Casey Demons v Essendon VFL Preliminary Final

[Biffen 12,323]

4 minutes ago, Chook said:

Jordie looks like the successful well-dressed TV celebrity uncle forced to hang out with his lame nephews at a family gathering on a hill in the sticks.

i disagree.

like certain girls you find in rural areas ,he actually looks less intelligent wearing specs.

[SaberFang 7,141]

Harmesy looks like he's about to compete in a woodchopping contest. 

[Redleg 37,555]

47 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Incorrect. He applied  2 tackles.

I doubt that. I would say 2 Bombers may have run into him.

Dont think I have seen a worse game from a Captain. Not 1 possession.

Had a lot of players down and still won.  Need to play a lot better in GF.

[Deeoldfart 7,720]

Well done to the Casey boys for making it to the GF, to the AFL boys for showing true 'espirit de corps' in getting to the game to watch and support, and to our ever-reliable posters for keeping the rest of us up to date with scores as the game progressed. Outstanding weekend for the Dees.

[DemonOX 8,529]

2 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

It is!!!!!

29 and blue sky’s in Brisbane and bloody hot for this time of yr. 

Bloody lovely. 

Edited September 15, 2018 by DemonOX

[chook fowler 18,206]

1 hour ago, Gorgoroth said:

Ok so Tmac has a Raiders top and some one else has a Seahawks beanie... Not. Happy. Jan.

Can’t see Jack - proably in the ice bath still. And I think Charlie is on the jumping castle.

[dieter 3,325]

Who is the dude twixt Max and Melks?

[jules7 684]

Jack Viney was their, the TV camera’s showed him during the game. 

[Mickey 4,173]

Did well to get the win considering how little some of the guys contributed (based on the stats). 

9 blokes had less than 10 touches. 

Edited September 15, 2018 by Mickey

[What 18,810]

1 hour ago, dieter said:

Who is the dude twixt Max and Melks?

Ill bet any money thats Melks old man, and his brother to his left.

[DemonDave 1,078]

2 hours ago, Redleg said:

I doubt that. I would say 2 Bombers may have run into him.

Dont think I have seen a worse game from a Captain. Not 1 possession.

Had a lot of players down and still won.  Need to play a lot better in GF.

He kicked it once..it bounced off his foot and out on the full right on the grandstand wing, obviously doesn't quantify as a possession. I feel the club may have a very hard call to make at the selection table on Thursday night. It was one of the worst individual games Ive seen by any player, let alone the captain. If they were going to persist with him as a forward, I couldn't understand why they didnt just give him a defensive forward role to stop Francis' intercept marking. Time and time again in that 2nd qtr we bombed it long and indiscriminately to an unmarked Francis. Given the conditions, we appeared to go in too top heavy with Hutchins, Smith and the rotating rucks of Pederson/Lefau up forward, we would've been better suited with Angus Scott in there today. Next week will be perfect conditions under the roof of course.

Thought JKHs workrate and hands were outstanding today, some really creative clever handballs, and immense tackling pressure.

The usual Casey workhorses in Munro and Gent were both excellent in kickstarting our revival late in the 3rd quarter.

Anyone else catch a glimpse of the Port Melbourne Operations Department behind the main grandstand? Its like a throwback to our facilities at the junction oval!

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[Dee-licious 1,800]

@Satyriconhome you made it on tv as well. 

[Northern Summer 292]

Bernie needs too come back in next week

[Demonland 64,710]

THE GRAND PLAN by KC from Casey  

The Casey Demons braved a tough afternoon in front of a hostile crowd and in mainly inclement weather to win a hard fought battle by 8 points against Essendon VFL at Stannards Stadium, Port Melbourne on Saturday to advance to their second grand final in three years.  

Over the course of the afternoon, players and spectators alike experienced sunshine, gloomy overcast skies, gusty winds and pouring rain; conditions that suited the Demons as their hard-bodied experienced relished the intensity of finals pressure.  

Casey went into the game with two changes that added to the team’s depth - experienced campaigners Bernie Vince (back from an AC joint issue) and Jay Kennedy Harris gave them a list of 12 current AFL players. They again left out Mitch King and went with an undersized ruck combination that served them well given the conditions despite being well beaten on the day in tap out numbers.  

The Demons opened strongly with Jeff Garlett’s mark and goal against the wind but the Bombers fought back as the lead seesawed for much of the opening term and Casey held the narrowest of leads at quarter time. 

The Bombers nudged in front immediately after the break but the Dees gained the ascendency to lead by 11 points after Mitch Gent’s goal at the 20 minute mark of the second term. The margin would have been greater but for poor kicking for goal.   

It was at that point that Essendon fought its way back into the game with two goals against the wind to allow them to go into the sheds at the half time break with the teams locked together at 39 points each. On the other side of the main break, with the rain pouring, it was the Bombers who took advantage of the wet weather conditions. They were quicker to the fall of the ball and manufactured two goals, one off the ground in the first minute and dominated the first 20 minutes of the term until Cam Pedersen stepped to turn the tide in as he has often done this season.  

With his team trailing by 13 points, having been led to the ball and outplayed on both sides of half time, Pedersen hauled in a huge mark in front and converted. Moments later, Garlett screwed one through over his shoulder and suddenly, it was game on again. A lapse at a boundary throw in gave the unattended Bomber ruckman a free shot a goal but that was cancelled out when Pedersen was freed in front of goal after an Essendon defender’s brain fade in running through a deliberate point. The margin was a solitary point in favour of the Bombers at the final break.  

With the wind at their backs, it was the experienced Demons who led the team home with their persistence and strong tackling. 

First it was Jimmy Munro who kicked truly just 37 seconds into the final term to restore the lead which Casey held onto for the remainder of the game. They pushed forward time after time, inspired by veteran Bernie Vince who finished with 22 possessions, 13 of them contested. Pedersen was indefatigable In the ruck against taller opponents and Munro, with  21 tackles to match his disposal count, was simply magnificent in the hard slog. Tom Bugg and Jay Kennedy Harris were strong while Joel Smith defended stoutly and his goal saving smother when the Bombers threatened was a highlight. The Wagner brothers, Corey and Josh belied their northern state origins and were important players and handled the ball well in the greasy conditions.

Garlett booted his third as time on ticked by to give his team a game high lead of 14 points before a late Bomber goal saw the siren sound moments later with Casey home by a margin of eight points.   

Peter Jackson VFL Coach of the Year, Jade Rawlings worked hard to vindicate the decision of the selection committee and lead his charges into the VFL grand final next Sunday at Etihad Stadium. In his time as a player and coach, he has never experienced premiership success but if things go according to plan, that will all change in seven day’s time.  

Peter Jackson VFL 2018  

Casey Demons 3.4  5.9  8.10.58 10.13.73  

Essendon VFL 3.3  6.3.39 9.5.59 10.5.65  

Goals  

Casey Demons Garlett 3 Pedersen 2 Gent  Lefau Munro Vince C Wagner   

Essendon VFL Lazzaro 2 Clarke Draper Heppell Hind Hocking Merrett  Stewart Younan     

Best  
  
Casey Demons C Wagner Munro Kennedy Harris Vince Bugg Garlett  

Essendon VFL Clarke Ridley Lazzaro Mutch Long Heppell  

Statistics    

Tomas Bugg 14 kicks 8 handballs 22 disposals 2 marks 9 tackles 98 dream team points
William Collis 3 kicks 1 handball 4 disposals 1 mark 5 tackles 28 dream team points
Tom Freeman 5 kicks 1 handball 6 disposals 2 marks 5 tackles 25 dream team points
Jeffrey Garlett 3 goals 8 kicks 3 handballs 11 disposals 3 marks 1 tackles 62 dream team points
Mitch Gent 1 goal 1 behind 10 kicks 3 handballs 13 disposals 3 marks 1 tackle 50 dream team points
Jayden Hunt 12 kicks 2 handballs 14 disposals 2 marks 10 tackles 83 dream team points
Jack Hutchins 2 tackles 9 dream team points
Dion Johnstone 4 kick s 2 handballs 6 disposals 5  tackles 33 dream team points
Declan Keilty 3 kicks 1 handball 4 disposals 2 tackles 19 dream team points
Jay Kennedy Harris 1 behind 10 kicks 10 handballs 20 disposals 1 mark 11 tackles 94 dream team points
Mykelti Lefau 1 goal 3 ki cks 2 handballs 5 disposals 2 marks 6 tackles 9 hit outs 58 dream team points
Jay Lockhart 2 behinds 9 kicks 7 handballs 16 disposals 1 mark 6 tackles 64 dream team points
Cory Machaya 1 behind 4 kicks 7 handballs 11 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 48 dream team points
James Munro 1 goal 3 behinds 15 kicks 6 handballs 21 disposals 21 tackles 151 dream team points
Cameron Pedersen 2 goals 6 kicks 5 handballs 11 disposals 5 marks 10 tackles 31 hit outs 121 dream team points
Harry Petty 7 kicks 7 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 33 dream team points
Joel Smith 6 kicks 6 disposals 4 marks 8 tackles 62 dream team points
Tim Smith 2 behinds 8 kicks 8 handballs 16 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 8 hit outs 72 dream team points
Cory Stockdale 4 kicks 1 handball 5 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 21 dream tea m points
Bernie Vince 1 goals 15 kicks 7 handballs 22 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 76 dream team points
Corey Wagner 1 goals 14 kicks 6 handballs 20 disposals 12 tackles 105 dream team points
Josh Wagner 18 kicks 5 handballs 23 disposals 4 marks 5 tackles 92 dream team po ints
Mitch White 10 kicks 2 handballs 12 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 54 dream team points 

[MikeAlphaTango 150]

21 tackles for Munro, that's super impressive.

AFL record is 19 by Jack Zeibell

[old55 21,255]

Wonder how many AFL emergencies we'll take to Perth and whether we'll fly them back for the VFL GF?

[Redleg 37,555]

1 hour ago, Fifty-5 said:

Wonder how many AFL emergencies we'll take to Perth and whether we'll fly them back for the VFL GF?

We will take 2 and they will fly out on first flight after game lists lodged. Will be back Saturday night and play Sunday afternoon.

[SaberFang 7,141]

Don't really follow the VFL closely. Who should we be rooting for in today's second prelim? Is there a preferred winner to play against in the GF? 

[Drunkn167 5,093]

1 hour ago, SaberFang said:

Don't really follow the VFL closely. Who should we be rooting for in today's second prelim? Is there a preferred winner to play against in the GF? 

Box Hill, with the Hawks now out of the AFL finals I think they will loose a few AFL listed blokes who won’t qualify for VFL finals

[Diamond_Jim 11,730]

28 minutes ago, Drunkn167 said:

Box Hill, with the Hawks now out of the AFL finals I think they will loose a few AFL listed blokes who won’t qualify for VFL finals

close game ... 4 points Williamstown's way near to 3/4 time