DemonWorshipper

16 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Talk about burying the lead. Last paragraph of the article. 

There are lots of rumours about Clayton Oliver, his management and Melbourne have repeatedly and categorically denied he is going anywhere in the trade period. I will trust them over anything else, even if Carlton is keen - his agent and the Dees simply say it won‘t happen.

Betteridge's law of headlines is "if the Headline ends with a question mark, the answer is no."

Footy media has become the snake that eats itself, continually creating stories to report on. 

Clarry may be frustrated, but IMO it's up to him to make sure he can continue to improve. Trac can do it, so can he.

PM please @Wiseblood

4 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I think we're aiming too low worrying about whether we'll make finals. What's the highest we can be at the end of the final round if all results go our way from here? 

Not to tempt fate, but if we beat the Bombers by enough and every result went our way from here on in,  We could finish as high as 6th.

That would mean the Dogs are the team to miss of 4 teams on 9 wins. According to Squiggle predictor....

Petracca's last 40 odd games have shown genuine growth, especially at times when others have been inconsistent. 

Well Done to Trac, I can't wait to see what he brings over the next 100 games ?

5 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Still no article on club website to announce his 100th milestone.

Feel he deserves the recognition especially for the season he has had.

Plus Ben Gibson has mentioned Trac's milestone in the team changes article on the site. I also expect there will be a bit more about Trac in the 'Before the Bounce" vid they post about 2 hours before the game. 

Past: Jimma, Wiz, Neitz

Current: Viney, Clarry, Jones

17 minutes ago, nosoupforme said:

We haven't beaten Hawthorn more than 3 times in  succession in home and away plus finals since round 8 of 1967  to round 18 of 1968 . 

52 YEARS ? WOW !  That is quite a while  ago. I traced it back because l couldn't remember having the wood on them.since the early 60s.

The last time we actually beat Hawthorn 3 times in a row in H&A was from Round 2 1994 - Round 8 1995. That doesn't include finals of course as we didn't play another final against them until the SF in 2018. 

If there are changes, I'd expect Brown to come in for Melksham or Hannan with Fritta to be the 3rd tall and OMac to come in for Smith as a knockdown on Reiwoldt or Lynch. Lever to play as the floating defender. Jackson and Spargo emergencies

3 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Mama Told me not to Come, was Three Dog Night.

Not to derail the thread, Red but Mama Told Me not to Come was written by Randy Newman and covered by Three Dog Night, Wilson Pickett and many others.

@gOLLy

Was it this game in 2004? Absolutely bucketed down in the last quarter: 

2 hours ago, GCDee said:

Hi All,

Hoping to get some help in finding high quality images of David Neitz playing in 1998 or any year the guys were wearing the Tooheys logo on their jumper. 

I am struggling to find any through Google except for pictures of old footy cards. 

Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction ?

Thanks in advance ? 

PS mods delete if this isn't allowed 

Demonwiki is a great source of Melbourne FC pictures.

David Neitz Gallery is at http://demonwiki.org/gallery216.

Hope you can find what you are looking for GCDee.

3 minutes ago, nacnud said:

Well for one, you can see Sylvia in that photo, and westjet weren't sponsors in 2015 so it was before then.

Yes, it must be 2013 or 2014 pre-season as David Rodan and Sylvia both in the picture and they were gone by 2015.

Not obscure enough.  No mention of Mark Bradly, Leigh Newton or Darren O'Brien!?

I think the players should take some sort of pay cut for the duration. As should the AFL executives. 

If this season is going to go ahead in it's mooted form, All AFL people will need to make some sacrifices, as the State leagues have already had to. 

1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

I've got Foxtel currently by really only use it for sport.

For those who use Kayo - what are your thoughts on the service?  Happy with it?  Not happy with it?  I'm thinking seriously about making the change.

I've mainly used Kayo on Desktop and Mobile and i've found it easy to use and good value at $25 a month. There is a great variety of sport and you can also watch the live Foxtel channels on the app as well.

You can usually get a free 1 month trial before having to pay anything.

24 minutes ago, loges said:

Can someone explain how we play Essendon on 21st Feb and then a Marsh community series game on Feb 22nd

As per the article on page 1, "The Demons will draw on players not selected in the following day's Marsh Community Series match against Adelaide, which will also be played at Casey Fields"

So in essence, the scratch match on the 21st Feb is the 2nds team and the match on the 22nd the Seniors team.

18 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Fair enough, one little morsel in there about the burden of the decade impacting him as a leader. Although if you couldn't tell that the weight of a decade of failure had on Jones you haven't been paying attention. I'd extrapolate from that and say that if he wasn't enjoying the leadership journey and growth of so many players and the club from 2015-2018 then either he or the club were doing something wrong. The end of 2017 was upsetting but otherwise we were on the right track for a stretch of years there. 

I was also extremely disappointed at the end of 2017 and seriously thought we had missed our chance.

Jonesy is a part of that, but so was Max, T Mac and Viney (coming back too early from his foot injury) etc. They stood up in 2018 and finally got it right towards the end of the year, but in 2019 the likes of Max, Viney and Jones had to stand up while the rest of the team fell down around them. Trac, Harmes, Clarry were exceptions. 

Rather than derailing another thread, I will simply say you have your view, DS and I have mine. Jones may not be the player he once was but he is a champion person. Nno matter what happens in the next year (or two), the way he spoke shows to me he will do his best to ensure he plays his role as a player in his twilight years, to try to set the club up for success he will likely not be an active part of. 

14 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Which parts? 

I can't remember anything insightful at all from watching that.

 

Based on the last line from Jonesy, he has felt the burden of the disappointment of 2019 and the disappointment of the Decade! 

This is insightful to me because it shows that Chunk has the self awareness to realise he was carrying too much and it was time to step back and allow himself to enjoy the time he has left in the game. The fact that he mentioned the 'Decade' shows to me how much he felt he has let down the supporters and most likely, himself as player and captain.

If you can't see that, DS, or don't want to see it, that can't be helped.

Also, the speeches appear to be in the lunch/break out room where most of the players probably gather and socialise at the club. 

I enjoyed the insight into the club but also realise it's only the set up for the rest of the series. I will be interested in what is to come leading into the season proper.

Harmes

Gawn

Oliver
Harmes
Viney
Gawn

Jetta

Harmes

Viney

Gawn

Oliver
T Mac
Lever
Salem

13 minutes ago, nacnud said:

Not sure if taking the [censored] but pretty sure it says “on the radio” mate

I had to have another listen and it definitely says "On The Radio". It's the clubs name for any content of our staff or players appearing on Radio shows around Australia.

Harmes 
Jones
Weideman
Hore

1 hour ago, Clint Bizkit said:

We are just setting ourselves up here for a media barrage if we start the season off poorly with this video.

It will be cancelling the pre-season camp all over again.

They're damned if they do and damned if they don't. People on the board harp on about fan engagement and website content and yet complain when a video is released like this or comment made because it could set us up for failure. 

I want the fire on the team, and I think they feel it. The doco will be a look into the inner sanctum and chance to get a better understanding of what the pre-season is coming off a hugely disappointing year. The media will do what they do anyway.