Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
Demonland

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Trade and Free Agency rumours

Random Task
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

 
3 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

With 11.8K posts you seem able to create your own :)

Nice! Any reason for mentioning that? 

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     
    2 hours ago, Garbo said:

    So Ratugolea has requested a trade to port, how were we not at the front the queue. Another missed opportunity to fix the key fwds.

    He is so average, we don’t need another B grader 

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    1 hour ago, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

    I’m saying, aggressive trading is what got us in contention for a flag. You ready:

     

    Lever, May, Langdon, Ben Brown

     

    after 2018, we recognised that we needed backs. In came Lever and May. 
     

    we won in 2021 after smart recruiting tht targeted weaknesses. 
     

    after 2021, we seemed to be content. Made almost zero changes. We didn’t win 2022 🏆, so I thi k we should look at getting some players in to fill some gaps and weaknesses. So far, we are getting in a Ruckman, whilst having the AA ruckman already, a position many clubs see an unimportant. Meanwhile Geelong are cashing in on young talent from other clubs and have a better draft hand than us. 

    Gawn was our only fully fledged elite player in 17/18, so it was easy to afford Lever as a young side on the rise and then May for Hogan made sense.

    We now have a stack of expensive players and don’t want to give any of them up when we’re losing Jackson.

    I would’ve let Gus go and targeted a key forward or outside run, but where’s the a available key forward? I doubt any money could’ve bought one this year. 
     

    We also don’t seem to value outside runners and it’s hard to argue with Goody when we’ve got the flag with our guys. Not a huge stack of quality outside runners lining up either.

    I’d have done what was needed to get McStay and Amon and then probably would look stupid in 3 years time when they don’t deliver.

    Langdon’s been great but it was the draft that gave us a lot more post 2019 that led to success in 2021. As well as sticking with our players. 

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    16 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    I think my statement explains that

    Bit strange but ok.

    Edited by layzie

  • Quote

    Things are getting nasty in the Dunkley standoff.

    Maybe we should be looking at destabilising Freo, like they have done to us, if we end up getting shafted in the LJ deal.

    The Bulldogs    will turn their attention to attempting to poach a Lions player along with a future first round pick if the Lions cannot find a way to satisfy their demands.

  • Quote
    •  
    4 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Things are getting nasty in the Dunkley standoff.

    Maybe we should be looking at destabilising Freo, like they have done to us, if we end up getting shafted in the LJ deal.

    The Bulldogs    will turn their attention to attempting to poach a Lions player along with a future first round pick if the Lions cannot find a way to satisfy their demands.

    Let’s get Jeff White and give them stuff all

  • Quote

    We should’ve offered next year’s first round, whatever we get for Jacko and Oliver as steak knives for Ratugolea. Not quite sure how we’re going to be competitive without him next yr.

  • Quote

    5 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

    Let’s get Jeff White and give them stuff all

    Just hit me that this trade situation is pretty much that in reverse!

  • Quote
    14 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

    Let’s get Jeff White and give them stuff all

    We gave 2 and 18 for White and 22.

    White had played 32 games to LJ's 50 and with a flag and rising star and far superior stats all around, LJ is a mile ahead of White at this stage. White wasn't even a regular in the Freo side, playing 32 games in 3 years.

    We gave them Pick 2 and a 4 pick upgrade, for a far lesser player than LJ , at that stage.

    Edited by Redleg

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    • Thanks 1
    8 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

    We should’ve offered next year’s first round, whatever we get for Jacko and Oliver as steak knives for Ratugolea. Not quite sure how we’re going to be competitive without him next yr.

    Need some Clarry to Carlton rumours I'm that bored with trade week(s)

  • Quote
    • Haha 1
    Just now, Redleg said:

    We gave 2 and 18 for White and 22.

    White had played 32 games to LJ's 50 and with a flag and rising star and far superior stats all around, LJ is a mile ahead of White at this stage. White wasn't even a regular in the Freo side, playing 32 games in 3 years.

    It was almost like the still relatively new concept of the draft at the time meant that teams were more speculative with what they did with picks. 

    Was a different time. I spoke with a less prominent figure in the media once who said (as a then fan) he called the club and spoke with Cameron Schwab and asked him which players we were going for and how serious we were on White and Shannon Grant etc. Crazy how much its changed.

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Mackie at Geelong doing a Bell/Dodoro and other clubs are getting p-ssed off.

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    • Shocked 1

    15 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Mackie at Geelong doing a Bell/Dodoro and other clubs are getting p-ssed off.

    Over the Bowes trade?

  • Quote
    33 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Over the Bowes trade?

    Maybe he’s now asking every club for their first rounder + the player, given that’s what GCS are doing.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 2
    2 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

    Maybe he’s now asking every club for their first rounder + the player, given that’s what GCS are doing.

    Haha, maybe they don't have the cap space we think they do and need to move some money!

  • Quote
    Just now, spirit of norm smith said:

    we need action Jackson !!!  
     

     

    Get him down here! 

  • Quote

    42 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Over the Bowes trade?

    Over all their trades. 

  • Quote
    2 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Over all their trades. 

    If it means Collingwood getting screwed more then I'm for it

  • Quote
    • Love 1
    • Haha 1
    1 hour ago, layzie said:

    Bit strange but ok.

    Don't worry about it. You're awesome. I enjoy your posts.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Thanks 1
     

    The entire trade set up with the PSD needs to be looked at because it's resulting in clubs not acting in good faith IMO 

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    5 hours ago, Garbo said:

    So Ratugolea has requested a trade to port, how were we not at the front the queue. Another missed opportunity to fix the key fwds.

    he's going there to partner aliir and replace mckenzie/jonas who are aging

  • 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

    • Thank You Simon Goodwin

      As Demon fans, we’ve ridden a rollercoaster of emotions over the decades; the heartbreaks, the near misses, the wooden spoons, and the endless waiting. But through it all, we clung to hope. And then came Simon Goodwin. Before he ever wore red and blue, he was a champion in his own right. A five-time All-Australian, two-time Best and Fairest, and two-time premiership hero and Captain with Adelaide, Simon Goodwin was always destined to lead. When he transitioned from the field to the coach's box, first as an assistant at Essendon, he began shaping a new legacy.

        • Sad
        • Clap
        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 20 replies
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Western Bulldogs

      Long ago and far away, the Melbourne Football Club replaced its coach in difficult circumstances after the team suffered a devastating loss. In the aftermath, I penned the following words: “Then came the politics, the intrigue, the axing, the sound of the football world laughing at a club, the circling of the media vultures, the reinvention of history, the anger, the irony, the pathos, the hurt on the face of the president, the dignified departure of the coach, and the determination of the newly appointed caretaker.” Today, we’re back in the same place although one difference here is that the coach who was terminated this time is Simon Goodwin, the man who four years ago

        • Clap
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 4 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: West Coast

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 4th August @ 8:00pm. Join Binman & I as we dissect the Dees disappointing glorious win over the Eagles
      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
        • Like
      • 37 replies
      Demonland

    • REPORT: West Coast

      The Charles Dickens novel, A Tale of Two Cities, opens with, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, …”  This phrase highlights many of the significant challenges that humanity encounters in life, ranging from experiencing remarkable highs to living in times of despair. This is a concept that should resonate with all supporters of the Melbourne Football Club this morning as they reflect on its comprehensive 83-point victory over the struggling West Coast Eagles at Marvel Stadium. The outcome proved beyond doubt that they are the worst of clubs and that we are the best of the worst.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 4 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Western Bulldogs

      With only 3 games to go, all against Top 8 fancies, the Demons face a daunting task as they return to the MCG when they play the Western Bulldogs. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Thanks
      • 245 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: West Coast

      The Demons return to town fresh off a thumping win over the back-to-back wooden spooners, the West Coast Eagles, played in front of a sparse crowd at Marvel Stadium, the same venue that hosted last week's heartbreaking loss.

        • Haha
        • Love
        • Thanks
      • 218 replies
      Demonland
    View All

    Configure browser push notifications
    Chrome (Android)
    1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
    2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
    3. Adjust your preference.
    Chrome (Desktop)
    1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
    2. Select Site settings.
    3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.