Jump to content

PREGAME: Rd 17 vs Adelaide

Demonland
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

I know this will go against what most think is right for where we are at.

In Campbell, TMac, Billings, Laurie.

Out: Petty, Howes, Sparrow, Sharp

Fritsch as sub.

Campbell and Gawn to offer a long target when not in ruck. Old Man TMac to play on Old Man Walker. Billings and Laurie may not be the future but their VFL form warrants selection and they have endurance and polish. There will be better development opportunities later in the season if warranted for players.

I suspect we will reintroduce JVR, Lever and Windsor but that would be wrong.

Let JVR gain touch at VFL. Let Windsor get a clear month developing his midfield role. Let Lever show he can actually add value defensively.

Edited by Lil_red_fire_engine

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Clap 1
    • Shocked 1
     

    Looks like we might be going in a tad light against the Crows.... a Murder awaits !!!

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 2
    7 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

    Looks like we might be going in a tad light against the Crows.... a Murder awaits !!!

    i will animation GIF by hoppip

  • Quote
    • Haha 3
     

    We will need a tall backline

    Crows are playing 4 x 6ft 4 today

    Tall big and strong

    No Petty so I guess Turner may go back and T mac in

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Love 1

    2 hours ago, Tarax Club said:
      3 hours ago, beelzebub said:

    Looks like we might be going in a tad light against the Crows.... a Murder awaits !!!

    A murder of Crows...

  • Quote
    • Clap 2

    The most uninspiring comments that this topic has seen for a long, long time

    I suppose Fritsch and Sparrow (Drink Card Boy) will hold their spots

  • Quote
    •  
    26 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

    The most uninspiring comments that this topic has seen for a long, long time

    I suppose Fritsch and Sparrow (Drink Card Boy) will hold their spots

    Whats drink card boy in response to?

  • Quote
    6 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    Whats drink card boy in response to?

    What are you asking me about?

    Tom (Drink Card Boy) Sparrow’s form?

  • Quote

    Just now, jumbo returns said:

    What are you asking me about?

    Tom (Drink Card Boy) Sparrow’s form?

    I don't get the reference to a drinks card. Clearly I'm missing a simple explanation here. Which you can give in the next response :)

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Petty & Howes, and in the last 5 minutes, Turner was hobbled and could not move. It could get worse.

    Here's an idea, play JVR at CHB and play a 2nd ruck who can relieve Max and not make either Jeffo or JVR go anywhere near the ruck. Play Verrall and let us see what he's got. Kentfield showed a bit up forward, and before this showed something down back. Only BIllings showed enough to deserve a game

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Love 1

    Windsor has lost all confidence and couldn't get a kick at Casey so no point bringing him in. I'd like to see Kentfield played on a wing in the same way most sides have a tall wing who drifts forward for goals. He is mobile and athletic.

    JVR/Johnson for Petty. TMac for Howes - should never have been dropped

    No point looking at casey for replacement midfielder for Viney if suspended. The best Casey midfielders were casey players. Probably use Langdon as the extra mid.

    Wouldn't mind Culley as the sub.

    We've got to get some more hardness. That first quarter was embarrassing. When we ramped up the pressure we won the last 3/4's.

  • Quote

    Outs. Petty and Howes concussion

    Viney and May should definitely NOT get suspended for their actions. Ainsworth got up immediately. May gets the ball.

    JVR replaces Petty (need as a marking option and 2nd ruck)

    TMCD replaces Howes ( Dees need Turner, May and Tmcd to counter Fogarty, Walker & Thilthorpe )

    That’s it !!! Play the kids again Jeffo, Kolt, Langford , Lindsay

    Lever had a stinker in the VFL. He has lost any aerobic ability to run to the contest. I think his ankle issues are ongoing unfortunately

    No one else at Casey demands a promotion. Kentfield & Mentha are still developing

    @Demonland

    Mcvee May Tmcd

    Rivers Turner Bowey

    Langdon Trac Lindsay

    Fritsch JVR Chandler

    Koooozzzzzyyyy Jeffo Melksham

    Gawn Oliver Viney

    Salem Langford Sharp Kolt

    Sub Sparrow

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    33 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    I don't get the reference to a drinks card. Clearly I'm missing a simple explanation here. Which you can give in the next response :)

    Well, young ‘un, a long time ago when the VFL ruled and Fitzroy existed, players would frequent night clubs and be given free drink cards - thus, by equivalence, the only thing that Tom Sparrow brings to this team is that he is the conduit that gets players free drinks everywhere he goes!

    Cheers 🍻

    Edited by jumbo returns

  • Quote
    • Haha 2
    • Thumb Down 2
    • Vomit 1

    Tipping possibly 5-6 changes this week, all of them forced!

  • Quote
    3 hours ago, jackaub said:

    We will need a tall backline

    Crows are playing 4 x 6ft 4 today

    Tall big and strong

    No Petty so I guess Turner may go back and T mac in

    May Adams/McDonald Lever

    McVee Turner Chandler

    May can still win the ball but is too loose in a lock down on a good key forward. Free him up.

  • Quote
    10 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

    What do you mean “accepted”?

    We don’t get a choice.

    We also get what we deserve when we had sub-20,000 crowds in the last 2 months of last year.

    If our crowds drop off further in the last 2 months of this year, expect more of the same for our 2026 fixture.

    Collingwood would never have accepted 3 interstate trips in a row. There would have been an uproar. This is unprecedented and the only reason it's been deemed ok is because we just don't have the power of a big club to push back

  • Quote
    • Angry 1

    4 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

    Collingwood would never have accepted 3 interstate trips in a row. There would have been an uproar. This is unprecedented and the only reason it's been deemed ok is because we just don't have the power of a big club to push back

    I think our media game is poor

    We could be leaking to the media from the president about how Pooh it is when it’s released and unnamed sources will be meeting with the afl to change it

    We are too nice

    We are not a serious club

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Thumb Down 1
    • Sad 1
    1 hour ago, Abyssal said:

    May Adams/McDonald Lever

    McVee Turner Chandler

    May can still win the ball but is too loose in a lock down on a good key forward. Free him up.

    Hasn’t he done well on Walker in the past?

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     
    50 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

    I think our media game is poor

    We could be leaking to the media from the president about how Pooh it is when it’s released and unnamed sources will be meeting with the afl to change it

    We are too nice

    We are not a serious club

    Isn’t that kind of what St. Kilda have been doing and everyone is criticising them for it?

  • Quote
    On 28/06/2025 at 22:07, titan_uranus said:

    Petty and Howes miss with concussion.

    JVR comes back because there's no one else.

    Lever's the better fit but whilst TMac's struggling at Casey, he at least was doing well in the AFL before he was dropped.

    Ironically, despite our injury list and run with fitness/injuries this year being as good as it's ever been, other than Windsor and JVR who just got dropped, possibly the only players on our list I really want to see get back into the side are AWM, McAdam and Sestan, who are the only actually injured players we have.

    Instead, what do we do - make Laurie the sub again? Give Woewodin, Brown or Culley a game off middling (at best) VFL form? Billings?

    How about play Lauries for a full game and give him a look in the midfield? It’s where he plays at Casey?

  • Quote

    • 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

    • REPORT: Gold Coast

      From the start, Melbourne’s performance against the Gold Coast Suns at Peoples First Stadium was nothing short of a massive botch up and it came down in the first instance to poor preparation. Rather than adequately preparing the team for battle against an opponent potentially on the skids after suffering three consecutive losses, the Demons looking anything but sharp and ready to play in the opening minutes of the game. By way of contrast, the Suns demonstrated a clear sense of purpose and will to win. From the very first bounce of the ball they were back to where they left off earlier in the season in Round Three when the teams met at the MCG. They ran rings around the Demons and finished the game off with a dominant six goal final term. This time, they produced another dominant quarter to start the game, restricting Melbourne to a solitary point to lead by six goals at the first break, by which time, the game was all but over.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Gold Coast

      Coming off four consecutive victories and with a team filled with 17 AFL listed players, the Casey Demons took to their early morning encounter with the lowly Gold Coast Suns at People First Stadium with the swagger of a team that thought a win was inevitable. They were smashing it for the first twenty minutes of the game after Tom Fullarton booted the first two goals but they then descended into an abyss of frustrating poor form and lackadaisical effort that saw the swagger and the early arrogance disappear by quarter time when their lead was overtaken by a more intense and committed opponent. The Suns continued to apply the pressure in the second quarter and got out to a three goal lead in mid term before the Demons fought back. A late goal to the home side before the half time bell saw them ten points up at the break and another surge in the third quarter saw them comfortably up with a 23 point lead at the final break.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Rd 17 vs Adelaide

      With their season all over bar the shouting the Demons head back on the road for the third week in a row as they return to Adelaide to take on the Crows. Who comes in and who goes out?

      • 64 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs Gold Coast

      The Demons did not come to play from the opening bounce and let the Gold Coast kick the first 5 goals of the match. They then outscored the Suns for the next 3 quarters but it was too little too late and their season is now effectively over.

        • Like
      • 231 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Rd 16 vs Gold Coast

      Max Gawn has a massive lead in the Demonland Player of the Year award ahead of Jake Bowey, Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver and Kysaiah Pickett. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

        • Like
      • 41 replies
      Demonland

    • GAMEDAY: Rd 16 vs Gold Coast

      It's Game Day and the Demons are back on the road again and this may be the last roll of the dice to get their 2025 season back on track as they take on the Gold Coast Suns at People First Stadium.

        • Like
      • 546 replies
      Demonland
    View All