbourne’s prospects for season 2019 a mere four months ago, that one could be forgiven for thinking anyone contemplating the prospect of a bottom four finish for the Demons at the time was barking mad. That however, is the prospect that they face at the moment and a loss to the Bulldogs on Sunday would make it a virtual certainty. The club’s downward spiral after several years of moving steadily on an upward trajectory has been well documented i
THE MELBOURNE WAY by George on the Outer
Much has been made by the coaching staff of playing a “Melbourne way” style of play. The nail-biting finish by the Demons in the dying minute of the game could not have been any more the case in point. Leading by a game-high 38 points late in the third quarter, and by five goals at the final change, this should have been the catalyst for a romp home to an easy win. But that is not the “Melbourne way” and the supporters, especially those with a severe case of MFCSS (aka intense inse
PINK AND BLUE CAN’T KICK TRUE by KC from Casey
The Casey Demons took on the Northern Blues at home on Saturday in a game that was crucial in terms of their hopes for September and they took away the valuable four points on offer after some worrying moments. Most of those worries were self-inflicted as a result of some shocking inaccuracy in front of goal, sloppiness in play and a little bit of indiscipline that all combined to make the game a lot closer than it should have been. The final scoreboard showed the Demons winning the P
GO FIGURE by Sam the Stats Man
In May last year, a rampant Melbourne side demolished Carlton by 109 points at the MCG. The Demons did as they pleased and ran rings against a young, abysmal Blues combination. The Dees led in virtually every key performance indicator, notably entering the inside 50 metre mark 63 times to 33 and the superiority of their attack was highlighted by a 74% shooting accuracy rate (to 47%). A little more than a year later the two sides face each other for the first time since that rout and the ta
GORN AT THE GABBA by George on The Outer
With Melbourne leading the Brisbane Lions in the second term, and the game in the balance, a Max Gawn ankle injury signalled that the Demons were as good as gorrnnn for the match. Without a suitable 2nd ruck and (once again) forced to use either Tom McDonald, Tim Smith or Sam Weidemann in the ruck the Demons found themselves without a forward line that could kick a winning score. Not that anything really changed, as the forward line has been completely dysfunctional all season and one
GAMBIT by KC from Casey
The opening gambit of Saturday afternoon’s game told us everything about who would be its main players and who would come out on top. The Casey Demons were eager to turn the tables on the Box Hill Hawks who beat them in last year’s grand final and then gave them a first up mauling at City Oval, Box Hill. Kicking with the aid of a strong breeze in the opening term, Braydon Preuss’ first hit out went straight to the diminutive Jay Kennedy Harris who pounced with a 70 metre shot at goal that sailed
MURDER BY NUMBERS by Sam the Stats Man
The respective ladder positions of this week’s combatants tell the story of one side on the rise and the other in steep decline. Since their most recent meeting which took place early last year, the Dees and the Lions have changed positions. They are opposed to each again on the former’s home turf with the locals in fine fettle after blowing St Kilda off the park at Marvel Stadium. The Lions’ home ground advantage has been a major consideration so far this year. They have won five out of s
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Round 19:
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Saturday 27th July 2019
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2019 Fixture
Rd 19 Sat Jul 27 @ 7:25pm MS (A) Rd 20 
Sat Aug 3 @ 7:25pm MCG (H) Rd 21 
Sat Aug 10 @ 1:45pm MCG (H) Rd 22 
Fri Aug 16 @ 7:50pm MCG (H) Rd 23 
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RED AND BLUEPRINT 2019 by Whispering Jack
The rusty red of the McDonnell Ranges and the blue skies above them provided the perfect backdrop that summed up everything about the Melbourne Football Club’s 2019 season. It set out the perfect red and blueprint for the club’s horror year ...
READ MORE
Demonland | July 22
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Post Game
POST GAME: Rd 18 vs West Coast Eagles
Discuss the loss to the Eagles in Alice Springs ...
READ MOREDemonland | July 21 
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Casey Report
WINDY DAY FOOTY by KC from Casey
Windy day footy has always been the domain of those who play the game hard: on days when the breeze gusts all over the place and the ground has been sodden by recent rains, the player needs to get all aspects of his game together and be hard of body and mind, to concentrate and attack the football ...
READ MOREDemonland | July 21
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TRECIMATED by George on the Outer
A little more than two months have passed since Melbourne met and came close to beating the reigning premier West Coast in the preliminary final replay over in the West. At the time, the Demons had three wins on the board and now, nine rounds later and going into this week’s match, they have managed to add a paltry two more wins to the ledger ...
READ MOREDemonland | July 18
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Demonland Player of the Year
PLAYER VOTES 1 
Max Gawn 173 2 
Clayton Oliver 159 3 
Christian Salem 123 4 
James Harmes 109 5 
Angus Brayshaw 74 6 
Jack Viney 66 7 
Sam Frost 49 8 
Nathan Jones 48 9 
Marty Hore 42 10 
Steven May 36 11 
Jake Melksham 31 12 
Bayley Fritsch 30 13 
Jayden Hunt 28 14 
Tom McDoanld 27 15 
Christian Petracca 24 16 
Michael Hibberd 13 17 
Jay Lockhart 12 18 
Harry Petty 7 19 
Oskar Baker 5 19 
Braydon Preuss 5 21 
Josh Wagner 4 22 
Corey Wagner 3 22 
Sam Weideman 3 24 
Alex Neal-Bullen 2 25 
Jeff Garlett 1 25 
Neville Jetta 1 25 
Jordan Lewis 1 25 
Oscar McDonald 1 25 
Billy Stretch 1
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PLAYER INJURY LENGTH
Sam Weideman Calf Test
Jack Viney Concussion Test
Marty Hore Collarbone 1-2 Weeks
Billy Stretch Foot 2-3 Weeks
Jake Melksham Foot 3-4 Weeks 
Tom Sparrow Knee 3-4 Weeks 
Kade Kolodjashnij Head TBC 
Aaron vandenBerg Ankle TBC 
Guy Walker Shoulder Indefinite 
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Tom McDonald Knee Season 
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