Look it was a simple decision at the time - we all knew we needed an outside runner and a good kick so we picked Toumpas.

Toumpas is not just an outside runner.

He could easily also be classified as inside. He will go and get his own ball just as quickly as he will break, receive the ball and use it cleanly.

As they said re Rhys Palmer....

Sure you are probably right but nothing is for certain...

No one said the same about Rhys Palmer.

They said he can't kick to save himself and nothing has changed.

Toumpas is not just an outside runner.

He could easily also be classified as inside. He will go and get his own ball just as quickly as he will break, receive the ball and use it cleanly.

Look I never said he could not win his own ball but I don't think he will ever be classified as an inside mid (not like a Jones or Magner or Viney etc.)

The main point was that we selected him because of his potential to be a dangerous outside player - every AFL player needs to have the ability to find their own ball (especially a pick 4........unless your name is Morton)

Edited April 28, 201312 yr by Young Dee

Thanks to Maldon38 for some constructive stuff on the game! A lot of you guys should take a leaf from his book and do the same.

Sorry! Should have been maldonboy38!

Demonland.

Abusing eachother seems to be the only way this place takes a break from abusing teenagers.

Genuine behavioural issues in play, here. Which would be fine if you'd just move it to your own thread because the rest of us just want to talk footy.

Thanks for the Casey reports, it is a nice bit of background to know that we seem to have at least a bit of current depth and potential coming through.

Get the impression that plenty of the Casey-listed players have good solid football attitudes, too.

As for the Toumpas talk.. hmm...

Toumpas' long term role is likely to require that he maintain super-high fitness levels, providing the handball-receives and entries into 50, the continuous movement around and through packs that loses a tagger, and the body strength to go when it is his turn, particularly for the run-down tackle.

Right now, he's had one preseason. This is a distinct factor for the role he is set to play. If things go well, he'll become a fully-rounded midfielder, and as such, priceless.

As for how much we can pin on his first season or two just ask...

Lenny Hayes, Nick Dal Santo, Scott Pendlebury, Brent Stanton, Brett Deledio, Travis Boak, Corey Enright, Bryce Gibbs... you get the picture.

Thanks for the Casey reports, it is a nice bit of background to know that we seem to have at least a bit of current depth and potential coming through.

Get the impression that plenty of the Casey-listed players have good solid football attitudes, too.

As for the Toumpas talk.. hmm...

Toumpas' long term role is likely to require that he maintain super-high fitness levels, providing the handball-receives and entries into 50, the continuous movement around and through packs that loses a tagger, and the body strength to go when it is his turn, particularly for the run-down tackle.

Right now, he's had one preseason. This is a distinct factor for the role he is set to play. If things go well, he'll become a fully-rounded midfielder, and as such, priceless.

As for how much we can pin on his first season or two just ask...

Lenny Hayes, Nick Dal Santo, Scott Pendlebury, Brent Stanton, Brett Deledio, Travis Boak, Corey Enright, Bryce Gibbs... you get the picture.

Can we pin this post and have it automatically added right after every "gee ollie wines is good and I don't know why we selected Jimmy T..."

Please

Seriously, please.

Watts would want to have a good game tomorrow, cos as it stands now both Dunn and Strauss deserve to be in the team ahead of him

Dunn and Strauss presumably dont have the goat photos too.

i told you they would only take one emergency od

you owe me a banana split (with extras)

I don't believe you took up the wager dc!

However I will mail you a banana!

Apologies for lack of transmission but I had iPhone issues tonight.

Still a great win for the Casey Scorpions with some great signs for the remainder of the year for Melbourne with quite a few players returning to the park.

More reports tomorrow.

Bloody Apple products give it the arse KC.

Move to Android the product of the future!

Now you are talking.

This is undoubtedly the wrong thread but "Banana Appreciation Day" must be close.

Any idea When Redleg?

Alot of the better players in the game have slow starts.

Thanks for the Casey reports, it is a nice bit of background to know that we seem to have at least a bit of current depth and potential coming through.

Get the impression that plenty of the Casey-listed players have good solid football attitudes, too.

As for the Toumpas talk.. hmm...

Toumpas' long term role is likely to require that he maintain super-high fitness levels, providing the handball-receives and entries into 50, the continuous movement around and through packs that loses a tagger, and the body strength to go when it is his turn, particularly for the run-down tackle.

Right now, he's had one preseason. This is a distinct factor for the role he is set to play. If things go well, he'll become a fully-rounded midfielder, and as such, priceless.

As for how much we can pin on his first season or two just ask...

Lenny Hayes, Nick Dal Santo, Scott Pendlebury, Brent Stanton, Brett Deledio, Travis Boak, Corey Enright, Bryce Gibbs... you get the picture.

Great post and it would be fantastic if Toumpas developed into the kind of player that any of those guys are, except for Gibbs who is nowhere near as good as he should be. If Toumpas ended up like Gibbs it would be a terrible waste.

All this doubting Toumpas talk is absolutely pathetic and typical of Melbourne supporters.

Great post and it would be fantastic if Toumpas developed into the kind of player that any of those guys are, except for Gibbs who is nowhere near as good as he should be. If Toumpas ended up like Gibbs it would be a terrible waste.

All this doubting Toumpas talk is absolutely pathetic and typical of Melbourne supporters.

There has been doubting toumpas' around for about 2000 years

There has been doubting toumpas' around for about 2000 years

Haha quality.

Did Dawes play? The only info I've seen is about Toumpas (which is ridiculous the amount of talk there is).

WINDY NIGHT by K C from Casey

The game between two of the VFL's leading teams Casey and Williamstown was strongly influenced by Mother Nature and the strong winds she conjured up that swept across Casey Fields on Saturday night.

The angry conditions that resulted provided a suitable backdrop to the Scorpions' theme for the night which was to support the White Ribbon Campaign against violence on women and the club deserves accolades for its involvement in such a worthy cause.

It was fitting therefore that the home team would ultimately triumph against the elements and the opposition through hard work, particularly when defending against the strong breeze. The team managed only three goals against the wind but every one of them was significant in terms of the final outcome in a game where subtle changes of direction were significant.

The Scorpions came out of the blocks with all guns blazing. With Jake Spencer winning in the ruck and feeding a hungry midfield, the team racked up the goals and had four on the board by mid term through the agency of Chris Dawes, Jesse Hogan, a long bomb from Lynden Dunn and one from Rory Taggert. The visitors then settled defensively and managed to contain the damage to a couple of points for the rest of the term. Casey's cause was not helped when Hogan incurred a knock and left the field with a corkie. His night had ended and, from the team's point of view, the feeling was that a 26 point lead was hardly enough in these conditions.

Sure enough, Williamstown wasted no time when its chances came to reel in the Casey advantage by halfway through the second quarter. The Scorpions were facing the possibility of a major half time deficit when, against the run of play, their other young West Australian Dean Kent, produced the highlight of the night. He gathered the ball in defence and ran like the wind that was blowing into his face. Several bounces later, he kicked truly to regain the lead and lift the spirits of his team. The Seagulls struck back but late in the quarter, Jack Fitzpatrick scored a handy goal to make it a two point deficit at the half.

As they have done for most of this season the Scorpions turned on their best football in the third quarter. Fitzpatrick was again to the fore booting three further goals to add to the one he scored just before half time to ensure that his team would be defending a lead in excess of five goals in the final term.

Casey closed the game down and with the visitors managing only a few points in the first half of the term, Danny Nicholls and Jake Best combined well for a goal to put the game beyond doubt. Willi managed a couple of late goals but could do nothing to prevent their hosts from moving to the top of the ladder with a well deserved 23 point victory.

Nathan Page was the best of the Casey listed players. Luke Tynan was another who worked hard all night. Lynden Dunn was the star off half back.

Casey Scorpions 4.4.28 6.5.41 13.8.86 14.8.92

Williamstown 0.2.2 6.7.43 7.10.52 9.15.69

Goals

Casey Scorpions Fitzpatrick 4 Dawes Dunn Taggert 2 Best Hogan Kent Page

Williamstown Cordy 3 Nastasi 2 Addison Grant Howard McCallum

Best

Casey Scorpions Dunn Couch Fitzpatrick Magner Page Spencer

Williamstown Markovic Lockwood Addison Cordy Wood Sing

The development league team came up against ladder leader Williamstown who were far too strong and ran away with the game in a frenetic final quarter to win by 69 points. Josh Tynan was Casey's best.

Casey Scorpions 2.4.16 3.5.23 7.12.54 7.12.54

Williamstown 2.1.13 10.4.64 11.4.70 19.9.123

Goals

Casey Scorpions Hughes 2 Barry McInnes McPhie Pollard Smith

Williamstown Ball Coneay Deery 3 Anastasio Burgess 2 Giles Hetherington McConnon Norton Polizzi Williams

Best

Casey Scorpions Tynan Hill Troutman Pollard Hughes Lindsay

Williamstown Hoghton Hetherington Giles Dorgan Deery Casley

Love reading your reports & updates KC, thanks again.

Let's face it Toumpas is a dud

Me too so thanks from me also KC. Seems strange to me that Josh Tynan rakes up another BOG in the seconds. Surely we should be testing and developing him at a higher level. Don't understand this.

Love reading your reports & updates KC, thanks again.

I reckon, based on this, that James Strauss is a monte to be back in the side v Carlton.

Round 4 VFL player review

Let's face it Toumpas is a dud

Thank you Roost It for both your eloquence and capacity to look into the immediate future with absolute certainty. Have you thought of donating The Roost It Encouragement Award to the club for first year players? Look into it.

Watch the video on the MFC website to see Hogan crash the pack to take an excellent gutsy mark beautifully kicked to him by Dawes.
I won't lie, it made my pants tingle.

Let's face it Roost It is a dud!

If he wasn't a dud he wouldn't set himself up for such a fall. I suppose he will have to morph into some other online identity when Toumpas surpasses Roost's pathetic appraisal. That day will certainly come by 2014, but I'm feeling empowered by Roost's lack of nouse... It is far more likely that Toumpas will prove his worth in 2013. Thanks for the upcoming opportunity to shove your head back into your shell Roosty old boy!