To everyone that had us finishing out of the eight, there’s our first statement.
Nibbler, BOG. What a game, and what a way to fight for our 200 game warrior, Vines.
What a fucking game!
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So, about last night. 😍
- Geelong responded time and time again and we stood up each time, impressively.
- Welcome back to elite football, Clarry.
- What a fourth quarter masterclass from our captain when we needed him most.
- Petty was awesome down the line clunking huge
It’s becoming apparent that Melbourne were crazy to not let Petty go for whatever picks they were offered from Adelaide last year.
Harrison has played 10 games this year, most of them out of the goal square. Here are a list of players that have kicked more goals than him in the
I don’t care the circumstances, beating Port and Adelaide at Adelaide Oval in back-to-back weeks is phenomenal.
We’re off to a ripping start to the year.
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#AFLCrowsDees
I really don’t think it’s a debate anymore.
Not only is Max the best ruckman in Demons history, he has to be the best ruckman in league history.
7th AA loading, putting him right there with Carey and Buckley. And he’s OUR captain.
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So, about last night. 🙃
- when you give sides a 5 goal head start, the result rarely goes your way. 🤷🏻♂️
- Trac was Herculean. 21 touches, 5 goals, 7 tackles and four clearances and we lose?
- Vines and Nibbler combined for TWENTY-FOUR tackles. What an effort.
- mids were
nobody will remember:
- your salary
- how “busy you were”
- how many hours you worked
people will remember
- THAT Austin Wonaeamirri celebration
- “Hannan can go all the way. One bounce, fifty, forty, thirty, twenty, fifteen, closing, GOAL.”
- “BANG. BANG, BANG, BANG.”
Was on the same flight to Sydney as a very corporate looking Jack Watts yesterday. He went completely unnoticed through the airport which must be nice for these blokes.
Quietly reminded my own Collingwood supporting colleague of probably his best moment in red and blue.
What an embarrassment to the nickname the “Wizard”. This kids kicked the ball out on the full twice from six metres out.
Let’s leave this to the pro’s.
#DemonSpirit
2024, what a disappointing year.
Lost to Carlton by 1.
Pumped by WC.
PUMPED by Freo.
Blew a huge lead against Brisbane.
Pumped by Freo, again.
Lost to GWS by 2 points.
Lose to Port by 2 points.
Make no mistake, we’ve have EVERY chance this season. Probably a good thing
It’s
#GatherRound
, Demons have gone back to back wins in Adelaide, Bombers just got flogged, massive game tonight.
Quick, quick! Let’s write ANOTHER article about Clarry and what a shit offseason the Demons had. Fuck off Caro.
#DemonSpirit
Clarry was tagged all night, and very well I might add, after a horrific pre season and a broken hand mid year. He was never going to win a Brownlow, but the man can still be a top midfielder in the comp.
Another classic Cornes call.
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@melbournefc
Two weeks in a row we haven’t kicked a single goal in the fourth quarter. Maybe some composure and planning needs to go into soaking up some pressure?
Jesus. That’s on the coaching staff. Again.
Tommo proved us all wrong, and we love to see it. Without Rick I was nervous, but man did this guy fill the void.
25 touches, 12 intercept possessions and 7 marks. What a game.
#DemonSpirit
#AFLDeesSaints
That’s a fairly gutless display after we were promised all week we’d show a response to a NINETY TWO POINT drubbing.
I’ll love this club till the day I die, but this is a seriously embarrassing couple of week so far.
Do something. Anything.
#DemonSpirit
#AFLPiesDees
Jesus Christ, what a week to be a Demon.
- ANB to go home for totally valid reasons.
- BBB retires.
- Trac all over the headlines.
- Clarry, May, Spaz sidelined rest of 2024.
- Max re-signs
- Viney re-signs
- Kozzy back in headlines with made up trade rumours.
I have a
0% surprised. Get your body right and hit a pre season harder than ever before.
I can’t wait for Clarry to prove everyone wrong next year.
#DemonSpirit
Clayton Oliver is done for the year. A PCL injury, sore ribs and finally has had surgery on his hand.
Simon Goodwin says he categorically will be at the club next year.
@FootyonNine
@9NewsMelb
Dear
@nathan2jones
,
Thank you.
We stunk, you stayed. We stunk more, you captained. We won a final, and we all rose in celebration of THAT goal.
On behalf of every Demon around the world, thank you for every single one of the 300 games you have bled for the Red and the Blue.
Melbournes path to making the eight:
Richmond beat Hawthorn by 20ish points
West Coast beat Carlton
Brisbane beat Essendon
St Kilda beat Carlton by 35ish points
North beat Hawthorn by 40ish points
Melbourne beat Collingwood by 10 goals.
Ezpz 😂 although borderline impossible,
In honour of tons of clubs wearing cool throwbacks and Melbourne doing nothing.
I present to you, the best of Demon throwback guernseys, a thread 🧵.
1. 2004 Away
This may be my favourite Demons jumper ever I reckon I’m a slut for the old Demon head logo anywhere.
Max. What a character. So lucky to have him represent our club.
- the podcast is in jeopardy, but promised at LEAST one last show. Gus will be back at the club in some sort of role.
- still burns at the playing group to win one at the ‘G.
- promised that the media are
Fifty metres every day of the week.
Can’t take anything away from the Pies for an unreal comeback, but North 100% should have had a kick from seven metres out after the siren to win a game of footy.
#AFLNorthPies
If you’re Collingwood, you cannot celebrate beating a TERRIBLE Hawthorn by 5 points after leading by 38 at half time.
Pies are in some real trouble this year.
#AFLHawksPies
#GatherRound
Mids, led by the new Jack duo.
- Vines, coming up on 200, but only has 234 circled to beat his old man.
- Billings impressed with high training standards and has enjoyed time so far.
- Windsor was nervous. Definitely a kid that’ll win our hearts by on field performance rather
So, about last night.
- 14.5 to 6.15 🤷🏻♂️
- Collingwood kicked 10.1 from turnovers, 68.5% percent of their total score. Melbourne scored 4.10 from turnover. Pies killed us in transition, while they were let off the hook by our inaccuracy.
- Melbourne were +25 in hitouts, yet -10
Kozzy, from Australian to another, from one Demon to another, I’m with you. The ENTIRE
@melbournefc
red and blue army is with you.
There is no room for racism.
#AFL
I mean, for
@melbournefc
supporters there’s so many more than just one.
But this one was unbearable leaving the game. Carlton supporters are horrible people.
#DemonSpirit
Forwards were up next.
- Fritta spoke about staying healthy, improving on weaknesses but making his strengths WEAPONS.
- Roo still gets goosebumps when the crowd roars with “ROOOOOO”.
- Koltyn was the best speaker up there. An obvious character but a kid with his head firmly
No shit. We’re all frustrated with back to back straight sets exits and not making the finals.
A full preseason, a shuffle of the coaching staff, don’t waste a window. Go hard this offseason please Melbourne.
#DemonSpirit
Christian Petracca's a consummate pro. He's desperate for another flag, but he has become increasingly unhappy with the direction of the Demons in the wake of his season-ending spleen injury.
Melbourne with work to do internally over the next few months.
@FootyonNine
@9NewsMelb
This is awesome, love the next gen coming through. Makes me feel for a guy like Matthew Jefferson though, he mustn’t be what we thought he was when we drafted him?
#DemonSpirit
Melbourne in no way convinced me 2024 is heading in a better direction last night, but someone has to make the finals.
6th - GWS - lost 5 of their last 7
7th - GEE - lost 6 of their last 7, Hawkins out?
8th - PA - lost two in a row, lost by 79 points yesterday
9th - MELB - lost
Player sponsors event this morning in the Jim Stynes Grill. Always great to hear from the guys.
Roo and Bill:
- Casey struggling a little bit due to losses of senior players like Dunstan and Mitch White, but still a great place to be and learn.
- mark on Darcy Moore meant not
Great night at
@melbournefc
’s season launch.
- so many touching words said about Gus. He will be a massive loss on and off the field.
- Kate Roffey pleaded with Dees fans to get loud at the MCG.
- Goody promised that four finals losses in a row burns at the playing group and
3QT:
@GeelongCats
6.10 (46) lead
@melbournefc
5.14 (44).
MASSIVE finish coming up at the 'G - who wins from here?!
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Off to the footy tonight, and as a Melbourne member, we rarely venture to Marvel Stadium. Boy oh boy am I glad about that though.
$90 to sit on Level 1 is fucking bananas. That’s almost 20% of my entire years membership at the Dees to have a reserved bay.
Surely there’s a way
Backs, great to hear from some others.
- Howes in backline now after being moved from the wing. Learning new things from AA’s, can’t have it much better.
- Hore got a big ovation. Says he knew he belonged at the level and cried when the Demons came “crawling back to him” 😂
-
Trac with whatever this is, Clarry with an awful 12 months, Nibbler off to Adelaide, now Koz is “homesick”?
Jesus, do we just sell the farm for the greatest draft haul in a loaded year?
The B&F in a few weeks is gonna be verrrrry interesting.
When we beat the Cats in Round 8, I thought it was a real season kick start.
It’s becoming less and less impressive as the weeks roll on.
#DemonSpirit
#AFLBluesCats
As a sponsor with Tommy Sparrow, sucks to see him out, but probably warranted.
But in comes Bill and Taj, no Kynan Brown?
27 touches, 24 tackles and a snag in a loss, Jesus Christ that’s a rough omission.
What more does a kid have to do? 😂
#DemonSpirit
#AFLDeesGiants
I’ve done it.
@Browns
tickets purchased. From watching games on Monday morning at 3am on my couch in Australia, to SITTING IN THE FUCKING DAWGPOUND ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, against the Bengals, on Halloween.
LETS. FUCKING. GO.
#DAWGCHECK
#Browns
#AUStoCLE
A fantastic footballer, but an even better man. I really think we’ve only just begun to see what Ben Brown and his little family can do for the world.
Enjoy retirement BBB, you’ll be missed around the club I’m sure.
#DemonSpirit
We’ve been on the wrong side of this approximately 126 times in the last 3-4 years. Amazing to see the script flipped.
How good’s waking up a Demon today!
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#AFLPowerDees
I’m genuinely happy for this guy, but so mad we didn’t give him the love he deserved at Melbourne.
Kids playing a hugely important role with the
#1
seed and doing it so well.
GC, WB and Collingwood losing all have huge repercussions as far as finals seeding. And that’s all happened in back to back to back games.
Don’t count any team out of the finals race, this season is wild, anything can happen.
For the Demons, just win tomorrow. Get yourself
Two games between 2nd and 13th heading into Round 18 is insane. I can’t remember a tighter season in recent years.
Every week has so many variables, no point looking past next week. Crazy. Freo next week, hopefully some redemption, WITH Max. 🤞
#DemonSpirit
After a player sponsor catchup this morning, the boys headed off for a jumper presentation, surely that means a club debut.
Reveal Tom Fullarton. If the dude can't get a game with no Roo and Disco out and zero AFL football ability in Schache, he'll never get one.
#DemonSpirit
Disco Turner (Calf Strain) will join JVR (Concussion) on the sidelines for the match against Eagles.
Who comes in for these two forwards and who will be the backup ruck?
Yes, no May tonight is a huge loss. But I’m weirdly confident in the Petty/TMac/Lever as our talls, along with Hore for help.
I think we have enough class around the ground to shock a few and get tonight done.
Throw in Jacks 200th, the boys will be on their best tonight.
Q4
Heart crushing. So much talking for zero action. We’re gonna get eaten alive in the media all week. Scoreboard actually really flatters us.
- contested possessions, buried by our own game.
- Brodie Grundy not only outplayed Max on the field, but in his scouting. Very
Wowee, what a tough win!
Kate Hore, seriously a level above.
Lauren Pierce not far behind.
Sinead Goldrick was unreal all night.
Mackins pace very much needed w/ the men.
#AFLWCatsDees
#DemonSpirit
A wins a win, I’ll take it for sure.
BUT, took the foot off the gas and very nearly paid for it. Salo out as sub? What did I miss there?
Kynan Brown, WHAT A TACKLE.
Q2
- Salem and Koz. So fkn good in the middle.
- Max’s tap work is ridiculous.
- JVR leads game in contested marks, that has to make you smile massively.
- Fritta, wtf are you doing in front of goal? 😂
- Windsor and Sparrow kicking goals is awesome. Spread the load.
-
Jesus, we “debut” a kid, he gets a quarter, then gets dropped? Brutal.
Tommo, Rick, May AND TMac in the back six? Hipwood and Daniher are their only talls.
These team selections are getting stranger by the week.
With AMW coming in it makes you wonder if there were some sort