Jump to content

GAMEDAY: Rd 06 vs Richmond

Whispering_Jack
Whispering_Jack
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

As we're the away side, this is the one game a year where we're in the other change rooms and our cheer squad will be at the Ponsford end.

Will that disrupt our usual routines?

(tongue in cheek here...)

Anyway that aside, we're due to lose a game. It's going to happen soon. If not this week then I can easily see us losing to Hawthorn or St Kilda in the coming fortnight. No Lever, Salem or Viney, and something of an "experiment" running Brown and Weideman for the first time. Will it be tonight? Honestly, whilst it shouldn't be (even with those three missing we're much better than Richmond this year), I won't be surprised.

 

We have three grandchildren playing at the half time game tonight (from two families).

they don’t find out until they get to the ground which team they’re playing for.

 

they’re under strict instructions if it’s the Tiges  they are to throw the game

 

    • Like 4
    • Love 2
    • Haha 8
    2 minutes ago, Crompton's the man said:

    We have three grandchildren playing at the half time game tonight (from two families).

    they don’t find out until they get to the ground which team they’re playing for.

     

    they’re under strict instructions if it’s the Tiges  they are to throw the game

    Hope they have fun!

    • Like 1
    • Love 2
     

    No ready for big wins to be forgotten of for at least the next three years......then it will probably be something else.

    24 minutes ago, Dee-lusional said:

    just re-watched last years game. Would be happy with a similar result.

    Interesting that the tone of the commentary was one of surprise for how well the Dee's played.

    They kept mentioning it was the start of something! WTH! we were already 5-0 

     

    Strange to see Lingers in short sleeves. I didn't remember that ever happening.

    I recall thinking that the Richmond win was a real turning point ... we held them to 6.12 for the match and that might have been why so many were so enamoured with our performance

    Not sure they were ever in the game after we held them goalless in the 2nd quarter

    So scoring freely is one thing but stifling scoring appeals more to those who regard that as being really important (or more important)

    And the Tigers were sitting 5th on the ladder going into that round 6 game against us ... they were also the reigning Premiers

    Edited by Macca

    • Like 2

    Is there a more predictable and useless throway like than "due for a loss"? 

    It's the worst saying. 

    Based on our form and Richmond's form, we're not due for anything but another win. And that's all you can go by. 

    Edited by JimmyGadson

    • Like 6
    • Love 1

    They threw everything they had at us in the first 15 minutes of last year's game. We absorbed it all then ran away from them. It felt like a passing of the torch.

     

    As long as Jake Bowey stays in the team we can't lose! Go Dees

    • Like 8
    30 minutes ago, Demon4Life said:

    They threw everything they had at us in the first 15 minutes of last year's game. We absorbed it all then ran away from them. It felt like a passing of the torch.

     

    As long as Jake Bowey stays in the team we can't lose! Go Dees

    So true. Going in last year there seemed to be so much buzz around that the reigning premiers were going to give us a reality check. I was $h!tting myself in the first 10 mins or so, but wow it was a special game when we got past their failed attempt to seize the ascendancy early in the first. Triumphing on Jonesy’s 300th, ruining Dusty's 250th, and Trac getting the medal as a portent to his ultimate Norm Smith success.

    Edited by gs77

    • Like 2
     
    2 hours ago, Pickitt said:

    Hey all new here looking forward to the game tonight

    Hi Pickitt! 👋 

    I joined exactly a year ago, so I feel qualified enough to give you this advice: if/when we lose, don’t, I repeat, DON’T come on here. You’ll forget everything that’s good in the world. 🙃

    Edited by WalkingCivilWar


    21 minutes ago, gs77 said:

    So true. Going in last year there seemed to be so much buzz around that the reigning premiers were going to give us a reality check. I was $h!tting myself in the first 10 mins or so, but wow it was a special game when we got past their failed attempt to seize the ascendancy early in the first. Triumphing on Jonesy’s 300th, ruining Dusty's 250th, and Trac getting the medal as a portent to his ultimate Norm Smith success.

    I still think Salem was meant to get it last year. He will be missed on the big occasion tonight.

    • Like 4

    I’m so excited about tonight’s game. My favourite game of the year ( finals not counted). It’s my first live game this year.

    Not living in Melbourne now, I have come to town for the weekend, saw a show last night, been to the LUME exhibition this morning and about to have a high tea with my daughter.

    A great win tonight will be the icing on the cake for me.

    Go Dees ❤️💙

    • Like 9
    18 minutes ago, jane02 said:

    I’m so excited about tonight’s game. My favourite game of the year ( finals not counted). It’s my first live game this year.

    Not living in Melbourne now, I have come to town for the weekend, saw a show last night, been to the LUME exhibition this morning and about to have a high tea with my daughter.

    A great win tonight will be the icing on the cake for me.

    Go Dees ❤️💙

    Enjoy the day and the win tonight Jane!!

    • Like 2
    2 hours ago, picket fence said:

    Thanks Nurse WWW, I will do just that, thank you for your concern and advice!!! But, after 5 PM then, the water may be diluted with an all in one, clinically proven mouth cleanser, palate reconditioner and throat relaxer exiler.... In other words, it will be all ahead full with some GLUG GLUGS!!😇

    I'm calling BS picket!

    You'll be snapping a cap well before 5.00 !!!!! The sun's already over the yardarm !!!

    • Like 2

    Channel 7 not showing the Anzac pregame activity tonight. Hopefully will be shown on Kayo. 


    8 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    I'm calling BS picket!

    You'll be snapping a cap well before 5.00 !!!!! The sun's already over the yardarm !!!

    watching the 2s had to have a heart starter .tom could be in the 2s for awhile

    • Haha 1

    PXL_20220424_044010129.jpg

    •
    • Like 2
    • Love 4

    Smelling amazing up here in Wahgunyah 🍻

    8 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    I reckon this will be a close one - for about 15 minutes.

    It's pretty good to be our shoes at the moment. Two of the best defenders going around are out of  our side yet we can bring in quality like Petty and Smith and still have Tommo waiting for a shot. I can't see geriatric Jack doing much damage and Lynch is a frontrunner.

    Without their main man Dusty they lack both fire power and muscle.

    Really keen to watch Dunstan in the middle and also Sparrow with extra responsibility.

    Hope Weid and BBB don't run into each other but I reckon Kozzie will thrive on the big stage and  clean up.

    Dees 30+

    In a moment of rare generosity I've given The Manor's domestic staff the weekend off! I even shouted them a camping site (non powered) in the hills.

    I imagine they've well and truly pitched their tents by now!

    All staff to be gifted a large turnip as Christmas bonus??

    • Haha 1

    Would just love to see Demons go wild from the 1st qtr and slaughter the Tigers!

    However willing to accept any win, after years in the wilderness.

    The 3rd quarter last week highlighted our top end capability and would be brilliant to see it on display a little more often pre the finals! Who better to wallop than the Tiggers!!

    • Like 1
    27 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

    Channel 7 not showing the Anzac pregame activity tonight. Hopefully will be shown on Kayo. 

    Are they not showing it on 7mate?

     

    The Tigers fans sooked it Up so hard last year. 

    cant wait to see more of the same tonight!

    I just hope tonight goes as I wish for it to go every week. We kick straight, win and no injuries. 

    Also I hope I have no annoying Richmond supporters around me like I seem to have every year. I remember last year people in front of kept saying when Viney got the ball watch out for Sydney Stack, like it was a good hit but really not the best bump up there. Anyway we won so they left early. 

    • Like 1

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

    Featured Content

    • GAMEDAY: Fremantle

      It’s Game Day, and the Demons return to the MCG wounded, undermanned and desperate. Still searching for their first win of the season, Melbourne faces a daunting task against the Fremantle Dockers. With key pillars missing at both ends of the ground, the Dees must find a way to rise above the adversity and ignite their season before it slips way beyond reach. Will today be the spark that turns it all around, or are we staring down the barrel of a 0–6 start?

      • 1 reply
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Fremantle

      A month is a long time in AFL football. The proof of this is in the current state of the two teams contesting against each other early this Saturday afternoon at the MCG. It’s hard to fathom that when Melbourne and Fremantle kicked off the 2025 season, the former looked like being a major player in this year’s competition after it came close to beating one of the favourites in the GWS Giants while the latter was smashed by Geelong to the tune of 78 points and looked like rubbish. Fast forward to today and the Demons are low on confidence and appear panic stricken as their winless streak heads towards an even half dozen and pressure mounts on the coach and team leadership.  Meanwhile, the Dockers have recovered their composure and now sit in the top eight. They are definitely on the up and up and look most likely winners this weekend against a team which they have recently dominated and which struggles to find enough passages to the goals to trouble the scorers. And with that, Fremantle will head to the MCG, feeling very good about itself after demolishing Richmond in the Barossa Valley with Josh Treacy coming off a six goal haul and facing up to a Melbourne defence already without Jake Lever and a shaky Steven May needing to pass a fitness test just to make it onto the field of play. 

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: Round 06

      The Easter Round kicks off in style with a Thursday night showdown between Brisbane and Collingwood, as both sides look to solidify their spots inside the Top 4 early in the season. Good Friday brings a double-header, with Carlton out to claim consecutive wins when they face the struggling Kangaroos, while later that night the Eagles host the Bombers in Perth, still chasing their first victory of the year. Saturday features another marquee clash as the resurgent Crows look to rebound from back-to-back losses against a formidable GWS outfit. That evening, all eyes will be on Marvel Stadium where Damien Hardwick returns to face his old side—the Tigers—coaching the Suns at a ground he's never hidden his disdain for. Sunday offers two crucial contests where the prize is keeping touch with the Top 8. First, Sydney and Port Adelaide go head-to-head, followed by a fierce battle between the Bulldogs and the Saints. Then, Easter Monday delivers the traditional clash between two bitter rivals, both desperate for a win to stay in touch with the top end of the ladder. Who are you tipping this week and what are the best results for the Demons?

        • Thanks
      • 199 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Essendon

      What were they thinking? I mean by “they” the coaching panel and team selectors who chose the team to play against an opponent who, like Melbourne, had made a poor start to the season and who they appeared perfectly capable of beating in what was possibly the last chance to turn the season around.It’s no secret that the Demons’ forward line is totally dysfunctional, having opened the season barely able to average sixty points per game which means there has been no semblance of any system from the team going forward into attack. Nevertheless, on Saturday night at the Adelaide Oval in one of the Gather Round showcase games, Melbourne, with Max Gawn dominating the hit outs against a depleted Essendon ruck resulting from Nick Bryan’s early exit, finished just ahead in clearances won and found itself inside the 50 metre arc 51 times to 43. The end result was a final score that had the Bombers winning 15.6 (96) to 8.9 (57). On balance, one could expect this to result in a two or three goal win, but in this case, it translated into a six and a half goal defeat because they only managed to convert eight times or 11.68% of their entries. The Bombers more than doubled that. On Thursday night at the same ground, the losing team Adelaide managed to score 100 points from almost the same number of times inside 50.

        • Sad
        • Clap
        • Like
      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • 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.

        • Thanks
      • 63 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?

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 477 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All