from the mfc site match report:

Melksham’s report came after a collision with Werribee’s Matthew Hanson at a centre bounce.

Hanson stood up to receive the free kick and played out the match.

But by the 25-minute mark of the third term, Melksham found himself in more hot water, with the umpire taking his number for a second time after another run in with Hanson.

The MFC player Stats for the game:-

James Harmes 7 kicks 12 handballs 19 disposals 2 marks 5 tackles 66 dream team points
Liam Hulett 11 kicks 1 handballs 16 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 51 dream team points
Dion Johnstone 2 goals 10 kicks 2 handballs 12 disposals 1 mark 7 tackles 77 dream team points
Declan Keilty 1 goal 4 kicks 9 handballs 13 disposals 1 mark 8 tackles 11 hit outs 85 dream team points
Ben Kennedy 1 goal 2 behinds 13 kicks 10 handballs 23 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 93 dream team points
Dean Kent 1 goal 1 behind 11 kicks 5 handballs 16 disposals 3 marks 8 tackles 93 dream team points
Mitch King 4 kicks 8 handballs 12 disposals 1 mark 5 tackles 28 hit outs 74 dream team points
Corey Maynard 4 kicks 3 handballs 7 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 33 dream team points [injured]
Jake Melksham 1 goal 5 behinds 26 kicks 9 handballs 35 disposals 7 marks 10 tackles 157 dream team points
Billy Stretch 1 behind 12 kicks 11 handballs 23 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 87 dream team points
Jack Trengove 1 behind 16 kicks 7 handballs 23 disposals 5 marks 4 tackles 95 dream team points
Mitchell White 17 kicks 4 handballs 21 disposals 7 marks 2 tackles 89 dream team points
Sam Weideman 1 behind 3 kicks 3 handballs 6 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 1 hit out 27 dream team points

Geez, that's quite the game for Milkshake. Don't forget the '2 reports' as well tho

Great to see Kent laying 8 tackles.

3 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

The MFC player Stats for the game:-

James Harmes 7 kicks 12 handballs 19 disposals 2 marks 5 tackles 66 dream team points
Liam Hulett 11 kicks 1 handballs 16 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 51 dream team points
Dion Johnstone 2 goals 10 kicks 2 handballs 12 disposals 1 mark 7 tackles 77 dream team points
Declan Keilty 1 goal 4 kicks 9 handballs 13 disposals 1 mark 8 tackles 11 hit outs 85 dream team points
Ben Kennedy 1 goal 2 behinds 13 kicks 10 handballs 23 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 93 dream team points
Dean Kent 1 goal 1 behind 11 kicks 5 handballs 16 disposals 3 marks 8 tackles 93 dream team points
Mitch King 4 kicks 8 handballs 12 disposals 1 mark 5 tackles 28 hit outs 74 dream team points
Corey Maynard 4 kicks 3 handballs 7 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 33 dream team points [injured]
Jake Melksham 1 goal 5 behinds 26 kicks 9 handballs 35 disposals 7 marks 10 tackles 157 dream team points
Billy Stretch 1 behind 12 kicks 11 handballs 23 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 87 dream team points
Jack Trengove 1 behind 16 kicks 7 handballs 23 disposals 5 marks 4 tackles 95 dream team points
Mitchell White 17 kicks 4 handballs 21 disposals 7 marks 2 tackles 89 dream team points
Sam Weideman 1 behind 3 kicks 3 handballs 6 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 1 hit out 27 dream team points

 

 

 

and i think harmes was injured too. eye injury went to hospital

Gotta hand it to Milkshake, thats a great response to his demotion.  Too bad he got rubbed out for a week.

Raises the question that maybe Melksham is being played out of position??

Maybe needs a few weeks in the midfield at Casey to get his touch back.

HITTING A WALL by KC from Casey

When Dion Johnstone kicked his second goal for Casey Demons to give his team a 19 point lead early in the time on period of the third quarter at Hogans Road Reserve, Hoppers Crossing the visitors appeared poised to win their second game for the season and grab a spot in the top eight of the VFL competition. 

Unfortunately for the Demons they hit a wall and were swamped by a Lindsay Thomas-inspired Werribee which kicked the last five goals of the match to a miserable four points in the final forty minutes before the final siren sounded with the home side 13 points in front.

Thomas had an action-packed game that saw him reported for a head high bump on Corey Maynard early in the second term which saw the rookie stretchered off the ground and out for the game. At the time, Maynard had been playing well and was well on his way to another high possession game. Former Bomber Jake Melksham was also in strife with the men in white after two incidents involving Werribee’s Matthew Hanson.

Earlier in the match, Casey took control of the game in the second quarter after an arm wrestle in the first term of the hard fought contest to hold a 15 point lead at half time. The Demons retained that lead for most of the third term with Melksham outstanding in a performance that would have been even more formidable has his kicking for goal been on target - he finished with one goal five behinds for the match.

Assisting him among the better AFL listed Demons were Billy Stretch, Jack Trengove and Ben Kennedy (23 touches each) while young ruckmen Mitch King and Declan Keilty worked hard but were overpowered by North Melbourne giant Braydon Preuss who had 71 hit outs. The loss to injury of Melbourne's two talls Gawn and Spencer is cutting deep through to the VFL ranks as well.

Youngster Johnstone stood out with some strong tackling along with his two goal effort to indicate he is becoming more comfortable at this level.

Bayley Fritsch continues to impress while Dylan Collis played his best game for Casey.

In the end, it was Thomas' two final quarter goals that broke the deadlock between the teams after booting his first in the shadows of three quarter time. 

The Demons have another tough away game coming up this week against the fourth placed Northern Blues at Preston.

Casey Demons 2.3.15 8.7.55 10.10.70 10.14.74

Werribee 3.3.21 6.4.40 10.6.66 13.8.86

Goals

Casey Demons Johnstone Scott 2 Fritsch Keilty Kennedy Kent Melksham Vander Haar

Werribee Larkey 4 Thomas 3 Zurhaar 2 Buykx Cleeland Fordham Williams

Best 

Casey Demons Melksham Collis Munro Keilty Hutchins Fritsch

Werribee Hanson Nielson Fordham Mountford Preuss Sodomaco

Statistics
 
James Harmes 7 kicks 12 handballs 19 disposals 2 marks 5 tackles 66 dream team points
Liam Hulett 11 kicks 1 handballs 16 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 51 dream team points
Dion Johnstone 2 goals 10 kicks 2 handballs 12 disposals 1 mark 7 tackles 77 dream team points
Declan Keilty 1 goal 4 kicks 9 handballs 13 disposals 1 mark 8 tackles 11 hit outs 85 dream team points
Ben Kennedy 1 goal 2 behinds 13 kicks 10 handballs 23 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 93 dream team points
Dean Kent 1 goal 1 behind 11 kicks 5 handballs 16 disposals 3 marks 8 tackles 93 dream team points
Mitch King 4 kicks 8 handballs 12 disposals 1 mark 5 tackles 28 hit outs 74 dream team points
Corey Maynard 4 kicks 3 handballs 7 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 33 dream team points [injured]
Jake Melksham 1 goal 5 behinds 26 kicks 9 handballs 35 disposals 7 marks 10 tackles 157 dream team points
Billy Stretch 1 behind 12 kicks 11 handballs 23 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 87 dream team points
Jack Trengove 1 behind 16 kicks 7 handballs 23 disposals 5 marks 4 tackles 95 dream team points
Mitchell White 17 kicks 4 handballs 21 disposals 7 marks 2 tackles 89 dream team points
Sam Weideman 1 behind 3 kicks 3 handballs 6 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 1 hit out 27 dream team points
 
The Development League team had another unusual clash with Werribee which kicked poorly in the first term allowing them to grab the lead late in the second term and then stream away to win by 34 points. 

AFL Development League

Casey Demons 1.0.6 5.3.33 10.5.65 14.8.92

Werribee 1.11.17 2.14.26 4.15.39 7.16.58

Goals
  
Casey Demons Foote 3 Baker Lefau 2 Ambler  Cotte  Dwyer Dan Johnston  Lewis-Smith Lok Machaya   
  
Werribee Liberatore Maishman 2   Cotter  Johnson Kershaw

Best 

Casey Demons Dwyer Foote Filipovic Lok Ferreira

Jake Melksham has been offered a one-match ban by the VFL tribunal after being cited on two separate incidents.

 

Thomas was sent straight to the tribunal. Assessed as careless, severe impact and high contact.

Here's the footage.

 

Edited May 8, 20178 yr by Seraph

Good to see Weid has the raised the bar up to 6 disposals. Look I havent seen the game and have no idea what role he played but those are damning stats.

48 minutes ago, Hell Bent said:

Good to see Weid has the raised the bar up to 6 disposals. Look I havent seen the game and have no idea what role he played but those are damning stats.

he's never had high disposals. check out his tac cup stats. i never did understand why he was rated a high draft pick.

1 hour ago, Seraph said:

Here's the footage.

 

What a gutless scumbag.

They showed the same clip "On the Couch" Thomas runs past the ball making no attempt to contest it and takes Maynard high. Straight to the AFL tribunal I hope they throw the book at him. 

 

8 minutes ago, Older demon said:

They showed the same clip "On the Couch" Thomas runs past the ball making no attempt to contest it and takes Maynard high. Straight to the AFL tribunal I hope they throw the book at him. 

 

If Hogan got 2 weeks for his hit then Thomas should get 4-5!

I don't really give a rat's about the little sniper who hit him but more importantly, does anyone know how Corey Maynard pulled up after the incident?

 

The first one very similar to Charlie Cameron, who got a fine (can they please both just be rubbed out?). The second one is hard to see.

2 hours ago, Is Dom Is Good said:

If Hogan got 2 weeks for his hit then Thomas should get 4-5!

I don't think the MRP has a system/formula that can effectively deal with that hit. 4-5 is nowhere near enough for that sort of rubbish. Deliberate, high, hard, is the most it can be calculated as. There needs to be another classification, perhaps [censored] act would work.

6 hours ago, Seraph said:

Thomas was sent straight to the tribunal. Assessed as careless, severe impact and high contact.

"Careless" is the weasel word there. MRP too gutless to call a spade a spade.

8 hours ago, Elwood 3184 said:

I don't really give a rat's about the little sniper who hit him but more importantly, does anyone know how Corey Maynard pulled up after the incident?

Apparently he spent the night in hospital.

15 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

The MFC player Stats for the game:-

James Harmes 7 kicks 12 handballs 19 disposals 2 marks 5 tackles 66 dream team points
Liam Hulett 11 kicks 1 handballs 16 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 51 dream team points
Dion Johnstone 2 goals 10 kicks 2 handballs 12 disposals 1 mark 7 tackles 77 dream team points
Declan Keilty 1 goal 4 kicks 9 handballs 13 disposals 1 mark 8 tackles 11 hit outs 85 dream team points
Ben Kennedy 1 goal 2 behinds 13 kicks 10 handballs 23 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 93 dream team points
Dean Kent 1 goal 1 behind 11 kicks 5 handballs 16 disposals 3 marks 8 tackles 93 dream team points
Mitch King 4 kicks 8 handballs 12 disposals 1 mark 5 tackles 28 hit outs 74 dream team points
Corey Maynard 4 kicks 3 handballs 7 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 33 dream team points [injured]
Jake Melksham 1 goal 5 behinds 26 kicks 9 handballs 35 disposals 7 marks 10 tackles 157 dream team points
Billy Stretch 1 behind 12 kicks 11 handballs 23 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 87 dream team points
Jack Trengove 1 behind 16 kicks 7 handballs 23 disposals 5 marks 4 tackles 95 dream team points
Mitchell White 17 kicks 4 handballs 21 disposals 7 marks 2 tackles 89 dream team points
Sam Weideman 1 behind 3 kicks 3 handballs 6 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 1 hit out 27 dream team points

 

 

 

Kent 8 tackles 93 Dream points

Trengove 95 Dream ponts

Any word on Maynard?  The earlier reports suggested something around the eye?  Was a dog act by Thomas.  I wish him a speedy recovery, and Thomas a long holiday.

36 minutes ago, buck_nekkid said:

Any word on Maynard?  The earlier reports suggested something around the eye?  Was a dog act by Thomas.  I wish him a speedy recovery, and Thomas a long holiday.

I think that was Harmes who had an issue with his eye wasn't it? 

Hopefully Maynard is out of hospital.  No room for acts like that in our game.

I just had a look at the Melksham incidents - Hanson goes down like a shot dog each time: did Melksham snipe him both times or was Hanson playing for the frees?

The first Melksham incident wasn't that bad, just a tap to the guts....

But the second one, after numerous views, was a roundhouse right to the head!  A week is a good result!

Silly by Jake after being a dead certainty to return to the AFL side on the back of his performance...