Jump to content

Discussion on recent allegations about the use of illicit drugs in football is forbidden
  • IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING

    Posting unsubstantiated rumours on this website is strictly forbidden.

    Demonland has made the difficult decision to not permit this platform to be used to discuss & debate the off-field issues relating to the Melbourne Football Club including matters currently being litigated between the Club & former Board members, board elections, the issue of illicit drugs in footy, the culture at the club & the personal issues & allegations against some of our players & officials ...

    We do not take these issues & this decision lightly & of course we believe that these serious matters affecting the club we love & are so passionate about are worthy of discussion & debate & I wish we could provide a place where these matters can be discussed in a civil & respectful manner.

    However these discussions unfortunately invariably devolve into areas that may be defamatory, libelous, spread unsubstantiated rumours & can effect the mental health of those involved. Even discussion & debate of known facts or media reports can lead to finger pointing, blame & personal attacks.

    The repercussion is that these discussions can open this website, it’s owners & it’s users to legal action & may result in this website being forced to shutdown.

    Our moderating team are all volunteers & cannot moderate the forum 24/7 & as a consequence problematic content that contravenes our rules & standards may go unnoticed for some time before it can be removed.

    We reserve the right to delete posts that offend against our above policy & indeed, to ban posters who are repeat offenders or who breach our code of conduct.

    WE HAVE BUILT A FANTASTIC ONLINE COMMUNITY AT DEMONLAND OVER THE PAST 23 YEARS & WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THE CLUB WE LOVE & ARE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT.

    Thank you for your continued support & understanding. Go Dees.

We wont win a flag til Bruce, Green, White, Davey, Johnstone etc.. are 2nd tier players

Yze_Magic

By Yze_Magic
in Melbourne Demons

 Share

Recommended Posts

dees_rule_4eva Demon

dees_rule_4eva   22

Posted
Posted
And if u were coach u would never want fresh new talent. whats the point in squeezing a lime for juice when its unripe. There are players for melb who must be traded for the future of melb. Clubs unfortunatly wont take P.Johnson, S.Godfrey, N.Brown, P.Wheatley so we must trade for draft picks. Its now about the future as melb are going backwards and y try and string 2 years where we will be ordinary when we can go for bottom 4 now and be a chance 2 years earlier than we would if we try and make a premiership of what we have atm

This is the problem with some people. Two disappointing performances, and all of a sudden it's time to start re-building!! It's called a knee-jerk reaction, and you are providing a perfect example of it. By the by, I am all for injecting new talent into the team, which is why I don't want to drop the youngsters. I would much prefer to see Sylvia, Buckley, Newton and co. than I would see Godfrey, Brown or Wheatley. If we turn after eleven rounds at 8-3 or 7-4, will you still be calling for a re-building stage or will you be pushing for a flag.

It's two weeks in. Freo are 0-2 and they ain't panicking. For Christ's sake.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

maggotbasher Demon

maggotbasher   0

Posted
Posted
This is the problem with some people. Two disappointing performances, and all of a sudden it's time to start re-building!! It's called a knee-jerk reaction, and you are providing a perfect example of it. By the by, I am all for injecting new talent into the team, which is why I don't want to drop the youngsters. I would much prefer to see Sylvia, Buckley, Newton and co. than I would see Godfrey, Brown or Wheatley. If we turn after eleven rounds at 8-3 or 7-4, will you still be calling for a re-building stage or will you be pushing for a flag.

It's two weeks in. Freo are 0-2 and they ain't panicking. For Christ's sake.

Freo looked like a reasonably organized team in those losses. We look to be in complete disarray!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

bjgc Demon

bjgc   0

Posted
Posted

This is the classic case that we do far too often by thinking we are better than we are. We didnt recruit we just thought we were going to do better by doing nothing. Look at Essendon they recruited well and are looking good. If you don't recruit chances are you will stagnate and with other teams getting better every year chances are that you will go backwards and that is exactly what we are doing add the fact that we have our captain out. The 3 players that improved us as a team last year out in Pickett, McLean and Bartram and youngsters that we would be expecting to help us improve this year in Sylvia, Dunn and Frawley and you are behind the 8 ball already. Injuries are killing us we are playing shocking football but I think we can turn it around as long as we recruit heavily and stop holding on to fringe players that have been around for a while. Our injury prevention must get better. Hawthorn under Bohdan were injury ravaged we are now the same. Either there is a problem with his training methods like what a lot of people have wrote on this forum or he is just bad luck either way we should get rid of him it's not working. We won't turn it around in time to save Daniher's job but all is not lost.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
occo Mighty Demon

occo   2

Posted
Posted

dees_rule_4eva a message 4 u

Answer this quest. Would u prefer us be a contender in 07 and 08 knowing in 09 and 10 we will be ordinary with loss of White, Neitz, Yze, Whelan OR would u prefer we looked at bottom 4 the next 2 years, play a young side and by 2010 we have a good team (whereas the other option we pretend for 2 years and it takes us 2 years more than if the other option). It hurts but this is long term planning

Link to comment
Share on other sites
dees_rule_4eva Demon

dees_rule_4eva   22

Posted
Posted
And i hate this from people like you. Thinking we can still have a chance at the premiership with an ordinary depth, injuries. We come 6-8 we wont make the final day in sep. If were to come 1-4 we must lose a max of 3 games for the season. Woohoo I am so confident of that!

Have a drink (if your old enough), and just settle down. When Sydney won the flag, they were being called a "middle of the road" average side after 12 rounds. Look at life with the glass half full, not half empty.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Oxxx Demon

Oxxx   0

Posted
Posted

I've been thinking a similar thing for the past couple of years.

Don't get me wrong, players Bruce, Green, Johnstone are all very good players and they will contribute to a side in getting to the finals and even through the finals series, but we honestly really don't have anybody who can be compared to the class of Judd, Black, J Brown, etc. I haven't seen a player who could singlehandedly win a game off their own boot for atleast 1/2 a decade.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Dappa Dan Trident

Dappa Dan   2,188

Posted
Posted
This is the problem with some people. Two disappointing performances, and all of a sudden it's time to start re-building!! It's called a knee-jerk reaction, and you are providing a perfect example of it. By the by, I am all for injecting new talent into the team, which is why I don't want to drop the youngsters. I would much prefer to see Sylvia, Buckley, Newton and co. than I would see Godfrey, Brown or Wheatley. If we turn after eleven rounds at 8-3 or 7-4, will you still be calling for a re-building stage or will you be pushing for a flag.

It's two weeks in. Freo are 0-2 and they ain't panicking. For Christ's sake.

That's not true. The list os ok, there's certainly more than our fair share of young guys coming through, but it's still such a long way from looking like a premiership threat.

Last year after round 3 I remember everyone was in one camp or the other. Either you thought we could still threaten, or you thought we were playing for Gibbs. The truth was that even if we won 11 of the next 12 we'd still not win a flag. And that was the truth.

So what if we're 8-3? If the dees are capable of bringing just 1 quarter of that crap against Freo or WC at Subi or the Swans ANYWHERE we wouldn't get within 10 goals. The Hawks tried to hand us that game all day with their shots on goal.

The list is good, but some of the best bits are about to go the the big football pitch in the sky, and the rest aren't a full side. You can have 3 Brocks in the middle, it won't matter without a Neitz to kick it to.

Oh, and Freo are missing Johnson and Farmer something shocking. Tarrant and Pavlich are doing it all alone. When those guys get back, and they're as fit as a fiddle, Freo will start DESTROYING sides.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
occo Mighty Demon

occo   2

Posted
Posted
Have a drink (if your old enough), and just settle down. When Sydney won the flag, they were being called a "middle of the road" average side after 12 rounds. Look at life with the glass half full, not half empty.

I have had a drink thanks very much. 4 shots of rum

Link to comment
Share on other sites

occo Mighty Demon

occo   2

Posted
Posted
Only 4? After today, nothing short of 15 will ease the pain. :angry:

Im not an alco...unlike some

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Cactus Demon

Cactus   2

Posted
Posted
Davey is a flash of light but plays in the wrong position. Until Daniher realises he needs to be in the centre for EVERY BOUNCE, he will be underused and wasted.

i hope that is sarcasm.... davey belongs in the forward line and the forward line only!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Bruce Almighty Demon

Bruce Almighty   0

Posted
Posted

i cant believe we played Godfrey over YZE for starters, Godfrey is a tryer yes but he aint AFL material and never will be, i respect him for trying but this is a business. Also Bate is no Number 6 draft pick what a waste, he is shocking i cant see a very good future for him. Holland should of played instead of wheatley but even he needs to go. These players need to be [censored] off at the end of the year:

Godfrey

Holland

Brown

Ward

Wheatley

Bate

They have no future. Daniher would of been better blooding some young guys, what a waste of 2 games.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
occo Mighty Demon

occo   2

Posted
Posted

I seriously believe we are in need of a team revamp. Look at these teams: Dogs,Geelong, Hawks, WCE, Brisbane, Essendon. These teams have been bottom 4 at least 2 years and have developed their team to be a potentual premiership side.

I believe that we should cut our loses not and try to finish bottom 4 for 2 years, getting kids and playing them. We will not win a premiership with the current team and with likes of white and neitz out in 2009 then we should follow essendon and Brisbane who have finished bottom 4 for 2 years and now look like an ok team. 2 years of pain is bearable but first ditch the coach.

The other option is to keep playing for finals this year and next, not get there and then look towards the future. The worry with this is by then we could have already finished bommom 2 and looking towards the future.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

occo Mighty Demon

occo   2

Posted
Posted
i cant believe we played Godfrey over YZE for starters, Godfrey is a tryer yes but he aint AFL material and never will be, i respect him for trying but this is a business. Also Bate is no Number 6 draft pick what a waste, he is shocking i cant see a very good future for him. Holland should of played instead of wheatley but even he needs to go. These players need to be [censored] off at the end of the year:

Godfrey

Holland

Brown

Ward

Wheatley

Bate

They have no future. Daniher would of been better blooding some young guys, what a waste of 2 games.

Hang on Bate. WTF?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
maggotbasher Demon

maggotbasher   0

Posted
Posted
i cant believe we played Godfrey over YZE for starters, Godfrey is a tryer yes but he aint AFL material and never will be, i respect him for trying but this is a business. Also Bate is no Number 6 draft pick what a waste, he is shocking i cant see a very good future for him. Holland should of played instead of wheatley but even he needs to go. These players need to be [censored] off at the end of the year:

Godfrey

Holland

Brown

Ward

Wheatley

Bate

They have no future. Daniher would of been better blooding some young guys, what a waste of 2 games.

Give Red Nob (aka Bate) a chance. He was a cracking little player last year. Quite a surprise. Hasn't fired up yet this year, but that seems to be indicative of the whole team.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Real Demon Redleg

Real Demon   232

Posted
Posted
i cant believe we played Godfrey over YZE for starters, Godfrey is a tryer yes but he aint AFL material and never will be, i respect him for trying but this is a business. Also Bate is no Number 6 draft pick what a waste, he is shocking i cant see a very good future for him. Holland should of played instead of wheatley but even he needs to go. These players need to be [censored] off at the end of the year:

Godfrey

Holland

Brown

Ward

Wheatley

Bate

They have no future. Daniher would of been better blooding some young guys, what a waste of 2 games.

Give me a break!

To start with Bate was pick 13, and take a look at the list from that draft after pick 13......nothing special after pick 15 IMO.....Lynden Dunn.

Bate will be a very good player.........he made a difference when he came into the team last year with his hard running and long goals.

Bate has struggled along with 21 other teammates in the first 2 games this year! He has made no more errors or mistakes than experienced players who have played 10 times the amount of footy he has.

Give the kid a chance!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

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...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Demonland Forums  

  • Match Previews, Reports & Articles  

    GAMEDAY: Rd 07 vs Richmond

    It's Game Day and the Demons once again open the round of football with their annual clash against Richmond on ANZAC Eve. The Tigers, coached by former Dees champion and Premiership assistant coach Adem Yze have a plethora of stars missing due to injury but beware the wounded Tiger. The Dees will have to be switched on tonight. A win will keep them in the hunt for the Top 4 whilst a loss could see them fall out of the 8 for the first time since 2020.

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 41

    TRAINING: Tuesday 23rd April 2024

    Demonland Trackwatcher Kev Martin ventured down to Gosch's Paddock to bring you his observations from this morning's Captain's Run including some hints at the changes for our ANZAC Eve clash against the Tigers. Sunny, though a touch windy, this morning, 23 of them no emergencies.  Forwards out first. Harrison Petty, JvR, Jack Billings, Kade Chandler, Kozzy, Bayley Fritsch, and coach Stafford.  The backs join them, Steven May, Jake Lever, Woey, Judd McVee, Blake Howes, Tom McDonald

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    OOZEE by The Oracle

    There’s a touch of irony in the fact that Adem Yze played his first game for Melbourne in Round 13, 1995 against the club he now coaches. For that game, he wore the number 44 guernsey and got six touches in a game the team won by 11 points.  The man whose first name was often misspelled, soon changed to the number 13 and it turned out lucky for him. He became a highly revered Demon with a record of 271 games during which his presence was acknowledged by the fans with the chant of “Oozee” wh

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Match Previews 3

    TRAINING: Friday 19th April 2024

    They are out for a run just as it starts raining. It didn't last long, ended up a reasonable session weather wise.  Light duties, BBB, rehab Farris-White, Melky, Salem and Spargo, all with private trainers. They are all playing soccer, huge amount of noise. 36-40 (difficult to get a count) in the main squad, biggest I've seen it in ages. Choco is barking out the orders. Goody has intense body language as he observes. Bowey in a lime green cap (no contact), and in the sim

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    ICEBREAKER by KC from Casey

    The Casey Demons have broken the ice for season 2024 with a pulsating come-from-behind victory over Port Melbourne in which it took the lead for the first time at the halfway mark of the final quarter. The game played in mild Autumn conditions in neutral territory at Kinetic Park, Frankston, never reached great heights in standard but it proved gripping in character at the end at the Casey Demons overcame the Borough to win by 15 points after trailing badly early in the second half.  P

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Casey Articles

    MAULED by Whispering Jack

    The writing was on the wall from the very first bounce of the football. The big men went up, Max Gawn more often than not, decisively won the ruck hit out and invariably a Brisbane Lions onballer either won the battle on the ground or halved the contest and they went at it repeatedly until they finally won out. Melbourne managed the first goal from Alex Neal-Bullen but after that the visitors shut out every area of Demon presence around the ground except in the ruck duels. It was a mauling.

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Match Reports 4

    PREGAME: Rd 07 vs Richmond

    The Demons have a bye next week and have a 13 day break before they return to the MCG on ANZAC Eve to take on the Tigers. Who comes in and who goes out?

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 379

    PODCAST: Rd 05 vs Brisbane

    The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 15th April @ 8:30pm. Join George, Binman & I as we analyse the Demons loss at the MCG against the Lions in the Round 05. You 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. Listen & Chat LIV

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 56

    VOTES: Rd 05 vs Brisbane

    Last week Christian Petracca retook the outright lead in the Demonland Player of the Year Award from Max Gawn, Steven May, Alex Neal-Bullen & Jack Viney. Your votes for the loss against the Lions. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 44

  • Tell a friend

    Love Demonland? Tell a friend!

  • Podcast 

  • Podcast 

  • Podcast Stream 


    Open Stream in
    New Window    		    TuneIn    Opens in New Tab

  • Support Demonland  



  • 2021 Premiership  

  • Social Media 

  • Non MFC Games  

    NON-MFC: Round 07

    Discussion of all the other games that don't involve the Demons in Round 07 ... READ MORE

    Demonland | Round 07

  • Game Day      

    GAMEDAY: Rd 07 vs Richmond

    It's Game Day on ANZAC Eve & the Demons take on the Tigers, coached by former Dees champion & Premiership assistant Adem Yze. The Dees will have to be switched on tonight & a win will keep them in the hunt for the Top 4 whilst a loss could see them fall out of the 8 for the first time since 2020 ... READ MORE

    Demonland | April 24

  • Training  

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024

    Demonland Trackwatcher Kev Martin ventured down to Gosch's Paddock to bring you his observations from this morning's Captain's Run including some hints at the changes for our ANZAC Eve clash against the Tigers ... READ MORE

    Demonland | April 23

  • PreGame      

    PREGAME: Rd 06 vs Richmond

    The Demons have a bye next week and have a 13 day break before they return to the MCG on ANZAC Eve to take on the Tigers. Who comes in and who goes out? ...READ MORE

    Demonland | April 23

  • Match Preview      

    OOZEE by The Oracle

    There’s a touch of irony in the fact that Adem Yze played his first game for Melbourne in Round 13, 1995 against the club he now coaches. For that game, he wore the number 44 guernsey and got six touches in a game the team won by 11 points ... READ MORE

    Demonland | April 23

  • Training  

    Friday, 19th April 2024

    Veteran Demonland Trackwatcher Kev Martin headed down to Gosch's Paddock today to bring you his observations from training ... READ MORE

    Demonland | April 19

  • Latest Podcast      

    PODCAST: Rd 05 vs Brisbane

    The boys dissected the disappointing loss to Brisbane rueing our poor work at the stoppages, debated the role that fatigue played and lamenting the loss of Christian Salem ... LISTEN

    Demonland | April 16

  • Casey Report      

    ICE BREAKER by KC from Casey

    The Casey Demons have broken the ice for season 2024 with a pulsating come-from-behind victory over Port Melbourne in which it took the lead for the first time at the halfway mark of the final quarter ... READ MORE

    Demonland | April 14

  • Match Report      

    MAULED by Whispering Jack

    The writing was on the wall from the very first bounce of the football. The big men went up, Max Gawn more often than not, decisively won the ruck hit out and invariably a Brisbane Lions onballer either won the battle on the ground or halved the contest and they went at it repeatedly until they finally won out ... READ MORE

    Demonland | April 12

  • Post Game      

    POSTGAME: Rd 05 vs Brisbane

    The Demons 4 game winning streak has come to an end after a disappointing loss against the Brisbane Lions at the MCG going down by 22 points ...READ MORE

    Demonland | April 11

  • Votes      

    VOTES: Rd 05 vs Brisbane

    Last week Christian Petracca retook the outright lead in the Demonland Player of the Year Award from Max Gawn, Steven May, Alex Neal-Bullen & Jack Viney. Your votes for the loss against the Lions. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ...READ MORE

    Demonland | April 11

  • Training  

    Wednesday, 10th April 2024

    Demonland Trackwatchers Kev Martin and Demon Dynasty were once again on hand at this morning's Captain's Run at Gosch's Paddock to bring you their observations from training ... READ MORE

    Demonland | April 10

  • Training  

    Sunday, 7th April 2024

    Demonland Trackwatcher Kev Martin ventured down in the rain to Gosch's Paddock for the Demon Family Series April School Holiday Open Training session ... READ MORE

    Demonland | April 07

  • Latest Podcast  

    PODCAST: Koltyn Tholstrup Interview

    I interview the Melbourne Football Club’s newest recruit Koltyn Tholstrup to have a chat about his journey from the farm to the Demons, his first few weeks of preseason training, which Dees have impressed him on the track and his aspirations of playing Round 1 ... LISTEN

    Demonland | December 14

  • Latest Podcast  

    PODCAST: Jason Taylor Interview

    I interview the Melbourne Football Club's National Recruitment Manager Jason Taylor to have a chat about our Trade and Draft period, our newest recruits, our recent recruits who have yet to debut as well as those father son prospects on the horizon ... LISTEN

    Demonland | November 27

  • Next Match 

    .

    Round 07

       vs   

    Wednesday 24th April 2024
    @ 07:25pm (MCG)

  • MFC Forum  

  • Match Previews & Reports  

  • Training Forum  

  • AFLW Forum  

  • 2024 Player Sponsorship

  • Topics

  • Injury List  


      PLAYER INJURY LENGTH
    Shane McAdam Hamstring 1-2 Weeks
    Marty Hore Thumb 1-2 Weeks
    Charlie Spargo Achilles 3 Weeks
    Christian Salem Hamstring 3-4 Weeks
    Jake Bowey Shoulder 4-5 Weeks
    Jake Melksham ACL 9-11 Weeks
    Joel Smith Suspension TBA

  • Player of the Year  


        PLAYER VOTES
    1 Max Gawn 67
    2 Christian Petracca 55
    3 Steven May 35
    4 Jack Viney 28
    5 Alex Neal-Bullen 27
    6 Clayton Oliver 22
    7 Bayley Fritsch 19
    8 Trent Rivers 16
    9 Judd McVee 15
    10 Kade Chandler 14

        FULL TABLE

  • Demonland Interviews 



  • Upcoming Events 

×
×
  • Create New...