Jack Vineys Anger Manager

It was an out of character performance. I'm sure we will bounce back.
I don't know why we had no energy, but I do note that the lions, pies blues, suns and swans all looked flat the game before their byes. Coincidence? Mental? Who knows.

Awesome win. I'm really happy for Jack. Also, great seeing Jay Viney sitting next to Todd in the crowd.

Collllllinggggwooood.🤮

In 2023 we averaged 44k for home games, and we're only behind the big 4 in total attendance with 907k. That number doesn't include the 189k in our 2 finals.
Sam McClure only has to Google these 2023 numbers. But he won't.

She's out of touch with the supporter base.
Read the room Kate!
Don't praise Collingwood....ever!
I'm sure Angus would agree with me.
 

Our media department all have ticktok brains. 1 minute videos with pegs, coins, forks, candles and Taylor Swift lyrics. Made for 8 year Olds. It's an insult too our intelligence.

Incoming rant ..
Our media department has been treating the supporters with contempt for many years. They are hands down the worst and most lazy in the AFL. We get some happy snaps and 1 minute videos with terrible music. It's insulting imo. We have 74k followers on Twitter and 152k followers on Instagram, yet the club does nothing to leverage that support. It's maddening too me. Show us what is happening during preseason, take us inside, tell us positional changes, who is training well, the injury list, interview some players....we have 45 of them.
Do what all other AFL clubs comms are doing.
Goody said on SEN that they are going to open the doors so we can show our "culture".
So far that has proven to be a lie.
Rant over.
Thanks to all the Demonlanders for the training reports.

Embarrassing performance. 4 scoring shots in a final. Why was the game not played at Casey? Every other team that hosted a final played at home. Why are we different? Casey is a huge advantage to us.

5 hours ago, old55 said:

Fascinated to see if Maynard tries to jump on Steven May at the first opportunity in next year's KB match like he did on Ed Langdon in last year's ...

Only if May is not looking or out numbered.

1 hour ago, sue said:

But I as a supporter would love to know what he said.  Can anyone produce a rough transcript of what he said?

May said, ( not exactly)

F...It hurts losing to Collingwood, we should of smoked them in the QF. We are a much better team than them. Sitting on my couch watching them win the gf was hard. We should of been winning it, not those [censored].

I'm disappointed that the experiment was given 12ish games to work. Has to be the biggest trade bust of all time. Maybe our list management team will think twice, the next time goody has another bright idea.

Heimlich maneuver needed for this group of players. Mind boggling coaching and selections. Shoutout to Steven May for an awesome game.

+32 inside 50s should= at least an 8 goal win, shouldn't it?. image if we'd beaten the pies by 8 goals. Such a big opportunity lost. I'm still 😡. Anyway..., We have lost 1 game in dry conditions this season. (against freo)  The forecast say dry....Dee's by 24

The nerve of the guy to go to Gus's house with a bottle of red wine. "No worries Brayden, you have given me a brain injury with possible lifetime repercussions, you also might of ruined my career, but thanks for the wine"

The footage of Jack pushing Maynard after the incident sums up Maynard. Not until Hoskin-Elliott gets involved does Maynard push back. Then when Jack isn't looking, Maynard grabs Viney by the neck... Maynard is a coward and a thug.

We aren't asking Brodie to be Tom Hawkins. We want him to play ruck/forward. The media can't seem to get that. They think we want him to play forward for 100% game time. As for Buckley, he hates us, (the feeling is mutual) last week he said we can't win it because we can't score. We have scored 69 points less than the pies this year. He is clueless. He was a great player, but a failed coach.

Take no notice of them is my advice. I think the quality of the AFL media has never been worse. It's full of gossip mongering, click bait headlines ect. We are not a media darling . The tv coverage of the sport is diabolical. No tactical analysis or position changes ever get mentioned. All you ever hear in our games is, "don't kick the ball long down the line against Melbourne" That's as deep as it gets. There is a severe lack of decent callers on tv and radio. Tune them out. The game is more enjoyable that way. Or go to the game if you can. It would be great if we could press a button on the remote and mute the callers, but keep the crowd noise.

4 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

The assistants are only implementing the Head Coach's game.

 Changing assistants accomplishes nothing.

Richmond changed their assistants for the 2017 season. 3 flags followed.

I think Goody needs to change some of his assistants next year. Go and get Don Pyke, he knows how to setup a forward line, our current coaches have had years to sort out our forward woes and haven't, so I can't see them fixing it this year. The players try so hard, but the coaches only have 2 of the 3 phases of Aussie rules figured out. Also, Chocos kicking school needs to be sacked.

We have had forward line and entry issues going back to 2019. It clicked late 2021, but that's it. How can professional afl coaches not be able to fix a problem in 101ish  games of football?

3 minutes ago, ANG13 said:

Essendon are playing there this year. 

Are they? I stand corrected.

The big 4 clubs will never play down there. There would be riots if they were told they can only have 500 tickets for the whole club. I get the feeling the mfc want Anzac eve and kb, so they don't complain. Maybe, after a premiership, it's time to complain.

We are 43/16/1 since the start of 2021, with a premiership to show for it. I'm very proud of my club. Everyone, outside of some of our own supporters respect us. Right now is the best time to be a demon. I hope some on here don't miss what is currently happening.

16 hours ago, Roost it far said:

Actually our defence is pretty good still

I think it's the area of the ground we can fix straight away. It's our biggest strength atm, granted, but we were afl#1 for points against in the last 2 years, playing with 3 talls. We are currently #6. It's only a few goals a game worse, but when you lose games by 11, 4 and 7 points, it matters. In the entire 2022 season we conceded 70+ points 12 times. This year we have conceded 70+ points 7 times in 11 rounds. I get we are scoring more, but the balance is off against the better teams. We need full team defence to improve these numbers but, May being the back stop, Lever intercepting, another tall doing his job makes us better. Why Goodwin would tinker with a back 6 that has soul destroyed teams in the last few years is beyond me. It's cost us games imo. Put players in their best positions. I'll hold faith we can get it right.

At least we changed our kick in strategy today..... that's something.

The really poor form of our tall forward's this year is one of the main reasons we are struggling. We were forced to move petty forward. Then he gets injured playing forward. That move has made our defence look flimsy. Lever can't intercept because he has to take a man. May is trying hard but he needs help. We need a key back to come in and help them. Tommo or Turner. Clearance work needs to be more than boot it forward and hope for the best.

We seem a very unhappy team atm. Lots of guys yelling at each other. The team have looked flat and heavy legged in the last 2 games.