Bobby McKenzie

I completely endorse what other positive members of this forum have said. Negative, whingeing posters are not helping the cause. I am so happy to see that we have many people who can see where our true destiny lies and don't slag our players and staff. Watching a replay of our crucial last home and away match against Brisbane we played our best footy for the year. Sadly injuries ruined our chances in the finals. Petracca showed amazing courage in our semi final but he just wasn't able to be the powerful champion he is and we missed that important factor. One remarkable feat was that for two whole seasons we were never out of the top four. Quite a performance in this highly competitive industry. I have no doubt we will bounce back next year in a big way. I am sticking to my belief that our BEST is superior to any other team. I shall now happily sit back and look at the premiership pennant and large team photo of an amazing team of players who last year produced one of the MOST DOMINANT performances in finals of all time. I also break into song singing the old ditty "They can't that away from me. No, no they can't that away from me" as I look proudly at the pennant on the wall. My wife thinks I'm crazy and she's most likely right. I am CRAZY about the team i have supported for over seventy years. Go my mighty Demons !

Simple answer, injuries. We just didn't have them last year. Injuries, or lack of, can decide who is going to be premiers.

Basically, the chief reason I started this post was to say that SHORT term, Jackson was great( who could forget his magnificent GF performance?) but LONG term Young would have been a best bet to have in our team. Sadly, it seems highly likely that Jacko will be leaving us after just three years. It seems common that West Australians want to return to their home state and picking them always carries a risk. Young is a Victorian and most likely would have been with us for his entire career. Sorry I trod on the toes of a few sensitive posters. That's it from me. QED.

I like Jackson, but the fact remains he most likely is leaving us and we could have had Young. So, are really saying is that my opinion is not important on this forum? Imo you are definitely wrong when you say that Young would not be a game changer on our list. He already shows so much skill and maturity. To play so well in his first final shows his talent. I don't know how you can formulate an actual percentage difference when comparing him with Salem. Time will prove one of us right. Let us agree to both disagree on this topic. Cheers, Little Goffy.

Comparing John Meesen to Hayden Young is not on. Silly comparison indeed. And if we had chosen Nic Nat he would be back in WA and we wouldn't have our champion Max Gawn. He would have been forced elsewhere. Maybe not such a terrible post after all.

So having an opinion is propaganda? And Russian as well? Well I never. With comments like that mate maybe you are just a little Goofy.

Many, many times. But we lose Jackson after three seasons when we could have had Young for his career. Re Jacko though, did you watch the game just played against Sydney? Didn't do much did he?

Sadly, we lost at the draft table when we chose Luke Jackson over Young. Hayden was interviewed by Melbourne and according to close family sources (reliable information as they are close friends),he had told his family that he was going to be a Demon. But the powers to be changed their mind and opted for Jacko. What a win for Freo! They gained a champion defender and its all but certain they will get Jackson as well. Hayden is a great interceptor and those long ( and I mean long), accurate kicks are sublime. But its no use crying over spilled milk is it?

Except it could and should have been a WINNING goal! Scored right in the last minutes of the game. Goal difficulty doesn't come into the equation. Putting us back in front was the issue and should have received more praise from his team mates.

So it would be better if ANB didn't bother to tackle and let his opponent run free? He is vital to our success. Read what Max said about him in his book.

I wouldn't say our boys didn't respond immediately after the Cox kneeing. Looked pretty fiery I thought. We don't want them all getting reported do we?

You should have Jane. And bloody hard too.

What a mongrel act by Cox. Knees Max in the guts and only gives away a free.Not going for the ball. Just a free? Surely a deliberate , dirty action like that is a reportable offence? What do others think?

ANB is so important to his team with his many pressure acts. Dropping him would border on lunacy. He always does what is required and is a wonderful leader in our forward zones. Couldn't agree more with David-Demon on this one.

So who was the mystery player that was cited as having concussion? Nothing on the injuries report. Stirring the pot Lord Nevr?

Fair enough old dee, but he does make some ridiculous comments, one being that age has caught up with our mighty Maximus who played a wonderful game. Cheers, mate.

Have faith. You don't lose natural ability and skill overnight. Let's see what happens in the next few weeks.

Joeboy , you are way over the top with your extremely negative comments when we lose. Happens every time. Hardly any player satisfied your expectations and yet with just 15 seconds to go we were just 4 points behind. I wonder how your comments would have changed if they had been made when we were holding a narrow lead with 5 minutes to go. Seems you are a poor loser I'm afraid. What is known as a FAIR WEATHER supporter. Take a loss on the chin mate. Geez, get a grip.

6. Kozzie 5 Langdon 4. Hibberd 3. Viney 2. ANB 1. Trac.

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.

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%.

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

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