Luke Hodge is bullish about Melbourne climbing the ladder and making the top 8 in 2025. @SENSportsday | #AFL pic.twitter.com/2ULoewkfeh

— SEN 1116 (@1116sen) February 20, 2025

I've always rated Hodgey's analysis  not to mention his mellifluous speaking voice and command of the English language.

He must have missed the McVee news if he's saying the defence is all healthy and stable. Big loss

His view has changed a bit since round 24. 🤔

Around 80% of Demonlanders typically love every commentator who is positive towards the team & want to lynch anyone critical of the team.

2 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

Around 80% of Demonlanders typically love every commentator who is positive towards the team & want to lynch anyone critical of the team.

You must be new here. And the % is a lot higher.

3 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

Around 80% of Demonlanders typically love every commentator who is positive towards the team & want to lynch anyone critical of the team.

That's better cranky.

Good to have you back.

I've always rated your posts.

DerWayne agrees

 

7 minutes ago, adonski said:

DerWayne agrees

 

I've always rated derwanye's an......

Sorry, can't do it, not even as a joke.

Special comments 101

Make a few preseason calls against the grain to get noticed and claim you are insightful at round 10

 

DubDee - Tigers will surprise a few this year

51 minutes ago, binman said:

I've always rated Hodgey's analysis  not to mention his mellifluous speaking voice and command of the English language.

Plus, Hodgey is one of the few commentators who gives it back to BT's BS antics and calls, deserves respect in itself 😁

Cranky must hate this positive talk! Like a vampire when they are touched by sunlight…

I won’t listen to any media talk, positive or negative, because that’s all it is, talk by people justifying their jobs. 

As the saying goes, it’s never as good or as bad as it seems!

"Great Bloke" that Hodgey

38 minutes ago, adonski said:

DerWayne agrees

 

Not the first time he's talked us up this off season.

Considering what has taken place over the last 6 months i will be very disappointed if we don’t make September 

We should be aiming for Top 4

1 hour ago, adonski said:

DerWayne agrees

 

 

1 hour ago, biggestred said:

"Great Bloke" that Hodgey

You should apply for a spot on the match review panel

1 hour ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

Cranky must hate this positive talk! Like a vampire when they are touched by sunlight…

I won’t listen to any media talk, positive or negative, because that’s all it is, talk by people justifying their jobs. 

As the saying goes, it’s never as good or as bad as it seems!

Objective is my middle name.

But seriously - you can't argue that most posters start foaming at the mouth whenever the Dees get criticised yet praise the $h!t out of any journalist that writes us in a positive light.

1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Considering what has taken place over the last 6 months i will be very disappointed if we don’t make September 

We should be aiming for Top 4

I agree. 

Its the time of the year where all the obnoxious predictions are put to the airwaves. Many have us bouncing back into the top 8 but one i tend to keep my eye is coaches under the pressure valve. Goody along with Voss and Longmuire and Nicks are the consistent theme here. I do think Goody is undeserving of the attention for just one bad season, but the style and manner in which we imploded as a club, its easy to understand why. His deal ends at 2026. At what point do you start to think his job comes under the spotlight? 

Our first 6 rounds are: GWS @G; Norf @ Marvel; Sun @G; Cats @KP; Bombers @ Adelaide; Freo @G. I cant see us running the table, but i can see anything from 5-1 to 2-4 ledger after the first 6. I think pressure mounts at anything worse than 3-3.

Our next 6 is easier with a 5-1 to 3-3 range. Which brings us to a 10-2 : 5-7 mid-season tally. Things would have be get diabolical to be worse than 5-7, but i think, equally, a lot would have to go right to get near a 10-2 position after the first 12 rounds.  Goody would want a positive win/loss after 12 to have any chance of finals. Its really hard to have any certainty on this given the evenness of the competition we face in the first 12 rounds and just how bad our last 12-18 months has been. I do hop we have settled and turned the corner and are back competing, but there is a slither of MFCSS I have that we may not respond to last years cluster as we all hope. 

3 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

Around 80% of Demonlanders typically love every commentator who is positive towards the team & want to lynch anyone critical of the team.

Not me, I'm actually hoping to go through the whole season not consuming any AFL media and watching games on mute. 

2 minutes ago, layzie said:

Not me, I'm actually hoping to go through the whole season not consuming any AFL media and watching games on mute. 

That is known as the Binman Method and is not for the faint-hearted.

5 minutes ago, Demonland said:

That is known as the Binman Method and is not for the faint-hearted.

That sound proof room at home must do wonders blocking out the outside world 😉

I’m thinking that we end up 3-6 th depending on injuries and how we adapt to the revised game plan and how The Duke, Tholstrup, Disco, Jeffo, Langford and the Spreadsheet can step up. We now bat pretty deep, can’t wait for the real stuff.👍😁

3 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

Around 80% of Demonlanders typically love every commentator who is positive towards the team & want to lynch anyone critical of the team.

So, that means 80% of us want to lynch some cranky guy!