Doug Reemer

2 hours ago, sydneydee said:

Out: JVR, Brayshaw and Laurie

In: Grundy, Tomlinson and AMW

Carlton are a strong and physical side so I would be bringing stronger bodies in. Play Grundy as big body midfielder to go with Cripps. Tomlinson in will also allow Rivers to have more midfield minutes. AMZ to come in as sub to bring some energy and run in the final quarter. 

 

 

So no one replaces one of our best midfielders.. great changes 👍🏻

3 hours ago, D4Life said:

Simon Goodwin played in the Crows flag winning team that the Demons belted by 48 points in a QF!

So at least he knows what is required to come back!

Different system. We weren’t belted. But sure.

Any REAL info about this game?

48 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

If Stafford had Petty and Melksham we'd be fine. We're asking him to turn water into wine.

Our fwds don’t move. They stand there like ruckman asking for it to be bombed in.

Greg Stafford- Time to go

2 minutes ago, bandicoot said:

Goodwin hardly makes changes in the regular season and you think he will make 4 changes in a final?

No. Just my thinking. You could call the above 3 as the sub doesn’t really count.

This is how I see it.

OUT Chandler Brayshaw JVR Laurie

IN Spargo JJ Grundy Woewodin

FB- Hibberd May Bowey

HB- McVee Lever Rivers

C- Hunter Viney Langdon 

HF- Sparrow Fritsch ANB

FF- Pickett Smith Tmac

R- Gawn Oliver Petracca

INT-JJ  Salem Spargo Grundy

Sub Woewodin

Chandler  albeit playing the high half forward role doesn’t have enough impact for mine. We know that at least Spargo when he has it will make the right decision and hit a target and always finds a goal or two.

JJ is only other option to come in for Brayshaw.

Laurie gives us absolutely nothing, too small, doesn’t find the ball enough, I’d rather a kid that can come into the game with some pace if needed.

Unfortunately Grundy is the only viable option left for us. His attitude stinks in regards to playing forward but I challenge anyone to pick Schache and go into this elimination final with confidence. That being said it wouldn’t surprise me.

Here me out..
 

If this kid Turner can take an intercept mark down back. Why couldn’t he play up forward? 

On 9/2/2023 at 9:10 PM, Wells 11 said:

It’s not strictly about the game but about the grundy trade talk. Let him walk.. or try to keep him? 

Win the flag and see if he changes his mind!

Knocking off the scum on Kings Bday. 

Does anyone know what category the General Admission Membership with a GF Ticket guarrantee gets?

@binman If Melbourne win the flag this year I put all down to your extreme confidence. Your confidence makes my optimism look like 1159pm on the doomsday clock! 
 

5 hours ago, Deemania since 56 said:

Bliss!

I couldn’t believe how many cats fans left early.

It was beautiful.

On 8/16/2023 at 1:29 PM, DeelightfulPlay said:

Buckle up, crash helmets on, let's dive through... only 4 pages of content?  Guess Hawk fans aren't the most enthusiastic at the moment!

Those who are posting seem keen for a win against us 

It'll be a big challenge, the Dee's have the best midfield and the best ruck in the comp. Walking away breakeven out of the middle would be a massive win in my book.

I sense another win incoming.  If we get this, it will be the first time we've won 3 games in a row since July 2022.
Setting us up to potentially win 4 in a row (in a single season) for the first time since August 2018. (We won our last 3 in 2019 and first game in 2020)

 

Worst top 4 in my lifetime.  We’re a big chance again this week.  GO HAWKS.

 

I reckon we win this one

Response:  By plenty.

 

Get the feeling we may now play 4 talls. Interesting times.  Also reckon our midfield is keen to take this scalp on the way out.

Response: Beating 3 out of the top 4 will give a lot of confidence going into next season.

If the reports from the Box Hill game are correct and Brocky couldn't be bothered then we can't reward that behaviour with a game in the 1s just in the hope it might keep a promising player at our club especially against a team like Melbourne.

Some discussion about players and the like

Lever and May (and Gawn) are very hard to get past. We always seem to kick it straight to them.  If the game plan is to bomb long to 4 talls... we will get slaughtered.

 

We need fast, precise ball movement. Use the angles. Keep possession.

 

Ryan should come in for Lewis. We know Lewis is a no brainer..........

Lewis to play high up the ground at CHF roaming at will as lever doesn't like leaving D50 to take intercept marks so have kozi doubling back to lever when in transition. I really like to see that set up and it works best with Ryan more than Denver

Re Lewis being out for injury:  This bloke is made of tissue paper

 

Someone has been reading Demonland...

Hopefully with our new look midfield we don’t spend all game kicking it straight to Gawn. Or the dees just play Grundy as well. He seems to do a fine job nullifying Gawn just by being out there.

 

My fave (for the vocab use)

Ryan has had the flu for 5 days now. Doesn't augur well.

This is the same hope we had in 2010/11 and would never beat the hawks.

I hope we mail these bastards by 10

goals!

On 8/14/2023 at 8:30 PM, dees189227 said:

This crept up on us. I hope he gets the kudos that he deserves and a bit of media coverage.

His 200th match this week and richly deserved with the injuries he had to overcome early on in his career. a premiership captain, All Australian and B&f winner and most importantly a good bloke. 

Well done skipper and  I hope we get the win. 

Here's some merchandise from the club email to celebrate it. https://shop.melbournefc.com.au/gawn-200/?spMailingID=9824151&spUserID=Mjg4NTYxMzIyNzkzS0&spJobID=1800275706&spReportId=MTgwMDI3NTcwNgS2

Oh and it's Alex Neal-Bullens 150th to. 

I was at both of their break out games.

I sat in the players stand at Kadina Park the day Gawn come of age and and when Nibbler kicked 3 and Jones and Vince put on a clinic and we spanked the cats on Corey Enrights 300th!

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On 8/12/2023 at 10:31 PM, Fanatique Demon said:

Sounds like we lost by 10 goals. 

And Carlton won the flag by the sounds of it!

Lads.

I think we’ll get another look at Grundy this week if they expect Fristch to be back for rd 24 makes it a pretty easy decision if it fails again.

I think the way forward into finals is this.

Oliver returns to the middle, Petracca starts Fwd and plays predominantly as a forward unless the panic button is hit and once and if Fristch comes back he takes Grundys spot and Smith stays in.

Tracc JVR Chandler

Pickett Smith/Grundy/Fristch Melk

Thoughts?

4 hours ago, joeboy said:

van Rooyen - absent when needed

More Heart than Grundy

4 hours ago, joeboy said:

Rivers

Melbournes- Best On Ground 

This is a good Twitter handle to follow!

https://twitter.com/freo1strdpick23/status/1680542298638041088?s=46

Here is some food for thought.

2023 Top 4 against each other (no double ups) after rd 18.

Port 2 W 1 L (Ws at H Lions Dees)
Lions 2 W 1 L (Ws at H v Pies Dees)
Pies 1 W 2 L (W at H v Port)
Dees 1 W 2 L (W at H v Pies)

So our win on Friday is not included.

Interestingly enough Not one Top 4 team has won away against another Top 4 club. 

Both interstate clubs have a home ground with a ground with shallow wings.

12 hours ago, deanox said:

The Demonland Podcast might be able to accommodate Naughtsie for a segment, but the Deebrief certainly isn't long enough to accommodate @binman!

Binman is talking quantum physics type analysis whilst the Deebrief is dealing in algebra.

Big fan of both styles of podcast!

7 hours ago, DeelightfulPlay said:

I'm a little scarred from the start of the year where they just blew us away in the midfield until the lights blew out.  Hoping we can capture some of that magic from the final 10 minutes!

That’s a mulligan for me. Gawn went down in the first 5 and we were rattled.

9 hours ago, buck_nekkid said:

We played a strong defensive unit and managed to win.

interested in your thoughts on the style change this week- it looked like we started with manic running and handball.  Saints broke this down and we began to shift tempo using more kicks and control.  Is this part of us practicing for finals?

max and reg (Grundy)?  Are we getting enough out of this?

i think Schache comes in this week.

cheers, gents.  Look forward to the poddy as usual.

I’d rather see JVR come in and play then connecting CHF role on the wind.

I don’t have enough fingers to count the amount of times we kicked to Spargo/ANB/Melksham on the wing.