Bobby McKenzie

1 hour ago, Demonland said:

Clarrie didn’t play today so this is your chance to vote for someone else.😀

6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 …

Thank you so much!!!

6. Kozzie

5 Langdon

4. Hibberd 

3. Viney

2. ANB

1. Trac.

9 minutes ago, 3183 Dee said:

I guess we won away from home against one of the in-form teams of the comp (they are only outside the 8 because they lost the first 5), without Oliver and continued forward line problems. Put it in the bank and move on.

 Well said Dee. I agree all the way. A lot of posters don't appreciate that all AFL teams can pose a problem. Ask the teams that played North Melb in the last two weeks. We are on a par with this time last year and with a better percentage.

Sad to hear the mighty Noel McMahen has departed this earth. Noel was a tough, skilful defender and just charged through packs  as if they were tissue paper. He was fast , strong and had a very high knee lift which made him a frightening sight. Get a bump from Noel and you would know about it. Ask Collingwood's Bobby Rose who was completely but fairly flattened by our intrepid captain. What chance did the opposition have with the dynamic Donny Williams on the other half back flank. So glad you got to see the Demons take out another flag. RIP mate.

2 hours ago, Supreme_Demon said:

Great to see Nathan Jones playing footy still. Especially for a Demons team!

 

Portarlington will need a few Nathan Jones Im afraid. They currently sit last on the ladder with zero wins and a percentage of just 16%.

15 hours ago, Engorged Onion said:

there you go, is that helpful?

Thanks mate!

How the camera lies. In this photo Gus appears to be standing on the shoulder of James Harmes. His foot appears to be behind Harmes head even though Gus is standing on the ground.

My eyes deceiving me? Couldn't get the photo to download but it can be found in the 23-9 section dealing with the free kick imbalance v Adelaide

 by Blistering.

Angus gymnastic show.tiff Angus gymnastic show.tiff

2 hours ago, DubDee said:

Fancy getting a rubbish run against the ump away in Adelaide. 

get over it. There were rubbish calls but it happens. 

we had more free kicks in all 3 finals last year.

Move on and stop whinging

We received more frees in each of the finals games because simply, we had superior umpiring standards.

2 hours ago, Lord Nev said:

@Demonstone, this means this poster wants change right?

One little dot makes all the difference. Joys of punctuation!

Looking at the official photo of our 2021 Grand final team, it seems to me (my eyes anyway) that Luke appears to be clearly taller than BB.

Now BB is listed as being 200cm tall while Luke is listed at 199 cms. Both are standing up straight with heads up. Have a look and see if anyone will agree with me on this one.

Lets hope Luke has a Grand final performance in the absence of our champion Max. Go Demons, show us tonight your true form.

With senior players returning and form improving, the Eagles could help our cause to return to the top and hopefully knock off a few of our rivals. They were competitive enough on Saturday to indicate that upsets were possible.

Since finals are out of the question I hope they win all their remaining games.  Don't believe I wrote that, as living in Perth I DETEST the weagles and would normally want them to lose all games. Yes, I do have one red and one blue eye.

2 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

B: Lever, May, Hibberd

HB: Brayshaw, Petty, Salem

C: Langdon, Petracca, Jordon

HF: Laurie, Weideman, Bedford

F: Pickett, B.Brown, Fritsch

FOLL: Jackson, Oliver, Viney

IC: Dunstan, Rivers, Spargo, Neal-Bullen

SUB: Bowey

Was Bowey really that bad last match to be dropped? From what I saw first three quarters he was doing his usual safe job. Does he really deserve the chop?

On 6/13/2022 at 4:51 PM, joeboy said:

Gawn -played under duress 

Viney - disposal was haphazard 

Brayshaw - great third quarter

Salem - still finding feet

Lever - played without conviction 

Bowey - schoolboy footballer again

Turner - limited before injury

Petty - was obviously hampered 

Hibberd - not the answer

Oliver - prolific but harmless

Petracca - lost his edge

Langdon - had limited involvement 

Harmes - all or nothing 

B Brown - North was right

Jordon - disposal couldn’t hurt

Neal- Bullen - disposal was amateurish 

Jackson - couldn’t take control 

Spargo - was never dangerous

Sparrow - tried but limited 

Pickett - one noteworthy involvement 

Fritsch - delivery didn’t help

M. Brown - opponents licked lips

 

I have only watched the first half. ANB was excellent and Bowey was his usual beautiful kicking to a team mate. They must have gone bad in the second half.

4 hours ago, Redlagged said:

Agree Rivers should be in. Should have played today, not that it would have mattered. May in, obviously, unless the AFL decides he should have ten strokes of the rattan and 5 years' solitary in the clink. Sparrow has been mediocre all year - at best. Is he good enough? Omit.

The team looks dour, slow and lacking in imagination. They play like Goodwin's press conferences. They look, frankly, like a 10-14 side.

Yeah, A team that wins ten out of ten would have to be a ranked as a 10 to 14 side. Strange comment. 

4 hours ago, joeboy said:

Gawn -played under duress 

Viney - disposal was haphazard 

Brayshaw - great third quarter

Salem - still finding feet

Lever - played without conviction 

Bowey - schoolboy footballer again

Turner - limited before injury

Petty - was obviously hampered 

Hibberd - not the answer

Oliver - prolific but harmless

Petracca - lost his edge

Langdon - had limited involvement 

Harmes - all or nothing 

B Brown - North was right

Jordon - disposal couldn’t hurt

Neal- Bullen - disposal was amateurish 

Jackson - couldn’t take control 

Spargo - was never dangerous

Sparrow - tried but limited 

Pickett - one noteworthy involvement 

Fritsch - delivery didn’t help

M. Brown - opponents licked lips

 

With those comments Joeboy one would think we lost by 120 points. You do react badly to a loss. Happens all the time. Only one player received a positive comment and that was for one quarter only.

4 hours ago, DeeZone said:

So how did we stay in the game for so long.????

1 hour ago, bluey said:

I’m tipping Bakes to play, we sorely need his pace and creativity, Jordan or Sparrows to be omitted, both are way to vanilla in my book.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jordan omitted? Are you for real? You are joking.

1 hour ago, Ham said:

M.Brown still in is laughable.

Looking like terrible choices, we'll see once the final team is announced.  

Not so funny. Mitch did a far better job than Ben.

33 minutes ago, COVID Dan said:

Mitch Brown worth a crack?

Couldn't do any worse the BB yesterday could he? He's lively and moves well.

6 hours ago, John Crow Batty said:

Switkowski is a good player and a big loss for Freo. But how pathetic is the tribunal? A weak chicken wing tackle applied with no force earns a two weeks suspension. He just basically folded Ginnivans arm behind his back. No signs of injury, pain or protest from Ginnivan. No sense of rational proportion at all. 

Suspensions seem to be influenced by injuries inflicted. Thomas dumped Langdon forcibly and was free kicked for a dangerous tackle but not regarded as a reportable offence.Compare this tackle by Chandler. Was it really any more vicious ? What if Langers had sustained a punctured lung or fractured ribs would there have been a different outcome for the tackler? Inconsistency of the highest order. BTW I didn't either tackle was reportable. Just good red blooded tackles.

55 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

That's great to hear.

I wonder if how he feels now supporting the Saints over the Dees?

 

I would love to be sitting next to our much shown GF friend who reflected what most  of us were thinking after Petracca's beautiful dribbling goal to give us a 2 goal break on the Bullies.

1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

Best news ever on Ed. 

Great news indeed. However, if Ed is feeling the effects of the heavy tackle maybe a weeks rest wouldn't be a bad idea. I"m sure though that Ed would want to play against his old club. Over to you selectors. Viney in if fully fit. Maybe Mitch Brown for Tmac if he has an injury. I think he would offer more than Sam W. imo.

19 minutes ago, Demon3 said:

Salem tells Fox he is still a couple weeks away. So i imagine we wont see him till after the bye. 

In this report on Salem training it mentioned that Ed Langdon had a light program after his crushing tackle against North. Surely he wouldn't be even there if he has broken ribs?

Jack Viney has hamstring soreness and has been replaced by Luke Dunston. Chance for the ex saint to show his colours.

I have always loved ANB's attitude and selfless approach to his beloved Demons. Works so hard week in and week out. Such a leader as our unofficial forwards coach. It is quite obvious he is highly respected and regarded by his teammates. Maxy , in his book was full of praise for Nibbler finishing with the words, "You don't win flags without guys like nibbler." Highest praise indeed and well earned. Thank you Alex.

9 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

That’s a disgrace.

Looked very deliberate did Ryan's action. Should have been at least two weeks. Chandler hard done by. Thats how you are supposed to tackle. We are not playing netball here. No offence girls, Netball is a great game.

Smith, Northey, Goodwin, Daniher, Roos.