Jump to content

POSTGAME: Rd 18 vs Essendon

Demonland
Demonland
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

8 minutes ago, nosoupforme said:

Our second tier players  in Hunt, ANB, Brown, and the youngy's in Rivers and Kossi  kept us in it.

Petrac, Clarry, , Langdon and Gawn   stood up as usual.  However  Lever had a great game IMO he steadied the ship all day.  Held the backline together while May was his usual best defending stoutly.

Nailed it. Altough Anb was mia 2nd half. I think he was injured.

Brown is no longer 2nd tier.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     

    @Wiseblood Should have had it sewn up by 3QT, we were that dominant in the first half. Also had a good 3Q, but failed to capitalise: you just knew the Bombers would come back. I actually didn’t see the two Fritsch goals at the end, as I had to go for a walk, before my living room/television/soul got destroyed.

    We showed some of our best, but also lacked the ruthlessness to put them away properly. Should have been going into the final quarter 8-10 goals clear.

    Melksham was terrible - unbelievable tackle “attempts” - if we make it through, Jackson must come in. Also Joel Smith pretty poor again. Petracca, Hunt, Salem, Langdon, Oliver, May, Pickett, Brown, Rivers very good. Fritsch actually made some good leads, but should have buried a couple more of his shots.

    Edited by 3183 Dee

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    • Love 1

    So the Fremantle vs Bulldogs game is in... Cairns.

    On one hand I think that favours Freo. They are based there in the hub and know the conditions well.

    On the other hand... Cairns. [censored] that place. Seriously. [censored] [censored] that place. 

  • Quote
    • Haha 1
     
    3 minutes ago, gs77 said:

    If Freo get up I hope we bring Jackson in to provide some X-factor and a foil for Weideman up forward.

    It'd be great too to see May play his first ever final.

    Mazzy has been great or us this year, will be even better next year with us cheering him on at our home turf at the G?

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    6 minutes ago, deebug said:

    Mazzy has been great or us this year, will be even better next year with us cheering him on at our home turf at the G?

    Worth every penny.

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    2 minutes ago, A F said:

    As I said, I wouldn't have him in my team, but I don't think it's fair to say he didn't do his job in the first three quarters. For the most part, he did.

    If that was his best defensive game l would hate to see his worst.

  • Quote
    25 minutes ago, Dr.D said:

    ..and that's why we don't deserve finals. 

    getting run over by essendon. lol

    No we didn't.  We won 69-48.

  • Quote
    • Like 5
     
    8 minutes ago, No Plan B said:

    So the Fremantle vs Bulldogs game is in... Cairns.

    On one hand I think that favours Freo. They are based there in the hub and know the conditions well.

    On the other hand... Cairns. [censored] that place. Seriously. [censored] [censored] that place. 

    On the other...another game we will be interested in watching.

    Go you beautiful dockers. My 2nd fave team?

  • Quote

    Had to zap through to the end to make my point. We have won more games than we lost. Melksham has kicking abilities that are rare. Hunt proved a point. ANB has become one of our most reliable set shots. AVB continues to get the tough ball, Brown was a very good pick up for a back up! Lever's +'s outweigh any -v's. Goodwin has made a great recovery.... Which other coach has had his team rise 8 places and counting?

     

  • Quote
    • Thanks 1

    Look honestly I think the dogs would put up a fight in the finals than we would. 

    In saying that if Freo can win tomorrow night I will be happy we would be playing finals. 

    At the start of he season if you said we'd beat the pies and essendon I would have taken it. Mind you if you then told me we'd lose to freo and sydney and stuff up our finals chances I would have been shattered. 

    But we won our final game, something we have struggled with previously. 

    Typical melbourne but we didn't panic to much when they got to 7 points. We slotted the goals when we had to. 

    But to finish off beating essendon was great. Just ended there season on a more miserable note. 

     

  • Quote
    13 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

    Ah yes, but.... Daniher also kept Smith goaless!

    Oh that is great. I laughed hard and long on that

  • Quote

    Seriously if we could play 4 of the 2nd qrtr performances we would win a flag me thinks.

  • Quote

    All this 'performance in finals' clap trap! Our club has one of the best finals records over the journey... it may even be the best!

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    I don't expect a flag in my lifetime BUT

    Crows beat Richmond, Dockers beat Dogs, we knock Richmond out first week of the finals

    Reckon I'd take that :)

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 1

    Well we find ourselves in 9th place hoping the dogs lose.

    For me that says it all about our talent level, we have  a 9th / 8th talent list.

    Mid field is one of the better ones, Back line is good but our forward line is average on their better days.

    WE have one KPF who is average, TMac has lost all form or is injured and there is no one else. Today we had two small forwards in Kossi and Spargo who were poor against one of the poorer side in the competition.

    Unless we can somehow improve our forward line we are going no further in the next few years.

    So over to you and your review Mr. President.

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Anyone see Petracca pinch Viney at the 3/4 huddle & was laughing? Maybe that sums us up 

    Edited by Hogan2014

  • Quote

    Despite the many criticisms I've made of this club and the standard of the team we played, that 2nd quarter was at least a brief glimpse of what this club can do.

    Add a power forward and a player like Mcdonald Tipungwuti and we could be a contender.

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    There have been some positives this year with players. 

    May to his credit came back fit and put in a sensational year and should be AA full back. 

    Trac we finally saw his potential and what he is capable of

    We have found a great kid in Rivers and jackson is also going to be good

    Oliver just continued on with his form 

    I'm sure there were more positives but another pre season next year I would be furious if we aren't in the 8. 

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Love 1

    5 minutes ago, waynewussell said:

    Had to zap through to the end to make my point. We have won more games than we lost. Melksham has kicking abilities that are rare. Hunt proved a point. ANB has become one of our most reliable set shots. AVB continues to get the tough ball, Brown was a very good pick up for a back up! Lever's +'s outweigh any -v's. Goodwin has made a great recovery.... Which other coach has had his team rise 8 places and counting?

     

    Your gilding the lily ww.

    Goodwin got us into a crap position by refusing to players in there correct positions and Why was Weideman left out of the first 5 games when he clearly wasn't injured.

  • Quote
    1 minute ago, Wobbly Bob said:

    8th 

    for 24 hours WB even if we stay there it does not change the basic problems

  • Quote
    18 minutes ago, Turner said:

    so SAY we qualify and play away to Weagles

    Smith stays in due to their height unless we role the ball on Hore?

    vandenberg makes way for Harmes who trains the house down?

    ANB makes way for the Jones fairytail?

    Melky did not do enough to keep out Jackson to match their aerial power?

    theyre the calls we have to make

    Vanders and ANB did their job and more today.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
     
    2 minutes ago, old dee said:

    Your gilding the lily ww.

    Goodwin got us into a crap position by refusing to players in there correct positions and Why was Weideman left out of the first 5 games when he clearly wasn't injured.

    Looking at his recent performances it doesn't surprise me much that he wouldn't get a game.  Almost always runs or is pushed under the ball. Trouble is we have noone else.

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    • Thanks 1
    11 minutes ago, old dee said:

    Well we find ourselves in 9th place hoping the dogs lose.

     

    We are 8th for the next 25 hours at least.

  • 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

    • FEATURE: 1925

      ï»żA hundred years ago today, on 2 May 1925, Melbourne kicked off the new season with a 47 point victory over St Kilda to take top place on the VFL ladder after the opening round of the new season.  Top place was a relatively unknown position for the team then known as the “Fuchsias.” They had finished last in 1923 and rose by only one place in the following year although the final home and away round heralded a promise of things to come when they surprised the eventual premiers Essendon. That victory set the stage for more improvement and it came rapidly. In this series, I will tell the story of how the 1925 season unfolded for the Melbourne Football Club and how it made the VFL finals for the first time in a decade on the way to the ultimate triumph a year later.

        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: West Coast

      Saturday’s election night game in Perth between the West Coast Eagles and Melbourne represents 18th vs 15th which makes it a tough decision as to which party to favour. The Eagles have yet to break the ice under their new coach in Andrew McQualter who is the second understudy in a row to confront Demon Coach Simon Goodwin who was also winless until a fortnight ago. On that basis, many punters might be considering to go with the donkey vote but I’ve been assigned with the task of helping readers to come to a considered opinion on this matter of vital importance across the nation. It was almost a year ago that I wrote a preview here of the Demons’ away game against the Eagles (under the name William from Waalitj because it was Indigenous Round).  I issued a warning that it was a danger game, based on my local knowledge that the home team were no longer easybeats and that they possessed a wunderkind generational player in Harley Reid who was capable of producing stellar performances playing among men a decade and more older than he.  At the time, the Eagles already had two wins off the back of a couple of the young man’s masterclasses and they had recently given the Bombers a scare straight after their Anzac Day blockbuster draw against the then reigning premiers.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 1 reply
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: Round 08

      Round 08 of the 2025 AFL Season kicks off on Thursday with a must-win game for the Bombers to stay in touch with the top eight, while the struggling Roos seek a morale-boosting upset. Friday sees the Saints desperate for a win as well if they are to stay in finals contention and their opponents the Dockers will be eager to crack in to the Top 8 with a win on the road. Saturday kicks off with a pivotal clash for both sides asthe Bulldogs look to solidify their top-eight spot, while Port seeks to shake their pretender tag. Then the Crows will be looking to steady their topsy turvy season against a resurgent Blues looking to make it 4 wins on the trot. On Election Night a Blockbuster will see the ladder-leading Pies take on the Cats, who are keen to bounce back after a narrow loss. On Sunday the Sydney Derby promises fireworks as the Giants aim to cement their top-eight status, while the Swans fight to keep their season alive. The Hawks, celebrating their centenary, will be looking to easily account for the Tigers who are desperate to halt their slide. The Round concludes on Sunday Night with a top end of the table QClash with significant ladder implications; both Queensland teams are in scintillating form. Who are you tipping this week and what are the best results for the Demons?

      • 147 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: West Coast

      The Demons hit the road in Round 8, heading to Perth to face the West Coast Eagles at Optus Stadium. With momentum building, the Dees will be aiming for a third straight victory to keep their season revival on course. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Thanks
      • 563 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Richmond

      The fans who turned up to the MCG for Melbourne’s Anzac Day Eve clash against Richmond would have been disappointed if they turned up to see a great spectacle. As much as this was a night for the 71,635 in attendance to commemorate heroes of the nation’s past wars, it was also a time for the Melbourne Football Club to consolidate upon its first win after a horrific start to the 2025 season. On this basis, despite the fact that it was an uninspiring and dour struggle for most of its 100 minutes, the night will be one for the fans to remember. They certainly got value out of the pre match activity honouring those who fought for their country. The MCG and the lights of the city as backdrop was made for nights such as these and, in my view, we received a more inspirational ceremony of Anzac culture than others both here and elsewhere around the country. 

        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Richmond

      The match up of teams competing in our great Aussie game at its second highest level is a rarity for a work day Thursday morning but the blustery conditions that met the players at a windswept Casey Fields was something far more commonplace.They turned the opening stanza between the Casey Demons and a somewhat depleted Richmond VFL into a mess of fumbling unforced errors, spilt marks and wasted opportunities for both sides but they did set up a significant win for the home team which is exactly what transpired on this Anzac Day round opener. Casey opened up strong against the breeze with the first goal to Aidan Johnson, the Tigers quickly responded and the game degenerated into a defensive slog and the teams were level when the first siren sounded.

        • Clap
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All