The Melbourne Demons joined the AFL in 1897 as one of its foundation members. The club itself was founded in 1858 making it the oldest club in VFL/AFL history. Melbourne have won 12 AFL flags but have constantly faced financial demolition and off field turmoil throughout its history. The Demons have coincidently finished with several wooden spoons over recent eras, with its most recent spoon being in the 2009 season.
by Baldrick44 - May 26th 2012 @ 12:48am
David Parkin coached many great sides throughout his career. However, he once said his greatest achievement as a coach was lifting the Fitzroy football from ninth to third in 1986, given the relative mediocrity of their list. Like many among his coaching brethren he argued that a coach cannot work miracles to win a flag. [...]
by McRath - May 25th 2012 @ 2:26am
We hear all the talk about who’ll win the flag; who’ll make the top four or eight and who will be the big improver. But one thing is often swept by the wayside. We fail to consider an important position on the ladder. A ceremonious, yet undesired tag – the wooden spoon. Aside from the [...]
by Sam Lienert - May 24th 2012 @ 1:53am
by anthcol - May 24th 2012 @ 1:23am
Mark Neeld has been hit with a cacophony of conjecture and criticism about the way his coaching tenure at the Melbourne Football Club has begun. Not only has he borne the brunt of media attacks and opinion, but also others have been dragged in to the bloodletting, namely Gary Lyon last week. Ironically, he was [...]
by johnhunt92 - May 24th 2012 @ 1:18am
If we were to turn back time and return to the beginnings of the AFL media and ask the people in it how they would think the future would pan out, I doubt they would have predicted something as big as it is now. From the days of Peter Landy, Lou Richards and Bob Skilton [...]
by Sam Lienert - May 23rd 2012 @ 1:55am
by Rodney Penny - May 23rd 2012 @ 12:51am
When I write about sport, I usually don’t enjoy writing in such a negative manner. But sometimes, a negative opinion is necessary. I’ll only construe a negative opinion when I believe there is a significant problem in a respective topic. And that topic right now is the Melbourne Football Club. Hell, I’m glad I live [...]
by Baldrick44 - May 22nd 2012 @ 1:14am
Hype is a strange thing in professional sport. Some teams can ride the wave of expectation to greater heights, whereas others just seem to drown in it. Such is the case of two teams at the moment, who will go up against each other next week in the AFL – Carlton and Melbourne. While Melbourne [...]
by Rob Forsaith - May 20th 2012 @ 3:27am
by Michael DiFabrizio - May 19th 2012 @ 2:40pm
The Sydney Swans will look to get their season back on track as they host a struggling Melbourne side. We’ll have live scores and updates from 4.40pm AEST. The Swans burst out of the blocks this season, winning their first five games. It prompted some to consider them a genuine premiership chance. However, in the [...]
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