Opinion Are the Demons currently experiencing some kind of Perth curse?

[GC2015]

Most will remember the Norm Smith curse being broken by the Demons when they won their 2021 flag in Perth and that was obviously special for the club but since then they've gone out in straight sets in consecutive years as a top 4 team:

2022 QF: Melbourne (2nd) def. by Sydney (3rd) by 22 points @ MCG
2022 SF: Melbourne (2nd) def. by Brisbane (6th) by 13 points @ MCG
2023 QF: Melbourne (4th) def. by Collingwood (1st) by 7 points @ MCG
2023 SF: Melbourne (4th) def. by Carlton (5th) by 2 points @ MCG

How so? Is there another curse at play here?

 

[Outtatym]

Bed wetters

 

[Feerits Elf]

I don't know whether I'd call it a curse, they're improving every match.

 

[Priddis Is Done]

Owen 4

 

[gandaal]

Bit hard to win when you don't have a forward line.

They desperately need a key forward.

 

[Football Tragic]

Just sh.tting the bed with inaccuracy from nerves. No curse, just plain old bad conversion

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Maybe they’re just losing games and it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact they won a flag in Perth…

 

[nut]

Maybe the curse still lives? 2021 was in Perth so the curse didn’t work

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

Maybe they shouldn’t have been such tossers when they won in 2021, the karma bus has a way of running you over, and then reversing over you again.

 

[Danw0w]

Look on the bright side. They're getting closer each time!

 

[Taper]

Yes and Richmond are experiencing a Brisbane curse because they're winless in finals since winning a flag there.

 

[RazzleDazzler]

Does it count as a curse if the umps shaft you as they did tonight?

 

[HTPunter]

Is it a curse or were they just beaten by 2 likely grand finalists (Swans 2022 & Pies 2023), and 2 sides that are pretty good (really, still a chance at being 3 grand finallists).

They have a bottom 8 forward line for cohesiveness - you can’t just slam names like Fritsch & Pickett in and expect 13+ goals. They’re good but their goals are largely those half-chance goals.

Dees have no reliable easy avenue to goal. They have no genuine competing forward. Their depth in the position is poor. That’s not a curse, it’s just not being a top 4 side in the comp.

 

[Pancakes]

Won a covid premiership which is basically irrelevant.
This gave Goodwin the idea that he was actually a decent coach (he really isn't).
Since then the Dees have been hamstrung by just how shit Goodwin is at coaching, even i could implement their gameplan of kick it long into the 50 and hope for the best.

 

[Xtreme]

Just not mentally strong enough to hang with the clearly better teams.

 

[JyeDye]

Why on Earth is Schache on their list let alone getting a game in a semi final?

 

[Clark G]

There is no curse. They have a very good midfield and backline. The problem is the forward line malfunctions and is inaccurate when it does get shots at goal.

 

[raskolnikov]

Why on Earth is Schache on their list let alone getting a game in a semi final?

He didn't get a game though.

 

[WillHayward]

Fritsch such a selfish flog

 

[Shane Heard]

Let’s face it ..Fritzzz had a freak day out in the premiership win.
He was the difference.

No fritzel tonight. No Petty either.

Oliver’s kick 30cm more is a goal.

Carlton skimmed in by a bees Willy.

 

[Defabs]

Won a covid premiership which is basically irrelevant.
This gave Goodwin the idea that he was actually a decent coach (he really isn't).
Since then the Dees have been hamstrung by just how s**t Goodwin is at coaching, even i could implement their gameplan of kick it long into the 50 and hope for the best.

Exactly. They can talk up their flag as much as they like but the 2020 and 2021 flags are irrelevant.

Draw manipulated with a week’s notice in 2021, half the games played in front of no crowds, no finals in Melbourne. I could never go back and watch any game from those seasons. That even includes the 1pt win against WCE in the EF. Couldn’t care less.

Dees still haven’t won a flag in front of their members and fans since 1964.

 

[BigVic]

Won a covid premiership which is basically irrelevant.
This gave Goodwin the idea that he was actually a decent coach (he really isn't).
Since then the Dees have been hamstrung by just how s**t Goodwin is at coaching, even i could implement their gameplan of kick it long into the 50 and hope for the best.

2020 and 2021 were COVID-impacted seasons. 2022 saw fixtures released every six rounds.

Josh Daicos kicked goal of the year midweek on a Thursday night at the Gabba.

For the Dees, they've been 0-4 since normality resumed.

 

[Bald]

In a world where the aim is to be the Novak, Raphael or Roger, Melbourne are the Andy Murray.

 

[barbster]

Let’s face it ..Fritzzz had a freak day out in the premiership win.
He was the difference.

Yes and he should have won the Norm Smith for that game, was truly the match winner.

 

[Farang83150]

Certainly hope so
Can't we just all enjoy it?