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Well you may well be right....but i'm guessing we'll get to have more games to judge upon ... ;) cupboard is bare.
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Christian Petracca’s 2024 Season Ending Injuries
beelzebub replied to pitmaster's topic in Melbourne Demons
Excuse me... duty of care.... due dilligence...quality of medical advice ?? But stay fat with the club... Did you really read what you wrote... You don't put anyone at risk. It's just footy Obviously the decision was wrong. Hindsight is wonderful yes... but why was he allowed back beggars serious scrutiny. -
Christian Petracca’s 2024 Season Ending Injuries
beelzebub replied to pitmaster's topic in Melbourne Demons
@speed demon Thanks for cutting through the spin. So many questions are raised by this but the important thing is the lad gets the best treatment and a full recovery. Footy concerns are a far off concern. -
A new dawn for the Demons - our 2025 squad
beelzebub replied to ElDiablo14's topic in Melbourne Demons
I'd counter that players don't come to clubs for the fans. They come for opportunity, for money etc etc. It's all down to the playing group and coaching. Whether you,I , they or anyone does or doesn't attend won't affect the outcomes. They get paid squillions... it's up to them. -
Time for a Change….Don’t wait another 2 years…
beelzebub replied to Sir Why You Little's topic in Melbourne Demons
Id rather we didnt.... we can judge it now. Not just me... a lot of ppl ...from.various vantage points are calling time. If we're in this same position next year....we're well and truly stuffed. Nothing will change if nothing changes. -
Id actually rate Laurie higher than Billings..... i suspect Laurie doesnt yet feels he belongs out there... but his disposals are generally considered. Not writing him off just yet.
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Time for a Change….Don’t wait another 2 years…
beelzebub replied to Sir Why You Little's topic in Melbourne Demons
It's what you say..... when there's nothing sensible left to say..... -
Time for a Change….Don’t wait another 2 years…
beelzebub replied to Sir Why You Little's topic in Melbourne Demons
Yes 👏 Thought he summed it up well. He's obviously a comedic professional.. but also a diehard Dee... with a pretty good idea of the game. -
He's trying valiantly imo.. He's feeling the pressure.. I sense he's extremely frustrated and feeling that he's letting the side and himself down. He's not...but i get it.
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Yesterday could be suumed up as such : They know how to play the game.... We don't .....
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Time for a Change….Don’t wait another 2 years…
beelzebub replied to Sir Why You Little's topic in Melbourne Demons
You think.they oughta get a free pass? Something people may wish to ponder. You can change the ingredients ...indeed the recipe but if the cooks are the same cooks youll only get the same treatment and effectively same style of offerings. Need to change the cooks ;) Nothing really will change otherwise. -
Great analysis In a nutshell ... many teams better at getting the benefit of Max's efforts.....than we are. Take a bow Melbourne
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Time for a Change….Don’t wait another 2 years…
beelzebub replied to Sir Why You Little's topic in Melbourne Demons
Cheers for link Schwarta nails it... lots of home truths in there. More than a few need rockets ;) ;) -
Christian Petracca’s 2024 Season Ending Injuries
beelzebub replied to pitmaster's topic in Melbourne Demons
Bugger... All the best for a full and speedy recovery. Lool after yourself Trac. Don't worry about the footy so much for this year. Take care. -
Time for a Change….Don’t wait another 2 years…
beelzebub replied to Sir Why You Little's topic in Melbourne Demons
Praha ..in all seriousness hasnt this been what he's supposed to have been doing all along ? All a bit....fool me once shame on you, fool me twice ..... If there were ever a time to play meat and 3 veg accountable footy.... now might be it. That said it's a bit like the cast has been hit with a "bug" and the understudies need to step up. Just set the tasks at 'possible' and see what some have... Cant be much worse. As to Goody.... tic toc surely ? -
Just one i suspect
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Time for a Change….Don’t wait another 2 years…
beelzebub replied to Sir Why You Little's topic in Melbourne Demons
My grave concern is the spiralling capitulations are only the beginning. Our list is pretty shot to pieces atm. We're looking at No Trac, No Lever, an under par May, Viney and Oliver. Fritta seems to pick and choose. Roo needs to be helped as he'll get manoevered out of tge game. About a dozen others who are not of this caliber...and also playing magoo quality footy... and a cpl who i just have no idea why they're playing at all. Other than the obvious.... we're running short . Very few capable of flying the flag. Right at this current juncture we are at the edge of an abyss. Any one who thinks this season isnt already in the bin is in for a torrid few months. A fighter can take only so much before the canvas is his home. The situation im affraid will only get worse before any show of improving.....and that's an IF !! This is painful to watch, can only imagine what it must be like for some playing. -
Time for a Change….Don’t wait another 2 years…
beelzebub replied to Sir Why You Little's topic in Melbourne Demons
I reckon it could be argued it actually matters the MOST who's coaching when the cupboard's a tad bare. You might need to get inventive and recast the runes. Now if this is done it invariably goes one of two ways. The fall back position is to understand what IS working, if anything and then redesign around this. Almost the Footy version of Flight of the Phoenix. The truly baffling thing for me is Goodwin was actually quite maverick, inventive and left field in his earlier days. Simon.... go find that bloke. -
Duck, no Dinner ?? 🤔🙄😒
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Actually no. Literally his job is to COACH . Hence the title. His job is to prepare a competitive team at an elite level with the goal of playing finals and winning flags. That LITERALLY is his job. Any thing else is fluff. Its about the Walk, not the Talk.
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🤔🤔How many years to qualify ?? 🤷
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We were a very VERY different club then. Checker, Smithy , Barassi... and the list goes on. The ethos ....chalk and cheese.
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The Age Article: 'Enough is Enough' - Simon Goodwin.
beelzebub replied to Engorged Onion's topic in Melbourne Demons
Enough....apparently wasn't The appetite for more mediocrity remains. Enough ? Insatiable !!! -
Before that Dazz.. id have to watch the 1st qtr again ( and i won't ) .. Maybe 5 mins before he was KNEED . It struck me as though he could already sense it was all unravelling..... that what ever was said what was instructed was all going oit the window.... or possibly worse.... what they've been told to do ...just doesn't work. Like watching a sad epiphany.
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Not sure if anyone else caught the vision. Moments after another cough up passage play compounded by some feeble efforts the camera swung onto Trac... he looked "demoralised" You could see in his eyes, his face... WTF is going on. As is he was participating in a bad BAD dream. Welcome to our world mate.