Jump to content

Featured Replies

2 minutes ago, waynewussell said:

This is what will happen next…

1 The club will say nothing to be seen here, move along.

2 Christian will indicate that he has had a difficult time of it, and initially he and his family were disgruntled with the way things were handled.

2 Christian will say that these issues have been discussed with the club and all is good!

3 Christian will say he loves the club and he wants to be a one club player

4 The club will release a statement that emphasizes that Christian is a required player and respected leader of the group, who has been earmarked as a future captain.

5 Tom Morris will serve up a grab that reiterates that Christian Petracca would leave the club if he wanted to, but at this stage he doesn’t want to!

6. The regular group of misery-guts on DL will…

Scared Homer Simpson GIF by reactionseditor

 
2 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Ugh pies fans are on social media already declaring trac will be theres.

Oh yeah with their amazing second round pick 🙄😂

34 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Jesus this guy gets it..

Get a room already.

😂

 
2 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

GenX

Except he’s a baby boomer. Speaking of babies, someone wants to have his.

 

it would be amazing in any organisation of the size of a football club if there werent divergent opinions and if high performance athletes did not have tightly tuned emotional responses. 

Sure we havent had the year we wanted, weve lost a couple of matches that we could have won with  some different umpiring decisions. Oh and we lost one of our significant players before the season due to a football act of an opposition team. Oh and then when we were still in the leading group of teams we lost one of our best players through another football act.  with the latter in the team we may have maintained our position in the top echelon of the competition.

Yeah theres some things wrong with the club , there always is but it certainly aint the end of the world and it aint any reason to gut and destroy whats not wrong. Identify it and address it.

Its all delightful material for Morris and Cornes et al who arent game to publicise the major issues at Collingwood and Essendon.

But it is time for Roffey and Pert to end the speculation. Get Trac in and laugh and smile at the speculation, point ou that our season is now ended and but we will continue to be an entertaining team to watch and support. WE are looking forward to a strong pre season and will be better next year. 

Behind the scenes we will engage with the umpiring fraternity to establish what is wrong with our tackling techniques and why we do not draw free kicks when we are tackled above the shoulders. What are we doing wrong?


7 minutes ago, praha said:

We have a new head of our media department and ultimately a plan to grow the brand. Unfortunately no one wants to watch us. There is a reason why we aren't going all in on youth. We can't afford to get sloshed by 100 points on FTA. 

Seriously, it is crazy that both games were Saturday night prime time. Our media relations team is doing something right. pity it's probably had the opposite effect.

No good media team should be caring about FTA coverage. Does anyone in the AFL media talk about TV ratings? No, they only talk about attendance. The Hawks have had 1 FTA game all year and their supporters are turning up in droves with the way they're playing. They need to do a poll of our supporter base and find out what our preferred day/times are and then submit that to the AFL for our fixture request/considerations. 

 
13 minutes ago, Demonsterative said:

And he said it with respect and threw in some hope. 
 

Go figure…… 

My friend, you're talking to the wrong poster. Your mate in the cheer squad is the one throwing around words like 'moron' so who is being the more disrespectful here? 

I'm sorry if I caused any offence to you, let us both rejoice in the news that Petracca isn't happy with the direction of the club and welcome the change that's needed eh? 

 

17 minutes ago, monoccular said:

Boot studiers left all clubs not long after the 64 GF as I recall.

Our recruitment  trading has been so [censored] bad it's insane.

Corrected.  Recruitment has been pretty great actually.

And I suspect that Tom Morris Minor doesn't.

Agreed - no one can fault the recruiting. We're close to best in the league over a sustained period, and our player development is also pretty bloody good.


15 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

Petracca is a great player but he is turning 29 and on $1.2m+ per year. If he leaves we will get a massive haul of picks and cap space.

The Cats lost Gary Ablett Junior and the Hawks lost Buddy and it didn't kill either of those clubs.

Dawks also farmed out Hodge, Lewis, Tom Mitchell and Isaac Smith in their twilights.

Edited by Fork 'em

When Barassi left Melbourne, I stayed at Melbourne. Then Barassi came back! Then Barassi left Melbourne again. I stayed at Melbourne! Then Barassi came back and we both celebrated 2021 with a passion!

9 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Get a room already.

😂

@ middleagedemonsPA 🤣

8 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Get a room already.

😂

 

6 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Except he’s a baby boomer. Speaking of babies, someone wants to have his.

 

The only conclusion I can come to is that you're a relative of Saty. 

I'd actually genuinely love to hear an opinion of yours regarding our list, game-plan, observations on what's needed/not needed. 

Just anything really? 

Some thoughts of your own?


think tracc is just p155ed off with the ongoing saga of no permanent home and all the toing and froing with casey

come to think of it, it p155es me off too

19 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

Who are Melbourne Storm?

They are a team that consistently deliver, plays finals & I've seen win 4 premierships. Goodwin could learn a lot from Craig bellamy

3 minutes ago, waynewussell said:

When Barassi left Melbourne, I stayed at Melbourne. Then Barassi came back! Then Barassi left Melbourne again. I stayed at Melbourne! Then Barassi came back and we both celebrated 2021 with a passion!

You are a true supporter my friend

13 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Oh yeah with their amazing second round pick 🙄😂

With both Daicos brothers and it almost gets done.

But if they chuck in the yank I’m barracking for someone else.


2 minutes ago, FreedFromDesire said:

Personally I'd love her to do both! I feel like we've not heard anything of substance from her or Pert for a long time.

She could come out and say something along the lines of: "We're always looking to improve. Christian is a very passionate Melbourne person and wants us to be better, so we will listen as we always do, and we will all work together to push our club higher."

Then she can also go about the business of making that happen inside the club. 

We don't need constant updates of course, but it's important for supporters to feel heard, particularly at times like this. I feel as a whole our club has lacked authenticity for a few years, and from an outsiders perspective that comes across as something Trac values highly. It could be a win win.

I hear you.  But what if the situation is sensitive and making a public statement would make things worse for Trac or a dozen other issues we have no idea about?

 

Can you explain how we have lacked authenticity?  No idea what you mean. Do you mean transparency?

3 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

They are a team that consistently deliver, plays finals & I've seen win 4 premierships. Goodwin could learn a lot from Craig bellamy

Who's Craig Bellamy?

22 minutes ago, dpositive said:

Its all delightful material for Morris and Cornes et al who arent game to publicise the major issues at Collingwood and Essendon.

I'm going to try and be my most respectful everyone!

But here, in all its glory, is the quintessential biased Melbourne supporter. It's the constant 'we are the victim' talk. 

You are so caught up in the victimisation talk that you have clearly missed the media scrutiny put on both Collingwood during the Treloar/Stephenson fiasco a few years back And the start of this year when they were under-performing and the constant media attention on Essendon's continued woes, list and game plan issues and underperforming.

Widen that perspective my brother. 

Edited by middleagedemon

 
4 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

Who's Craig Bellamy?

My vote for post of the week!!! Hahaha

Edited by Demonsterative

I hope goody & max get on the phone to trac and have a conversation. 

Shane Crawford was disgruntled when he was at hawthorn at one point. But stayed and had success. 

Just please stay trac


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

  • PREGAME: St. Kilda

    The Demons come face to face with St. Kilda for the second time this season for their return clash at Marvel Stadium on Sunday. Who comes in and who goes out?

    • 22 replies
  • PODCAST: Carlton

    The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Tuesday, 22nd July @ 8:00pm. Join Binman & I as we dissect the Dees disappointing loss to Carlton at the MCG.
    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.
    Listen LIVE: https://demonland.com/

    • 4 replies
  • VOTES: Carlton

    Captain Max Gawn still has a massive lead in the Demonland Player of the Year Award from Christian Petracca, Jake Bowey, Kozzy Pickett & Clayton Oliver. Your votes please; 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

    • 14 replies
  • POSTGAME: Carlton

    A near full strength Demons were outplayed all night against a Blues outfit that was under the pump and missing at least 9 or 10 of the best players. Time for some hard decisions to be made across the board.

      • Clap
      • Thanks
      • Like
    • 229 replies
  • GAMEDAY: Carlton

    It's Game Day and Clarry's 200th game and for anyone who hates Carlton as much as I do this is our Grand Final. Go Dees.

      • Like
    • 669 replies
  • PREVIEW: Carlton

    Good evening, Demon fans and welcome back to the Demonland Podcast ... it’s time to discuss this week’s game against the Blues. Will the Demons celebrate Clayton Oliver’s 200th game with a victory? We have a number of callers waiting on line … Leopold Bloom: Carlton and Melbourne are both out of finals contention with six wins and eleven losses, and are undoubtedly the two most underwhelming and disappointing teams of 2025. Both had high expectations at the start of participating and advancing deep into the finals, but instead, they have consistently underperformed and disappointed themselves and their supporters throughout the year. However, I am inclined to give the Demons the benefit of the doubt, as they have made some progress in addressing their issues after a disastrous start. In contrast, the Blues are struggling across the board and do not appear to be making any notable improvements. They are regressing, and a significant loss is looming on Saturday night. Max Gawn in the ruck will be huge and the Demon midfield have a point to prove after lowering their colours in so many close calls.

    • 0 replies