Jump to content

Premiership Hero Ben Brown Retires

picket fence
picket fence
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Posted

Hnmm I am pondering this, he was excellent yesterday from all accounts and 6 goals in a losing team with average delivery makes it a "Brilliant "game. But who would he replace?? Petty played his best game of the season as did Disco, so that leaves a rejig of forwards. Could we be tempted to go tall with Petty, Disco,Rooey, and BBB??? this could mean dropping Chandler, who has been OK, or someone else. I would say Sparrow will be missing so obviously Milkshake is in the 22, anyway would NOT begrudge him a farewell game at all. He has been fantastic for MFC and is a TOP BLOKE as well! Thoughts??

  • Quote
    • Like 6
     

    Farewells are nice and I'm sure we'll do our best but I want to focus on retaining our stars.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     

    Respecting veterans helps retain start, though.

    It would seem that Brown has managed to gather a moment of form in the 2s and at any time in the rest of the second half of this season he might have been included on pure merit at this time. Awkwardly it seems the rest of our tall forwards got their act together a bit against Gold Coast on the weekend, so it is hard to push him in without unfairly pushing someone out.

    I'd be happy to see him named, even as sub. The guy has been an excellent player, was important to our premiership, has kept his head up around the club despite setbacks, and provided a really healthy human attitude.

    On balance, combining sentiment and the fact he played well on the weekend, I say give him a game.

     

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Clap 1

    I don’t think so. 

    He can be honoured another way, at half time for example

    We have a game of footy to play and hopefully win and our young tall forwards finally started to click

  • Quote
    • Like 7
    • Clap 1

    Would love to see Bbb get a send off game but don’t see it happening unfortunately. A great man off the pitch and a flag winner.  Hopefully he stays involved with the AFLW team for a while but understand he lives on the other side of town 

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Ben Brown should run out with the Side on Friday, go through the Banner and then jog around the Boundary 

    He certainly deserves a Send off…

  • Quote
    • Like 8
    • Demonland changed the title to Does BBB get a "Farewell Game" next week?
     

    Don’t think so. There is no hard and fast rule but I don’t think so. Not that it matters nor do I really care either way.

  • Quote
    • Haha 1

    For selection integrity if we were playing finals no as all our tall forwards fired and there isn’t a spot for him….but maybe we should somehow find a spot, even as the sub to honour a retiring premiership player

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Clap 1

    No way IMO

    tell someone who is left out of the team for BBB trying to make their way

  • Quote
    • Clap 1
    46 minutes ago, Cyclops said:

    Has BBB actually announced plans to retire?

    His knees are in consultation with him right now…

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 2

    Love BBB, and up until half way through this year believed we were still a better team when he was in the side. He was such a vital cog in 2021. But send off games are best reserved for ex-Captains, or other more significant players. So unless one of the current tall forwards are injured or being managed, no, to a send off game. Lets acknowledge him is some other way.

     

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Clap 1

    No

  • Quote

    We should let him take a set shot prior to the game.  His run up should give fans plenty of time to express their thanks and appreciation. 

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Thanks 1
    • Haha 1
    • Clap 1

    If we give BBB a farewell senior appearance do we do the same for Lachie Hunter who is sitting on 199 games?

    I'd rather pick our strongest 23 and bury them.

  • Quote
    • Like 4

    Lachie Hunter didn't play for Casey on the weekend nor was he there yesterday with the rest of the team it seems?

    Has he privately been given the flick already...?

    Edited by dazzledavey36

  • Quote
    • Like 3

    2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Lachie Hunter didn't play for Casey on the weekend nor was he there yesterday with the rest of the team.

    Has he privately been given the flick already...?

    Wasn’t he there?

    @WalkingCivilWar was Hunter on the GC?

  • Quote
    3 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Lachie Hunter didn't play for Casey on the weekend nor was he there yesterday with the rest of the team.

    Has he privately been given the flick already...?

    No idea but not playing yesterday surely puts a line through a call up next week?

  • Quote
    2 minutes ago, Witches Hat said:

    No idea but not playing yesterday surely puts a line through a call up next week?

    Yes I would assume so.

  • Quote
    •  
    3 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Wasn’t he there?

    @WalkingCivilWar was Hunter on the GC?

    No, he wasn’t. We would’ve seen him at some point throughout proceedings. 

  • Quote
    4 hours ago, Cyclops said:

    Has BBB actually announced plans to retire?

    I think being unable to get fit to play at Casey most of the year is enough

    Luv BBB, Premiership Full Forward 🏆

    Edited by Graeme Yeats' Mullet

  • Quote
    • Like 3

    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

    • PODCAST: Richmond

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 28th April @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we analyse the Demons 2nd win for the year against the Tigers.
      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.
      Listen LIVE: https://demonland.com/
      Call: 03 9016 3666
      Skype: Demonland31

        • Thanks
      • 6 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: West Coast

      The Demons hit the road in Round 8, heading to Perth to face the West Coast Eagles at Optus Stadium. With momentum building, the Dees will be aiming for a third straight victory to keep their season revival on course. Who comes in and who goes out?

      • 27 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Richmond

      After five consecutive defeats, the Demons have now notched up back-to-back victories, comfortably accounting for the Tigers in the traditional ANZAC Eve clash. They surged to a commanding 44-point lead early in the final quarter before easing off the pedal, resting skipper Max Gawn and conceding the last four goals of the game to close out a solid 20-point win.

        • Clap
        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 179 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Richmond

      Max Gawn leads the Demonland Player of the Year from Jake Bowey with Christian Petracca, Ed Langdon and Clayton Oliver rounding out the Top 5. Your votes for the Demons victory over the Tigers on ANZAC Eve. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, & 1.

      • 28 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • GAMEDAY: Richmond

      It's Game Day and the Demons return to the MCG to face the Tigers in their annual Blockbuster on ANZAC Eve for the 10th time. The Dees will be desperate to reignite their stuttering 2025 campaign and claim just their second win of the season. Can the Demons dig deep and find that ANZAC Spirit to snatch back to back wins?

        • Love
        • Thanks
      • 664 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Richmond

      A few years ago, the Melbourne Football Club produced a documentary about the decade in which it rose from its dystopic purgatory of regular thrashings to the euphoria of a premiership victory. That entire period could have been compressed in a fast motion version of the 2025 season to date as the Demons went from embarrassing basket case to glorious winner in an unexpected victory over the Dockers last Saturday. They transformed in a single week from a team that put in a pedestrian effort of predictably kicking the ball long down the line into attack that made a very ordinary Bombers outfit look like worldbeaters into a slick, fast moving side with urgency and a willingness to handball and create play with shorter kicks and by changing angles to generate an element of chaos that yielded six goals in each of the opening quarters against Freo. 

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All