Bailey laments his bad luck

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Melbourne coach Dean Bailey can scarcely believe his luck.

After all his Demons' side finally gets a win on the board - after losing its first six matches and having the worst percentage of any team after six rounds since Fitzroy in 1996 - and instead of getting the chance to build on that momentum, his team instead gets a week off because of last week's break for the AFL Hall of Fame match.

And instead of Melbourne getting a much-needed opportunity to boost its crowds - following the incredible come-from-behind win over Fremantle at the MCG in round seven - by playing another home game, the Demons instead have to travel to AAMI Stadium to take on Adelaide in front of a partisan home crowd on Sunday.

The same AAMI Stadium where they have lost their past ten matches - dating back to 2001 - by an average of 52 points.

"It would have been nice if you were writing the script after the way we won in the second half against Fremantle to be then playing another game at the MCG," Bailey said on Tuesday.

"That would have been a good script for us and a chance to build on that game."

But Bailey is by no means conceding defeat, even though the Demons face an Adelaide side sitting in fourth place with five wins from seven matches.

"There is still a bit of momentum (from the Fremantle win) at training and we are keen for the (Adelaide) game to be played to be honest," he said.

"They (the Crows) had six representatives (for The Dream Team against Victoria last week) so that means we have got our work cut out but we have got nothing to lose and everything to gain."

Bailey said the Demons were far from getting carried away by just one win - even though they retrieved the second biggest half-time deficit in history (50 points) in beating the Dockers.

"We have only won one game and we have lost too many games and too many games by too much," he said.

"The first two games (when the Demons lost to Hawthorn and Bulldogs by a combined total of 199 points) still represent a bit of a scar and we can't accept that."

"For us to develop our list the best way to do that is get a winning culture and that is really built on a strong training ethic and that is what we need to do."