Jump to content

1994 Team best Goal to Goal line up

Hogan2014
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Posted

Believe this list was the best goal to goal line up, as usual the injury curse severely impacted this group from winning a flag... 

Stynes, Lyon , Shcwarz, Neitz, Jackovich, Tingay, Pike, Lovett, Prymke, Lovell 

Goals 
Lyon 79

Schwarz 60

Jackovich 51

Pike 25

Charles 24

lovell  29

 

 

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Thanks 1
     

    1994 was another year that “could have been”. We had a great forward line. 
     

    Lyon Schwarz Lovell
    Pike Jakovich Charles

    Neita at CHB. Stynes in the ruck. Tingay in the wing.  

    Mids  Viney Obst G.Lovett Tingay Dyson Matt Febey  Steve Febey

    Our defence was pretty good too with Wight, Brett Lovett,  Hoppy, Yeats and Prymke as a first year player. 

    Why we didn’t win it? 
    1- we finished 7th.  After. 5-0 start, we ended 12-10

    2- Had to beat the Eagles at home in the preliminary final. They were powerful, at home and rested after a weeks break. 

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Sad 1

    Prymke’s injuries cost us big time. Very solid, under rated

  • Quote
    • Like 4
    • Thanks 1
    • Love 1
     
    48 minutes ago, radar said:

    Prymke’s injuries cost us big time. Very solid, under rated

    I agree, he was a super talent and would have made a difference over the following decade.  Degenerative back injury on memory.  A few year Slater we had Newton I think with a very similar injury.  Then Jako/Lyon, it was the decade of bad backs unfortunately :(

  • Quote
    • Sad 1

    4 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    1994 was another year that “could have been”. We had a great forward line. 
     

    Lyon Schwarz Lovell
    Pike Jakovich Charles

    Neita at CHB. Stynes in the ruck. Tingay in the wing.  

    Mids  Viney Obst G.Lovett Tingay Dyson Matt Febey  Steve Febey

    Our defence was pretty good too with Wight, Brett Lovett,  Hoppy, Yeats and Prymke as a first year player. 

    Why we didn’t win it? 
    1- we finished 7th.  After. 5-0 start, we ended 12-10

    2- Had to beat the Eagles at home in the preliminary final. They were powerful, at home and rested after a weeks break. 

    The Eagles were an excellent team in 94 - very underrated when we talk about the great teams.  

    For as good as our forward line was, teams simply couldn’t get a look in against a backline of: Jakovich, Worsfold, McKenna, McIntosh and Brennan.

     

  • Quote
    • Like 4

    Note that the weagles backline comprised local wa players who had been gifted to the weagles when they entered the league.

    We had recruited so well but still couldn't beat a gifted team.

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Those gifted wa players were given to them at the end of the 80’s when the club almost collapse after what was considered a failed start.  The wa public had expected to win the flag in their first year when they saw their starting squad.  They special draft set them up for a decade, plus a decent AFL coach in Malthouse, who modernised their footy thinking from the original coach in terms of preparation and structures.  Interesting what might have happened if the pies didn’t lose the game when they had it under control in the first week. 

     

     

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    • Love 1
     

    Prelim played at WACA from memory - we hadn’t played there for years - correct new if I’m wrong

  • 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

    • PREGAME: Rd 17 vs Adelaide

      With their season all over bar the shouting the Demons head back on the road for the third week in a row as they return to Adelaide to take on the Crows. Who comes in and who goes out?

      • 48 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs Gold Coast

      The Demons did not come to play from the opening bounce and let the Gold Coast kick the first 5 goals of the match. They then outscored the Suns for the next 3 quarters but it was too little too late and their season is now effectively over.

        • Like
      • 170 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Rd 16 vs Gold Coast

      Max Gawn has a massive lead in the Demonland Player of the Year award ahead of Jake Bowey, Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver and Kysaiah Pickett. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

        • Thanks
      • 31 replies
      Demonland

    • GAMEDAY: Rd 16 vs Gold Coast

      It's Game Day and the Demons are back on the road again and this may be the last roll of the dice to get their 2025 season back on track as they take on the Gold Coast Suns at People First Stadium.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 546 replies
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Gold Coast

      The Gold Coast Suns find themselves outside of the top eight for the first time since Round 1 with pressure is mounting on the entire organisation. Their coach Damien Hardwick expressed his frustration at his team’s condition last week by making a middle-finger gesture on television that earned him a fine for his troubles. He showed his desperation by claiming that Fox should pick up the tab.  There’s little doubt the Suns have shown improvement in 2025, and their position on the ladder is influenced to some extent by having played fewer games than their rivals for a playoff role at the end of the season, courtesy of the disruption caused by Cyclone Alfred in March.  However, they are following the same trajectory that hindered the club in past years whenever they appeared to be nearing their potential. As a consequence, that Hardwick gesture should be considered as more than a mere behavioral lapse. It’s a distress signal that does not bode well for the Queenslanders. While the Suns are eager to remain in contention with the top eight, Melbourne faces its own crisis, which is similarly deep-seated but in a much different way. After recovering from a disappointing start to the season and nearing a return to respectability among its peer clubs, the Demons have experienced a decline in status, driven by the fact that while their form has been reasonable (see their performance against the ladder leader in the Kings Birthday match), their conversion in front of goal is poor enough to rank last in the competition. Furthermore, their opponents find them exceptionally easy to score against. As a result, they have effectively eliminated themselves from the finals race and are again positioned to finish in the bottom half of the ladder.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 4 replies
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: Round 15

      As the Demons head into their Bye Round, it's time to turn our attention to the other matches being played. Which teams are you tipping this week? And which results would be most favourable for the Demons if we can manage to turn our season around? Follow all the non-Melbourne games here and join the conversation as the ladder continues to take shape.

        • Like
      • 287 replies
      Demonland
    View All