1 hour ago, GS_1905 said:

Assuming you use this username on other media platforms? I see you pop up on my feed from time to time on matters other than Football.

No, I don’t use the name “Mel Bourne” on any site except this one. What is my namesake doing to besmirch my reputation?

Edited April 8Apr 8 by Mel Bourne

Not sure what’s worse. The rent-a-mouths in the media or the people that constantly lose their minds over what they say.

1 hour ago, Little Goffy said:

In fact, I'd quietly suggest that our forward line is getting it together as much as possible given the collapse in depth of our midfield.

As for the quality of Lloyd's comments - I'll never know what I really think of him because I just get annoyed at the sight of him. Reminds me of the now ancient movie 'Dave', here the president meets his double and tells him "You're a very handsome man, but wipe that grin off your face. You look like a schmuck."

collapse in depth or effort...or both?

velvet sledgehammer hasn't had an opinion he isn't ready to backflip on based upon the last conversation he's had with someone

On 01/04/2025 at 23:45, spirit of norm smith said:

Matthew Lloyd (IQ 56) … remember he who promotes underage drinking by his school sports team

He is a grub like Barrett and Morris and McClure except he at least played the game

Essendon great Matthew Lloyd believes the Demons have failed to back up their talk of "love" for their teammates and the club from the pre-season with poor performances on the footy field.

With a horror 0-3 start to the season, the Demons look like a shadow of the club's 2021 premiership powerhouse.

The club's off-field culture has taken a serious beating in recent years with a spate of off-field issues creating what some believe to be a hostile environment.

who did lloyd play for?

who do we play next game?

of course he'd drop fritsch

Edited April 8Apr 8 by daisycutter

4 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

Seems strange for the calls to drop Fritsch to be intensifying when he actually turned in a respectable game on the weekend. Unfortunate that he missed his shots because other than that he clocked 17 disposals, a couple of goal assists, three contested marks and third highest in the team for metres gained. Even managed a bit of chasing and corralling.

He's had a dog of a start to the season but he did at least show some genuine involvement - enough to argue that the worm is turning.

In fact, I'd quietly suggest that our forward line is getting it together as much as possible given the collapse in depth of our midfield.

As for the quality of Lloyd's comments - I'll never know what I really think of him because I just get annoyed at the sight of him. Reminds me of the now ancient movie 'Dave', where the president meets his double and tells him "You're a very handsome man, but wipe that grin off your face. You look like a schmuck."

So you look like lloyd?

3 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

collapse in depth or effort...or both?

velvet sledgehammer hasn't had an opinion he isn't ready to backflip on based upon the last conversation he's had with someone

41 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

So you look like lloyd?

Collapse in depth of effort, perhaps?

Roost... people get banned for lesser insults than that.

To be safe from further such moments, I'll adjust to the Full Metal Jacket version of "wipe that [censored] grin off your face, Pyle/Lloyd."

The eminently sensible Phil Davis

Thoughts on the Christian Petracca and his emotional reaction after the Dees loss.

Davis says

• It’s a non event … move on

• the constant media show pick up this and running different agendas on what Trac is thinking and what it means without really knowing and thinking the worst

• Trac clearly wants the club to be better

• Footy is an emotional game so what’s the issue. He’s clearly disappointed

Davis says the most important things is for Gawn and Dees teammates is to check on Trac and ask “ Are you ok”.

Davis is an intelligent commentator who thinks then talks and has interesting non sensationalist insights. 👏👏👏👏😊

I haven’t listened to the media much this season for obvious reasons. But when I do I just pick up on the most bizarre commentary. Probably reading too much into it but it does reenforce this anti Melbourne rhetoric / vibe we all talk about.

2 examples

1. Jon Ralph on the mid week tackle when the cast is talking about Houston’s failed trade to MFC, he moves his hand across his brow and says ‘phew’. I mean the guy is a Tigers supporter - yea we all no Houston dodged a bullet but we don’t need the saltiness. What does he care anyway??

2. Sam Edmund on SeN drive home today when taking about top 4 coaches or teams and the discussion was on how Brissy started the year by saying winning but not convincingly. A casual remark was made about Melbourne and how its start to ‘22 after the premiership was 10-0 but not convincing then how it all fell apart. True it did, but what about Pies or Geelong after their premiership year? They were completely hopeless and missed finals!!!! WTF!!!

End rant. Good night.

Love Damo the sewer rat Barrett

Here’s is his latest journalism contribution

MELBOURNE

IF ...

the previous CEO announced his resignation last October ...

THEN ...

it's staggering the Demons are yet to find Gary Pert's replacement. Myriad issues, on and off field, at this club. Someone needs to properly plot a path through the problems.

11 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Love Damo the sewer rat Barrett

Here’s is his latest journalism contribution

MELBOURNE

IF ...

the previous CEO announced his resignation last October ...

THEN ...

it's staggering the Demons are yet to find Gary Pert's replacement. Myriad issues, on and off field, at this club. Someone needs to properly plot a path through the problems.

It's a light column with a bit of fun and actually spot on. 6 months and we don't have a new CEO and we do have plenty of problems.

1 hour ago, Redleg said:

It's a light column with a bit of fun and actually spot on. 6 months and we don't have a new CEO and we do have plenty of problems.

What do you think we should be doing differently Redleg, apart from the bleeding obvious winning games. What is happening behind the scenes??

The pressure will continue while the Demons keep losing.

Winning makes the media vultures turn their attention somewhere else.

[censored] the media preaching Bailey Smith for sticking up his fingers.

Just about any other club and he’s thrown to the wolves.

On 09/04/2025 at 22:24, spirit of norm smith said:

The eminently sensible Phil Davis

Thoughts on the Christian Petracca and his emotional reaction after the Dees loss.

Davis says

• It’s a non event … move on

• the constant media show pick up this and running different agendas on what Trac is thinking and what it means without really knowing and thinking the worst

• Trac clearly wants the club to be better

• Footy is an emotional game so what’s the issue. He’s clearly disappointed

Davis says the most important things is for Gawn and Dees teammates is to check on Trac and ask “ Are you ok”.

Davis is an intelligent commentator who thinks then talks and has interesting non sensationalist insights. 👏👏👏👏😊

Phil Davis is an outrageously good communicator in general. Whatever issue he weighs in on, he cuts through all the noise and distills it down to a simple and clear conclusion.

I have no idea what his tactical abilities are like, but I’m certain that if he got involved in some capacity with a group of players, they would run through brick walls for him.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2025-melbourne-demons-labelled-broken-after-loss-to-essendon-bombers-at-gather-round-david-king-reaction-comments-latest-news/news-story/bd962200033d038a52c4dc3bccb020b6

Cannot argue with some comments about our pathetic performance

💩💩💩💩💩💩But Jay Clark is just bringing up mud again

Kane Cornes described the Dees as “UNWATCHABLE”.

Have to agree.

Scoring is the key and it’s been a problem for the Dees for 3 years !!!

It’s so frustrating to watch us and get angry, sad, disappointed, frustrated, angry , sad, disappointed, frustrated … and despondent. We had 5 minutes of Hope which was quickly killed and incinerated in the last qtr.

47 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Kane Cornes described the Dees as “UNWATCHABLE”.

Have to agree.

Scoring is the key and it’s been a problem for the Dees for 3 years !!!

It’s so frustrating to watch us and get angry, sad, disappointed, frustrated, angry , sad, disappointed, frustrated … and despondent. We had 5 minutes of Hope which was quickly killed and incinerated in the last qtr.

If anyone is an authority on being unwatchable it's him.

I am blaming the Demonland upgrades, cursed everything.

2 hours ago, DEE fence said:

I am blaming the Demonland upgrades, cursed everything.

Demonland, PLEASE take this back to the 2021 format! 🙂

FFS, we’re being well served by an experienced operator who is our acting CEO. It’s not uncommon to take a lengthy period of time to find a new CEO. It only looks bad because we are unexpectedly poor on the field.

Edited April 14Apr 14 by At the break of Gawn

15 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

This is becoming a pile on from these lesser journalists, if you'd even call them that. Can they pull up Richmond's attendances this year? We are not in limbo. We have a well organised transition in place from Brad Green to Steve Smith and our finalising our search for a CEO. We are as close to a home base as we have been for 50 years. Yes our football is terrible atm but our list is in pretty good shape, Trac has just committed to the club and we may even keep Kozz. Our biggest weakness for mine is our coaching department and I'll guess we see substantial change on that front this year. The Dee's remain a strong BUY for mine.

What about Libby Birch’s comments on Real Footy podcast( quoted in today’s Age). She blames the men’s’ 2022 team for derailing their quest for successive premierships.

They should have been inspired by the 2022 performance of the mens’ team.Finished top 4 , and very unlucky not to win both their finals. Same in 2023. They didn’t fail to make the finals after their premiership( unlike Geelong and Collingwood).

I suspect she might be a “disgruntled ex-employee”. Her form certainly tailed off before she left the Dees.

1 minute ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

What about Libby Birch’s comments on Real Footy podcast( quoted in today’s Age). She blames the men’s’ 2022 team for derailing their quest for successive premierships.

They should have been inspired by the 2022 performance of the mens’ team.Finished top 4 , and very unlucky not to win both their finals. Same in 2023. They didn’t fail to make the finals after their premiership( unlike Geelong and Collingwood).

I suspect she might be a “disgruntled ex-employee”. Her form certainly tailed off before she left the Dees.

I find Libby Birch's comments very interesting. But I doubt she would have much glimpse of what exactly was going on in the men's league, given they are largely separate. I think she's right to call out Gary Pert for all the attention the men's team got - the women's team were exceptional and didn't get half as much attention.

21 minutes ago, Flowergirl said:

I find Libby Birch's comments very interesting. But I doubt she would have much glimpse of what exactly was going on in the men's league, given they are largely separate. I think she's right to call out Gary Pert for all the attention the men's team got - the women's team were exceptional and didn't get half as much attention.

A very real reality (lol) is AFLW for all its good points etc just hasn't got the following, hence clout of mainstream footy.

It's obviously fantastic for those playing and the opportunities it provides to aspiring participants.

It will always be overshadowed by AFL..

Great that the lasses dis so well. Maybe Libby ought to focus on that and not the "we were hard done by" .. smacks of sour grapes tbh.

Bigger fish to fry imo