Jump to content

Would you take Jeremy Howe back?

Northern Summer
Northern Summer
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

No, and for a few different reasons. His position is not a need. He wouldn't come dirt cheap in terms of salary. Injuries are really affecting the back end of his career.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Demonland changed the title to Would you take Jeremy Howe back?
     
      On 28/04/2021 at 23:29, Pipefitter said:

    Nah. He was a jerk when he left. If it wasn’t for us choosing him as a speculative pick he’d still be taking hangers somewhere in Tassie.

    what a [censored] you are. Give the guy some credit for becoming one of the best defenders in the game.

    Meanwhile we're loving steven May even though he left gold coast because they were bad and literally the same reason Howe left. 

    Peoples blinded loyalty affects their logic. So how is May's decision any different. 

     

  • Quote

    Quality player. i'd definitely have a good look at it if he was keen. 

    there is no doubt in my mind he'd improve our team.

  • Quote
    •  
      On 29/04/2021 at 02:03, Dr.D said:

    I'd take him back. He is one of the best defenders in the game. Just because May and Lever are ahead of him on current form doesn't mean that he isn't a great player.  All of this talk saying that he is past his prime etc. is way too harsh considering his injuries. Maybe he isn't the greatest bloke off the field, but to me he interviews well and doesn't seem like a tool. Using the phone incident as an example is barely a hanging offence. I think people are just too proud to admit that they would have him back. 

     

    I think he is a very good player, but he would struggle to get a game in our team, so why spend money on aging surplus?

    He basically plays the exact same role as Lever, except Lever is 6 years his junior and a far superior on field leader. 

    There are far better options out there if we are looking to add players to our list at the end of the season. 

    Edited by Jaded

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Whatever one thinks of him and the circumstances of his departure, where would he fit in to our lineup and game plan?

    Certainly not current beat 22. 

  • Quote
      On 29/04/2021 at 05:29, Dr.D said:

    what a [censored] you are. Give the guy some credit for becoming one of the best defenders in the game.

    Meanwhile we're loving steven May even though he left gold coast because they were bad and literally the same reason Howe left. 

    Peoples blinded loyalty affects their logic. So how is May's decision any different. 

     

    Im a one eyed supporter. What can I do. It blinds my logic.

     

  • Quote
    • Like 4
    • Haha 1
     

    Nup, [censored] him.

    He walked out. He’s constantly injured. We’ve got his position well covered now.

    We’re winning this year off the back of good culture, our team hasn’t really changed. Why mess with positive culture by bringing him back?

  • Quote
    • Like 5

    If he improves the team, for sure i would. But he is getting injured a little too often now

    Half Back is a Speed and precision position now. 
    He may have to watch our success from the Grandstand 

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Can someone tell me what the difference is between howe leaving melbourne and may leaving Gold Coast? But we choose to look the other way with May. What a joke some of you lot are.

     

    Edited by Dr.D

  • Quote
      On 29/04/2021 at 08:30, Dr.D said:

    Can someone tell me what the difference is between howe leaving melbourne and may leaving Gold Coast? But we choose to look the other way with May. What a joke some of you lot are.

     

    I don't hate or even dislike Howe.  I have no emotion, as I'm not invested in him.

    That said, I couldn't care less what some supporters feel.  It's inconsequential to me.

    Why do you care what others think ?

  • Quote
      On 29/04/2021 at 08:36, Hannibal Inc. said:

    I don't hate or even dislike Howe.  I have no emotion, as I'm not invested in him.

    That said, I couldn't care less what some supporters feel.  It's inconsequential to me.

    Why do you care what others think ?

    because as an intellectual person it bugs me when people don't use basic logic. 

    p.s. you're on a supporters forum so of course you care what some supporters feel.

  • Quote
      On 29/04/2021 at 08:58, Dr.D said:

    because as an intellectual person it bugs me when people don't use basic logic. 

    p.s. you're on a supporters forum so of course you care what some supporters feel.

    I'm interested in observations and information I may not know, but I couldn't care less about how they ''feel''. 

  • Quote

      On 29/04/2021 at 08:30, Dr.D said:

    Can someone tell me what the difference is between howe leaving melbourne and may leaving Gold Coast? But we choose to look the other way with May. What a joke some of you lot are.

     

    Haven’t heard May say a bad word about Gold Coast since he left. Same can’t be said for Howe. 
    Howe has carried himself like a [censored] since he left us. 

  • Quote
    • Like 8
      On 29/04/2021 at 01:08, Hannibal Inc. said:

    I wouldn't automatically rule out a player that will be 32 next year, but in Howe's case his body has been ravaged with injury.

     

    Wow, I didn't realise he was that old...

    He had a great injury free run there for a while but the last few years haven't been kind.

    Collingwood's list is looking worse than I thought with Sidebottom on the way out and Pendles nearer the end than the start and Howey struggling with injury also near the end.

     

  • Quote
    • Like 3
      On 28/04/2021 at 19:19, Cracker Nackers said:

    Leave him to the beer-snakes!

    He's been Collingwooded. The only good players we ever got from them were Peter Moore, Henry Coles and RIP Flash Gordon.

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    I would take anyone back except $cully but he's done. For free (or close to) as a backup yes, but not for any serious price.

    Screamers massively overrated considering most were turned over immediately or came when we were 82 points down. 

  • Quote
      On 28/04/2021 at 22:35, rpfc said:

    I was about to go into ‘systems’ and ‘people that are not able to follow those systems’ but I won’t waste my time.

    No we shouldn’t get Howe. 

    And if you think we should, you should feel bad and remorse. So head down for the rest of the day...

    Exactly there's a reason we got rid of him. I still remember Roos having a crack at both Howe and Watts during the break of a night game vs Sydney. You could tell he was exasperated trying to get these guys to adhere to the structure and team rules.

  • Quote
    • Like 2

      On 29/04/2021 at 08:30, Dr.D said:

    Can someone tell me what the difference is between howe leaving melbourne and may leaving Gold Coast? But we choose to look the other way with May. What a joke some of you lot are.

     

    May returning home leaving a cultural wasteland to be close to family and friends, without bagging his old club.  Howe bagged the club that got him out of Dodges? Ferry. He left to play as a forward and then played as a defender. And did I mention he went to Collingwood!

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 1
     
      On 29/04/2021 at 09:34, rjay said:

    Wow, I didn't realise he was that old...

    He had a great injury free run there for a while but the last few years haven't been kind.

    Collingwood's list is looking worse than I thought with Sidebottom on the way out and Pendles nearer the end than the start and Howey struggling with injury also near the end.

     

    he's 30. so he's saying 32 next year to be sneaky. didn't fool me

  • Quote
      On 29/04/2021 at 08:30, Dr.D said:

    Can someone tell me what the difference is between howe leaving melbourne and may leaving Gold Coast? But we choose to look the other way with May. What a joke some of you lot are.

     

    One wears a Red and Blue jumper the other wears a Black and White jumper. Pretty simple observation to me. 

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 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

    • REPORT: Hawthorn

      There was a time during the current Melbourne cycle that goes back to before the premiership when the club was the toughest to beat in the fourth quarter. The Demons were not only hard to beat at any time but it was virtually impossible to get the better them when scores were close at three quarter time. It was only three or four years ago but they were fit, strong and resilient in body and mind. Sadly, those days are over. This has been the case since the club fell off its pedestal about 12 months ago after it beat Geelong and then lost to Carlton. In both instances, Melbourne put together strong, stirring final quarters, one that resulted in victory, the other, in defeat. Since then, the drop off has been dramatic to the point where it can neither pull off victory in close matches, nor can it even go down in defeat  gallantly.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Footscray

      At twenty-four minutes into the third term of the game between the Casey Demons and Footscray VFL at Whitten Oval, the visitors were coasting. They were winning all over the ground, had the ascendancy in the ruck battles and held a 26 point lead on a day perfect for football. What could go wrong? Everything. The Bulldogs moved into overdrive in the last five minutes of the term and booted three straight goals to reduce the margin to a highly retrievable eight points at the last break. Bouyed by that effort, their confidence was on a high level during the interval and they ran all over the despondent Demons and kicked another five goals to lead by a comfortable margin of four goals deep into the final term before Paddy Cross kicked a couple of too late goals for a despondent Casey. A testament to their lack of pressure in the latter stages of the game was the fact that Footscray’s last ten scoring shots were nine goals and one rushed behind. Things might have been different for the Demons who went into the game after last week’s bye with 12 AFL listed players. Blake Howes was held over for the AFL game but two others, Jack Billings and Taj Woewodin (not officially listed as injured) were also missing and they could have been handy at the end. Another mystery of the current VFL system.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Brisbane

      The Demons head back out on the road in Round 10 when they travel to Queensland to take on the reigning Premiers and the top of the table Lions who look very formidable. Can the Dees cause a massive upset? Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Sad
        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 125 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Hawthorn

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 12th May @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we dissect the Demons loss to the Hawks. 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.

      • 52 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Hawthorn

      Wayward kicking for goal, dump kicks inside 50 and some baffling umpiring all contributed to the Dees not getting out to an an early lead that may have impacted the result. At the end of the day the Demons were just not good enough and let the Hawks run away with their first win against the Demons in 7 years.

        • Haha
        • Like
      • 356 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Hawthorn

      After 3 fantastic week Max Gawn has a massive lead in the Demonland Player of the Year award from Jake Bowey, Christian Petracca, Kade Chandler and Ed Langdon who round out the Top Five. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

        • Vomit
        • Sad
        • Clap
      • 34 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All