Is Salem playing?

who is playing out of the firsts emergences

Chris Dawes and James Harmes are two players from the selected side not playing.

Get a kick Matt Jones. Only 27 touches to half time, the hack.

Angus Scott has just kicked his third.

Casey lead at 3/4 time by 16 points.

Goals Scott 3 Hulett 2 Grimes Kennedy-Harris Pedersen T Smith Wagner

Disposals M Jones 31 Grimes 25 Trengove 23

Two early goals to the Cats. It's a 4 point game

Geelong hit the front by 2 points.

Cats by 13 points with little time left.

Casey loses by 9 points after a poor final quarter.

Back again next week to take on Box Hill.

Peter Jackson VFL 2016

Casey Scorpions 4.4.28 9.5.59 10.8.68 10.12.72

Geelong 3.1.19 5.2.32 8.4.52 13.5.83

Goals 

Casey Scorpions Scott 3 Hulett 2 Grimes Kennedy-Harris  Pedersen  T Smith Wagner 

Geelong Dobson Lucey Stewart 2 Abbot Bates Bews Cornell Haintz House Murdoch 
 
Best 

Casey Scorpions M Jones Grimes Trengove Scott Salem

Geelong Atkins Cunico Abbott Stewart Dobson Bews

Disposals M Jones 39 Grimes 37 Trengove 31 Garland White 26 Salem 25

Statistics

Lynden Dunn 19 disposals 14 kicks 5 handballs 9 marks 2 tackles 1 hit out 86 dream team points
Colin Garland 24 disposals 18  kicks 6 handballs 13 marks 3 tackles 118 dream team points
Jack Grimes 1 goal 2 behinds 36 disposals 19 kicks 17 handballs 3 marks 12 tackles 155 dream team points
Liam Hulett 2 goals 8 disposals 8 kicks 6 marks 1 tackles 58 dream team points
Matt Jones 39 disposals 27 kicks 12 handballs 8 marks 3 tackles 141 dream team points
Ben Kennedy 16 disposals 8 kicks 8 handballs 7  marks 7 tackles 89 dream team points
Jay Kennedy-Harris 1 goals 22 disposals 13 kicks 9 handballs 6 marks 4 tackles 99 dream team points
Cam Pedersen 1 goal 3 behinds 15 disposals 8 kicks 7 handballs 4 marks 1 tackles 12 hit outs 68 dream team points
Christian Salem 2 behinds 24 disposals 17 kicks 7 handballs 2 marks 4 tackles 87 dream team points
Joel Smith 15 disposals 7 kicks 8 handballs 4 marks 4 tackles 66 dream team points
Jake Spencer 8 disposals 1 kick 7 handballs 2 marks 4 tackles 47 hit outs 81 dream team points
Dean Terlich 1 behind 8 disposals 5 kicks 3 handballs 5 marks 34 dream team points
Jack Trengove 29 disposals 15 kicks 14 handballs 5 marks 9 tackles 2 hit outs 130 dream team points
Josh Wagner 1 goal 19 disposals 10 kicks 9 handballs 5 marks 6 tackles 90 dream team points
Mitch White 26 disposals 17 kicks 9 handballs 6 marks 2 tackles 90 dream team points

Surprised there's such scant interest in this game.

For starters, the team has been going along fantastically over the past month easily beating all and sundry, gets up to a 33 point lead and then falls apart to score just one goal in the second half (from eight shots at goal) when the game was there to be won.

A couple of hours later, Melbourne falls apart in similar fashion and kicks just one goal in the last quarter (from seven shots at goal) when the game was there to be won.

Probably coincidence but a little uncanny.

Edited August 23, 20169 yr by Demon Head

9 minutes ago, Demon Head said:

Surprised there's such scant interest in this game.

I'm very interested in the game.   Have been hoping for a match report from a Demonlander.

Love that M Jones is winning the surprise improver award, also that Trenners is fighting back as he might be too quickly dismissed.   I had both on the way out, too soon perhaps

Salem and JKH with solid games again.  Would like to sse them both in vs the Cats

And also Trenners

Edited August 23, 20169 yr by Petraccattack

14 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Statistics

Lynden Dunn 19 disposals 14 kicks 5 handballs 9 marks 2 tackles 1 hit out 86 dream team points
Colin Garland 24 disposals 18  kicks 6 handballs 13 marks 3 tackles 118 dream team points
Jack Grimes 1 goal 2 behinds 36 disposals 19 kicks 17 handballs 3 marks 12 tackles 155 dream team points
Liam Hulett 2 goals 8 disposals 8 kicks 6 marks 1 tackles 58 dream team points
Matt Jones 39 disposals 27 kicks 12 handballs 8 marks 3 tackles 141 dream team points
Ben Kennedy 16 disposals 8 kicks 8 handballs 7  marks 7 tackles 89 dream team points
Jay Kennedy-Harris 1 goals 22 disposals 13 kicks 9 handballs 6 marks 4 tackles 99 dream team points
Cam Pedersen 1 goal 3 behinds 15 disposals 8 kicks 7 handballs 4 marks 1 tackles 12 hit outs 68 dream team points
Christian Salem 2 behinds 24 disposals 17 kicks 7 handballs 2 marks 4 tackles 87 dream team points
Joel Smith 15 disposals 7 kicks 8 handballs 4 marks 4 tackles 66 dream team points
Jake Spencer 8 disposals 1 kick 7 handballs 2 marks 4 tackles 47 hit outs 81 dream team points
Dean Terlich 1 behind 8 disposals 5 kicks 3 handballs 5 marks 34 dream team points
Jack Trengove 29 disposals 15 kicks 14 handballs 5 marks 9 tackles 2 hit outs 130 dream team points
Josh Wagner 1 goal 19 disposals 10 kicks 9 handballs 5 marks 6 tackles 90 dream team points
Mitch White 26 disposals 17 kicks 9 handballs 6 marks 2 tackles 90 dream team points

Some of these players deserve a chance this week, OR we are building their stats to use as trade bait. 

VFL Player Review ~ Round 20

On 24 August 2016 at 7:11 AM, Demon Head said:

Surprised there's such scant interest in this game.

For starters, the team has been going along fantastically over the past month easily beating all and sundry, gets up to a 33 point lead and then falls apart to score just one goal in the second half (from eight shots at goal) when the game was there to be won.

A couple of hours later, Melbourne falls apart in similar fashion and kicks just one goal in the last quarter (from seven shots at goal) when the game was there to be won.

Probably coincidence but a little uncanny.

Interesting. Reading Justin Plapp's player reports from this game, I note he mentioned in passing that two players were ill in the week before the game. Most of the team played out the second half of the game without energy. Similarly, the Demons performed at levels well below previous weeks. 

Nobody likes using excuses but I wonder if there might have been some sort of bug involved in the explanation for Melbourne's performance against the Blues?