Jun 3, 2009
Melbourne’s No.1 draft pick Jack Watts will make his debut against Collingwood in the Queen's Birthday clash at the MCG on Monday. The 18-year-old received the green light from Dean Bailey after steady progress with Casey in the VFL. The Year 12 student at Brighton Grammar School will play in front of a blockbuster crowd and then complete an exam…
May 29, 2009
Melbourne forward Russell Robertson has been dropped for Saturday night’s clash with the Saints at Gold Coast Stadium. Many believe his surprise omission was due to a blunder he made, where he took a screamer in the goal square, and then tried to kick the goal lying on his back, but was smothered by a Hawks defender. However coach Dean…
May 21, 2009
Melbourne will go into Sundays match against the Hawks with some very handy inclusions. Brad Green, one of Melbourne’s best is back after missing the last four weeks with a broken jaw. Defenders Jared Rivers and James Frawley will also return to the side after missing last week through injury, while Ruckman Jamar and Bennell have been named on an…
May 1, 2009
Finally, some good news for Demons fans. Forward Russell Robertson will make his long-awaited return from injury against the undefeated Cats on Sunday at the MCG. Robertson has been out of action for 10-months with an Achilles injury, and will be tested thoroughly in his AFL comeback against arguably the best team in the competition. The Demon’s forward has not…
May 1, 2009
The news just keeps getting worse for the Melbourne Football Club, after a school-yard accident left their young recruit Sam Blease with a possible season ending injury. The 18-year-old was playing football at his Yarra Valley Grammar High School when he was tackled and fell awkwardly, fracturing his fibula. Blease sustained the injury on Thursday and will require surgery to…
Apr 28, 2009
Melbourne defender Jared Rivers has been found guilty of negligent umpire contact. Rivers was handed a $2,600 fine after he tripped field umpire Justin Schmitt in the third quarter of Melbourne's loss to Adelaide at the MCG on Sunday. Rivers tried hard to defend himself saying that he doesn't see how he could have avoided making contact with Umpire Schmitt's…
Apr 28, 2009
Melbourne's Jared Rivers has decided to challenge the $1950 fine that the match review panel handed him yesterday for making negligent contact with an umpire. The umpire involved was umpire Justin Schmitt and the incident occured during the third term of the Demons loss to Adelaide on Sunday. If Rivers is unsuccessful in his challenge this evening, he'll be fined…
Apr 20, 2009
Melbourne’s first win of the season comes at a cost as experienced forward Brad Green expects to miss up to 6 weeks with a broken jaw. Sitting at the bottom of the ladder before yesterday’s match, Melbourne upstaged the Richmond Tigers to take home their first win of the season by 8 points at the MCG, 14.16 (100) to 13.14…
Apr 11, 2009
Melbourne will be without captain James McDonald for its clash with Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Sunday. The 200 game veteran pulled out of the match with a hamstring injury. The Demons are likely to feel the loss of McDonald as they are still without experienced pair Russell Robertson and Paul Wheatley, both yet to play a game this…
Mar 26, 2009
While John Worsfold may be talking up his contract negotiations we thought we would make an early predcition regarding the coaching stakes and predict that Chris Connolly would have a coaching job for 2010. With Dean Bailey's contract up at the end of the year and Cameron Schwab back with good mate Chris Connolly, Melbourne and Dean Bailey cannot afford…
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