Eth

Actually... the MFC was named after, and originated from, the stadium we all know and love as the MCG.

Yet it shares the name with the city also know as Australia's home of sport, and the MCG is the main stadium of Melbourne.

RM I agree with your point, but as a team that's got itself out of a big hole the way it has and the team most likely to be fighting out premierships with GC and GWS, I do't think we're going anywhere.

Get rid of North Melbourne, they're struggling the most by far

Defenders:

CP= Frawley, Grimes

GP= Garland, Warnock, (Strauss? Largely based on personal prediction)

DP= Rivers, Joel Macdonald, Bartram, Cheney, McNamara, Martin

Midfield:

CP= Scully, Trengove, Davey

GP= Moloney, Morton, McKenzie, Blease, Gysberts

DP= Jones, Jetta, Bail

Forwards:

CP= Jurrah, Watts

GP= Bate, Sylvia, Green, Petterd, Bennel, Tapscott

DP= Dunn, Wonaeamirri, Miller, Maric (Fitzpatrick? project player)

Rucks:

CP= Jamar

GP=

DP= PJ, Spenser, (Gawn? Project player)

First I'd like to say great analysis and great thread, but I'd like to do my own:

Defenders:

CP= Frawley, Grimes

GP= Garland, Warnock, Rivers, Strauss (could be CP), Cheney

DP= Joel Macdonald, Bartram, McNamara, Martin

Midfield:

CP= Scully, Trengove, Davey, McKenzie

GP= Moloney, Morton, Blease, Gysberts, Jones, Jetta

DP= I actually think that, given how young Jones/Jetta/Blease/Gysberts are, all of them could easily become great players and be in the best 22 every week, so no DPs here

Forwards:

CP= Jurrah, Watts, Tapscott, Petterd

GP= Bate, Sylvia, Green, Bennel, Fitzpatrick (almost CP, next KPF), Bail, Wonaeamirri

DP= Dunn, Miller, Maric

Rucks:

CP= Jamar

GP= Gawn

DP= PJ, Spencer

Maybe I could be a bit stricter, but this is my honest opinion

Who wrote this article? It seems to have come straight from a dee supporter.

At the start it say's that he is underrated. I disagree. I think the majority of the football world knows that he is an excellent player.

And while it compares his stats to scarletts it doesn't take into account who the direct opponant was. Matty Scarlett was playing on the best forwards. Frawley doesn't always.

I'm looking forward to seeing jack riewoldt vs chip again. Both in good form. I think chip was a bit unlucky the first time around this year.

Frawley generally plays on the best/most dangerous forward. I think he was battling that stomach problem earlier which restricted him a bit. Stats still tell a story thouh. And he's not exactly well known amongst the supporters...yet

Nice work eth,,, but do you have any control over the background,,, a soccer ground???

I don't control the background mate, but it is the World Cup still and it's not just an AFL site

Another prediction: Jordie McKenzie to get 26 touches, but no nomination again

This round they allow the clash. Other games they have forced us to wear the colours most likely to clash with the opposition. As I also mentioned, why is it that clubs like Collingwood don't have to have a clash jumper at all? Why is it that the AFL is so eager to avoid clashes that it puts the umpires in pink so they clash with us? That they make us wear white against the saints? That they make us wear our away jumper to home games because the opposition's clash jumper is too similar to our regular one?

Mark my words, the AFL plans on having the Tassie Devils in the competition in the near future, and we're the one's pencilled in to be moved down there.

Wait, so the Melbourne Football Club, named after the capital city of the state where football was originally played, as the longest survivng team of 152 years, is moving to Tasmania?

That post is nearly as stupid as TheBoss' on the Debt Demolition thread where he said he's not donating because it means more money for Bails and Mahoney

The more money the club has, means there is more money that could potentially end up in the pockets of Dean Bailey and Josh Mahoney.....No thanks

Wouldn't mind seeing you IP banned

I reckon seeing as most people are predicting goals kicked by a certain player, next year we should do a comp where we keep guessing who will kick however many goals. They also do a thing in the Melbourne forum on BigFooty where every week you have to select a player and if he doesn't kick a goal you're out - but you can only select a player once.

And Frawley to get 22 possessions.

We saw the effects of a lumbering unco ruckman last Sunday.

Late change: Johnson for Bail...of course

Maybe Bails will give Choc a chop out and get him over to the Dees to lend him a hand. haha

Then the old P.A. boys could all be back in the box. Bails , Choco and Mahoney!

I'd call them Bails, Mahoney and the Williams twins - we would have two Mark Williams

Link

AT LEAST THIS ARTICLE IS RELEVANT TO THE DEES, DON'T GET ANGRY *glares at wonnabeeri*

Quick article I wrote about James Frawley, read/comment if you can

Thoughts?

Its our HOME game... we wear OUR HOME jumper !! as simple as that. essendon need only wear their normal jumper and all is fine.. Their clash jumper with more red would be worse. Weve managed to play these guys for a long long while without getting confused !!!

chances are of course the clowns at AFL house will kit out the umps in RED !!!

We don't need to bring this up again...

Oh, here we go. Another 'big tip' link. Stop promoting your own crap on here.

My name is Ethan. That's not the name of the guy who wrote the article.

If I find/write anything related to the Dees it might as well go on here...this is a forum about the Melbourne Demons after all

This article reminded me of Jeff White's injury/attack from Steven King in 2006 (maybe because it's in the article) and it brought back a few memories of the game...poor Jeff. Five plates, fourteen screws, and a shitload of blood puring from his face as I remember. I was level one that day and I remember the cracking sound of King's foot - he should have been suspended.

Here's the article: Link

It's a pretty good article, I suggest you have a read/comment/whatever :D

Anyone else remember any other injuries? I'm surprised Caracella didn't make the cut

If they ever name the premiership cup. (which I hope they never do.)

They could do much worse than the Stynes Cup

Jimmy Stynes at least deserves something named after him...maybe the Rising Star award can be called the Jim Stynes Medal

Not wrong. His neck looks like he should be in the WWF, or whatever its called nowadays.

Cannot wait for this bloke to get in the mix.

It's the WWE nowadays, it clashed with the WWF (World Wildlife Fund or whatever it is) so they had to change it. Entertainment makes more sense as it's obvious how scripted it is

And that's one big brick shithouse

Marketing is now missing a page from their newpaper.

That picture is sitting nicely alongside my financial calendars and fabric swatches. Fits so well!

My dad won't be so happy when he sees the hole in the page in the Sport section

Agreed. I don't think my local cafe is thrilled that there is a big hole in their Feral Scum where I cut out the picture!

Good idea...

So does anyone have anything concrete to add to this? An article, a quote from a reliable source? So far I see two pages of baseless speculation.

Well, let's state some facts: PETTERD, GARLAND AND RIVERS AREN'T GOING

You happy?

And the articles: HERALD SUN THE AGE

That's everything you asked for, you should be happy.

The picture on the Herald Sun site is FARKIN' EPIC

However much he's getting paid...multiplied by ten

WOOHOO

There is speculation that one player from the Melbourne team has made a decision that he wants to go to the Gold Coast. Who could it be?

If you don't know who it is, don't create the thread.

/thread

Well they are red white & black, but completely agree with you that we should have been in our predominately red clash strip...

The white one is our only clash strip, you don't get multiple options

Sorry than, mods feel free to delete.

I told you not to

before the adelaide game they said he now weighed 96kg, compared to the 78kg we drafted him at

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