Casey Demons v Port Melbourne

[Adzman 2,154]

Watched the game. It was a great win and the team was fantastic!

A couple of things from me:

- Melksham is too good for the vfl (yes, I'm serious). He was heavily involved and was one of the key ingredients to the win.

- Mitch King is developing nicely.  He looks like more player than project. Still a while off AFL ready, but is certainly developing ahead of expectation. Will see if he can back it up next game.

- Huelett is back in town. Took some strong grabs, and provided a real target up forward. 

Really even effort all over for Casey. 

[monoccular 17,427]

6 hours ago, KC from Casey said:

QT Casey 1.9.15 to 1.1.7

1 goal 9 behinds  ????!!!!!!!! WTF??????

[What 18,810]

Nice to see some key players in solid form in a strong win.  Senior team will need at least a couple of changes during the week for the Alice Springs trip vs the Suns who are coming off a bye.

Edited May 20, 2017 by Petraccattack

[Drunkn167 5,093]

7 hours ago, Night Crawler said:

Are you at the game Drunkn?

How is Dec going?

I know I'm biased but pretty surprised he didn't get in the best, nearly every Casey player did have a great game though.

Missed a set shot after taking a ripper contested mark in the pocket but I thought it was Decs best game of the season. Took a few really important marks, seemed to win the majority of the ruck contests he was in, against a much taller opponent (will be interesting to see his hit out stats) competed really well on the ground and got numerous handballs/clearences out of the contest. 

He is usually pretty humble when it comes to his performances but he was pretty rapped after the game, probably more due to the fact that it was a great win and the boys did really well, reminded me a bit of the Adelaide game. 

Lets hope the seniors can do the same agaisnt North tonight!

[Adzman 2,154]

2 hours ago, Drunkn167 said:

I know I'm biased but pretty surprised he didn't get in the best, nearly every Casey player did have a great game though.

Missed a set shot after taking a ripper contested mark in the pocket but I thought it was Decs best game of the season. Took a few really important marks, seemed to win the majority of the ruck contests he was in, against a much taller opponent (will be interesting to see his hit out stats) competed really well on the ground and got numerous handballs/clearences out of the contest. 

He is usually pretty humble when it comes to his performances but he was pretty rapped after the game, probably more due to the fact that it was a great win and the boys did really well, reminded me a bit of the Adelaide game. 

Lets hope the seniors can do the same agaisnt North tonight!

Declan was great last night Drunkn. 

Last night was the best I had seen him play. He was good towards the end of last season at Casey,  and looks to have added to his game in 2017. 

[leehow 303]

7 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

Nice to see some key players in solid form in a strong win.  Senior team will need at least a couple of changes during the week for the Alice Springs trip vs the Suns who are coming off a bye.

Why would we make changes if we don't need to?

[DubDee 25,849]

Where did melksham play? I'm beginning to think he is better suited to the wing or even pushing fwd as he is s good kick for goal and can run. 

A liability down back

[spirit of norm smith 16,449]

33 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Where did melksham play? I'm beginning to think he is better suited to the wing or even pushing fwd as he is s good kick for goal and can run. 

A liability down back

agree. Spoke to a bomber supporter during the week and said Melksham was a better wing/half fwd. Surprised that MFC had played Melksham in the backline.

[Demonland 72,174]

SURPRISE by Ice Station 

Did anyone see that coming? The Casey Demons with just one victory for the season (against winless bottom team North Ballarat)  coming up against one of the undefeated teams of the competition. The Casey Demons who have lost three games on the trot, were listless when humiliated at Preston last week by the Northern Blues, now coming into a game with an inexperienced side containing only a handful of players having any meaningful AFL experience. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined what was to unfold at Casey Fields for the Saturday night VFL game that the world nearly forgot about.

It began well enough for the home team with early goals to Mitch Gent and Aloysio Ferreira which set the tone for a night when the goals were shared equally between MFC and Casey listed players which is always a good sign. The players were running and tackling hard and throwing themselves into every contest. The disciplined Borough fought back as you would expect from the top team in the competition, to snatch the lead thanks to some brain fades by the Dees that gave away two 50 metre penalties and two goals and before you knew it, Casey was down by 15 points. But when the nippy Ferreira booted his second and State squad member Bayley Fritsch notched one just before the break, you knew that it was game on. 

Jake Melksham who was outstanding in the early going goaled to put Casey in front and that was followed by some great teamwork that resulted in a Ben Kennedy goal. The Demons had most of the play in a low scoring term and despite restricting the visitors to a single point, they held a lead of only 11 points at the main break. Casey's small brigade of Alex Neal-Bullen (an outstanding accumulator of the football), Kennedy and Jay Kennedy-Harris were also prolific ball winners.

Port opened up the second half with a lot more purpose and when they goaled to narrow the Demons' lead to five points, it caused a few hearts to flutter. Enter the previously out-of-form Liam Hulett who has been on the verge of a trip down to the Development League recently, with two straight shots in the space of two minutes  to relieve the tension. Port pegged one back shortly after but the rest of the third quarter was an arm wrestle with neither side having much impact on the scoreboard.

But the brows were furrowed in the early moments of the final term when a Port Melbourne goal raised memories of fade outs in recent games. Neal-Bullen and Kennedy-Harris came to the rescue with successive goals and suddenly, it was a procession. Hulett kicked his third and Ed Morris who has been going through a quiet patch came to life with three goals on end as the Borough stood by helplessly. It was fitting that Melksham would boot the final goal enabling the Demons to record a surprise 43 point win. 

A special mention has to be made for young ruckman Mitchel King who laboured tirelessly and was aided and abetted by Declan Keilty giving Casey a competitive edge in the ruck battles which allowed the smaller brigade to dominate. Billy Stretch was also back to his elusive best and Dion Johnstone had his moments, chasing, tackling and hustling in the forward line. Skipper Jack Hutchins was in great form and James Munro figured in some important patches of play.

Casey's win might have been a surprise but the fact that they were playing, "It's a Grand Old Flag", was not since both clubs have the same theme song. Next week is a bye week for the VFL State representative game.

Peter Jackson VFL 2017

Casey Demons  4.4.28 6.6.42 8.9.57 14.12.96

Port Melbourne 5.0.30 5.1.31 7.3.45 8.5.53

Goals

Casey Demons Morris 3 Ferreira Hulett Melksham 2 Kennedy-Harris Kennedy Fritsch Gent Neal-Bullen

Port Melbourne Conway 4 Lisle 2 Krakauer Pearson

Best

Casey Demons Melksham Munro Hutchins Neal-Bullen King Morris

Port Melbourne Mascitti Krakauer Conway Gordon Murdoch Cook

Statistics 

Liam Hulett 2 goals 1 behind 8 kicks 4 handballs 12 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 68 dream team points
Dion Johnstone 3 kicks 3 handballs 6 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 32 dream team points 
Declan Keilty 1 behind 4 kicks 6 handballs 10 disposals 4 marks 7 tackles 17 hit outs 82 dream team points 
Ben Kennedy 1 goal 1 behind 16 kicks 10 handballs 26 disposals 8 marks 5 tackles 116 dream team points
Jay Kennedy-Harris 1 goal 1 behind 10 kicks 7 handballs 17 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 73 dream team points
Mitch King 4 kicks 4 handballs 8 disposals 1 marks 3 tackles 17 hit outs 49 dream team points
Jake Melksham 2 goals 1 behind 26 kicks 8 handballs 34 disposals 6 marks 8 tackles 159 dream team points.
Alex Neal-Bullen 1 goal 22 kicks 15 handballs 37 disposals 1 marks 3 tackles 118 dream team points.  
Billy Stretch 12 kicks 9 handballs 21 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 65 dream team points.  
Jack Trengove 15 kicks 5 handballs 20 disposals 8 marks 7 tackles 107 dream team points 
Mitch White 11 kicks 4 handballs 15 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 59 dream team points

They say that bad kicking is bad football so when you kick 1.9 in an opening quarter that you otherwise dominate, there's a fair chance that you'll lose - which is exactly what the Development League team did against Port Melbourne.

AFL Vic Development League 2017

Casey Demons 1.9.15 3.10.28 4.11.35 6.17.53

Port Melbourne 1.1.7 5.2.32 10.5.65 11.8.74

Goals

Casey Demons Di Pasquale 2 Baker Dan Johnston Machaya Rout

Port Melbourne Osborne 4 Wilson 3 De Soysa 2 Conway Goss

Best 

Casey Demons Cox Dam Johnston Dan Johnston Lok MacHaya Hiscock

Port Melbourne Conway Houghton Clarke Osborne Goss Lange

[Whispering_Jack 30,042]

10 minutes ago, Demonland said:

SURPRISE by Ice Station 

                        ....

Casey's win might have been a surprise but the fact that they were playing, "It's a Grand Old Flag", was not since both clubs have the same theme song. 

Firstly, congratulations to the Casey Demons on the win - it certainly did come from left field.

Secondly, about the team song ...

We might have taken over the club but I can't agree with this - it's disrespectful to the last vestige of the old Springvale club even if very few of the old Scorpion faithful still follow Casey. But it's also disrespectful to Port Melbourne which is the oldest of the existing VFA clubs still in the competition and it makes a mockery of the fact that they've sung this song for decades in a competition where the Casey Demons have been around for five minutes. Surely, a slight rearrangement of the old Springvale/Casey song could have been an appropriate concession to history and tradition?

I defy anyone to tell me that the Casey team played fine in the year of thirty-nine!

[daisycutter 29,613]

44 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Firstly, congratulations to the Casey Demons on the win - it certainly did come from left field.

Secondly, about the team song ...

We might have taken over the club but I can't agree with this - it's disrespectful to the last vestige of the old Springvale club even if very few of the old Scorpion faithful still follow Casey. But it's also disrespectful to Port Melbourne which is the oldest of the existing VFA clubs still in the competition and it makes a mockery of the fact that they've sung this song for decades in a competition where the Casey Demons have been around for five minutes. Surely, a slight rearrangement of the old Springvale/Casey song could have been an appropriate concession to history and tradition?

I defy anyone to tell me that the Casey team played fine in the year of thirty-nine!

must say jack, that the words sympathy, respect and port melbourne don't exactly gel with me

[Biffen 12,943]

5 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

must say jack, that the words sympathy, respect and port melbourne don't exactly gel with me

Lucky you never worked on the docks DC.

[What 18,810]

2 hours ago, leehow said:

Why would we make changes if we don't need to?

5 day break, Suns coming off the bye, trip to Alice 

Edited May 21, 2017 by Petraccattack

[The Third Eye 259]

11 minutes ago, Biffen said:

Lucky you never worked on the docks DC.

They've all become gentrified at the Borough Mr Biffen. Town houses, SUV's and cafe latte these days and the only crimes are white collar.

[Biffen 12,943]

6 minutes ago, The Third Eye said:

They've all become gentrified at the Borough Mr Biffen. Town houses, SUV's and cafe latte these days and the only crimes are white collar.

Yes .

Still a few old timers at The Clare Castle.

But some of those wharfies have bayside mansions and jobs for life.

I wonder if people still drink long necks outside the bottle shop in Garden City.Those blokes don't touch lattes.Or quiche.

[chook fowler 19,458]

Morris seems to be going alright- ? Rookie material

[daisycutter 29,613]

48 minutes ago, Biffen said:

Lucky you never worked on the docks DC.

no luck involved, biffo

[monoccular 17,427]

10 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

Nice to see some key players in solid form in a strong win.  Senior team will need at least a couple of changes during the week for the Alice Springs trip vs the Suns who are coming off a bye.

How about seeing how the Dees go today 

Why change for the sake of change?  Sounds like Gil.

 

[What 18,810]

23 minutes ago, monoccular said:

How about seeing how the Dees go today 

Why change for the sake of change?  Sounds like Gil.

 

 

[leehow 303]

1 hour ago, Petraccattack said:

5 day break, Suns coming off the bye, trip to Alice 

I don't really understand the logic. Casey players will only have had half a day more rest. If we make changes it should be based on form.

[DemonWorshipper 304]

All the goals from the win over the Borough:

 

[Whispering_Jack 30,042]

The stats are out ...

Liam Hulett 2 goals 1 behind 8 kicks 4 handballs 12 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 68 dream team points
Dion Johnstone 3 kicks 3 handballs 6 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 32 dream team points 
Declan Keilty 1 behind 4 kicks 6 handballs 10 disposals 4 marks 7 tackles 17 hit outs 82 dream team points 
Ben Kennedy 1 goal 1 behind 16 kicks 10 handballs 26 disposals 8 marks 5 tackles 116 dream team points
Jay Kennedy-Harris 1 goal 1 behind 10 kicks 7 handballs 17 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 73 dream team points
Mitch King 4 kicks 4 handballs 8 disposals 1 marks 3 tackles 17 hit outs 49 dream team points
Jake Melksham 2 goals 1 behind 26 kicks 8 handballs 34 disposals 6 marks 8 tackles 159 dream team points.
Alex Neal-Bullen 1 goal 22 kicks 15 handballs 37 disposals 1 marks 3 tackles 118 dream team points.  
Billy Stretch 12 kicks 9 handballs 21 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 65 dream team points.  
Jack Trengove 15 kicks 5 handballs 20 disposals 8 marks 7 tackles 107 dream team points 
Mitch White 11 kicks 4 handballs 15 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 59 dream team points

[olisik 4,060]

Dion Johnson 6 disposals...

[xarronn 380]

On 5/21/2017 at 10:01 AM, Petraccattack said:

5 day break, Suns coming off the bye, trip to Alice 

 

On 5/21/2017 at 0:00 PM, leehow said:

I don't really understand the logic. Casey players will only have had half a day more rest. If we make changes it should be based on form.

Petraccattack, - you need to count again, it's six days! 

leehow, - whilst I don't necessarily advocate change, there is the logic that a VFL game has a far lower intensity than an AFL game.

 

[Earl Hood 6,086]

56 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

The stats are out ...

Liam Hulett 2 goals 1 behind 8 kicks 4 handballs 12 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 68 dream team points
Dion Johnstone 3 kicks 3 handballs 6 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 32 dream team points 
Declan Keilty 1 behind 4 kicks 6 handballs 10 disposals 4 marks 7 tackles 17 hit outs 82 dream team points 
Ben Kennedy 1 goal 1 behind 16 kicks 10 handballs 26 disposals 8 marks 5 tackles 116 dream team points
Jay Kennedy-Harris 1 goal 1 behind 10 kicks 7 handballs 17 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 73 dream team points
Mitch King 4 kicks 4 handballs 8 disposals 1 marks 3 tackles 17 hit outs 49 dream team points
Jake Melksham 2 goals 1 behind 26 kicks 8 handballs 34 disposals 6 marks 8 tackles 159 dream team points.
Alex Neal-Bullen 1 goal 22 kicks 15 handballs 37 disposals 1 marks 3 tackles 118 dream team points.  
Billy Stretch 12 kicks 9 handballs 21 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 65 dream team points.  
Jack Trengove 15 kicks 5 handballs 20 disposals 8 marks 7 tackles 107 dream team points 
Mitch White 11 kicks 4 handballs 15 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 59 dream team points

Anyone know what is up with Billy S? Not sure why he was dropped and I thought he would dominate at this level.