Demonland

2019 Edition

15th MELBOURNE – 8 points CURRENT A-GRADERS Clayton Oliver, Max Gawn POTENTIAL A-GRADERS Bayley Fritsch, Angus Brayshaw, Steven May, Christian Petracca DOWNGRADED Tom McDonald, Jack Viney The world seemed to be at the feet of the Demons after 2018, didn’t it? Gawn and Oliver were at the peak of their powers, but it was the next wave coming through that seemed to buoy their hopes. Angus Brayshaw finished third in the Brownlow and looked to be the next great Demon mid. How times change. Jack Viney returned to the midfield full time and seemingly accomplished two things in 2019; he got sat on his ass by Sydney Stack, and he took the spot of Brayshaw in the guts, stifling the young bloke’s development, whilst posting his own lowest statistical return for five years. We all heard about the hardness of Viney, and the way he plays the game… the commentators rammed it down our throats every time he went near the footy. The problem was that Viney went near the footy substantially less than Melbourne expected him to. It’s a slide he needs to arrest immediately in 2020. The other slide was more like an avalanche. That was the velocity of Tom McDonald’s decline in 2019. After taking on the role of number one forward, TMac’s goals per game average dipped by more than half, and had it not been for his six goal bag in his final game of the season, he would have been clocking in at under a goal per game. I’ve yet to read a valid reason for TMac’s sudden inability to hit the scoreboard, and one would hope that 2019 was the anomaly for him… not 2018.

They’ll probably give us 2 games at the other Boo Stadium west of here.

Anzac Day to be a stand-alone Saturday (twilight) game in 2020.

Welcome back PD

FULL 2020 ROUND 1 AFL FIXTURE Thursday, Mar 19 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST LOCAL Richmond vs. Carlton MCG (SEVEN) 7:25pm 7:25pm Friday, Mar 20 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST LOCAL Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood Marvel Stadium (SEVEN) 7:50pm 7:50pm Saturday, Mar 21 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST LOCAL Essendon vs. Fremantle Marvel Stadium (FOX) 1:45pm 1:45pm Adelaide Crows vs. Sydney Swans Adelaide Oval (FOX) 4:35pm 4:05pm GWS GIANTS vs. Geelong Cats Giants Stadium (SEVEN) 7:25pm 7:25pm Gold Coast SUNS vs. Port Adelaide Metricon Stadium (FOX) 7:25pm 6:25pm Sunday, Mar 22 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST LOCAL North Melbourne vs. St Kilda Marvel Stadium (FOX) 1:10pm 1:10pm Hawthorn vs. Brisbane Lions MCG (SEVEN) 3:20pm 3:20pm West Coast Eagles vs. Melbourne Optus Stadium (FOX) 6:20pm 3:20pm

West Coast in Perth Round 1

I thought that was strange too.

In fairness we can't control the other parties in our dealings.

Last year, Neville Jetta was considered unlucky to miss out on All-Australian selection so one simply cannot underestimate the effect of his loss through injury to the Demon defence in 2019. Date of Birth: 12 February, 1990 Height: 180cm Weight: 83kg Games MFC 2019: 7 Career Total: 148 Goals MFC 2019: 0 Career Total: 24 CDFC Games 2019: 1 CDFC Goals 2019: 0 Votes 2019 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 2 votes

Hopefully the medical is conducted by the Richmond Doctors.

The 28-year-old managed to put together 13 games in three years due to injury, has retired believing his body can no longer string it together. Date of Birth: 20 February, 1991 Height: 192cm Weight: 95kg Games MFC 2019: 7 Career Total: 13 Goals MFC 2019: 7 Career Total: 11 CDFC Games 2019: 4 CDFC Goals 2019: 8 Votes 2019 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 82 votes

“I think it’s awesome that he got an opportunity late to see how tough AFL footy is. He’s just really consistent and he’s worked really hard at his game. His small forward craft is very good, and he’s showed he can kick multiple goals in games. It was great for him to feel what an AFL game is like, so over the break he knows exactly what he needs to work on. As a late rookie pick, it was great for him to get an opportunity.” - Matt Egan MFC Head of Player Development An update on the first-year Demons Date of Birth: 13 January, 2000 Height: 174cm Weight: 75kg Games MFC 2019: 1 Career Total: 1 Goals MFC 2019: 0 Career Total: 0 CDFC Games 2019: 16 CDFC Goals 2019: 11 Votes 2019 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 4 votes

“Garlett has been a fantastic contributor for the Demons since joining the club at the end of the 2014 season, with his highlight coming in 2017 when he led the club’s goal kicking with 42 majors. The dangerous small forward slotted 321 goals over the course of his career and was a reliable contributor to his second club during the 78 games he played.” - Garlett and Keilty depart Date of Birth: 3 August, 1989 Height: 180cm Weight: 73kg Games MFC 2019: 7 Career Total: 185 Goals MFC 2019: 9 Career Total: 321 CDFC Games 2019: 2 CDFC Goals 2019: 3 Votes 2019 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 55 votes