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Melbourne Demons have been, in recent times, one of the worst clubs in the AFL. They have played terribly and have been booed of the ground, by their own fans.
But will 2014 be a better year for the Melbourne Demons?
Last year the demons won 2 of their 23 games. That is a terrible season.
The players didn’t commit to their tackles, shots were missed and overall Melbourne just didn’t try hard enough.
But this year the Demons have Paul Roos at the helm. The premiership coach is pushing the team in the preseason so the team will be more competitive this season.
The Demons players are working extremely hard in preseason.
Each player is on a specially made training plan, specifically developed for that player.
All the players are also doing yoga and meditation to help with their game.
But is the player’s fitness the main problem for the ‘dies? Surely this training doesn’t hurt but I don’t think it will fix everything.
Melbourne’s main problem was that they didn’t work as a group.
Melbourne’s forward line is something that I personally think will improve majorly this season. With the inclusion of Jesse Hogan, with players like Chris Dawes and Jeremy Howe.
I think that Melbourne will be able to apply a little bit more scoreboard pressure this season.
The area in which Melbourne really struggle though is defence.
Their only really good defender is James Frawley, but he can’t continue to carry the entire responsibility of the backline.
If Melbourne are to even do remotely well this season they need to apply more pressure in the backline.
Melbourne will not make the finals. But I think the Demons would be hopeful to win at least eight games this season. But they will need to work hard and not give up.
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