Demon Dynasty

Re: Blease. Not that it means much but a few senior Bomber aquaintances of mine were upset they didn't get him in draft & rated him as a "gonna be gun" with huge wraps. Takes a young body a while to get over an injury like that and a couple more to build into man size for the rigours of this game....also in his head too (confidence wise). I'm very patient on Blease givn his injury, but also hangin out to see what he's got B)

Who wouldn't? B)

This is a great topic and one which i feel is right at the crux and heart of our problems. Leadership....lacking Starts from the top... And Jimmy is right at the top of the tree. He has shown leadership. He's shown guts under the most trying of circumstances. He's shown and done things for this Club beyond the call of duty. Leading by example (eg., heading up the debt demolition, targeting 40,000 members) He has changed the culture of this club off the field....BIG TIME and hopefully forever going forward. Now, The Club has gradually moved into and accepted his brand of culture as its blueprint. Bottom line is, get the off field right including club administration AND the FD facilities, training/fitness equipment, coaching panel, fitness staff etc etc. I would say a big tick here with the new admin/training facilities/base etc. Off field also includes us, the supporter group and specifically memberships and the drive in involve members more directly. I would give another big tick here (albeit membership has stalled in last few weeks given our performances on field). But still, record membership again to date! Now to the Coach, coaching panel and playing list..... It's almost there BUT!! He feels something is missing too (along with many others including some of us on here obviously). I'm pretty sure he wont publicly vent exactly what it is he actually sees or what it is he suspects about our FD that he feels maybe isn't quite right, or maybe a long way from being right. Nonetheless....as we now know, he's about to show leadership, and take on the overseeing of the FD himself. Now, those at the top of the FD, starting with DB, will hopefully put their egos away for a moment and sense that something isn't right also. The attitude/direction/game plan/attention to the forward press etc (however you define it) needs modifying if we are to put this tram back on the rails as so succintly put by Bz in an excellent post earlier (in another topic). It's come down to getting the FD either back on the right path from here OR (after a serious review at some stage down the track should things not go the way they are expected) a drastically new path. I believe Jimmy senses that "something" isn't quite right also. He just wants to know that everything that could/should be done within the FD is being done to the best of the FD's ability. He must also feel (or felt before Thurs night) that we are/were not far away from being a finals contender with this group THIS YEAR. Like many of the supporters here, something has tweaked him into action after Thursday. Maybe it was simply watching the way we played the game. Maybe rumblings within the club/supporter group. Only he would know of course. My humble opinion is....The Culture of the club has finally changed from the top! From generally accepting losses such as that on Thurs eve and just trying to put them behind us, to that of a winning one where we analyse and say "this needs fixing" (as the top clubs tend to do)...no matter what the cost (with logic and reason of course lol). Mediocrity and 2nd best efforts (or just turning up as we did on Thurs eve or disappearing as we did against the Hawks) will no longer be tolerated at this club. The time has come for this club to stamp itself as a Mighty force once more. To cast the mediocrity of the last 47 years to the four winds! Cometh the moment. Cometh the man. Jimmy is that man. And Jimmy will now instil his leadership qualities onto the FD...AND...indirectly...into the senior players et al We, as a club collectively (with through the strong leadership of Jimmy at the helm), have finally drawn a line in the sand! It is now time for the FD and the players to draw theirs (now, next week & forever) Mighty Demons Forever!

Jimma was never one to just sit back and wait for things to happen. Loved playin on the ball so he was in the thick of the action. His off field style is a reflection of his on field actions: Leadership, guts and determination to succeed. I always swore he wished he was a foot smaller so he could take on a true roving role. GL Jimmy! B)

Was my old user name (Devils Advocate) on Demonology many years ago B)

Joe Rugolo: What can i say that hasn't already been said about Frank...i mean...Joe ~ahem Andy Goodwin: For the best laugh (reserves match pre game... "shoe laces saga") i ever had. Bro too! :

Thanks Eth. Finally got there. Also i was just wondering how u post with the permanent quote thingy underneath that you have there pls? Anyone lol?

Umm..Hi there High. Just checking me new photo out to see if it's working. Sorry all for interupting u with newb stuff. Can delete this after a few minies if u want mod...cheers

Or this doozy pre match last week..... "Heading to SUbi for a session! Been hanging for this all day! To Have a little trundle & kick with the boys". Hmmmm....that's pretty much what the boys did on match day too B)

Ditto B)

Prior to last Thursday >>> Crush the #^#%*& by at least 10 goals! After last Thursday >>> ummmmmmmm

Too funny BZ Unfortunately that's closer to the truth than i care to admit. Hoping this looming cacoon of horror fades away with a big turnaround in the next 8 weeks

cViney as an assistant, coaching as he did at Hawks no probs. Forget about G. Lyon. He aint comin. Makin too much ezy foldin stuff elsewhere me thinks B)

Lol Super. Gotta ditch that practice quick smart eh. Maybe the person who came up with the idea.....put em in the noose and.....drumroll pls!!! B)

I'm with you on that one Nice. I would have preferred this for at least the first 3 years of the rebuild. Especially with so many young recruits coming in. The respect would have been massive and he would hopefully have have moulded them with the right culture/practices/attitude etc. I too think we would have picked up a lazy 3,000 to 5,000 members and maybe even pushed for a birth in the Anzac day blockbuster!! Imagine the head to head....Sheeds vs Malthouse! Folks...they're back at it again on this great day! Haha.... oops...i digress Although, back to a more serious note, i recall hearing Sheeds being asked about Bails after his appointment, and he couldn't have been more complimentary. He believed Bails was ripe and well groomed for success. Made me feel confident in the selection anyway. As disappointed as some of us are in whats happened this year to this point, deep down i'm sure many here (including myself) are hoping Bailey & the boys can pull this out of the fire and achieve something amazing for themselves and us. And finally turn our Demons into a Mighty Force once again! As many of you have stated so well already, other successful teams (eg., Geelong early in 2007, and their finishing 10th in 2006) have been in this position before and managed to turn it around and find glory. I live in hope that this will be us from here. Arghh...someone belt me over the head with a hammer, i'm dreamin again B)

Not quite sure what you're trying to say here Dee but thanks for voting mate...and thanks for the welcome...i think! B)

OH YEAH! Time for the boys on this list (they know who they are) to grow into MEN! Both mentally and physically, on the field and off! 2yrs enough? The rest of this season is gonna be real interesting for us demonoids. Hopefully for all the right reasons! At the same time we gotta back our club 110% so no one (including the FD) can say we weren't backing em to the hilt. For one decade of my life I wanna be able to say... Go you MIGHTY Demons! And know that the MIGHTY has real meaning and puts the fear of Bael into our opponents rather than just saying it in hope (Thats Bael, head of the Infernal armies of 66 legions, not to be confused with Bailey). B)

No arguments from me on this one. The little things and the one percenters can make a big impact to the end result for sure. Unfortunately, we are way down versus the top 5 over almost any meaningful comparative period in the last 4 years on these stats (not telling anyone anything new here i know). As Acka Dacka sings, "it's a long way to the top if u wanna get outta this hole!" And boy, have we got a long way to go before we even resemble a fair dinkum truly competitive (and feared) footy team. What does our FD (or any FD) do with all these KPI's re: team selection anyway? Each player set certain minimum KPI(s) levels for certain criteria that's expected depending on their position/role over a rolling period of say 3 to 5 games at a stretch? If they aren't met, you look to replace with alternatives from affiliate VFL, in our case Casey? No need to answer guys! I don't profess to be an expert in the nitty gritty of day to day professional football operations. I can't help but wonder tho lol. Regardless, there's gotta be a quantitative and qualitative processes by which they determine the ins and outs. But that's a whole topic away for me (ok maybe 50 topics and a years apprenticeship with the Mick before i'd even start to get it lol) Although according to more learned peeps than me, we don't have too many "walk-up" alternatives at Casey right now with the exception of Petterd and Bater (oh...lets not forget the big FEV! Hmmm ) . I'm referring to plow and one other SEN commentator who apparently watched Casey's game against Frankston yesterday. And no, i aint saying Plow and SEN commentators are the only source we should take notice of re: Casey alternatives/potentials. Nor do i think any potential/existing footballer should be judged on 1 game alone B)

G'day Range. Interesting post. More referring to champion as in "amongst our playing group" he would be seen as probably our only champion at this point. Agreed there's also very few from past years i would consider a true champion in a "comparative" sense with the rest of the league since Gary Lyon. That's just My op. However, if you were to place Greeny in a champion team (prior to this year anyway) i think he would be very highly rated and considered close to or just behind some of the other leading super stars. Emphasis on "close". B)

Thanks Belze. Always enjoy reading your posts mate. Please note ASAP emphasis. Obviously we can't have Malthouse right now, that's a given. Maybe Krusty? He's got 1 vote already (and an endless supply of Duff at his disposal! Lucifer knows i need a heap of those after Thursday night)....

Ahhh, the wonders of democracy and the web! Jack, you're just jealous cause you've been here over 2 years and you didn't think of this first haha. P.S. Not my first time here. Just a different account now. Besides, i've been with the club 40+ years mate. Earned my stripes B)

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We will know after round 11 whether he's staying or going. This is Bail's last stand for sure. If our board and others within the football dept have some balls, they will be telling him the same. 2nd best and accepting mediocrity within this club has been tolerated for decades. Enough is enough. And the bulk of us have had enough!! (i think) B)

BE CALM YOUNG DEMONOIDS! BRAD GREEN is one of Our few proven champions. Champions don't lie down for long. But, he aint young enough for a utility role anymore. Bails.....settle him down up forward and......ROTATE!!! B)