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Michaliades is a super player for sandringham, only young but can tear you apart.

Im happy to put him down as a mature age rookie in years to come, im going to call it early

 

Why can't we try Bennell as a spread mid who can be given the ball and take off. He can do that from wing or in the middle. We need to inject clearance pace to improve our forward entries.

I really don't think he'd be any more of a success as a "Spread Mid" than he has been as a "Spread Flanker".

I am actually feeling a little bit let down on this game, and it has nothing to do with the Casey side. The saints have a young rookie named Minchington who has been playing for Sandringham seniors quite regularly. I've known his family for most of my life, played a variety of sports against his brothers, and was really looking forward to seeing the kid play. Wouldn't you know it, he's strained a groin muscle and is going to miss this week.

 

I am actually feeling a little bit let down on this game, and it has nothing to do with the Casey side. The saints have a young rookie named Minchington who has been playing for Sandringham seniors quite regularly. I've known his family for most of my life, played a variety of sports against his brothers, and was really looking forward to seeing the kid play. Wouldn't you know it, he's strained a groin muscle and is going to miss this week.

I may be wrong but didn't somebody with that surname play for our under 19s some time ago?


I don't think any of his older brothers got that far, but there are a few of them, so I could be wrong.

Perhaps you could ask because thanks to the invaluable demonwiki, I discovered this:-

Brett Minchington

DOB: 14 February 1969

Games: 0

Goals: 0

Listed player in 1987 wearing number 46 and Number 54 in 1988. Didn't play seniors.

The next year he played for Central Districts in the SANFL.

I think I can speak for all at Demonland in wishing James Strauss all the best on his return to senior footy tomorrow at TBBO.

Melbourne youngster James Strauss to play for Casey in VFL

MELBOURNE youngster James Strauss will return from a serious leg injury tomorrow when Casey clashes with Sandringham at Trevor Barker Oval.

The 22-year-old suffered a compound fracture of his left leg in the Demons' 76-point loss to Carlton in Round 20 last season.

"I'm pretty good at the moment," Strauss said after the incident.

"I suppose I've just got to try to keep positive and, hopefully, I'll get back to footy as quick as possible."

Preview here

 

Half time in the early game at Trevor Barker Beach Oval and the Casey Scorpions Development League team is trailling by seven points in a low scoring game after having the better of things in the first quarter.

Half time in the early game at Trevor Barker Beach Oval and the Casey Scorpions Development League team is trailling by seven points in a low scoring game.

Thanks KC following you now with interest for your comprehensive cover


The main game's on live in an hour's time on ABC1.

Thanks for that

I reckon Il close up shop at 2 and take my weary body home for some R&R

Weary coz team won our local (Milawa) squash premiership last night

we wear the red and blue colours but our emblem is the rampant wine bottles.

Full time in the development league game:

Casey Scorpions 2.2.14 3.4.22 7.5.47 13.7.85

Sandringham 1.3.9 4.5.29 5.6.36 9.7.61

Goals

Casey Scorpions Salton 3 Fitzpatrick Hill Lindsay 2 Chin Galvin  Lawrence McInnes

Sandringham Fallon Lourey 2 Brown Rist Sands Staley Stevens

Best

Casey Scorpions Pollard Salton Gent Patti McInnes Weekes

Sandringham Meehan Sands Widdowson Stevens Plostins

I'm in a bar in Austin, TX and have found some wifi. Looking forwarding to following Demonland for news on the Casey.

Go Scorps!


Cook, Gys, Strauss, Tynan, Davis - our kids are such . . . kids. Like the look of Strauss and Gys so far. SME giving an extreme experience so far.


Quarter Time:

Casey 1.4.10 trail Sandringham 2.6.18.

A dreadful quarter of football from two teams in the top four.

Major possession winners for Casey at quarter time: Panozza 8, Martin 7, Cook 6, Gysberts, J. Tynan 5.

 

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