Jump to content

GAMEDAY: Rd 21 vs Collingwood

Whispering_Jack
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

26 minutes ago, layzie said:

Adams is a decent big bodied mid that they really could have used tonight. I'm hoping to be pretty physical at the coalface and exploit this. 

Bit of a misnomer this - they will play De Goey in the guts to compensate. He's extremely dynamic in there and has torched us before (one particular game I remember he had it on an absolute string)

 
30 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

I'm taking my tin  of Brasso to the game tonight with a clean rag.

Win, lose or draw I'm passing to Ed as he walks of the ground so he can go home tonight and give his Premeirship Medal a quick polish.

You mean they're not 22 Carat gold.

Go away...next you'll be telling us there's no Santa Claus !!!

    • Like 1
    • Love 1
    1 hour ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

     

    No, it's the filth sheilas !

    Careful BBO there are Richmond sheilas out there as well. If ever there were a bunch of ...............................

    • Haha 1
     

    I have been super jittery all day today. Can't wait for the game tonight. I want this win so badly! 

    Dees 92 - Pies 54

    • Like 1

    I certainly hope that we have very good umpires tonight that are not overly influenced by the the feral army.

    Not wanting to buy into the mental health issues discussed above (at least not in this post), I also hope the umpires don’t soften up on their interpretation of the head ducking rule because of after match comments from last week.

    If you get caught high going for the ball - free kick. If you look like your objective is to get a free, rather than the footy  - play on. Pretty simple!

    We’ll see what happens tonight

    • Like 5

    20 minutes ago, fr_ap said:

    Bit of a misnomer this - they will play De Goey in the guts to compensate. He's extremely dynamic in there and has torched us before (one particular game I remember he had it on an absolute string)

    I don't think it is apples for apples personally. De Goey doesn't have the tank of Adams, not currently anyway. 

    You're right though, he's lit us up the last few times and could make up for the loss of Adams if he has one of those days again. 

    • Like 1
    2 hours ago, Mr Steve said:

    Have a feeling this might get really ugly for the Ponies tonight. Hope I'm right. Dees by 60 plus. 

    My god that would be sublime 🙏❤️💙

    • Like 2
     

    Feeling very confident about the game. I really feel like we're primed to tear the pies a new one

    • Like 2

    To quote a headline from the back page of the Herald Sun (circa early 1960s) that has stuck with me over the years: "Today's Magpies are Tomorrow's Feather Dusters".

    • Haha 7

    3 minutes ago, Deeoldfart said:

    To quote a headline from the back page of the Herald Sun (circa early 1960s) that has stuck with me over the years: "Today's Magpies are Tomorrow's Feather Dusters".

    That is magnificent! 

    Can you still buy newspaper clippings for yesteryear? 

    18 minutes ago, Stu said:

    I have been super jittery all day today. Can't wait for the game tonight. I want this win so badly! 

    Dees 92 - Pies 54

    Ditto. At the risk of sounding ‘Collingwoodish’ I find it incredibly difficult to articulate how I really feel about my disdain of Collingwood and all that it stands for by not being allowed to use a full array of expletives in these posts!

    ‘I just want us to crush these bar:$@Ed’s’ just doesn’t cut it.

    Just now, Wodjathefirst said:

    Ditto. At the risk of sounding ‘Collingwoodish’ I find it incredibly difficult to articulate how I really feel about my disdain of Collingwood and all that it stands for by not being allowed to use a full array of expletives in these posts!

    ‘I just want us to crush these bar:$@Ed’s’ just doesn’t cut it.

    They are just the yuckiest team. 

    • Haha 2

    Weather update over there?


    5 minutes ago, BigFez said:

    Weather update over there?

    Currently at work and it's light cloud with small patches of blue skies... I am about 25km from the G. 

    • Thanks 1
    6 minutes ago, BigFez said:

    Weather update over there?

    Still no rain, just some stray drops. 

    Grey skies, 

    Certainly no downpours.

    Hoping for the same as we head into the evening. 

    • Like 1
    • Thanks 1

    I'm 6 km from the ground. Light drizzle. It's cloudy and I think may rain during the game but dossent look like it will be heavy like last week against Freo.

     

    • Thanks 1

    Weather looking pretty miserable for the game. Big Cox will be about as useful as one of those flapping inflatable figures at used car yards

    • Like 1
    • Haha 5
    4 minutes ago, Stiff Arm said:

    Weather looking pretty miserable for the game. Big Cox will be about as useful as one of those flapping inflatable figures at used car yard

     

    • Haha 1
     

    Just had a walk round Abbotsford/Collingwood, kicking my can all over the place. Hope it helps 

    Edited by layzie

    As has been discussed, the pies go fast and push up hard.

    They will find that method harder to implement againat us than almost any other team, particularly their and aggressive fast ball movement because we are so good at forcing and punishing turnovers.

    But if they do get forward, we are also better placed than any other team to get over or through their high press and scoring on transition from our defence.

    Think of our very first goal last week.

    The ball was trapped almost on freo's goal line and their half forwards and mids were pressed up high, the way the pies like to do.

    Once we won the ball we were able to get through ther press and out into space.

    Handball from trac to viney, back to tracc and a 60 metre kick to kozzie running back towards goal, having  started up around the half back flank.

    His opponent couldn't go with kozzie.

    Tracc could have chosen other options as all our forwards had pushed up and were streaming forward.

    Took all of 30 seconds, and only for possessions  to go from one end of the ground to the other.

    Bang, bang, bang.

    Edited by binman

    • Like 11
    • Love 1

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

    Featured Content

    • PREVIEW: Port Adelaide

      With both sides precariously positioned ahead of the run home to the finals, only one team involved in Sunday’s clash at the Adelaide Oval between the Power and the Demons will remain a contender when it’s over.  On current form, that one team has to be Melbourne which narrowly missed out on defeating the competition’s power house Collingwood on King's Birthday and also recently overpowered both 2024 Grand Finalists. Conversely, Port Adelaide snapped out of a four-game losing streak with a win against the Giants in Canberra. Although they will be rejuvenated following that victory, their performances during that run of losses were sub par and resulted in some embarrassing blow out defeats.

      • 1 reply
      Demonland

    • 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.

        • Like
      • 191 replies
      Demonland

    • 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
      Demonland

    • 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?

        • Clap
      • 181 replies
      Demonland

    • 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/

      • 37 replies
      Demonland

    • 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.

        • Clap
        • Like
      • 535 replies
      Demonland
    View All