Jump to content

Can we just.........Add what you like to this.


Dee Since 73

Recommended Posts

I'll start off

Kick the bloody ball!

Look at the man you are about to handball to.....make sure he isn't in a worse bloody position than you are......

My God, I nearly tore what remaining hair I have out the number of times we stopped, looked around like stunned mullets and handballed to another player under pressure..

What is our gameplan? Do we have one? Get the bloody ball, kick it straight and long.

I love this team to death but yesterday was just bloody awful.

Bushy

Link to comment
Share on other sites

This is why Moloney needs to be in this side; only play who thinks one dimensional - kick the ball long and hard into the foward 50.

Just thinking about having Sylvia back in the forward line. He is definately better on a HFF than in the midfield I reckon.

A great go-to player who can kick the ball a mile. If only he could get a good run with his injuries. He will be a star.

A forward line with Sylvia,Neitz,Robertson,Yze all firing would be fantastic.

We have sooooooooo many players with great potential and history, I just can't fathom what has happened this year. We truly look second rate with all the p!ss farting around we do with the ball.

Bushy.

Link to comment
Share on other sites


I can't get over players who are standing one meter from the man with the ball and asking for a handball, why? What does that get you? - Ward I'm looking at you.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

can we just....

protect out teammates and show some desperation in shepharding and beffeting off the ball. we did this well in the last quarter if you watch the replay.

above all, forget about whats been and show some confidence to go through the middle and be attacking and yes...kick it long to Neita and co.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

CAN WE JUST................stop saying that the players are doing their best.

start kicking to a leading forward not an opponent.

play only those who will pressure opponents who have the ball.

man up when we are not in possesion.

not accept mediocre performers every week.

stop handballing to the grass or an opponent.

not kick across the defensive goalmouth.

take a few more marks that bounce off chests.

not wait until under pressure before we kick or handball.

have the balls to tell individuals that they are badly underperforming.

try to remember what Flower,Lyon and Viney used to give EVERY week.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Go down the guts, instead of going wide! Take a risk every now and again, look in board. I know he's young (and believe me i've got big wraps for the kid) but when Petterd kicked in wide in the final minutes of the match, he had someone right in the center square all on his own. It seems to be in our nature to go down the wing.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

All ND has to do for the rest of this year as coach, is to replay the last quarter of yesterdays match to them, over & over & over again. That is how to play the game. Simple, stop stuffing around, Run, Take the first option, kick long, end of story

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yep......Can we just get it and kick it long.

It's a simple game really. I think the time has come for us to just get back to basics.

We all know that the brand of footy we are currently playing makes us look like bumbling buffoons..... This is basically the same team we had last year where we could stand proud and watch the team run the ball from the backline, have blokes, shepherding and backing up and TALKING to each other.....Dunno where that team has gone.

Truly, I felt like asking this to some of the boys.......................Neita, who are you and what have you done to Neita?

Thanks for the replies.

Bushy

Link to comment
Share on other sites


Just thinking about having Sylvia back in the forward line. He is definately better on a HFF than in the midfield I reckon.

I still think he should be tried as a midfielder and i dont believe he has been given enough opportunities to become one. In saying that his work up forward has been really good in the last month. There's a fair chance a new coach next year would try and mould him into a midfielder that kicks goals, ala Scott Thompson.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I still think he should be tried as a midfielder and i dont believe he has been given enough opportunities to become one. In saying that his work up forward has been really good in the last month. There's a fair chance a new coach next year would try and mould him into a midfielder that kicks goals, ala Scott Thompson.

Sylvia's body is not standing up to the HHF let alone the midfield. I don't think he has played 10 games in a row yet since he has been there. I'm sure ND would love to have him in the midfield but until they sort out his soft tissue injuries he won't be able to stand up to it!!!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

if i could see anything this year, it would be for newton to get an extended run for the dees. i think if he was to come in and play good footy in the forward line and kick goals it would be the most exciting thing any melbourne supporter has seen for a long time...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

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...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Demonland Forums  

  • Match Previews, Reports & Articles  

    GETAWAY by Meggs

    Calling all fit players. Expect every available Melbourne player to board the Virgin cross-continent flight to Perth for this Round 4 clash on Saturday afternoon at Fremantle Oval. It promises to be keenly contested, though Fremantle is the bookies clear favourite.  If we lose, finals could be remoter than Rottnest Island especially following on from the Dees 50-point dismantlement by North Melbourne last Sunday.  There are 8 remaining matches, over the next 7 weeks.  To Meggs’

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons

    DRUBBING by Meggs

    With Casey Fields basking in sunshine, an enthusiastic throng of young Demons fans formed a guard of honour for the evergreen and much admired 75-gamer Paxy Paxman. As the home team ran out to play, Paxy’s banner promised that the Demons would bounce back from last week’s loss to Brisbane and reign supreme.   Disappointingly, the Kangaroos dominated the match to win by 50 points, but our Paxy certainly did her bit.  She was clearly our best player, sweeping well in defence.

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 4

    GARNER STRENGTH by Meggs

    In keeping with our tough draw theme, Week 3 sees Melbourne take on flag favourites, North Melbourne, at Casey Fields this Sunday at 1:05pm.  The weather forecast looks dry, a coolish 14 degrees and will be characteristically gusty.  Remember when Casey Fields was considered our fortress?  The Demons have lost two of their past three matches at the Field of Dreams, so opposition teams commute down the Princes Highway with more optimism these days.  The Dees held the highe

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 1

    ALLY’S FIELDS by Meggs

    It was a sunny morning at Casey Fields, as Demon supporters young and old formed a guard of honour for fan favourite and 50-gamer Alyssa Bannan.  Banno’s banner stated the speedster was the ‘fastest 50 games’ by an AFLW player ever.   For Dees supporters, today was not our day and unfortunately not for Banno either. A couple of opportunities emerged for our number 6 but alas there was no sizzle.   Brisbane atoned for last week’s record loss to North Melbourne, comprehensively out

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 1

    GOOD MORNING by Meggs

    If you are driving or training it to Cranbourne on Saturday, don’t forget to set your alarm clock. The Melbourne Demons play the reigning premiers Brisbane Lions at Casey Fields this Saturday, with the bounce of the ball at 11:05am.  Yes, that’s AM.   The AFLW fixture shows deference to the AFL men’s finals games.  So, for the men it’s good afternoon and good evening and for the women it’s good morning.     The Lions were wounded last week by 44 points, their highest ever los

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 3

    HORE ON FIRE by Meggs

    The 40,000 seat $319 million redeveloped Kardinia Park Stadium was nowhere near capacity last night but the strong, noisy contingent of Melbourne supporters led by the DeeArmy journeyed to Geelong to witness a high-quality battle between two of the best teams in AFLW.   The Cats entered the arena to the blasting sounds of Zombie Nation and made a hot start kicking the first 2 goals. They brought tremendous forward half pressure, and our newly renovated defensive unit looked shaky.

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 11

    REMATCH by Meggs

    The Mighty Demons take on the confident Cats this Saturday night at the recently completed $319 million redeveloped GMHBA Stadium, with the bounce of the ball at 7:15pm. Our last game of 2023 was an agonisingly close 5-point semi-final loss to Geelong, and we look forward to Melbourne turning the tables this week. Practice match form was scratchy for both teams with the Demons losing practice matches to Carlton and Port Adelaide, while the Cats beat Collingwood but then lost to Essendo

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons

    WELCOME 2024 by Meggs

    It’s been hard to miss the seismic global momentum happening in Women’s sport of late. The Matildas have been playing to record sell-out crowds across Australia and ‘Mary Fowler is God’ is chalked onto footpaths everywhere. WNBA basketball rookie sensation Caitlin Clark has almost single-handedly elevated her Indiana Fever team to unprecedented viewership, attendances and playoffs in the USA.   Our female Aussie Paris 2024 Olympians won 13 out of Australia’s all-time record 18 gol

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 3

    EPILOGUE by Whispering Jack

    I sit huddled in near darkness, the only light coming through flickering embers in a damp fireplace, the room in total silence after the thunderstorm died. I wonder if they bothered to restart the game.  No point really. It was over before it started. The team’s five star generals in defence and midfield ruled out of the fray, a few others missing in action against superior enemy firepower and too few left to fly the flag for the field marshal defiantly leading his outnumbered army int

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Match Reports 6
  • Tell a friend

    Love Demonland? Tell a friend!
×
×
  • Create New...