Jump to content

What they're saying down at Glenferrie Road

Queanbeyan Demon
Queanbeyan Demon
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Posted
  • Scully needs to stick tackles and hit targets at a minimum.
  • Melbourne are a pretty physical side and with 3 ex Dees playing for us, I expected the game to have a fair bit of niggle in it.
  • Melbourne are little like North to me; love to get real physical regardless of where the game is at and sometimes to the detriment of their movement.
  • Looks like we get to see Scully squib a few more contests! Patton looks out of shape too, body is wrecked, move him on.
  • (Selection) Very frustrating. We continue to play Henderson and Scully.
  • Gawn has constantly pantsed BB (McEvoy) over his career, and we have no one even close to Gawn's height apart from Ceglar on our entire list but if he's injured so be it.
  • Hendo, Scully , Smith and Morrison in same team. Melbourne have nothing to match it.
  • If we can't beat Melbourne then serious questions need to be asked of the club across the board.
  • At the moment I'd settle for Melbourne's game plan, it's manic and not very effective but at least it looks like they are doing something.
  • If we get trounced by Melbourne, then I would hope for a clean out and just play the younger guys.
  • The Scully experiment is done now. He can run all day sure, but he is just about the softest player I have seen put on a hawks jumper. 
  • Melbourne can’t score either so we are in for another eye sore. Get ready for “worst game of all time” media reports post game. The loser of this game is going to cop it.
  • Melbourne are super slow and not skilful. They have Gawn who is awesome. But aside from him they are not a good side. I think we will win. But the score line might challenge that Richmond Swans beauty.
  • Viney, Oliver, Petracca, Brayshaw, Harmes is a very good midfield. May and Lever. They've got talent everywhere.
  • That midfield has terrible skills. Viney, Oliver and Brayshaw are accumulators but burn merchants. They are not damaging. Petracca can be dangerous - until half time when he runs out of puff every week. Terribly unfit but talented. Gawn is quite easily the best player in either side and will tear Ceglar to shreds though. 
  • Hasn’t done much yet but have you seen some of the searing pressure that young Pickett puts on? It will be an interesting matchup between him and dare I say Dimma.
  • Hawks need a smaller backline. Especially against Melbourne who have no key forwards.
  • Petracca has been tremendous this season. No running out of puff and is putting in four quarter efforts. He's a different player now. The rest are tough nut hackers though, much like Mitchell, Worpel and to a lesser extent JOM.
  • Their midfield is the equal of ours in terms of hardness (JOM, Mitch, Shiels and Worpel = Viney, Oliver, Harmes and Brayshaw).
  • They are using their most dynamic player in the middle and he's been huge this season. We need to throw Wingard back in there or around the packs at least to match it.
  • They've also got Gawn who will destroy Ceglar, and have some KPF targets to kick to. 
  • Weids And McDonald have played like 2 and a half good games since the end of 2018.
  • Fritsch caused our defence issues last time.
     

Edited by Queanbeyan Demon
Layout

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    • Thanks 3
     
     

    Scully is such a myth. He had maximum 2 years of good years of footy at GWS and the rest of his career has been completely mediocre.

  • Quote
    • Like 7
    2 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:
    • Melbourne are little like North to me; love to get real physical regardless of where the game is at and sometimes to the detriment of their movement.

    Never have words cut so deep

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 11
    • Shocked 1
    • Sad 1

    Im glad they hate on Scully, what a terrible draft for us it was and he hasn’t got any better. 

    Edited by Cards13

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Both supporter-bases hate Scully. LMAO.

    Good to see Trac getting more notice.

  • Quote
    • Like 9
    • Haha 1
    2 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

    Im glad they hate on Scully, what a terrible draft for us it was and he hasn’t got any better. 

    2010 was the only year he showed any promise. 
    2011 he didn’t go near the ball. (He was told)

    The Recruiters who thought he was the Number one Pick in the land should all just sack themselves 

    A decade ago. Wow

  • Quote
    • Shocked 1
     

    Scully is just Neale-Bullen with a first round pick aura about him. 

  • Quote
    • Like 5
    • Haha 4
    8 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    2010 was the only year he showed any promise. 
    2011 he didn’t go near the ball. (He was told)

    The Recruiters who thought he was the Number one Pick in the land should all just sack themselves 

    A decade ago. Wow

    Agree, remarkable he was the standout.
     

    I remember him putting his body on the line in his first season. 
    he could never kick though. Always had poor skills. He was just way fitter than anyone in the TAC cup

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    11 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    Agree, remarkable he was the standout.
     

    I remember him putting his body on the line in his first season. 
    he could never kick though. Always had poor skills. He was just way fitter than anyone in the TAC cup

    He was an elite athlete and an average footballer

     

     

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Nothing too drastically stupid in there, the points about low scoring I’m really hoping that the win and high(er) score last week will give a few players confidence. Petracca is definitely getting noticed more, most weeks are a close to 4 quarter effort now. Hopefully his disposal is cleaner this week. 

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Scully's career was always destined for the toilet when he was offered $1 million a year after 2 seasons in the league. Accept it and play with the burden of pressure. Decline it and you're that "guy who turned down $1 million". I do believe he'd have been a much better player had he stayed at Melbourne. If not for a Sheedy vendetta, GWS may have thrown their coin elsewhere.

    Anyway, Dees by 12. Goals.

    Seriously, we should pansy them. Much better on paper.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Love 1

    The more of these threads i see, the less i think other teams supporters are as stupid as we like to think.

    Cant fault much of what was said in the OP.

    We should win this one.

    Edited by ding

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    1 hour ago, ding said:

    The more of these threads i see, the less i think other teams supporters are as stupid as we like to think.

    Cant fault much of what was said in the OP.

    We should win this one.

    Thanks QD   yes amazing some other supporters seem quite intelligent.    No cannot be true !

     

    Hope we win, but not overly confident. Talent wise we should but that's not how it works all the time !.....

  • Quote
    1 hour ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

    Accumulating burn merchants  and  Tough nut hackers...

    Sadly that pretty much sums it up from the Glenferrie Rd brains trust   -    maybe that explains why some of my best mates are Hawks

    sci-fi running GIF by MANGOTEETH

    Although they haven't picked up on the fact that we not only have May & Lever down back.

      We now have a better, stronger, faster ...

       " O-Mac "

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Love 2
    • Haha 5

    Mea culpa time.  I was wrong about Scully.  I thought his ''cruising speed'' over a 120 minute game of footy together together with his ability to read the play would make him a damaging player.  I misread Sam Blease's best made.  He has the heart of a grape seed.  But because he hasn't played for Melbourne in a long time he goes under the radar.  If he was still with us we'd get pilloried and the soft cork would feel the heat much more.

    While I'm at it...

    Josh Kelly is as smooth as Egyptian cotton.  But boy, he doesn't like getting his hands dirty.  It's in him to get a hard ball, but right now he's a seagull.  He better pull his finger out or he'll quickly become another overrated player.  There's no press about him, but he should be dominating games and he's presently not much more than a rich man's Scully. 

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    6 minutes ago, Hannibal Inc. said:

    Mea culpa time.  I was wrong about Scully.  I thought his ''cruising speed'' over a 120 minute game of footy together together with his ability to read the play would make him a damaging player.  I misread Sam Blease's best made.  He has the heart of a grape seed.  But because he hasn't played for Melbourne in a long time he goes under the radar.  If he was still with us we'd get pilloried and the soft cork would feel the heat much more.

    While I'm at it...

    Josh Kelly is as smooth as Egyptian cotton.  But boy, he doesn't like getting his hands dirty.  It's in him to get a hard ball, but right now he's a seagull.  He better pull his finger out or he'll quickly become another overrated player.  There's no press about him, but he should be dominating games and he's presently not much more than a rich man's Scully. 

    Josh Kelly reminds me more and more of Bryce Gibbs

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    3 hours ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

    Accumulating burn merchants  and  Tough nut hackers...

    Sadly that pretty much sums it up from the Glenferrie Rd brains trust   -    maybe that explains why some of my best mates are Hawks

    Sadly also sums up our recruitment strategy. For the last 7 years.

  • Quote
    •  

    Imagine being Tom Scully.

    You play at 3 clubs where you're remotely never going to be welcomed back for any future player functions, or part of any 100 game club where you receive life membership at the club..

    You'll always be a loner Scully.

  • Quote
    • Like 10
    • Haha 4
    17 minutes ago, binman said:

    Sadly also sums up our recruitment strategy. For the last 7 years.

    Absolutely hilarious, agreeing with opposition supporters  personally don't give a flying [censored] what Hawks supporters think

    Our midfield was selected to grow and mature together, unfortunately injuries such as Viney's foot, Brayshaw's concussion, Trac's knee have got in the way

    Last week started to look like they are all on same page, finally, we just need the consistency now, which comes from playing games together

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    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

    • NON-MFC: Round 11

      Round 11, the second week of The Sir Doug Nicholls Round, kicks off on Thursday night with the Cats hosting the Bulldogs at Kardinia Park. Geelong will be looking to to continue their decade long dominance over the Bulldogs, while the Dogs aim to take another big scalp as they surge up the ladder. On Friday night it's he Dreamtime at the 'G clash between Essendon and Richmond. The Bombers will want to avoid another embarrassing performance against a lowly side whilst the Tigers will be keen to avenge a disappointing loss to the Kangaroos. Saturday footy kicks off as the Blues face the Giants in a pivotal clash for both clubs. Carlton need to turn around their up and down season while GWS will be eager to bounce back and reassert themselves as a September threat. At twilight sees the Hawks taking on the Lions at the G. Hawthorn need to cement themselves in the Top 4 but they’ll need to be at their best to challenge a Brisbane side eager to respond after last week’s crushing loss to the Dees on their home turf. The first of the Saturday night double headers opens with North Melbourne up against the high-flying Magpies. The Roos will need a near-perfect performance to trouble a Collingwood side sitting atop the ladder.

        • Thanks
      • 141 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Sydney

      The two teams competing at the MCG on Sunday afternoon have each traversed a long and arduous path since their previous encounter on a sweltering March evening in Sydney a season and a half ago. Both experienced periods of success at various times last year. The Demons ran out of steam in midseason while the Swans went on to narrowly miss the ultimate prize in the sport. Now, they find themselves outside of finals contention as the season approaches the halfway mark. The winner this week will remain in contact with the leading pack, while the loser may well find itself on a precipice, staring into the abyss. The current season has presented numerous challenges for most clubs, particularly those positioned in the middle tier. The Essendon experience in suffering a significant 91-point loss to the Bulldogs, just one week after defeating the Swans, may not be typical, but it illustrates the unpredictability of outcomes under the league’s present set up. 

        • Clap
        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 3 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Brisbane

      “Max Gawn has been the heart and soul of the Dees for years now, but this recent recovery from a terrible start has been driven by him. He was everywhere again, and with the game in the balance, he took several key marks to keep the ball in the Dees forward half.” - The Monday Knee Jerk Reaction: Round Ten Of course, it wasn’t the efforts of one man that caused this monumental upset, but rather the work of the coach and his assistants and the other 22 players who took the ground, notably the likes of Jake Melksham, Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver and Kozzie Pickett but Max has been magnificent in taking ownership of his team and its welfare under the fire of a calamitous 0-5 start to the season. On Sunday, he provided the leadership that was needed to face up to the reigning premier and top of the ladder Brisbane Lions on their home turf and to prevail after a slow start, during which the hosts led by as much as 24 points in the second quarter. Titus O’Reily is normally comedic in his descriptions of the football but this time, he was being deadly serious. The Demons have come from a long way back and, although they still sit in the bottom third of the AFL pack, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel as they look to drive home the momentum inspired in the past four or five weeks by Max the Magnificent who was under such great pressure in those dark, early days of the season.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Southport

      The Southport Sharks came to Casey. They saw and they conquered a team with 16 AFL-listed players who, for the most part, wasted their time on the ground and failed to earn their keep. For the first half, the Sharks were kept in the game by the Demons’ poor use of the football, it’s disposal getting worse the closer the team got to its own goal and moreover, it got worse as the game progressed. Make no mistake, Casey was far and away the better team in the first half, it was winning the ruck duels through Tom Campbell’s solid performance but it was the scoreboard that told the story.

        • Thanks
      • 3 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Sydney

      Just a game and percentage outside the Top 8, the Demons return to Melbourne to face the Sydney Swans at the MCG, with a golden opportunity to build on the momentum from toppling the reigning premiers on their own turf. Who comes in, and who makes way?

        • Thanks
      • 303 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Brisbane

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 12th May @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we analyse a famous victory by the Demons over the Lions at the Gabba.
      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.
      Listen LIVE: https://demonland.com/

        • Clap
        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 35 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All