D4Life

Data without proper analysis is worth zip!

I would say opinion off the back of what the Demons who got it right last year, did in the finals with three big wins! Bvegas 4-9 should have been a 10 goal win! Thats why you often see teams who just make the eight win a first final then get smashed by teams who finished 1-4 but lost first final. Dogs being an outlier in 2021 as until last round they were finishing 1-4. The trick is getting your loading right, finishing top 4, and injury happy!

Sorry for this but I can’t help myself! He definitely should join the Demons, as Melky could be his minder and would knock De Goooey into shape!! Also he is De …………….Gooey!

I read it as if you don’t get your loading right, no point making the finals, as you won’t win it!

Yes, if commentators came out and said not much to see in Demons losses, all were really due to loading, in game injuries to two plus talls, Trac ill and some team illness, Demons still well out in front. Versus nowhere near as appealing for the AFL - how close is the finals/flag race - 10-12 teams in it! Pies/Blues etc can all win it!!

Our best is still the best by a fair margin! No team has got close to what we showed in last years finals! While we haven’t played at that level this year, at least we have proven we can do it before, and once we come out of our loading, and have a good injury run, the rest of the comp will need to catch us! Leave MFCSS behind, just go back and look at last years finals again!!

Thanks to Binman & co. for the education on loading. Even after Geelong admit it over the weekend, virtually zero acknowledgement on the impact in games from commentators. Demons go from 10-0 to lose 3 in a row with massive drop in last quarters and nothing from analysts. Losing multiple talls in each game and nothing much said, May coming back not much said, Max going out huge! Analysis really is average when there are so many reporters and experts! A big opportunity for someone to provide real insight. We are fortunate to get some great insight on Demonland, if Binman & co had the FD insider knowledge, it would take it to another level. Still after all said and read, feeling very good about Demons, just make top 4 with a healthy list, and we will be looking good at a great shot for back to back!

Some Demonlanders want their cake and eat it, without taking the time and effort to bake it! So we finally win our flag last year after 57 years - and it was fantastic, who will ever forget those 7 3rd qtr goals, particularly the last 3 in 32 secs, just unbelievable! The expectation by many is only a flag will do in 2022. But two critical factors influence every season in luck and injuries. Finishing top 4 should be the expectation and then fingers crossed, as best team doesn’t always win - Tigers 2018 Mason Cox plays one of four good games in career & Dusty injured! As you have tried to explain many times(thanks) loading impacts performance in season, but benefits come during finals (as stated yesterday by Scott)! Add in in game injuries and illness over the last 3 weeks and the dramatic drop off in the last quarter due to loading, losses understandable! Fingers crossed on the injury front, 3 wins out of 9 make the eight and maybe only 5 make top 4, let’s hope for better. But if we can find our best from last years finals, there isn’t any one who will beat us from what I’ve seen this year! Loading is just part of the baking! Go Demons!!

Dogs really do get a golden run from the umps, can drop it or throw it as they like!!

Jordan has improved but he is too slow moving the ball forward. Rarely takes first option, then after waiting usually kicks it long down the line!

Sparrow struggling at moment so rather than replacing Spargo, Hunt might be worth a stint in forward combined with what he has leant in defence. Still see Hunt in the backline, but might help revamp forward line!

DerWayne viewer appeal is one of the world’s modern mysteries!

Many Demonlander posters are glass half empty types and like a good self flagellation!

Why - all the reporters / analysts go Demons loading nothing to see, just wait 3-4 weeks and they’ll be back! vs headlines: - Freo on fire - Demons can be taken apart - Swans on fire - no May no Demons! - Pies pies pies Cox Cox Cox - Demons are done their flaws exposed - fighting amongst one another blah blah blah!

3 weeks running we’ve lost a few of our talls for part of the game - it hurts! 3 weeks running we’ve stopped to a walk in the last. 3 weeks running probably 6/7 connection going forward has been less than average. 3 weeks running possibly longer we seem to have left the middle of the ground open, as Pies went through middle most of the game. in 3 weeks May has played 15 mins football! A few steps I would take is resettle the backline: Lever. May(don’t be a dh). Hibberd Salem Petty. Brayshaw.or Bowey (Rivers or Hunt as 7th defender) Bowey or Brayshaw on wing (push Jordan forward - he is getting a lot of it but too slow to move ball forward) Also Bowey better disposal & vision Clarrie & Langdon Jordan Weideman (6 weeks it’s yours just bl..Dy take it) Fritsch Pickett. BBB. Spargo Max Trac Viney ANB. Jacko Harmes. Rivers or Hunt Tomlinson. Or Sparrow (out of form, being caught to often) medi sub

Did you watch the finals last year against the best teams?

My opening bid is 2.50

Disaster sell the club

Just settle on the MFCSS. Demons can lose today and we will still be on top! Freo lost May in game, Trac was crook & shouldn’t have played, then Petty went down, and we got run over with structure out, plus Langdon missed which also hurt structurally! Last week 5 back, a few looked a little rusty, zero goals from turnover, which is very unusual and still took two poor umpiring decisions to finish us off. Yes, forward line out of sorts particularly BBB, but it happened last year. Don’t hit panic stations yet. We timed things perfectly last year, have some faith! Go Demons, demolish the filth!

Would accept a one point win would love a 10 goal win. Buckley as a coach had the wood on Goody, hopefully new coach sees A better result for Demons. Be great to see one of our Browns or Spargo/Kozzie kick 3 or 4! Go Demons!!

Yes, looking forward to Monday's game, and attending Presidents (pies unfortunately) lunch as a guest wearing my Premiers cap! I think aside from being reigning premiers, we will still be on top 10-2 after our slump🤦🏻‍♂️!

Move onto Monday arvo, win by eight goals and shut everyone up! Then by Tuesday, reflection will be: The team has cone together United and back in business! error above cone would be for Dogs come for Demons!

Fair comment. Swans 8 goals from turnovers last week, Demons none, we get 3 which isn’t a lot and we win! Not scoring from turnovers isn’t really backline, more mids & forwards. Week before backline under siege! Handy to drop 2 and still be a game on top. Let’s stop the rot this week with a win. Haven’t got a great record vs Pies recently but a different team with McCrae as coach!

Stop it, your talking sense! Can’t you tell - The sky is falling….. I looked at the ladder turned my phone upside down and we’re on the bottom! Yes, we’re playing average football and still only just got beaten. Last two goals were from putrid frees, and Fritsch doesn’t not score from that shot in the last very often! Prelim and healthy is the aim!

Credit to Freo, they combined exceptionally well once they got on top. A few factors to consider: - Melbourne got absolutely belted off the ball against Eagles & Roos (why we got more frees in that game), causing Langdon to miss and most players would have been sore! - losing Langdon had a massive impact on run, defense and transition - losing TMac impacted strength & competitiveness up forward, and in Q3 & 4 would have helped down back (Weid was very disappointing, needs to get moving, because in packs he seems invisible, he took a brilliant grab when he ran and jumped) - losing May & Petty left us totally exposed in the air down back, meaning more players trying to spoil, so if Dockers didn’t mark they had more players on ground. You can just cover one tall going down, but two is a bridge to far without TMac in team. Led to backline losing all shape during the third. - Trac crook and should have missed, just added to lack of run and hurt us in the middle - Melksham has played some really good footy for the Demons over his time at the club, but looks really slow and uncompetitive, would be surprised to see him play too many more games if any. - Jordan gets ball enough but needs to take first option. - Missed a few get shots in first half that could have put us six up at halftime, and then others in the third, that would have made result a lot tighter. - Even best team will lose a few, so not a lot to worry about, unless injuries mount. Can always remember Choco Williams on radio when he was out of system being interviewed and saying absolute rubbish about one soldier replacing another, e.g. if player 1-5 goes out and being replaced by players 23-27 of course it makes you worse! - Bit of luck also helps, e.g. Buddy out next week makes a big difference, helps with May being out. - Were still 10-1, hopefully get a couple back next week (TMac helps structure), Trac fit and a good chance against Swans - watched Tigers vs Swans and a pretty average standard of a game. Go Demons, onwards and upwards, still got to wear my Demons 2021 Premiers cap on morning coffee walk today, Goodwin and team know what it takes to be Premiers!! Fingers crossed on injuries!!