Demon Dynasty

Yes ive never rated their mid field mix aside from Parker. Still has me flummoxed how they beat us....twice!

Lol to this umpiring. How can you floor a player a second or more after he kicks it and no free down field??

Game OVER..... 9 Minutes to go, 2nd Quarter

Any chance the umps could call the frees that are there against the Cats eg; Danger holding Parker before he took possession Over the shoulder against Cameron just now on the flank

Sydney's kicking is shizen. Cat's should send a posie of flowers to the Lions for such a soft PF run.

Bounce of the ball, horrid umpiring (Geelong's way) and some panic play / disposal from the Swans. Cats the first team to settle following Hawkins 2 goals out of the ruck. I can't think of one Swan that,'s stood up to be counted so far other than Hayward's finish for goal. Can they get back? Will need a heculean effort. Mids & Seniors will need to play the match of their lives working both ways to pressure the turnovers and get this back to level terms.

Take note folks... Apart from Geelong having a spare behind the ball and the Swans having a plus one on the ball, it's mostly man on man footy early here which means very high pressure footy. Something we didn't cope with very well this season but will need to learn to/and bring it for long periods, if we're to get back here soonish.

Ty to EO for starting this thread. The happiest day and year of my life. Let's take a moment to remember our immortal legends that broke the 57 year drought and brought so much pride & joy to the Demon faithful...

Ditto. A miserly 3 more in the next five years. That's not asking too much is it?

Weid is worth a trial in Petty's role IMO. Allows Petty to play forward and see what he can bring for a stint. Successful then of course you keep going. If not you revert back. Weid can also handle some minor ruck duties with Max in this role. No one else on this list (at present) offers this versatility and upside (if it comes off!) for us nor has the same height as Petty to take a tallish defender if required. Weid is the same height.

Personally think he's more an old fashioned 1 v 1 defender that will blanket/spoil his man and the damage at ground level on turnover / transition LN. Petty's good at the former and does ok with the latter without being all that damaging. Disco plays a little taller than his stature as well. Pretty good leap.

So we have the GF back at the G for the first time in three years but no free-to-air coverage of the GF parade. Well done Gil!

Thanks for the heads up DT

Does that make his sidekick there the Weid?

I agree Mr O. You would think it never happened and it was a regional or outer burbs metro comp GF. Actually even those would've probably got more coverage in their local rags! The AFL circus continues.

Why can't we target both.... 1 mid (class, poise, agility and skills/finish pls) ... Tsatas / Humphrey / Other? 1 KTF ...Cadman/Jefferson?

See Cadman had yet another very good result up forward kicking the most goals (3) in the nail biter under 18 National Championship.

I'd be flumoxed if he ends up there AF. Has to have some link somewhere if the Manager's to have any leverage at the bargaining table i would think.

WAS AF. When was the last time he played at that level? Salary cap dump or no salary cap dump, you try and hang on to the best players on your list no matter what. See DeGoey. There's more to it than just the dump. I smell damaged goods! NO TRADE DEMONS...FCS DON'T DO IT!

Ah yes.. i was at Pie Park in that last match with bro and recall a two edged sword. We were happy as we defeated the Pies in the last round under Bobby Skilton, delivering them a rare wooden spoon. However, i also recall the filth supporters cheering and [censored]-a-hoop that someone beat someone (came up on the scoreboard or they might have had a few radios about) keeping us out of the final 5. Might have been Saints over the Roy Boys but too long ago for me now. Geez i hate that mob with a passion. Them & Hawk suporters originate from the same sewer pipe i reckon. Also never forget folks that many Swanny supporters are a poor man's filth equivalent. The garbage and trash that comes from their mouths is right up there with the other shonkey clubs of the AFL. There's nothing humble about many from this mob. Can't stand em.

A bit before my time Mono but i'll take your word for it!

Yes! I think nearing the end of his career as well? One season or the bulk of one season i believe

Well done TW. This is also evidence of what a whipping boy this club has been over many decades and that it isn't just a media thing it runs deep (or did so) within AFL halls. Imagine if it was Eddie, Colliwobbles and Malthouse on the receiving end! Remember that even after this, he was allowed to remain in the same position. Effectively a slap across the wrist. And did so for ANOTHER 4 YEARS until he left in 2016 on his own terms for a cushie Govt role. Even after departing he was allowed to remain on his own Indegenous Advisory Committee which he himself set up the year before. Was also annointed and given the tick of approval by Gil as he departed. They're all the same and all on the same massive gravy train. God forbid anyone gets in the road of that!... ..."the Commission and clubs wish him well in his new role," CEO Gillon McLachlan said. "I would like to personally acknowledge Jason’s leadership and the very positive impact he has had on our approach to indigenous and multicultural affairs." (Courtesy afl.com.au Nathan Schmook on Jan 28, 2016)

Assuming worst case. Pure speculation Mono Im not sure why so many followers are fixated that most players should almost always stick to the role they've been very good or better at for most of their or even the early phases of one in the case of Petty. That's a great example of what can happen when necessity calls and you suddenly find that someone can play a diff position and play possibly as good as they were or even better in the former. You just need to give it a chance sometimes. Hec, if it fails after a decent block of say 5 games, you just revert back to what that player was doing previously. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Darcy Moore a great example of that. Paddy McCartin another great example of one that worked. Gary Ablett Snr. Paul Salmon While not everyone is capable and it won't always work out (Moore) i'm sure there's plenty of other examples in VFL/AFL history where it has.

The issue / problem with our list and the reason we missed a PF opportunity doesn't lie with our defence aside from a classy running HB who is elite by foot IMO DJ. You can shuffle Weideman into Petty's role. Or even Turner once he finds his feet. We need solutions up forward and in the short term (unless we hit something phenomenal in the trade period) Petty is a must trial option for early next season IMV. The existing tall alternatives (aside from Macca but may not make it back) have been trialled and pretty much fallen flat. Run with roughly the same (KTF) set up next season and we'll get roughly the same result, or potentially worse, as more teams go past us in development and additions to their lists. JVR obviously adds something new but he's more a medium / tall vs a tall forward (at this point... might get there with time if he continues to sprout). If you remember prior to this season pretty much 99 out of 100 footy pundits and scribes had written McCartin's career off. Longmire had imagination and vision. He's now playing a key role in that team in defence and about to play off on the last day in Sept. No reason why we can't at least TRY/TRIAL same with Weideman. And it's a potential duel winner IF Petty works out to be a decent forward.