Jump to content

PREGAME: Opening Round vs Sydney

Demonland
Demonland
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

On 01/03/2024 at 16:11, Redleg said:

I believe if your namesake was playing in the QF last year, Gus would still be playing and we would have been into the Prelim Final and possibly winning the flag.

Maynard would never have done that if Rodney was out there.

 

Balls is 58 years of age. Do you really think he would frighten Maynard?

    • Haha 1
     
    13 minutes ago, Pinball Wizard said:

    Balls is 58 years of age. Do you really think he would frighten Maynard?

    He still frightens me,

    You know what I meant, when he was playing. You could substitute Ditterich, Biffen, Durnan, Cameron Clayton, Byron Pickett and a few others in their playing days.

    He did it because he knew he would get away with an on the edge, hard hit, early in the game.

    • Love 1
    • Haha 1
    4 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    He still frightens me,

    You know what I meant, when he was playing. You could substitute Ditterich, Biffen, Durnan, Cameron Clayton, Byron Pickett and a few others in their playing days.

    He did it because he knew he would get away with an on the edge, hard hit, early in the game.

    I reckon this bloke would have sorted him out nicely (and a reminder about how many sleeps to go to the start of the season).

    IMG_1652.thumb.jpeg.0d4416f5dfa8f30302e795436d1a6efa.jpeg

    • Like 3
    • Thanks 1
    • Haha 3
    • Clap 2
     

    Trying to think of a recent tough guy.

    Vanders maybe?

    • Like 1
    On 28/02/2024 at 23:31, pingu said:

    I'm feeling very positive about this match after watching us against the Blues.

    Surely Clarry plays.

    Billings and Windsor are a lock as the Demon debutants.

    Agreed all around.

     

    I think only changes to Carlton squad will be Clarry for Brown & perhaps Fullarton for Kos, with Laurie as more of a fwd/mid option. Unless we somehow work a miracle with McAdam & he can be the sub. 
     

    They may wait in Clarry but way I see it he played with Casey to protect him exposure wise and cannot see why he’d be held above as that’d only add pressure to his shoulders for R1-2. 

     

     

    • Like 2

    1 hour ago, Pinball Wizard said:

    Balls is 58 years of age. Do you really think he would frighten Maynard?

    YES

    • Like 3
    2 minutes ago, Tolstoys Nudge said:

    Agreed all around.

     

    I think only changes to Carlton squad will be Clarry for Brown & perhaps Fullarton for Kos, with Laurie as more of a fwd/mid option. Unless we somehow work a miracle with McAdam & he can be the sub. 
     

    They may wait in Clarry but way I see it he played with Casey to protect him exposure wise and cannot see why he’d be held above as that’d only add pressure to his shoulders for R1-2. 

     

     

    I saw McAdam at training yesterday. He was running freely but appears to be a few weeks off.

    • Thanks 3
    1 hour ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    I reckon this bloke would have sorted him out nicely (and a reminder about how many sleeps to go to the start of the season).

    IMG_1652.thumb.jpeg.0d4416f5dfa8f30302e795436d1a6efa.jpeg

    Jacko was tough.

    I used to watch Dees' games with Cameron Clayton's dad while Clayton was a Dee. Cameron was seriously tough.

    Stewart Gull was another who was tough. He was a boxer. One practice game at Prahran he hit his eye on the point post and split it open. I watched him get it sewn up in the rooms and he was just happily lying there, blood everywhere, while I was struggling not to faint.

    • Like 4
    • Love 1
     
    On 01/03/2024 at 12:31, DubDee said:

    No Mills, Parker or Adams tips the midfield battle in our favour

    Sparrow or Viney to lock down Gulden

    • Like 2
    14 hours ago, picket fence said:

    If we Dont play Clarry and it goes to the wire.... and we lose... Good luck on this site🤯

    Agree with the sentiment, why keep the Ferrari in the garage.

    I reckon he has paid his dues. Hope the club feels that way.

    • Like 4
    • Clap 1

    1 hour ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    I saw McAdam at training yesterday. He was running freely but appears to be a few weeks off.

    Still only running restricted distance and timed sprints (150-200 m).

    Still not doing much in the way of directional change drills or ball work.

    When he starts doing some hard running laps, then he could be right to go. 

    Edited by kev martin

    • Like 2
    • Thanks 2

    If Clarry does, or when he plays, I believe his challenge will be dealing with some sledging. Hope it fires him up. He seems to loves niggle and can be a smart [censored]. Umpires have shown that they don't give him much love. Hope he doesn't explode/implode, otherwise all teams will be at him.

    Need an enforcer! 

    Edited by kev martin

    • Like 2
    On 01/03/2024 at 11:36, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

     

    My suspicion is that the AFL has an ongoing promise to Richmond and Carlton that they will play the first game of Round 1 every year. And the AFL has found a way to stick to that promise.  

    Makes more sense than anything else I have heard. Continuing this trend will get us to Round -1 soon ... 😆

    • Like 1
    • Haha 1
    • Clap 1
    4 hours ago, kev martin said:

    If Clarry does, or when he plays, I believe his challenge will be dealing with some sledging. Hope it fires him up. He seems to loves niggle and can be a smart [censored]. Umpires have shown that they don't give him much love. Hope he doesn't explode/implode, otherwise all teams will be at him.

    Need an enforcer! 

    I'm not worried about that with Clayton. When the ball is not active he's definitely got into niggles in the past but one thing that is known is that as soon as that ball is live in play he locks in. I still love thinking back to that first year under Roos where he encouraged the 'see ball get ball' to simplify the role for Clarry as a first year player/young bull. Obviously since then he's matured and become somewhat more dynamic but he's always been pretty focused and doesn't get caught up in bull[censored]. 

    Edited by Young Blood

    • Like 2
    • Thanks 1

    John Ralph just said Oliver was likely to play against Sydney. 

    Said he just needs to get through training tomorrow or something like that

    Edited by Simmo0911

    • Like 4
    • Thanks 3
    • Love 1
    • Shocked 2

    8 hours ago, Pinball Wizard said:

    Balls is 58 years of age. Do you really think he would frighten Maynard?

    Yep. And win a few kicks as well.

    • Like 1
    10 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

    Trying to think of a recent tough guy.

    Vanders maybe?

    Cale Morton 10 😂

    • Haha 2
    11 hours ago, Pinball Wizard said:

    Balls is 58 years of age. Do you really think he would frighten Maynard?

    Yes! And the way I feel I would go seriously balistic and I am older than Rodney and would not be adverse to seeing how tough this (censored) is!

    Edited by picket fence

    • Thanks 1
    • Haha 1
    10 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

    Trying to think of a recent tough guy.

    Vanders maybe?

    Viney, but I think they have told him to curtail his whack-'em mold

    • Like 3
    • Thanks 1
    On 02/03/2024 at 13:13, dazzledavey36 said:

    Watched the Sydney game against Brisbane and Ladhams was far away the better ruckman between he and Grundy.

    Grundy ran around looking like he lacked the required match fitness.

    Yeah I thought that too

    • Like 1

    19 minutes ago, Demongirl35 said:

    Do teams still come out on Wednesday even though we play Thursday? I forgot 

    Wednesday night for Thursday game

    And Thursday night for remainder of the weekends games

    • Like 1
    28 minutes ago, adonski said:

    Wednesday night for Thursday game

    And Thursday night for remainder of the weekends games

    Don’t ask me why I thought it was Wednesdays even though I knew it’s always 6pm Thursday. Haha jelly brain with no footyball 

    • Haha 1
     

    Clarry to play 🥰a little inside intell tells me so! Hope its correct

    • Like 9
    • Love 1
    • Clap 1
    • Shocked 1
    12 hours ago, Pinball Wizard said:

    Balls is 58 years of age. Do you really think he would frighten Maynard?

    Yep. Balls was tough: Mayn#&* is just a thug. 

    5 hours ago, Simmo0911 said:

    John Ralph just said Oliver was likely to play against Sydney. 

    Said he just needs to get through training tomorrow or something like that

    So is John Ralph the oracle now?

    • Haha 2

    Guest
    This topic is now closed to further replies.
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • PREGAME: Richmond

      The Dees are back at the MCG on Thursday for the annual blockbuster ANZAC Eve game against the Tigers. Can the Demons win back to back games for the first time since Rounds 17 & 18 last season? Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Like
      • 53 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Fremantle

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on TUESDAY, 22nd April @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we analyse the Demons first win for the year against the Dockers. 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.

        • Like
      • 13 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Fremantle

      A undermanned Dees showed some heart and desperation to put the Fremantle Dockers to the sword as they claimed their first victory for the season winning by 10 points at the MCG.

        • Like
      • 283 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Fremantle

      Max Gawn is leading the Demonland Player of the Year award from Christian Petracca followed by Ed Langdon, Jake Bowey & Clayton Oliver. Your votes for our first victory for the season. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

        • Like
      • 41 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • GAMEDAY: Fremantle

      It’s Game Day, and the Demons return to the MCG wounded, undermanned and desperate. Still searching for their first win of the season, Melbourne faces a daunting task against the Fremantle Dockers. With key pillars missing at both ends of the ground, the Dees must find a way to rise above the adversity and ignite their season before it slips way beyond reach. Will today be the spark that turns it all around, or are we staring down the barrel of a 0–6 start?

      • 634 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Fremantle

      A month is a long time in AFL football. The proof of this is in the current state of the two teams contesting against each other early this Saturday afternoon at the MCG. It’s hard to fathom that when Melbourne and Fremantle kicked off the 2025 season, the former looked like being a major player in this year’s competition after it came close to beating one of the favourites in the GWS Giants while the latter was smashed by Geelong to the tune of 78 points and looked like rubbish. Fast forward to today and the Demons are low on confidence and appear panic stricken as their winless streak heads towards an even half dozen and pressure mounts on the coach and team leadership.  Meanwhile, the Dockers have recovered their composure and now sit in the top eight. They are definitely on the up and up and look most likely winners this weekend against a team which they have recently dominated and which struggles to find enough passages to the goals to trouble the scorers. And with that, Fremantle will head to the MCG, feeling very good about itself after demolishing Richmond in the Barossa Valley with Josh Treacy coming off a six goal haul and facing up to a Melbourne defence already without Jake Lever and a shaky Steven May needing to pass a fitness test just to make it onto the field of play. 

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All