ElDiablo14

That's the reality, isn't it? If the money dried out tomorrow probably we wouldn't keep playing there. At the end of the day there is many considerations like logistics costs, not only players but even a large part of club staff travelling up there. Plus the loss of revenue by not playing at the G. St Kilda - Melbourne at the G with how well we were going recently probably would be in the low 30s in terms of attendance. Maybe more if we played it at Marvel.

But the reality is our abysmal record of 4 - 7 is hurting our performance/ladder position. Compare it to Hawthorn in Tasmania, even North Melbourne win slightly above 50% of their matched down there (despite their last 6 years of misery).

Then we are doomed to fail, no matter how much we dominate all other facets of the game. At least try to generate goal opportunities in a different way. More chaos play around the goal square than set shots.

I am of the idea that raw data is overrated, we should focus more on analytics. Efficiency is king. Take for example the NBA.

Our record of 4 - 7 in Alice Springs is damning. Too many distractions off the field?

I may be wrong but I feel we were under control the first 10 or so minutes. Then Milkshake and Kozzy proceeded to butcher two easy shots at goal. I think if we put the score 20 - 0 or similar in that initial part of the match, things could have developed differently.

The most damning part of this, for me, is the 14% goal conversion. It is almost half of the average in the league, we probably are an outlier (in a negative way). Really reaching VFL levels of incompetence.

That's why I said some, not all.

We are scoring 14% of our inside 50 (goal conversion). AFL average is 24%. 😭😭😭😭

What has happened to Fritta? He used to be straight as an arrow. Now, devoid of confidence. Did he change his mechanics?

4-7 I read in another thread. Why even bother going there? No advantage whatsoever.

As of June 1, 2025, the Melbourne Demons' efficiency per inside 50 is an area where they are struggling. Based on available statistics for the 2025 season: * Scores Per Inside 50: Melbourne averages 43.8 scores per inside 50. This is lower than the AFL average of 45.2, and significantly lower than their opponents' average of 52.0. This indicates that when they get the ball inside their attacking 50, they are not converting those opportunities into scores as effectively as other teams, and their opponents are much more efficient against them. * Goals Per Inside 50: They are converting only 14.6% of their inside 50s into goals, whereas the AFL average is 24.1%, and their opponents are converting at 26.0%. This highlights a particular inefficiency in converting inside 50s into majors. * Marks Inside 50: Melbourne averages 8 marks inside 50 per game, while their opponents average 14. This suggests they are not taking enough contested marks in their forward line, which impacts their scoring efficiency. The Demons have been described as "wasteful" and suffering from "inaccuracy in front of goal" in recent matches, which aligns with these statistics. Their inability to convert inside 50 entries into scores has been a contributing factor to some of their losses in the 2025 season.

It even feels like Kozzy plays some of his worst games up there. Pressure to perform in front of his indigenous crowd, maybe.

Suggestion here. Tell him a smother is a footy act. That wasn't a smother. Did he really think he had even 1% chance to touch that ball when he was like 2/3 metres away from where Gus kicked that ball? Nuff said.

How are we going to win those games when our efficiency at goal is not even 20% or 15% (for inside 50 conversion)? We can do all the best work around the ground but if our players can't kick 25 m out in Front of the goal square... We are cooked!

Specially with Turner playing at his current level. Turner can be a very good intercept defender.

Lever back to VFL.

Time to turn off the TV, these blokes can't kick for their lives. Footballers can't kick 😭

Same old story.

Is it me or it feels like Kozzy never plays well in the NT (compared to his high standards)? Just my pov. I may stand corrected though. Perhaps he feels pressured to perform in front of the indigenous crowd?

I said it myself couple of weeks ago when we lost against them.

That one has a very simple explanation. Kicking accuracy, we should've been 5 goals on top of them at 3 QTR time.

And make no mistake their large supporter base probably would make fun of us and Gus. Perhaps they don't care because they are the darlings of the AFL

I think what we want to see, just for once, is something similar to what they did to Langdon after his "all duck no dinner" comment. Tbh the Brayshaw situation is more deserving of such reaction from our team than that silly comment from Langdon. I hate seeing our players being friendly with them even before the start of the game when clearly Collingwood treats the MFC with contempt.