Sponsor Jack Grimes and Chris Dawes in 2013
Sponsor Jack Grimes and Chris Dawes in 2013
Your invitation to join the NSW Demons Player Sponsorship Group
Buy shares now online at: http://www.trybooking.com/CMDU
Buy a share for $50 and you will become a proud player sponsor and part of an exclusive group of Demon fans sponsoring Jack Grimes and Chris Dawes.
You will also have the opportunity to participate in a regular and exclusive Q&A email with Chris Dawes. 17 shares are still available (from a total of 44)
As a bonus each share gives you a ticket in the draw for the following prizes:
- Invitation to the exclusive Player Sponsor Cocktail function
- Match worn and signed Jack Grimes Guernsey, (Nominated game: Rd 4, GWS Giants)
- Match worn and signed Chris Dawes Guernsey, (Nominated game: Rd 4, GWS Giants)
- Player signed team poster
Go Dees
Sally
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Guess What? Footy’s back
Guess What? Footy’s back
Join the NSW Demons to watch the new look Demons in the first round of the NAB Cup. Our first look at exciting youngsters Jimmy Toumpas, Jack Viney and Jesse Hogan.
How well will the new forward line structure work with recruits Chris Dawes, Cameron Pedersen and Shannon Byrnes lining up alongside Jeremy Howe and Aaron Davey?
Good reports about Dean Kent and David Rodan so I am looking forward to watching them debut in the red and the blue.
All to look forward to tonight.
Enjoy the weekend and Go Dees!
Sally
NSW Demons
sally@nswdemons.com
M: 0409783318
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The Man in the Stand
Summer Reading
This year’s summer reading starts with ‘The Man in the Stand’ by Geoff Cordner. Reflect on the words which so eloquently express our passion! Does it strikes a chord with you? Enjoy!
The Man in the Stand
There’s a man in the stand, and he’s looking at you
And he’s wanting to know if you’re feeling it too
The pride in the guernsey, which means so much more
When you wear it for all those who’ve worn it before
The duty that comes with the honour bestowed
To respect the ideals of the MFC code
With the passion and courage of teams of the past
Play each quarter, each minute as if it’s your last
There’s a man in the stand, and it shows in his face
He’d give anything just to be there in your place
To lace up your boots, and to feel what you feel
When you pull on the armour of red and blue steel
To be able to tell the young boy on his knee
Of the day that the fans roared for him at the ‘G
So one thing you must say as you walk from the shed
Is you won’t let this privilege go to your head
You won’t take for granted what you’ve been allowed
The chance to play footy in front of this crowd
There’s a man in the stand, but he’s not on his own
There are thousands beside, and behind, and at home
Those who wear the Club colours, and whose welfare depends
On whether their team is in front at the end
Though between them they haven’t a stat to their names
They are the very heart and the soul of this game
And the question these people are asking of you
Is if you get cut today, will you bleed red and blue?
It’s a Grand Old Flag, but in this brave new world
If you want to see a 13th flag being unfurled
Then don’t waste your time on the papers or news
Because games aren’t determined by media views
Nor do crowds or the umpires decide who prevails
It’s young men with big hearts just refusing to fail
Heads over the ball, their bodies on the line
Who, when knocked down get up again time after time
And who know that there’s always some more they can find
Even when the board says that they’re five goals behind
Winners don’t play three quarters, or give into fear
And you don’t play for glory or women or beer
No, you play for each other, standing shoulder to shoulder
If the other team’s brave then you have to be bolder
And the thing you’ll reflect on one day when you’re older
Is the man you became as a red and blue soldier
There’s a man in the stand, and like those that surround him
He smiles as he turns to the faces around him
He smiles in the knowledge this team shares his pride
And that this is a group who will not be denied
And he yells himself hoarse as he cheers for that team
He believes that these men can deliver that dream
And he knows that the prize they have sought all these years
Will be well worth the blood and the sweat and the tears
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NSW Demons Year in Review
Hope you can join us on Thursday 22 November at 6.00pm at the Camelia Grove Hotel, 146 Henderson Rd, Alexandria
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Not exactly to plan but not all bad news
But hey it wasn’t all bad news in the penultimate round of the home and away season! Three of my favourite clubs, Collingwood, ‘Essedon’ and Carlton all lost on the weekend with the latter two clubs now confirmed to be enjoying September in the stands. All three clubs are going through their own respective ‘crises’ be it trying to sign up key players, missing the finals, an unprecedented soft tissue injury count or a coach under siege and it couldn’t happen to three better clubs. For once it isn’t the Demons on the back page for all the wrong reasons and I am smiling. I am smiling as for once the Melbourne Football Club is showing consistent signs of stability both on and off the field and, well let’s be frank, the three above mentioned clubs are the antithesis of this. Hah!
But back to the game on the weekend and, as I mentioned, we came out of the blocks first. In fact we were still well and truly in the game midway through the 2nd quarter but the 3rd quarter was far from our finest with the Crows piling on 10 goals to put the game well and truly to bed. Statistic wise the game didn’t mirror the score line – the Demons matched the Crows in inside 50s and had more disposals on the day. But alarmingly the Crows in ‘red time’ (after the 20-minute mark) of each of the opening three quarters outscored the Demons 9.6 to 0.2! This surely would have been a key area of frustration amongst the Dees brains trust. Our ability to run out games and indeed quarters has been a problem all year and it is clear the boys need another solid pre-season to build up their fitness base and properly adapt to the new game plan set in place.
Despite the loss we did have some very good performances on the day:
- The standout was Colin Sylvia. A game high 34 disposals was a fantastic effort. Colin had an interrupted pre-season and his form, particularly in the back half of the year, has been outstanding and he is showing the football world just why he was taken #3 in the draft.
- Nathan Jones racked up 25 touches coupled with 8 clearances and a goal in another ‘Bluey’ voting effort.
- Jack Grimes continues with this sublime form collecting 23 possessions in what undoubtedly has been his best year at the club.
- Rohan Bail also played a good game and easily was in our best players finishing up with 22 disposals and a team high six inside 50s.
Darren Spence
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