Demonland

And a few seconds of footage at the end of this report too.

Some vision from training in this news report.

"FOR THE third consecutive year, Melbourne Football Club has announced a strong financial result, returning an operating profit of $2.2m for the year ended 31 October 2023. The Club has also generated an additional one off $900k in fundraising proceeds for the purpose of upgrading current training and administration facilities. These proceeds added to the operating profit, create a statutory profit of $3.1m."

Interesting article with stats about the Go-Home Factor. What can AFL fans actually expect from first-round draftees?

He was not available. However Daniel Curtin was.

MELBOURNE Picks (at start of the draft): 6, 11, 42 Selections: Caleb Windsor (7), Koltyn Tholstrup (13) This is the ultimate ‘drafting for the present’. They know what their problem is – forward 50 entries and scoreboard conversion – and tried to fix it with their two selections. Caleb Windsor is an exciting winger and one of the most penetrating inside-50 kick in the draft class, while Koltyn Tholstrup is a high score involvement half-forward. If they can slot straight into Simon Goodwin’s line-up and play those roles, this could be a huge win, because the Demons’ premiership window is clearly open right now. And it’s not only about the present, because these two could be good for a while. But the risk when you draft for need, rather than picking the best available, is that you reach. Windsor was a slight reach at Pick 7 on pure talent — though someone would’ve taken him right after the Dees’ pick if they ignored him, which speaks to the lack of top-end prospects in this class. Grade: B ALL TEAMS GRADINGS: ADELAIDE CROWS: A- BRISBANE LIONS: C CARLTON: C+ COLLINGWOOD: B- ESSENDON: A- FREMANTLE: B- GEELONG: B GOLD COAST SUNS: A GWS GIANTS: C+ HAWTHORN: B MELBOURNE: B NORTH MELBOURNE: A- PORT ADELAIDE: C+ RICHMOND: C- ST KILDA: B+ SYDNEY SWANS: C+ WEST COAST EAGLES: B- WESTERN BULLDOGS: B