DEE fence

I watched with little expectation and found myself loving it, the skills on display were great and both sides played attacking footy, as much as I love footy, some of the defensive strategies are hard to love, and seeing the best of the likes of Dangerfield, Daicos and Bont go at it and stream forward, was a lot like taking a superbike out on the Great Ocean road, back when you could go for an early ride and not worry about tin tops or the TMU.

Lots of funny moments, Serong kicking a goal, and the crowd swallowing a cheer because it was the Vics was a grin. And you can’t tell me seeing a super coach dream team running around doesn’t fill you with a little bit of awe.

Kozzie first clearance was huge btw, really excited for this season. Don’t get the negative comments about Gawn, did his job, was a very different game style to what he normally plays and he still got into the game.

Throw the farm at Butters end of ‘26, would dearly love him at the Dees, btw you reckon Scott was in the ear of any of the players??? Seeing some ex demons did hurt a little, Jackson and Hogan would certainly have us a couple of wins better during a season.

Overall a big YES from me, it was like 80s/90s footy without the thuggery, and the players certainly showed they were invested. Also keep it preseason, after an AFL season 80% minimum of those players today would have been carrying an injury more likely to be exacerbated by a origin game.

3 hours ago, Demonland said:

I didn’t know that Ash played for Geelong…

I came here to drop a post but seems I’m late in expressing my appreciation. Does anyone know if it was produced in house? Really the tightest production I’ve seen in a while. The good looking supporters was a joy. He’ll get blowback for that.

18 hours ago, Macca said:

We may not be pushing for a top 4 or top 6 spot but neither are the Saints, Blues, Bombers, North, Tigers, Port, Eagles or Pies, in my view

And I'm not convinced that the Crows, Freo, Doggies, Giants or Sydney are genuine premiership threats

We can beat a lot of those teams if we can bring our best and have a good run with injuries

I agree with the sentiments, and the reason I went with wins instead of position is I am not sure how many teams will go super hard to read. I really think Freo and the Dogs have the list (if injury free) to go on a run. Crows I don’t see as premiership material, their defense won’t hold up in finals, Giants have problems at the other end of the ground. I find it hard to see anyone going past Brisbane, and I never back a premier (unless it’s us) to back it up. Sydney I have no idea, feeling is cooked, a couple of big bodies short they are a bit light pack weight wise..

After an injection of Botox to my red and blue heart, my lay up shot to the pin is 10 wins, a great year would be 13 wins.

34 minutes ago, Go Ds said:

ESPECIALLY 1987. It so much fun following Melbourne in that last five or six weeks of that season.

I’m normally someone that misses out on those ‘Woodstock moments’ but I too made it Footscray. 87 if I forget about one certain event there are many treasures to take from that year, smashing Collingwood twice being one of them.

Volume=Steele Intensity=Viney, no doubt in my mind.

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

are you picket fence's brother or relative?

Ouch

Just a small observation but Harvey Langford pulled off a very cool J’ai Ali move where he was kicked the ball and he caught it his left hand behind his body and in a scooping motion spun it around to the front of his body washing off the momentum in the movement while the ball looked superglued to his hand. So nonchalant So exciting.

Other than that The new Pickett was moving nicely in Sim play, Kolt still rushes things. CJ has the skinniest ankles I have ever seen, Jefferson can strike the ball but sadly I don’t see him coming on with his defensive mindset, just not a see ball get ball type. Langdon excelled in the fwd 50 entry drill (kicking to a player marked by 2 others) Chin impresses in training , most thrill moment was watching Xavier T break two tackles from best 20 players including one from Kossie that had intent, kid is an assassin, top 5 rising star and plays r1

Feel free to say hello, green lululemon shirt and the giant bike, 1st preseason I’ve watched since Daniel Cross was running around.

On 05/12/2025 at 03:24, BLWNBA said:

When Freo Recruit Made the Call to Leave the Dees (SEN)

“Then, in my final year in 2025 I got halfway through the year and decided to pack up and come home. … Freo presented very well to me, I saw the opportunity and thought I’d definitely take it.”

Probably been said somewhere in the 102 pages, but there wasn't daylight between how him and Jackson, mailed in their performances during their last seasons. I am mightly peeved at losing Zanker though, that burggers up our fwd line no end.

Max's off field work with Trac, Oliver, MMM and everything else has been first class, he has a long media career ahead without doubt. I'm not sure the on-field role of leader is quite the same anymore, everything is about lines and roles, and leadership groups. Also I would ask are Gen Z+ are they really fussed about who is captain? (Genuine question, does it get a extra 2-3% performance out of the team). Captain has become much more about being a spokesperson for the club, which is a poison chalice at the best of times.. Max's public speaking ability is off the charts for a footballer, and TBH he really took some heat recently.

Once upon a time a hard nut like Viney would have been my first choice, but those days seem gone.

On 08/12/2025 at 11:30, old55 said:

Today's shuttle run results

https://www.instagram.com/p/DR_XTPYkSHZ/?igsh=MXNlNjNncXltazhueg==

Sharp, Laurie, AJ, CJ, Chandler ...

So annoyed they don't share numbers, but I did note Sharp had his watch on and it was at 19:03, which is off the charts... A standard 20m shuttle run (Beep Test) usually finishes in 10-15 minutes for very fit individuals; 20 minutes signifies an endurance level rarely seen, hitting level 18/17... if anyone is interested:

2 hours ago, Go Ds said:

Isn't that every Demonlander? 🤣

Yes I think so, but considering the invective on the site I sometimes wonder… Gen X, just the latest bunch of Peter Pan wannabes…

Did anyone hear any beep test results, am very curious as usual to compare my 20 something self with the players, as a 50 something my knees tell me don't even think about it.

On 06/12/2025 at 12:20, dazzledavey36 said:

Best mates with Luke Beveridge.

Wonder if there will be some form of pulling power there.

Do they even need a recruiting boss with their f/s collection?

On 16/02/2024 at 01:55, waynewussell said:

Marley probably reads this site. Go easy with the humour... he may think it is representative of MFC supporters.

Marley, if you are reading this, no pressure, but I am one of many who think your father was an absolute champion of the football club and a stellar human. His courage was 10/10, so we are a little excited that you might have the same heart as your papa. Enjoy footy though and ignore us religiously, this site is no good for your mental health.

On 21/11/2025 at 05:10, Slartibartfast said:

For the oldies, Rono won't be happy!😃

PF = Rono’s love child…

On 19/11/2025 at 02:56, Little Goffy said:

EnergyWatch was the too-good-to-be-true white knight sponsorship which then allegedly backslid on the actual payment schedule before having to be dumped as a sponsor for reputational reasons... in so far as their CEO/Founder went on a series of bizarre noxious rants.

I was given a packet of Energy Watch branded Sherrins to take back to Africa at the time, thanks to Chris, they were used to spread the word about Aussie Rules, so some little good did come from that episode.

At 1:38 in the video, when he mentioned that he came early to watch the women’s team play before his Grand Final.

I fell for him then, this is a proper team player.

A solid pick, I’m not sure he is a R1 though, his kicking reminds me a bit of Cam Bruce / Tmac in their early days, a bit floaty, and at the higher speed of AFL will get picked off a bit until he flattens his kicks. Everything else, attitude, heart seems 1st class. A very nice size though.

I know people love to throw around the ‘Moneyball’ concept to the point it has become a cliche, BUT, I really feel like we have recruited well, for the first time since ‘21, I feel like our retreads add some value and increase the synergy of the team. I am aware that injuries could knock the wheels off the cart with these older folk, but we have recruited well enough to increase that inside F50 efficiency. As BBub said lots of our game is ok, It has been more than a decade than since we were not fit enough, and no one has called us bruise free recently either. JC has great speed out of the back line, and while not as a reliable kick as Hibberd I can see that we need that speed and I feel like he is the Hibberd replacement (that I did have McVee for). Windsor is lightening in a bottle to go with JC and also as a mid. I also think Fritsch deciding to get his head in the game and coming up the field like a smaller version of Jeremy Cameron was a revelation and could continue to pay dividends for our inside F50. To not lose our fierce edge I am hoping Viney and Kosi (+Chandler/Langdon) are allowed to hunt the opposition at the bounce, as they brilliant at effective tackles that the opposition ‘feel’ and I think that disrupts game plans, and that they then switch back fwd, while the lighter bodies take the running roles in game. I’m not sure I have clearly described what I mean, but you get my drift that we’ve been a good tackling/pressure side lets not lost that part of our game. The new kids, well everyone can see their value no need to expand on that.

For the life of me I don’t understand why St Kilda let Max Heath go for chips or why Essendon didn’t go after him, there is something really strange about this trade, is there an unofficial market in favours that we don’t get to see?

The great unknown is JVR, I feel like he hasn’t been right since that dodgy suspension a couple of years back, all between the ears with him, I am kinda worried it is Weid 2.0, I was so sure ‘25 would be his year but he went backwards.

On 16/11/2025 at 10:29, Brownie said:

So, the official melbournefc Facebook page has posted nothing about the win or the prelim.

Last mention of the AFLW team was when they were at training with the blokes.

I don't think this club is supporting the women like they should.

https://www.facebook.com/MELBOURNEfc?mibextid=ZbWKwL

I find the Insta has plenty of content celebrating the women, I never use FB anymore, I check like once every 3 months for Luddite friends that haven’t switched to WhatsApp or Insta, and I kinda thought FB was a bit dead now compared to 15 years ago. I am not disagreeing with you that the AFLW needs plenty of support, just wondering if you are looking in the right places?

On 13/11/2025 at 20:44, Ghostwriter said:

Not to blow our own trumpet (except blowing it so hard our faces are red and we’re hyperventilating) Saturday’s banner is something to behold. It’s the maximum size allowed by the AFL, and it looks spectacular.

It’s no wonder at least four other clubs (that I know of) have contacted us asking for advice on how to get the same level of support for their W team.

Last week North had only three people attend banner-making, and they’re on top of the ladder!

Anyways, a huge well-made banner doesn’t guarantee success but it’s genuinely very much appreciated by the players.

Putting down the trumpet… for now anyways 😁

This is such a credit to the Cheer-Banner squad and yourself GW. Awesome work!

Am really getting BBB vibes from having Brodie in the squad, very very happy about it.