Chook, one was playing in a first class AFL match the other was playing in a game that was less than a practice match.

I didn't know your position on Darling, RobbieF, so I'm glad that you took the time to come into a completely clean thread and improve it with your opinion.

Thanks.

Now, why don't you continue this in other clean threads so that you can ensure that no-one misses out on hearing about what you think.

A community service, indeed.

I agree with the Master about Panozza and Lees but I think the so-called "drug" issue is not a major one. As I understand it, he took some supplements and wasn't aware of their precise content. Doesn't sound like a major case to me.

Yeah forgot to put it in commas myself. Certainly not a major case and he's not guilty of much, but either way he has to get the case out of the way before anyone could consider drafting him.

Always thought Blease and Petterd have to be part of our best 22 , as they have the tools needed to succeed

I didn't know your position on Darling, RobbieF, so I'm glad that you took the time to come into a completely clean thread and improve it with your opinion.

Thanks.

Now, why don't you continue this in other clean threads so that you can ensure that no-one misses out on hearing about what you think.

A community service, indeed.

Guess again sunshine and perhaps check before you post; I responded to someone else that brought up the Darling/Cook comparison.

The thread's not that long so it shouldn't take too much time, even for you.

Thanks for the player info guys. Be good to see how Taggert comes along and it looks like Sheahan was a good rookie pick for us, a bit of inside info helped there.

It's probably time that Sam Blease had a run of senior games maybe in the next couple of weeks he can push up and like Tommy Mc we may see what he has to offer.

Thanks a lot, KC.

It was really interesting and infgormative to read your input.

This thread had everything! Great stuff!

+1. I opened the thread looking for snippets of information on our players, then got caught up in KC's commentary of the last quarter and ended up feeling nervy and jumpy like I would in a close MFC match. Epic.

Also, thanks for the player summaries so far to those who have offered one up. They're the reasons I read these threads.

Who is this Darling fellow, does he play for Casey or Nth Ballarat?

Thanks KC and all the other witnesses who were good enough to contribute, great reading.

Edited April 29, 201213 yr by dandeeman

Great write up TD. I agree with all player comments, including Davis & Sheehan who I overlooked in my summary.

Thanks KC for the update much appreciated by the Demon/Scorps fans in the west

Just to clarify the Bennell "hurt" issue. The last quarter lasted for over 35 minutes and when Goldstein kicked NB's last goal I thought it was all over. Bennell went to the edge of the square and sprinted flat out at the ball when it was bounced collecting a NB player on the way. I've not seen him throw his body in like that before and it took him a while to recover. He did and was the one who then forced it forward about 30 seconds later.

Blease's final goal came from a free, initially to a NB player wide at HF. The ump called play on when the NB player tried to milk the clock and Blease nabbed the NB player from behind and got paid the free kick. He then just calmly slotted it and the game was all over. Smart thinking from the opportunist and fantastic conversion.

I watched the game from the outer wing and when you read observers opinions you need to recognize that Casey is a large ground with a big camber and little elevation for spectators. It's difficult to see what's happening on the other side of the ground. Blease seemed to mainly play on the grandstand side of the ground today (opposite to me)and so I missed a lot of the reported chasing and tackles. But what Sam does is play like a millionaire. It's chocolates or boiled lollies for Sammy. He took the play on and got nabbed on regular occasions and IMO until he learns to judge better when he can and when he can't do this he'll be a liability in the senior team. He has unquestionable skills by foot and his kicking for goal was terrific. He's not scared of physical contact but doesn't seek it. I think he has some way to go and doubt he'll get a call up next week. He's just too high risk at the moment and the turnovers he gives away negates any positives his "dash" creates. He's terrific under a Bailey game plan but for Neeld he's a square peg in a round hole (watch him be picked next week!!).

Bennell was terrific today and was very clean with his hands and attacked the ball hard. His kicking was ok but not special but his attack on the ball was good and I've not seen him get it as much. He played on a reasonable player in Campbell. He'd be right in the mix for next week.

Spencer was very competitive early but by the second half he was spent and Goldstein had a field day. Poor old Jake could hardly raise a trott at the end of the game. No disgrace, Goldstein is a very good AFL player.

The other that impressed me was Jai Sheahan. He's still got a lot of development but he won some important one on one's, took some contested pack marks and his kicking and decision making were terrific at times.

Ricky Petterd couldn't get into it up forward and played his best footy around the middle.

Jai Sheehan is going to be very good. Give him a season to develop at this level and he will be a bit of a revelation next year.

Great to hear. Couldn't believe he was over-looked in the National draft and was over the moon when he was selected in the Rookie draft.

Can see Cook and Sheahan playing a pivotal role in the forward line a few years from now.

Great to hear. Couldn't believe he was over-looked in the National draft and was over the moon when he was selected in the Rookie draft.

Can see Cook and Sheahan playing a pivotal role in the forward line a few years from now.

?....and Tom McDonald?

Sounds like a great match, thanks for all the reports. Great to hear Bennell and Blease both played well, and Cook kicked five goals (even if it was in the 2nds).

It seems that the mystery of Couch's suspected broken toe has been solved. It was North Ballarat's Nick Couch, not Casey's Tom Couch.

Simple as that!

Guess again sunshine and perhaps check before you post; I responded to someone else that brought up the Darling/Cook comparison.

The thread's not that long so it shouldn't take too much time, even for you.

Really? You responded to someone else. Well, I guess that was exactly what this thread needed. Responding makes anything you say AOK with me. Rob. Thanks for taking the time. Hey, there is a thread about walls and dermie and I reckon it would benefit too from a mention about what you think about Cook and Darling. Don't worry about the 'responding' pretense - we both know that is a wafer thin excuse at its best.

Just so I'm clear, what do you think about not picking up Darling?

Really? You responded to someone else. Well, I guess that was exactly what this thread needed. Responding makes anything you say AOK with me. Rob. Thanks for taking the time. Hey, there is a thread about walls and dermie and I reckon it would benefit too from a mention about what you think about Cook and Darling. Don't worry about the 'responding' pretense - we both know that is a wafer thin excuse at its best.

Just so I'm clear, what do you think about not picking up Darling?

Actually there were 2 posts about Cook and Darling before I posted, not that what I post is any of you business, so rather than ruining a "Clean Thread" as you suggested it was, I guess in your mind, already polluted. Now whether that makes it AOK with you is of little interest to me I post what I find interesting and you can suit yourself.

So if you don't want to read my posts do yourself a favour and press the ignore button, or simply bypass them, you know how to do that don't you?

BTW read posts 22 and 23 you better go and have a go at them as well I'm sure they would be as interested to hear your comments as I am.

And to answer your question Darling is a gun who can score goals on the big stage, you know what that is don't you?

Great thread. Wish I had been there

It seems that the mystery of Couch's suspected broken toe has been solved. It was North Ballarat's Nick Couch, not Casey's Tom Couch.

Simple as that!

Thanks Jack.

It's a bit depressing that reading about Casey is more interesting and exciting than reading about the senior team. But thanks to all who contributed so we can look optimistically into the future.

Just to clarify the Bennell "hurt" issue. The last quarter lasted for over 35 minutes and when Goldstein kicked NB's last goal I thought it was all over. Bennell went to the edge of the square and sprinted flat out at the ball when it was bounced collecting a NB player on the way. I've not seen him throw his body in like that before and it took him a while to recover. He did and was the one who then forced it forward about 30 seconds later.

Blease's final goal came from a free, initially to a NB player wide at HF. The ump called play on when the NB player tried to milk the clock and Blease nabbed the NB player from behind and got paid the free kick. He then just calmly slotted it and the game was all over. Smart thinking from the opportunist and fantastic conversion.

I watched the game from the outer wing and when you read observers opinions you need to recognize that Casey is a large ground with a big camber and little elevation for spectators. It's difficult to see what's happening on the other side of the ground. Blease seemed to mainly play on the grandstand side of the ground today (opposite to me)and so I missed a lot of the reported chasing and tackles. But what Sam does is play like a millionaire. It's chocolates or boiled lollies for Sammy. He took the play on and got nabbed on regular occasions and IMO until he learns to judge better when he can and when he can't do this he'll be a liability in the senior team. He has unquestionable skills by foot and his kicking for goal was terrific. He's not scared of physical contact but doesn't seek it. I think he has some way to go and doubt he'll get a call up next week. He's just too high risk at the moment and the turnovers he gives away negates any positives his "dash" creates. He's terrific under a Bailey game plan but for Neeld he's a square peg in a round hole (watch him be picked next week!!).

Bennell was terrific today and was very clean with his hands and attacked the ball hard. His kicking was ok but not special but his attack on the ball was good and I've not seen him get it as much. He played on a reasonable player in Campbell. He'd be right in the mix for next week.

Spencer was very competitive early but by the second half he was spent and Goldstein had a field day. Poor old Jake could hardly raise a trott at the end of the game. No disgrace, Goldstein is a very good AFL player.

The other that impressed me was Jai Sheahan. He's still got a lot of development but he won some important one on one's, took some contested pack marks and his kicking and decision making were terrific at times.

Ricky Petterd couldn't get into it up forward and played his best footy around the middle.

Thrilled to hear about Jamie Bennell's attack on the footy. To me, he is the one of the litmus tests for Neeld's coaching. If he develops a hard edge, he will be a great player for us. If he doesn't then the test will be whether we tolerate or delist/trade. I hope it's the former.

The way Blease goes about it - the chocolates or boiled lollies - sometimes these guys prosper in the 1s. Mitch Robinson is another one like that. Totally unpredictable, erratic, but can have an impact on whether games are won or lost. In a development year, I would be happy if we gave him a bit of a shot, to see what confidence does for him.

But what Sam does is play like a millionaire. It's chocolates or boiled lollies for Sammy.

The other that impressed me was Jai Sheahan. He's still got a lot of development but he won some important one on one's, took some contested pack marks and his kicking and decision making were terrific at times.

Ricky Petterd couldn't get into it up forward and played his best footy around the middle.

Thanks for a good summary fan. Sam does play like a millionaire, I think there is a lot of smart arse in him that needs to be knocked out, if he has the choice he seems to like taking the harder option to show off his skills and more often than not comes undone. If he can learn to play the percentages and become a professional footballer he has the potential to be an A grader, potential is a dirty word.

Jai Sheahan can play, a really good rookie pick up. It's good for his development to play back at the moment and it will be interesting to watch his career to see where he ends up.

Ricky Petterd would be valuable in the seniors spending more time in the middle, rotating him with Howe through there so they don't get tied down up forward would add to our mid field and make our forward setup up unpredictable.

As always KC starts a great thread and it continues

Thanks all for contributions

certainly gives great info and entertainment to me

shows the good depth in the club on and off field.

It's a bit depressing that reading about Casey is more interesting and exciting than reading about the senior team. But thanks to all who contributed so we can look optimistically into the future.

There's nothing stopping you looking optimistically into the future. You don't need a Casey thread to help you in that regard.

Here is a bit from me on 3 players mentioned above

Sheahan, spent half an hour with him handing out scarves before Bulldogs game, shattered when he missed the draft, not sure why thought he had had a good year, pleased to be with MFC, enjoying the VFL, needs to put on weight, learning heaps, wouldn't mind playing forward, but knows why he is playing back. Personal opinion after seeing him play, may have another gem on our hands

Cook, spoke to him at Family Day, at least 10Kg short of weight he needs to be, gets [censored] off coz he keeps picking up injuries, not helped by still growing, Club is trying to develop body at 'natural' pace. Personal again, has not lost the ability which is the reason we drafted him, 5 goals in comeback game, yes lower level but he kicked them, just wants to play and finds it funny even at his height he can be the invisible man

Lawrence, spoke to him a couple of times at training, the Club want consistent effort week in week out, concentrating on building his engine so he can pressure the whole game, note this was highlighted in one posters comments, loves to be able to sneak up on defenders and nail them, or have them looking over their shoulder for where he is, wants so much to make it. Personal opinion, think Leigh Brown wants him to make it as well, from time he nearly broke him in half 'patting' him on the back when he caused a turnover at training, if he sticks with it, could be that next small forward to shine