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  On 10/07/2023 at 04:55, Supreme_Demon said:

Luke Darcy's blatant bias towards St. Kilda on Saturday night was odious. Even though he is a Bulldogs man.

But in the end, I don't care too much as Melbourne got the win.

I think the issue is besides Garry Lyon, we don't really have many TV commentators who are Melbourne aligned.

I have faith in the new online generation of commentators though.

Particularly this guy (shown below) by the name of Caden MacDonald who is a passionate Demons supporter and is starting to develop a bit of a following on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/Qcx6NxyNfI0

 

Good luck to the young fella! 😎👍🏻

 

 

Garry Lyon bags us more than anyone 

 

The worst commentary I heard was some media person (I can’t remember who) talking up Essendon and saying how close they got to Port and the Pies.  We beat the pies and lost to port by a few points in Adelaide FFS 

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  On 10/07/2023 at 05:09, Clintosaurus said:

Has Chunk been on any of our games yet?

He’s done a few, including our match against GWS recently. He’s decent on commentary, but depending on who he’s with he can get sucked into the typical boys club wind up and lose focus. 

 
  On 12/07/2023 at 08:03, beelzebub said:

Mute telly.... i do..

Find generic stadium cheering on YouTube..play low.... just to fill in the voud if like...

I just listen with mute

way too much like the canned applause that we suffered through covid.

Was not a fan... but I understand your thought process

Perhaps on Friday night I should just put Take me Home Country Road on perpetual repeat... now that would be torture

  On 12/07/2023 at 11:26, Demons11 said:

Garry Lyon bags us more than anyone 

True he does.

But he has explained that he does that from a position of love because he has high expectations for the Melbourne Football Club. At least I remember him saying something along those lines after we won the 2021 AFL Premiership.

 

Additionally, I forgot to mention we have former Demons Captains Daisy Pearce (AFLW) and Nathan Jones (AFL) doing special comments too. They both have been pretty good.


  On 12/07/2023 at 08:09, DeeZee said:

Failed coach Buckley has gone down several cogs in my book.

Its the worse lot of miserable naysayers I’ve ever seen in my football supporting life.

Its not footy classified it’s Funeral classified.

I can’t stomach most of them , and only really watch the front bar and a bit of the Sunday footy show these days as anything else is just click bait and unbearable doom and gloom.

 

Front Bar is OK, I like sam and his quick wit, however it seems they drag out an old calton player every week.

  On 13/07/2023 at 07:53, Supreme_Demon said:

True he does.

But he has explained that he does that from a position of love because he has high expectations for the Melbourne Football Club. At least I remember him saying something along those lines after we won the 2021 AFL Premiership.

 

Additionally, I forgot to mention we have former Demons Captains Daisy Pearce (AFLW) and Nathan Jones (AFL) doing special comments too. They both have been pretty good.

Not sure I agree with that, he bagged us when we were horrible and had no expectation.

I think Jones and Daisy are fantastic 

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  On 13/07/2023 at 09:11, Demon_spurs said:

Front Bar is OK, I like sam and his quick wit, however it seems they drag out an old calton player every week.

Sam Pang makes the show. Both Sam and Andrew Maher are Carlton supporters so that is why old Blues players get rotation.

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For those that disparage Damian Barrett's media work, DO NOT watch one of his most recent video on afl.com.au with Lloydy where he claims Adelaide should be sitting above MFC on the ladder and that Adelaide threw the game away. Seriously how is this guy relevant in AFL commentary - fair enough he may get the scoop on board room and footy dept politics, but he has no business or credibility in discussing actual football. 

David King had Freo in his top 4 ranking after they beat us. This was when I decided to stop listening to the media “analysis”, as it’s literally just a bunch of wanna be footballers with absolutely no idea about the modern game. 
 

I will say this, Adelaide is, in every really important stat, a better side than any of the teams currently sitting 5-12 on the ladder. 


  On 24/07/2023 at 06:48, Jaded No More said:

David King had Freo in his top 4 ranking after they beat us. This was when I decided to stop listening to the media “analysis”, as it’s literally just a bunch of wanna be footballers with absolutely no idea about the modern game. 
 

I will say this, Adelaide is, in every really important stat, a better side than any of the teams currently sitting 5-12 on the ladder. 

don't agree on that - both geelong and gw$ would give the crom a run for their money in that regard

  On 24/07/2023 at 06:56, whatwhat say what said:

don't agree on that - both geelong and gw$ would give the crom a run for their money in that regard

Crows are well ahead of Geelong and GWS in contested possessions, clearances, scores, inside 50 efficiency, contested marks, and speed in both attack and defense. 
In fact they’re in the top 4 for many of those stats.

Geelong at ****ehole Park are a different proposition. But head to head at the MCG or in AO I reckon Crows would have their measure, especially with how they attack at speed. 

I'm starting to think it's because they mark us hardest after what we delivered in 21, and for 10 games in 22... we are almost seen as the benchmark for alot of sides.

Collingwobbles ain't won nothing yet...

In saying this it still is frustrating to listen to


  On 24/07/2023 at 06:30, Gawndy the Great said:

For those that disparage Damian Barrett's media work, DO NOT watch one of his most recent video on afl.com.au with Lloydy where he claims Adelaide should be sitting above MFC on the ladder and that Adelaide threw the game away. Seriously how is this guy relevant in AFL commentary - fair enough he may get the scoop on board room and footy dept politics, but he has no business or credibility in discussing actual football. 

I watched this on my lunch break today and nearly spat out my coffee. 

Barrett and Lloyd could not give the demons any less credit for their win. 

I don't mind going under the radar, but the blatant disrespect is getting a bit tiresome. 

I’ve completely switched off most footy media now except for the front bar.

Anything with David King, Kane Cornes, Robbo, Whateley, Buckley is instant switch stations for me and I’m loving the peace of mind.

  On 24/07/2023 at 07:39, Adzman said:

I don't mind going under the radar, but the blatant disrespect is getting a bit tiresome. 

Snap. 

  On 24/07/2023 at 06:48, Jaded No More said:

David King had Freo in his top 4 ranking after they beat us.

David King wrote Geelong off completely early in the season...then he got back on board, now who knows.

They were all writing the Tiges on...now saying no chance of a flag.

It's the entertainment business any relation to serious analysis is only in passing.

Imagine the media fawning if any of Brisbane, Port or Pies were missing Neale, Butters or Daicos for 3 months and went on to beat 2 of the other top 3 sides, and went down by 4 points at home to the other. 

But when Melbourne do it without Oliver they’re lucky and very ordinary. Pies are never lucky when they win, they’re just amazing. But Melbourne? Pure luck. 


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  On 24/07/2023 at 06:48, Jaded No More said:

David King had Freo in his top 4 ranking after they beat us. This was when I decided to stop listening to the media “analysis”, as it’s literally just a bunch of wanna be footballers with absolutely no idea about the modern game. 
 

To be fair, Freo had just won something like 3 or 4 in a row (including the Cats) and were playing really good footy. Since Darcy’s injury they haven’t been the same. 

What grinds my gears more is the whole “Collingwood were rife with illness”narrative around our win against them. Kingy mentioned it today when saying how the MCG was a fortress to Collingwood and he had to use an excuse for them losing to us.

  On 24/07/2023 at 08:38, At the break of Gawn said:

To be fair, Freo had just won something like 3 or 4 in a row (including the Cats) and were playing really good footy. Since Darcy’s injury they haven’t been the same. 
 

Freo were NEVER at any stage of this season, or in fact last season, any better than us. In anything. Except for stuffing up trades 😂

It was a pathetic reactionary call from a reactionary commentator who flips and flops more than a dying fish. 

 
  On 24/07/2023 at 08:42, Jaded No More said:

Freo were NEVER at any stage of this season, or in fact last season, any better than us. In anything. Except for stuffing up trades 😂

It was a pathetic reactionary call from a reactionary commentator who flips and flops more than a dying fish. 

I agree that they weren’t above us, but I could see where he was coming from after we had just lost two in a row. Goodwin even lauded Freo as a team on the rise in his post match presser after that game.

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