1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Interesting to know where Tom Freeman plays in 2019.  I was impressed with him in the 4-5 games late in the season. 

Also Casey could not attract any ex Afl listed players. Thought our Casey alignment showed a pathway back like Corey Wagner showed. 

Did Casey sign a ruckman Norm? Don't know anything about the new players except Tynan.

On ‎12‎/‎16‎/‎2018 at 11:08 PM, Old Bear said:

Can’t see Lewis in our best 22 if we have improved 

Do you think his Ego will let him spend the majority of the season at Casey

Now that Mitchell has rushed back to the sanctuary of the nest maybe Clarko will steer Lewis up to Brizzy too !

MFC has propped up the Dawks for years its all really been about jobs for the boys

Tom $cullie right may the downhill slide continue to gain momentum

I'm sure Clarko once said a coach shouldn't stay more than 10 years but now he's got the Dingley challenge of course !

May " comeback Jeff " continue the mayhem

On 12/15/2018 at 3:18 PM, daisycutter said:

and sheedy was the complete opposite. recruited from prahran as a young liston trophy winning centreman, quickly reinvented as a backpocket 

Fact check - Sheedy did not win a Liston Trophy. Actually he was tied to Melbourne & trained with a the Club a few times.

3 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

Fact check - Sheedy did not win a Liston Trophy. Actually he was tied to Melbourne & trained with a the Club a few times.

my mistake franky. but he did finish 2nd in the 1966 vfa liston trophy aged 18, the year before he transferred to richmond

22 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

Did Casey sign a ruckman Norm? Don't know anything about the new players except Tynan.

Most recruits are utility types, midfielders and running defenders.  Buxton-Wales is a young ruckman from Vermont.  Casey will be a running  type side.  McCaffrey could be a steal.  Former Swans academy player (now 21) with 3 years in Country footy. Strong running mid. 

49 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Most recruits are utility types, midfielders and running defenders.  Buxton-Wales is a young ruckman from Vermont.  Casey will be a running  type side.  McCaffrey could be a steal.  Former Swans academy player (now 21) with 3 years in Country footy. Strong running mid. 

Saw Buxton-Wales in a final at Bayswater (when down from Brissie for cats final) for Vermont against Sth Croydon and he looks a good type. Would not surprise if he gets a few games as a ruckman with Bradke in support. That is if Pruess plays ones.

On 1/5/2019 at 10:22 PM, spirit of norm smith said:

Interesting to know where Tom Freeman plays in 2019.  I was impressed with him in the 4-5 games late in the season. 

Also Casey could not attract any ex Afl listed players. Thought our Casey alignment showed a pathway back like Corey Wagner showed. 

 

 

Paul Amy‏ @PaulAmy375

Mentioned last night that Darcy Fritsch, brother of Bayley, is training with Casey Demons. Former Dandenong Stingray Jack Harmes, brother of James, is also training at Casey. Meanwhile James and Tom Freeman are among the many returning Demons players.

On ‎1‎/‎4‎/‎2019 at 6:11 AM, WERRIDEE said:

VFL update: A word from the coach

CASEY DEMONS 

B: LOCKHART, FROST, HORE

HB: HUNT, PETTY, J.WAGNER

C : STRETCH, MAYNARD, BAKER

HF: KENNEDY HARRIS, KEILTY, HANNAN

F: GARLETT, T.SMITH, J.SMITH

FOLL: BUXTON-WALES, SPARROW, C.WAGNER

IC: HUTCHINS, WHITE, MUNRO, MACHAYA

EMERG: TYNAN, VELLA, MCCAFFERY, GENT

INJ:  LEVER

OUT: BRADTKE, JORDON, NEITCHKE, BEDFORD, CHANDLER, WALKER, M.LEWIS, STOCKDALE, TAYLOR, GAHAN, LOWDEN

 

Yes 60 players confirmed on MFC and Casey lists.  Not sure many of the Casey boys get a run unless we cop injuries.  Hope we don’t but get a chance to rotate our youngsters in their first year.  

On 1/6/2019 at 1:45 PM, daisycutter said:

my mistake franky. but he did finish 2nd in the 1966 vfa liston trophy aged 18, the year before he transferred to richmond

Sorry mate but either its an urban myth or you made it up.-

1966 was Alan Poore's (Waverley) second consecutive Liston Trophy, and he became the first player ever to win the award twice. Paul Ladds (Sandringham) was second with 27 votes, and Barry Ion (Yarraville) was third with 26 votes.

3 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

Sorry mate but either its an urban myth or you made it up.-

1966 was Alan Poore's (Waverley) second consecutive Liston Trophy, and he became the first player ever to win the award twice. Paul Ladds (Sandringham) was second with 27 votes, and Barry Ion (Yarraville) was third with 26 votes.

you are quite right, and i was hopelessly and embarrassingly wrong, franky

after your previous query i did a quick google and thought i had found the reference to runner-up. either i read it too quickly, misinterpreted it, it was badly worded or just plain wrong. i couldn't find it again today.

anyway i have have been under this misapprehension for 50 years. I was actually playing at prahran in 1967, 1968 and must have mistakenly picked it up then

additionally, prahran wasn't even in 1st division vfa in 1966. they got promoted to 1st division in 1967 by winning the 1966 premiership with sheedy playing, so he wouldn't have been eligible for liston (the 2nd division award was the j. field medal)

3 hours ago, daisycutter said:

you are quite right, and i was hopelessly and embarrassingly wrong, franky

after your previous query i did a quick google and thought i had found the reference to runner-up. either i read it too quickly, misinterpreted it, it was badly worded or just plain wrong. i couldn't find it again today.

anyway i have have been under this misapprehension for 50 years. I was actually playing at prahran in 1967, 1968 and must have mistakenly picked it up then

additionally, prahran wasn't even in 1st division vfa in 1966. they got promoted to 1st division in 1967 by winning the 1966 premiership with sheedy playing, so he wouldn't have been eligible for liston (the 2nd division award was the j. field medal)

Was that final against Sunshine?

16 minutes ago, dieter said:

Was that final against Sunshine?

	1966 VFA Division 2 Grand Final
Sunday, 11 September	Geelong West	def. by	Prahran	Toorak Park (crowd: 10,000)	[18]
	2.9 (21) 3.13 (31) 3.14 (32)  5.15 (45)	Q1 Q2 Q3  Final	1.0 (6) 6.4 (40) 9.9 (63)  17.12 (114)	Umpires: R. Armstrong
Brushfield, Gibbons, Salter, Stacey, Williams		Goals	Pearson 6, Bartlett 4, Butler 3, Richardson 3, Kerley

 

4 hours ago, daisycutter said:

you are quite right, and i was hopelessly and embarrassingly wrong, franky

after your previous query i did a quick google and thought i had found the reference to runner-up. either i read it too quickly, misinterpreted it, it was badly worded or just plain wrong. i couldn't find it again today.

anyway i have have been under this misapprehension for 50 years. I was actually playing at prahran in 1967, 1968 and must have mistakenly picked it up then

additionally, prahran wasn't even in 1st division vfa in 1966. they got promoted to 1st division in 1967 by winning the 1966 premiership with sheedy playing, so he wouldn't have been eligible for liston (the 2nd division award was the j. field medal)

Kudos for taking ownership of the mistake.... heaven forbid that should catch on here.

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

	1966 VFA Division 2 Grand Final
Sunday, 11 September	Geelong West	def. by	Prahran	Toorak Park (crowd: 10,000)	[18]
	2.9 (21) 3.13 (31) 3.14 (32)  5.15 (45)	Q1 Q2 Q3  Final	1.0 (6) 6.4 (40) 9.9 (63)  17.12 (114)	Umpires: R. Armstrong
Brushfield, Gibbons, Salter, Stacey, Williams		Goals	Pearson 6, Bartlett 4, Butler 3, Richardson 3, Kerley

 

Ah, the mighty Maurie Bartlett...

 

While the focus at Casey Fields today will be on the Demons’ training session this morning, the news from the Casey Demons for one prospective player - Darcy Fritsch (brother of Bayley) is very promising.

Paul Amy quotes coach Jade Rawlings as follows - 

“He’s been one of the standouts throughout the summer. I don’t think he’s missed a session, his attitude is first-class and he’s really improving.'' 

So basically, the news that Bradtke might play at least some of the season in the TAC Cup Under 18s, means that the Casey Demons need to find some ruck strength. 

This is especially so in light of the fact that it appears likely that Max Gawn and Braydon Preuss are going to be used in tandem in the AFL.

 I believe that the major deficiency that caused Casey’s downfall in the grand final last year (and in other games they lost) was in the ruck. The argument for picking up another ruckman before the pre-season draft cut off on 15 March must be growing louder now.

20 minutes ago, Pink Freud said:

So basically, the news that Bradtke might play at least some of the season in the TAC Cup Under 18s, means that the Casey Demons need to find some ruck strength. 

This is especially so in light of the fact that it appears likely that Max Gawn and Braydon Preuss are going to be used in tandem in the AFL.

 I believe that the major deficiency that caused Casey’s downfall in the grand final last year (and in other games they lost) was in the ruck. The argument for picking up another ruckman before the pre-season draft cut off on 15 March must be growing louder now.

An excellent point PF. I think that with our list reasonably balanced in most areas, it’s probably worth revisiting as to whether there might be a good back up ruckman out there who could fill that role and add some steel to the ruck situation at Casey. Someone like Marc Pittonet of Box Hill who destroyed us in the grand final would be handy.

 The only ruckman reported to be at the club (Casey) is a kid from the suburbs who we know very little about and who will face an uphill battle against the AFL and seasoned VFL big men in the competition.

IIRC, Dec Keilty was used in the Casey ruck in his earlier days, albeit a little outsized on some occasions. Might be a need for him to play that role again. Not that I wish him to miss any chance of selection for the AFL team. 

Unfortunately Casey May have to use Sam Frost as a ruck role.  Shows they haven’t addressed the key reason they lost the 2018 GF. 

On 2/11/2019 at 11:07 PM, spirit of norm smith said:

Unfortunately Casey May have to use Sam Frost as a ruck role.  Shows they haven’t addressed the key reason they lost the 2018 GF. 

What about Buxton-Wales?

ROLLING CASEY TEAM AS WELL

B: JORDON, FROST, LOCKHART

HB: J.WAGNER, PETTY, WHITE

C : STRETCH, MAYNARD, BAKER

HF: KENNEDY HARRIS, KEILTY, C.WAGNER

F: GARLETT, T.SMITH, J.SMITH

FOLL: BUXTON-WALES, SPARROW, SPARGO

IC: TYNAN, VELLA, CHANDLER, BEDFORD

The VFL site’s listing of ins and outs (not necessarily fully comprehensive):-

CASEY DEMONS

In: Tom McCaffrey (Wodonga Raiders), Luke Tynan (Port Melbourne), Liam Buxton-Wales (Vermont), Matthew Gahan (Dandenong Stingrays), Nick Lowden (Gippsland Power), Jai Taylor (Dandenong Stingrays), Anthony Vella (Port Melbourne), Darcy Fritsch (Coldstream), Heath Briggs (Dandenong Stingrays)

Out: Liam Hiscock (Frankston), Goy Lok (Frankston), Angus Scott (East Perth), Corey Wagner (Melbourne), Ali Zijai (Frankston), Riley D’Arcy (Frankston)

2 hours ago, KC from Casey said:

The VFL site’s listing of ins and outs (not necessarily fully comprehensive):-

CASEY DEMONS

In: Tom McCaffrey (Wodonga Raiders), Luke Tynan (Port Melbourne), Liam Buxton-Wales (Vermont), Matthew Gahan (Dandenong Stingrays), Nick Lowden (Gippsland Power), Jai Taylor (Dandenong Stingrays), Anthony Vella (Port Melbourne), Darcy Fritsch (Coldstream), Heath Briggs (Dandenong Stingrays)

Out: Liam Hiscock (Frankston), Goy Lok (Frankston), Angus Scott (East Perth), Corey Wagner (Melbourne), Ali Zijai (Frankston), Riley D’Arcy (Frankston)

Still no spare ruckman to take on the competition’s big hitters (if Goodwin uses Preuss as a foil for Gawn in the AFL side or in case of injury) other than the previously untried Buxton-Wales.

Liam Buxton-Wales (formerly Buxton) 22yo ruckman 198cm 103kg