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On 3/15/2021 at 5:00 PM, Deeoldfart said:

Here they are:  https://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/879907/vfl-practice-match-all-the-goals?videoId=879907&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1615779254001

Daw  >  T mac

Lot of hype around James Jordon.  Didnt see anything to warrant it in the two preseason games to be honest.

3 minutes ago, rpfc said:

This is just your MFCSS talking - I expect him to provide a target and allow out excellent midfield a more reliable option than they have had. If you want to make it easier on yourself by having subterranean expectations go for it - but reality does not promise such a pathetic return.

Reality says his knee is a mess.

51 minutes ago, Pates said:

One part of that statement is telling, we’re the 6th oldest and 6th most experienced. It’s time those we considered “kids” not long ago stepped up to being men and put their talent to use. 

Damn, we cant even use the youth excuse anymore.  

2 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

Did mention towards the end that they don't expect to see Ben Brown play some sort of footy until about round 7.

 

We will be lucky to get 5 games out of him.  Hes cooked.

On 3/15/2021 at 4:20 PM, SidVicious said:

Ben Brown not far away by the looks...

On 3/15/2021 at 4:27 PM, forever demons said:

Brown looks like hes good to go,might be a smokey for rd1

On 3/15/2021 at 5:17 PM, binman said:

Thanks for the photos DL. A couple of random thoughts on them:

• I'm no doctor but May, Viney, Brown and Melksham look good to go

Updated injury list

Ben Brown (knee)           4-6 weeks

89 HOURS TO GO

Premier:       Brisbane
Runner-up:   Footscray
Wooden spoon:  North
Moving up:   Fremantle
Set to fall:    Collingwood
Brownlow Medal:   Bontempelli
Coleman Medal:    Aaron Naughton
NAB AFL Rising Star:   Rowell
Best new Demon:    Deakyn Smith
Demon All Australian:     Gawn, Trac, Oliver
Demon B&F:     Ed Langdon
Big call:    A player dies on the field

Ladder prediction:
1.   Footscray
2.   Brisbane
3.   Geelong
4.   Richmond
5.   Port
6.  Fremantle
7.  Melbourne
8.  St Kilda

I'll give you a couple of insane stats you wont believe  -

Max Gawn has the highest hitouts per game average in VFL/AFL history

Clayton Oliver has the highest handballs per game average in VFL/AFL history

Source  https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players.html#a6

4 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Who’s going to use injures as an excuse if we get done considering Freo are missing their forward fire power in Walters and Lobbe as well as a few other best 22 players?

Lobb is a dud and we will have bigger outs than them.

Still no excuses of course.

7 minutes ago, ArtificialWisdom said:

Burgess was on Gus and Gawn podcast, didn't talk much injury news but Benny Gibson mentioned a few 

Salem was precautionarily left out of the Box Hill game but expected to be available

Hibbard, Kozzie and Gus as we know all played and should be available

But by the sounds of it Melksham's not ruled out yet but very unlikely, Viney we already knew

And Joel Smith just about snapped his finger off

 

 

Awesome, cheers.  Likely to have Salem, Gus, Kozzie and Hibbo out there.  No excuses!

10 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

My pre game team this is the last one I promise.

B: HIBBERD, MAY, LEVER

HB: SALEM, TOMLINSON, HUNT

C: LANGDON, PETRACCA, BOWEY

HF: PICKETT, MCDONALD, NEAL-BULLEN

F: FRITSCH, GAWN, CHANDLER

FOLL: JACKSON, OLIVER, BRAYSHAW

IC: HARMES, JONES, MELKSHAM, RIVERS

EMERG: JORDON, SPARROW, VANDENBERG, BAKER

Until Burgess injury update today or tomorrow....

1 hour ago, Demonland said:

 

Got halfway through the sentence and thought it was going to say he was debuting against Freo.

His time will come anyways.

Chocco has been there and done that.  Took Port to their only flag, that speaks for itself.

We are lucky to have him and he will be awesome for us, you can bet on it.

Kozzies new hair is magnificent.

 Salem, Melk, Ben Brown and Hibbo all in action.,.. injury list should look a lot smaller soon with any luck.

This might have been posted already, if so apologies.  Great stuff from the club, wonder if they will do it for every round?

1 hour ago, Baghdad Bob said:

I would like to suggest to the moderators that the word “spud” is banned. For some reason it seems so disrespectful. 

Bad news @Spud ,   you've been cancelled!

Who cares what the muppets at The Age, Herald Sun, Afl.com etc etc think about footy.

The average drunkard sitting in the stands would give you a better season preview.   Must be the easiest gig in the word being a footy writer.

Looks like a few of you guys managed to summon Ingo !

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/879267/dees-to-partner-with-ingo-s-prats

1 hour ago, dworship said:

So Dazzle, the part of my post you highlighted was related to people posting in the thread after others in the thread had already stated it was being played at CASEY. I understand that certain people on this site have particular opinion of who and and what I am. Occasionally they should take a breath and understand what I'm saying before making a judgement simply because it's me posting. Regardless, I'll try and point out what I was talking about before moving on to what you were really asking. DD36 posted a Box Hill tweet Friday 8:21 pm stating First blood in the second half to the "hosts". An hour before that the Casey Tweet had reported this

 

 

Casey Demons

 

@CaseyDemonsFC

 

A practice match to kick off the weekend!

 

The boys are taking on Box Hill at Casey Fields. A couple of updates to come throughout the night.

 

 

7:34 PM · Mar 12, 2021

Sorry to throw rjay under the bus but around 8: 33 this was posted in reply to Matt Demon

"Same, if it's at City Oval in Box Hill. I was just around the corner from there around 7pm". In rjays defence, you don't know what you don't know. Matt Demon put rjay straight informing them it was at Casey.

Next morning around 1130 a poster replies to Binman and says "And, on top of all that, I've been following the Training Reports and all the news and gossip and live within 300 metres of the Box Hill Ground. Had I known I would have dragged my three week old new right knee along and found a comfy chair and watched it."  I know, I know, I'm just too harsh a critic.

Now for what you were really focused on but didn't understand in my post or just honed in on what you thought you could attack and ignored the rest.

Goody mentioned the game in his presser after the Dogs game but didn't specify Friday just later in the week. Pretty sure I read something in the little paper and then there was some discussion in a private Demons Facebook group I'm involved with. Sorry can't be more helpful. In any case I agree with you it wasn't posted on the MFC site and I've explained my thinking on that. In a perfect world everything should appear in one place example the Calendar on the website. The Upcoming Event list here use to be good for that but now only seems to be full of Birthdays. Perhaps you could PM Demonland and ask him to use his contacts at the Club to get more info added to the calendar.

Failing that perhaps stamp your foot a little harder.

You're really invested in this lol

Let it go

1 hour ago, 58er said:

P2J  what a cop out !!

Maxy said something  I don't like so I haven't bought a members ticket

Take your ball and go home!!

It says something you haven't bought your ticket already awaiting something maybe ?? 

 

I didnt say I dont like what Maxy said.  I neither like it or hate it.  

I just want to see them back up their words FOR ONCE.  Play angry like they claim they are and belt Freo, simple.

6 minutes ago, picket fence said:

MFC Selection are nearly always "Safe" we choose players who MIGHT play well and hardly ever go for a bold, gutsy move. I dont think Majak is unfit either and if he juust happens to get a sniff early , and stretch the Dockers defence then well worth the gamble, Very well worth it IMO. Which means they probably won't go for it because we are a safe, non risk taking club. I'd pick DAW and Mc Donald and Jackson and really put the cat among the pigeons. JUST DO IT!

Goody has to take chances to get us winning.  If he plays it safe and continues to pick McDonald, Jones, Vandeberg and the like his coaching career will be over by round 10

2 minutes ago, Turner said:

i'd take two majak quarters before i take 2 weeks of tmac's 

Amen to that

And I got called deluded by some clown on here because I had Majak in my round 1 team instead of McDonald.  

15 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

Wow.   Right on the verge of the season they throw this [censored] at everyone.

When someone asks you what its like being a Melbourne supporter just show them this