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…
Dec 23, 2008
Melbourne football club are facing their own finacial crisis at the moment after Cameron Schwab delivered the news that the club lost officially$549,000 but when the figures are all said an done it looks a little worse with assets that have been written off and the fact that the Dees managed to raise about $3million in a fundraising campaign late…
Dec 9, 2008
Former Melbourne defender Chris Johnson might find himself back in the Demon side if they choose to re-draft him in the pre-season draft. Johnson, who couldn't hold down a regular spot in the Demon team in 2008, is hoping to sign a two-year deal with Carlton, saying he doesn't want to play at Melbourne who have only offered him a…
Aug 25, 2008
A familiar Fremantle face in Cameron Schawb has been appointed the new CEO of Melbourne after Paul McNamee was dumped just over a month ago. Schawb will join his former Fremantle colleague in Chris Connolly and new President Jim Stynes as they try to turn around the fortunes of the AFL's most struggling club. Schwab started his career with the…
Aug 20, 2008
Melbourne ruckman Jeff White says his 266-game career is far from over. Melbourne has admitted to having talks with Fremantle youngster Robert Warnock, adding to rumours that White was probably not part of the Demons' 2009 plans. The 31-year-old understands Melbourne's hunger for youth but the 2004 All- Australian is very keen to further his career with whoever will…
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