Jump to content

GAMEDAY: Rd 03 vs Essendon

Whispering_Jack
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

 
 

This mob are one of the teams that I really enjoy beating during the season. There are just so many reasons to dislike them. 

Dees look to have them beaten on every line on the team sheets but OI do not care about the margin..... 1pt....... 10 goals as long a we beat them.

On a side note....the joys of a European Spring...... expecting a few inches of snow overnight and into the morning..... Game starts at 10.20 am my time. It will finish in time to prepare lunch and have a glass or two of wine.

 

Go Dees!

    • Like 3

    I always feel a little short changed when we play on a work day and can't enjoy a proper full day build up to the game. On the flip side of course we get the chance to bag our 4 points early then sit back and watch the hoi polloi scrap it out over the weekend. Swings and roundabouts. 

    • Like 1
    • Love 1

    Only concern for mine is being on the receiving end of umpiring like last night. HQ won't want one of their favourites being 0-3. 

    Crush them boys.

    • Like 1

    This is the game I get so nervous about. I cannot stand losing to them. I didn't go last year & the previous time was when we just lost & I had these 2 guys in front of me that carried on like they were going to win the flag.vgheg also through in a comment about the 2000 gf

    I hope we win & win well & browny, gawn & Jackson play well & trac runs amok.

     

     

     

    4 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    This is the game I get so nervous about. I cannot stand losing to them. I didn't go last year & the previous time was when we just lost & I had these 2 guys in front of me that carried on like they were going to win the flag.vgheg also through in a comment about the 2000 gf

    I hope we win & win well & browny, gawn & Jackson play well & trac runs amok.

     

     

     

    Subscribe

     

    Game day. [censored] yes. Early start early finish for this pig farmer. Aus kick tonight. Unfortunately no smoker until tomorrow... Hopefully listening to the Saturday rub discussing Melbourne's 188 point deemolition of Essendon


    So after a great weekend last weekend on the Gold Coast, I get to spend this weekend at home with COVID! Both my wife and I have it and am sure the kids will pick it up soon too! Ah well had to get it out of the way at some stage, going to get the fire going at home, order some Dan muphy dinner and sit back, relax and enjoy the show! Just hope the umps leave their whistles at home. Still reckon the best umpiring occurs when free kicks for both sides are in the mid teens.

    Go well good fellows!

    • Like 1

    Essendon are bog ordinary at the moment. We're still in second gear.

    I predict an unconvincing 25 point win with Trac dominating again

    • Like 1
    29 minutes ago, sisso said:

    Is it just me or is Essendon playing a team of midgets tonight?

    oompa-loompa-e1526223711368.thumb.jpg.b8c1eb19e6e0035f91514186df5d2484.jpg

     

    Dylan Shiel is back in the side !! 

    • Like 2
    • Haha 1

    Feeling uneasy about this game. We are on a 9 game winning streak, we are not in the best form (which is totally fine for round 3, it’s a long season), we are carrying injuries and Essendon are trash. This can only mean one thing… we could be complacent and lose. 
    If we are at 80% output or more we win and win well. They’ll struggle to kick a big score. But they will also be fired up and desperate to win. If we aren’t on our game for long enough they could win, and while we are bound to drop a game soon, I really really really don’t want it to be to those drug cheating a-holes. 

    • Like 4
    • Thanks 1

    All things being equal,  luck with the ball, the bounce and with the Umpires and injuries,  We should prevail by 30-40 points.

    but.....the one thing is what is above the shoulders for both sides, in their heads.  The one thing in our favour is If a certain few players from our side have a poor night, then it will be goodnight to their position in the side for quite some time.

    Therefore extrapolating a little bit, our bottom 6 players will try harder than their bottom 6 players.  Therefore a 20 point win.

    Anything less is a very poor game from the Dees. 

    Go Dees                       B2B in 22   

    6 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Crush. Kill. Destroy. 

    Ethan, you are Lost...……...in Space   !!!!!

    • Like 1
    • Haha 1

    Best midfield in the competition vs one of the worst. Comfortable 5 or 6 goal win, and a ‘stress free’ evening I reckon.

    • Like 1

    The bombers season will be over if they lose tonight so they will throw everything at us and come out firing.

    Stats-wise they did ok against the Lions.  Came out and kicked 4.5 in the first Q.

    If we are 5% off, we will get beat.  All about mentality and focus tonight

    • Like 2
    2 hours ago, sisso said:

    Is it just me or is Essendon playing a team of midgets tonight?

    Hard to know.  Without pictures, I can't tell if you're playing a team of midgets or not.


    4 minutes ago, Deeoldfart said:

    Best midfield in the competition vs one of the worst. Comfortable 5 or 6 goal win, and a ‘stress free’ evening I reckon.

    Love your confidence however I agree a four goal win for me. A better back line and it would be ten!

    Bah to all the worriers!

    We will be all over the bummers tonight and your good old Uncle Bitter will be there ( after an early warm up pub crawl ) to gloat over it.

    Dees by plenty!

    • Like 2

    if we have someone run with Parish, they have no-one left really.

    how sweet would be a big 80 pt win be?  man i hate these [censored]!

    • Like 1
     

    Problem is they are a young inexperienced side who we really don't know how they will play. Just have to be switched on which is probably the hardest part.

    • Like 3

    There's a buzz at work that Max is not playing - anyone heard anything? Trying to get to source, but an Essendon-connected colleague is sure about it - possibly covid related

    • Shocked 2

    Guest
    This topic is now closed to further replies.
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • NON-MFC: Round 15

      As the Demons head into their Bye Round, it's time to turn our attention to the other matches being played. Which teams are you tipping this week? And which results would be most favourable for the Demons if we can manage to turn our season around? Follow all the non-Melbourne games here and join the conversation as the ladder continues to take shape.

        • Like
      • 51 replies
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Port Adelaide

      Of course, it’s not the backline, you might argue and you would probably be right. It’s the boot studder (do they still have them?), the midfield, the recruiting staff, the forward line, the kicking coach, the Board, the interchange bench, the supporters, the folk at Casey, the head coach and the club psychologist  It’s all of them and all of us for having expectations that were sufficiently high to have believed three weeks ago that a restoration of the Melbourne team to a position where we might still be in contention for a finals berth when the time for the midseason bye arrived. Now let’s look at what happened over the period of time since Melbourne overwhelmed the Sydney Swans at the MCG in late May when it kicked 8.2 to 5.3 in the final quarter (and that was after scoring 3.8 to two straight goals in the second term). 

        • Clap
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 2 replies
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Essendon

      Casey’s unbeaten run was extended for at least another fortnight after the Demons overran a persistent Essendon line up by 29 points at ETU Stadium in Port Melbourne last night. After conceding the first goal of the evening, Casey went on a scoring spree from about ten minutes in, with five unanswered majors with its fleet of midsized runners headed by the much improved Paddy Cross who kicked two in quick succession and livewire Ricky Mentha who also kicked an early goal. Leading the charge was recruit of the year, Riley Bonner while Bailey Laurie continued his impressive vein of form. With Tom Campbell missing from the lineup, Will Verrall stepped up to the plate demonstrating his improvement under the veteran ruckman’s tutelage. The Demons were looking comfortable for much of the second quarter and held a 25-point lead until the Bombers struck back with two goals in the shadows of half time. On the other side of the main break their revival continued with first three goals of the half. Harry Sharp, who had been quiet scrambled in the Demons’ first score of the third term to bring the margin back to a single point at the 17 minute mark and the game became an arm-wrestle for the remainder of the quarter and into the final moments of the last.

        • Clap
      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Gold Coast

      The Demons have the Bye next week but then are on the road once again when they come up against the Gold Coast Suns on the Gold Coast in what could be a last ditch effort to salvage their season. Who comes in and who comes out?

        • Thanks
      • 110 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Port Adelaide

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 16th June @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we dissect the Dees disappointing loss to the Power.
      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.
      Listen LIVE: https://demonland.com/

        • Thanks
      • 32 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Port Adelaide

      The Demons simply did not take their opportunities when they presented themselves and ultimately when down by 25 points effectively ending their finals chances. Goal kicking practice during the Bye?

        • Haha
        • Thanks
      • 252 replies
      Demonland
    View All