Demon Jack

JVR needs to improve but my god he needs support in the forward line. I can't believe we're expecting him to play as our solo key forward and as a second ruck. Incredibly poor from the coaching staff to not select Johnson/Turner (not that I think it would've made much of a difference to the result tonight...)

6. Langdon 5. Gawn 4. Bowey 3. Salem 2. Petracca 1. Spargo

Tagging or not, three touches from an experienced player like Sparrow is not good enough.

Probably the most frustrating 3-4 minutes of footy for the year. Uncontested marks galore for the Bombers when the game is still up for grabs.

Spargo has had a decent quarter.

Brilliant by the Melkman!

Bayley Fritsch

Thrilled to see Lindsay back. Seeing him and Langford play a full game together will be exciting. Hopefully he hasn't been rushed and is 100% good to go. With his recent form, I really get the feeling that Fullerton's papers have already been stamped if he can't get a spot in our forward line.

Finally accept that 2025 is not meant to be.

Bowey and Chandler are probably top five in our B&F if it was held today. TMac has continued his late career resurgence in defence. Otherwise, pretty slim pickings.

I've been a Fritsch defender and while I thought be showed more desire to be involved tonight, my god, he is in the biggest form slump I can remember for a Melbourne player. Shanked nearly every kick and made some terrible decisions when we looked dangerous going forward. I'd consider dropping him but the options just aren't there.

Bombers, Freo and Tigers to come. Lose all three and I'm not sure how Goodwin can survive.

Better effort (until the 4th quarter) but skill execution is still a mile off. We're in serious trouble.

Good ins I reckon. Pickett, Windsor and Spargo are all probably in our top five kicks and Turner player a blinder in the VFL. Happy 100th to Spargs as well!

I'm really excited to see Tholstrup playing footy again, even if it takes a few weeks of VFL to blow out the cobwebs.

Stoked for Harvey! Hopefully this means we see him as a regular now. Actually surprised he picked up the nom. I feel that the judges typically favour picking nominees following a win instead of a loss.

On the plus side, imagine how much money Grill'd is saving on free burgers!

The only positive that can come from this game is hoping that Lindsay hasn't done his ACL. Truly dire performance that rivals anything from the Neeld era.

I can't see us avoiding the media blowtorch this week, especially if this margin pushes 60-70 points.

Didn't think we'd be in a scenario where we're three weeks into 2025 and Jake Bowey is potentially leading our B&F

Brilliant compilation. Even as a dedicated Demon fan, I've never seen some of these gems before. Speaking of, how good was Darren Kowel's goal at 16:30?

Hopefully you're not rushing the iPad into anything too demanding since its 'injuries' and it's had plenty of time to 'recharge'.

Unless he turns in a blinder tomorrow, I think he'll be the likely option to make way for Pickett next week.

Does our forward line count? In all seriousness, love the new look. Well done to all involved!

Full game for Langford please. Still can't believe we omitted him after one game as sub.