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

 

Obviously would be of interest.

Takes a steady flow of contested marks and doesn't go missing from games too much. Seems to be incrementally getting better at providing forward pressure.

Probably his most impressive stat is score involvements which is not perfectly consistent but sometimes huge. He has even had a game with more score involvements than effective disposals, which is fun.

I'd still be prioritising Lukosious, but you have stick your finger in every hole these days.

 

 
5 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

Obviously would be of interest.

Takes a steady flow of contested marks and doesn't go missing from games too much. Seems to be incrementally getting better at providing forward pressure.

Probably his most impressive stat is score involvements which is not perfectly consistent but sometimes huge. He has even had a game with more score involvements than effective disposals, which is fun.

I'd still be prioritising Lukosious, but you have stick your finger in every hole these days.

 

Is he going to be better than Rooy in a year or two? We need a ready made recruit for forward strength especially if we lose Petty. 

It’s a pity but we should have gone after say Tex at least 2/3 years ago but also have not had BBB or Tmac for hardly any consistent period fully fit either. 

Perhsps we should bite the bullet now and swap Tmac and Harry to see if that keeps the defence strong and provides a bigger bodied target up forward along with Fritta  plus youngsters   and crumbers able to feed of him at times. 


27 minutes ago, 58er said:

Is he going to be better than Rooy in a year or two? We need a ready made recruit for forward strength especially if we lose Petty. 

is he better than jvr now?

comparative #s for 2024:

image.png.153ceeab7633cb3a779813fe99796497.png

3 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

is he better than jvr now?

comparative #s for 2024:

image.png.153ceeab7633cb3a779813fe99796497.png

Which is which, 58er?

4 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

Landsberger's unlocked the secret!

Players go to the club they supported as kids.

Why didn't we think of that?!

Of course, Tracc will be off to the Pies then, too, any day now...

Edited by Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

 

Nope. He’s been in the system longer than JVR and is only marginally in front. I maintain Sydneys forward line is not that good. It’s their ball movement and method which maximises their potential that is the diff. Logan is serviceable but won’t be much of an upgrade on Mihochek 

1 hour ago, Little Goffy said:

Takes a steady flow of contested marks and doesn't go missing from games too much.

This is not a dig at you LG, he’s averaging 1 contested mark per game this year. I heard the commentators mention it last weekend. Is that a good number? 
For comparison Petty is at 1.3 a game.


1 minute ago, Dee Zephyr said:

This is not a dig at you LG, he’s averaging 1 contested mark per game this year. I heard the commentators mention it last weekend. Is that a good number? 
For comparison Petty is at 1.3 a game.

Always a hard call with KPF as they mature later than other positions. Has he hit his maximum output or does he have upside? 

Personally, I feel we've somewhat missed the boat in terms of acquiring a young established key forward. JvR is locked best 22 and Jefferson is showing significant promise and will be demanding games from as early as next year. Perhaps an older stop gap is required until Jefferson establishes himself in the team on a consistent basis.

Edit: unless we see JvR as a permanent fwd/ruck chop out and put two key forwards next to him. Not my first preference for JvR but could happen.

Edited by Nascent

49 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Which is which, 58er?

I think given JVR has missed a couple of games, then he's the first.

Also, MFC or MFC player always comes before another team or player in my book

2 hours ago, drysdale demon said:

????

It’s a reference to the story called The Hole In The Dike
 

edit: just realised this probably brings up more questions than answers. 🤣

The story is about Hans, a little Dutch boy who plugs a hole in the dike (dam) to stop the leaking of the town’s water supply. I can’t remember the rest of it but it has a moral to it. 

Edited by WalkingCivilWar

What about Gawny as a Full time (mostly) fwd. Let him wind down a bit and we can make him last longer . Eventually Gawny will need to be "nursed"  (ala Hawkins)

We could then chase a Ruckman ?


12 minutes ago, dimmy said:

What about Gawny as a Full time (mostly) fwd. Let him wind down a bit and we can make him last longer . Eventually Gawny will need to be "nursed"  (ala Hawkins)

We could then chase a Ruckman ?

That was the plan with Grundy, Gawn didn't want to play long minutes in the fwd line.

11 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

That was the plan with Grundy, Gawn didn't want to play long minutes in the fwd line.

...plus he's an average forward at best.

The Hun and Fox Footy are full time recruiters for Collingwood, Essendon and Geelong.

3 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

It’s a reference to the story called The Hole In The Dike
 

edit: just realised this probably brings up more questions than answers. 🤣

The story is about Hans, a little Dutch boy who plugs a hole in the dike (dam) to stop the leaking of the town’s water supply. I can’t remember the rest of it but it has a moral to it. 

Moral of the story; The little boy saves the village from a flood but nobody ever comes to help him and he dies with his finger still in the hole. All that time the village thought he was a naughty boy who had run off, and they only realised he was a hero when it was too late.

And that is why Belgium is Catholic.


1 hour ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

That was the plan with Grundy, Gawn didn't want to play long minutes in the fwd line.

That's not true at all.  He was happy playing a lot of minutes in the FWD line in order to make the team better.  

He was on the front foot willing to sacrifice his game to try and make the team better as its nearly impossible to jag a high quality key forward so he/we tried something different.  Its really very selfless

1 hour ago, rjay said:

...plus he's an average forward at best.

This is definitely true and the reason he didn't play long minutes

1 hour ago, Deeko2 said:

That's not true at all.  He was happy playing a lot of minutes in the FWD line in order to make the team better.  

He was on the front foot willing to sacrifice his game to try and make the team better as its nearly impossible to jag a high quality key forward so he/we tried something different.  Its really very selfless

This is definitely true and the reason he didn't play long minutes

Or wasn't effective enough, i personally reckon we didn't explore it enough after Gawn's knee injury.

6 hours ago, dimmy said:

What about Gawny as a Full time (mostly) fwd. Let him wind down a bit and we can make him last longer . Eventually Gawny will need to be "nursed"  (ala Hawkins)

We could then chase a Ruckman ?

Is Grundy available

 
14 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Which is which, 58er?

Not my figures I think JVR is on the left.

BTW Logan is at least a year older than Rooy and if the table provided is correct in Rooy on LH side they are about equal if Logan is one year ahead. 


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 REPORT: Gold Coast

    The forecast said wind. The ladder said mismatch. The scoreboard said obliteration. Melbourne didn’t just beat Gold Coast — they dismantled them: 13.15 (93) to 0.6 (6). An 87-point obliteration, the Suns held goalless, and the Demons delivering their second-highest winning margin and third-highest score in AFLW history.

      • Clap
      • Like
    • 0 replies
  • 2025 Player Reviews: #28 Will Verrall

    It was a tough ask for him to break through as a 199cm ruckman in the shadow of an all-time great in that position who is also the club captain. He had some good days at Casey but was unable to progress and was delisted at the end of the season.

    • 5 replies
  • 2025 Player Reviews: #29 Tom Campbell

    The 33-year-old Campbell has yet to play AFL football for Melbourne, but his Casey form has been strong and he has been retained as a ready-made ruck depth option who is widely regarded as someone who is excellent for the culture of the club.

      • Love
      • Thanks
      • Like
    • 8 replies
  • 2025 Player Reviews: #30 Harry Sharp 

    The Demons acquired an interesting player in Sharp, who narrowly missed securing a spot in the Lions’ premiership team last year. The 22-year-old medium forward played in the opening round this season and ended up with 18 senior games, although he was substituted in or out in for ten of those matches. He demonstrated glimpses of form, but ultimately ended the year on the margins of the team.

      • Thanks
      • Like
    • 14 replies
  • 2025 Player Reviews: #31 Bayley Fritsch

    Worked his way back after a slow start and a further slump in form going into the midseason but became a solid contributor for the club in the latter half of 2025. Closing in on 300 goals for the club.

      • Like
    • 3 replies
  • AFLW PREVIEW: Gold Coast

    On Friday, the Demons return to our Casey Fields fortress where they have a 77% win rate. The scent of September is in the air and the struggling Suns are on the horizon. The Cranbourne weather forecast? Ominous, like the match itself: a strong chance of carnage. Let’s be honest, last week’s first half against the West Coast was a training drill but we dropped our guard in the final quarter. While this match is a mismatch on paper — second versus seventeenth — football is won in the wind, the contests, and the moments.

      • Thanks
      • Like
    • 2 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.