Jump 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.

GAMEDAY: Rd 04 vs Geelong

Whispering_Jack
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

 

One thing that will really annoy today, if Hibberd keeps kicking his long bombs to no one that seem to hang in the air forever, allowing the defenders to zone off.  Has he lowered his eyes ever ?

    • Like 7
     

    We’re underdone with five players coming in with two of them playing for the first time in over a year. Essendon showed how    shaky they were after a 15 day break and for their accuracy kept them in the game. Can we really expect Melbourne to kick straight when our key forward has kicked 1.6 for the season?

     

    I’ll be watching over breakfast and coffee. 
     

    Dees to win by 4 goals. 


    My concerns are 1. No big CHF 2. No tall defender for Ratugolea.

    I’m not a huge fan of the Weed but for today’s game, his name should have been pencilled in at CHF. Hibberd should have been left out.

    Joel Smith should perhaps go to Ratugolea. A lot shorter, but his athleticism and leap would be beneficial against the big guy.

    2 hours ago, Elwood 3184 said:

    We’re underdone with five players coming in with two of them playing for the first time in over a year. Essendon showed how    shaky they were after a 15 day break and for their accuracy kept them in the game. Can we really expect Melbourne to kick straight when our key forward has kicked 1.6 for the season?

     

    I think our biggest danger will be lack of intensity out of the blocks.

    E.g. a repeat of the West coast game where we are trouserless by quarter time.

    • Like 1
     

    It’s a bizarre season and I reckon points on the board early is going to be more important than ever. 
     And ..... as one A Clarkson said , “ Geelong aren’t that good “ !!!!!!

    • Like 7
    • Haha 1

    Looking at some results   this week and last,  by less than a goal either way and probably a draw    Go Dees


    As is almost always the case it'll be about which Melbourne decides to turn up. Not the opposition. We're the AFL version of the little girl with a little curl.  

    • Like 2
    39 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    As is almost always the case it'll be about which Melbourne decides to turn up. Not the opposition. We're the AFL version of the little girl with a little curl.  

    I was thinking the exact same thing. 

    • Like 1

    I hope we deploy melk as a lock down forward again, I reckon one of their big strengths has been stewards intercepting or at a minimum interrupting forward movement. I'd get melk to take him deep and away from contests as much as possible, without Taylor I think this is an area we could exploit

    Hoping the players have re-watched 'To Hell And Back' for a reminder of all the things they said and promised.

     

    • Like 3

    Heard some ‘experts’ in previews of our game say our weekend off last week is like a bye. They reeled off a stat of us having a 4-6 record after a bye since 2011. Irrelevant imo...last week was no bye, usually the boys have a few days off. 

    Have absolutely no idea how it will turn out today, with pretty much a full list available the pressure will be on for some to lift their game.

    What a nice day to be at the G.

    • Like 1

    If the team want supporters to believe in them, they have to start beating decent teams regularly.

    We have had enough "learnings"

    We have had enough opportunities to "Bounce back"

    We have no excuses left.

    Today, in our financial position, this is a must-win. They want donations, the fans want victories..

     

    Still, this is Melbourne, so i dont see us getting the choccies.

    Ive taken the draw at 51/1

    • Like 2

    Forward line not good enough. Lose by about 5 goals. Then again the cats are not very good either.

    • Like 1

    I think we’ll be okay today. Pretty much every expert I’ve read of or listened to has tipped Geelong but I reckon we’ll carve them up in the guts and be too strong around the ball. 
    I expect Gawn to be BOG today and be super solid floating back at times and palming it beautifully to the mids at stoppage. 
    We must win today if we think we’re a finals side. 
    A loss and the media will ****kick the hell out of us. 

    • Like 2
    4 hours ago, ProperDee said:

    Joel Smith should perhaps go to Ratugolea. A lot shorter, but his athleticism and leap would be beneficial against the big guy

    Ratu won't last a whole game, Vanders can deal with him.

    • Shocked 1
    1 hour ago, Red and Blue realist said:

    I hope we deploy melk as a lock down forward again, I reckon one of their big strengths has been stewards intercepting or at a minimum interrupting forward movement. I'd get melk to take him deep and away from contests as much as possible, without Taylor I think this is an area we could exploit

    Ken Oath! It's on for us ... I see a leading, three-pronged deep forward line with lethal crumbers and trailing Geelong players.

     

    Our exposed form is both limited and erratic this season. Play like we started vs Blues and the Cats are cactus... play like we did in the second half and we’re in big trouble. 
    ive a good feeling about today and indeed this season. It’s time this team delivers on their promise and potential, and I believe they will.

    Go Demons!!

    Edited by PaulRB

    3 minutes ago, Deemania since 56 said:

    Ratu won't last a whole game, Vanders can deal with him.

    I doubt that they'd be playing VDB down in the backs... with our small forward line, he's need in the forward half for his pressure and ability to crash packs.

    • Like 1

    Guest
    This topic is now closed to further replies.
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • AFLW REPORT: Collingwood

      Expectations of a comfortable win for Narrm at Victoria Park quickly evaporated as the match turned into a tense nail-biter. After a confident start by the Demons, the Pies piled on pressure and forced red and blue supporters to hold their collective breath until after the final siren. In a frenetic, physical contest, it was Captain Kate’s clutch last quarter goal and a missed shot from Collingwood’s Grace Campbell after the siren which sealed a thrilling 4-point win. Finally, Narrm supporters could breathe easy.

        • Thumb Down
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 1 reply
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Williamstown

      The Casey Demons issued a strong statement to the remaining teams in the VFL race with a thumping 76-point victory in their Elimination Final against Williamstown. This was the sixth consecutive win for the Demons, who stormed into the finals from a long way back with scalps including two of the teams still in flag contention. Senior Coach Taylor Whitford would have been delighted with the manner in which his team opened its finals campaign with high impact after securing the lead early in the game when Jai Culley delivered a precise pass to a lead from Noah Yze, who scored his first of seven straight goals for the day. Yze kicked his second on the quarter time siren, by which time the Demons were already in control. The youngster repeated the dose in the second term as the Seagulls were reduced to mere

        • Thanks
      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • AFLW PREVIEW: Collingwood

      Narrm time isn’t a standard concept—it’s the time within the traditional lands of Narrm, the Woiwurrung name for Melbourne. Indigenous Round runs for rounds 3 and 4 and is a powerful platform to recognise the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in sport, community, and Australian culture. This week, suburban footy returns to the infamous Victoria Park as the mighty Narrm take on the Collingwood Magpies at 1:05pm Narrm time, Sunday 31 August. Come along if you can.

        • Thumb Down
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 9 replies
      Demonland

    • AFLW REPORT: St. Kilda

      The Dees demolished the Saints in a comprehensive 74-pointshellacking.  We filled our boots with percentage — now a whopping 520.7% — and sit atop the AFLW ladder. Melbourne’s game plan is on fire, and the competition is officially on notice.

        • Clap
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 4 replies
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Collingwood

      It was yet another disappointing outcome in a disappointing year, with Melbourne missing the finals for the second consecutive season. Indeed, it wasn’t even close, as the Demons' tally of seven wins was less than half the number required to rank among the top eight teams in the competition. When the dust of the game settled and supporters reflected on Melbourne's  six-point defeat at the hands of close game specialists Collingwood, Max Gawn's words about his team’s unfulfilled potential rang true … well, almost. 

        • Thanks
      • 1 reply
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Collingwood

      Thank god this season is over. Bring on 2026.

        • Clap
        • Like
      • 379 replies
      Demonland
    View All

    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.