Melbourne Demons Almanac

The Hawks hosted the Dees in Tazzy looking for their 13th straight win at UTaz stadium. But it wasn't to be, a dominant Melbourne were up by 71 points at half time and despite conceding 12 straight goals, then ran out 35 point winners.

On a cloudy day at the MCG the Melbourne Demons and the Essendon Bombers renewed hostilities. The Dons have been somewhat of a bogey team for the Dees downing them in three out of three gather round clashes, but it wasn't to be on this occasion Melbourne set up the win with a dominant first half. Tune in for all the regular segments including "Remember the time that..."

On King's birthday, things were in full swing with the Big Freeze. Neale Daniher had passed just two weeks prior, which made for an extra emotional occasion. On the field both teams were in need of a win but it was the Demons who kicked the clutch goals in the last quarter to move to a perfect 7 from 7 at the MCG for 2026. All your favourite segments are back in addition to a play by play of t...

On a warm May afternoon and evening, the Melbourne Demons faced their biggest test yet taking on flag fancy Hawthorn. On this occasion it was the underdogs who got the chocolates! Tune in to hear how it all went down.

With both the Sydney Swans and the Melbourne Demons sitting in the top 4 this clashed promised plenty. It certainly lived up to the hype with both teams cracking the 100 and scoring freely to get the highlight reel ticking over.

The Dees & the Saints renew hostilities at the MCG. In a classic seesawing contest there was a lot to like about how footy is being played in 2026. Check out the ep to hear the full story.

Daniel & Charlotte have a chat about the Melbourne Demons in the AFLW in 2025!

Daniel is joined by Johnny as they deep dive into the 2025 grand final between Geelong and the Brisbane Lions. There were plenty of highlights in the game that saw the scores level in the grand final for the first time since 1909.

Daniel jumps on to discuss the events that eventually led to the sacking of premiership coach Simon Goodwin. It's been a downward spiral for the Dees since lifting the 2021 premiership cup. Relive it in all its glory as we see just how many things can go wrong for a single footy team!

The St Kilda v Geelong 2009 Grand final was a titanic struggle. It pitted 1st and 2nd on the ladder. The Saints were attempting to break through for their first flag since 1966 and Geelong were attempting to avenge their loss in the 2008 grand final. There were stars everywhere and a finish for the ages...

Daniel jumps on the mic to discuss the men's side of the equation from Roland Garros 2025 including: - Bublik the destroyed... of Draper & De Minaur - Djokovic not done yet - Sinner and Alcaraz to meet in the final 1 v 2 match-up - The epic 5 hour and 40 minute encounter - Alcaraz somehow comes back from brink to claim his maiden Roland Garros title (now only missing the Australian open fr...

After an incredible Roland Garros 2025, Daniel discusses some of the main story lines from the women's draw. - Iga Swiatek is back... but not quite - Lois Boisson, the French wild card who made good - Sabalenka carves her way into the final for a 1 v 2 match-up with Gauff - Gauff does it again blunting Sabalenka with an amazing display of grit, determination and skill - Sour grapes from Sabale...

After a couple of rounds in 2025 there are more questions than answers for the Melbourne Demons. But is the era really over? Or is this a speed bump in the journey? Tune in as Daniel gives his thoughts...

The Deed hosted the GWS Giants in round 1 to kick off the season proper. On a rainy day, the worst of the weather had relented prior to the bounce. Those in attendance were treated to a great game that went down to just about the final play of the day. So, what's the story? Where was the game won and lost? Who was the MVP and who put in an underrated performance?

Daniel's chosen his favourite quarter from the weekends action and had a go at calling it! Enjoy the game, after all its Footy Time. The first quarter in the Swans v Hawks was a high scoring affair to kick off the 2025 season!

Daniel discusses some of the most interesting story lines coming into the 2025 season for the Melbourne Demons: - A new game plan - or is it? - Harvey Langford - how good can he be? - Do the Dees rise or fall in 2025? - Trac & Oliver back and ready to go - Interesting positional switches - Windsor & Ed Langdon

Having just finished reading Rod Laver's memoir, Daniel jumps on to talk about some of the amazing happenings of his life. - Rod is the only player to have ever won the grand small twice - Rod's journey spans the amateur and professional eras of tennis - What made Rod such a great tennis player? - Rod the tennis Gypsie - barred from the major tournaments

Daniel talks through some of the things that stood out most from the book, Andre Agassi - Open, as he charts his journey from childhood to pro-tennis. It's a revealing journey as Agassi says many times that he hates tennis. What can we learn from Agassi's journey? Tune in to find out

Join Daniel as he discusses the happenings from the sporting landscape that piqued his interest this week: - 10,000 runs for Steve Smith - Australia set to host a home Davis Cup Tie - Blockbuster trade - Luca is a Laker and people aren't happy - Goodbye Troy Sellwood - CTE and depression

Daniel jumps on for a chat about the most interesting story lines from the 2025 Australian open - Keys a grand slam champion - Djokovic find a way past Alcaraz - Sinner wins - flawless through the finals - Is 5 sets too much? - Swiatek another slam chance gone - De Minaur quarter final run - Hype around the young brigade lead by Fonseca

Inspired after reading the book "Between the Flags" by Ian Munro, Daniel charts the journey through the history of the Melbourne Demons to make sense of: - Melbourne's 12 premierships up to 1964 - How Melbourne went through 22 seasons without making the finals - The dark times after Neale Daniher - How Paul Roos and Simon Goodwin led Melbourne on the path to claim the 2021 premiershi...

What do you know about the 1989 Grand final? With stars on every line and Gary Ablett up one end and Jason Dunstall up the other, it wasn't hard to see that we'd be in for a high scoring affair. With some classic moments, the 1989 grand final is thought of as one of the greatest grand finals ever.

In one of the classic semi-finals, Brisbane come back from 44 points down to knock the Giants out of the finals, who conceded the final 6 goals for the match!

The Hawks travelled to Adelaide to take on the Power in a cutthroat semi-final that would see the victor take on the Sydney Swans in the prelim final.

The Lions have finally broken through to lift the 2024 premiership cup. Let's trace the journey of their season that led to the chance to go four from four in knock out finals!