Jump to content

POSTGAME: PF vs Geelong

Demonland
Demonland
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

 
5 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

I still find it amazing that Hinkley has kept his job. 
i really like Ken as a person, but that Performance from Port, at Home, should have been a Coach Killer…

What is he going to say to them now?

That PF loss was far worse than ours in 2018. They were at home, rested, in top form and everything was to their advantage unlike us. It was a capitulation of the worst order. Hinkley should have been sacked.

Edited by John Crow Batty

  • Quote
    9 minutes ago, John Crow Batty said:

    That PF loss was far worse than ours in 2018. They were at home, rested, in top form and everything was to their advantage unlike us. It was a capitulation of the worst order. Hinkley should have been sacked.

    If you sack a coach for losing a prelim what do you do for the 14 coaches who don’t make it that far?

    Kenny’s made the prelims 3 different times, never won less than 10 games or finished lower than 10th on the ladder. He’s evolved the side with trading prime midfielders to refresh the list to sustain success. 

    It’s certainly getting closer to the stage where you say he just can’t get it done but Port were a mess in the Primus years. There’s a strong case to stick by a coach who gets you to the penultimate weekend of the season rather than expect the grass to be greener. 

  • Quote
    • Like 2
     
    47 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    If you sack a coach for losing a prelim what do you do for the 14 coaches who don’t make it that far?

    Kenny’s made the prelims 3 different times, never won less than 10 games or finished lower than 10th on the ladder. He’s evolved the side with trading prime midfielders to refresh the list to sustain success. 

    It’s certainly getting closer to the stage where you say he just can’t get it done but Port were a mess in the Primus years. There’s a strong case to stick by a coach who gets you to the penultimate weekend of the season rather than expect the grass to be greener. 

    I’d say 3 strikes you’re out. The last was the worst finals capitulation by any team that I could remember. 

    Edited by John Crow Batty

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    6 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    I still find it amazing that Hinkley has kept his job. 
    i really like Ken as a person, but that Performance from Port, at Home, should have been a Coach Killer…

    What is he going to say to them now?

    To turn it around, what are the fans saying to Hinkley? I can't be bothered to do a "what they're saying down at Alberton" opus, but if you check out the Port sub forum on bigfooty, you will see the natives are more than restless. Makes Goodwin circa 2019  seem like Barassi/Hafey/Sheedy/Clarkson combined.

  • Quote

    4 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    To turn it around, what are the fans saying to Hinkley? I can't be bothered to do a "what they're saying down at Alberton" opus, but if you check out the Port sub forum on bigfooty, you will see the natives are more than restless. Makes Goodwin circa 2019  seem like Barassi/Hafey/Sheedy/Clarkson combined.

    Not suprised by that at all

    i am still staggered Ken has kept the job, In the first half of a Home Preliminary Final, Port hardly laid a tackle. 

  • Quote
    4 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

    If you sack a coach for losing a prelim what do you do for the 14 coaches who don’t make it that far?

    Kenny’s made the prelims 3 different times, never won less than 10 games or finished lower than 10th on the ladder. He’s evolved the side with trading prime midfielders to refresh the list to sustain success. 

    It’s certainly getting closer to the stage where you say he just can’t get it done but Port were a mess in the Primus years. There’s a strong case to stick by a coach who gets you to the penultimate weekend of the season rather than expect the grass to be greener. 

    There are ways to lose and ways to lose. 
    Kenny’s loss was worse than a shocker 

    It wasn’t his first attempt. 

  • Quote

    but was it worse than the Geelong loss ?

    sure they were gone by q1 but the MFC v Geelong end margin was a few points higher

    MFC v Cats..125 v 42

    Dogs v Port 116 v 45

    Edited by Diamond_Jim

  • Quote
    •  
    On 2/6/2022 at 5:39 PM, Diamond_Jim said:

    In my season rewatch I reached the prelim final last night. Unlike most games where I watch one quarter an evening this one I watched in one sitting.

    It is arguably the most comprehensive performance of the season. Other than missing a few gettable goals in the second? quarter it was near faultless.

    The GF was special and no one will forget that 35 odd minutes of domination but I think this game was the pinnacle performance wise.

    Obvious kudos to Max but the performances by Brown, Spargo, Petty ANB..the list goes.... on are what should stand us in good stead in the coming season.

    Watched this one again last week myself...

    It was a great performance, the whole series was dominated by us.

    One take away for me was I still don't understand why Salem wasn't an All Australian...I know we were heavily represented but the finals series showed why. Very stiff to miss out.

  • Quote
    • Like 4
    On 2/6/2022 at 12:53 PM, FarNorthernD said:

    Watching the Prelim with the SEN commentary. Gerard Healey calling non free kicks for Geelong whilst frees the we get are lucky. I can’t work out if he dislikes Melbourne more than I dislike him 

    Biggest C next to UNO who. I only HATE 2 former Melbourne players. Please Stop printing his Full name, should be in the same bucket as TS.

  • Quote
    • 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

    • PODCAST: Essendon

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 14th April @ the all new time of 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we dissect another Demons loss at Kardinia Park to the Cats in the Round 04. 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.

        • Like
      • 23 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Fremantle

      The Demons return home to the MCG in search of their first win for the 2025 Premiership season when they take on the Fremantle Dockers on Saturday afternoon. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Clap
        • Love
      • 60 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Essendon

      Max Gawn leads the Demonland Player of the Year ahead of Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca, Kade Chandler and Jake Bowey. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

        • Like
      • 22 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Essendon

      Despite a spirited third quarter surge, the Demons have slumped to their worst start to a season since 2012, remaining winless and second last on the ladder after a 39-point defeat to Essendon at Adelaide Oval in Gather Round.

        • Haha
        • Like
      • 252 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • GAMEDAY: Essendon

      It’s Game Day, and the Demons are staring down the barrel of an 0-5 start for the first time since 2012 as they take on Essendon at Adelaide Oval for Gather Round. In that forgettable season, Melbourne finally broke their drought by toppling the Bombers. Can lightning strike twice? Will the Dees turn their nightmare start around and breathe life back into 2025?

        • Like
      • 723 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Essendon

      As the focus of the AFL moves exclusively to South Australia for Gather Round, the question is raised as to what are we going to get from the  Melbourne Football Club this weekend? Will it be a repeat of the slop fest of the last three weeks that have seen the team score a measly 174 points and concede 310 or will a return to the City of Churches and the scene where they performed at their best in 2024 act as a wakeup call and bring them out of their early season reverie?  Or will the sleepy Dees treat their fans to a reenactment of their lazy effort from the first Gather Round of two years ago when they allowed the Bombers to trample all over them on a soggy and wet Adelaide Oval? The two examples from above tell us how fickle form can be in football. Last year, a committed group of players turned up in Adelaide with a businesslike mindset. They had a plan, went in confidently and hard for the football and kicked winning scores against both home teams in a difficult environment for visitors. And they repeated that sort of effort later in the season when they played Essendon at the MCG.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All