Demon Dynasty

Nice to know SG is reading this forum... Rusty Nails 6,830 Posted Monday at 04:33 PM Would rather see Chandler get a run at it for Melk vs Weid ...mostly for team balance up forward and see how he goes in general, especially with pressure inside 50.

That was as tight a match defensively and in a pressure sense in general as i've witnessed this season by a very well drilled, well coached, confident team with 5 solid wins under their belt with a pretty decent mid field. The Blues are in some ways the antithesis of this, aside from their capability of hitting their tall targets inside 50 (Namely McKay) if given enough time and space to execute. Much of that delivery from the in form Walsh. Both of those will be well covered (my best amature guess) with May to McKay and Harmes to Walsh. They won't be given the time or space to execute on Sunday for the bulk of this match. We don't do shoot outs a la the Dogs. Their defence is simply not as well organised or disciplined as the Swans. Subject to the weather not being atrocious, expecting a solid Demon win by a fair margin with a reasonably close.game up to half time. If it's a big ordinary night then they might get within 5 goals or so.

The mighty Reds put the Gerry & The Pacemakers song to bed decades ago and it's their's to walk alone. Done and dusted. If there was ever a song for the mighty Demons a la that gawd awful rubbish from Port pre-Match then Hells Bells is it. I pushed for this years ago but on reflection this should only be dragged out and celebrated when we win a Premiership Cup as part of the post match celebrations. And only by the real Acca Dacca if they're still going at that point....or a band with Angus in it at the very least! After that maybe as a pre-match thingy but there's NO need to sing the entire song as mooted by the OP... All that's needed is a chant at the start similar to the crowd here at River Plate...then joining in with the "Hells Bells" at each chorus. Easy-peasy fellow minions. The Demons and Hell's Bells are meant for each other (but not till we win the bloody cup!)...

I think you mean 10 or something Sue...he didn't kick 14 in two matches from my recollection.

Hopefully it isn't the 440k India strain which seems to be a step up from all other strains. Albeit early days and still more time/data/study needed before the science community can give a definitive idea. Worry over the 440k strain was probably the main catalyst for the Fed Govt bringing in their controversial ban / fine / jail time on travellers coming in from India before it got howled down.

You can say that again.

I hope so as i seem to recall in past games (when Tmac & Weid have played together) they often tended to get in each other's way and spoil each other in the air. Their goal scoring averages were also very low from memory. Much has changed since then though so fingers crossed.

They lived out of a shanty hut/shed for their first few seasons DB. I doubt they'll be moving out to the sticks in Casey

Maj for team balance. Max to cover LJ's forward role and inside 50 rucking duties. Means no need for TMac to share ruck duties with Weid, allowing him to play his usual damaging role. No risk of either of those two (Weid or TMac) getting injured rucking either. Gives Max a slight break vs mostly rucking also. Brutal position to play every week...it's a bloody long season. Keep the big boy a bit fresh! Maj in for the chop out for two weeks only. Simples.

There is also Mitch Brown PO. I'm sure he's just as eager to get back and didn't play too badly against the Hawks at all. I still think Maj is better at this point for team balance. Max covers LJ's role up forward. This allows TMac, who's been crucial to our success this year, to continue in his usual role vs sharing part-time ruck duties with Weid if he were selected. Having said that my gut feel is they will select Weid but i prefer Maj (just) for the next two weeks (assuming that's how long LJ is out).

Don't kid yourselves, LJ is a big out. He offers us versatility that neither Maj or Weid have on the ground, in the ruck (Weid) and up forward (Weid at ground level...Maj would rarely go there if played anyway imv and instead would likely play a major role in the ruck allowing Big M to play mostly forward to cover LJ). Sure we probably aren't taking a huge step backwards as we have reasonable coverage coming in, at least in the next few weeks against lessor rated oppo. But the sooner he gets back the better.

Daw in this instance. Allows Big M to play a forward role much of the time covering for LJ up forward. LJ is pretty good at getting to the contest, bringing the ball to ground and at ground level. I think Max does similar, especially ground level, quite well. Weid is a decent mark/kick forward but not so good in the ruck and very ordinary at ground level (so far). Plus risking him with a fair chunk of game time in the ruck is probably not a great idea as I'd rather see him kept in cotton wool and ready to go as a replacement forward should either of Tmac or BB be injured or need to be managed at some point during such a long season.

This is one of my all time favs by Weg. There's another i think where a similar Demon is running like this but he's stabbed the footy and it's on the end of his trident. As to why we've abandoned the Demon as part of our marketing and general logo beggars belief. We now have a Checker Hughes medal and Tracc wins the first of them yet the legend who came up with the Demon brand / name would probably be perplexed today if he went looking for any reference in our club material / jumpers / scarfs / website etc.

You have my vote AF

So you've also been watching a fair bit of Robbo lately Andy

Reckon it sums up my entire life SW. Most things a leap too far. My sister-in-law tells me her siamese are great indoors and from what you have said about your moggy sounds like they should never venture out!

Talk about tough. Well deserved and earned.

Would rather see Chandler get a run at it for Melk vs Weid ...mostly for team balance up forward and see how he goes in general, especially with pressure inside 50.

Worrying stuff. Is Chunk up to covering as an extra rotation for short stints off the bench? Probably not eh. Alternatively chunk shares the wing role with Gus who spends a bit of time in the middle to assist with rotations? More time in the middle for LJ who is pretty good and mobile at ground level for a big man? Like Deaver, ideally i still feel we are short one very good classy mid fielder. Would have loved to have landed Tom Green in the draft but you can't select everybody.

Choco!

Yes he did Adonski. Faux pas mentioned in my last post ?