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I'm currently in a remote area of NSW, and 20 kms from the nearest internet coverage. Yesterday I drove the 40 kms (round trip) to enjoy the post-match frenzy on Demonland, only to get caught up in the damn Telstra outages. Another 40 kms this morning, and I finally get to 'feel' the excitement of fellow Demonlanders. The iPad is now down from 100% to 15% .......... that's how much I enjoyed it. Well done guys and gals! Go Dees!

My comedy career is seemingly in tatters.

Plus: 3. Must keep Viney healthy 4. 5 teams can win the flag - Melbourne is one of them 5. Outstanding coaching and confidence in trying new things. Expect something different pre-finals, if make it 6. Jake Melksham just needs nothing to think about and let him play on auto pilot 7. No. 1 pressure acts and contested possession team. No easy games for opposition 8. Oliver operating at another/higher level from last year

He is a driven, Melbourne player; tough as nails, works hard and is a solid improver. Terrific in a utility role and does not shirk the responsibilities of maiming opponents.

How good was this goal assist? Not just the tap but the smother up the field and then his run down the field to get into open space. Honourable mention to the pick up by Nibbler who handballed to Spargo who shimmied and kicked to Petracca in space. Great team play.

Champion data is getting a bit creepy. I'm not sure how they've obtained a data set on a player's neurological mind-state. Unless Saty is somehow involved.

Damn, snowflakes have taken over this thread. Must be tough going through life spending so much energy looking for offence. Garlett/Garrett. Easy to see what the joke was about if you care to look instead of rushing to be outraged.

He's spent seven years at a struggling Melbourne who finally look like coming good (touch wood), there is no chance that he goes to another struggling club.

Was that for his insulation scheme?

See OP. The whole play was magnificent. From the Trac smother to the Nibbler pickup and handball to Spargo's dance and kick to space to Tracs run down the field to get in space and have the vision and presence of mind to tap it to Melk to Melk's snap and goal. Anyone who thinks that's ho hum and run of the mill obviously hasn't seen the last decade that I've seen.

I'm only suprised his start to the year was so mediocre, but then he wasn't alone there either. I think the asertion of improved confidence leading to improved performance could equally apply to the team as a whole. Again something which I think has been generally universally applicable to both Harmes and the team is that whilst the confidence and form wasn't there early on, the work rate was and eventually that will translate into performance. On an individual level the other that has really got his mojo back in the last two games after weeks of toil is ANB. Noticed he was our only player wearing a black arm band on Sunday, which he acknowledged a few times after kicking goals and I wounder if there was some close family/friend that was doing it tough and providing an additional personal stress outside football that was inevitably impacting his onfeild performance. We expect our players to be super professional elite performers, but at the end of the day, they are venerable human beings just like the rest of us. ANB certainly seems like a high quality individual, full credit to him for the way he carries himself and condolences for the loss he has suffered.

I think you both missed the original typo was Garrett.

Some key messages from the Champion Data boys on SEN this morning for interest. 1. The last 4 rounds have yielded 4 wins and a % of 198% - the last time this occurred was rounds 10 to 13 - 1964 2.Will finish top 4

Some people are just too quick to want to be offended, even though they’re not really offended.

Fritsch will become a genuine A grade player before too long. I was skeptical of him moving up the ground because he is a great forward but at the moment he is the outside player we have been crying out for who can kick goals as well.

Certainly more Dees than Blues at 3/4 time ????

You guys should run a sound bite to see if Demonlanders hear Garrett or Garlett.

I am surprised by how blase posters are getting about plays like this. There is a very large gulf between what is expected of an AFL team and the reality. Players train hard to get plays correct but it is the ability to execute under pressure that will show you how far you have progressed. I am under no illusion that we were executing skills over the last month against teams that were down the ladder and the litmus test will be how we execute against the better teams who exert much more pressure. However it is not too long ago that we could not hit the side of a barn with a 2 metre handball playing against the Manangatang 4ths.

Sad thing is, even after his/her error was clearly pointed out, they still choose to ride their high horse. Living in central Australia, I have enormous sympathy for the barriers placed against Indigenous Australians and know the history very well. Here, it is not relevant.

I think we have shown over the last few years that we know how to manage contract negotiations very well. If we were being managed like Carlton over the last decade, I'd be much more concerned. Which makes me think...if we were Carlton, what would happen? I suspect we would trade Tom McDonald to the Gold Coast for their first round draft pick which is on-traded to GWS for 6 GWS fringe players to be added to our list. And if we were Collingwood, we would be prepared to lose Tom McDonald in order to keep the dollars that he should earn in the pool just to make sure "favourite son" Weideman can be retained. If we were St Kilda, we would look at trading Tom McDonald for three players who between them each have one or more recurrent, career-threatening injuries, off-field behavioural problems and are already known to be homesick for WA. And if we were Fremantle, we'd be trading Tom McDonald to free up cash to pay secret payments to hush something up.

I posted that with no attempt of any connotation to indigenous folk although I admit that I can see it now. The original joke was purely around the use of Garrett instead of Garlett. Apologies to those it’s offended.

bugg is excellent depth, so why would you delist him?

Bernie is playing in the top 22 at the moment. The following haven't ever and are out of contract at year end: Johnstone, McKenna, Keilty, Balic, with Filipovic and King The following are fringe and are out of contract at year end: JKH, Bugg, Kent, Pedersen, Vandenburg Some will be kept for development, but that is 11 players who are on the edge. If only 1/2 on that list go then the replacement draft pick is still somewhere north of 100. Is Bernie better than that? Pretty easy really.

The world would be a damn sight better place if people would stop looking for the most pathetic reasons to act offended. Garlett/Garret. Zero legitimate reason to feel offended unless you went out of your way to be.

Was very intelligent Footy all round.Ball kept being put to advantage. Amazing what confidence brings.

Conversely, it was great to see young Baker miming along to the song and just happy to be there.

I hope our 109 point win is mentioned.

I came in with low expectations and I was still disappointed.

I wasn't around for the Robbie Flower royal blue days but felt there was something familiar about our new away colour scheme. It wasn't until the final quarter on the weekend when it finally clicked: Max Gawn congratulates Charlie Spargo on his debut The Demons celebrate another win with recruit Oscar Baker Clayton Oliver releases a trade-mark hand-pass

It's ridiculous, ET. Someone even suggested playing him because a family member designed the guernsey. If Garlett does play on the weekend then it's because he deserved a run, no other reason. If he doesn't play then clearly the FD are going for the win, not sentimentality.

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A joke... perchanced upon a malapropism was all it was. The song was actually irrelevant other than to denote the singer..and by such the joke. All the rest is also irrelevant but to those that see shadows where none exist.

Jamie Bennell played once in Darwin and had played every game of the season up until that point.

You can waste the whole work week by watching it about 282 times.

amazing how this kid has adapted to afl level so well and so quickly also nice to watch a natural smart footballer than some athletic beast drunkin really nailed this kid pre-draft

Let's not revel in one of our players misfortune too much; he is one of our own and deserves our respect as a player and clubman.

Demon fans watching Trac's goal assist:

The joke was about Garrett. End of story People are far too quick to adopt indignations.

I will add 3 to that number tomorrow. Just got back from Qld and I always like to renew face to face at the club office. I realise that that is an old fashioned notion but I an old fashioned.

Tex Walker said on radio last year after Lever moved to the dees that “if you’re driven by money or you’re driven by success, that’s a decision you need to make” If I was the coach, I’d have our best 23 focussed on proving this week that our best is more successful than their best.

Watched the replay last night. snorted when Hibbo went to throw the ball back to the boundary umpire in the third as he was running back to set up and threw it into Lamb’s face (and then the subsequent smirk - gold)

have a feeling you are making stuff up for fun

It's your reply that is ignorant. At least let the high horse slow down prior to jumping on it. Why the bloke apologised is beyond me.

And lets be clear on this. In the crowd Sunday the slight majority were Melbourne supporters considering it was Carlton's home game. This should not be lost on the AFL dolt's. Melbourne's attendance will only grow as the team continues successfully. Our issue with the home games is the quality of the opposition which will not attract huge crowds. I would prefer to see a fair FIXture which gives us home games (including Friday and Sat arvo games) against the larger teams than yearly handouts from the equalization fund.

Love Harmesy and the bullish way he plays. A number of people on this forum predicted he would be one of our big movers this year and looks like that might be ocuring at the moment. Without being disrespectful, he is exactly the sort of second tier/lesser widely rated player we need to step up another notch for the team to push further up the ladder. So much harder for the opposition to keep all of Viney, Oliver, Jones, Brayshaw and Co. in check if a Harmes, ANB, Hannan, Melksham pops up and demands equal attention. Whilst Harmes may not be the most tallented player on our list, the talent is definitely there and what he might not have in natural skill and flare, he more than makes up for in endevor.

Unless after 4 games he and the Medicos believe he needs a rest Spargo is doing more than enough to hold his place on pressure alone. Hannans game was highly frustrating with one handed takes, flying against talls when a crumb was needed and inconsistent pressure. If Jeffys effort is shown to be where it should be I think our forward line would function even better with Garlett for Hannan. I would not consider any other change.

I must admit young James has (very pleasantly) surprised me the past three or so weeks. Certainly cemented his spot at least for now. Well done and keep it up

Interesting comparison, this season Fritsch V Watts. Table from footywire. I wonder with what Port now know, if given their time again would they keep pick 31 and go for Fritsch instead of trading for Watts? Player Statistics Comparison Bayley Fritsch Name Jack Watts Melbourne Demons Team Port Adelaide Power Forward Position Forward 8 Career Games 162 Casey Demons Origin Sandringham Dragons December 6, 1996 Date of Birth March 26, 1991 21yr 5mth Age 27yr 1mth 188cm Height 196cm 81kg Weight 88kg 2017 National Draft Last Drafted In 2008 National Draft Round 2, Pick #31 Last Draft Position Round 1, Pick #1 Melbourne Demons Last Drafted By Melbourne Demons 2018 Stats for Season 2018 8 Games 9 9.1 Kicks Per Game 7.3 5.9 Handballs Per Game 7.1 15.0 Disposals Per Game 14.4 4.6 Marks Per Game 4.3 1.1 Goals Per Game 1.1 0.5 Behinds Per Game 0.7 3.2 Tackles Per Game 3.1 0 Hitouts Per Game 0 3.6 Inside 50s Per Game 1.8 0.4 Goal Assists Per Game 0.3 1.5 Frees For Per Game 0.7 0.2 Frees Against Per Game 0.4 5.8 Contested Possessions Per Game 4.1 9.6 Uncontested Possessions Per Game 10.0 11.0 Effective Disposals Per Game 11.1 73.3% Disposal Efficiency % Per Game 77.1% 1.9 Clangers Per Game 1.1 1.0 Contested Marks Per Game 0.2 1.1 Marks Inside 50 Per Game 1.1 0.6 Clearances Per Game 0.4 0.9 Rebound 50s Per Game 0.2 1.9 One Percenters Per Game 1.3 0.4 Bounces Per Game 0 77.9 Time On Ground % Per Game 79.3 0.1 Centre Clearances Per Game 0.4 0.5 Stoppage Clearances Per Game 0 4.6 Score Involvements Per Game 5.0 260.2 Metres Gained Per Game 145.7 2.9 Turnovers Per Game 2.0 2.9 Intercepts Per Game 1.4 0.9 Tackles Inside 50 Per Game 1.0 $465,000 AFL Fantasy Price $454,000 74.0 AFL Fantasy Score Per Game 68.3 $338,100 Supercoach Price $333,900 71.8 Supercoach Score Per Game 68.3