Jump to content

Featured Replies

6 Viney

5 Brayshaw

4 Lever

3 Petracca

2 Oliver

1 Petty

 

Sorry but my votes are quite a bit different to most of you.

6 Brayshaw - the only Dee that was clean by hand and foot all night, even if he slipped into just going down the left-hand side like his teammates after half time.

5 Harmes - our only midfielder who took the game on, or at least was permitted to take it on, and significantly it was when he was on the ball it coincided with our best chances. As hard and tough as Viney and Oliver were, they weren't able to get any run or clearances going for much of the night.

4 Petty - did a commendable job mainly on Cameron, who has been their best forward this year.

3 Neal-Bullen - our only small forward to touch it more than six times and to lay more than a couple of tackles. 

2 Oliver - after a slow start had a super second term, but shouldn't have been allowed to come back on after his thumb injury.

1 Viney - another gutsy display but aside from his lovely pass to Fritter early, didn't really provide the link-up play.

Unlucky Trac - yes clearly was dangerous with his three goals, but not enough bullocking or tackling work done by him and part of our beaten midfield clearance group, even though he spent chunks of game down forward.

 

6) Viney

5) Petracca

4) Brayshaw

3) Oliver

2) Lever

1) Hibberd

Special dishonorable mention to Max and the $1.5 million man who took 1 mark between them while their much less heralded counterpart ruck combination in Stanley and Blicvas managed 5.

 

6.  Brayshaw

5.  Viney

4.  Petty

3.  Petracca

2.  Oliver

1.  Langdon


11 hours ago, Roger Mellie said:

Sorry, but May and Salem were ordinary tonight

Yet May's direct opponent Hawkins kick only one late goal and was largely ineffective. Yes May was very clumsy and his disposal was poor, but he nullified one of the best kpf in the competition 

1 hour ago, Stiff Arm said:

Yet May's direct opponent Hawkins kick only one late goal and was largely ineffective. Yes May was very clumsy and his disposal was poor, but he nullified one of the best kpf in the competition 

Thanks SA we missed the game last night so looking at the stats May must have had the worst 26 disposal game of his life and Rick must have had his best 13 disposal game he has played. If May held Tommahawk to 1 late goal he did his job better than a lot of his compatriots. I sense a bit of bias against Steven.!!

Honourable mentions only;

6 Jack Viney

5 Christian Petracca

4 Clayton Oliver

3 Angus Brayshaw

2 Jake Lever

1 Harrison Petty

(Inverse order is probably more reflective of team performance)

Adjudication;

No complaints really, Hawkins must have the 'invisibility mode' switched on when May was tackled 3rd quarter without ball just prior to to his sole goal.

Broadcast;

Ran silent here after half time probably reflected state of game rather than quality of commentary.

Opposition Hyperbole watch;

No BS got hammered around the packs.

Overall Comment;

See above

 
2 hours ago, DeeZone said:

Thanks SA we missed the game last night so looking at the stats May must have had the worst 26 disposal game of his life and Rick must have had his best 13 disposal game he has played. If May held Tommahawk to 1 late goal he did his job better than a lot of his compatriots. I sense a bit of bias against Steven.!!

However DZ, and as others have noted, May's stats included kick out play ons

4 hours ago, Deespicable said:

Sorry but my votes are quite a bit different to most of you.

6 Brayshaw - the only Dee that was clean by hand and foot all night, even if he slipped into just going down the left-hand side like his teammates after half time.

5 Harmes - our only midfielder who took the game on, or at least was permitted to take it on, and significantly it was when he was on the ball it coincided with our best chances. As hard and tough as Viney and Oliver were, they weren't able to get any run or clearances going for much of the night.

4 Petty - did a commendable job mainly on Cameron, who has been their best forward this year.

3 Neal-Bullen - our only small forward to touch it more than six times and to lay more than a couple of tackles. 

2 Oliver - after a slow start had a super second term, but shouldn't have been allowed to come back on after his thumb injury.

1 Viney - another gutsy display but aside from his lovely pass to Fritter early, didn't really provide the link-up play.

Unlucky Trac - yes clearly was dangerous with his three goals, but not enough bullocking or tackling work done by him and part of our beaten midfield clearance group, even though he spent chunks of game down forward.

I also thought about giving ANB votes. It seemed to me Geelong's strategy was to play our play makers close and not let them get any easy disposals. And within that strategy it seemed that most emphasis was placed on closing down Viney, ANB and perhaps Harmes more than any other players. They weren't allowed to run amok and hence got caught with the ball or had to dispose under pressure. It was well executed by Geelong and even under this pressure Viney, Harmes and ANB were our better players. However, without them doing their thing, others who rely on them couldn't get into the game (ie, Bedford, Spargo, Fritsch, etc).


1 hour ago, Stiff Arm said:

However DZ, and as others have noted, May's stats included kick out play ons

Thanks SA I thought about that about an hour ago, little light went on in the brain, particularly if he took all 19 kick-ins. Maybe we need to go back to Salem doing the kick-ins. I remember last year that they utilised Langdon for the first target a lot. Ha ha.!!

19 hours ago, Chelly said:

6. Jack Viney 

5. Christian Petracca 

4. Clayton Oliver 

3. Steven May 

2. Angus Brayshaw 

1. Christian Salem

May? I must have watched a different game.

Edited by jnrmac

  • Author

Clarrie will miss next week but will still be well in front at the end of the game.
 

187. Clayton Oliver 

129. Christian Petracca 

97. Angus Brayshaw 

94. Jack Viney

84. Max Gawn 

71. Steven May 

63. Ed Langdon 

48. James Jordon

31. Luke Jackson 

27. Jake Lever

25 James Harmes 

22. Jake Bowey 

18. Harry Petty

17. Kysaiah Pickett 

15. Tom Sparrow

13. Ben Brown Bayley Fritsch 

12. Michael Hibberd 

11. Alex Neal-Bullen 

8. Tom McDonald 

6. Sam Weideman 

5. Jayden Hunt Charlie Spargo 

4. Christian Salem 

3. Joel Smith

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...

Featured Content

  • NON-MFC: Round 14

    Round 14 is upon us and there's plenty at stake across the rest of the competition. As Melbourne heads to Adelaide, it's time to turn our attention to the other matches of the Round. Which teams are you tipping this week? And which results would be most favourable for the Demons’ finals tilt? Follow all the non-Melbourne games here and join the conversation as the ladder continues to take shape.

    • 12 replies
  • REPORT: Collingwood

    The media focus on the fiery interaction between Max Gawn and Steven May at the end of the game was unfortunate because it took away the gloss from Melbourne’s performance in winning almost everywhere but on the scoreboard in its Kings Birthday clash with Collingwood at the MCG. It was a real battle reminiscent of the good old days when the rivalry between the two clubs was at its height and a fitting contest to celebrate the 2025 Australian of the Year, Neale Daniher and his superb work to bring the campaign to raise funds for motor neurone disease awareness to the forefront. Notwithstanding the fact that the Magpies snatched a one point victory from his old club, Daniher would be proud of the fact that his Demons fought tooth and nail to win the keenly contested game in front of 77,761 fans.

    • 1 reply
  • PREGAME: Port Adelaide

    The Demons are set to embark on a four-week road trip that takes them across the country, with two games in Adelaide and a clash on the Gold Coast, broken up by a mid-season bye. Next up is a meeting with the inconsistent Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval. Who comes in and who goes out?

      • Haha
    • 121 replies
  • PODCAST: Collingwood

    I have something on tomorrow night so Podcast will be Wednesday night. The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Wednesday, 11th June @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we dissect the Dees heartbreaking 1 point loss to the Magpies on King's Birthday 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/

      • Clap
    • 36 replies
  • POSTGAME: Collingwood

    Despite effectively playing against four extra opponents, the Dees controlled much of the match. However, their inaccuracy in front of goal and inability to convert dominance in clearances and inside 50s ultimately cost them dearly, falling to a heartbreaking one-point loss on King’s Birthday.

      • Thanks
      • Like
    • 519 replies
  • VOTES: Collingwood

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

      • Shocked
      • Like
    • 42 replies