100 reasons to be excited about the Demons 2008 prospects

[goal sneak]

Lets try and get this list up to 100. I will get the ball rolling:

1: It is an even year
2: New coach Dean Bailey is going to bring something new
3: No matter how badly we are going simon Godfrey won't be getting a game.

 

[dutchy12]

4:We have pick 4 haha and should get a highly touted youngster
5: Sylvia is over his Osteitus and will have his first full pre season ever
6: Our club is 150 years old. Plenty of media attention

 

[master bate]

7: We will have better luck with injuries, if we were to have worse luck it would have to mean several members of bigfooty would get a game.

 

[Marns]

8: Brock McLean

 

[demonfan9]

9. Juice

 

[melbournemartin]

10. Even our top age players (McDonald, Neitz, White) can still play important roles, even though they don't dominate like they have before.
11. Expectation will be off us relative to last year so we won't get as much 'pretenders' shit.
12. No injuries as such that look like hampering the pre-season of any players or their start to next year.

 

[CaptainDavey]

13. The club has pumped up Miller for such a big 2008 that if he doesn't deliver they'll have no choice but to swing the axe
14. Mark Williams is now on the coaching panel, Sandy style!
15. Ashley Sampi...Why not?

 

[CaptainDavey]

16. Unlike another club, we won't have to worry about packing our bags and heading off to some foreign land....Ah the pleasures of historical and geographic significance

 

[FOOOOTY]

17. Rivers
18. Bartram

 

[FOOOOTY]

19. Nomore watching TJ's potential go unfilled another year.

 

[FOOOOTY]

20. Nomore Danial Ward betting scandals

 

[FOOOOTY]

21. Bate
22. Jones

 

[Dez!]

23. Rivers
24. Whelan
25. Yze in the forward line.
26. Youngsters have had decent taste of footy at the highest level.

**EDIT**

Rivers deserves 2 mentions

 

[FOOOOTY]

27. Easy match first up vs Tassie Whorks
28. Easy match leading into finals vs Richmond

 

[FOOOOTY]

29. Surely 1 of PJ, Meesen or Jamar will show a bit and back up White

 

[StingaArmstrong]

30. Because its about f......g time!

 

[jackolegend]

31. Good draw. Melbourne finishes with 5 of the last 6 games at the MCG.
32. No more 'home' games in Brissy

 

[KTLK]

33. Use Pick 14 and draft "Scott Simpson". A gun FF which need to replace Neitz in the future.

34. Hopefully Bailey can share some secrets about AAMI, a ground we sick of losing. 2008 might be the year to break the AAMI horror run.

 

[melbournemartin]

35. No more 'home' games at the Dome (though the Tigers game at the dome is a bit wierd).

 

[Deenamite]

36. 150th BDay baby!

 

[whelan=legend]

37. Probably gonna win the granny

 

[Dez!]

38. Some supporters are very enthuisiastic and have very high hopes.

 

[Dez!]

39. Record membership after finishing 14th, just imagine the members in 2008 and the 150th birthday should really get people on the bandwagon.

 

[chook2734]

Great thread idea - hope you don't mind that I borrowed it for a bit of footy discussion over on the Freo board . Can I add a reason for you to get excited too?

40. Chris Connolly - he will be very good for you. If he can help you out even half as much as he did Freo, he will have served you very well. Good luck in '08 - always love the Dees v Freo games at the G every year.

 

[Rookie]

Good thread, I'll add my two bobs worth:

41. Low expectations will surprise a few, ladder position in 2007 is completely non-related to talent of your list. Big risers in 2008!