Pommy Demon

One thing we all need is Hope as supporters. Something to believe that we are on the right track to return to a better side. I had that during the pre-season. Sadly tonight there is no hope. I have lost it completely. I now have only fear. Fear that our Free agents and better players will be lured away from the duldrems of losing. Fear that a Future star like Jesse Hogan, will be poached by a bigger club. With the lure of Money, Fame and Finals. the Players and the coach are the problem, but the buck stops with the coach. Where are we compared to round 1 or to last year. Sadly we have gone backwards. So even though i thought Neeld was the right choice when he was selected it hasnt worked. For us to fix this, The Club Has to sell HOPE !! For there to be hope in 2014 the club needs to get a seasoned Coach like Gary Ayres and he needs to recruit a high profile player whom could be a captain. (Like Judd mould) with someone like Ayres he has seen all the talent in the VFL so hopefully could find another Barlow or Pods. We need to take a punt on someone like Dayle Garlett in the West whom at 19 has all the talent in the world but people are scared of his attitude. (its working for Tigers and Dustin Martin)We need to select the best talent whom is ready to go Such as Tom Boyd. WE need a total turn over on assitant coaches. They need the balls to poach a guy Like Jason Akermanis. Yes he is opinionated. But guess what hes a brownlow medalist, triple premishiership player. who tells it like it is. Hes coaching first year in the ovens and murray and is making a impact turning a wooden spooners to a top 5. If this all happened I would gain some hope and I so want hope cause of right now the club is dying a slow death.

One thing we all need is Hope as supporters. Something to believe that we are on the right track to return to a better side. I had that during the pre-season. Sadly tonight there is no hope. I have lost it completely. I now have only fear. Fear that our Free agents and better players will be lured away from the duldrems of losing. Fear that a Future star like Jesse Hogan, will be poached by a bigger club. With the lure of Money, Fame and Finals. the Players and the coach are the problem, but the buck stops with the coach. Where are we compared to round 1 or to last year. Sadly we have gone backwards. So even though i thought Neeld was the right choice when he was selected it hasnt worked. For us to fix this, The Club Has to sell HOPE !! For there to be hope in 2014 the club needs to get a seasoned Coach like Gary Ayres and he needs to recruit a high profile player whom could be a captain. (Like Judd mould) with someone like Ayres he has seen all the talent in the VFL so hopefully could find another Barlow or Pods. We need to take a punt on someone like Dayle Garlett in the West whom at 19 has all the talent in the world but people are scared of his attitude. (its working for Tigers and Dustin Martin)We need to select the best talent whom is ready to go Such as Tom Boyd. WE need a total turn over on assitant coaches. They need the balls to poach a guy Like Jason Akermanis. Yes he is opinionated. But guess what hes a brownlow medalist, triple premishiership player. who tells it like it is. Hes coaching first year in the ovens and murray and is making a impact turning a wooden spooners to a top 5. If this all happened I would gain some hope and I so want hope cause of right now the club is dying a slow death.

THIS!

However I would change ``could be`` to ``will be``. In 2014

We must move heaven and earth to recruit a 25-30yo from either Sydney or Geelong( IMO the clubs with the best cultures going round) to captain this club and grab every single player on the list, look them in the eye and say follow me!

......and get rid of Mark Neeld. Sorry Mark, not even the most pessimistic observer of football could have predicted we would regress from the abyss of 2012......sadly, we still can`t see the bottom!

Sad thing is... I called it. There were very satisfied with themselves last week and have let themselves go to sleep.

Peter Jackson, I implore you. Ron Joseph sacked Gary Buckenara while he was up there as a temporary CEO. There is a precedent there...

I've had enough. Get rid of this bloke. He is killing the football club.

P.S. Funny how SCH, Jumbo and so on don't make appearances during these game day threads.

I think we may be seeing the last of Mark Neeld this weekend..with Hawthorn and Collingwood to come, the carnage can only get worse. Change is a must...our club is dying!

Yes it`s ugly but steady on people. Its Round 1 NAB Cup. In fact it`s quarter time.

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You may have been right, but you still didn't confirm it with anything concrete, as you claimed to with the thread title.

You don't have to be a genius to see that.

Gee, the geeza has a point! Seems like there is a bit of ego being rubbed here. Who gives a rats if he didn't "officially" get his thread title to your liking! As far as I can see, the title name is 100% correct. It's a forum at the end of the day, not the channel 9 news...and it seems Hell Bent hit the nail on the head before they did. Thanks for the update and thanks for sharing.

Here's a new Demon's twitter page, the club's official twitter site:

http://twitter.com/DemonsHQ

There's some interesting info posted there already, such as Scully giving an outstanding interview at camp and so too Lewis Jetta.

Loving that the Dee's have at last got a twitter account! Thanks for sharing "Demonic Inferno" . It's going to be a fantastic way to keep us fans up to speed with the latest news and updates...straight from the club..not the twisted traditional media! I know heaps of people bag twitter, yet it's because they don't understand it yet! I'm pumped to be able to now soak up all that's happening from the club real time! and interact back too. That's the difference that makes the difference in the web space! woop woop!

6 Davey

5 jamar

4 McDonald

3 Moloney

2 Martin

1 Jetta

Sorry to Bater!

Bartram - determined and trying

Bate - presented all day

Cheney - improving each week

Davey - suburb silky skills

Dunn - held Pavlich well

Frawley - was bloody excellent

Jetta - inconsistant yet tries

Johnson - beat sanderlands today

Jones - solid second efforts

Jurrah - our colt hero

Martin - out of sorts

McDonald - strong tackles, hard

McLean - solid,confident player

McNamara - first career goal

Miller - made good space

Moloney - showing great leadership

Morton - another top game

Petterd - good in bursts

Rivers - solid down back

Robertson - made a difference

Sylvia - well fit body! ;-)

Valenti- read game well

6 - Davey

5 - Mclean

4 - Jones

3 - Bate

2 - Jurrah

1- Dunn

Until recently has been struggling with a niggling knee injury. That seems to have cleared up and he has put in strong performances over the last two weeks.

Will he go around next year? Your guess is as good as mine.

As for Wheatley, Whelan and Robbo.

Wheel's has been great on and off the park, where he has really looked after the indigenous youth, Aaron (my preferred choice for next skipper) now taking over this role.

Paul Wheatley, good footballer, cruel injury run, can't be too shabby if you play AFL for 10 years can you?

Robbo, frustrates me as much as he can delight. Will be fondly remembered though, especially good with the kids.

Ok, so this is my very first comment here! I've been following the Dee's for 3 years now and I don't think I have seen anyone show as much passion for the club as Robbo! I agree he can be frustrating at times, yet when he is on fire I truly believe he is an influential figure that can lift the team in a heart beat! THAT quality will be missed.

It would be a shame to see him in anyone elses colours. He is a true demon - go go Robbo!