Dr. Gonzo

A comprehensive performance after a jittery first 5 minutes or so. The leaders really stood up and Windsor showed he has the tools to be something quite special. A clean bill of health and a dominant win on a glorious day, what else can you ask for 😈

Brown really straightened us up, now the question is who makes wy for Petty? A much better mix of smalls as well with Koz, Billings and Chandler rather than Chandler, Spargo & Laurie

1 hour ago, DubDee said:

yeah true i went a bit hard there. but it’s no longer one of the best in the comp. No macrae and no dunkley, they don’t bat very deep. 

Yeah didn't realise McRae was out but with Bont Libba Treloar and the new kid and guys like vandermeer chucked they're still decent.

12 hours ago, DubDee said:

just checked out the dogs team. 

defence is a joke. midfield is average

we will destroy them

Midfield average?

Dropping Tomlinson for (I assume) TMac is a terrible call. TMac to play on Lobb? Tomlinson was fine last week, TMac is bigger to cover their talk forwards but less agile.

6 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

From the outset I’ve said I can’t read the article because it’s behind a paywall, therefore I can only comment on what Kate said AT THE SEASON LAUNCH. And that’s precisely what I’ve done. 

Luckily for you I copied the relevant quotes from the article so you can inform yourself and stop attacking people who are commenting on the MFC's presidents quotes in the article.

11 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

I stopped reading after this.

I know what I heard Kate say.

This column approached Roffey to provide further context. And the president did exactly that. 

“Collingwood members set the benchmark when it comes to achieving huge – and let’s be honest – noisy crowd attendances; and that is a benchmark we want to chase,” Roffey told this masthead.

“The crowd at a game makes a huge difference - especially a noisy crowd giving their team 100 per cent support. I’m not sure supporters realise how much difference it does make to players on the field - but it matters a lot to them. When the MCG is full and our members are making lots of noise it gives the players a massive lift out on the field. 

“I will keep encouraging every Melbourne supporter to play their part by getting to games, by being louder in the stands - and getting behind their players whether the team is five goals up or five goals down - because it does matter.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/the-melbourne-president-didn-t-want-this-remark-ending-up-in-the-newspapers-20240312-p5fbs9.html

Don't listen to me, listen to Kate.

11 hours ago, The Jackson FIX said:

That moment has passed.

Maximum trade value was last yr when he was still in contract. Mid-ish first rounder is what the offer will be otherwise they’ll threaten to take him to pre-season draft where everyone will baulk at his heavily front-ended deal and desire to be back home.

Goodwin gambled on him being a critical piece in a premiership tilt this year. I don’t blame Goodwin, but it isn’t looking great for us at the moment.

He is still contracted until the end of 2025. We still hold the cards but if we don't trade him this year he becomes a R(?)FA at the end of next year.

8 hours ago, Skuit said:

That a president is trying to drum up support through the media? Isn't it obvious? 

I don't understand why that's a problem. Isn't that part of her job?

Edit: nevermind saw your post above 😄

3 minutes ago, BoBo said:

I’d be surprised if 10% of demonlanders apply to what Kate is saying to be honest. An it isn’t about individual people, it’s a general supporter base issue. 
 

I’m not saying everyone that disagrees with her are wrong at all, but genuinely, her comments accurately reflect my experience of going to the footy as a Dees supporter vs seeing how other fan basis going about it. 
 

We’re allergic to aggression? Arrogance? I don’t know what the right word is. But we can be underwhelming on the WHOLE, from my experience.

It's definitely a demographic thing, Geelong supporters are similar to us, probably Hawthorn too.

I went to a Geelong Prelim final in 2011 against West coast and couldn't believe how tame the crowd was. Yeah they'd won 2 flags recently but still!

6 minutes ago, Skuit said:

A president of a sporting club has come out in public and said they'd like more supporters to attend games and express their support vocally. Can you not see the problem here? 

What's the problem?

1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

… and you’re right: that’s NOT what she was getting at.

This is being skewed to suit Kate-bashers’ narrative. At least two posters have called her comments a kick in the guts to loyal supporters, comments she didn’t even make! How is that fair?

That's not correct, the article clearly states she is talking about the noise level of the supporters as well as the number of supporters. It is a fair comment, I don't know why anyone would feel offended. Obviously it's not all Melbourne supporters, many of us are lunatics that go berserk (after having too many coffees/ red bulls 😄 ) but a large portion are very quiet and sit on their hands, the loudest they get is when they are making negative comments about the team. I've seen it week in, week out for 35 years. I remember sitting in the old red seats in the 80s/90s and one guy in particular walking up and down the aisle pleading with the supporters to get up and make noise. It definitely has an impact on the team, I've seen players (notably Petracca) gesture to the supporters to make more noise and get loud. It's not just when we kick a goal or react to another act on the field, supporters should be proactively cheering to encourage the team and lift their momentum.

6 hours ago, von said:

We are loud, but what can you do if it 2-1. 

It's not 2-1 when we play Freo, Sydney, Brisbane etc at the G

6 hours ago, Clintosaurus said:

More noise wins more frees

And helps the players ride the momentum. I reckon a big part of the 3rd quarter run in the GF (bang bang bang) was the raucous WA crowd getting behind the Demons.

7 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

this whole 'our fans don't cheer loudly enough' narrative needs to stop

But it's true 🤷

3 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

if he goes, he goes - we'll get something for him and the crom will make him a very highly paid young man

he's not out of contract and he's not a free agent

He would be a big loss and put a massive hole in our list

16 hours ago, BDA said:

i always though he was a great pack mark. when did he forget how to mark?

Marking isn't an issue, can't kick straight. Would be a good intercept defender.

5 hours ago, BDA said:

I'd prefer Naughton. 

Can mark, can't kick

1 hour ago, whatwhat say what said:

This is why Caro and Jake Niall and other journos say the afl ‘played dead’ at the tribunal

Kangaroo court

They got the result they wanted.

The media is an absolute joke, the less attention you pay the less relevant they are.

I still find it phenomenal that we cracked 70k last year considering where we were a decade ago.

16 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

All that happened points to just that conclusion. The refusal to select Grundy in the last 5 weeks or so tells me something went wrong at the club. The original plan was for Grundy to ruck and Max to go forward and pinch hit in the ruck. Max didn’t work up forward. By round 18 it was Grundy who was sent packing to work on his forward craft because it wasn’t working up forward. And that was it for Grundy. It’s a team sport but I have had a suspicion that the captain spat the dummy on this. 

I don't think he spat the dummy, I think the club were relying on him playing more time forward as he got older to protect him and make the combo work. Unfortunately Max is a poor forward, way to innacurate from set shots and takes the shots on the run he should be handing off. Played out of his skin in the 21 Prelim which set a ridiculously high standard that it's impossible for him to reach again.

We weren't gonna dump Max so when him playing forward for larger parts wasn't an option we tried to shoehorn Grundy into that role. He's not a natural forward either and when we dropped him to the VFL to improve his forward craft I think he probably saw the writing on the wall and checked out. That's why he didn't play finals, even as a sub.

16 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Is the question why does no one stand up for Gawn? It’s why I hope Fullerton is AFL standard. We need a big body to canon into the opposition’s ruck at every opportunity. Bang, bang, bang. Grundy needed to be hit and hit hard. Schache’s not that guy and needs to stop getting games. 

If you're relying on Fullarton to be the physical presence you may be disappointed. He seems more in the tall, athletic mould than the bullocking Mumford mould.

On 05/03/2024 at 10:13, No. 31 said:

With an inverted cross as the 'cup' and Slayer for the intro music 🤘😁 [I did go through a bit of a thrash metal phase as a teen] lol

Play the game during Dark Mofo

23 minutes ago, DutchDemons said:

Charlie Spargo has fallen off a cliff. Incredibly disappointing match. 

Straight in after a preseason injury with no match practice was dumb.

25 minutes ago, Demonland said:

At the airport. Schache has compression bandage around quad/hamatring. ANB limping. Spargo noticeable limp. 

Probably typical for the first proper hitout in 6 months. What about May, they mentioned on tv he was with the physios at 3/4 time?