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The Dogs best players pretty much all played well, including the 3 in yellow as shown by the free kick count. Demons best players generally had an ordinary night. If we bring close to our best we win!

I’d make her quarantine in the kennel!

Just blo-ody brilliant! Can’t wait for the GF! Every player their role. Max awesome. Trac, Viney & Oliver terrific. I thought maybe a little early for Sparrow and Bowery but they were great. To absolutely pants Geelong just tops it off! Goodwin, the FD, recruitment and whole club have built something we will enjoy for years! One more win in 2021 to start a dynasty!!!!

I’d be 100% satisfied with a boring game. Get 5 goals in front by quarter time and just add 2 goals a qtr to the lead! Kuck straight and crush them! Go Demons, it’s our year!

While I don’t think umpires cheat, as in life, people have people they like/dislike or know well vs not knowing. Whether umpires like the way the Dogs play, they are generally a ball playing highly skilled team, they do seem to get rub on 50/50 calls and throwing the ball. If I was a Lions supporter, would have been pretty [censored] with the last 5 mins of umpiring that seemed the Dogs way! As for Danger, Selwood and Hawkins, all great players, but they do get favoured treatment from umpires and tribunal! Compare their treatment to Max, Clarry and Kossie re frees, Max hit in head and arms, plus blocked nearly every marking contest, Clarry held most centre bounces, Kossie gets held, hit and buried in tackles for very few frees, if he was treated like Weightman, he’d have another two shots at goal each week! Unfortunately I think umpires influence too many games and over season fortunately it generally levels out, but Dogs & the Cat trio get favoured treatment from what I see!

Aside from home ground advantage, they have a salary cap advantage- as real estate is cheaper in Geelong & surrounds compared to Melbourne and come home factor that seems to lure star players back at under the odds money! Still professionally run club, that make finals year in year out! Demons should be ideally prepared to deliver our best and that should be enough to beat the Cats next week!

Dogs & Cats both get great treatment from the umpires. Dogs I’m not sure way, seem to be a ball playing team, but they are allowed to throw the ball at will, might get called once or twice a game. 50/50 calls all go their way! Anyway I think with Weightman out and likely Bont, even beneficial treatment from umps won’t get them over the line. Cats Selwood, Dangerfield & Hawkins, can hit players in head deliberately, throw the ball, run too far, push in the back and kick out of bounds intentionally and still get everything in their favour from the umps & league! How many times Selwood and Hawkins have get players in head or driven heads into ground and not suspended is beyond a joke. If either ever seriously injured someone, league wouldn’t have a leg to stand on in a court case, as let both get away with it all the time! Demons have beaten all comers this season and I think will be ready to bring four quarters of pressure next week. The Cats couldn’t stop us in round23 on our 3rd 6 day break, we are now cherry ripe and Cats were ordinary against a weak tired Giants, big chance for the Demons to destroy Geelong, and it would be fantastic!!

They had a golden run and still couldn’t beat us! Giants fielded ordinary team last night, no Toby Green, Hogan & no Tom Green, from a team already missing 6 starters! Demons by 5 goals plus, will absolutely run over the top of them.

Assuming you are based in SA so can get to WA okay? Unlike we poor Vic’s.

Agree that our strength in the air, accentuates ground ball/ mid/ roving type goals. Hunt has been very good in this area, and Hibberd also vs Greene and I think likely re Robbie Gray. It seems to me that against GWS and Port, Hunt and Hibberd play instead of Smith and Bowey( who would be very stiff to miss after 5-6 very solid games). Also vs Port, TMac sticking with Allir makes sense. Against Cats I’m probably also leaning to Hunt for his run as it will hurt Cats as game goes on, and like Hibberd to throw at Dangerfield if required, or body Rohan. I also think that extra mature body in Hibberd and his and Hunt game experience will help in the big knockout finals. Am slightly torn going this way as Bowey has great skills and has played 5-6 very handy games. Smith was showed up by Cameron last night, and just okay vs Cats.

If GWS Hibberd for Smith to play on Greene (even though Greene should definitely get a few weeks as he deliberately bumped an umpire, imagine this type of action or worse at lower levels, should get 2-4 weeks or longer, knowing AFL will only fine him) Hunt for Bowey If Greene suspended, Hunt for Smith. Giants like Lions are a dirty team, so would be tempted Hibberd for Bowey If Cats, Hunt for Smith TMac stays, will be better after two week prep for Prelim, he helps Fritsch & Brown, would just like to see him further up ground and BBB closer to goal! Re Cats vs Giants, Cats really suffered on short break and losing Stewart, and Giants slowed to a walk in last, lucky Swans missed 4 gettable shots in last 10 mins. Hoping for a bruising encounter, that will see Demons fresh and ready to run over top of both of these teams in a Prelim

While 2019 was a horrid year, brought us Jackson, Pickett & Rivers in draft. Add Spargo, Petty, Jordan, Fritsch, Sparrow, Bowey, just great drafting! That we are one of the youngest teams and playing so well is just brilliant. Fantastic win on the back of youth. Primed to win this year and be in the frame for next 5 years. Terrific win last night, just straighten up kicking, and ten goal win! Go Demons!

Hoping for it to rain with Demon goals, but will happily accept a one point plus margin. No bye until after prelim, makes it a huge benefit to win tonight. Go Demons & kick straight!!!!!!!!!!!!

While not wishing anyone physical harm, he could have lost his voice for a month and then recovered in October! In fact all of the following could lose their voice: Brian Boofhead Taylor, Darcy(make me puke), Ling (also make me puke), Richo (dopey but friendly), Brayshaw (turn off the sound). Daisy the star can do the lot instead!

All of the above!!

Unbelievable

No doubt this is the best Melbourne team in over 50 years and they will get better. Only older players are Gawn, May, TMac & BBB who hopefully all have 2-3 decent years left, then you go Trac, Oliver, Salem, Langdon & Lever will be at their peak over next 5 years, look at youngsters in Jackson, Pickett, Rivers, Bowey, Petty, it certainly is exciting times. Now is the time to be a Demon supporter, only major issue is I’ve suffered through over 50 years of losses to get here! Go Demons.

While I’ll have a much more enjoyable Saturday night watching the Demons pump the Cats, a close loss wouldn’t be end of the world. Potentially playing Port in Adelaide next week is still a very winnable match and even losing that match, we only have to win three in a row! Top 4 is the key and no injuries. Dream scenario, win our next four matches!! But three may suffice! Go you mighty Demons!

You obviously watch a lot of replays, read a lot articles, and do significant research! Your input to Demonland and the podcast provides some great insights ! Reflecting on last week and the team picked, I felt Rivers went flat out like Hunt at least once possibly twice and can play that role. Smith to Cameron wouldn’t surprise as he has done it previously with some success, and has great closing speed. Petty to Rohan, May to Hawkins and Lever to roam, could work well, with Salem, Bowey & Rivers to mop up! I was surprised Sparrow was picked ahead of Jordan, as he had a few delivery howlers and also against Suns! Perhaps Jordan being rested as his form has tapered off! Hibberd being dropped surprised me, as he seems to be a good fit for the Dusty, Stringer & Dangerfield types. His form has dropped off, and people have noted his falling to the ground in contests as happened with Lewis. If I was Hibberd would do some martial arts training this summer, to work on his balance and reflex speed. Still Demons in a great position win or lose, as while preferring to win this weekend, we are top 4 lock and if Dogs win, won’t have to play a true “away” final. Go Demons, can’t wait for finals to start!

Thanks for the article! Highlights the importance of Lever and Geelong losing Stewart will have a big impact. All cards seem to be falling for the Demons: Cats lose Stewart Lions Hipwood Dogs Bruce & others Port getting players back but struggle to beat Top 4 teams (makes Dogs a huge game) Swans out of 4 makes it tough for them Likely Giants/Bombers playing mini finals for 8-10 weeks will hurt them. Demons lost Tomlinson early in season, Petty has grown into the role and shown rapid improvement, and losing Hunt hurts as he was starting to look like the Hunt of old (pre knockout) with heaps of run, but I think Rivers can pick up the slack. If we can beat the Cats we get choice of venue and shouldn’t have to cop a Port or Lions home crowd/ground/umpire bias, so we are terrifically placed to have a real crack!!

Hawkins & Dangerfield both get off - what a surprise! 🤦🏻

Seeing the Eagles really struggling against Freo team missing Fyfe and Brayshaw, puts Demons struggling to get out of 2nd gear into perspective. Very good result today, Fritsch, Langdon both hitting form, Jackson another 👍game, Spargo played well, Pickett won’t be far away from coming good. Smith filled in well. Only downers we’re Brayshaw & Melksham very quiet, and Sparrow turned it over too much. Jordon fair! Assuming Viney, May & TMac all good to come back next week, we should be cherry ripe heading into the finals, and a big show to beat the Cats next week at GMHBA (Hawkins should get a week or two, the guy was concussed, so careless, high & high).

Sparrow is going along fine, difficult to play consistently when can’t get any Casey games, when not in ones. Wasn’t a good disposal day today, but will be better next year. Viney in for Sparrow.

Think he missed last and alt his week, so good to replace Sparrow!

Agree, one minor modification! Smith played pretty well, possibly stays as medi-sub, VDB out.