Jump to content

Death Riding Fremantle 2023 - Feathered Cap Edition

adonski
adonski
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

 

It's a Major general tanking alright.

Edited by AzzKikA

  • Quote
    • Haha 1
    1 minute ago, Demonstone said:

    I think I'm of a smaller calibre than you dc, but I'm a bigger bore.  These puns are da bomb!

    Tanks, ds.

  • Quote
    • Haha 2
     

    Anyway, back to the game. I expect the Hawks to take it right to the Dockers until late into there 3rd quarter, and then pull on the handbrake.

     

     

     

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    5 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

    The AFL is well aware of their tactics. 

    At the start of the year Caroline Wilson reported the AFL were filthy with Hawthorn for exiting all their experience last year.  To name a few:  O'Meara, Mitchell, McElvoy, Dunstan etc thousands of games experience.   She even mentioned that evil word: priority pick. She said no chance they will get one given their deliberate list decimation.

    Not long after, one of the co-hosts of a Dunstall program mentioned that evil word.  He grinned.

    It isn't just pick 1 they want, a priority pick is their end game, if not this year then next.

    They have learnt nothing from the wasted years and culture destruction at the dees and blues 10 years ago from tanking. 

    Regardless of what Hawks do we will still end up with pick 5-7 from Freo or if we are very lucky #4.  And whatever pick we get I'm confident we will get the player we want at the top of the draft. 

    Hawthorn are one of the most arrogant clubs around. They think they can tank and make it work (exhibit A, the start of Clarkson's journey). They probably think Melbourne and Carlton are just inept clubs that couldn't tank as well as them for the end result of 4 flags in 8 years. 

  • Quote
    • Like 4

    5 hours ago, Redleg said:

    Yes he does, but if they bring in that bloke McDonald, I think it was, who had 100 possessions against Casey, the ball will live in their forward line.

    Picked it.

  • Quote

    Just my opinion, but Jackson is still my #1 pick if the 2019 draft were re-done now.

     

    afl__2019redraft.jpg

  • Quote
    • Shocked 1
     
    6 hours ago, Chook said:

    Just my opinion, but Jackson is still my #1 pick if the 2019 draft were re-done now.

     

    afl__2019redraft.jpg

    Absolutely no way is he's still number 1 lol

    By your reckoning Sam De Koning should be number 1 because he's a premiership player and has higher ceiling? Played CHB for a premiership team which is just as hard as playing ruck.

    He's absolutely no way ahead of Kozzie Pickett as a starting point.

    Edited by dazzledavey36

  • Quote
    • Like 7

    8 hours ago, Chook said:

    Just my opinion, but Jackson is still my #1 pick if the 2019 draft were re-done now.

     

    afl__2019redraft.jpg

    Chad Warner up from 39. What a steal.

    Kosi could be higher given 100 goals and defensive pressure.

  • Quote

    Jackson has a high ceiling and may or may not get there. Serong, Anderson, Warner are consistent performers now so are rightly ranked higher at this stage.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    8 hours ago, Chook said:

    Just my opinion, but Jackson is still my #1 pick if the 2019 draft were re-done now.

     

    afl__2019redraft.jpg

    If Greene played for a good side he’d be number one. He is a gun. Anderson is also really really good. We are just starting to see what he can do. 
    On the contrary if Jackson ended up at GC nobody would ever speak of him again.  Jackson was very lucky to get to the right club at the right time. We really fast tracked his development and he was lucky to play under Gawn and with one of the best midfielders going around. 

  • Quote
    • Like 6
    9 hours ago, Chook said:

    Just my opinion, but Jackson is still my #1 pick if the 2019 draft were re-done now.

     

    afl__2019redraft.jpg

    I think on known form I would have him around 7-8 and you could make an argument he would be last on that list.

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    On 5/4/2023 at 6:29 PM, A F said:

    Hawthorn are one of the most arrogant clubs around. They think they can tank and make it work (exhibit A, the start of Clarkson's journey). They probably think Melbourne and Carlton are just inept clubs that couldn't tank as well as them for the end result of 4 flags in 8 years. 

    Not a truer word spoken on Demonland.

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    So Freo v the Tankers today. Should be interesting viewing.

    Is there another game on today that I should be aware of? 😜

  • Quote
    • Haha 1
    1 hour ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    Not a truer word spoken on Demonland.

    Most arrogant thing they did was include 2 flags in their 5 year plan back around 2018.

    They genuinely believe they will always win flags on a regular basis.

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Do we want the Tigers to win to go above freo, or are we really gunning for pick 1 and the Eagles to win?

  • Quote
    10 minutes ago, Mickey said:

    Do we want the Tigers to win to go above freo, or are we really gunning for pick 1 and the Eagles to win?

    I want Eagles to win for Hunty. We won’t get to pick 1. Hawks have it in the bag. 

  • Quote

    4 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    I want Eagles to win for Hunty. We won’t get to pick 1. Hawks have it in the bag. 

    That would rely on Hawks losing to a WAFL side down in Launceston in a couple of weeks.

    That would be the ultimate tank job.

  • Quote

    If we make a GF and Cats are the opponent I would instruct the boys to somehow get Cameron out of the game early, legally of course!!!!

    Edited by Redleg

  • Quote
    •  
    8 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    If we make a GF and Cats are the opponent I would instruct the boys to somehow get Cameron out of the game early, legally of course!!!!

    Steven May step right up

  • Quote
    • Haha 1

    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

    • PREGAME: Fremantle

      The Demons return home to the MCG in search of their first win for the 2025 Premiership season when they take on the Fremantle Dockers on Saturday afternoon. Who comes in and who goes out?

      • 15 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Essendon

      Max Gawn leads the Demonland Player of the Year ahead of Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca, Kade Chandler and Jake Bowey. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

      • 14 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Essendon

      Despite a spirited third quarter surge, the Demons have slumped to their worst start to a season since 2012, remaining winless and second last on the ladder after a 39-point defeat to Essendon at Adelaide Oval in Gather Round.

      • 134 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • GAMEDAY: Essendon

      It’s Game Day, and the Demons are staring down the barrel of an 0-5 start for the first time since 2012 as they take on Essendon at Adelaide Oval for Gather Round. In that forgettable season, Melbourne finally broke their drought by toppling the Bombers. Can lightning strike twice? Will the Dees turn their nightmare start around and breathe life back into 2025?

      • 723 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Essendon

      As the focus of the AFL moves exclusively to South Australia for Gather Round, the question is raised as to what are we going to get from the  Melbourne Football Club this weekend? Will it be a repeat of the slop fest of the last three weeks that have seen the team score a measly 174 points and concede 310 or will a return to the City of Churches and the scene where they performed at their best in 2024 act as a wakeup call and bring them out of their early season reverie?  Or will the sleepy Dees treat their fans to a reenactment of their lazy effort from the first Gather Round of two years ago when they allowed the Bombers to trample all over them on a soggy and wet Adelaide Oval? The two examples from above tell us how fickle form can be in football. Last year, a committed group of players turned up in Adelaide with a businesslike mindset. They had a plan, went in confidently and hard for the football and kicked winning scores against both home teams in a difficult environment for visitors. And they repeated that sort of effort later in the season when they played Essendon at the MCG.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Essendon

      Facing the very real and daunting prospect of starting the season with five straight losses, the Demons head to South Australia for the annual Gather Round, where they’ll take on the Bombers in search of their first win of the year. Who comes in, and who comes out?

        • Thanks
      • 489 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All