Hellfire Dub

Yep it was so bloody obvious

Ah but apart from scoring more goals than the other team our coach keeps winning all the stats

Our season was summed up in that comedy of errors in Q3. We didn't take the shot inside 50, instead we needlessly handpass to a man under pressure, he kicks across the face towards another teammate no closer than either of them. That desperate pass got turned over. Despite all our pressure and doing everything the hard way, Carlton went straight down the other end and scored a goal within seconds. Same old Melbourne under Goodwin: Winning all the stats except the whole kicking more goals than the other team (who looked really bad tonight).

I was nervous about taking our whole family to the game yesterday. Especially as we were taking our youngest for the first time. It turns out they had a great time shouting things at the Roos and clapping for our plentiful goals. A highlight was definitely singing the song at the end with the older siblings. I'm so glad it was a win for that happy first memory and association with the MCG!

Thats why I'm glad we were aboard the Dee Train today!

Take the job then ask for "less contact hours"

It worked for JV and Goody

That's hard to hear Ghosty, I hope he's getting help and starts to feel better and getting on top of his real Demons. If this place isn't helping then you're right to take a break. I know it's only football, but unfortunately there's nothing much to get us excited or happy about the club or how we're playing. I think we all wish our season was going better, but lots of us need this forum as an outlet to share our frustration at the gloomy sporting situation. It's especially frustrating when the management is non existent and looks like we'll have another season with little to cheer and lots of disappointment.

On the podcast you often mention the poor club communications. I was pleased to get the recent opportunity to give feedback from the supporters perspective. Please ask all the listeners to submit their membership survey that they received by email. I know there is plenty of discussion on the forum about why we can't or won't change the coaching next season due to cost, new CEO etc. Do the panel know any fellow Demon supporters who want SG and the assistant coaches to remain next year? I haven't met one and am becoming really deeply disillusioned by the prospect of another season of corrosive losses. The impact on team development and spirit and membership engagement is disastrous. These costs must outweigh the short term penalty of changing coaches. And to all those who argue it won't help; I ask what's the worst that can happen? We might have a hellish 1:2 ratio of wins to losses as we currently do? We might have an internal 87% ratio and diabolical kicking skills as we currently do? Please ask members to raise hell with the club management and submit your angry and frustrated responses. Hellfire Club Dub

Did you all notice the glowing shine of health and fitness emanating from Nibbler? He was always an elite runner, but his condition is testament to the Burgess Brilliance. It was another reminder of the confluence of happy circumstances that contributed to the 2021 win. Unfortunately another game where I could foresee fitness would be an issue late in the game. When the game started inevitably slipping away I took my children down to the park to drive their radio control cars and enjoy the last of the winter sun. It was better for everyone's peace and tranquillity to listen to motors whirring than groans and shouts of frustration. Sadly we're back to those afternoons of irrelevance and not being realistic contenders. I think that's how the rest of the season will play out and I hope we have new coaching next season. Thanks for all the work you do with the podcast.

Last week seemed like another example where the players just couldn't be arsed. Petty was one of the few trying to get stuck in. Only the QT bollocking by Maxy seemed to spur them into action. They didn't seem bothered by going 4-5 goals down and didn't arrive on the field motivated and prepared by whatever the coaches had said and done beforehand. I thought this was especially true of some of the senior and highest paid players in the first quarter, a couple of whom are still deplorable kicks and turnover merchants. That same nagging suspicion was there in the start of this season; that a number of players want a change of coaches and weren't fully committed to the message or gameplan or the boss. That feeling was back in force in the first quarter versus the suns: Lose the game, but make it look like a half decent effort. Pathetic. I was so angry in the third quarter that for the family's peace and wellbeing I switched it off. Then I went out to my shed to do something positive and work on a little woodwork project.

Apart from the obvious 2021 I think most of his seasons have ended up being consistently disappointing and frustrating. Lots of the current issues have been festering for years. Inaccuracy Butchering the ball by midfielders Obsession with territorial dominance over goalscoring Crazy trading Lack of skilled forwards

Everyone on this thread please check your email inbox for a members survey asking for feedback on the club and season. I haven't posted much on here lately because I haven't had anything positive to say, but I let rip with some deserved feedback in that survey.

I wish Goody or someone in leadership at the club would say something like this in response to scumbag journalists (who definitely find material on this site): A beloved team mate is dealing with well-being and mental health issues. He needs stability and support. He doesn't need wild speculation about his motivations or future by self-interested journalists who have poor reputations and notoriously unreliable records. He does not need distraction and temptation by a corrupt club backed by politicians, media and billionaires to cheat the accounting rules. That club has previous and ongoing form for improperly enticing champion players and collaborates with them by encouraging problematic behaviour to get them released early and cheaply from contracts. To ensure a fair condition the AFL needs to clamp down on that corrupt club by ensuring that players cannot be improperly enticed through payments in kind and other off book entitlements and property given to related parties. They've obviously offered a nod and wink agreement to two current players, one at Bulldogs and one at Demons. It's a disgrace

Yeah, better than coming out with BS about the culture being best in the AFL or best in 40 years or such nonsense.