FIND out what’s being said about the club in the major daily newspapers on Monday, June 13, 2011
Herald Sun
Dees hoping for best on Scully
By Michael Horan
MELBOURNE boss Cameron Schwab remains confident midfield gun Tom Scully will be a Demon for life. The CEO was responding to claims from Demons great David Schwarz that he was "98 per cent" sure Scully had already signed a lucrative deal to play with Greater Western Sydney next season. Schwab said this morning he believed Scully would play on with a group of young players capable of delivering a drought-breaking premiership in coming years. "We're building a club around a whole group of young players and I think that's probably where, when anyone's asked of us what our own views are, we've got a lot a lot of confidence because we're very aware of the environment we're creating," Schwab said.
Moloney vowing to make amends
By Michael Horan
BRENT Moloney is itching to lead from the front in Melbourne's biggest game of the season, against premier Collingwood. Moloney was re-reinstated as vice-captain and is back in the Demons' leadership group after being stood down for getting kicked out of a bar while on a drinking binge two months ago. But faultless commitment since and sparkling form has won back his stripes and no player will be more passionate to get the Dees over the line against the Pies. "My body feels good and it feels great to be back in the leadership group and back as vice-captain," Moloney said yesterday. "I barracked for Melbourne as a kid and I obviously love the club. These are the games I used to come down to as a kid. We always used to drive down to Melbourne-Collingwood (from Warrnambool) on Queen's Birthday. "It's the biggest game of the year for our footy club and our supporters. These are the games you really want to play. A finals-like atmosphere, this is why you play."
Jeremy Howe makes his mark
By Jon Anderson
JEREMY Howe of Dodges Ferry has got a ring to it like Larry Bird from French Lick, or Roscoe Tanner from Lookout Mountain. If you are familiar with the work of the latter pair and not the former, Howe is the spring-heeled Melbourne first-year player who did well on debut against Essendon last round. His progression to an AFL career after just nine games with the Casey Scorpions came about after the Demons picked him as a mature-aged second-round selection at No. 33 in last year's draft. So where is Dodges Ferry and how did the Demons locate Howe? The location can be found in the south-east of Tasmania, a beach resort that has a population of about 3000. "Unless you are from Tassie, most people have never heard of it," the 20-year-old said.
The Age
Magpies the measuring stick of Watts' progress
By Roger Vaughan
EVERY time Jack Watts renews acquaintances with Collingwood's ruthless defence, it is a straightforward measure of how far he has come in the game. The 20-year-old Melbourne key forward will go into today's annual Queen's Birthday clash against the Magpies with growing form and confidence. Three years ago, the 2008 No. 1 draft pick made his senior debut in this match and the Collingwood defenders were waiting for him. They made a point of singling him out for some fierce physical pressure, but these days Watts is not such an easy target. ''Everyone remembers the first touch he got - he was gang-tackled by two or three Collingwood players,'' said Melbourne's forward coach Josh Mahoney. ''It's going to be a really good measurement to see how far his improvement has come and he's going into this game with good confidence. He's in good form. He's itching to get out there and play.''
Dees hoping for best on Scully
By Michael Horan
MELBOURNE boss Cameron Schwab remains confident midfield gun Tom Scully will be a Demon for life. The CEO was responding to claims from Demons great David Schwarz that he was "98 per cent" sure Scully had already signed a lucrative deal to play with Greater Western Sydney next season. Schwab said this morning he believed Scully would play on with a group of young players capable of delivering a drought-breaking premiership in coming years. "We're building a club around a whole group of young players and I think that's probably where, when anyone's asked of us what our own views are, we've got a lot a lot of confidence because we're very aware of the environment we're creating," Schwab said.
Moloney vowing to make amends
By Michael Horan
BRENT Moloney is itching to lead from the front in Melbourne's biggest game of the season, against premier Collingwood. Moloney was re-reinstated as vice-captain and is back in the Demons' leadership group after being stood down for getting kicked out of a bar while on a drinking binge two months ago. But faultless commitment since and sparkling form has won back his stripes and no player will be more passionate to get the Dees over the line against the Pies. "My body feels good and it feels great to be back in the leadership group and back as vice-captain," Moloney said yesterday. "I barracked for Melbourne as a kid and I obviously love the club. These are the games I used to come down to as a kid. We always used to drive down to Melbourne-Collingwood (from Warrnambool) on Queen's Birthday. "It's the biggest game of the year for our footy club and our supporters. These are the games you really want to play. A finals-like atmosphere, this is why you play."
Jeremy Howe makes his mark
By Jon Anderson
JEREMY Howe of Dodges Ferry has got a ring to it like Larry Bird from French Lick, or Roscoe Tanner from Lookout Mountain. If you are familiar with the work of the latter pair and not the former, Howe is the spring-heeled Melbourne first-year player who did well on debut against Essendon last round. His progression to an AFL career after just nine games with the Casey Scorpions came about after the Demons picked him as a mature-aged second-round selection at No. 33 in last year's draft. So where is Dodges Ferry and how did the Demons locate Howe? The location can be found in the south-east of Tasmania, a beach resort that has a population of about 3000. "Unless you are from Tassie, most people have never heard of it," the 20-year-old said.
The Age
Magpies the measuring stick of Watts' progress
By Roger Vaughan
EVERY time Jack Watts renews acquaintances with Collingwood's ruthless defence, it is a straightforward measure of how far he has come in the game. The 20-year-old Melbourne key forward will go into today's annual Queen's Birthday clash against the Magpies with growing form and confidence. Three years ago, the 2008 No. 1 draft pick made his senior debut in this match and the Collingwood defenders were waiting for him. They made a point of singling him out for some fierce physical pressure, but these days Watts is not such an easy target. ''Everyone remembers the first touch he got - he was gang-tackled by two or three Collingwood players,'' said Melbourne's forward coach Josh Mahoney. ''It's going to be a really good measurement to see how far his improvement has come and he's going into this game with good confidence. He's in good form. He's itching to get out there and play.''
