Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
Demonland

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

The Lachy Dovaston Thread

adonski
in Trade & Draft

Featured Replies

Posted

With a list in dire need of another small forward, the Dove presents as an option...should we be able to get back into the first round of the draft

Lots of footage (10 videos!) already online, courtesy of the Footy Stuff YouTube channel below

  • Quote
    • Like 2
     
    7 minutes ago, adonski said:

    With a list in dire need of another small forward, the Dove presents as an option...should we be able to get back into the first round of the draft

    Lots of footage (10 videos!) already online, courtesy of the Footy Stuff YouTube channel below

    I don't love his ball use, but I like his game sense and agility from the tiny bit Ive seen.

    If we could somehow get him and Rachelle for Trac, our forwardline would be transformed. Particularly with Mihocek too.

  • Quote

    He played really well.

    Exactly the type of small forward we need. Created chaos and just didn’t stop running causing pressure but also he’s ability to switch into attack mode once the ball spills. Definitely worth a crack. Reidy also very good.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     

    He’s a smart small forward. Has the footy IQ to be a weapon. Lacks the speed of Nick Watson but is similar with his cheek, goal sense and shocking haircut !!! It’s a yes from me.

  • Quote

    15 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    He’s a smart small forward. Has the footy IQ to be a weapon. Lacks the speed of Nick Watson but is similar with his cheek, goal sense and shocking haircut !!! It’s a yes from me.

    He looks like he lacks any major AFL attribute which is necessary for a 177cm player and particularly one expected to cost a top 30 investment. A no from me.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    28 minutes ago, Lil_red_fire_engine said:

    He looks like he lacks any major AFL attribute which is necessary for a 177cm player and particularly one expected to cost a top 30 investment. A no from me.

    Pretty sure he came second in goals and had 80 tackles this season. Unsure if you watched him over the weekend but 24d 2.1 goals and 5 tackles and his pressure was really good. For a small forward I think he did what he’s meant to do well.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    27 minutes ago, Demongirl35 said:

    Pretty sure he came second in goals and had 80 tackles this season. Unsure if you watched him over the weekend but 24d 2.1 goals and 5 tackles and his pressure was really good. For a small forward I think he did what he’s meant to do well.

    To be fair I have only seen the highlights packages. I just dont see that something special that a smaller players requires to make it at the next lebvel. Particularly with an inside 30 selection. in saying that finding the ball is half the battle.

  • Quote
    •  
    6 minutes ago, Lil_red_fire_engine said:

    To be fair I have only seen the highlights packages. I just dont see that something special that a smaller players requires to make it at the next lebvel. Particularly with an inside 30 selection. in saying that finding the ball is half the battle.

    He really stepped up yesterday and really turned it on for ranges and gave them some spark. He’ll go in the top 20 I reckon. Plenty to work with

  • Quote
    • Thanks 1

    ive been on him all year, tick for mine

  • Quote

    Some of the criticism aimed at him above was similar to Chuck Spargo had - eg - average and not elite - not super quick

  • Quote
    16 minutes ago, roy11 said:

    Some of the criticism aimed at him above was similar to Chuck Spargo had - eg - average and not elite - not super quick

    Dovaston has better goal sense that Spargo, who is more of a facilitator.

  • Quote
    18 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

    If you’re small you need pace or elite footskills. Dovaston has neither

    I totally agree with this. It's why our obsession with recruiting players such as Henderson and Laurie, who have neither of these traits, is so infuriating.

    Unless you are right in the premiership window, and we clearly aren't, high draft picks should be used exclusively on midfielders and key position players.

  • Quote

    • Author
    24 minutes ago, poita said:

    I totally agree with this. It's why our obsession with recruiting players such as Henderson and Laurie, who have neither of these traits, is so infuriating.

    Unless you are right in the premiership window, and we clearly aren't, high draft picks should be used exclusively on midfielders and key position players.

    Crazy talk. Special small forwards are game changers and are worth spending high end picks on (not saying Dovaston is that)

  • Quote
    • Like 5
    3 minutes ago, adonski said:

    Crazy talk. Special small forwards are game changers and are worth spending high end picks on (not saying Dovaston is that)

    Agree - and I think small forward is actually our largest position of need. Cupboard is alarmingly bare behind Kozzie.

    Don't think Dovaston is the answer. Would prefer we looked at Rosas Jr.

  • Quote
    Just now, Davos said:

    Agree - and I think small forward is actually our largest position of need. Cupboard is alarmingly bare behind Kozzie.

    Don't think Dovaston is the answer. Would prefer we looked at Rosas Jr.

    and kozi isn't even a small forward these days

    latrelle pickett would be an interesting selection

  • Quote
    55 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

    and kozi isn't even a small forward these days

    latrelle pickett would be an interesting selection

    Agree - probably more risk but also probably higher ceiling

  • 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

    • AFLW REPORT: West Coast

      Melbourne’s response to last week’s heartbreak was emphatic, as the Demons delivered a statement win over West Coast at a windswept Casey Fields. All of the pre-match hype surrounded the coach’s box matchup of Mick Stinear up against his apprentice, Daisy Pearce along with the gloomy weather forecast. In the end, it was less about tactical chess and more about Melbourne’s relentless execution. With rain looming, the DeeArmy and early birds snapped up the best undercover viewing spots.

        • Clap
        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 4 replies
      Demonland

    • AFLW PREVIEW: West Coast

      Epic battle alert.  This Sunday, Casey Fields hosts a coach’s showdown pitting the wits of the master Mick Stinear (92 games, 71.7% win rate) against his protégé Daisy Pearce (16 games, 43.8%). Still early in her coaching journey, Daisy’s record doesn’t yet reflect her impact — but she’s already the best-performed coach at West Coast.Dais’ is mythic.  Like Katniss Everdeen, everyone either wants to kiss her, kill her (sporting metaphor) or be her.  Toothers Daisy Pearce is a role model, someone admired for their heart, humility and humour.

        • Love
        • Thanks
      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • AFLW REPORT: Port Adelaide

      Well, that was a shock. The Demons 4-game unbeaten run came to a grinding halt in a tense, scrappy affair at the sunny, windy Alberton Oval, with the Power holding on for a 2-point win. The Dees had their chances—plenty of them—but couldn't convert when it mattered most. Port’s tackling pressure rattled the Dees, triggering a fumble frenzy and surprising lack of composure from seasoned players.

        • Thanks
      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • Welcome to Demonland: Steven King

      The Melbourne Football Club has selected a new coach for the 2026 season appointing Geelong Football Club assistant coach Steven King to the head role.

        • Shocked
        • Thumb Down
        • Clap
        • Haha
        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 1,041 replies
      Demonland

    • AFLW PREVIEW: Port Adelaide

      The undefeated Demons venture across the continent to the spiritual home of the Port Adelaide Football Club on Saturday afternoon for the inaugural match for premiership points between these long-historied clubs. Alberton Oval will however, be a ground familiar to our players following a practice match there last year. We lost both the game and Liv Purcell, who missed 7 home and away matches after suffering facial fractures in the dying moments of the game.

        • Love
        • Thanks
      • 1 reply
      Demonland

    • AFLW REPORT: Richmond

      A glorious sunny afternoon with a typically strong Casey Fields breeze favouring the city end greeted this round four clash of the undefeated Narrm against the winless Tigers. Pre-match, the teams entered the ground through the Deearmy’s inclusive banner—"Narrm Football Weaving Communities Together and then Warumungu/Yawuru woman and Fox Boundary Rider, Megan Waters, gave the official acknowledgement of country. Any concerns that Collingwood’s strategy of last week to discombobulate the Dees would be replicated by Ryan Ferguson and his Tigers evaporated in the second quarter when Richmond failed to use the wind advantage and Narrm scored three unanswered goals. 

        • Clap
        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 4 replies
      Demonland
    View All

    Configure browser push notifications
    Chrome (Android)
    1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
    2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
    3. Adjust your preference.
    Chrome (Desktop)
    1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
    2. Select Site settings.
    3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.