Enjoy the trips to sunny Cranbourne and the Casey Scorps...

Start visiting Casey Fields today (Saturday) MFC supporters because unlike Sandringham, Zebraman, we're in the FINALS!

And MFC supporters just ignore the fact that some of those players running round in Scorps guernseys are actually Saints players.

Just to make things worse Box Hill have gained permission for Simon Taylor and Cameron Stokes, both with a fair amount of senior AFL experience this year to play for Box Hill.

Didn't Stokes play for Hawthorn last night?

Start visiting Casey Fields today (Saturday) MFC supporters because unlike Sandringham, Zebraman, we're in the FINALS!

And MFC supporters just ignore the fact that some of those players running round in Scorps guernseys are actually Saints players.

True...and Casey are my smoky fto win the Grand Final...

However, Sandy's recent record in the finals is far and away the best...we'll see if the Scorps can even match, let alone beat that record

Didn't Stokes play for Hawthorn last night?

He came into the side last night as an emergeny replacing Stephen Gilham (virus). Simply highlights the absurdity of the VFL's decision to allow both he and Taylor to play for the Box HIll Reserves.

True...and Casey are my smoky fto win the Grand Final...

However, Sandy's recent record in the finals is far and away the best...we'll see if the Scorps can even match, let alone beat that record

Agreed...I think it will be a long time until any tyeam matches that period of domination by the Zebs.

I wish the Zebbies well.. but I think their little run is coming to an end for some time.Will be weakend with NO Dee players in finals. Ought to be passingly interesting to see how they fare next year with the Sainters as feed. Same can be aid for Scorps really ( assuming we align )

Bub, i don't think anyone claims Sandy's success has been based off the result of their ressies. So I don't think, in terms of the dynasty, that many link no Dees players playing ressies with Sandy's future success.

Bub, i don't think anyone claims Sandy's success has been based off the result of their ressies. So I don't think, in terms of the dynasty, that many link no Dees players playing ressies with Sandy's future success.

Sorry..I dont understand ths at all

Haha sorry I'm on crack. Thought you were saying the Zebras will be hurt in finals because of no Dees players playing and it's a sign their run is over.

Play on

Haha sorry I'm on crack. Thought you were saying the Zebras will be hurt in finals because of no Dees players playing and it's a sign their run is over.

Play on

Well ..not quite..but also..lol

I would think that any team is going to be weakend to some degree with no acces to AFL players. Adittedly...its is us..so maybe yore quite right !! lol

I do consider the Zebs are in a different part of the footy cycle now...if its a clock..its past noon Would have been Herculian to remain at the pinancle any longer than they did.

Over for the Zebs now. Box Hill by 34 points.

Sandringham 2.4.16 5.6.36 10.10.70 13.16.94

Box Hill Hawks 5.3.33 8.5.53 13.7.85 19.14.128

Goals

Sandringham Gribbin 4 Lockwood McConnell Summons 2 Gilchrist Gilder Gileno

Box Hill Hawks Bayliss 4 Smithwick 3 Cross Hill Hoegel O'Sullivan 2 Angelopoulos Nye Shore Taylor

Best

Sandringham Johnson Cleeve Gribbin Williams Dean McConnell

Box Hill Hawks Cross Warby Bull Hill Smithwick Bayliss

Thanks Bazza..have enjoyed your insights and reads. Hope all goes well with new lot next year...( not too well of course:) )

As said..an era passes..an era begins !!

I would say that the reason there were no Melbourne players listed is because Sandringham severed the relationship once Melbourne announced they were moving to Casey. Sandy started talking to St Kilda & stitched up a deal BEFORE anyone told the Scorpions what was happening & didn't give them a heads up that they should start talking to Melbourne. So once the season was over for Sandy they had no further need of our players. I don't think insurance is the issue - the relationship is just plain old over.

I would say that the reason there were no Melbourne players listed is because Sandringham severed the relationship once Melbourne announced they were moving to Casey. Sandy started talking to St Kilda & stitched up a deal BEFORE anyone told the Scorpions what was happening & didn't give them a heads up that they should start talking to Melbourne. So once the season was over for Sandy they had no further need of our players. I don't think insurance is the issue - the relationship is just plain old over.

MFC have not signed any agreement with Casey so I cant see how it could state that it was moving.

From an MFC perspective, insurance was a very important consideration particularly if Sandy 1st firsts were in the finals.

He came into the side last night as an emergeny replacing Stephen Gilham (virus). Simply highlights the absurdity of the VFL's decision to allow both he and Taylor to play for the Box HIll Reserves.

i can only assume they allowed it on the back of hawthorns emergencies being allowed game time so they weren't just sitting in the stands, but it doesnt make any sense in terms of the vfl competition, the whole reason the rules are there is to stop players dropping back and playing below their level.

Agreed...I think it will be a long time until any tyeam matches that period of domination by the Zebs.

Absolutely...unfortunately the domination by the Zebs didn't transfer through to the Demons. As BB has said a new era begins...A new dawn.

MFC have not signed any agreement with Casey so I cant see how it could state that it was moving.

Not having signed anything didn't stop the Demons proclaiming the imminence of a move to Casey. A large article in the HS on March 28 quoted Chris Connolly at length on the matter under the headline "Dees move out to Casey" including:

"We will be at casey, full on, for two years".

"It hasn't been ticked off, but we will put an extension on (to the existing facilities at Casey) and make it work".

"In October, we'll get our footy department out there full time".

Full marks for enthusiasm to CC, and it certainly got a lot of other people enthused, but it spooked Sandringham.

I would say that the reason there were no Melbourne players listed is because Sandringham severed the relationship once Melbourne announced they were moving to Casey. Sandy started talking to St Kilda & stitched up a deal BEFORE anyone told the Scorpions what was happening & didn't give them a heads up that they should start talking to Melbourne. So once the season was over for Sandy they had no further need of our players. I don't think insurance is the issue - the relationship is just plain old over.

I'll repeat it again...Sandy wanted to continue the alignment with Melbourne....Melbourne would not commit to an extension.....

Sandy didn't sever the relationship....

I'm looking forward to the Sandy/Scorpions match next year either at Trevor Barker Oval or the glorious surrounds of Casey Fields

Melbourne would not commit to an extension.....

Not committing to an extension is not the same as severing the relationship..........Sandy ended it by joining with St Kilda. Sandy didn't even offer the MFC the courtesy of letting them know before publically announcing they were going with St Kilda.

Not committing to an extension is not the same as severing the relationship..........Sandy ended it by joining with St Kilda. Sandy didn't even offer the MFC the courtesy of letting them know before publically announcing they were going with St Kilda.

There is a very real difference between not committing to an extension (no definite decision yet made either way) and severing a relationship (it’s all over red rover).

It was the former which Melbourne did – it was the latter which Sandy did.

From what you’re saying Sandy didn’t tell MFC prior to the announcement. Likewise St KFC did not tell the Scorpions.

I'll repeat it again...Sandy wanted to continue the alignment with Melbourne....Melbourne would not commit to an extension.....

Sandy didn't sever the relationship....

I'm looking forward to the Sandy/Scorpions match next year either at Trevor Barker Oval or the glorious surrounds of Casey Fields

Is that you Michael??

I'll repeat it again...Sandy wanted to continue the alignment with Melbourne....Melbourne would not commit to an extension.....

Sandy didn't sever the relationship....

I'm looking forward to the Sandy/Scorpions match next year either at Trevor Barker Oval or the glorious surrounds of Casey Fields

do you think that the mfc was doing the right thing however? it would not make sense to train at casey, and have our admin at casey, and then send players across town to TBO to play with sandy. espec when the same players are probably going to cross paths with casey players at casey. i think we were doing the right thing by all parties by not committing until we knew where we would be based next year...