Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

Demonland

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Featured Replies

 

See the people sitting on the top of the stairwell entrances to the Olympic Stand. Those were the days. I can recall sitting on top of a shed to watch a match at Princes Park (circa 1965). There was also a big crowd brawl near me which is the only one I can recall.

No yellow vested security guards in those days

 

No pre booked tickets, no saturation promotion, lots of standing room and primitive facilities.

What footy was like in the good old days.

 


2 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

It makes me wonder how we languished for so long, including our supporter base.

Introduction of recruiting zones that didn’t favour us at all. 

Introduction of TV at just the time we were [censored] ongoingly. Only the top sides got on the replays bk then. As a supporter since 1970 I can tell you we were very very rarely on TV. 

Footy went big dollar professional and we were still being run as an amateur club as part of the MCC.

Lost the MCG as a training base and went from the having the best to having probably the worst facilities in the comp. 

These days the AFL protects the big drawing sides. Look at the coverage and big games the blues still get no matter how [censored] they are. We fell through the net after 64  like water through colander. 

 

5 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

Introduction of recruiting zones that didn’t favour us at all. 

Introduction of TV at just the time we were [censored] ongoingly. Only the top sides got on the replays bk then. As a supporter since 1970 I can tell you we were very very rarely on TV. 

Footy went big dollar professional and we were still being run as an amateur club as part of the MCC.

Lost the MCG as a training base and went from the having the best to having probably the worst facilities in the comp. 

These days the AFL protects the big drawing sides. Look at the coverage and big games the blues still get no matter how [censored] they are. We fell through the net after 64  like water through colander. 

 

Well said but gee it paints a sad picture.

 
3 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

Introduction of recruiting zones that didn’t favour us at all. 

Introduction of TV at just the time we were [censored] ongoingly. Only the top sides got on the replays bk then. As a supporter since 1970 I can tell you we were very very rarely on TV. 

Footy went big dollar professional and we were still being run as an amateur club as part of the MCC.

Lost the MCG as a training base and went from the having the best to having probably the worst facilities in the comp. 

These days the AFL protects the big drawing sides. Look at the coverage and big games the blues still get no matter how [censored] they are. We fell through the net after 64  like water through colander. 

 

Was a sad state affairs then. I remember hardly ever seeing Melbourne on the evening replays on Channel 7 after the Saturday matches - as they were back then.

We had a good side in 76. Missed out on making finals that year decided by a kick in another game after the siren as I remember it. Yet I never remember seeing Melbourne on the replays.

I have faith in our current admin. We seem to be getting on the replays more now...

11 hours ago, Wells 11 said:

Only the top sides got on the replays bk then. As a supporter since 1970 I can tell you we were very very rarely on

Remember it too. One game a week on the box.

It wasn't us. There were some big scores too in them days.

Talk about spoilt for choice today.


11 hours ago, Wells 11 said:

Only the top sides got on the replays bk then. As a supporter since 1970 I can tell you we were very very rarely on

Remember it too. One game a week on the box.

It wasn't us. There were some big scores too in them days.

Talk about spoilt for choice today.

Colour TV really helped the norf cwood games too

 

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

  • AFLW PREVIEW: Port Adelaide

    The undefeated Demons venture across the continent to the spiritual home of the Port Adelaide Football Club on Saturday afternoon for the inaugural match for premiership points between these long-historied clubs. Alberton Oval will however, be a ground familiar to our players following a practice match there last year. We lost both the game and Liv Purcell, who missed 7 home and away matches after suffering facial fractures in the dying moments of the game.

    • 0 replies
  • AFLW REPORT: Richmond

    A glorious sunny afternoon with a typically strong Casey Fields breeze favouring the city end greeted this round four clash of the undefeated Narrm against the winless Tigers. Pre-match, the teams entered the ground through the Deearmy’s inclusive banner—"Narrm Football Weaving Communities Together and then Warumungu/Yawuru woman and Fox Boundary Rider, Megan Waters, gave the official acknowledgement of country. Any concerns that Collingwood’s strategy of last week to discombobulate the Dees would be replicated by Ryan Ferguson and his Tigers evaporated in the second quarter when Richmond failed to use the wind advantage and Narrm scored three unanswered goals. 

      • Clap
      • Love
    • 4 replies
  • CASEY: Frankston

    The late-season run of Casey wins was broken in their first semifinal against Frankston in a heartbreaking end at Kinetic Stadium on Saturday night that in many respects reflected their entire season. When they were bad, they committed all of the football transgressions, including poor disposal, indiscipline, an inability to exert pressure, and some terrible decision-making, as exemplified by the period in the game when they conceded nine unanswered goals from early in the second quarter until halfway through the third term. You rarely win when you do this.

    • 0 replies
  • AFLW PREVIEW: Richmond

    Round four kicks off early Saturday afternoon at Casey Fields, as the mighty Narrm host the winless Richmond Tigers in the second week of Indigenous Round celebrations. With ideal footy conditions forecast—20 degrees, overcast skies, and a gentle breeze — expect a fast-paced contest. Narrm enters with momentum and a dangerous forward line, while Richmond is still searching for its first win. With key injuries on both sides and pride on the line, this clash promises plenty.

    • 3 replies
  • AFLW REPORT: Collingwood

    Expectations of a comfortable win for Narrm at Victoria Park quickly evaporated as the match turned into a tense nail-biter. After a confident start by the Demons, the Pies piled on pressure and forced red and blue supporters to hold their collective breath until after the final siren. In a frenetic, physical contest, it was Captain Kate’s clutch last quarter goal and a missed shot from Collingwood’s Grace Campbell after the siren which sealed a thrilling 4-point win. Finally, Narrm supporters could breathe easy.

    • 2 replies
  • CASEY: Williamstown

    The Casey Demons issued a strong statement to the remaining teams in the VFL race with a thumping 76-point victory in their Elimination Final against Williamstown. This was the sixth consecutive win for the Demons, who stormed into the finals from a long way back with scalps including two of the teams still in flag contention. Senior Coach Taylor Whitford would have been delighted with the manner in which his team opened its finals campaign with high impact after securing the lead early in the game when Jai Culley delivered a precise pass to a lead from Noah Yze, who scored his first of seven straight goals for the day. Yze kicked his second on the quarter time siren, by which time the Demons were already in control. The youngster repeated the dose in the second term as the Seagulls were reduced to mere

    • 0 replies

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.