Maldonboy38

I have come home hoarse from booing. Two young girls in front of me kept blocking thier ears each time I booed I was so loud. I enjoyed every boo, let me tell you. By the end of the game my wife was giving me "the look" because my booing was getting under her skin. However, by half way through the last quarter Scully became irrelevant to me enjoying the rest of the game. I have purged my soul and Scully is now in the past. He may become a really good footballer in the next few years but he has made a monumental blunder in choosing GWS. But from here on, what happens to him has no importance to me whatsoever. R.I.P. - any further interest in Scully, father or son.

The Good Jones. Again. The crowd booing Scully. And thanks guys who were brave enough to bring banners. Well done. Our short kicking/passing. Dunn's torpedo from full back. A new, developing defensive back six including Frawley, Watts, McDonald, Sellar, Dunn who all played through there and it looked strong Rivers and Garland forward The crowd booing Scully Clark's attack on the ball. Nicholson. I have had a number of goes at him this year for his disposal but he is quickly proving me wrong. Watts contested marking. Grimes' run and carry. And his kicking is improving. Did I mention the crowd booing Scully? The Bad Jones' two brain-fades in the first quarter. That first oh-so-easy goal to GWS. Some of Tom McDonald's fumbling. Allowing GWS midfielders to sprint away from stoppages in the 1st quarter. Clark injured again. The Ugly The crowd. Although I did not expect any more than 20,000 Seeing Junior in a GWS jumper. This remains a real sore point for me.

6. Jones. A couple of amazing brain fades but a great game of footy. 5. Grimes. We have waited to see a full season from him, and he is geniune class and strength. 4. Watts. A couple of howling turnovers but a strong game. Contested marking, the whole thing. And his passing... sublime. 3. Rivers. He was really enjoying himself. 2. McDonald. How good is he becoming. More than a few handling/fumbling errors or he could have earnt 5 points. 1. Clark

Did we beat a top four side? No. But we WON!!! By a big margin!!! Yes, we take the youth of GWS into account and realise that the size of the win overstates the reality of it, but WE WON!!! Sit back, have a coffee, a beer, a smile, post a few things on Demonland and enjoy the next 24 hours. The best part of the match for me was our passing. On numerous occasions we hit targets laces out, and on a few occasions we did it multiple times in a row along the wing. This is the best kicking I have seen us do. We have to keep it in perspective - we were under little pressure on many of these occasions - but we hit targets. Boy it feels good to type that.

Davey will be kept. Green will probably retire Bennell - delist. Bate and Petterd will look for opportunity elsewhere and both will get it. Sylvia and Morton offered for trade. Probably only one will end up going. Elevate Dan Nicholson into our main list Concerned for Bartram. It is not so much a knee injury as a degenerative knee condition.

It was a great, tight, game of pressure footy with a full press on from both sides for most of the game. Therefore, a lot to look at in terms of how players will handle AFL pressure, even though at a lower level. Cook - work rate was first class but he hasn't yet learned to demand the ball by leading at the right time into the right space. Really good hands and defencive efforts. Bennell. Gone Petterd. Some class but even more blunders. Probably won't make it back into the Dees this year. Couch. Tagged heavily today. However, a fair few of his handball disposals from in close went straight to the opposition. Davis. Got beaten today but a huge upside is his reading of the game and his aggression. Hopefully gets a go in Dees 22 some time this year. Tynan. No great possession count but he has poise, good skills and seems unaffected by the rough stuff. Really like this kid. Strauss. Good to see him back. Not a great game but his kicking is badly needed in Dees 22. Gysberts. If his fitness is OK, get him into Dees 22. His understanding of stoppages is top class and his disposal to those players 5 - 7 metres away from the pack was excellent. Still fairly skinny but a touch of class. Williams. Lost for most of the day. Martin. Big, strong but so unco. His lack of knowing what to do sometimes will always limit his effectiveness. Sheahan. Looks good and strong. Spencer. We need him as a back up ruckman but seriously ...

In the main I have been able to follow and understand Neeld's team selections for most of this year. But I am astounded that Blease is dropped when others less worthy have retained their spot. His form has not been brilliant but has been good enough and he is a big part of our future. And then they bring in Joel Mac again!!! Davis has earnt a place also and is a far better disposer of the ball that Joel Mac. Obviously I don't know the inner workings of the selection committee but I am more uncomfortable with team selection this week than I have been for a while.

Yes. If the Bues let him go - and I reckon they will - swoop and grab him asap. And for those who cannot understand why so many are "down" on Brian Royal as our midfield coach, read Demonland over this season and amid all the emotional stuff-and-nonsense, what is the consistent theme? That our midfield is our problem. Our midfield was better last year when Royal was not the midfield coach and they are almost the identical set of players.

Apart from Robbie Flower, probably my next favourite Dees player ever. Strength, skill, aggression, arrogance, and a decent touch of mongrel about him. I still believe he would have been equal to Carey if not for injury and gambling. He was an outstanding kick and his pack marking hasn't been equalled at MFC since he left. And he is not alone as a great player who team-mates didn't like. Lots of great footballers are, or have been, horrible people. John Nicholls, Leigh Matthews and Wayne Carey come to mind. I hope he finds his way back to the club and that ex-team mates can forgive and move on. There are probably some genuine feelings against him by past players but these conflicts can be healed and resolved. Strange they weren't during Jimmy's time as President.

We have lots of defensive options at the moment but need to deveklop more small defenders. Most of the potential small defenders have been injured for much of this season and Bartram for half of it. We need Strauss and Jetta to get fit and get a run of games to see if they can fit the bill. Bennell has had too many hcances and flopped badly. Bail and Nicholson ar two others who can develop in this area. Definite: Frawley, Rivers, Garland, Tom McDonald, Blease, Bartram Flexibility: Bail, Nicholson, Sellar, Joel MacDonald, Jetta, Strauss (will end up a set member of back 6), Potential: Davis, Tynan, Couch, Tapscott, Morton and Watts will end up as forwards I do not think that recruiting another bulky forward is the way forward. I agree with Billy2803 that Lucas Cook will fill this space. He will be a definite "in" for 2012 and we will see why he was a pick #12.

This has to be made the biggest, boldest and brashest size banner possible with lots of Dees fans around it, and ensure it gets some cameras to focus on it. Absolute pure gold and the best post of 2012, without exception. Lucifer, if you do make it, let us know where you sit and we will crowd around.

The three hinge games are Freo at Etihad, Brisbane at the Gabba, and North Melbourne at Etihad. Our best against Carlton and Collingwood and Essendon would kill all three of these but can we do it over 4 quarters, and will Etihad continue to haunt us? 5 - 7 wins I reckon.

My demon-mad daughter turns 17 on Sunday. When the fixture was released earlier this year and she discovered that her birhtday fell on the GWS game day she said, "I know what I want for my birthday. I want to go to the MCG and boo Scully". We have been saving our boos and all six of us will give him every bit of vitriol we can muster. At one point I was going to suggest to Demonlanders that whenever Scully touches the ball for the whole crowd to fall silent, but I will not be able to resrtain myself. I don't like on-field violence but if Beamer or Mgner "accidentally" push their shoulder into Scully's head I won't be too sorry.

This is a must win so we need to pick our best side. OUT: Tapscott. Suspended Green. Just not cutting it at the moment IN: Cook. His form has been great and he is a one-grab mark like Clark. It is time. Bail or Bartram Give Dunn a full game - his size could be telling against GWS smaller bodies Morton is interesting. Keep him in. I reckon that little spray from Neeld will be the making of him. Davey burnt it up at Casey but I am unsure who to drop for him It would good to put Martin in also but I can't see who to drop for him. Sellar?

Not for me. The last thing we need is another player with no physical presence and continual inconsistency.

Yep, we can share our thoughts - I think mine are accurate and yours aren't. Opinions shared.

No to Arocca for me. If we have to change CEO's, and I hope we don't, we go after the best, not another bloke working for a club that is behind even MFC in structure, finances and growth.

This has to be the most facile thing I have read on Demonland in three years. The reason he doesn't smile is because he rarely smiles at ANYTHING! Press conferences, annual team photos, DeeTV interviews - he just isn't a lighthearted bloke. Fair dinkum, Dee supporters looking to bag one of our own - give it a rest PaulRB. But I reckon with him pushing through into the froward 50 is a great move, along with Sylvia. BOth these players are at their most dangerous from 75m out either delivering it to the forwads, or kicking at goal form 50m out.

I would have jumped at Travis Cloke 12 months ago, and paid him what Mitch Clark is getting. But Mitch Clark has been a perfect match. I agree with poster above about Lucas Cook - he will be in ouir side next year and you watch his one-grab marking ability. Travis Cloke is only worth $620K - $640K in my opinion but our need of him has passed.

How long have we needed a mid-sized bloke who can kick and mark? Tappy is beginning to show both these skills and with his hard edge he could be a huge plus looking across the next 2 - 5 years. He is not only strong in his physique, but strong over the ball, string i na contest, and strong going for a mark. Seing him, Watts, Blease, Nicho, T McDonald all playing together at last gave us a glimpse. I can't wait to see Davis, Cook, Gawn, Strauss, Viney and Gysberts added to this mix and for them to all play muliple games together.

100% agree. If we can ever, get Strauss injury-free we get another backman who can kick really well and this permanently releases Grimes into the middle. Nicholson's game down back also should mean that Grimes should stay in the middle. Grimes' leadership, spreading from the contest and nouse arond the stoppage were great to see and led the way for Moloney, Trengove etc.. to also find form.

I agree, but the Dees turned an important corner last night. In the 1st quarter we turned it over horribly by foot when there was no pressure. But in the 2nd half when we were supposed to "unfit and disorganised" we were hitting targets and taking our chances. We weren't excellent but we were better, much better. Dry weather football may test us but I am not as worried as I was.

I had a great half hour reading the Bomber Blitz forum posts. They lose one game to a lower side and they eat their own. I am just waiting for the traditional "how pathetic is Stanton" ranting to begin that will put icing on the cake.

I have been a critic of his kicking but his kicking was outstanding tonight. What was really great to see was he took on opponents one-on-one, believing he could win and he usually did. If you watch the replay histeam focused gut running was of high quality. A really good game.

The Good 22 players for 4 quarters Neeld as game day coach Grimes' leadership Garland as a forward Winning the disposal count Our forward spread in last quarter James Hird's face when the Bombers lose (priceless) The Bad Unpressured turnovers by foot during 1st quarter The Ugly Channel 7 coverage, especially the camera angles at certain times in the game.