AFL Round 13 – Review: Priority pick? Tanks, but no tanks

Melbourne doesn’t need a priority pick, they need to look at Port Adelaide and how it turned things around in 4 months.

AFL Round 11 – Melbourne v Collingwood: The best place to use a tartan rug

Kevin Witham makes the long journey from Bemm River, deep in the heart of Gippsland, for the annual Queen’s Birthday encounter. The Melbourne supporters of his group decline to make the journey.

An open letter to Melbourne fans

Passion can be a good thing in footy. But it can also get you into trouble, as Cheryl Critchley found out when expressing her frustration last week about what was happening at the Melbourne Football Club. In this open letter, she apologises for resorting to stereotypes, but stands by her belief cultural change is needed.

AFL Round 10 – Melbourne v Hawthorn: Hawks untroubled by the bald and the dutiful

Aussie80s went to the MCG concerned for Hawthorn’s form against bald players but on this sunny winter’s day he had nothing to worry about. Unlike Mark Neeld.

AFL Round 10 – Melbourne v Hawthorn: Neelding change – urgently

Exactly one year ago to the day, Melbourne pulled off a stirring victory against Essendon. It’s been a long, long year, writes Dees fan Michael Thompson.

AFL Round 9 – Fremantle v Melbourne: Consigned to history

Former Fitzroy captain and inaugural West Coast coach, Ron Alexander, gives Les Everett an insight into the game plan of Fremantle coach Ross Lyon. It’s not new, says Alexander, but it’s certainly effective.

AFL Round 8 – Richmond v Melbourne: The Curse of Norm Smith

Although some Hawthorn supporters mutter darkly about the Kennett Curse, there is really one lasting curse in Australian Football, the Curse of Norm Smith, writes Robert Pascoe.

AFL Round 8 – Richmond v Melbourne: Apollo Bay, Meat Pies and Brandon Ellis

An entertaining piece by emerging writer Paddy Grindlay on the breakout game of Richmond’s Brandon Ellis. He’s changing the number on his jumper now.

AFL Round 8 – Richmond v Melbourne: Old demons die hard

Be it Richo, Caroline Wilson or Catherine Durkin, a Richmond supporter’s pessimism never dies, even against the Demons.

AFL Round 8 – Richmond v Melbourne: The Sara Lee Cup

Tigers fan Cheryl Critchley sinks the boot into Melbourne fans. Where are they in their team’s time of need? [Methinks the author is hoping to be corrected, but I suspect her husband isn’t – Ed]

When the salary cap doesn’t fit

The Melbourne list should be paid 20% of what Geelong’s players earn, so why must the club pay them 95% of the salaray cap, asks Barry Levinson.

AFL Round 7 – Melbourne v Gold Coast: For You, Blue

A solid football club has been carved along the golden shores of ocean and bright lights, writes WA-based Suns fan Justin Fris. This win was for you, Blue.

The vagaries of vaseline

Wally has worked out why the Melbourne backline forms a huddle after every goal scored against them.

AFL Round 6 – Carlton v Melbourne: Remembering the Kreuzer Cup

I am joined by The Paradox and his son. The Paradox makes his living as a fitness guru but he needs a hip replacement, a lifelong friend and lifelong suffering Demon supporter who follows the game more passionately than he follows the club.

AFL Round 6 – Carlton v Melbourne: Arrested Dee-velopment

Here’s a fun fact – since beating Port Adelaide in July 2011, Melbourne has won only one of its 30 games against non-expansion sides.

AFL Round 5 – Brisbane v Melbourne: Honourable Honours

Melbourne fan Geoff Woolcock and friends wanted an honourable loss from their team at the Gabba, but what margin constitutes an honourable loss?

AFL Round 5 – Brisbane v Melbourne: A brief history lesson

Mike Krzyzewski, coach of the Duke basketball team wrote: “A season is a lifetime”. I reckon today’s game is a potted history of the Melbourne footy club.

AFL Round 4 – Fearless: Demons must stay the course

The Demons have just got to stay the course. They are in good hands with Mark Neeld.

AFL Round 4 – Melbourne v GWS Giants: Melbourne pulls its finger out

Melbourne fans like Ciannon Cazaly are enjoying the win over GWS because who knows when the next one might come along.

AFL Round 4 – Melbourne v GWS Giants: It’s all between the ears

Melbourne’s final quarter proved to John Warhurst that football is played between the ears.