Supreme_Demon

I have a question. I am a Melbourne Demons Redlegs Member and I have a reserve seat at the MCG. Due to me being a Redlegs Member do I receive priority to purchase an AFL Grand Final ticket? Or does that cost extra? I wanted to give my ticket barcode to a friend of mine who lives in Perth.

I am hopeful Steven May will be ok with a bit of rest. The "bye" before the AFL Grand Final may actually be a blessing in disguise? Have watched the highlights of the game a few times now. Max Gawn was unbelievably freakish in the things he did as a ruckman. It is definitely a surreal feeling watching a Melbourne team playing so well. Anyway, the job's not done yet...

Completely different set of circumstances comparing what happened 10 years ago to now. All I will say is that Geelong players and supporters will be having nightmares about Max Gawn for a while.

I like the fact that Big Benny Brown marks the ball at its highest point. Was pleasing that he kicked a few goals last night. Still needs to focus on his goal kicking accuracy though. Nothing wrong with the long run up, just needs to not wobble the ball around too much before he kicks it. Having said that I am sure he will get plenty of goal kicking practice over the next 2 weeks. Well done Big Benny Brown! Keep up the excellent work!

Family must come first. He needs to be there for his Wife and the birth of his twins. Hopefully the Melbourne Football Club consider giving Nathan Jones one last season so that we as Demons fans get to see him off properly. Either way, Nathan we love you mate, you have been an incredible and loyal servant of the Melbourne Football Club.

In the worse case scenario of Steven May not getting up to play due to his hamstring issue I would consider the possibility of using Majak Daw as a defender. Here's hoping there are no changes though. Having a settled side is the best option. Whoever is the medical substitute will be the big question. Nathan Jones will be going home to witness the birth of his twins. Family always comes first. In my view will be either, James Jordon, Jayden Hunt or Jake Melksham.

Jack Viney had a really impressive game. What was most pleasing was his kicking! I feel that the positive influence of Mark "Choco" Williams has definitely assisted with Jack Viney's kicking. Either way, I am sure his Father and Demon great Todd Viney would be incredibly proud of his son!

Wow! Just wow! Go you Demons!!! Max Gawn definitely gave the Cats nightmares tonight. What a brilliant game by him! Just wish this was played at the MCG! Anyway, we still have unfinished business..... Hopefully Steven May's hamstring will recover in time. Time to recuperate, reset and refocus for the Grand Final and our next opponent.

It's a big NO. We gotta aim to win the Premiership. 1964 was a bloody long time ago! C'mon Demons! Break that Premiership drought! Fingers crossed! 🤞 GO DEMONS!!!

I found another appropriate song. This is a recent song by AC/DC called "Demon Fire". Great stuff! 😁 GO DEMONS!!!!

This song is still the one which I reckon matches the way I feel. 'High Hopes' by Panic! At The Disco. All I can do is hope for the best and hope that the Demons have some luck on their side! GO DEMONS!!!

Among many others, Jason Taylor needs to be thanked for his amazing work as National Recruiting Manager of the Melbourne Football Club.

In the end, it all counts for nothing if you don't win the Premiership. All Australians, individuals awards, minor Premiers, Rising Star Award etc etc are nice achievements. But it's that Premiership cup that we all desperately want! People only remember those who win! And we haven't won since 1964 so we need to remedy that and end this 57 year drought! Remember, if you're ain't first....you're last!

Agreed. Bad kicking is bad football. You are accurate and you kick significantly more goals then behinds then you are more likely to win. Kicking lots of goals wins you games of football. Simple stuff. Let's hope with this extra week off that the Demons players use this time effectively and practice both their forward line kicking connection (which has improved) but also our goal kicking. We missed some sitters against the Lions which we easily should have kicked. Our goal kicking on the run and from set shots certainly needs more improvement. However, I am sure Mark "Choco" Williams and the other MFC coaching staff will hopefully run some training sessions to focus on this.

Besides getting caught holding the ball by Zac Bailey and one or two minor errors I think Jake Bowey did pretty well. He will definitely learn a lot from playing in a final and experiencing the immense intensity of what it is like. Playing only his 5th game of AFL football in a final is pretty impressive. However, what I like about him the most is how clean he is with the ball. He could become Melbourne's own version of Caleb Daniel perhaps? I hope Jake goes from strength to strength with the Demons!

Rhys Mathieson spent most of the game when he was subbed on trying to belt our players. There was at least 3 or 4 incidents. Nakia Cockatoo did it to Jack Viney too when he flipped Jack over and he landed on his backside or hip. However, he did more damage to his own player Daniel McStay with that accidental knee or foot to the face though. Grant Birchall did it as well when he kneed Clayton Oliver in the back or kidneys. That was incredibly dirty and dangerous. But he is a former Hawthorn player so it isn't surprising. In fact, Clayton Oliver always get belted by someone and we definitely need to make mention of this to the umpires. The Melbourne Demons players need to be wary of this and protect eachother.

Still a big IF we are good enough to win the 2021 Premiership. No point getting too far ahead of ourselves with our thinking. I would love for Nathan Jones to be given a Shane Crawford style happy ending. That way he finished in 2008 was wonderful if you were a Hawthorn supporter. It would definitely benefit our culture and be the ultimate way for Nathan Jones to retire. I love the romanticism of it all. But sadly, we at the Melbourne Demons know all too well that fairytales don't really happen in football. The 1987 finals journey with Robbie Flower was an example of this. It all ended in disappointment and it shows why you need to be logical and pragmatic when it comes to winning games of football. Allowing Nathan Jones to play 302 games was definitely good for the club and its culture that we respect and wish to achieve milestone games for our players. In the end, if Nathan Jones earns his selection back in the team then that is fair enough. But Nathan needs to deserve it. Although, if anything, I actually think someone like Jake Melksham would be far more dangerous coming in as a forward who can kick goals in a final. Anyway, we will wait and see what happens as the primary focus needs to be the preliminary final in Perth against either the Geelong Cats or the GWS Giants.

I don't really remember ever a Demons team playing so well as team. It is exciting but I don't want to get too overly confident. We haven't won anything yet! I remember the Demons teams of 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2018. They all had flaws of being inconsistent. The feel of this year is weird, especially being stuck in lockdown here in Melbourne. Will the Demons team of 2021 be able to break Norm Smith's curse? Who knows? A few months ago before a Melbourne Demons game at the MCG I made the effort to go and personally apologise to Norm Smith at his statue before the game. I don't know if it means much but I felt it was something that I needed to do. I wasn't born when Norm Smith was sacked but I wanted to say sorry for how he was treated and I hope that he could forgive us. We will wait and see what happens I guess? I am hopeful that we have a team that might be able to finally end the suffering we have endured for 57 years. Fingers crossed! I AM MELBOURNE THROUGH AND THROUGH! GO DEMONS!

Was a good win in the end. A bit of a scare in the 3rd quarter Still lots of room for improvement. More accurate goal kicking and being able to lockdown dangerous small forwards like Charlie Cameron needs to be rectified. Players need to focus and "reset" for the next game against either the Geelong Cats or the GWS Giants. A week off will do the players good too. Clayton Oliver would be sore from the knee in the back he got. Jack Viney would be sore too from getting flipped over and landing on his backside. Luke Jackson needs his two front teeth fixed. Christian Salem and Steven May often play sore too. So there would probably be lots of other sore bodies and niggles that will need resting. Lots of ice baths this week I reckon! Anyway, the Demons players need to not get too far ahead of themselves and drink their own bath water. Just focus on the Preliminary Final. Remember we still haven't achieved anything yet. Nevertheless, I dare to dream....

It definitely is quite pleasing and makes me feel some pride as a Melbourne Demons supporter. We certainly have suffered over the years. All these All Australians and individual awards. They certainly are great! However, I hope the Demons players have their minds set on achieving bigger things than just mere individual accolades. I have been a member since 1998 and I remember when I was a bit younger how excited I was in 1998 and 2000. Does anybody remember Demon Radio in those days? I used to love listening to it! Anyway, this time it feels different. This is the best I have ever seen the MFC play as an entire team! I am just trying not to get too ahead of myself. I wanna see the Demons win a Premiership so I can celebrate with with my Dad and the rest of my family. I will probably cry tears of joy once the final siren sounds. But we all need to hold our horses! We still have a long way to go! We have a very formidable opponent in the Brisbane Lions this weekend and that needs to be our focus and the total focus of all the Demons players and coaching staff. I wanna allow myself to dream though....but I have been disappointed so many times before that it's hard to allow myself to do that for very long. It must be the MFCSS that I have developed over the many years. Could this be the year we break the drought of a Premiership flag that has been going for 57 years? I honestly don't know yet.... we won't know until the end of September. Nevertheless, I have high hopes and this song by Panic! At The Disco which is aptly titled "High Hopes" definitely helps me dare to dream that the Demons are in with a chance! Fingers crossed! GO DEMONS!!!

I agree with your comments. Car Park E would be not only stupid but hinder us severely. That area is far too small! It needs to be Car Park F or the Empty Land. Or even better both Car Park F and the Empy Land! That would be the best option. Not only do we need a large space of land to build upon next to Gosch's Paddock but room for future development. The only possible way Car Park E could possibly work is if Collingwood moved out of the Holden Centre and went back to Victoria Park where they belong! Then itcould be plausible. We would also need to enlarge Olympic Park. Anyway, I don't see that happening. Besides, would we really want to move into the Holden Centre? They are getting pretty cramped in there themselves apparently with both the AFL and AFLW teams and the Magpies netball team too. Having a proper sized home base and training facility for the Melbourne Football Club must be done right! There cannot be any compromises!

I think it is a toss up between Nathan Jones (the sentimental favourite) or Michael Hibberd as the medical substitutes for the Demons against the Lions. Mark my words....this will be a tough and hard game! The Lions should not be underestimated. In another news article the Lions said they have become "hardened" after recent finals losses. This game will be no easy task for the Demons! If Mitch Robinson goes berserk against us and starts belting our players then we need to get Nathan Jones onto the ground as the medical substitute to deal with him. Two tough old bulls going head-to-head! Nathan Jones will also be fired up to prove a point with this being only his 3rd chance to play finals. Another concern is Charlie Cameron who is a brilliant forward pocket player who reminds me a lot of our very own Jeff "The Wizard" Farmer. We need to keep a close tag on him. This is where I think Michael Hibberd may be a good option as the medical substitute too. Anyway, I am sure the MFC coaching staff are currently having these debates about who should be the medical substitute against the Lions.

I remember when Shane Woewodin won the Brownlow as a Demons player back in 2000. It was definitely a great honour and exciting to watch at the time. However, I am sure Shane would of given up that Brownlow in a heart beat for a Premiership medallion. Don't get me wrong! Brownlows are nice to win and a Demons player hasn't won a Brownlow since Shane did in 2000. However, I am sure Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca and Max Gawn are more focused on trying to break our 57 year Premiership drought! We definitely have bigger fish to fry in 2021! I also think either Marcus Bontempelli or Ollie Wines will probably win the 2021 Brownlow anyways. 2021 Premiership medallions are what the Demons need to be aiming for!

I think Patrick Naish, son of former Richmond player Chris Naish, would be a very handy pick up for the Demons. He could play as a wingman and he apparently has excellent disposal. He is only 22 years old and has been starved of opportunities at the Tigers. He played in Richmond's VFL Premiership side in 2019. This year in the VFL Patrick also averaged 29 disposals and a goal a game. I think those numbers are impressive. He was an under 18 All Australian in 2017. However, Richmond has delisted him bizarrely. I think he could be an excellent addition to our side and would definitely be hungry for senior games and for Premiership success at the Demons.

I would love to see Nathan Jones get the chance (if he earns it) to be the medical sub if we are fortunate enough to make the Grand Final. However, now that he has reached 300 games (which I am very glad he did!) we cannot risk playing someone just for sentimental reasons. Yes, I realise I have changed my tune, but trying to win a Premiership needs to be the main focus! the team is bigger than any individual! Let's say we DO hypothetically make the AFL Grand Final, and we win, I doubt they will get Ron Barassi over to present the Premiership cup due to COVID-19 restrictions. That leaves the options of Jeff Farmer (if he is in WA?), Shane Woewodin or Nathan Jones (if he travels over with the MFC team squad) to present the Premiership cup. Hypothetically, if the Melbourne Demons are lucky enough to win there will be a lot of crying tears of joy. Especially from me! Anyway, no point getting too ahead of ourselves. We need to take it one game at at a time! We also need to win at least 3 more games and finals are completely different in intensity and toughness compared to regular home and away matches. The match against the Brisbane Lions this week will be a huge challenge and that needs to be the priority for the time being!