Supreme_Demon

Great stuff! I love these little interviews. Very pleasing to hear that James Jordon is hungry for more success and looking forward to getting back to Pre-Season training for Season 2022!

I think it's best to be humble. We have had many drafting mistakes ourselves in the past. Being able to develop players is crucial too. Jack Watts' development was definitely handled poorly at the time. All I can say is that we are incredibly lucky to have Jason Taylor and I hope we can continue to have him as our National Recruiting Manager at the Melbourne Demons for many years to come.

Jack Viney is as tough as nails. He was made to play finals football. Glad he was able to improve his kicking throughout the season too. He definitely made his old man, former Demons great, Todd Viney proud! I am certain Jack will definitely be hungry for more Premiership success. I cannot imagine Jack being satisfied with just one Premiership. Plus I am sure Jack and the rest of the team want to win at least one more Premiership, but this time at the MCG!

Did Bruce say that the Demons were ssssspeeecial? 😁 Would of loved him to have commentated the 2021 AFL Grand Final, but oh well!

This is the final missing piece of Clayton Oliver's game that he needs to focus on more. Kicking goals regularly. We all know how much of a fantastic midfielder he is with his hand balling. Furthermore, Clayton's kicking around the ground has improved significantly. In fact, his whole finals series was magnificent. The final hurdle for him is to become a regular goal kicking midfielder. If Clayton can start kicking 2, 3 or 4 goals a game on a regular basis then he will probably become as good as, if not a better player, than Dustin Martin. Therefore, making him not just a star but a superstar of the AFL. Let's hope besides continuing to get fitter and stronger and improving his kicking that Clayton also looks to doing more work on kicking goals on a consistent basis. It will be a very close Best & Fairest count for the Melbourne Football Club this 2021 season with so many standout performances. However, I still think that Clayton Oliver should win another Demons Best & Fairest over Christian Petracca, but only just! In the end it is all about winning Premierships and I feel that Clayton is definitely hungry to win more Premierships for the Demons! On ya Clarrie! Time to create a Demons Dynasty!

19 actually! His Birthday is the 29th of September 2001. He is now only 20 years old and has played only 30 games! We are talking about a Premiership player and a Rising Star Award winner! The upside is incredible! Dogga is an absolute freak. He has only just started his career! The exhilarating potential for Luke Jackson to become a star of the competition is massive! We could be talking about a Demons player in the same league as the Kangaroos' Wayne Carey, but with more Premierships in 10 years time. That's how much talent this young fella has. Imagine when he starts building more strength into his body and he is taking those huge contested marks he does in the forward line rather than on the wing?! Opposition sides will be terrified as to how they will combat his dominance! My only lingering concern is that fact that Dogga is originally from WA and there will always be the temptation for him to go home to where family is. Hopefully, we can at least win a few more Premierships if that does ever happen. However, he seems very happy, having just won a Premiership, and having one of his best mates in Trent Rivers at the Melbourne Football Club also works in our favour.

Brayden Sier from Collingwood might be a possible option. However, even his highlights package is pretty mundane to be brutally honest. I am still keen on Patrick Naish from Richmond as an option on the wing though.

Now that we have won the 2021 AFL Premiership (and hopefully win more!), I believe that this needs to be the next primary focus for the Melbourne Football Club. Time to get this Home Base built at car park F and not the ridiculously stupid idea of car park E! I would also like to see a statue of David Neitz and/or Nathan Jones placed at the Home Base. I think it would be quite fitting. Especially as Collingwood have a statue of Lou Richards at the Holden Centre. Hopefully, this very important matter of the Home Base being built at car park F will be raised at the next Melbourne Football Club AGM, when ever that will be?

Absolutely no sympathy for Hawthorn whatsoever. They have taken sheer delight in our misery over the last 57 years. We all know the many games, incidents and events that have stuck in our minds. Whether it be the 1987 Preliminary Final with Gary Buckenara kicking that goal after the siren when Jimmy Stynes accidentally ran through the mark to give away a 15 metre penalty at Waverley Park, the humiliation of losing by 96 points in the 1988 VFL Grand Final our first Grand Final appearance since 1964. The failed Merger attempt in 1996 where Hawthorn supporters say that we "voted" for the Merger and they didn't. Even though it was later clarified that there were dodgey proxy votes allowed during the Merger elections and other issues that we won't go into as it will open up a can of worms. 🤐 However, the facts state this, since 1964, Hawthorn has "won" only 1 Wooden Spoon in 1965. Contrast that with Melbourne who have "won" 7 Wooden Spoons in years 1969, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1997, 2008 and 2009. Not to mention all the times we missed out on finals and finished in the bottom half of the ladder. In contrast, during that time Hawthorn has won 12 Premierships in 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2015. We at the Melbourne Demons have now won 1 Premiership in 2021 after an extremely long drought of 57 years. I think we can all confidently say that it is time for us to have some sustained success and we should not give a rat's toss-bag about Hawthorn.

Another cheeky suggestion would be to retire the number #2 jumper until we can get Tim Taranto from the Giants to come across to the Demons once his contract finishes at the end of 2022. Apparently he was a massive Melbourne Demons supporter growing up and had to be talked out of getting a Melbourne Demons tattoo before he got drafted. I don't know if that story is true or not though!

Christian Petracca has become a star of the competition. He definitely had a fantastic season in the AFL. Winning a Norm Smith medal and a Premiership has put him up there with the greats of the Melbourne Football Club. Many years ago he said he wanted to be a "hall of fame" player. He could become that...but he needs to keep winning Premierships and Norm Smiths with the Demons. Here's hoping he continues to get better as a player and ends up playing over 300 games for the Melbourne Football Club. Time to create a new Demons Dynasty Christian! Destiny is in your hands!

I have 3 possible options for the great #2 jumper number at the Melbourne Football Club. Worn with such distinction by Robbie Flower, Stephen Tingay and Nathan Jones. Option 1 - Give it to Bailey Laurie who used to wear number 2 at the Oakleigh Charges and hasn't seemed to have much luck with a few injuries in his first year in the number 16 jumper. Option 2 - Give it to whomever we pick up with our first round draft pick at around number #17 in the 2021 AFL National Draft. Option 3 - Just rest it for one season as a sign of respect to Nathan Jones and then look to give it to a deserving player in season 2023.

James Harmes is a ripper! A Demons supporter playing for the Demons and winning a Premiership for the Demons! Gotta love it! He has fancy footwork both on and off the field too! Here is James Harmes celebrating the 2021 AFL Premiership doing the Melbourne shuffle with team mates. This video brought a massive smile to my face! On ya Harmesy! 😁

Still makes me sad that Robbie Flower wasn't alive to see the Demons break their 57 year Premiership drought. He would of been overjoyed with happiness! Let's hope the 2021 AFL Premiership cup pays a special visit to the Flower family over the next few weeks. I think it would be very significant for the Melbourne Football Club to do this. Lastly, I still hope that the MCC considers putting up a statue of Robbie Flower at the MCG. I think it would be very important for this to happen.

I thought it was really wonderful how the Melbourne Demons President Kate Roffey took the new 2021 AFL Premiership cup that the men had won down to AFLW Pre-Season training and let the women hold onto the cup. I thought that was a fantastic initiative and I hope it inspires the AFLW team to want to win a Premiership too!

I'm not against the idea of getting Jaeger O'Meara to the Demons. But I wouldn't want to give up more than a third round draft pick or to pay him much. I think he would be on decent coin at the Hawks. Nevertheless, I doubt Hawthorn would be that desperate to do that and give him away cheap...even if they are having a fire sale on a few of their players.

As long as Mark "Choco" Williams can help improve Luke Dunstan's kicking then I think Luke will be a very handy pickup for the Demons. In the end, if we want to win more Premierships it is about having a large amount of good quality players in hot competition trying to get a call up to be in the final 22 for the senior AFL side. Luke Dunstan also adds depth to our midfield after losing Nathan Jones and Aaron vandenBerg.

I hope that the 2021 Premiership Cup also gets to visit the following important Melbourne people: 1) Neale Daniher 2) Nathan Jones 3) The Stynes Family 4) The Flower Family 5) The Broadbridge Family 6) Dean Bailey's Family 7) Colin Sylvia's Family 8) Sean Wight's Family Another suggestion, once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted is to allow a tour of Melbourne's 2021 AFL Premiership Cup (with selected Melbourne players) to schools in our heartland, the Casey region, regional Victoria and even Northern Territory. The reason for this is that it will inspire children that they can win a Premiership in the AFL and it will hopefully convince a lot of children to consider barracking for the Demons. We have missed out on generations of Melbourne supporters and having the AFL Premiership Cup visit a kid's school would definitely work wonders and could possibly have children jumping on the bandwagon to become Melbourne supporters.

Absolutely wonderful stuff! It brought a massive smile to my face seeing Ron Barassi so happy in that video! On ya Ron! GO DEMONS!!!

I think the fact that they have been friends (or at least known each other) since childhood is a significant factor. Probably one of the positives of the last 2 COVID-19 affected seasons has been how close it has brought the Demons players together. They have genuine love and care for eachother both on and off the field which is wonderful to see. Will this bring about more Premierships for the Melbourne Football Club? Well, let's certainly hope so!

Obviously it is just purely hypothetical at this stage. But I would like to know which of our current crop of Demons players is most likely to play over 300 games for the Melbourne Football Club and possibly break David Neitz's record of 306 games? Personally I think Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca, Angus Brayshaw, Christian Salem and James Harmes are the mostly like to play over 300 games....maybe some of them over 350+ games. Thoughts on who else might be likely to play over 300 games for the Melbourne Football Club?

Along with Ron Barassi and Neale Daniher I believe it is incredibly important that we allow Nathan Jones to raise the Demons new Premiership flag for 2021 at our first home game at the MCG in Season 2022. It would definitely be fitting to see him involved. Nathan Jones is a champion and a loyal servant of the club that needs to be sent off in the best way possible as a sign of respect for all he has done for the Melbourne Football Club. A shining light during our darkest days. You were a loyal Melbourne player through and through! I am glad you got to play over 300 games for the Demons. We will all miss you Chunk! 😪

I couldn't stop smiling watching that video. Had a bit of a tear in my eye at the end when you see Simon Goodwin and Max Gawn hold up the Premiership cup! Just a warm and wonderful feeling knowing that we are finally Premiers in 2021. It has certainly been a long time between drinks since 1964. I am quietly confident the Demons can win more Premierships in the near future. But this time at our ancestral home the MCG!

I love his passion for the Demons and his astute understanding of the game. Steve "Frothies" May has also become one of my favourite Melbourne players. Hope he recovers well from his torn hamstring and gets plenty of rest before heading back for Pre-Season training.

I am definitely interested in seeing what Jason Taylor has planned for pick #17 in the 2021 AFL National Draft. I was pleasantly surprised that we were able to sneak into round 1 again. The Demons definitely have a very clever strategy of "back pay" for trading to get higher draft picks. As for my possible draftees. It all depends upon if we go for best available or we go for a specific need. There are my 10 possibilities for our number #17 draft pick. 1) Josh Goater Calder Cannons/Vic Metro | Midfielder 2/06/2003 | 190cm | 79kg 2) Jye Amiss East Perth/Western Australia | Key Forward 31/07/2003 | 195cm | 85kg 3) Josh Sinn Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro | General Defender 7/01/2003 | 186cm | 82kg 4) Jacob Van Rooyen Claremont/Western Australia | Key Forward/Utility 16/04/2003 | 195cm | 88kg 5) Matthew Johnson Subiaco/Western Australia | Inside Midfielder 16/03/2003 | 193cm | 80kg 6) Campbell Chesser Sandringham Dragons/Vic Country | Outside Midfielder 27/04/2003 | 186cm | 83kg 7) Darcy Wilmot Northern Knights/Vic Metro | General Defender 31/12/2003 | 183cm | 75kg 8) Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera Glenelg/South Australia | Midfielder/Utility 22/02/2003 | 187cm | 70kg 9) Toby Conway Geelong Falcons/Vic Country | Ruck 24/04/2003 | 204cm | 90kg 10) Mac Andrew Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country | Ruck/Utility 12/04/2003 | 200cm | 70kg Overall, I think we will go after the best available talent rather than a specific need but I guess we will have to wait and see if there are any unexpected top 10 picks that might slip down to pick #17 on draft night I guess? Personally, I have a close eye on Josh Sinn, Josh Goater, Campbell Chesser and Darcy Wilmot as our most likely to be picked up by the Demons.