Jump to content


Recommended Posts

Posted
1 hour ago, drysdale demon said:

Pert didn't organize to have such a large group of players to have post season operations, they just required to have them like all clubs, mfc just unlucky to have so many. He didn't cause pre season injuries nor injuries during games.It would not have made any difference  to the outcome if Jackson was still at the club.

The Yarra Park training venue was released when Jackson was still CEO, if you need to blame someone for releasing details to the media or coming up with this idea, blame Jackson.

Your'e just having a hissy fit due to the season not panning out to your liking and are looking for a scapegoat.

 

 

 

Who said i am blaming Pert?

just walk away Dry as a bone

you have never added an opinion on here, just taken pot shots

Rhino Richards brother maybe??

Posted
10 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Who said i am blaming Pert?

just walk away Dry as a bone

you have never added an opinion on here, just taken pot shots

Rhino Richards brother maybe??

You are just one little hysterical person

Posted

We need a proper base. Loses like this vs Adelaide keep showing the true inexperianced, amauter core of the club. We train on a [censored] paddock, in a park alongside a busy road. The oval is rubbish, its small and in full public eye.

I dont think we can really go anywhere being at Goschs paddock but until we solve a complex problem the MFC will always be not full escaped from its dark days of 2009-2013.

  • Like 1
Posted
10 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Why?

elaborate, rather than just throwing insults

Results do not lie. 

Since P.J. Left we have stumbled at every step

 

4 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Who said i am blaming Pert?

just walk away Dry as a bone

you have never added an opinion on here, just taken pot shots

Rhino Richards brother maybe??

Irony much?

Posted
2 hours ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

We need a proper base. Loses like this vs Adelaide keep showing the true inexperianced, amauter core of the club. We train on a [censored] paddock, in a park alongside a busy road. The oval is rubbish, its small and in full public eye.

I dont think we can really go anywhere being at Goschs paddock but until we solve a complex problem the MFC will always be not full escaped from its dark days of 2009-2013.

Yet Collingwood won a flag training from Goschs. Go figure...


Posted
15 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Yet Collingwood won a flag training from Goschs. Go figure...

They were there for a few years and wanted out quickly. They also have never been to our lows or had periods of compete uncompetitiveness. Collingwood is a well run club, we have faultered and still sit in fear of slipping.

Posted
7 hours ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

They were there for a few years and wanted out quickly. They also have never been to our lows or had periods of compete uncompetitiveness. Collingwood is a well run club, we have faultered and still sit in fear of slipping.

The fact remains they won a flag from Goschs and we got to a prelim training there. Must be an outstanding achievement given how terrible posters are painting it.

Whilst it would be great to have all the riches of Collingwood and train on a stadium-like oval, pointing the finger at Goschs is an excuse IMO.

Even if we trained on the G, it's still the same personnel, same coaches, same drills, blah, blah.

  • Like 1

Posted

Overall Goschs is not the issue.

The issue remains amateurish administration of the club and piece meal decision making generally.

The appointment of Pert seems open to ridicule.

The “club house” issue still unresolved.

Casey deal just dumb.

Half baked grand plans announced publicly is stupid.

Massive surgery decision has proven stupid.

May deal looks stupid.

Goodwin contract extension looks stupid.

The decision to retain Jordan Lewis after the Prelim looks stupid.

Rightly or wrongly we are looking stupid in both the short and longer term.

Not too much to be proud of yet again.

The playing group itself I don’t criticise .

 

  • Like 2
Posted (edited)

Lots in that Mr Biffen

I have however become resigned to the Casey deal and increasingly see it as the club saviour if we play our cards right.

The inner city training ground is pie in the sky.

We need to build on the Casey attachment by targeting our marketing dollar towards that area. The shotgun approach is okay for the power clubs but we have to be smarter. No different than political parties targeting marginal seats.

How about a few subsidised buses from Casey to the MCG for instance.

Edited by Diamond_Jim
  • Like 2
Posted

Was our training facilities an issue when we were 1 game off a Grand Final last year?

  • Like 2
Posted
7 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Was our training facilities an issue when we were 1 game off a Grand Final last year?

we are talking here of the next ten to twenty years DD so in that sense having a training facility that is within the proverbial bulls roar of other clubs is an issue.

Posted
19 hours ago, drysdale demon said:

Pert didn't organize to have such a large group of players to have post season operations, they just required to have them like all clubs, mfc just unlucky to have so many. He didn't cause pre season injuries nor injuries during games.It would not have made any difference  to the outcome if Jackson was still at the club.

The Yarra Park training venue was released when Jackson was still CEO, if you need to blame someone for releasing details to the media or coming up with this idea, blame Jackson.

Your'e just having a hissy fit due to the season not panning out to your liking and are looking for a scapegoat.

 

 

 

Re Gary Pert not organising the injuries, do you know this for a fact because before he came we had few injuries and then he turns up, an low and behold we are struck down with injuries. Coincidence, I think not ? 

  • Haha 1

Posted (edited)
55 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Lots in that Mr Biffen

I have however become resigned to the Casey deal and increasingly see it as the club saviour if we play our cards right.

The inner city training ground is pie in the sky.

We need to build on the Casey attachment by targeting our marketing dollar towards that area. The shotgun approach is okay for the power clubs but we have to be smarter. No different than political parties targeting marginal seats.

How about a few subsidised buses from Casey to the MCG for instance.

Dee Casey Train.  

For the 'kick-off the season',  membership drive.     Free  'Dee-Train'  trip to the  'mcG'   ( Pakenham to the 'G' )

91hBq2Uy2-L._SL1500_.jpg

 

casey-jones-and-the-cannonball-express-e

Edited by DV8
  • Like 1

Posted
14 minutes ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

If we had unrestricted access to train on the MCG I guarantee we’d be a better side. From setshots, ball movement, full ground drills to strategies.

This is what we should be pushing for. The MCG is our home, we were born out of the ground. The MCC needs to come to the party on this, we no longer have reserves and under 19s playing every weekend, the field is immaculate and can handle a couple of training runs a week. Then it's just a matter of sorting out indoor facilities which shouldn't be hard to accommodate.

Stuff being near the G, we should be AT the G.

  • Like 2
  • Love 1

Posted (edited)
35 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Could be the new Rutherglen Red.... never actually took the trip but apparently it was legend.

aagh....  Maybe it could be a Membership trip to the  'G',  with a choice of one-way Steam trip (for kids who need to be home straight after the game... V-line return ).

... or return trip,  for adults/parents with kids ( membership, with homeward-bound Wine Package),   to and from the  'G' ...   That would make it an easy taxi ride home,  from your local station.

12441067%5D,sizedata%5B850x600%5D&call=u

 

Edited by DV8
Posted
4 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

This is what we should be pushing for. The MCG is our home, we were born out of the ground. The MCC needs to come to the party on this, we no longer have reserves and under 19s playing every weekend, the field is immaculate and can handle a couple of training runs a week. Then it's just a matter of sorting out indoor facilities which shouldn't be hard to accommodate.

Stuff being near the G, we should be AT the G.

Its not Just...  the training facilities we need...  we need to own a Region.  To grow the clubs base,  from grass-roots and up.

 

So we need an inner-city catch-up place,  and an inner-city training oval,  next to a major station. Richmond...   so Gosch's,  with an office and social-facility... 

.

And we need a major complex outside Melbourne...   somewhere for a future training complex.  Sandown or Dandenong-Sth.

Posted
2 hours ago, chookrat said:

Re Gary Pert not organising the injuries, do you know this for a fact because before he came we had few injuries and then he turns up, an low and behold we are struck down with injuries. Coincidence, I think not ? 

You must be on a direct link to SWYL.

  • Haha 2
Posted
6 minutes ago, drysdale demon said:

You must be on a direct link to SWYL.

Serious question dd " Do you need a fan club facility and or would you use one ?

  • Thanks 1
Posted
7 minutes ago, old dee said:

Serious question dd " Do you need a fan club facility and or would you use one ?

I like what Carlton and Hawthorn have. A cafe/bar  area where fans can have a coffee at the ground, interact discretely with staff while watching training.

  • Like 1

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...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Demonland Forums  

  • Match Previews, Reports & Articles  

    THE ACCIDENTAL DEMONS by The Oracle

    In the space of eight days, the Melbourne Football Club’s plans for the coming year were turned upside down by two season-ending injuries to players who were contending strongly for places in its opening round match against the GWS Giants. Shane McAdam was first player to go down with injury when he ruptured an Achilles tendon at Friday afternoon training, a week before the cut-off date for the AFL’s pre-season supplemental selection period (“SSP”). McAdam was beginning to get some real mom

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Special Features

    PREGAME: Practice Match vs Fremantle

    The Demons hit the road for what will be their first of 8 interstate trips this year when they play their final practice match before the 2025 AFL Premiership Season against the Fremantle Dockers in Perth on Sunday, 2nd March @ 6:10pm (AEDT). 2025 AAMI Community Series Sun Mar 2 Fremantle v Melbourne, Rushton Oval, Mandurah, 3.10pm AWST (6.10pm AEDT)

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 94

    RETURN TO NORMAL by Whispering Jack

    One of my prized possessions is a framed, autographed guernsey bearing the number 31 worn by my childhood hero, Melbourne’s champion six time premiership player Ronald Dale Barassi who passed away on 16 September 2023, aged 87. The former captain who went on to a successful coaching career, mainly with other clubs, came back to the fold in his later years as a staunch Demon supporter who often sat across the way from me in the Northern Stand of the MCG cheering on the team. Barassi died the

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Match Reports

    PODCAST: Match SIM vs North Melbourne

    Join us LIVE on Monday night at 8:30pm—note that this special time is just for this week due to prior commitments. We'll break down the Match SIM against North Melbourne and wrap up the preseason with insights into training and our latest recruits. I apologize for skipping our annual season review show at the end of last season. After a disapponting season filled with off-field antics and a heated trade week, I needed a break. Thankfully, the offseason has recharged me, and I’m back—ready t

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 42

    GAMEDAY: Match SIM vs North Melbourne

    After an agonizingly long off-season the 2025 AFL Premiership Season is almost upon us and the Demons have their first practice hit out against the Kangaroos in a match simulation out at Arden Street. The Demons will take on the Kangaroos in match simulation play, starting from 10am AEDT and broadcast live on Foxtel and Kayo. The play start time was brought forward from the initial 11am bounce, due to the high temperatures forecast.  The match sim will consist of four 25-minute qu

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 465

    TRAINING: Friday 21st February 2025

    Demonland Trackwatchers beat the Friday heat to bring you their observations from this morning's Captain's Run out at Gosch's Paddock in the lead up to their first hit out in a Practice Match tomorrow against the Kangaroos. TRAVY14'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS On the park: Trac Spargo Gawn Viney Langdon May Fritsch Salem Henderson Rehab: McVee (updated to include Melk, Kolt, AMW and Kentfield) Spoke to "Gus" the trainer, he said these are the guys no

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Wednesday 19th February 2025

    Demonlander The Analyser was the sole Trackwatcher out at Casey Fields today to bring you the following observations from this mornings preseason training session. Training  was at Casey today. It consisted of a match simulation for one half  and then a free choice activity time. Activities included kicking for goal,  aerial , contest work etc. I noticed the following players not in match simulation Jack Viney  running laps and looks fine for round one . I think Kolt looks like he’s im

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports 1

    TRAINING: Monday 17th February 2025

    Demonland Trackwatchers were on hand at Monday morning's preseason training at Gosch's Paddock to bring you their brief observations of the session. HARVEY WALLBANGER'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Gentle flush session at Gosch's this morning. Absent: May, Pickett (All Stars) McVee, McAdam. Rehabbing: Great to see Kentfield back (much slimmer), walking with Tholstrup, TMac (suspect just a management thing), Viney (still being cautious with that rib cartilage?), Melksham (

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    MATCH SIM: Friday 14th February 2025

    A couple of Demonland Trackwatchers made their way out to Casey Field's for the Melbourne Football Club's Family Series day to bring you their observations on the Match Simulation. HARVEY WALLBANGER'S MATCH SIMULATION OBSERVATIONS Absent: May, Pickett (All Stars), McVee, Windor, Kentfield, Mentha Present but not playing: Petracca, Viney, Spargo, Tholstrup, Melksham Starting Blue 18 (+ just 2 interchange): B: Petty, TMac, Lever, Howes, Bowey Salem M: Gawn, Oliver, La

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports
  • Tell a friend

    Love Demonland? Tell a friend!

×
×
  • Create New...