Jump to content

AFLW: Rd 05 vs Geelong

rpfc
in AFLW Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Posted

Big game this Thursday for Kate Hore and her Demon Queens.

I know there is a ‘AFL Womens League’ board but I don’t want to talk about that - I want to talk about the Melbourne Demons on the Melbourne Demons board.

The dominant, amazing, and humble team that deserves eternal hellfire and idol devotion.

Also, no one goes to that board and there wasn’t even a match thread…

  • Quote
    • Like 16
    • Thanks 2
    • Clap 2
    • Demonland changed the title to AFLW: Rd 05 vs Geelong
     
    3 hours ago, rpfc said:

    Big game this Thursday for Kate Hore and her Demon Queens.

    I know there is a ‘AFL Womens League’ board but I don’t want to talk about that - I want to talk about the Melbourne Demons on the Melbourne Demons board.

    The dominant, amazing, and humble team that deserves eternal hellfire and idol devotion.

    Also, no one goes to that board and there wasn’t even a match thread…

    Well said, rpfc.

    Maddi Gay’s 50th game AND her birthday this Thursday. Up against Geelong in Geelong so it won’t be a walk in the park. Geelong have only dropped one match and that was in a low-scoring affair vs North who are one of the stronger teams. It’ll be a challenge but with belief and momentum on our side I’m confident we’ll win.

    Anyone who can make it to Geelong should do themselves a favour and come and watch a team at the very top of their game.

    edit: we’ll know officially if Maddi’s good to go after this afternoon’s training session. We’re confident she’ll be right. 

    Edited by WalkingCivilWar

  • Quote

    The team has been fantastic - don't get me wrong - but looking at the four games played and the opposition in those games, it would be fair to say that we haven't really beaten a quality team. Two opponents have yet to win a game this year and the other two have one win each. Geelong is really the team's first real challenge for the current season.

    So, we shouldn't get too carried away ... just yet.

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    • Thanks 1
     
    23 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    The team has been fantastic - don't get me wrong - but looking at the four games played and the opposition in those games, it would be fair to say that we haven't really beaten a quality team. Two opponents have yet to win a game this year and the other two have one win each. Geelong is really the team's first real challenge for the current season.

    So, we shouldn't get too carried away ... just yet.

    Sensible point.

    I looked at the North Lions game last weekend. We're ahead of both teams in my opinion. I haven't seen the Crows play yet.

    We have a very balanced team. Good defensively, run off half back, a great ruck combo in Pearce and Campbell, tough contested mids, Hanks, outside run with Mackin, x factor with Bannan and the best KPF pair in Zanker and Harris in the league.

    We're going to be hard to stop. Prelim for sure and just a matter of whether injuries or bad luck derail us. Which can always happen of course.

    Edited by BDA

  • Quote
    • Like 4

    Geelong have a good defence but are a bit suspect up forward.

  • Quote

    1 hour ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    The team has been fantastic - don't get me wrong - but looking at the four games played and the opposition in those games, it would be fair to say that we haven't really beaten a quality team. Two opponents have yet to win a game this year and the other two have one win each. Geelong is really the team's first real challenge for the current season.

    So, we shouldn't get too carried away ... just yet.

    Agreed - we shouldn’t be getting too far ahead of ourselves. As we’ve learned over the past two years, it’s not right to go the early crow.

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Absolutely atrocious scheduling - on one hand you have the AFL tying future AFLW season expansion to viewer numbers, and then you have Thursday night games in Geelong during GF week. Makes you wonder how serious they really are about having more games.

    As others have said, this will be a much tougher game than anything we've had this season. Is it true that we've never played Geelong in this competition? If so, that is bizarre.

    We should have too many avenues to goal, but our defence will need to hold up. Last time they were really challenged was in the 2nd quarter against Collingwood, and a few issues were apparent then. It will be interesting to see who Gay replaces, no obvious candidate so perhaps another resting?

  • Quote
    • Like 4
    On 9/26/2023 at 12:18 PM, poita said:

    Is it true that we've never played Geelong in this competition? If so, that is bizarre.

    Yes, this is true. Haven’t even played them in a practice match. And it’s not liked they’ve just joined the comp, they joined in 2019.

    Thls is the closest we’ve been to playing them…

    77A1F0FC-DC1C-4465-B2A6-E095F9FF6362.thumb.jpeg.de4e470105ae33f05d23547a180aac38.jpeg

    😂

  • Quote
    •  
    On 9/26/2023 at 12:38 PM, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Yes, this is true. Haven’t even played them in a practice match. And it’s not liked they’ve just joined the comp, they joined in 2019.

    This is the closest we’ve been to playing them…

    77A1F0FC-DC1C-4465-B2A6-E095F9FF6362.thumb.jpeg.de4e470105ae33f05d23547a180aac38.jpeg

    😂

    Is that a display cupboard or your pantry?!

  • Quote
    Just now, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

    Is that a display cupboard or your pantry?!

    If that’s my pantry I need to lift my cleaning game. 😁

  • Quote

    Great start to the season in terms of wins, now a game clear.  However, what is more important is the way they are winning.  Excellent team system to works with the strengths of the players.  Not losing anyone show how tight they are.  They also have a strong belief n themselves to overrun opposition sides. 

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    3 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    The team has been fantastic - don't get me wrong - but looking at the four games played and the opposition in those games, it would be fair to say that we haven't really beaten a quality team. Two opponents have yet to win a game this year and the other two have one win each. Geelong is really the team's first real challenge for the current season.

    So, we shouldn't get too carried away ... just yet.

    While I agree with not getting carried away, our record over the last 13 games is pretty incredible, including lack of opposition goals in second halves and in particular last quarters.

    It extends further back than 4 wins this year.

    100% we need to beat the top teams over the next 4-5 weeks, and until then we should be circumspect. But I don't think this is "they haven't beaten anyone yet" territory.

  • Quote
    • Like 4
    1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    If that’s my pantry I need to lift my cleaning game. 😁

    OK, so now I'm intrigued as to your collector interests. Milo tins don't pin this down much!

  • Quote

    I've been waiting for us to play Geelong in Geelong since Geelong came into the competetion.  Casey may as well be on the other side of the planet from here. I'll be there with my three girls, hoping for another impressive display.  

  • Quote
    • Like 8
    1 hour ago, Vipercrunch said:

    I've been waiting for us to play Geelong in Geelong since Geelong came into the competetion.  Casey may as well be on the other side of the planet from here. I'll be there with my three girls, hoping for another impressive display.  

    Im very pleased for you, Viper. You're in for a treat, even if the result doesn't go our way (wash my mouth out!) Do some barracking for me, then, you and the offspring, while I'm laid up here on the other side of the planet.

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    1 hour ago, Vipercrunch said:

    I've been waiting for us to play Geelong in Geelong since Geelong came into the competetion.  Casey may as well be on the other side of the planet from here. I'll be there with my three girls, hoping for another impressive display.  

    Enjoy!

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    I do find it funny that we, as a club seem to be so linked to Geelong's ground that even the women are being scheduled there, and probably will be for the next 20 years...

  • Quote
    • Angry 1

    Actually we did play Geelong in a "match simulation", i.e. a practice practice match, a few years ago.  See attached photographic proof. 😁

    Funnily enough, the photo is of Jackie Parry - now with the Cats.

    Jacqueline02.jpg

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    It won't be surprising if someone comes away from Thursday with reason to miss a game or two but, of course, hopefully not.

    if not, we are just that game away from having a fully available list, in an incredibly stable, only Daisy-less, team.

    Remarkable.

  • Quote
    44 minutes ago, Craig T said:

    Actually we did play Geelong in a "match simulation", i.e. a practice practice match, a few years ago.  See attached photographic proof. 😁

    Funnily enough, the photo is of Jackie Parry - now with the Cats.

    Jacqueline02.jpg

    You’re right, Craig. In January 2021 there was an official practice match. (Melb 8.7.55 def. Geel 5.4.34).

    In January 2020 there was an unofficial practice match. Don’t know the scores with that one but I think it was a win for us. 

  • Quote

    People on here often accuse me of writing excessively long posts about things. So...

    Crush. Kill. Destroy. Annihilate. Obliterate. Pulverize. Smash. Raze. Ruin.

    I want this current Demon team to become the Miyamoto Musashi of the Women's League. The unreachable legend. The example which generations to come will strive to emulate knowing that they can never truly do so. Not merely the greatest there is, but the greatest there could ever be.

    And also to beat Geelong on Thursday.

  • Quote
    • Love 2
    • Haha 4
    • Clap 1
    1 hour ago, Craig T said:

    Jackie Parry - now with the Cats.

     

    List of players that have played for both sides:

    Mel Hickey
    Rocky Cranston
    Erin Hoare
    Anna Teague
    Chantel Emonson
    Liv Purcell
    Jordan Ivey
    Jackie Parry
    Shelley Scott
    Mia-Rae Clifford

     

    Players from that list who are currently playing:

    Geelong-
    Erin Hoare
    Chantel Emonson
    Jackie Parry
    Shelley Scott

    Melb-
    Liv Purcell
    Jordan Ivey
    Lily Mithen

    Disclosure: my DA bestie is an AFLW devotee, a stats-nerd and host of the DeeBrief (AFLW) podcast. She’s my go-to for all things AFLW and numbers. 😁

  • Quote
    •  

    Really looking forward to watching this game.  Unfortunately, cannot be in person.  Just love watching this team play and their progression each year has been amazing.  

    Prediction Dees by 29 points

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    5 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

    OK, so now I'm intrigued as to your collector interests. Milo tins don't pin this down much!

    Anything and everything MFC ❤️💙

    Certainly NOT Milo tins. 

  • 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

    • PREGAME: Rd 17 vs Adelaide

      With their season all over bar the shouting the Demons head back on the road for the third week in a row as they return to Adelaide to take on the Crows. Who comes in and who goes out?

      • 25 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs Gold Coast

      The Demons did not come to play from the opening bounce and let the Gold Coast kick the first 5 goals of the match. They then outscored the Suns for the next 3 quarters but it was too little too late and their season is now effectively over.

        • Like
      • 135 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Rd 16 vs Gold Coast

      Max Gawn has a massive lead in the Demonland Player of the Year award ahead of Jake Bowey, Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver and Kysaiah Pickett. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

        • Thanks
      • 29 replies
      Demonland

    • GAMEDAY: Rd 16 vs Gold Coast

      It's Game Day and the Demons are back on the road again and this may be the last roll of the dice to get their 2025 season back on track as they take on the Gold Coast Suns at People First Stadium.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 546 replies
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Gold Coast

      The Gold Coast Suns find themselves outside of the top eight for the first time since Round 1 with pressure is mounting on the entire organisation. Their coach Damien Hardwick expressed his frustration at his team’s condition last week by making a middle-finger gesture on television that earned him a fine for his troubles. He showed his desperation by claiming that Fox should pick up the tab.  There’s little doubt the Suns have shown improvement in 2025, and their position on the ladder is influenced to some extent by having played fewer games than their rivals for a playoff role at the end of the season, courtesy of the disruption caused by Cyclone Alfred in March.  However, they are following the same trajectory that hindered the club in past years whenever they appeared to be nearing their potential. As a consequence, that Hardwick gesture should be considered as more than a mere behavioral lapse. It’s a distress signal that does not bode well for the Queenslanders. While the Suns are eager to remain in contention with the top eight, Melbourne faces its own crisis, which is similarly deep-seated but in a much different way. After recovering from a disappointing start to the season and nearing a return to respectability among its peer clubs, the Demons have experienced a decline in status, driven by the fact that while their form has been reasonable (see their performance against the ladder leader in the Kings Birthday match), their conversion in front of goal is poor enough to rank last in the competition. Furthermore, their opponents find them exceptionally easy to score against. As a result, they have effectively eliminated themselves from the finals race and are again positioned to finish in the bottom half of the ladder.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 4 replies
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: Round 15

      As the Demons head into their Bye Round, it's time to turn our attention to the other matches being played. Which teams are you tipping this week? And which results would be most favourable for the Demons if we can manage to turn our season around? Follow all the non-Melbourne games here and join the conversation as the ladder continues to take shape.

        • Like
      • 287 replies
      Demonland
    View All