Demon Dynasty

Round 3, 2023 MCG - Demons vs Swans How about that for a win folks! We knock off our recent nemesis of late and last season's No.2 team... convincingly! Well done to everyone involved at the club on a tremendous result from the trainers up to the head coach. One of the best H&A wins i've seen in some time and we did it on Clarry's 150th. Who yet again ends up topping this table. Talk about blood and guts. This bloke rarely lets anyone down. Let's take a look at some key stats from our champ on his big day... 20 Effectives @ 80% efficiency, 5 clearances, 5 rebounds, 5 inside 50s, 7 tackles (the most for anyone on the day), 9 score involvements, 5 intercepts, 475 meters gained (only bettered by Tracc), 2 goals and only 1 turnover! The Debutante Van Rooyen... 8 effectives @ 89%, 2 marks inside 50, 6 tackles, 4 score involvements, 3 goals and Zero turnovers. Grundy... 17 Effectives @ 81%, 3 one percenters, 4 clearances, 6 Rebounds, 6 inside 50s, 3 tackles, 9 score involvements, 3 intercepts and only 2 turnovers. MFC Top 5 Meters gained...Tracc 572 (best on the day), Clarry 475 (2nd best on the day), Rivers 468, Jordan & Hunter 467 a piece. Player Score Rank C Oliver 6.425 1 C Petracca 5.675 2 B Grundy # 5.025 3 Ed Langdon 4.225 4 J Jordon 3.650 5 Steven May 3.650 5 L Hunter 3.650 5 J McVee 3.425 8 J V Rooyen # 3.125 9 H Petty # 2.925 10 Trent Rivers 2.900 11 K Chandler 2.875 12 A Brayshaw 2.850 13 Jack Viney 2.500 14 Jake Bowey 2.400 15 B Fritsch 2.350 16 Jake Lever 2.250 17 T Sparrow 1.750 18 M Hibberd 1.700 19 A N-Bullen 1.625 20 C Spargo 1.325 21 B Brown < 46% 0.500 22 J Melksham > 34% 0.325 23 Team Score 66.80 Top 6 28.65 Bottom 6 9.15 # Hit outs to advantage not counted < Subbed out / TOG % > Subbed in / TOG % Stats courtesy of footwire.com

Ditto for me. What a win and what a day to draw a line in the sand on Clarry's 150th. So proud of the boys. Clarry was unreal as usual and Grundy slowly worked his way into things and got better as the game went on, especially after half time. Congrats to Goody & the FD for finally making a few hard call / changes to the forward line up, including Petty forward which many been calling for for a while. One week doesn't a summer make but it also takes time for a player to make the mental change from defensive to offensive mindset. In addition you have to learn where to run and to start gelling with other mids and forwards. That doesn't happen overnight. A very nice entre' though for mine. Let's keep it going and see how things pan out. Rooey did even better than i could hope for on his debut. Well earned and nice to finally have a very mobile dead eye in front of goal from 30 - 35 out who can also take the odd specky. Juddy Juddy Juddy .... how composed is this young fella. Wow i watched him alot last year, including his match against the Swans at the G with Casey. He showed signs and patches of very nice work but boy, he's slotted in amazingly well. A bit like Bowey when he came in late in 2021. Superb stuff. Oli Sestan the next likely Juddy / Bowey up-and-comer at Casey? Kozzy back next week. Let's keep the momentum rolling eh. Carn the Mighty Demons!

PETTY STAYS!!!!

Viney forward ... JJ into the middle

Was getting beaten pretty soundly in most 1 v 1s but could be an niggle or injury. Anyone hear anything?

Yes forgot about Sparrow. His reaction time looks pedestrian against the best clubs at times under heat. Needs to speed things up and drive those legs out of congestion more.

Kozzy makes a huge diff. Petty or Macca as far as pressure ...neither here nor there. Petty needs a block of games to see if he can settle in. Switching him back now is pointless as you're admitting defeat before you've given it a decent go. Ok so if we're up by 15 plus with 3 minutes to go that's diff. Then you might throw him (among others) behind the ball

Its nothing to do with that its the clearance battle and the cleaner ball theyre getting into forward 50 vs our spasmodic clearances and dirtty ball going in thereafter. The day we can spread from a clearance then drive it forward finding a leading forward almost directly in front on occasions will be a refreshing change. Chandler, Spargo & Tracc really need to get on their bikes big time in this second half. JV's in pretty bad form so far. Looks sluggish, trying to do too much and getting caught....alot. P.S. Kozzy out is such a killer.

100% this. So three certain HTBs for us againt Brisvegas in the 1st quarter conveniently overlooked but about as many that were nowhere near it called straight away in that quarter alone which turned the game back their way. Pretty sure it was Lingers on the wing which was the worst of the lot and ended up in them scoring.

If Tracc and Rivers clean up their disposal this is an 80 point drubbing coming up

That was Clarrys direct oppo out of the middle with the clearance

Hip hip HOORAY!!!! Finally. Doing ok as well. Lets hope he gets a block of at least 3 matches to settle in. This is a much more dynamic mobile line up. Give the Swans something to think about albeit its also a solid backline

Jefferson kicks from the middle to Macca who takes a mark across the contest and kicks truly from 30

Another throw from a Sydney player.... lets just ignore those lol

So a player cant toe poke a ball off the ground anymore but a FB can run the ball out of the square 25 to 30 meters without bouncing???

Munro getting a few nice clearances onto Buntine who finds Steele out wide. Doesnt make the distance

Bull work from Dunstan at top of the square.... to Sestan to Jefferson.... plus 50 for the easy goal

What a stupid rule... so a split split second toe poke kick off the ground from deep in the backline, which was merely to get the ball out of danger, is deemed insufficient intent?? The player had no intent but to clear it away from the area and had no idea where it would end up lol

Massive one handed throw prior to that HTB decision lol

Macca playing the angry bulldozer there

Bill bringing some decent pressure this quarter

Tomo 23 Howes 20 Dunstan 19

Tomo playing well this quarter

Howes saving the turnover goal in a 2 v 1 at CHB was super impressive

Lovely to watch around goals. Has the moves and can slot them from anywhere at times. If he keeps his head down and works his butt off he could make it for sure.