Dirts

18 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

This is real.

There's a grand final tomorrow and we're in it!

Our team is at the centre of the football world.

It's really happening!

GO DEMONS!!!

Just a quick statement/ thought!

I have supported this club through good and bad. At times I must admit my love did wane but my commitment never has, being a WA based member for over 25 years. I will be attending tomorrow and must say; very nervous and very excited. I really can't say we win or lose but do believe this is the start of a few very promising years. 

Having looked through the predictions at the beginning of the season, we had one pundit expecting us to make the 8. Personally I thought we would and maybe win a first final. This is well beyond what I expected. Whatever the result the players, coaches and backroom staff have certainly done more than most expected. The video of Goodwin on the season ahead is also nostradamus like!

https://www.afl.com.au/news/560486/crystal-ball-our-predictions-for-the-2021-afl-season-are-in

Walking out of OPTUS tomorrow, it will be with a sense of joy or sorrow but also hope that this team is the one that breaks the drought sooner than later. The curse of Norm Smith may be folklore but it has certainly hung above us. Norm died at 57 and we have made the GF 57 years after we last one it. 

In saying all this I hope we step up tomorrow and put the dogs in the kennel. Our best will be good enough, lets hope we bring it! 

Saturday night at 8.30 pm WST we will all know. Hoping around 7.30 pm WST it is in the bag for the Dees.

1 hour ago, deebug said:

Lets just hope none of the playing group ate what Goody and Yze ate??

If that's the case we should Sh$t all over them !

Win or lose (Hopefully win of course) one feels the next 3-4 years will be big. Jordan, Bowser, Jackson, Pickett, Rivers, Sparrow, Spargo are all young up comers and playing in a GF. 33% of the team on the field will be no older than 21-22. Quite amazing. 

This week off has been good but geez next week will be a killer. The prelim lead up was hard enough! 

1 hour ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Critically underrated legend of our club.

For me, part of the gloss of making the Grand Final has been taken off from him not being there as I firmly believe he offers just as much as Jordon as the sub.

Having said that, he made the right decision to be home for the birth of his twins regardless.

Thank you, Nathan. You are a bloody star.

I think the Max Gawn interview after the game said it all. Jones is the backbone of the club and the person who has inspired him to achieve. I believe Nathan gave the timing great thought and to ensure our playing group understand this is just a small part of the big picture; make the most of it and give all you can as one day it will be over. Now is time to rewrite history! Saturday week let's honour a true legend of the Dee's and bring the cup back to the where it belongs!

I am finding that the AFL Website has put numerous articles on about Bulldogs; Dunkley, Smith, their recruitment guy and yet nothing on us. Next will be a story on breeds of dogs, featuring Bulldogs.

Not overly phased as it seems the usual AFL beat up of the bulldogs, just hope the headline next Saturday night is simply; Dogs in the dog house and Demon's Delirious. 

2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Absolutely no upside in handing over a bar code unless you have a family or a friend in Perth. I wouldn’t hand over a bar code to some internet random.

Plus people in Perth have had the opportunity to purchase a GF guarantee membership which went on sale recently.

 

My family and are Dees supports and I have been a member for over 22 years. We hold a Cat 2 Interstate Family Membership as we live in Perth. If we do win against Geelong happy to negotiate with Melbourne based members to receive GF Tickets if unable to attend. Happy to give my details to Joan at Western Demons (Perth Based Supporter Group), as to ensure it is legitimate.

Go Dee's !

8 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

Older players at clubs outside the premiership window should be targets. Players like Sidebottom, Breust and Seedsman would give us some outside class and complement our strengths.

We are now a destination club!

On 6/7/2021 at 1:30 PM, longsuffering said:

Took your advice and upgraded family memberships and purchased all our GFG's. I believe GFG's selling like hot cakes today.

I am in on Monday. Family GFG!

On 11/2/2020 at 1:17 PM, DeeSpencer said:

Do we trade him now, potentially for a 2nd round pick or do we let him battle away at the Casey Wind Tunnel for a year, by the end of which he'll be out of contract and off to a new home?

If we're bringing in BBB we may as well trade Weid now whilst he has some currency.

 

Weeds is a lock-in. The day will come and he will bag a casual 6! I think against the pies!

3 minutes ago, Dirts said:

Know the young man well. 
Great fella and could be a handy pick up if we can get. Certainly worth throwing a second round pick at. 
 

Confidence and attitude play hand in hand. Think Choco and yze would get him humming !

1 hour ago, demonstone said:

He can run fast, but I don't rate him as a footballer.   

Know the young man well. 
Great fella and could be a handy pick up if we can get. Certainly worth throwing a second round pick at. 
 

And AFL team of the week should have at least 5 MFC players. 
Langdon for a second round pick! Champagne trading!

3 hours ago, joeboy said:

Gawn - the momentum facilitator 

Petracca - elite and relentless 

Oliver - dynamic all game

Viney - tackling machine returns

Langdon - reliable and indefatigable 

McDonald - enjoyed the conditions 

Fritsch - always a threat

Pickett - continues to excite

Salem - all Australian form

Spargo - an intelligent footballer 

Lever - regularly repelled effectively 

Brayshaw - effective team game

Hunt - pace an asset 

Neal-Bullen - holding his spot

Jones - experience was vital

Melksham - a quiet return 

Sparrow - was rarely noticed

Jackson - steadily becoming vital

Rivers - loose but important 

Jordon - little to commend

Jetta - didn’t imbue confidence 

May - hopefully back soon

Tomlinson - rose to occasion

An incredible day. 
Truely felt that this was the best all round performance. 
Massive appreciate for our stars but sparrow, hunt, Jetta were amazing.

The confidence is growing. 
Get May back ASAP and b brown in and this is gold.

A massive well done to the players, football department and those around the club that do the little things!

2021 is an odd year, never a demon’s best year, but I think the tide is about to change!

36 minutes ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

Makes no sense at all from Dwayne. 

However with how redundant the ruck position has become I'd much rather see LJ become a star forward.

LJ will be a gun and I suspect another East Freo boy (Carroll) will be drafted to allow the Dees to have a WA flavour with the hope they stick together at the Dees. Where will he end up playing will depend on the coach, game plan, opportunities etc. But I believe he will be a jet as a forward ruck combo

1 hour ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

bryce gibbs 2.0

Happy with Salam and what has now turned into Brown, instead of Kelly. Up and away 2021. 

Will be his year 2021! The weeds will grow and flower!

Use pick 18 and 19, as 2 in a row seems a better chance of 1 coming through. Pick 28 perhaps trade for a future as would seem a waste not to use!

So do we use 18, 19 and 33 or do we trade 18 and 19 for a higher pick (ie 8-13) and use 33 and 50.

Tend to think pick 18 and 19 would be a good move. A few could slip in this draft and having two in a row gives a good chance of one being the right choice. 

Our picks in the 30's are generally ok and more for a back up.

Good business Dees. 

A full forward to take key defender and weeds to roam. Jacko can leap around. Petracca kicking to the hands of BB. 

An we still have 2 x 2nd rounders.

Excellent!

Perhaps these could become a 1 st rounder (macrae)

1 hour ago, Demon Jack said:

Article says we'll be giving up 26 alongside either pick 31 or 33.

So potentially...

In: Brown, Pick 28, Pick 70

Out: Pick 26, Pick 31, Pick 50.

Happy with that. Package up 31 and 33 for the bully's 1st rounder

Ok, Gutnick and  Wacko Jacko!

Actually, this guy roaming the forward line now  would be inspirational. God the AFL  has gone to riun!

If not offer the 2 Macs 2nd rounder for Cameron.

We will also throw in Joseph Gutnick

35 minutes ago, whelan45 said:

Latest Age article (headline about Stephenson) mentions Dees have not yet offered North any of our 2nd round picks. 

I hope we

Use the picks required to get  Krusty (Brown), then do a pick package with the Bulldogs to take their 1st rounder!

Use a hangover late pick to grab a diamond in the rough. 

Will it get done today?