53 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

A few players clearly are not quite up to AFL standard.  It showed that Casey had about a dozen VFL players.  With 6-7 taken to Brisbane for eventually no purpose, it was hard to watch the Casey boys be overrun. 
 

Declase. Yes he should be on the list and could get a debut game shortly.  

Jones.  Great to see him get back.  He might be very handy come finals time but unfortunately he may not force his way back in if we hit form again. 
 

Lockhart. Really competed well and I’d definitely retain on the list. 
 

Turner is one to keep.  Battled well and his judgement and marking fits as a backup for Lever.  
 

Others like Baker and Bedford are fringe at best and disappointed.  A question to be asked at year end. Bradtke is a no.  
 

For the dogs, Bedendo looked like he’d fit into our team.  At 19, he’s physically ready and good smart footballer. Good one touch footballer. Perhaps he is one to mark down for a end of 2022 conversation.  
 

Bakers kicking is a real let down, he reads the ball well and has some great pace

Jones looked good and has some really nice kicks, I think were missing him a bit in the seniors 

Lockhart, Declase, Turner all look worth pursuing with

3 minutes ago, FritschyBusiness said:

Bakers kicking is a real let down, he reads the ball well and has some great pace

Jones looked good and has some really nice kicks, I think were missing him a bit in the seniors 

Lockhart, Declase, Turner all look worth pursuing with

Its not only his kicking that lets him down its his decision and it is below par, Declase and Turner are worth developing Lockhart not sure in the long run and as for Jones and Jetta they are now VLF standard thats it thanks for the service but the game has gone by at the top level.

 

4 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

Its not only his kicking that lets him down its his decision and it is below par, Declase and Turner are worth developing Lockhart not sure in the long run and as for Jones and Jetta they are now VLF standard thats it thanks for the service but the game has gone by at the top level.

 

You're right about his decision making, Baker ran himself into trouble a couple times.

I think Jones would bring a bit of maturity to the field that we have been lacking lately 

17 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Ridiculously out of his depth in the AFL system. 3 years on the list and legit would struggle to get a game even at suburban level. 

I mean this in the kindest way because I'm sure he's a hard worker and certainly comes from a good family. But he'd be the worst player I've ever seen on our list since Brendan Van Shaik.

For every Mason Cox there is always your Austin Bradtke's when taking a punt on these project types.

Thank him for his service at years end and move on.

Here's another way you could have said it "sadly hasn't progress and won't be on the list next year".  But no, you had to put in there some really unnecessary and hurtful comments about how you rate his ability.

If he suffers from mental health issues as a result of opinions posted such as yours you'd be the first to put out a heart felt message of support and not even recognize your hypocracy.

It's time you grew up.

13 minutes ago, Baghdad Bob said:

Here's another way you could have said it "sadly hasn't progress and won't be on the list next year".  But no, you had to put in there some really unnecessary and hurtful comments about how you rate his ability.

If he suffers from mental health issues as a result of opinions posted such as yours you'd be the first to put out a heart felt message of support and not even recognize your hypocracy.

It's time you grew up.

Yeah cool

 

1 hour ago, FritschyBusiness said:

Bakers kicking is a real let down, he reads the ball well and has some great pace

Jones looked good and has some really nice kicks, I think were missing him a bit in the seniors 

Lockhart, Declase, Turner all look worth pursuing with

I find it interesting how Bakers kicking is a let down yet you saw the opposite of Jones. Jones blazed away at goal and forward to not close to the target so many times I lost count. Baker is not an AFL quality kick. Jones is no longer an AFL quality decision maker. 

Edited August 1, 20213 yr by Lil_red_fire_engine

21 hours ago, Dee-licious said:

Glad I’m not the only one going insane over this. 

I don't see how the AFL clubs can be happy with how the VFL is run fulltime?

Something needs to done for the future?

20 minutes ago, Lil_red_fire_engine said:

I find it interesting how Bakers kicking is a let down yet you saw the opposite of Jones. Jones blazed away at goal and forward to not close to the target so many times I lost count. Baker is not an AFL quality kick. Jones is no longer an AFL quality decision maker. 

I think he was trying to do the work the others couldn't in those cases for a very undermanned Casey. He was hitting alot of targets earlier and in previous weeks before his injury

13 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Any comments on D Turner’s game today? He looked good in his first VFL game a while back.

A young fella that shows glimpses.  Early days DZ.  Could be handy....or might go the way of the Dodo.  Had a few moments yday but also [censored] the bed on occasions under pressure.  Wasn't alone here and understandable given he has just stepped up to VFL (AFL list).

2 hours ago, Lil_red_fire_engine said:

I find it interesting how Bakers kicking is a let down yet you saw the opposite of Jones. Jones blazed away at goal and forward to not close to the target so many times I lost count. Baker is not an AFL quality kick. Jones is no longer an AFL quality decision maker. 

He never was. Hard worker but often bombs it resulting in a turnover or gets caught holding the ball.

DELTA DEMONS by KC from Casey

There was an ill wind blowing for the home side at Casey Fields on  Saturday but you wouldn’t have noticed if you turned up seven or eight minutes into the second quarter with the scoreboard showing the Casey Demons holding a lead of 7.5.47 to Footscray’s solitary point. Up to that stage, the depleted Dees combination had taken full advantage of the windy conditions and headed by veterans Nathan Jones, Jimmy Munro and Mitch White had came out of the blocks and plundered the Bulldogs’ defence.  

The game took a dramatic turn after that. The Bulldogs scored their first major at the 9 minute mark of the second quarter and went on to add five more unanswered goals to be within reach of the rapidly tiring Demons by half time.

The slaughter continued unabated and, apart from a single third quarter goal in the middle of the third term, the Demons were able to add a couple of late game junk time goals to George Grey to fall by an inglorious 37 points.

This was only Casey’s second loss for the season, the first was by just a point, but it plunged the Demons down the ladder into fifth place. No excuses are acceptable but it should be said that the Delta strain of the Covid19 panic played a crucial role in the outcome. 

While the Bulldogs AFL side was playing locally on Saturday, the Melbourne Demons were flying around the country with a large contingent of players who would otherwise have been playing for Casey. Players such Chandler, Daw, Melksham, Joel Smith, Weideman and vandenBerg should have formed the backbone of the team but instead, were flying backward and forward between Melbourne and Brisbane. The total number of changes was seven - all of them AFL listed Demons!

It was left to the very few older hands such as Jones, Nev Jetta and Jay Lockhart and the Casey older guard to lead a very green group of younger players from suburban and country competitions into the fray. Many had been playing very little football of any sort in recent weeks due to the lockdowns and it showed after the frenetic pace of the opening.

In the ensuing gloom of the day, the Demons’ mid season rookie Kye Declase once again stood out. He amassed 27 disposals and kicked a goal in a promising display. Oskar Baker also had his moments 

With Melbourne and its extended squad up in the air again this week, little respite can be expected for the Delta Demons next week.

2021 VFL Mens

Casey Demons   6.4.40 7.5.47 8.9.57 10.9.69

Footscray Bulldogs  0.1.1 6.3.39  11.5.71 16.10.106

Goals

Casey Demons Grey 3 White 2 Baker Bedford Declase Ellison Jones 

Footscray Bulldogs Cavarra McNeil West 3 Bedendo Drummond Craig-Peters Glass-McCasker McComb Vandermeer William 

Best 

Casey Demons Jones White Declase Ellison Lockhart Jetta 

Footscray Bulldogs West McComb Sullivan Bedendo Young Cavarra

Statistics 

Oskar Baker 1 goal 14 kicks 6 handballs 20 disposals 5 marks 2 tackles 83 dream team points

Toby Bedford 1 goal 7 kicks 7 handballs 14 disposals 3 marks 8 tackles 80 dream team points

Jack Bell 5 kicks 5 handballs 10 disposals 1 mark 2 tackles 12 hit outs 49 dream team points

Aaron Bradtke 4 kicks 3 handballs 7 disposals 2 marks 7 hit outs 22 dream team points

Jaxon Briggs 6 kicks 4 handballs 10 disposals 2 marks 5 tackles 52 dream team points

Kye Declase 1 goal 16 kicks 11 handballs 27 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 86 dream team points

Corey Ellison 1 goals 6 kicks 2 handballs 8 disposals 6 marks 4 tackles 2 hit outs 61 dream team points

Zac Foot 1 behind 5 kicks 5 handballs 10 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 38 dream team points

Tom Freeman 8 kicks 8 disposals 3 marks 33  dream team points

George Grey 3 goals 4 kicks 1 handballs 5 disposals 3 marks 6 tackles 62 dream team points

Jack Hutchins 4 kicks 4 disposals 4 marks 18  dream team points

Neville Jetta 8 kicks 5 handballs 13 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 58 dream team points

Nathan Jones 1 goals 3 behinds 20 kicks 9 handballs 29 disposals 4 marks 3 ttackles 105 dream team points

Bayley Laurie 5 kicks 2 handballs 7 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 41 dream team points

Jay Lockhart 11 kicks 5 handballs 16 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 66 dream team points

James Munro kicks handballs disposals marks tackles dream team points

Fraser Rosman 1 behind 6 kicks 2 handballs 8 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 42 dream team points

Deakyn Smith 5 kicks 7 handballs 12 disposals 1 mark 1 tackles 36 dream team points

Ryan Sparkes 5 kicks 1 handballs 6 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 44 dream team points

Cory Stockdale 1 behind 7 kicks 2 handballs 9 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 42 dream team points

Daniel Turner 9 kicks 4 handballs 13 disposals 4 marks 1 tackles 51 dream team points

Mitch White 2 goals 1 behinds 11 kicks 2 handballs 13 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 81 dream team points

Given the situation with Melbourne taking an extended group of players away to WA for next week’s game, I wonder why Casey isn’t trying out the NGA players from the local area. With Majak Daw out of team for that reason, surely it makes sense to give someone like Mac Andrew the opportunity to play against higher quality opponents in the VFL?

On 8/1/2021 at 10:33 AM, Baghdad Bob said:

Here's another way you could have said it "sadly hasn't progress and won't be on the list next year".  But no, you had to put in there some really unnecessary and hurtful comments about how you rate his ability.

If he suffers from mental health issues as a result of opinions posted such as yours you'd be the first to put out a heart felt message of support and not even recognize your hypocracy.

It's time you grew up.

Agree wholeheartedly. The family are both well known sportspersons who would no doubt have trained Austin well in how to deal with public criticism including the sort of hostile lashings young people in sport get from time to time. Still, there’s no need for the nasty stuff. I read today that there’s another Bradtke playing school basketball. I hope he does well in whatever sport he plays and if he chooses footy and is good at it, that he and his family aren’t put off by the personal attacks Austin’s received as a 20-21 year old doing his best in his chosen sport.