Jump to content

What They Are Saying at Moorabool Street

Lucifers Hero
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Posted

A mixed bag from bigfooty:

  • Expecting to win this. Go cats.
  • This is the game.  Without Stewart, potentially without Stanley.  I’m for once, not confident at all.
  • Can't show our full hand but Scott needs to do something different. This team has our number in recent years.
  • We will also see how some of the inexperienced players hold up to the pressure. Z. Guthrie, Holmes, De Koning, Close, Stengle .
  • Demons are going ok but not as formidable as the back end of last year. I reckon we are in this up to our ears on current form.
  • If we spend half the game kicking it down lever and May’s throats like we did against Richmond we are going to be in all sorts of trouble
  • I can’t forget the nightmares of last year. Both games V Melbourne.  I can see us getting to a decent lead early and them then reeling us back in.
  • Melbourne by 25 points.  We are due for a loss and they are too good.
  • Would like to win but quite happy to lose and take some learnings out, hopefully we can be better come finals.
  • While a lot of the names are the same I think we are better placed to face Melbourne than last year.
  • We could have played a couple of kids last night and still won the game. Now Dad's Army will have to front up again on Thursday night.
  • Not expecting a win here.  I just want to see if our midfield is any chance of holding it together later in the year.  They should smack us in the middle.
  • We are a good chance, but so are they, and they will almost certainly bring their best footy and they play K.Park pretty well.
  • Ii would love this upcoming game against Melb to be at the MCG - to see how Geel would measure up against the reignining premiers on the
  • All those years of handing them out a hiding. They will never forget it. They rested Jackson for a reason. This is the game they want. I don't see us beating them for a while yet.
  • I wouldn't care if we lose but if we could possibility unearth 1 or 2 flaws in their game so that if we meet again in the finals, we can try to expose that weakness.
  • Melbourne are beatable.  Put pressure on and get good ball to our forwards.
  • Big game to show we are not just a top contender but we are here for the main course.
  • Yep. That round 23 defeat imo gave them the belief to win the flag.  Massive sliding doors moment.

My favourites:

  • I knew i shouldnt have tried to have a proper discussion with you.  Because honestly it is like dancing with a Cobra snake
  • Memo to players and coaches: if the game is close in the final minute and we have possession of the ball, DO NOT :
    •   Kick out on the full
    •  Punch the ball into the stand giving away a 50m penalty
    •  Fail to man up on Max Gawn at the top of the goal square
       
  • Quote
    • Like 19
    • Thanks 3
    • Love 2
    • Haha 3
     
    • Author

    I'm tipping Cats and Dees as top two regardless of the outcome of this match.

    But a win for either is a massive mental victory: 

    • Cats will be playing for revenge;  Dees for mental dominance. 
    • A good win for them and they will feel vindicated and go into a Final with a swagger.  A good win for us and the mental scarring will be complete.

    Dees to win by 1 point after being 4 goals down.  That should finish off their mental scarring!!

    On second thoughts not sure I could cope with such a close game so perhaps:  Dees to win by 2 goals after being 4 goals down...

    Edited by Lucifers Hero

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Haha 6
    4 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

     

    • I knew i shouldnt have tried to have a proper discussion with you.  Because honestly it is like dancing with a Cobra snake

    So they have ‘those’ types of posters on opposition boards as well? 😄

  • Quote
    •  

    I want another 80+ point win and Maxy to kick another 5 on them (Again).

    Would love to see Weid lay another crunching tackle on Danger like he did in the 2018 EF too.
     

  • Quote
    • Like 5

    The venue is a huge influence in this game. I wonder if they get a home game there come finals, as they have been lobbying for some time, anyone know?

  • Quote

    • Author
    3 minutes ago, Winter Dan said:

    The venue is a huge influence in this game. I wonder if they get a home game there come finals, as they have been lobbying for some time, anyone know?

    They might if they play an i/state team. 

    But with a chunk of KP being rebuilt I doubt it, especially as Lions and Swans have a decent following in Melbourne who turn up to their Vic games.

    More likely to play at Marvel.

    Other Vic teams will all be at the G which means not many teams will get a Home ground advantage.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    13 minutes ago, Winter Dan said:

    The venue is a huge influence in this game. I wonder if they get a home game there come finals, as they have been lobbying for some time, anyone know?

    They’ll only ever get a home final against a no name side like Freo or GWS. 
    Another Vic Club would see 40 000 miss out when it could’ve been at the G. 

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    52 minutes ago, Winter Dan said:

    The venue is a huge influence in this game. I wonder if they get a home game there come finals, as they have been lobbying for some time, anyone know?

    Would we have gotten the fifty after Close’s brain fade after Guthrie kicking it out on the full if there was a crowd there to sway the umpire? It’s debatable.

    Edited by Colin B. Flaubert
    If not of

  • Quote
    • Whispering_Jack changed the title to What They Are Saying at Moorabool Street
     

    Cats have proven to be one of the most arrogant clubs now and their supporters aren’t far behind. Most other clubs hate them which is probably due to their sustained success and Dangerfield (he thinks he is god’s gift to footy). Hope we win this one more than any other home and away match. 

  • Quote
    • Like 6
    • Thanks 2
    15 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Cats have proven to be one of the most arrogant clubs now and their supporters aren’t far behind. Most other clubs hate them which is probably due to their sustained success and Dangerfield (he thinks he is god’s gift to footy). Hope we win this one more than any other home and away match. 

    Didn't Dangerfield leave Adelaide to win premierships?

    Awwww. Take the word flag and replace the 'a' with an 'o'

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    • Love 1
    • Haha 1

    Time for the DEES to empty the Kitty litter tray.. AGAIN!🤩

  • Quote
    • Like 4
    • Haha 1
    • Author
    14 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    Didn't Dangerfield leave Adelaide to win premierships?

    While Dangerfield is rated as a champion he has performed poorly in finals.  He is a H & A specialist.  He is no Mr September!

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    7 minutes ago, BDA said:

    Happy memories

     

    Hamish was spot on, you couldn’t script that final 60 seconds. 

  • Quote
    • Like 3

    Koladshnknininiisfji is a confirmed out. So they are undersized down back. Will probably mean Blicavs plays a permanent back and Henry will be moved backwards as well giving us some ascendency to have some favourable match-ups our D50. 

    Their midfield is dangerous and experienced but is aging so hopefully we can expose them by hard running both ways. It will be interesting to see how they recover on the short 5 day turn around. 

    Its a genuine 50-50 game and will go a long way to securing a top 2 spot. The game will be close +/- 2 goals. 

  • Quote
    • Like 5
    • Thanks 1

    39 minutes ago, CYB said:

    Koladshnknininiisfji is a confirmed out. So they are undersized down back. Will probably mean Blicavs plays a permanent back and Henry will be moved backwards as well giving us some ascendency to have some favourable match-ups our D50. 

    Their midfield is dangerous and experienced but is aging so hopefully we can expose them by hard running both ways. It will be interesting to see how they recover on the short 5 day turn around. 

    Its a genuine 50-50 game and will go a long way to securing a top 2 spot. The game will be close +/- 2 goals. 

    I actually think their midfield is average. Their forwardline is their strength.

  • Quote
    • Like 7
    47 minutes ago, BDA said:

    Happy memories

     

    Barring the GF victory, This was the happiest moment of my supporting life. Unexpected, unbelievable, after the siren, Geelong at Geelong and for top spot!  Will never forget this...and I imagine neither will they. 

  • Quote
    • Like 19
    • Love 2
    2 hours ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

    So they have ‘those’ types of posters on opposition boards as well? 😄

    There's no shortage of them

  • Quote

    6 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

    Barring the GF victory, This was the happiest moment of my supporting life. Unexpected, unbelievable, after the siren, Geelong at Geelong and for top spot!  Will never forget this...and I imagine neither will they. 

    I jumped around our lounge room like a wild man. My wife didn't know what was going on. Best H&A win ever

    The next best was the 2017 win v West Coast when we kicked 3 late goals to snatch the win. That was pretty special as well

  • Quote
    • Like 7
    55 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

    While Dangerfield is rated as a champion

    Due to his age he plays like a champion for only about a quarter.  After that he can be a passenger.

  • Quote
    •  

    Even with a totally unbiased view, this game should not be played in front of 21,000 people

    Because it's on a Thursday night, the game is by default, classed as a blockbuster event plus ... it's 1 vs 2

    If they are going to schedule a game in Melbourne's winter on a Thursday night, at least play the game under the roof at Docklands where 50,000 can get to see the game live

    Edited by Macca

  • Quote
    • Like 11
    Just now, Macca said:

    Even with a totally unbiased view, this game should not be played in front of 21,000 people

    Because it's on a Thursday night, the game is by default, classed as a blockbuster event plus ... it's 1 vs 2

    If they are going to schedule a game in Melbourne's winter on a Thursday night, at least play the game under the roof at Docklands where 50,000 can get to see the game live

    Shocking scheduling

    In their defence it was 1 v 6 (or something like that) when they scheduled it

  • 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

    • CASEY: Sydney

      The Casey Demons were always expected to emerge victorious in their matchup against the lowly-ranked Sydney Swans at picturesque Tramway Oval, situated in the shadows of the SCG in Moore Park. They dominated the proceedings in the opening two and a half quarters of the game but had little to show for it. This was primarily due to their own sloppy errors in a low-standard game that produced a number of crowded mauls reminiscent of the rugby game popular in old Sydney Town. However, when the Swans tired, as teams often do when they turn games into ugly defensive contests, Casey lifted the standard of its own play and … it was off to the races. Not to nearby Randwick but to a different race with an objective of piling on goal after goal on the way to a mammoth victory. At the 25-minute mark of the third quarter, the Demons held a slender 14-point lead over the Swans, who are ahead on the ladder of only the previous week's opposition, the ailing Bullants. Forty minutes later, they had more than fully compensated for the sloppiness of their earlier play with a decisive 94-point victory, that culminated in a rousing finish which yielded thirteen unanswered goals. Kicks hit their targets, the ball found itself going through the middle and every player made a contribution.

      • 1 reply
      Demonland

    • REPORT: St. Kilda

      Hands up if you thought, like me, at half-time in yesterday’s game at TIO Traeger Park, Alice Springs that Melbourne’s disposal around the ground and, in particular, its kicking inaccuracy in front of the goals couldn’t get any worse. Well, it did. And what’s even more damning for the Melbourne Football Club is that the game against St Kilda and its resurgence from the bottomless pit of its miserable start to the season wasn’t just lost through poor conversion for goal but rather in the 15 minutes when the entire team went into a slumber and was mugged by the out-of-form Saints. Their six goals two behinds (one goal less than the Demons managed for the whole game) weaved a path of destruction from which they were unable to recover. Ross Lyon’s astute use of pressure to contain the situation once they had asserted their grip on the game, and Melbourne’s self-destructive wastefulness, assured that outcome. The old adage about the insanity of repeatedly doing something and expecting a different result, was out there. Two years ago, the score line in Melbourne’s loss to the Giants at this same ground was 5 goals 15 behinds - a ratio of one goal per four scoring shots - was perfectly replicated with yesterday’s 7 goals 21 behinds. 
      This has been going on for a while and opens up a number of questions. I’ll put forward a few that come to mind from this performance. The obvious first question is whether the club can find a suitable coach to instruct players on proper kicking techniques or is this a skill that can no longer be developed at this stage of the development of our playing group? Another concern is the team's ability to counter an opponent's dominance during a run on as exemplified by the Saints in the first quarter. Did the Demons underestimate their opponents, considering St Kilda's goals during this period were scored by relatively unknown forwards? Furthermore, given the modest attendance of 6,721 at TIO Traeger Park and the team's poor past performances at this venue, is it prudent to prioritize financial gain over potentially sacrificing valuable premiership points by relinquishing home ground advantage, notwithstanding the cultural significance of the team's connection to the Red Centre? 

      • 4 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Collingwood

      After a disappointing loss in Alice Springs the Demons return to the MCG to take on the Magpies in the annual King's Birthday Big Freeze for MND game. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Like
      • 172 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: St. Kilda

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 2nd June @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we have a chat with former Demon ruckman Jeff White about his YouTube channel First Use where he dissects ruck setups and contests. We'll then discuss the Dees disappointing loss to the Saints in Alice Springs.
      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/

        • Shocked
        • Clap
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 47 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: St. Kilda

      After kicking the first goal of the match the Demons were always playing catch up against the Saints in Alice Spring and could never make the most of their inside 50 entries to wrestle back the lead.

        • Haha
        • Like
      • 328 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: St. Kilda

      Max Gawn still has a massive lead in the Demonland Player of the Year award as Christian Petracca, Jake Bowey, Clayton Oliver & Kozzy Pickett round out the Top 5. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1

        • Like
      • 31 replies
      Demonland
    View All