Jump to content

PRACTICE MATCH: vs Richmond - Friday 26 February 2021

Bring-Back-Powell
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

 
1 hour ago, dees189227 said:

I just hope and pray for no serous injuries to anyone especially our key players. 

No injuries and strong performances by key players is all I’m after. Ideally don’t want us to be destroyed but if we lose I’m not going to be worried. Then again if we win I’ll probably start saying premiership favourites ?.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Haha 1

    I'll try and pick the team before the squad comes out.

    B: PETTY, MAY, LEVER

    HB: SALEM, TOMLINSON, RIVERS

    C: LANGDON, PETRACCA, BAKER

    HF: LAURIE, MCDONALD, NEAL-BULLEN

    F: FRITSCH, JACKSON, SPARGO

    FOLL: GAWN, SPARROW, JORDON

    IC: BOWEY, ROSMAN, HUNT, HARMES, LOCKHART, CHANDLER, JETTA, JONES

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Thanks 1
     
    15 hours ago, In Harmes Way said:

    I'm with you there OD. I joined in 2011 because the club needed me. Last year, me and my boy had Trident memberships, which became a $1K+ donation to the club due to COVID. Nothing from the club by way of thanks, I reckon the more members we get, the more they take us for granted. 

    Didn't you get the 2020 Member pin?

  • Quote
    On 2/24/2021 at 2:56 AM, joshua said:

    I could be wrong but I think it may be because it’s on the same the the females are playing and they don’t want it to affect the number of viewers etc

    At 9.30 AEDT am in the morning ???

    Come on !!!

    On 2/24/2021 at 2:56 AM, joshua said:

    I could be wrong but I think it may be because it’s on the same the the females are playing and they don’t want it to affect the number of viewers etc

     

  • Quote

    10 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

    I'll try and pick the team before the squad comes out.

    B: PETTY, MAY, LEVER

    HB: SALEM, TOMLINSON, RIVERS

    C: LANGDON, PETRACCA, BAKER

    HF: LAURIE, MCDONALD, NEAL-BULLEN

    F: FRITSCH, JACKSON, SPARGO

    FOLL: GAWN, SPARROW, JORDON

    IC: BOWEY, ROSMAN, HUNT, HARMES, LOCKHART, CHANDLER, JETTA, JONES

    I'd be very surprised if Daw didn't get a run, no point having a look at him just at training, Farmer and Deakyn Smith are different in that they are highly unlikely to be considered for round 1. 

  • Quote
    3 hours ago, Red and Blue realist said:

    I'd be very surprised if Daw didn't get a run, no point having a look at him just at training, Farmer and Deakyn Smith are different in that they are highly unlikely to be considered for round 1. 

    I picked the players that hadn't been in rehab don't know if Daw is fit enough. He might get a game in a week or 2 if it was up to me.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    4 hours ago, Red and Blue realist said:

    I'd be very surprised if Daw didn't get a run, no point having a look at him just at training, Farmer and Deakyn Smith are different in that they are highly unlikely to be considered for round 1. 

    Daw is not fit enough due to only coming back into AFL training load two weeks ago, and will take him a few weeks before he is deemed match fit.

    Farmer and Smith are highly likely chance to be playing tomorrow. 

  • Quote
    •  

    The AFL should step in to make sure all these practice games are televised and played at a decent time. 9.30 on Friday is such a stupid time. 

  • Quote
    1 hour ago, WERRIDEE said:

    I picked the players that hadn't been in rehab don't know if Daw is fit enough. He might get a game in a week or 2 if it was up to me.

    I didn't realise Oliver had been in rehab.

  • Quote

    i wonder whether we'll go close to full-strength to get game plan as bedded in as possible or give younger / less experienced players opportunities

    for instance, we know that may and lever are our best tall defenders - do they give way to give petty first opportunity vs tomlinson?

    same is true for salem; why pick him to look at as 7th def when we know that that's his role; are we better off giving options to others to press their claims?

    same goes for langdon - i'd rather see a 'wing off' between baker and rosman, for instance, to see who can claim first opportunity

    unsure whether oliver and trac have to play as starting mids as our other next tier inside mids - viney and brayshaw - aren't fit enough to play; perhaps it creates a first look opportunity for sparrow and / or jordon

    the big exception for me is around forward planning; we need to see how plugger mac, jackson, and fritsch work together as that's what we're going to have for the first 6 or so rounds of the season before brown is, possibly / hopefully, fit again

    this of course means that gawn MUST play as we need to see that forward structure in place rather than necessarily having jackson (or bradtke?) take the ruck lead against nankervis, if he is playing, or coleman-jones

    i think clubs are running 8-man benches for these games?

    B: Lockhart - Petty - J Smith
    HB: Hunt - Tomlinson - Rivers
    C : Baker - Petracca - Rosman
    HF: vandenBerg - McDonald - Spargo
    F: Fritsch - Jackson - Farmer
    Foll: Gawn - Sparrow - Harmes
    I/c: Bedford - Bowey - Laurie - Jordon - Nietschke - M Brown - Bradtke - D Smith

    unavailable: viney - brayshaw - hibberd - melksham - hore - weideman - b brown - daw

    not selected: may - jones - salem - lever - oliver - langdon - chandler - jetta

  • Quote
    16 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    i wonder whether we'll go close to full-strength to get game plan as bedded in as possible or give younger / less experienced players opportunities

    for instance, we know that may and lever are our best tall defenders - do they give way to give petty first opportunity vs tomlinson?

    same is true for salem; why pick him to look at as 7th def when we know that that's his role; are we better off giving options to others to press their claims?

    same goes for langdon - i'd rather see a 'wing off' between baker and rosman, for instance, to see who can claim first opportunity

    unsure whether oliver and trac have to play as starting mids as our other next tier inside mids - viney and brayshaw - aren't fit enough to play; perhaps it creates a first look opportunity for sparrow and / or jordon

    the big exception for me is around forward planning; we need to see how plugger mac, jackson, and fritsch work together as that's what we're going to have for the first 6 or so rounds of the season before brown is, possibly / hopefully, fit again

    this of course means that gawn MUST play as we need to see that forward structure in place rather than necessarily having jackson (or bradtke?) take the ruck lead against nankervis, if he is playing, or coleman-jones

    i think clubs are running 8-man benches for these games?

    B: Lockhart - Petty - J Smith
    HB: Hunt - Tomlinson - Rivers
    C : Baker - Petracca - Rosman
    HF: vandenBerg - McDonald - Spargo
    F: Fritsch - Jackson - Farmer
    Foll: Gawn - Sparrow - Harmes
    I/c: Bedford - Bowey - Laurie - Jordon - Nietschke - M Brown - Bradtke - D Smith

    unavailable: viney - brayshaw - hibberd - melksham - hore - weideman - b brown - daw

    not selected: may - jones - salem - lever - oliver - langdon - chandler - jetta

    WWSW, I think at this stage we need to pick the best 22 in search of that mythical unicorn - cohesion.

  • Quote
    • Like 8
    43 minutes ago, dworship said:

    I didn't realise Oliver had been in rehab.

    Shoulder

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    11 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Worse if you’re in Queensland.

    Game starts at 8.30 am.

    obviously timed for the big following on the US East Coast

  • Quote
    • Haha 3

    On 2/24/2021 at 4:51 AM, Cards13 said:

    The wording is interesting “premium” members. Does that mean not all members get sent the link and password to watch it? Not a great look of true. 

    I think 'premium, members-only content' is the intended meaning when translated from Twitterish. 

  • Quote
    1 hour ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Worse if you’re in Queensland.

    Game starts at 8.30 am.

    NT 8:00am sharp. Early birds only ?!

  • Quote

    Anyone planning on taking a screen recording of the game? From memory, last year’s practice match wasn’t available for later viewing.

  • Quote
    18 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

    I'll try and pick the team before the squad comes out.

    B: PETTY, MAY, LEVER

    HB: SALEM, TOMLINSON, RIVERS

    C: LANGDON, PETRACCA, BAKER

    HF: LAURIE, MCDONALD, NEAL-BULLEN

    F: FRITSCH, JACKSON, SPARGO

    FOLL: GAWN, SPARROW, JORDON

    IC: BOWEY, ROSMAN, HUNT, HARMES, LOCKHART, CHANDLER, JETTA, JONES

    I guess that is the best of the uninjured but I find it hard to see that lot beating Richmond if they are half serious. 

  • Quote
    49 minutes ago, Tarax Club said:

    NT 8:00am sharp. Early birds only ?!

    6:30AM here in WA

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    • Haha 1

    10 minutes ago, Dannyz said:

    6:30AM here in WA

    What’s for breakfast?

  • Quote
    17 minutes ago, Tarax Club said:

    What’s for breakfast?

    Porridge 

  • Quote
    • Love 1
    2 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    obviously timed for the big following on the US East Coast

    Not to mention Europe. 11.30 p.m. start here, might get the first quarter in.

  • Quote
    •  
    1 hour ago, Tarax Club said:

    What’s for breakfast?

    VB tins. 
     

    It is a ‘practice’ game after all - even for supporters of this club. 

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 1

    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

    • REPORT: Gold Coast

      From the start, Melbourne’s performance against the Gold Coast Suns at Peoples First Stadium was nothing short of a massive botch up and it came down in the first instance to poor preparation. Rather than adequately preparing the team for battle against an opponent potentially on the skids after suffering three consecutive losses, the Demons looking anything but sharp and ready to play in the opening minutes of the game. By way of contrast, the Suns demonstrated a clear sense of purpose and will to win. From the very first bounce of the ball they were back to where they left off earlier in the season in Round Three when the teams met at the MCG. They ran rings around the Demons and finished the game off with a dominant six goal final term. This time, they produced another dominant quarter to start the game, restricting Melbourne to a solitary point to lead by six goals at the first break, by which time, the game was all but over.

        • Clap
        • Thanks
      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Gold Coast

      Coming off four consecutive victories and with a team filled with 17 AFL listed players, the Casey Demons took to their early morning encounter with the lowly Gold Coast Suns at People First Stadium with the swagger of a team that thought a win was inevitable. They were smashing it for the first twenty minutes of the game after Tom Fullarton booted the first two goals but they then descended into an abyss of frustrating poor form and lackadaisical effort that saw the swagger and the early arrogance disappear by quarter time when their lead was overtaken by a more intense and committed opponent. The Suns continued to apply the pressure in the second quarter and got out to a three goal lead in mid term before the Demons fought back. A late goal to the home side before the half time bell saw them ten points up at the break and another surge in the third quarter saw them comfortably up with a 23 point lead at the final break.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • 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?

        • Thanks
      • 95 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.

        • Sad
        • Like
      • 231 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
      • 41 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
    View All