It’s Game Day and the Demons have made the long trip west to take on Fremantle tonight at Optus Stadium. Can Melbourne make it two from two to start the season, and what are you hoping to see from the Dees under the lights in Perth?

Freo have 4 exDees…Jackson, McVee, Wagner and Omac.

Normally I wish these guys well, but tonight I hope they have ‘mares!

matildas + sa election + playing flagmantle over there

hoping for good results all around

1 hour ago, The Panglossian said:

Freo have 4 exDees…Jackson, McVee, Wagner and Omac.

Normally I wish these guys well, but tonight I hope they have ‘mares!

Jackson is about ready to step up to AA contention. Scary, not just as a ruck/forward, but also as a mid. Will be a handful.

Not so fussed about the others.

2 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

matildas + sa election + playing flagmantle over there

hoping for good results all around

that would be the sports-marketing SA election WhatWaht Say What!!

I am in Melbourne tonight and where oh where best spot for us Deeees to watch the game please?

regards

AS

At least I get to watch this game with my breakfast coffee.

Hoping to see more of the same style of play with commitment to the game plan no matter what the score.

Oops, wrong button.

Dees to sneak home by a goal.

Go Dees!

Great win last week, another win this week would be fantastic!

An improvement on last week, as in cleaner with the ball, after typical 1st round performance, this week will be tough.

A few of the team a bit down last week a lift from those players! Sparrow, Langford are two that immediately come to mind!

Just keep playing same style with covering centre corridor better!

Go Demons play well!

loved our swashbuckling style last week but i have a certain trepidation about this one.

Freo should contend this year, they have bags of talent. If they get a hold of us in the middle we could be looking at a 50 point loss.

I want to see us stick to the plan, move the ball with purpose and deliver proper service to our forwards. If we do that i'll be happy

and I'm hoping Judd McVee has a shocker. He's a proper judas that guy. He's one ex-dee i'll never cheer for.

7 hours ago, The Panglossian said:

Freo have 4 exDees…Jackson, McVee, Wagner and Omac.

Normally I wish these guys well, but tonight I hope they have ‘mares!

I still can't believe Omac is in the side (Ryan is either out of favor or still needs to build fitness). David King said after our 2018 prelim "Oscar McDonald is not the guy". He was right. In 2026, now 8 years later and now 30yo, King showed vision of him continuously being beaten by Neale and he also said he's "Not the guy".

I hope he continues to show he's "not the guy" and JvR kicks 7 on him.

Freo's defence is now their biggest weakness. If King has a plan for Pearce I think we can get a hold of them.

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It is a great test. Freo are a good side, with potential this year to be a great side.

Hoping for a very competitive outing where our gameplan is on show. JVR to continue his rise and I want to see Langford and Lindsay as well as Windsor play well.

Freo looked susceptible to quick ball movement in the second half last week so if we can get the ball on the outside we are a chance of causing some damage.

A win tonight, which I just can’t see happening, would stamp our improvement under King.

8 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

matildas + sa election + playing flagmantle over there

hoping for good results all around

Indeed, I cannot watch our game. But can surf some channels and listen on the wireless

Hopefully it's a better r2 performance than last years r2 where I sat at marvel & watched us get thrashed by nth.

Excited for this game. I think it's a tough ask beating the WA teams over there when they are in form and they probably deserve to be favourites, but I'm not writing us off.

If we do loose, so long as we're compeditive and show something, then that will be OK enough with me.

Mostly I'm looking forward to us playing some good opposition to get a better feel for where we are at right now.

5 hours ago, Anti-Saint said:

I am in Melbourne tonight and where oh where best spot for us Deeees to watch the game please?

regards

AS

There may be a sprinkling of Dees at the London Tavern in Richmond.

This match will give us a good indication of where we are at.

The betting odds and most of the pundits have completely written us off, but I beg to differ. Play with last week’s grit and flare, and tighten up our defence a smidge, and we might just be singing the Grand Old Flag on the plane back to Melbourne.

Dees by 7 points.

6 hours ago, Anti-Saint said:

I am in Melbourne tonight and where oh where best spot for us Deeees to watch the game please?

regards

AS

Fremantle

6 hours ago, Anti-Saint said:

I am in Melbourne tonight and where oh where best spot for us Deeees to watch the game please?

regards

AS

optus stadium fremantle w.a

6 hours ago, Anti-Saint said:

I am in Melbourne tonight and where oh where best spot for us Deeees to watch the game please?

regards

AS

I’m pretty sure The Duke Melbourne is our new place for Melbourne fans to watch Dees games

7 minutes ago, Demongirl35 said:

I’m pretty sure The Duke Melbourne is our new place for Melbourne fans to watch Dees games

Yep. And not a bad spot for a beer.

Also if visiting Melbourne, good location given its near Fed square and Flinders Street

2 hours ago, BDA said:

loved our swashbuckling style last week but i have a certain trepidation about this one.

Freo should contend this year, they have bags of talent. If they get a hold of us in the middle we could be looking at a 50 point loss.

I want to see us stick to the plan, move the ball with purpose and deliver proper service to our forwards. If we do that i'll be happy

and I'm hoping Judd McVee has a shocker. He's a proper judas that guy. He's one ex-dee i'll never cheer for.

We will win take it to the Melbourne bank

1 hour ago, Redleg said:

A win tonight, which I just can’t see happening, would stamp our improvement under King.

Yeah of little faith

9 hours ago, The Panglossian said:

Freo have 4 exDees…Jackson, McVee, Wagner and Omac.

Normally I wish these guys well, but tonight I hope they have ‘mares!

I don’t think I could wish McVee well under any circumstance.