Jump to content

CHANGES: Rd 20 vs Fremantle

Demonland
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

31 minutes ago, John Demonic said:

 Goody is more likely to bring in like for like replacements than shift Gus to the wing imo. Baker in for JJ could be on the cards, he had a very good game for Casey st the most opportune time  

...Unless Oskar's papers are already signed, and they would be if he doesn't come in for JJ on that wing.

It's not like for like. Baker has played in the backline all year.

 

Here's an idea out of left field ...

When we're being continually thrashed in the air up forward and/or the oppo take intercept mark after intercept mark, perhaps sometimes just 'kick it to grass' and let the small forwards run onto it? Surely better than being continually outmarked.

Or is that just another Baldrick plan?

 

    • Like 3
    • Love 1
     
    2 hours ago, John Demonic said:

     Goody is more likely to bring in like for like replacements than shift Gus to the wing imo. Baker in for JJ could be on the cards, he had a very good game for Casey st the most opportune time  

    ...Unless Oskar's papers are already signed, and they would be if he doesn't come in for JJ on that wing.

    Baker did some very good Baker stuff. Tuck the ball under his arm and get it moving. Otherwise he was ordinary in contests and didn’t share it by handballs. He didn’t go with Baker when Langdon was out, doubt he does if JJ is missing 

    • Like 1
    2 hours ago, mo64 said:

    It's not like for like. Baker has played in the backline all year.

    No he hasn’t. Started the year down back. Then moved back to the wing for at least the last month.

    Played on the wing for the first half v the dogs, with Howes down back. Then they swapped it for the second half when Rosman was injured - I assume because they wanted pace and match fitness down back being 1 rotation down. 


    8 hours ago, Winners at last said:

    Here's an idea out of left field ...

    When we're being continually thrashed in the air up forward and/or the oppo take intercept mark after intercept mark, perhaps sometimes just 'kick it to grass' and let the small forwards run onto it? Surely better than being continually outmarked.

    Or is that just another Baldrick plan?

     

    I've got a better idea - if you kick it directly to one our blokes instead of bombing to the pack/where the big blokes are.....

    • Love 1
    22 minutes ago, Sideshow Bob said:

    I've got a better idea - if you kick it directly to one our blokes instead of bombing to the pack/where the big blokes are.....

    Revolutionary SB! 

    Less hang time, more low time.

    This economics is currently making us brokeanomics

     

    NOTE TO PLAYING GROUP:

    Its going to be WET and SLIPPERY on Friday night in Perth. Plus the ground is chewed up due to two soccer games and an AFL game played on the ground last weekend.

    FFS PLEASE wear screw in studs on your boots or longer stops.

    If I see our guys slipping over I will scream

    • Like 2
    • Love 1
    13 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    NOTE TO PLAYING GROUP:

    Its going to be WET and SLIPPERY on Friday night in Perth. Plus the ground is chewed up due to two soccer games and an AFL game played on the ground last weekend.

    FFS PLEASE wear screw in studs on your boots or longer stops.

    If I see our guys slipping over I will scream

    Do longer stops still exist?

    • Love 1

    3 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

    Do longer stops still exist?

    I hope so. Frustrates me more than anything when our players slip over - and more often than not our opposition don't.

    • Like 1
    15 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Baker did some very good Baker stuff. Tuck the ball under his arm and get it moving. Otherwise he was ordinary in contests and didn’t share it by handballs. He didn’t go with Baker when Langdon was out, doubt he does if JJ is missing 

    I agree. I reckon Goodie has stamped his papers which is unfair because he has played better footie than some who have got games this year.

    7 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

    I agree. I reckon Goodie has stamped his papers which is unfair because he has played better footie than some who have got games this year.

    He’s consistently got better at VFL level but I don’t see improvement in the things that would make a coach pick him at AFL level. And I don’t understand the move to half back because if it didn’t work immediately he’s unlikely to get picked there because he’s shaky at the contest. We’ve got too many half forwards as is but I’d have tried him there at Casey. He really does make things happen with his burst speed and ability to get to space. 

    • Like 1

    Am l missing something, is Jordon injured?

    All the talk of him not playing because he’s been one of our more consistent player this year

    Also why has Hunt been out? Form?

    Salem, Rivers & Bowey have all been out of form but Hunt always seems the first to go

    Jeez, even Demonland's whipping boy Mac Andrew gets to debut before JVR.

    • Haha 1

    19 hours ago, A F said:

    I thought teams for Friday night games were announced on Wednesday nights? I mean apparently not, but has this changed?

    Only Thursday night game team are announced Wednesday. Rest all Thursday, squads finalised Friday night for weekend games

    • Like 1
    18 hours ago, Winners at last said:

    Here's an idea out of left field ...

    When we're being continually thrashed in the air up forward and/or the oppo take intercept mark after intercept mark, perhaps sometimes just 'kick it to grass' and let the small forwards run onto it? Surely better than being continually outmarked.

    Or is that just another Baldrick plan?

     

    Brilliant - we need to replace Goody (Premiership coach) with WAL.

    2 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

    I agree. I reckon Goodie has stamped his papers which is unfair because he has played better footie than some who have got games this year.

    Perhaps he [Baker] just doesn't fulfil his role?

     

    Re selection announcement - Surely the squad has gone over to Perth already (Thursday afternoon), or do we go on the morning of an evening match??

    6 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

    Do longer stops still exist?

    My Dad if he was still alive could make them some stops out of three pieces of leather

    I nearly didn’t get to Captain my u/15 Premiership because he left a few nails sticking out 

    Umpires never missed them in the sixties 

    • Haha 1

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

    Featured Content

    • PREVIEW: North Melbourne

      Can you believe it? After a long period of years over which Melbourne has dominated in matches against North Melbourne, the Demons are looking down the barrel at two defeats at the hands of the Kangaroos in the same season. And if that eventuates, it will come hot on the heels of an identical result against the Gold Coast Suns. How have the might fallen? There is a slight difference in that North Melbourne are not yet in the same place as Gold Coast. Like Melbourne, they are currently situated in the lower half of the ladder and though they did achieve a significant upset when the teams met earlier in the season, their subsequent form has been equally unimpressive and inconsistent. 

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Adelaide

      The atmosphere at the Melbourne Football Club at the beginning of the season was aspirational following an injury-plagued year in 2024. Coach Simon Goodwin had lofty expectations with the return of key players, the anticipated improvement from a maturing group with a few years of experience under their belts, and some exceptional young talent also joining the ranks. All of that went by the wayside as the team failed to click into action early on. It rallied briefly with a new strategy but has fallen again with five more  consecutive defeats. 

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Coburg

      The Casey Demons returned to their home ground which was once a graveyard for opposing teams but they managed to gift the four points on offer to Coburg with yet another of their trademark displays of inaccuracy in front of goals and some undisciplined football that earned the displeasure of the umpires late in the game. The home team was welcomed by a small crowd at Casey Fields and looked right at home as it dominated the first three quarters and led for all bar the last five minutes of the game. In the end, they came away with nothing, despite winning everywhere but on the scoreboard and the free kick count.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Rd 18 vs North Melbourne

      After four weeks on the road the Demons make their long awaited return to the MCG next Sunday to play in a classic late season dead rubber against the North Melbourne Kangaroos. Who comes in and who comes out?

        • Haha
        • Like
      • 158 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Rd 17 vs Adelaide

      The Demons were wasteful early before putting the foot down early in the 2nd quarter but they chased tail for the remainder of the match. They could not get their first use of the footy after half time and when they did poor skills, execution and decision making let them down.

        • Vomit
        • Sad
        • Clap
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 246 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Rd 17 vs Adelaide

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 7th July @ 8:00pm. Join Binman & I as we dissect the Dees disappointing loss to the Crows.
      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/

        • Like
      • 28 replies
      Demonland
    View All