Jump to content

Death Riding Fremantle 2023 - Feathered Cap Edition

adonski
adonski
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

5 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Unpopular opinion here but I hope Fremantle win tonight.

Essendon have a joke of a fixture in late July/August (Nth, Wc, Syd, GWS) and are a legitimate chance to take our spot in the top 4.

They will drop 1 or 2 of those...

I hope they win tonight, their next 4 are tough.

If they can make top 4 with that draw they deserve it.

You really can be a glass 1/2 empty kind of person at times.

  • Quote
    • Like 4
     
    5 minutes ago, rjay said:

    They will drop 1 or 2 of those...

    I hope they win tonight, their next 4 are tough.

    If they can make top 4 with that draw they deserve it.

    You really can be a glass 1/2 empty kind of person at times.

    I don’t hope Essendon win tonight.

    They’re nipping at our heels for a top 4 spot and I expect them to beat Port next week (post bye theory) and then Adelaide at Marvel. Then their easy fixture commences shortly after.

     

  • Quote
    18 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    I don’t hope Essendon win tonight.

    They’re nipping at our heels for a top 4 spot and I expect them to beat Port next week (post bye theory) and then Adelaide at Marvel. Then their easy fixture commences shortly after.

     

    They're not that good.

    If we can't win 7 of our next 9 we won't make top 4 & don't deserve too.

    I think we will.

    EFC won't have anything to do with it...can't see them winning 8 of 10.

    They will be lucky to win tonight, I hope they do.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     

    Well I want a better pick so I want every team to beat Freo. 
    I don’t care about those around us. If we are good enough we make the top 4 on our merit. Maybe having to scrap for a top four might get us actually going.

  • Quote
    • Like 10

    If ESS pull off a win, they are a better team than I give them credit for.

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    I'm in the minority that want the bombers to win evidently. Give me them low picks and watch the bombers get knocked out in the first elimination final and build false hope.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    2 minutes ago, Nascent said:

    I'm in the minority that want the bombers to win evidently. Give me them low picks and watch the bombers get knocked out in the first elimination final and build false hope.

    I think you’re in the Majority that want the Bombers to win.

    I’m in the minority that want Essendon to lose tonight (and in future weeks) so we can get as much top 4 breathing space as we can from the likes of Essendon, Bulldogs, St Kilda etc..

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    My second best bet of the round (lions to cover their line was #1) - Freo to cover their minus 5.5 line. 

    The only reason i'm not more bullish is the predicted rain creates some variables 

  • Quote
    •  
    23 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    I think you’re in the Majority that want the Bombers to win.

    I’m in the minority that want Essendon to lose tonight (and in future weeks) so we can get as much top 4 breathing space as we can from the likes of Essendon, Bulldogs, St Kilda etc..

    Fair enough, I mainly read anti-bomber sentiment which I completely understand.

  • Quote

    We don't know how the rest of the season will play out so I will be content for Freo to win and give us some breathing space.  Hanging out for the possibility of better draft picks is less important than getting into the top 4.   And feels (in a weird sort of way) like 'supporter tanking'.  

    Our window is now.  Don't need some star pick who may (or may not) develop in a few years.  (On the other hand, I realise a low pick may give us a trade to get what we need now.)

    Also, I hate Essendon.

  • Quote
    • Love 1

    53 minutes ago, sue said:

    We don't know how the rest of the season will play out so I will be content for Freo to win and give us some breathing space.  Hanging out for the possibility of better draft picks is less important than getting into the top 4.   And feels (in a weird sort of way) like 'supporter tanking'.  

    Our window is now.  Don't need some star pick who may (or may not) develop in a few years.  (On the other hand, I realise a low pick may give us a trade to get what we need now.)

    Also, I hate Essendon.

    We are in the now but aren’t performing like a genuine now yeah and a low pick from Freo might give us a good kid who does come in ect year and perform. Look at how some top 10 picks are playing across the league. Sheezel would slot in nicely to our team.

  • Quote
    8 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

    We are in the now but aren’t performing like a genuine now yeah and a low pick from Freo might give us a good kid who does come in ect year and perform. Look at how some top 10 picks are playing across the league. Sheezel would slot in nicely to our team.

    Sure, but no quarantee that a 'ready-to-go year 1' player will be available to fit our specific needs, or that they won't be available a spot or two lower in the draft.   I'm happy to leave it to Freo to lose to teams that are no threat to us.

  • Quote

    Dees currently with pick 5 with Sydney comfortably ahead of freo on percentage.

    Still want essendon to win.

    I'm of the view that if we have to hope for teams around us to fail for us to qualify for top 4 then we aren't much chop anyway. Let freo fall as far as possible and put top 4 in our own hands.

  • Quote
    • Like 4

    Either way I'll be happy tonight.

    Bombers win helps our draft hand. If we fear them taking our top 4 spot, then we have much bigger problems.

    Freo win and I'll get to enjoy a bombers loss. 

     

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

    Either way I'll be happy tonight.

    Bombers win helps our draft hand. If we fear them taking our top 4 spot, then we have much bigger problems.

    Freo win and I'll get to enjoy a bombers loss. 

     

    It’s the way I’m looking at it.

    But the idea of Bell failing badly makes me want a Freo loss each and every week!

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Oath. 

    Cannot believeee people are riding on the hope of other teams falling around us. 

    We will dictate our position by wins and losses. And at the moment, we look a mile off a top four side. 

    We should be riding a Freo loss every game, regardless of who they play. 

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    11 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

    Well I want a better pick so I want every team to beat Freo. 
    I don’t care about those around us. If we are good enough we make the top 4 on our merit. Maybe having to scrap for a top four might get us actually going.

    I want Freo to keep losing and for us to start winning

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    27 minutes ago, JimmyGadson said:

    Oath. 

    Cannot believeee people are riding on the hope of other teams falling around us. 

    We will dictate our position by wins and losses. And at the moment, we look a mile off a top four side. 

    We should be riding a Freo loss every game, regardless of who they play. 

    Who else really looks like a top 4 side ?

  • Quote

    Never cheered for a draw before but there is always a first. 

     

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 1

    Anyone worrying about Essendon taking our spot in the top 4 will be breathing a little easier watching this game. No way are they a top 4 team.

    Edited by BDA

  • Quote

    Freo showing our blokes how to lead at the ball carrier 

  • 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

    • REPORT: Essendon

      What were they thinking? I mean by “they” the coaching panel and team selectors who chose the team to play against an opponent who, like Melbourne, had made a poor start to the season and who they appeared perfectly capable of beating in what was possibly the last chance to turn the season around.It’s no secret that the Demons’ forward line is totally dysfunctional, having opened the season barely able to average sixty points per game which means there has been no semblance of any system from the team going forward into attack. Nevertheless, on Saturday night at the Adelaide Oval in one of the Gather Round showcase games, Melbourne, with Max Gawn dominating the hit outs against a depleted Essendon ruck resulting from Nick Bryan’s early exit, finished just ahead in clearances won and found itself inside the 50 metre arc 51 times to 43. The end result was a final score that had the Bombers winning 15.6 (96) to 8.9 (57). On balance, one could expect this to result in a two or three goal win, but in this case, it translated into a six and a half goal defeat because they only managed to convert eight times or 11.68% of their entries. The Bombers more than doubled that. On Thursday night at the same ground, the losing team Adelaide managed to score 100 points from almost the same number of times inside 50.

        • Sad
        • Clap
        • Like
      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Essendon

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 14th April @ the all new time of 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we dissect another Demons loss at Kardinia Park to the Cats in the Round 04. 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. If you would like to leave us a voicemail please call 03 9016 3666 and don't worry no body answers so you don't have to talk to a human.

        • Thanks
      • 38 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • 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?

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 122 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.

        • Thanks
      • 24 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.

        • Vomit
        • Sad
        • Thanks
      • 271 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?

        • Like
      • 723 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All