Supreme_Demon

Still absolutely livid with anger that we lost! The Demons players literally [censored] the bed against the Lions after half time. Another goalless last quarter was humiliating too!

I think the most damning thing about this is how the Melbourne Football Club is viewed by the wider AFL community and opposition supporters. It took us such a long time (57 years) to finally gain respect again after winning the Premiership in 2021. Demons President Kate Roffey aptly said, at the time, that we were at the "centre of the AFL Universe" which was correct. It was a great position to be in. Seeing the late and great Ron Barassi raise the 2021 Premiership Flag in Round 1 back in 2022 was a wonderful experience. But now, after two straight sets finals losses in 2022 and 2023 and allowing Collingwood to bully us we are seen as a joke again. It may be fine for others, but to be called "weak" and "soft" by feral opposition supporters really angers and embarrasses me.

Sneaking into the top 8 and playing finals would be ideal. Sadly, I don't see it happening. A full capitulation in the latter half of the season would be an utter disaster though. What happens for the rest of the season? I have no idea whatsoever. Losing Christian Petracca is a massive blow. He is a star for the Demons and a vital key to any Premiership hopes. All I hope is that the players (and coaching staff) show some fight and hardness. At the moment, we are seen as being "soft as butter" and we have lost the respect we only briefly gained after finally winning a Premiership in 2021. Some serious discussions about culture, hardness, player development, connection into the forward line and list management need to be addressed at the conclusion of this season. We probably need an entire football department review again in my opinion.

I have to agree with the article by Mick Malthouse. However, I think it is commonly known that he hates the Melbourne Football Club.

The big question is....are the players at the Melbourne Football Club mentally weak? We had the 10th Anniversary of Freeze MND for the King's Birthday and the inspirational Neale Daniher come to the Club and spoke to the players earlier in the week. You had the fact that we were playing against the team in Collingwood that we should of "smoked" according to Steven May at the 2023 Best & Fairest last year. We had "the thug" ,in that piece of excrement, Brayden Maynard, who almost killed their beloved teammate in Angus Brayshaw and was forced to retire due to concussion related injuries. Nobody from the Demons went after him. In fact after the game the players are smiling and giving hugs! If Angus Brayshaw was watching the game he probably wanted to spew up! There was also the fact that we got belted by Fremantle the week before up in Alice Springs and we needed to respond. What happened? Nothing! It was all talk and no action. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, MORE IS SAID THAN DONE. Quite appropriate words by Neale Daniher. The Melbourne Football Club is an utter embarrassment and the players and coaching staff need a good hard look at themselves during the bye.

I personally had a lot of hope for Bailey Laurie. Unfortunately, I don't think he is up to AFL standard. But he had a lot of friends today. Our overall performance was woeful. Let's hope Christian Petracca recovers quickly from his injury. If we lose to North Melbourne it will be season OVER for 2024.

Luker Kentfield may debut sooner than we expect perhaps? Especially, after the quite pathetic performance by Daniel "Disco" Turner.

I wouldn't blame Jason Taylor at all. He has been a brilliant recruiting manager for the Demons. He definitely might need some help though. As for Tim Lamb, Alan Richardson, Troy Chaplin, Greg Stafford and Kelly O'Donnell. They are all in the firing line. People at the Melbourne Football Club need to take responsibility for our poor performances and heads will need to roll at the end of the season if the rot continues.

Not even a fleeting whimper to avenge what happened to Angus Brayshaw by Brayden "The Thug" Maynard. The Melbourne Football Club was as soft as butter today.

A disgraceful display. I hate Collingwood and losing to them is humiliating.

Yep...was weak as [censored]. A total and utter embarrassment.

As harsh as it sounds, Shane McAdam has been next to useless these past two matches. Incredibly frustrating watching him attempt to take unrealistic marks and generally not look even close to kicking a goal. Would rather give Andy Moniz-Wakefield a chance.

Don't know if Fremantle were really good or Melbourne was really awful on Sunday. Either way, it was a disappointing effort and the players as well as the coaching staff need to sort things out. I feel sorry for the all the passionate Demons supporters who made the huge effort to travel to Alice Springs to watch the game. They would of been livid. We cannot tolerate such a humiliating loss. I don't wish to see a return of the "dark days" of regular beltings that we all experienced in the past.

Nibbler was excellent last night. Credit where credit is due.

Was a brilliant game of football. Glad the Demons won! But geez those Port Power supporters were ferals! 🤯