Jump to content

Featured Replies

52 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Asides from this thread being seriously derailed, I think whilst there was some validity to Garry Lyon's 'Red Mist' analogy, he seriously over did it last night to the point where I think he was obviously just trying to draw attention to himself rather than comment on the game.

It was like every time we had a rushed kick under pressure "there's that red mist again" or his other favorite "you can see the tako revving up". 

Give us a break Garry last night you shaat me to tears.

Im not sure why people get so upset with Garry. He is paid to observe not barrack.

He has an opinion on the game. Its still better then Huddo and the other peanuts.

Regardless of if he over did the commentary or not, for the MFC to take the next level and become a really good side there are lots of fundermentals we still have to clean up. 

Bit like what Clarko says. You can be middle of the road or you can be elite.

We are not elite.... the criticism is warranted.

 
11 minutes ago, Unleash Hell said:

Im not sure why people get so upset with Garry. He is paid to observe not barrack.

He has an opinion on the game. Its still better then Huddo and the other peanuts.

Regardless of if he over did the commentary or not, for the MFC to take the next level and become a really good side there are lots of fundermentals we still have to clean up. 

Bit like what Clarko says. You can be middle of the road or you can be elite.

We are not elite.... the criticism is warranted.

Sorry can't agree. I could care less about his criticism.

But what i want from people paid to do live commentary is to do that job properly.

And Gaza is a terrible commentator. He does the job like he is doing his on the couch job.

Lyon is lucky that brown is so bad Lyon look like a Rhodes scholar in comparison.

On Brown his comment implying tmac staged contact (in the incident where his eye was hurt) was well out of order. Im not usually one to suggest the dees make noise about issues. But i think a behind the scenes word to fox and brown is called for.

34 minutes ago, Unleash Hell said:

Im not sure why people get so upset with Garry. He is paid to observe not barrack.

He has an opinion on the game. Its still better then Huddo and the other peanuts.

Regardless of if he over did the commentary or not, for the MFC to take the next level and become a really good side there are lots of fundermentals we still have to clean up. 

Bit like what Clarko says. You can be middle of the road or you can be elite.

We are not elite.... the criticism is warranted.

I get and respect all that, but I thought he was way OTT with it last night and felt more like him looking for excuses to plug his own new theory and jargon.  Not every time a player choses the wrong option or doesn't execute a disposal can be put down to 'Red Mist' and even the best players have at least one or two clangers a game. 

On a slightly different, but related note, I also thought that the bagging of Gawn for his little chip over the boundary out on the full in the last quarter was uncalled for.  For a gangly ruckman, Gawn generally has very clean skills and had played a ripper of a game. Yes it was a lapse, but Garry seemed to want to blow it up into a systemic flaw, again harping on about it for way more than it was worth.

Edited by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

 
12 hours ago, binman said:

But really Pennant you could be a bit more supportive. Jnr has had to deal with a lot of conflicted emotions of late.  

  • The season starts with bad loss but Omac plays a terrific game (some say his best) and kills Darling. Gets praise on DL -  Sad. Sad. Confused.
  • After the enforced break Omac gets dropped, seeming proof he is not in our best 22. And we win. But play poorly - Happy. Vindicated. Annoyed.
  • Omac's replacement does not play well against the cats. We lose. Many demonland posters argue it is clear we need Omac back in the team  - Ambivalent. Angry. Baffled.
  • Omac's replacement does not play well against the tigers. We lose. Many demonland posters argue even more forcibly it is clear we need Omac back in the team - Ambivalent. Angry. Conflicted.
  • The conflict grows as it dawns on Jnr that he may  secretly believe we need Omac, that we will be a better team with him in the side, that he is in fact best 22. But denial is a powerful emotion.
  • Omac is selected in the side. We are indeed a better team with him in the side. Omac plays well. The dees win = Confused. Confused. Ambivalent.

So lets be kind. Jnr will have to watch Omac play next week against Frost. It might be too much for him.

Or it might be his chance to finally embrace and fully support Omac.  

Some of your best work!

1 hour ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

I get and respect all that, but I thought he was way OTT with it last night and felt more like him looking for excuses to plug his own new theory and jargon.  Not every time a player choses the wrong option or doesn't execute a disposal can be put down to 'Red Mist' and even the best players have at least one or two clangers a game. 

On a slightly different, but related note, I also thought that the bagging of Gawn for his little chip over the boundary out on the full in the last quarter was uncalled for.  For a gangly ruckman, Gawn generally has very clean skills and had played a ripper of a game. Yes it was a lapse, but Garry seemed to want to blow it up into a systemic flaw, again harping on about it for way more than it was worth.

No stress, it's all good. I got no issue with what you're saying but if we ever want to go for a flag we have to be better then that.

And that's my interpretation of what Garry is saying.

Happy to agree to disagree 


1 hour ago, binman said:

Sorry can't agree. I could care less about his criticism.

But what i want from people paid to do live commentary is to do that job properly.

And Gaza is a terrible commentator. He does the job like he is doing his on the couch job.

Lyon is lucky that brown is so bad Lyon look like a Rhodes scholar in comparison.

On Brown his comment implying tmac staged contact (in the incident where his eye was hurt) was well out of order. Im not usually one to suggest the dees make noise about issues. But i think a behind the scenes word to fox and brown is called for.

Cool.

See my poat above.

Im not upset about rightful criticism.

If you dont like listening to Garry i dont care.

 

54 minutes ago, Unleash Hell said:

Cool.

See my poat above.

Im not upset about rightful criticism.

If you dont like listening to Garry i dont care.

 

Cool.

50 minutes ago, binman said:

Cool.

Any other commentators or anything elae you're upset about you feel like sharing?

Or was that it? 

 
18 minutes ago, Unleash Hell said:

Any other commentators or anything elae you're upset about you feel like sharing?

Or was that it? 

No Gary, that's it for now. I'll keep you in the loop though. 

Actually while I've got you I tried listening to you and your oh so hilarious buddy Tim. But it was horrible. To be honest you are as bad at morning radio as you as a football commentator.

 

48 minutes ago, binman said:

No Gary, that's it for now. I'll keep you in the loop though. 

Actually while I've got you I tried listening to you and your oh so hilarious buddy Tim. But it was horrible. To be honest you are as bad at morning radio as you as a football commentator.

 

Thanks for the laughs.

 


On 7/12/2020 at 3:58 PM, binman said:

No Gary, that's it for now. I'll keep you in the loop though. 

Actually while I've got you I tried listening to you and your oh so hilarious buddy Tim. But it was horrible. To be honest you are as bad at morning radio as you as a football commentator.

 

Did you enjoy my work OTC last night?

13 minutes ago, Unleash Hell said:

Did you enjoy my work OTC last night?

I haven't watched on the couch all season. But watched a bit on kayo ans skipped through to the bit where they t a liked about the dees.

A few reflections. 

You've stacked on some weight. Are you trying to compete with Billy Brownless with that as well?

I thought you and 'browny' were a bad enough combination. But good Lord adding big Nick just completes the set.

Nice if you to take credit for the win.

What is that show all about? Are you supposed to analyse games of football? Do you actually prepare yourself? Or is every point and stat researched by the 16 year old work experience kid?

On 7/12/2020 at 12:27 PM, binman said:

Sorry can't agree. I could care less about his criticism.

But what i want from people paid to do live commentary is to do that job properly.

And Gaza is a terrible commentator. He does the job like he is doing his on the couch job.

Lyon is lucky that brown is so bad Lyon look like a Rhodes scholar in comparison.

On Brown his comment implying tmac staged contact (in the incident where his eye was hurt) was well out of order. Im not usually one to suggest the dees make noise about issues. But i think a behind the scenes word to fox and brown is called for.

He has the worst voice for commentary

Barely able to hear the words or sentence construction

Nasel dominated with very poor diction and zero inflection

No matter what he says it is barely able to be listened to. 

On 7/12/2020 at 11:13 AM, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Asides from this thread being seriously derailed, I think whilst there was some validity to Garry Lyon's 'Red Mist' analogy, he seriously over did it last night to the point where I think he was obviously just trying to draw attention to himself rather than comment on the game.

It was like every time we had a rushed kick under pressure "there's that red mist again" or his other favorite "you can see the tako revving up". 

Give us a break Garry last night you shaat me to tears.

Thought he was spot on all night.

On 7/14/2020 at 8:32 PM, binman said:

I haven't watched on the couch all season. But watched a bit on kayo ans skipped through to the bit where they t a liked about the dees.

A few reflections. 

You've stacked on some weight. Are you trying to compete with Billy Brownless with that as well?

I thought you and 'browny' were a bad enough combination. But good Lord adding big Nick just completes the set.

Nice if you to take credit for the win.

What is that show all about? Are you supposed to analyse games of football? Do you actually prepare yourself? Or is every point and stat researched by the 16 year old work experience kid?

I knew you liked my work.


As I've mentioned several times, I've come across Lyon a number of times at close quarters. Dreadful man. Sadly he was my favourite player back in the day which kinda makes it worse.

i also dislike Watson. His smarminess is excruciating. 

The combination of Lyon & Watson is appalling. 

Can't stand McAvaney either. His demented growling sends me spare. His sucking up to Carey "duck ... duck ... duck"  is ridiculous. And calling players by their nicknames e..g Sauce is painful. 

BT ... nup. Ling ... same. Brown's a meathead. 

Perhaps I just hate everyone?

Actually, Reiwold despite being boring is capable of some reasonable comments.

And I find Richo quite endearing.

I'm going to bed ... night all. I think I've lost the plot.

Drives me crazy when Brown refers to us as “Mairbnnn”. Well, that’s how it sounds to me.

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...

Featured Content

  • CASEY: Geelong

    There was a time in the second quarter of the game at the Cattery on Friday afternoon when the Casey Demons threatened to take the game apart against the Cats. The Demons had been well on top early but were struggling to convert their ascendancy over the ground until Tom Fullarton’s burst of three goals in the space of eight minutes on the way to a five goal haul and his best game for the club since arriving from Brisbane at the end of 2023. He was leading, marking and otherwise giving his opponents a merry dance as Casey grabbed a three goal lead in the blink of an eye. Fullarton has now kicked ten goals in Casey’s three matches and, with Melbourne’s forward conversion woes, he is definitely in with a chance to get his first game with the club in next week’s Gather Round in Adelaide. Despite the tall forward’s efforts - he finished with 19 disposals and eight marks and had four hit outs as back up to Will Verrall in the second half - it wasn’t enough as Geelong reigned in the lead through persistent attacks and eventually clawed their way to the lead early in the last and held it till they achieved the end aim of victory.

    • 0 replies
    Demonland
  • REPORT: Geelong

    I was disappointed to hear Goody say at his post match presser after the team’s 39 point defeat against Geelong that "we're getting high quality entry, just poor execution" because Melbourne’s problems extend far beyond that after its 0 - 4 start to the 2025 football season. There are clearly problems with poor execution, some of which were evident well before the current season and were in play when the Demons met the Cats in early May last year and beat them in a near top-of-the-table clash that saw both sides sitting comfortably in the top four after round eight. Since that game, the Demons’ performances have been positively Third World with only five wins in 19 games with a no longer majestic midfield and a dysfunctional forward line that has become too easy for opposing coaches to counter. This is an area of their game that is currently being played out as if they were all completely panic-stricken.

    • 0 replies
    Demonland
  • PREGAME: Essendon

    Facing the very real and daunting prospect of starting the season with five straight losses, the Demons head to South Australia for the annual Gather Round, where they’ll take on the Bombers in search of their first win of the year. Who comes in, and who comes out?

    • 182 replies
    Demonland
  • NON-MFC: Round 04

    Round 4 kicks off with a blockbuster on Thursday night as traditional rivals Collingwood and Carlton clash at the MCG, with the Magpies looking to assert themselves as early-season contenders and the Blues seeking their first win of the season. Saturday opens with Gold Coast hosting Adelaide, a key test for the Suns as they aim to back up their big win last week, while the Crows will be looking to keep their perfect record intact. Reigning wooden spooners Richmond have the daunting task of facing reigning premiers Brisbane at the ‘G and the Lions will be eager to reaffirm their premiership credentials after a patchy start. Saturday night sees North Melbourne take on Sydney at Marvel Stadium, with the Swans looking to build on their first win of the season last week against a rebuilding Roos outfit. Sunday’s action begins with GWS hosting West Coast at ENGIE Stadium, a game that could get ugly very early for the visitors. Port Adelaide vs St Kilda at Adelaide Oval looms as a interesting clash, with both clubs form being very hard to read. The round wraps up with Fremantle taking on the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium in what could be a fierce contest between two sides with top-eight ambitions. Who are you tipping this week and what are the best results for the Demons besides us winning?

    • 273 replies
    Demonland
  • PODCAST: Geelong

    The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 7th April @ the all new time of 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we dissect another Demons loss at Kardinia Park to the Cats in the Round 04. Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show. If you would like to leave us a voicemail please call 03 9016 3666 and don't worry no body answers so you don't have to talk to a human.

    • 40 replies
    Demonland
  • VOTES: Geelong

    Captain Max Gawn leads the Demonland Player of the Year in his quest to take out his 3rd trophy. He leads Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver who are in equal 2nd place followed by Kade Chandler and Jake Bowey. You votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

    • 30 replies
    Demonland