Round 6 – Melbourne v Richmond: We Can Say That We Were Warned

John Green knew his wounded Tigers would be up against it on Anzac Eve.

Round 19 – Melbourne v Western Bulldogs: Aaron Naughton terrifies me

During a cracking match between two contenders, quite a few footballers caught Old Dog’s eye. Some of them scare him. He explains why.

Round 6 – Richmond v Melbourne: How Good is Stacky

Michael Nichols discusses the Round Six game that promised so much pre-season, Richmond v Melbourne.

Round 4 – Sydney v Melbourne: Change, and the challenges ahead

Jan Courtin and her husband, Marshall, travel to Sydney to watch their beloved Sydney Swans play against the Melbourne Demons. Jan reflects on the inevitable changes in her football team and life itself.

Round 4 – Sydney v Melbourne: Hopeful trip to the SCG

Craig Dodson and Mrs. D take their young boys on an adventure to their first game of the SCG with high hopes and reminiscing about the days of footy in 1987.

Finals Week 2 – Hawthorn v Melbourne: Lid?

‘If I had a dollar for every time one of my friends or colleagues told me that I should ‘keep a lid on it’ via text, email or in person, I’d be very rich.’ Is the lid well and truly off now for Dees fan Cat Jones as they prepare to take on West Coast this Saturday?

Finals Week 1 – Melbourne v Geelong: Cat flu over the cuckoo’s nest

Paul Spinks reflects on Geelong’s loss to Melbourne which drew him to compare the match, and the Cats’ 2018 season to an illness they just couldn’t beat and wonders what next season will bring for the Catters.

Finals Week 2 – Hawthorn v Melbourne: My emotion overwriting analyses

After a wet week in Kyoto, Yoshi was looking forward to watching his team mate Brian Lake’s former club perform well in the final but alas, it was not to be.

Almanac Footy – A Tipster’s Retrospective from the Smokers’ Lounge

Earl O’Neill plays free and loose with this Round 4 retrospective, coping with everything from the unorthodox orthodoxy of Whoosha to the absurdities of the latest high rotation ad from AAMI.

Round 1 – Melbourne v Geelong: Two Musketeers is Two Too Many

Piffy painfully recalls in the final moments of the Round 1 Melbourne v Geelong clash that there are no sure things in footy, especially when you are a Dees supporter.

AFLW Dreams Dee-molished, Can AFL Dee-liver?

After the Demons had their chance of playing in an AFLW Grand Final crushed by the Dogs, Ann Deux moves her focus to her Dees men’s team to see if they can deliver for her in 2018.

AFLW Round 7 – Melbourne v Western Bulldogs: Footy. What an emotional rollercoaster

It was heartbreak all over again for Alyce Collett whose Dees couldn’t quite get it done over the Doggies on Saturday night, missing the AFLWGF by a hair two years in a row.

AFLW Round 7 – Melbourne v Western Bulldogs: So close, yet so far for the Dees

It was shattering for Dees fan Cat Jones to watch her team just miss out on a place in the AFLW grand final on Saturday night. She writes from the heart here in true Footy Almanac style.

AFLW Round 6 – Carlton v Melbourne: Post Game with Paxy

Kasey Symons caught up with Melbourne mid-fielder Karen Paxman in the rooms after her Dees defeated the Blues on Sunday afternoon.

AFLW Round 6 – Carlton v Melbourne: Dominant Dees Keep Season on Track

Alyce Collett was happy to see her Dees dominate against the Blues on Saturday to secure second place on the AFLW ladder going into the final round, but the injury to marquee player Mel Hickey put a damper on the win as we now wait for scans on her knee.

AFLW Round 5 – Melbourne v Brisbane: Seasons Autumn

Ed Carmine commenced the new season watching the thriller at Casey

AFLW Round 5: Melbourne v Brisbane Lions: For the Love of the Lions

Danielle Spicer had the rare treat of seeing her Lions play close to home at Casey on Friday night but despite a valiant effort, Brisbane couldn’t deliver the ‘W’ against the Dees.

AFLW Round 4 – Melbourne v Collingwood: Comfort Eating through the third quarter blues.

Ebony McKenna had to turn to comfort food as she watched her Dees go down in difficult conditions in Alice Springs on Saturday night.

AFLW Round 4 – Melbourne v Collingwood: A Glimmer of Hope

Phil Dimitriadis watched Saturday’s Melbourne v Collingwood match with the memory of his young daughter asking him back in 2008 if she could play for the Pies one day and having to tell her ‘no’. Now the answer is a resounding ‘yes’.

AFLW Round 3 – Melbourne v Fremantle: Demons’ defeat leaves competition wide open

‘I’ve tried hard to ignore the comments made in the media about the state of the game. It’s really difficult to shut everything out though; I’m just lucky that there is a chorus of people who will tweet, comment, write and speak out in support of the competition.’
Cat Jones hopes the critics of AFLW were watching Sunday’s exciting clash between Fremantle and Melbourne.