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Are you one of us who bleeds red and blue?
Are you one of us who can’t get enough of the mighty Demons?
Are you one of us who would love to be able to catch up with board members and coaches of the Melbourne Football Club and find out the inside story of the club we love and be able to ask the questions you always wanted to ask?
Are you one of us who have always wanted to be able to be on the ground and hold the banner when the Demons run out rubbing shoulders with your idols?
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Are you one of us?
If you are one of us then join us in an extremely limited and exclusive opportunity.
Get up close and personal with current board members and coaches of the MFC – the inner sanctum of the Club, get the unique chance to hold the banner as the Demons run out against the Swans and get the chance to win some other fabulous prizes whilst enjoying a meal and some drinks before the Swans game with die hard Demons supporters.
If you are one of us then join us before the Swans game in Sydney on Saturday 19 May 2012
WHERE: Bavarian Bier Café, Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park
TIME: 11.00am
COST: $60 for adults (includes a 2 course meal), $30 for children under 12
Bookings can be made:
Online at: http://www.trybooking.com/BJOJ
Or
Email to sally@nswdemons.com with your contact details and the number of tickets required and:
*EFT to NSW Demons Sydney, BSB – 112879, Acct No – 474 608 270 (For Payee reference please include your name); or
*Cheque to: Treasurer, NSW Demons Sydney, PO Box 349, Camperdown, NSW 1450
This opportunity is extremely limited to a set number of people and is bound to sell out so if you are one of us make sure you join us.
For more information please contact Sally Trevena on 0409 783 318 or sally@nswdemons.com or go to Events on our website www.nswdemons.com
This week
We welcome back Co-Captain Jack Grimes and the enigmatic Colin Sylvia for the game against St Kilda at the MCG
Making way this week is Mitch Clark, out after suffering concussion in last week’s game against Footscray and Luke Tapscott, who is now an emergency along with forward Ricky Petterd and tall Jack Fitzpatrick.
The team
B: James Frawley, Jared Rivers, Clint Bartram
HB: Cale Morton, Colin Garland, Jack Grimes
C: Jordie McKenzie, Brent Moloney, Tom McDonald
HF: Nathan Jones, James Sellar, Jeremy Howe
F: Colin Sylvia, Lynden Dunn, Aaron Davey
FOLL: Mark Jamar, James Magner, Jack Trengove
I/C: Matthew Bate, Joel Macdonald, Jack Watts, Rohan Bail
EMG: Ricky Petterd, Luke Tapscott, Jack Fitzpatrick
Enjoy the weekend and Go Dees!
What 11 Minutes?
What Did Happen?
What did happen in that 11 minutes in the 3rd quarter against Richmond. Find out the answers to that question and to all your other questions at the Match Day Brunch in Sydney on Saturday 19 May 2012. See details on the Events page.
Melbourne v Richmond Review – Darren Spence
Albert Einstein was once quoted as saying ‘All models are flawed….but some are useful’. This sentiment must be ringing in the Melbourne brains trust as we continue to suffer the pain of implementing a new game plan suited to AFL football in 2012. The anticipatory hope of a Demons win was quickly snuffed out with another poor 3rd quarter on the weekend. Our insipid performances after the main break is becoming a worrying trend for the club and simply cannot be put down to implementing new structures and game plan etc…I don’t know the answer – perhaps Albert does? What you don’t need Einstein to figure out is that Neeld is going to keep repeating statements iterating that implementing a new model will take time and he is bang on in what he is saying. In the immortal words of Bon Jovi ‘We gotta keep the faith’.
Let’s look back and there were still some positives we can draw from the game.
I was Hounding Howe last year and I will happily do it again this year as he punched out a career high 24 possessions, kicked 2 goals and took 12 marks against the Tiges. He really seems to be relishing his rotating role in the midfield and is showing us all that on top of his already burgeoning bag of tricks he has a great engine to boot. This guy has still yet to play 20 games for the club and he is definitely a player all Demons fans can get excited about. Chippa Frawley is back to All Australian form in my opinion and on the weekend he completely shut out the dangerous Riewoldt. Jordie Mac is another that can hold his head up high as I thought he did a fantastic job (especially in the first half) on Trent Cotchin.
In the absence of Beamer and Sylvia in the midfield, Nathan Jones continues to show why he is in our leadership group with another terrific game on the weekend. He is hard at it, his disposal efficiency has improved over recent years and from a guy that was dropped from the side not that too long ago he really has taken his game to a new level and is now one of the most important players at the club. Other honorable mentions this week to Mitch Clark – who provided a contest all day and kicked 2 goals and Jack Watts who continues to improve and took 9 marks.
Welcome to the world of coaching Mark!
Welcome to the world of coaching Mark!
Darren’s Match Report – Melbourne v West Coast
Welcome to the world of coaching Mark! If you were ever under any illusion whatsoever that this coaching caper was going to be a doddle then this has truly been thrown out of the water with what can only be described as a tumultuous fortnight for the Melbourne Football Club both on and off the field. With the death of a Melbourne legend, spurious rumours about racism, a poor first game against the Lions and the loss of a major sponsor, facing the most difficult road trip in football was about as welcome as Jason Akermanis and Kyle Sandilands being joint key note speakers at a diplomacy conference.
Losing key players Beamer and Martin was hardly going to help our cause and it really was no surprise to anyone to see the Dees fly back from the West at 0-2. There have been many words both spoken and read about trying to draw correlations between the off field dramas and their subsequent impact on the on field performances to date but I don’t think it is as complicated as all that. The facts are that the Neeld brains trust is implementing a completely new game plan and this will take time. Yes there will still be some more pain this year but the upside is extremely bullish. Yes we may have heard all this before but a robust game plan, additional funds poured into the football department, the most arduous pre-season on record, a still extremely young list, some shrewd recruiting in the off season and some exciting additions to the list coming next year all lay a foundation that even the most pessimistic of Demon fanatics cannot help but look forward to.
Last week
But now back to the game on the weekend. Despite the loss I went away with a warm glow that wasn’t attributable to imbibing on amber fluid to drown my sorrows. Let’s look at some of the real positives.
We can’t start without going past Magnificent Magner who backed up his fantastic debut with another great performance on Saturday. His sheer ability to win the ball coupled with the additional hardness he adds in the engine room has seen him as a raging early favourite for the shrewdest draft pick of the year. He is one that I will be definitely following with interest as the year progresses. In his second game for the club Mitch Clark has put his early detractors back in their places with a career best 5 goals. From all reports he is also an outstanding person off the field and will be a huge asset for the club for many years to come. A 5 goal return from only 32 inside 50s is a great feat in anyone’s book.
Past readers of this report will know all too well my man love for Jeremy Howe and I am very excited to see Neeld playing him in the mid field this year. This can only add extra strings to the bow of an already talented footballer and he is destined to provide countless excitement for the Demon faithful in 2012. I have also been impressed with the form of both Nathan Jones and Jack Watts this year. Jones is a leader of the club both on and off the field and he is now establishing himself as an A Grade midfielder. Watts also has silenced his critics with 2 quality games and the upside of him continues to be larger than Billy Brownless’ midriff. Special mentions this week to Jack Grimes (how good is it to see him back and playing well!), Tom McDonald, who as a late replacement was easily in Melbourne’s best, Chippa Frawley and Jared Rivers who both marshalled the defence admirably under a barrage of attack from the Eagles.
This week
Looking ahead to this week and it is a biggy! Games against the Tigers are always huge and with both teams desperate to get on the board in 2012 this one is no exception. With some strong performances at Casey by Tapscott and Couch plus the possible return of Beamer and Martin the competition for spots in the final 22 will be hot and you can bet your last dollar that those lucky to be selected will all be going flat out to get our season back on track.
Go Dees!
Darren Spence
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