A late goal by Bomber James Stewart has set up a Preliminary Final assignation for his team against the Casey Scorpions next Saturday as minor premier Richmond VFL go out in straight sets.

PETER JACKSON VFL 2018
CASEY DEMONS v ESSENDON VFL
Saturday 15 September, 2018 at 2.10pm
Stannards Stadium, Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne 
  
CASEY DEMONS

B: 37. D. Johnstone, 45. D. Keilty, 44. J. Smith
HB: 29. J. Hunt, 55. H. Petty, 1. J. Hutchins
? 9. M.  Gent, 18. J.  Lockhart, 33. J.  Kennedy-Harris
HF: 24. C. MacHaya, 42. J. Wagner, 63. B. Vince
F: 23. W. Collis, 38. T. Smith, 36. J. Garlett
Foll: 21. C. Pedersen, 13. C. Wagner, 12. T. Bugg
I/C (from): 32. J. Briggs, 34. M. King, 41. M. Lefau, 6. J. Munro, 35. A. Quigley, 27. A. Scott, 49. C. Stockdale, 2. M. White
23P: 67. T. Freeman

In: B. Vince, J. Kennedy-Harris

Out: J. Briggs, P. McKenna

ESSENDON VFL

B: 10. A. Francis, 36. M. Hartley, 41. B. McNiece
HB: 57. N. Hind, 14. J. Ridley, 30. B. Zerk-Thatcher
? 34. J.  Long, 37. D.  Clarke, 20. J.  Merrett
HF: 59. A. Heppell, 24. J. Houlahan, 55. D. Younan
F: 15. J. Green, 17. J. Stewart, 79. J. McQueen
Foll: 38. S. Draper, 19. K. Mutch, 77. H. Hocking
I/C (from): 61. W. Berry, 76. L. Collins, 68. N. Dixon, 54. K. Huntly, 60. B. Laguda, 72. J. Ottavi, 70. J. Sheahan, 65. E. Sibbald
23P: 62. N. Lazzaro

In: L. Collins, J. Ottavi, J. Houlahan, N. Dixon, K. Huntly, J. Sheahan, B. Laguda

Out: T. Mynott, A. Boyse, J. Harrison

There are no restrictions applying to selection of players as the Demons are represented in both AFL & VFL on the weekend.

JKH will be a big in. Kent, Baker & Vince a chance to return from injury as well

And because Melbourne plays on Friday night, no need to hold back one or two carry over players as it did before the finals. 

16 minutes ago, KC from Casey said:

minor premier Richmond VFL go out in straight sets.

That does hurt the AFL program, staying in is an advantage no matter how small.

Every little bit helps at this stage of the season.

time for those players who are hoping for a chance to play finals to show their stuff in the hope they can force themselves into the Melbourne team after we beat Hawthorn. Pederson has been doing that, bugg, garlett, jfk, smith etc all have a remote chance to impress or to cover possible injuries

If we can get kent, Baker and Vince in the side it will be a big plus. Could be a good game. Essenscum are not too bad at vfl level. Have to watch that Stewart and the little blood nut green in the forward line. We do have the cattle to go through to the granny. We have been a fairly consistent contributor at vfl finals and I think it would be good to win one.

I didn't watch much of the Rich v Ess game but apparently the Tigers were playing pretty badly and only just lost. This feels me with a lot of confidence that Casey will get the job done well, especially with possibility of a few ins. To get to their second Grand Final in 2 years says a lot about the system Melbourne now have in place. Can not wait to see how far we can go and hopefully I get to see Keilty playing in another VFL GF

17 minutes ago, Drunkn167 said:

I didn't watch much of the Rich v Ess game but apparently the Tigers were playing pretty badly and only just lost. This feels me with a lot of confidence that Casey will get the job done well, especially with possibility of a few ins. To get to their second Grand Final in 2 years says a lot about the system Melbourne now have in place. Can not wait to see how far we can go and hopefully I get to see Keilty playing in another VFL GF

The club must be absolutely buzzing right now with Casey and Melbourne winning finals.

Sometimes I forget that Casey are the Demons now...   always think 'Scorpions' before having to correct myself.

This is one club and its working beautifully. 

57 minutes ago, Drunkn167 said:

I didn't watch much of the Rich v Ess game but apparently the Tigers were playing pretty badly and only just lost. This feels me with a lot of confidence that Casey will get the job done well, especially with possibility of a few ins. To get to their second Grand Final in 2 years says a lot about the system Melbourne now have in place. Can not wait to see how far we can go and hopefully I get to see Keilty playing in another VFL GF

Richmond weren't at their best that's for sure. Should've dominated in the midfield and on transition but couldn't get anything going.

Essendon did have a number of really good players though particularly the talls.

Aaron Francis - far too good for VFL, will intercept all day if not negated. 
James Stewart - more than handy key forward at this level and surely the match up for Dec
Scotty Draper - very good young ruck
Nick Hind - speed machine
Jordan Ridley - classy half back with an AFL future, needs to be tagged
Michael Hartley - very solid full back at VFL level

Will be interesting to see if Casey gives King another chance in the ruck so Pedersen and Smith can stay forward.

Geelong magoos out in straight sets, this theme is becoming enjoyable. 

Assuming a win on Friday night... (fingers crossed) it will be a marvellous day down at Port Melbourne on Saturday.

Burra Burgers and 19 degrees .. what more can one ask for !!

On 9/10/2018 at 12:36 AM, DeeSpencer said:

James Stewart - more than handy key forward at this level and surely the match up for Dec

Dec has played on Stewart before and if memory serves me right, usually does a pretty good job at shutting him down, but both players are in decent form it would seem so a big test for Keilty.

I agree though they definitely have some good players, but so do we, and I'm pretty sure we'll get Bernie back so that adds another big game player. Fully expecting Casey to get the job done well and cannot wait until the VFL GF.

Kent and Ginger Ninja ruled out for the year.

On 9/10/2018 at 11:27 AM, Diamond_Jim said:

Assuming a win on Friday night... (fingers crossed) it will be a marvellous day down at Port Melbourne on Saturday.

Burra Burgers and 19 degrees .. what more can one ask for !!

now predicted to be a top of 15 and rain... grrr

Melbourne area

Cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Snow falling above 700 metres in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Possible hail in the afternoon and evening. Winds northerly 25 to 35 km/h turning westerly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then increasing to 25 to 35 km/h during the day.

Pat McKenna was injured during the qualifying final v Geelong is out for tomorrow’s game. 

On 9/8/2018 at 3:26 PM, KC from Casey said:

CASEY DEMONS

B: 37. D. Johnstone, 45. D. Keilty, 44. J. Smith
HB: 29. J. Hunt, 55. H. Petty, 1. J. Hutchins
? 9. M.  Gent, 18. J.  Lockhart, 33. J.  Kennedy-Harris
HF: 24. C. MacHaya, 42. J. Wagner, 63. B. Vince
F: 23. W. Collis, 38. T. Smith, 36. J. Garlett
Foll: 21. C. Pedersen, 13. C. Wagner, 12. T. Bugg
I/C (from): 32. J. Briggs, 34. M. King, 41. M. Lefau, 6. J. Munro, 35. A. Quigley, 27. A. Scott, 49. C. Stockdale, 2. M. White
23P: 67. T. Freeman

In: M. King, B. Vince, J. Briggs, J. Kennedy-Harris, A. Scott, A. Quigley

Out: P. McKenna

Big prelim coming up. I'm expecting the Dees to get up by 18 points.

Unfortunately McKenna's out just when he was starting to find some form.

JKH and especially Vince are big ins.

IC: Lefau, Munro, Scott, White, T.Freeman

JJ Liston Trophy 2018 Casey Demons votes 

11 Cameron Pedersen
10 Tomas Bugg 
8 Billy Stretch Dom Tyson
6 Corey Wagner 
5 Samuel Weideman 
4 Jayden Hunt Jay Kennedy Harris Timothy Smith
3 Oskar Baker Mitchell Hannan Jay Lockhart 
2 Harley Balic James Munro Mitchell White 
1 Angus Brayshaw Samuel Frost Cory Stockdale Josh Wagner  

Also on JJ Liston Trophy Night, Casey’s coach Jade Rawlings was named Coach of the Year

Really happy for Bernie that he hasnt played his last game and will be a part of it all before he retires.

Still a chance to don the Red and Blue again at the best possible time... though we would need a few injuries.  

6 hours ago, The Great Pretender said:

Pat McKenna was injured during the qualifying final v Geelong is out for tomorrow’s game. 

What is the injury?

If wet could be interesting. We beat them earlier in the year in the wet but they are fast and could trouble us. It will be up to the midfield.

We were good against North in atrocious conditions 

4 hours ago, Cards13 said:

What is the injury?

Saw him train on Tuesday. Started with being tested with short sprint runs by rehab coaches. He joined the main group after that. So the injury is probably a niggle that won't go away.

Let's hope he gets up for the GF (if we win tomorrow) as he has had such a bad run with injuries. 

Good morning all!!!! What a time to be a Demons supporter!!!!

After a fantastic win like last night, that will instill a lot of confidence in the boys. I implore as many as you guys to get down to North Port Oval today to cheer on the boys, because there will be a lot of Bomber fans there. But if you can't make it don't forget to catch the game on Ch7 at 2pm.

God I hope the boys get up today and find themselves into a Grand Final.

CARN THE DEES!!!!

See you there Drunk'n

looking forward to a nice hot Burra Burger and the dim sims aren't bad either.

For those who haven't been to the ground it is easily accessed by the light rail and plenty of nearby on street parking if you are coming by car.

Pleasant walk from South Melbourne market if you are looking for some pre game food.

Wish Bernie well, could come in for Tyson if he plays well.