Jump to content

NON-MFC: Round 6, 2022

Demonland
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Muck up by tipping but who cares, another nail in the dog's coffin this season.  They do not look good... Crows improving faster than expected?  Or simply Walker give them better structure. 

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     

    24 free kicks to 10. Not surprising of course. That’s standard for the Dogs. Being logical and impartial, given that this is a repeating phenomenon, there can be only two explanations for it. 1. That the umpires are heavily predisposed to pay more frees to the Dogs than their opposition for reasons other than being deserved, or at least ‘equally deserved’ , or 2. that the Dogs are just spectacularly good at drawing fairly adjudicated frees, the obvious implication being that they train to create this. Can there be any other explanations, because it’s gone way beyond random? Way, waaaaay beyond. 

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    • Love 2
     
    3 minutes ago, Webber said:

    24 free kicks to 10. Not surprising of course. That’s standard for the Dogs. Being logical and impartial, given that this is a repeating phenomenon, there can be only two explanations for it. 1. That the umpires are heavily predisposed to pay more frees to the Dogs than their opposition for reasons other than being deserved, or at least ‘equally deserved’ , or 2. that the Dogs are just spectacularly good at drawing fairly adjudicated frees, the obvious implication being that they train to create this. Can there be any other explanations, because it’s gone way beyond random? Way, waaaaay beyond. 

    They effectively try to play netball. Deliberately soft to not give free kicks away, and deliberately soft with ball in hand to draw frees from tackles as frequently as possible

    Edited by adonski

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    23 minutes ago, Die Hard Demon said:

     

    Minor correction,  I don't think any team is top 8 material after they play us.

    20220423_094540.png

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Love 2

    9 minutes ago, adonski said:

    They effectively try to play netball. Deliberately soft to not give free kicks on, and deliberately soft with ball in hand to draw frees from tackles as frequently as possible

    Still can’t buy themselves a win, even with the advantage of having 21 to 18 on the field. I would say that it is becoming farcical with the leg up the Dogs get each week, but it is now well beyond that.

    It is fraudulent what is continually happening, and the AFL is complicit as they refuse to accept reality and continue to turn a blind eye to it. Instead, they’re trying to whitewash the game with this umpire respect bs.

    Edited by Demon Disciple

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Love 1
    Just now, Demon Disciple said:

    Still can’t buy themselves a win, even with the advantage of having 21 to 18 on the field. I would say that it is becoming farcical with the leg up the Dogs get each week, but it is now well beyond that.

    It is fraudulent what is continually happening, and the AFL is complicit as they refuse to accept reality. Instead, they’re trying to whitewash fans with this umpire respect bs.

    Surely someone at AFL house is asking questions. Every 50/50 call and plenty of bogus frees go their way. Every week

  • Quote
    •  
    16 minutes ago, Darkhorse72 said:

    What port will turn up today first or second half from last week?  

    Both in the first quarter! First ten minutes the former last ten, the latter. 😬😬

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 1
    1 minute ago, BDA said:

    Surely someone at AFL house is asking questions. Every 50/50 call and plenty of bogus frees go their way. Every week

    If I wasn’t such a Demon tragic, I’d be done with AFL. The game now is nothing to what it once was, when the outcome was decided by the 2 teams on the field. Nowadays, HQ the umps and even the media have just as much of an influence on a result.

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    What a pathetic quarter of footy.

  • Quote
    2 minutes ago, deejammin' said:

    Both in the first quarter! First ten minutes the former last ten, the latter. 😬😬

    5aa is a good listen!

  • Quote
    4 minutes ago, BDA said:

    Surely someone at AFL house is asking questions. Every 50/50 call and plenty of bogus frees go their way. Every week

    Nope they’re all down at Portsea watching polo and patting themselves on the back, smoking cigars and justifying their exorbitant salaries.

    The sooner Gil goes the better, afaic. The need for cultural change at HQ is long overdue. Brendon Gale would be a welcome breath of fresh air.

  • Quote

    2 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Am I allowed to express my dissent with the standard of football on display today - that includes players and the persons officiating? 

    Watching Port v Eagles on the couch and I’ve already waved my hands in dismay 3 or 4 times.

    I keep waiting to watch a side who I think is or can be better than us. 
    I have plans tonight so I’ll miss the Carlton Freo game. I suspect Demonland posters will report back if either of these teams are the real deal. 
    I have strong doubts about Carlton. I think Freo could be a contender. 
     

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

    Am I allowed to express my dissent with the standard of football on display today - that includes players and the persons officiating? 

    Watching Port v Eagles on the couch and I’ve already waved my hands in dismay 3 or 4 times.

    You can, but the umps will penalise you Jack. Probably tomorrow night 🤮

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Do the betting agencies take wagers on the free kick counts?  One could retire betting on dogs games.

  • Quote

    8 minutes ago, Freddy Fuschia said:

    Port Adelaide rising from their slumber.

    It only took playing a bottom 2 side ravaged by Covid and injuries on their home turf to get there. 
    Port for the flag. 

  • Quote
    • Haha 1
    20 hours ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    Cold place in Scotland. 

    Great place in Scotland!

  • Quote
    7 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    It only took playing a bottom 2 side ravaged by Covid and injuries on their home turf to get there. 
    Port for the flag. 

    Suggest that you and Port take it one week at a time on this one.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 1
     

    West Coast look like a 2nd division side of the vfa from the seventies. Dreadful.

  • Quote

    • 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: 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). 

      • 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.

      • 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?

        • Like
      • 76 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/

      • 31 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?

        • Thumb Down
        • Like
      • 252 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Port Adelaide

      Max Gawn has an insurmountable lead in the Demonland Player of the Year ahead of Jake Bowey, Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver and Kozzy Pickett. Your votes please; 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

      • 31 replies
      Demonland
    View All