David-Demon

1 hour ago, CYB said:

Heard on SEN that Trac was seen hobbling around yesterday. Does anyone have anymore on that?

Yes that is right, he has a case of the Footy being unable to detach itself from his retina. He sees eye to eye with it.. !!!  

16 hours ago, binman said:

Let's start with this thread

Let's finish this thread (please) 

I reckon The Casey players from last weekend should all play and give our 23 a good "rest" - like they can sleep in, or enjoy some gardening at home...... That way we can expect to win by a reasonable but fair number such as 40 points rather than the commented 60 -80 points as mentioned here  which would be so embarrassing for the Gliders. Let's be fair folks... 

15 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

my fave 😂

8 hours ago, Go the Biff said:

Like most of Ralph's offerings he gives the impression he's telling you something while telling you absolutely nothing. He's wasted in the footy media. A highly successful career in public office has gone begging.

Luke's manager will be loving this. His young client's profile is being pushed further skyward and his value to Melbourne & all other suitors is appreciating by the week.

I hope he signs for MFC - in his own good time - for obvious selfish reasons but also for young Luke himself. I can't begin to imagine the pressure he'd be under should he return to WA. He'd be seen as a saviour & messiah and the scrutiny on his performance would be intense. The goldfish bowl over west is a hell of a lot smaller and contains fewer fish. Even for someone who appears as laid back as Luke, that would be hard to handle. There a quite a few cautionary tales about unhappy homecomings. He's still a very, very young man

I heard sometime ago that Jacko's were uprooting their life and moving East so why would he sign with any "West" team ?

21 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

If we were to cull now who would we cull? I think we will do the minimum culling and that would be 3. My picks to be culled at the end of the year would be Melksham, Baker and Rosman. Thoughts?

Maybe just maybe we are raising this subject a tad early in the Season but the way I see it is that the word "cull" will not be the prime motivation for space on the list at the seasons end rather than retirements in Melks, Hibbo, Daw and maybe a "cull" on Rosman. That's it folks !!!!  

2 hours ago, In Harmes Way said:

Two rising star nominations and a premiership medallion in 9 games.

With an award every three games, it's quite possible he'll win the brownlow three times this year, the coleman medal, the norm smith and the rising star. 

and don't forget, another Premiership..... and Coaches Award for the best player as well as the  The Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy

17 hours ago, Pates said:

If he doesn’t get the nod this week the panel have zero brain cells. What a gem we’ve got here!

Yeah.... He did it.... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

13 hours ago, monoccular said:

A couple

of questions for our Casey watchers

1/ anyone kicking the door down after today (assuming all fit in the seniors)?

2/ Howes - does he have a “plays like” for comparison, and where do you see him fitting in ultimately?

 

The game standard was low and I suspect that has something to do with the lack of game time over past two years in VFL footy.. Dunstan looked the standout to me, I don't say he is "knocking the door down" but I can see him play ahead of younger Bedford due only to experience. Dunstan got 11 Brownlow votes last year so he must have something in his tank to warrant that. Howes and Van Rooyen will have to bide their time. p.s. Liked Laurie's game... 

1 hour ago, WERRIDEE said:

I watched the game.

Firstly what a great win by Casey. Didn't really have a bad player on the ground, Weideman and Rosman were average but that's about it. The 5 day break doesn't really help the Casey players knocking on the door. I think either Hibbo or Lever will replace Hunt and the sub will be Bedford again and the emergencies will be M.Brown, Hunt and Dunstan.

Honestly I felt Dunstan was our best and got better as the game went on.  I can see him playing senior footy soon. Other noted players I feel  were Woey Jnr and Micth Brown of course. 

1 hour ago, spalding said:

How? 

How.... got rid of him to C'Wood.. Don't want him back.. We have a better Half back in Bowser thanks....

56 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

They’ll give it to either Daicos or Horne Francis regardless of form. Gotta get the big names rewarded 🙄

 

Bowey I’m sure is devastated as he polishes his premiership medal

56 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

What’s the record for intercept possessions in a match? 16 for Bowey last night puts him second in the league by 1 so far behind Frosty.

His ball handling last night was out of this world.

Totally agree. His disposal of the Ball is outstanding for a player with 9 Games to his credit. In fact it is 1st class. Can only get better.

14 minutes ago, rpfc said:

Yeah, leave him alone.

Track wouldn’t have thrown him under the bus like that unless the club was confident.

Well let's hope he and Brayshaw sign sooner rather than later. I believe they both realise they are on a good wicket at the Demons and maybe they are waiting for the new EBA to be released mid year with a reported rise in the Cap. Who could blame them.

25 minutes ago, GBDee said:

On playing with this group:

”I’m really happy at the moment. It’s so good to be a part of a team like this…and the culture we have here and what we’re building. Yeah, it’s just a great place to be and we’re all enjoying our footy.”

On his partnership with Max:

”…and to learn off a guy like Gawny so early in my career, I can’t ask for much more. So yeah, just loving playing with these guys at the moment.”

On the contract situation:

“Yeah, who knows? Just focusing on footy right now, just leaving that stuff to the manager.”

Nothing there imo.

Well thankyou for your comments. I could not find the discussion thread...  The words " Yeah, who knows " threw me a bit...

To be eligible for nomination, the player must be under the age of 21 at 1 January that year, and have played ten or fewer AFL games as of the start of the season. A player can only be nominated once per season; if a player is suspended during the season, he may be nominated, but will not be eligible to win the award.

I ask " Why not" ?   He qualifies.

Did anyone hear what I heard in an interview post siren between Jackson and a Fox commentator on the field... ?

Jackson's words on re signing with the Club sounded rather muted. I thought the words were " If I re sign....."

44 minutes ago, CHF said:

Not I.

Strange times that after so f’ ing long I have confidence in the Demons. There seems to be so much trust and respect between the players and also between the players and the coaching group. The coaching group have shown that they know what they are doing and the players respond the the coaches and the team leaders really well.

 

They come out at the first bounce, play their game, assess what is going on, where the strengths and weaknesses are and make the adjustments accordingly. A well structured defence, a midfield putting pressure on at every contest and trusting one another to win the ball and a complete ground 22 man defence. 
 

Not a lot more you can ask. These days if we get beaten on the day, I think the other team will know they have earned it.

hope that Max relaxes into this game a bit more than the last one.

Honestly I feel it is the Team first mentality that will continue to win us Games this year. To me our strength is the depth we are creating and the pressure that "those in waiting" place on our senior 22 + 1 .  We are going to have up and down days but Melbourne in 2021 and so far this year are showing more maturity week by week. Compare our start this year to the Bulldogs who we met in the 2021 GF.  That stability within OUR Club itself shows we have matured and we can only continue in that vein.... Go Dees  !!!!! 

38 minutes ago, deelusions from afar said:

But does it look any better if he said they saw it coming but were unable to do anything about it?

I think it's more about how they perform this week - if they don't get a bounce it will be a bit of a concern.  Although they did go 0-2 last year and something like 2-6 in their first 8 games last year and made finals so who knows.

 

I found the change in the cats style interesting.  I've always thought they looked dangerous when they moved the ball fast in previous years but they only did that when they were behind and in striking distance.  I thought that's because Scott thinks they don't have the cattle to run out games for a full season playing this way.  I hope this is the case - would love to see them fail in finals after getting their supporters hopes up in the H&A again!

I have always thought the same but they are an ageing side and my view is that they have been seasoned this year into coming out of the blocks in a positive vein and believing they can hang on after half time in the third and fourth ? I also hope this is the case.   

On 3/17/2022 at 12:29 AM, Sir Why You Little said:

There was one play where a Bulldog had the ball and was spun 360degs without making any attempt to get rid of the ball legally. 
I thought there was a new rule specifically bought in to police that. 
Absolute Rubbish!!!

It should not be a new rule to see that a 360 swing had "hold" time for that to be a Free - FOR US

18 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

Goodwin never makes unnecessary changes. Continuity in the squad was key to our success last year. 

I think we will replace Salem with *hopefully* Lever, and then go in unchanged with Bedford the sub again.

Given Rivers, Hibbo and Petty can't be too far off, they will continue to give Tommo, Hunt and Smith a go to determine which one of them makes way for the other, if at all.

 

well said. Totally agree, especially with regards to Tommo, Hunt and Smith. you cannot be a one game player especially after the fact our second strung Defense did a damm good job.  My question to you guys is - I wonder if  Tommy Mc goes CFB next week who will they bring in to fill CHF ?

7 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Completely agree, I wasn’t saying spare Tom Morris, he couldn’t continue in his role after the audio was leaked. 
My point was, people should just reflect on comments they’ve made in the past before passing judgement. 

In my mind Morris clearly said the wrong thing, yet it was a different "case" so to speak with regards to Bevo and his rant. Whilst now Morris probably deserved his punishment I can see Bevo laughing out loud now as he has made his point and he won in the end. So sad.

3 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Seconding R(B)G above ...

Contrast with the MFC's handling of the Goodwin/bully/doctor thing. With dignity and behind the scenes. Didn't lash out in anger and risk blowing up out of control the way this Dogs thing has. The on-going effect to the WB is yet to be seen. It shows the value of respectful media relations even in situations where the respect is not deserved.

 

There are no winners in this. Just a chain of people behaving badly.

Yeah I agree....  Started with the arrogant, sour grapes Bevo and ended with a guy in Morris whose career has been tarnished by a low blow "friend" who dobbed him in for a -" wasn't me audio...."  Do you really think Bevo is apologetic ?  Nah, of course not....he would have a smerk on his face...

This whole situation has got completely out of hand and that saddens me.

What Morris did in asking the questions of Beveridge in my mind @ a Press conference was 100% journalism pure ethics... I have no issue.. 

I have two other issues though with cowardly people in Bevo and his outburst as well as the coward who released the audio of Morris, just because I would say that he did not agree with what Morris said at the Press conference.

Now let me analyze who that Coward was... 1. A Bulldogs supporter 2. An X friend of Morris and 3. A guy who eats dogs meat for breakfast.- apologies to all friendly four legged friends...

7 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Live from inside The Bunker 

Should have been live

Let me get the Violin out.. Oh please give me a break...   He should take a lie detector test.