The Panglossian

We’ve missed 5 gimmes.

The game should be over.

Lots of pressure on umps from crowd

Result???

Succumbing

They duck

on every tackle

Free kick count being kept quiet

Three umpire goals to WCE

OMac limped off very gingerly on Sat. night 

8 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Let me make this claim based on no inside information...

I predict that Collingwood will relocate their training facilities to Victoria Park and we will take over theirs at Olympic Park.  Collingwood will choose to move because of a multi-million dollar upgrade supported by Federal and/or State Governments. Our new facilities will also be upgraded as part of the deal. While the fingerprints of Gary Pert will be found all over the plans, it will be Eddie McGuire who will bask in the glory of taking Collingwood "home".

That'd be great!

I wonder if May and Morris are in the same social circle,and that’s how Morris found it  out. They both went to. Melbourne Grammar, and are probably a similar age.

Wasn't that Wojinsky breaking Viney's jaw?

I think Kennedy broke Sylvia's without penalty(?in a preseason match)

22 minutes ago, Smokey said:

Why Though? We don’t play the G that well at all, haven’t for awhile. From memory we mostly just beat poor teams at home last year. Happy to be corrected cause I can’t be bothered looking it up. 

We played pretty well on the MCG in the Finals against Geelong and Hawthorn....remember that?

A possible week's rest would have helped after our hard lead up to the finals,too.

Home prelim.would have helped ,in the form we were in.

49 minutes ago, bing181 said:

No. Misson ticks off on fitness, not injuries. He's not a doctor.

But didn’t he have Andrew DAFF sacked.?

In theHaw/ Geelong game today, there was an incident where Sicily and Hawkins clashed, and there was blood spattered conspicuously on both players.  There was no intervention from the umpires, and play resumed immediately after a stoppage, with the umpires close to the incident.

At Kardinia Park last year, with seconds to go , and us in front,Gawn was sent from the field with a microscopic split on his lip.

McDonald had to ruck up forward instead of rushing down to defence,which was the obvious tactic.

We therefore lost the game, fourth spot, and possibly the premiership.

Where is the consistency?

On 4/18/2019 at 12:22 AM, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

Membrey  usually kicks a bag against us....but not against anyone else.

He’s remarkably accurate against us, but normally an unreliable shot for goal.

He’s done it again!

So predictable!

Also predictable was that Kent would play the first. four quarter game of his life( and probably the last)

6 minutes ago, Sydee said:

Same reason as why Collingwood hasn't played at Geelong for 20 years and we seem to get that honour every season - it isn't a level playing field 

Essendon,Collingwood,Richmond, (usually) are spared the handicap of playing at Geelong,the venue that Victorian taxpayers funded, but only Geelong members can fit in.

Membrey  usually kicks a bag against us....but not against anyone else.

He’s remarkably accurate against us, but normally an unreliable shot for goal.

Umps?

2 minutes ago, Deemania since 56 said:

I dunno about that, at the precise moment of being sandwiched but two defenders, what was supposed to be a drop punt went horribly wrong for me that day on the Swan Hill oval, and turned into the lowest, wobbliest, horrible-looking farnarkling torpedo over a distance of about 25 metres, However, it hit the chest of the Full Fwd in the goalsquare and was converted to a goal with a simple body twist  I put that one down as something to practice in the future - but never did. We won, so I guess that was all that mattered. 

Is it on You-Tube!?

I don't think the torpedo short pass is a realistic option, but thanks for considering my(and Malcolm's) suggestions.

Did any other Demonlanders hear Blight on SEN this morning with Gary Lyon?

Seedsman's after -siren torp goal has rekindled interest in my old hobby-horse (as it did when Hunt released a torp bomb way back).

  Blight echoed some  points I've made before.

1. With a shot from 65metres after the siren, no-one can make it with a drop punt(assuming no wind). There is a chance with a well executed torp.Coaches ban torps because they're "low-percentage"...a risk. So no-one practises them. If they did practise them, they wouldn't be high risk. KIcking a drop punt from 65m after the siren is a zero-percent option. A big torp might only be a 5% chance, but it's a lot better than nothing.

2.They are fun to practise, and would add variety and enjoyment to training.

3.Even if a torp. "bomb" into the forward line comes off the side of the boot, it should catch opposition backs out of position....a "chaos"ball.  Yes...it might go straight into the hands of the opposition and cause a costly turnover. But how often do we see drop punts go straight to the opponents, but drop punts aren't banned.?

4. For kick ins, occasionally a signal should be made so our players mingle near the centre circle, the kicker should run his 15 m, then let it fly with a torp,which should land in a nest of our players,possibly forward of the centre.    But " it might result in a turnover ", it is argued. But these full time footballers have plenty of time to practise this skill....they're all talented athletes! A "duffed" torp should be the exception.

5.It's inspiring when a player roosts a torp as a "line-breaker". Remember when Frosty let fly last year? The whole team lifted.  Nay sayers will argue...but what about when he turned it over with duffed torps? That's my point....if they're encouraged to practise it, miskicks will be the exception!

Summing it up, Malcolm Blight and I think it's been negligent of coaches to overlook this potential weapon.

Come on Demons, let's have a "torpedo-led recovery".

I came away from the game thinking Petracca needs a stint at Casey.

But after watching the replay, I thought he did a few constructive things. It was just the two bad errors....the dropped chest mark near goal at quarter time, and the intercepted pass later inthe game costing a goal ,that stuck in my mind.

I hope he's given another chance against the Peptides....he's ready to have a good game, I reckon, and it'll make a big difference to the forward line,

I had a miserable time at Kardinia Park last Saturday night. Not only did I sit in the rain for two hours watching my team being humiliated, I was "egged" (a victim of an egg thrown at me from a passing car), on my way back to my car(which I had trouble finding!)

It reminded me of the abject despair I felt after round 12, 1998, when we were down 15 goals to one at half time against Geelong, and ended up losing by 95, on the MCG!    We improved the next week, only losing by 85 pts in torrential rain to St Kilda, again on the MCG.

   BUT........ later that year, we won two finals, beating  the eventual premiers(Adelaide) by 48 pts in the qual final. We should have been premiers, despite morale earlier having been  at absolute rock-bottom, as it is at present.  No-one could have guessed  we'd do so well after round 13, when a lot of membership cards ended up in microwaves!

I feel confident we can turn it around soon. The guys tried their guts out on Saturday, but NOTHING went right. Their confidence dropped as Geelong's rose. Our best players showed some form(except TMAC...but it wasn't a key forward's night.....even that grinning visigoth, Hawkins didn't kick a bag in an 80 pt win.)

Don't give up, Dees fans.  Let's get started by pumping the pharmacists on Friday night.

I thought Gawn deserved Brownlow votes, but Joeboy didn’t consider his game worthy of comment.

Infectious enthusiasm....admirable.

One of the many disappointing features of last Saturday was the lack of noise from the Melbourne  supporters.

The small number of Port supporters managed to make more noise than us. I know it can be argued that they had more to yell about than us, but where was the encouragement from our supporters when we still had a chance to steal the game?

If Collingwood or Richmond came out after the three quarter time huddle behind, but in striking distance, there would be a huge roar from ther crowd .Even more so in Perth and Adelaide for their home side. But not us......if you yell out “ come on Demons”...( or something more original!), people look at you, as if you’re disturbing the peace. The only time we have a home ground advantage is on the MCG in the finals,when all the Demon supporters turn up and get excited. The players respond.    It’s human nature!