MarkMacca

10 hours ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

Former Demon champion, Steve Smith has finished his term as MCC President.

Michael Happell has taken over.

I have a feeling he's a Carlton supporter. This is regrettable.

I know it's not absolutely necessary, but surely it's desirable, that the MCC Pres has an affinity to the Demons.

This, in my opinion, shows the importance of MCC-member  Demon supporters(of whom there are many), exercising their vote, where possible, in favour of Demon -connected candidates in committee elections.

I hope some Demonlander with more familiarity with Happell will correct me.

Hi. While our relationship is distant, Mike is a cousin of mine. And I can confirm our extended family are and have been Demon supporters forever. Mike has fallen in line with the family tradition- passionate Melbourne.

I have fond fond memories of going as a teenager (in the 1980s),with my aunt, Mike's mum (and three of her mates), to many suburban grounds to follow the Dees. The soups these older ladies brought in their thermoses were always comforting, often in the face of defeat. Until that amazing run in 1987 ...

3 minutes ago, Dee*ceiving said:

I agree re: Jesse to CHB. 

He definitely has the physical credentials to be a fine CHB, but, suspect he would take some serious convincing to try it and then he'd have to throw himself into it for it to work. 

If he has any reservations or doubts it will most likely crash and burn. Probably a long shot to work out. 

A player who may need "serious convincing" to play a role for the team if necessary ... I'd prefer players who do what is asked of them wholeheartedly.

Brings to mind Jesse's body language which I reckon has been questionable at times.

That said, I'm not denying Jesse's many positive footballing characteristics.

18 minutes ago, JTR said:

Speed problem I think.  I am running at about 2.5 mbps and no issue

What does it say for you if you click here?

 

 

887 kbps!

Thanks for response. As a result, something in me rigged and I've switched off the WiFi and watching on mobile via 4g.

What a lousy NBN service. 

I'm happy now though- will be able to watch once the entertainment filler finishes

10 minutes ago, ding said:

How good is it watching this live online ????

Im pumped !!

I trying to watch via the stream- veey frustrating. Breaking up very frequently- get a sentence or sentence and a half, then lose it for thirty seconds.

Can anyone answer this? - I assume it's an internet speed problem (have experienced same issue on two different devices). 

(I know it's not over yet.)

HOW GOOD WAS THAT? Game felt in the balance and we kicked three goals to none to close out the quarter!!

From our defensive 50 that quarter most times we kicked it out back to them. Need to run it out with handball or kick to a one on one, not an outnumber.

Classic clash of game styles.

I'm on the train from Castlemaine- occasional other Dees supporters here.

I'm sitting with the strange feeling of anticipation that comes with the knowledge of win and anything is possible, lose and it's over for this season. I vaguely remember that sense from many years ago.

As the day has gone on, I've been feeling my father's presence more and more (he died in 2015).

For me, two essential things.

One- deliver well into forward 50- no bombing it long in hope, unless it's for a goal.

Two we need to kick straight.

Do these things we win.

Ha ha. My six year old says "the cheer squad has to work hard today"!!

Oh dear. We are 32 points up ...

11 minutes ago, brendan said:

Uuggghhh the Collingwood media circle jerk this week will be unbearable 

I've decided I'm going to enjoy the commentary on Flagpies this week. It's still clear that Richmond are the best team, and- on our day if all goes really well- I believe we can beat them.

Dees- if we can just get to the bottom half of top four- we may be blessed with finals in Victoria.

Long way to go yet- 8 more home and away games. IT IS SO LOVELY TO BE EXPERIENCING SOME HOPE!!

GO DEES

Playing on Friday night makes the break between games seem soooo much longer. I found myself wondering who'd been selected last night. ... awe won't know until Friday- STILL two days away ...

Hilarious!! Thank you for the laugh.

On 25/02/2018 at 11:44 AM, Lucifer's Hero said:

That is a good offer dc.

Yesterday I signed up for a two week free trial of Foxtel Now (transmitted via internet rather than cable).  Its a similar deal to above without the $100 install fee and not restricted to 'basic entertainment' - can choose one from 5 'base' pack options.  It worked straight away on a Tablet (download their app first) and Smart TV (with a very old and very basic modem).  No buffering at all.  And I will hopefully connect the Tablet to my 'Dumb' TV as soon as I purchase the right cable/adapter.  

Foxtel Now can be installed on multiple devices (have forgotten how many) so can watch the Dees on mobile phone when out and about without any hassles. 

For me $39/m is good value as get the 'Lifestyle' base pack and get to watch a lot of international sports and major sporting events eg World Cup, Olympics etc etc

@sueif the cost is an issue maybe get Foxtel Now and share your subscription (give your log on details) with a couple of friends/family and they might contribute to your cost.   As far as I know, there is nothing that says that Foxtel Now on mobile devices can only be used at a given address, in fact that would defeat the purpose. 

I haven't tried it yet but Foxtel Now doesn't have the same restrictions as the AFL app being cast to a TV.  Like you, I was against subscribing to the Foxtel monopoly but it is now so flexible that I find it is worthwhile.

Unfortunately foxtel now doesn't provide this deal to android mobiles ☹

3 minutes ago, Pennant St Dee said:

Very nervous and been on edge all morning.  Whilst we've had many big games since 1987, the anticipation as a 15 year old seeing my boys play in September was unbelievable. Back then it was the most important thing in my life.

The 10 year drought we are hoping to end today has me feeling similar even though as a much older and wiser man I know life wont end.

Roll on game time

Go Dees

I can so relate to all of this. I was 15 in 1987, still remember how amazing getting to the finals felt.

And I too know that the world won't end today if the worst happens. There are bigger things going on- believe it or not. Like the fact my father isn't around this time, and all sorts of other things too.

Still got excitement building within though. Good to see many other Dees fans on the train.

It's great to read these memories. I was 4 years old in 1976. Was there in 1987, and only knew we hadn't been in finals since 1964. Fills the black hole a bit- my earliest memories are of Robbie playing in a team that never got near the finals, and hadn't since 1964. So, not quite true.

We're there other years between 1964 and 1987 that others remember the Dees being close to finals.

A fair bt of SEN is a rabble. I listen selectively. The morning crew are terrible, IMO and I don't listen to them. I tend to listen to selected topics or segments via their online content. Most stuff is available an hour or two after it was live.

1 minute ago, sue said:

What about their fade out in Q4?

Yep, and they only kicked 3 goals in 2nd half.

To me, that makes how we start today even more important.

What a strange time to start a game of footy. Sat around 2pm. ... Oh, hang on, there's something strangely familiar about this.

(In my mid forties, things start to flood back) I remember son, at quarter, half and 3/4 time, filling in the footy record, A v B, C v D etc, taking a tram to this other that suburban ground, the thermos of soup my aunt and her friends brought. ...

(Shaking myself back to today) It feels good not to have to wait too long into the afternoon for the game to begin.

The MFC website has put up a lovely video acknowledging the indigenous players who have represented the club. It starts with footage of Jeff Farmer, rolls through Jurrah, Davey, Wonaemerri, Jetta and Garlett. It closes with acknowledging (no footage) some of the less spectacular or well known players- Whelan, Bennell, Charles, Pickett, JKH and Newman (female). All in a minute and a bit. Well worth a look. A focus on their football presence, refreshingly.

1 hour ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Can anyone find video of Jones' high hit on Hannan.  Deliberate elbow to the head which knocked him off his feet.  Carey tried to say Jones was 'just bracing' while going for the ball.  Didn't look like it to me - bracing means tucking arms in and taking the hit on the upper arm/shoulder.  And it didn't look like 'negligible impact' either.  To Hannan's credit he bounced back up again but that doesn't mitigate the severity of the hit to the head.

Wouldn't mind seeing it again if anyone can find it.

Remind me, in what quarter did this happen?

12 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

My dad is in his 80's now and was in hospital this week. The cold is getting him....

May I suggest if you haven't yet. ...

Regardless of what has happened in your lives, say thank you to him. For being the best dad he could.

Got my seat on the forward flank in the members. My Dad died nearly two years ago- I miss him tonight. A big game- we didn't get to do that together much since 2006. (Yep we were at the western oval that day in 1987, and the finals that followed.)

This is the first year since then that I have felt such a build. GO DEES.

14 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

A win for the ages. Didn't Pedersen lift in the last quarter.

I reckon Pedersen started to look like he was going to impact by crashing through contests in the third quarter. And then those marks in the last quarter. 

Interesting to see what we do when Hogan's ready to come back.

8 minutes ago, danielE288 said:

Level 3.

Thanks. 

Any recommendations. I usually sit near the wing at the G