Demonland

BURGERS MINCED by KC from Casey The Casey Demons struggled for most of the day to shake off a resolute Coburg outfit on a bleak day at Casey Fields in what could best be described as a scrappy encounter. The Demons looked to be the better side in the opening quarter but they simply could not find the goals and, as often happens in these circumstances, it was the Lions who broke through for their first score - a goal at the 25 minute mark of the term and they went to a three point lead at quarter time. Casey looked slow and lethargic entering the second term and they conceded two goals to go to a 14 point deficit before Cam Pedersen scored their first goal midway through the quarter. The home team slowly fought back with goals to Aloysio Ferreira and a late one to Mitch King on half time to put them back in front. The slog continued in the second half with first Casey then Coburg holding the ascendancy until another late goal gave the home side the lead. After that it all turned around with Casey playing sensational football to boot seven of the eight final quarter goals. They dominated the end game and by the time it was over they had doubled the Lions' score. The Lions were courageous and bold but the Demons were fitter and faster and had the dominant tall forward on the ground, namely Sam Weideman who thrust his name before the faces of the Melbourne selectors who are searching for a replacement for the injured Jesse Hogan. Best of the on ballers was recently uplifted rookie Corey Maynard while Angus Brayshaw is not putting a foot wrong after returning from his concussion issues. The Demons are seventh on the ladder and must win against Sandringham this Sunday to keep the premiership dream alive. Peter Jackson VFL 2017 Casey Demons 0.4.4 3.8.26 5.11.41 12.14.86 Coburg 1.1.7 3.3.31 5.5.35 6.7.43 Goals Casey Demons Weideman 3 Ferreira Johnstone 2 Fritsch King Maynard Munro Pedersen Coburg Kerbatieh Posar 2 Karpany McEvoy Best Casey Demons Maynard Weideman Brayshaw Keilty Gent Spencer Coburg Exon Hunt Posar Mellington Iacobaccio Conn Statistics Angus Brayshaw 1 behind 12 kicks 12 handballs 24 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 84 dream team points Liam Hulett 4 kicks 5 handballs 9 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 44 dream team points Dion Johnstone 2 goals 7 kicks 3 handballs 10 disposals 3 marks 8 tackles 68 dream team points Declan Keilty 7 kicks 1 handballs 8 disposals 4 marks 35 dream team points Ben Kennedy 6 kicks 2 handballs 8 disposals 6 tackles 43 dream team points Mitch King 1 goal 1 behind 6 kicks 3 handballs 9 disposals 5 marks 16 hit outs 60 dream team points Corey Maynard 1 goal 2 behinds 15 kicks 12 handballs 27 disposals 7 marks 7 tackles 127 dream team points Cam Pedersen 1 goal 11 kicks 3 handballs 14 disposals 5 marks 6 tackles 83 dream team points Jake Spencer 10 kicks 6 handballs 16 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 43 hit outs dream team points Billy Stretch 14 kicks 11 handballs 25 disposals 4 marks 13 tackles 125 dream team points Josh Wagner 1 behind 15 kicks 8 handballs 23 disposals 5 tackles 77 dream team points Sam Weideman 3 goals 3 behinds 9 kicks 12 handballs 21 disposals 8 marks 97 dream team points The Development League team remains on track to compete in the last season of this competition. It had 31 scoring shots to 12 but Coburg's accuracy only gave them a 39 point win for all of their dominance. AFL Vic Development League 2017 Casey Demons 4.4.28 6.8.44 10.14.74 15.16.106 Coburg 1.0.6 4.0.24 6.1.37 11.1.67 Goals Casey Demons Lefau 4 Allsop Gardiner Lok 2 Byers Cox Di Pasquale Dwyer Machaya Coburg Barton Dodge 3 Curtis Romios 2 Mioni Best Casey Demons Byers Dwyer Hillard Gains Lefau Johnston Coburg Merlo Lawlor Dodge Rambaldi Cannolo Mioni

Those were the days ... MELBOURNE B: Neville Jetta, Tom McDonald, Colin Garland HB: Matt Jones, Oscar McDonald, Christian Salem C: Bernie Vince, Jack Viney, Aaron vandenBerg HF: Jack Watts, Sam Frost, James Harmes F: Dean Kent, Jesse Hogan, Jeff Garlett FOLL: Max Gawn, Nathan Jones, Dom Tyson I/C: Tomas Bugg, Ben Kennedy, Clayton Oliver, Cameron Pedersen EMG: Lynden Dunn, Jack Grimes, Billy Stretch NEW: Tomas Bugg (GWS Giants), Ben Kennedy (Collingwood), Clayton Oliver (Murray Bushrangers) GWS GIANTS B: Heath Shaw, Aidan Corr, Matt Buntine HB: Nathan Wilson, Phil Davis, Adam Kennedy C: Lachie Whitfield, Callan Ward, James Stewart HF: Rhys Palmer, Rory Lobb, Tom Scully F: Toby Greene, Adam Tomlinson, Devon Smith FOLL: Shane Mumford, Ryan Griffen, Dylan Shiel I/C: Steve Johnson, Josh Kelly, Caleb Marchbank, Jack Steele EMG: Stephen Coniglio, Will Hoskin-Elliott, Zac Williams NEW: Steve Johnson (Geelong)

Call me a conspiracy theorist but I think he will contest this and get off. This way the MRP can maintain it's "integrity" when he gets off and can still win the Brownlow. A win win for the "integrity" of the MRP, the AFL, & Channel 7.

Clayton Oliver looking good to win this now ... 155. Clayton Oliver 115. Michael Hibberd 92. Nathan Jones 78. Tom McDonald 71. Jack Viney 65. Jack Watts 62. Neville Jetta 59. Jayden Hunt 54. Christian Petracca 53. Jordan Lewis 51. Jeff Garlett 30. Dom Tyson 27. Sam Frost Oscar McDonald 26. Max Gawn Cam Pedersen Christian Salem 18. Mitch Hannan Jake Melksham Bernie Vince 13. Alex Neal-Bullen 10. Jesse Hogan 8. James Harmes 6. Billy Stretch 5. Dean Kent 4. Jay Kennedy Harris Josh Wagner

There's no way the AFL and Channel 7 are going to spoil Brownlow Night. Suspending Dangerfield would take the viewing from boring to dull or vice versa (whichever one is worse).

Oh. I thought you meant a link within Demonland was opening a new tab in the browser.

In what situation does it open a new tab on a phone?

Yeah there's a few spot fires that need to be put out from the weekend. That is one of them.

There are no coincidences.

We've done that many times. Some weeks we're fine. Others times it shits itself. It comes down to a matter of cost as well.

That was the start of it but at some point the database was corrupted. Nasher to the rescue.

It wasn’t just the wind that blew up in Hobart, it was also the Demons' chance to snatch a top four position, even if only temporarily, but potentially to put themselves in the challenge for the double chance come season end. Now they fall back into the pack, and are dependent upon the results of others to ensure they play finals football in September. Blowing it was the real story of the game. Playing against a side that had only won four games and without their first choice ruckman there should have been no question of the result. And with a strong wind favouring one end of the ground, the Demons sure were able to keep North to a respectable distance in the quarters when the Kangaroos had the advantage. Only 2 goals behind at quarter time and a solitary kick leading into the final quarter. However, U10’s football teaches players to kick long with the wind, not try anything too fancy and play direct. While a modicum of that was seen in the 2nd term, it simply didn’t happen when it mattered in the final quarter. Too much handball and dinky kicks or trying to hit up a man didn’t work and yet Melbourne continued with this disastrous style of play. Twice in the final quarter long kicks were used and both times they resulted in goals. This was also a game for absolutely and completely appalling performances by some individuals. Dom Tyson opened with five of his first six disposals going directly to the opposition. There's not much point in getting 30 touches if you can only hit the target 60% of the time. He almost topped the clangers list again this week, finishing just behind Jordan Lewis who managed seven of his own. Unfortunately, with Lewis playing in the backline these errors resulted in multiple goals, to the opposition. The difference between winning and losing. They weren’t alone. Max Gawn played like a first year ruckman and kept hitting the ball the wrong direction or directly to North mids. He has never rucked so poorly, and the result was North had an excess of clearances, despite the ruck taps going Melbourne's way. Thank goodness for Clayton Oliver who racked up 26 contested possessions and 12 clearances, to keep the damage to a minimum and provide opportunities for others. Jack Trengove probably put a line through his name for next year as he was exposed horribly for lack of pace on numerous occasions. Jack Watts has reverted to his form of 3 years ago with a mere 6 kicks for the game, while the majority of players could barely get to mid-teens for number of touches for the match. The defenders were, in contrast, fantastic. While Ben Brown finished with for goals, there was little that could be done to stop someone so big and with a prodigious mark. But Sam Frost and Oscar Mac both had 7 spoils each to limit the extent of his influence. They were ably assisted by the ever reliable Neville Jetta with 17 touches, 7 marks, 5 contested possessions and 100% disposal efficiency. Michael Hibberd with 27 touches and 9 marks made for a strong defensive team, but they were let down time and time again as others failed to mark their man or read the play with the wind to let North in with ridiculously easy marking opportunities in the forward 50. In the lead up to this game it was right to wonder how the Demons could fit Nathan Jones and Bernie Vince into the side for next week's vital clash against the Giants. After this effort, there are plenty of players who will be in for consideration to take the exit path. A broken collar bone to Hogan means yet another hole to be filled up forward, as well. Too often we have seen the chance to really stamp some authority on the competition. This was another of those chances blown. We can only hope the whole season doesn’t become a blow-up as it did in the last games of 2016. Melbourne 2.0.12 8.5.53 8.8.56 10.12.72 North Melbourne 4.4.28 6.4.40 9.8.62 11.10.76 Goals Melbourne Garlett 3 T McDonald Melksham 2 Hogan Hunt Oliver North Melbourne Brown 4 Simpkin 2 Higgins McDonald Swallow Thompson Waite Best Melbourne Oliver Jetta, O McDonald T McDonald Garlett North Melbourne Brown Higgins McDonald Swallow Ziebell Changes Melbourne Nil North Melbourne Nil Injuries Melbourne Hogan (collarbone) North Melbourne Waite (calf) Reports Melbourne Nil North Melbourne Nil Umpires Fisher, Harris, Pannell Attendance 13,939 at Blundstone Arena

BLOWN UP by George on the Outer It wasn’t just the wind that blew up in Hobart, it was also the Demons' chance to snatch a top four position, even if only temporarily, but potentially to put themselves in the challenge for the double chance come season end. Now they fall back into the pack, and are dependent upon the results of others to ensure they play finals football in September. Blowing it was the real story of the game. Playing against a side that had only won four games and without their first choice ruckman there should have been no question of the result. And with a strong wind favouring one end of the ground, the Demons sure were able to keep North to a respectable distance in the quarters when the Kangaroos had the advantage. Only 2 goals behind at quarter time and a solitary kick leading into the final quarter. However, U10’s football teaches players to kick long with the wind, not try anything too fancy and play direct. While a modicum of that was seen in the 2nd term, it simply didn’t happen when it mattered in the final quarter. Too much handball and dinky kicks or trying to hit up a man didn’t work and yet Melbourne continued with this disastrous style of play. Twice in the final quarter long kicks were used and both times they resulted in goals. This was also a game for absolutely and completely appalling performances by some individuals. Dom Tyson opened with five of his first six disposals going directly to the opposition. There's not much point in getting 30 touches if you can only hit the target 60% of the time. He almost topped the clangers list again this week, finishing just behind Jordan Lewis who managed seven of his own. Unfortunately, with Lewis playing in the backline these errors resulted in multiple goals, to the opposition. The difference between winning and losing. They weren’t alone. Max Gawn played like a first year ruckman and kept hitting the ball the wrong direction or directly to North mids. He has never rucked so poorly, and the result was North had an excess of clearances, despite the ruck taps going Melbourne's way. Thank goodness for Clayton Oliver who racked up 26 contested possessions and 12 clearances, to keep the damage to a minimum and provide opportunities for others. Jack Trengove probably put a line through his name for next year as he was exposed horribly for lack of pace on numerous occasions. Jack Watts has reverted to his form of 3 years ago with a mere 6 kicks for the game, while the majority of players could barely get to mid-teens for number of touches for the match. The defenders were, in contrast, fantastic. While Ben Brown finished with for goals, there was little that could be done to stop someone so big and with a prodigious mark. But Sam Frost and Oscar Mac both had 7 spoils each to limit the extent of his influence. They were ably assisted by the ever reliable Neville Jetta with 17 touches, 7 marks, 5 contested possessions and 100% disposal efficiency. Michael Hibberd with 27 touches and 9 marks made for a strong defensive team, but they were let down time and time again as others failed to mark their man or read the play with the wind to let North in with ridiculously easy marking opportunities in the forward 50. In the lead up to this game it was right to wonder how the Demons could fit Nathan Jones and Bernie Vince into the side for next week's vital clash against the Giants. After this effort, there are plenty of players who will be in for consideration to take the exit path. A broken collar bone to Hogan means yet another hole to be filled up forward, as well. Too often we have seen the chance to really stamp some authority on the competition. This was another of those chances blown. We can only hope the whole season doesn’t become a blow-up as it did in the last games of 2016. NORTH MELBOURNE 4.4 6.4 9.8 11.10 (76) MELBOURNE 2.0 8.5 8.8 10.12 (72) Goals Melbourne Garlett 3 T McDonald Melksham 2 Hogan Hunt Oliver North Melbourne Brown 4 Simpkin 2 Higgins McDonald Swallow Thompson Waite Best Melbourne Oliver Jetta, O McDonald T McDonald Garlett North Melbourne Brown Higgins McDonald Swallow Ziebell Changes Melbourne Nil North Melbourne Nil Injuries Melbourne Hogan (collarbone) North Melbourne Waite (calf) Reports Melbourne Nil North Melbourne Nil Umpires Fisher, Harris, Pannell Attendance 13,939 at Blundstone Arena

I don't know. Sometimes you need a good vent and Demonland provides that for many. Bottling it up can be worse.

Oh and I'll repaint soon.

Oh and thank you to Nasher as always.

I think we'll do this after every loss. What did you do while we were down?

Test

My friend the wind?

Could we kindly have your votes 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ...

Why is Jetta minding Brown? Unbelievable.

Should not have Jets on Waite

We left two guys open. Poor manning up even if they were expecting long ball.

Good work by watts.

I hate the Scott twins.