The Casey Demons have a weekly award for their trademark player. No surprise is this week’s award to Noah Yze.

On 31/08/2025 at 09:49, dazzledavey36 said:

Noah is eerily similar in terms of the tall solid build and the big hips. He seems to have a good contested mark to his game and I feel hes got similar traits to Jake Waterman.

Waterman was a useful big half forward flank with good defensive attributes for a taller/stiffer type until he suffered some bad injuries/illnesses then somehow came back as a powerhouse full forward.

Noah hasn't really shown the ability to do much up the ground and mostly I've thought what's the use of an undersized leading full forward in modern footy, it's pretty much been a dead position since the early 00's.

But right now Gunston is dominating, Jamie Elliot just had a career best year, Jezza has been moved back to full forward and for us Melksham is our best path to goal.

7 goals in a final doesn't hurt but overall I think footy has shifted in a way that makes Noah's skillset look more appealing and if he doesn't make it as a forward I reckon you'd have a good look at him down back.

17 hours ago, Freddy Fuschia said:

Ollie Sestan did that too, somewhere in the bush.

and Frittas brother

20 hours ago, poita said:

Noah looked really good on the weekend, albeit against fairly ordinary opposition with little pressure coming out of the middle.

My concern is how he would fare against AFL level opposition in a senior side where we almost never hit a leading target on the chest.

That said, I'd be more than happy to pay McAdam out and give Yze a rookie spot instead.

Ordinary opposition??? Um it was a final, not like playing vs Old Kent Road magoos

I remember our recruiting team was addressing future father son selections at a function. They didn’t mention Noah. Someone asked why and the response was, he has talent and could become an AFL player but it would have to be as a power forward. They also said that his focus, at the time, wasn’t purely on AFL so his development was behind his peers.

I had a loose connection to Caulfield Grammar at the time and asked about Noah’s abilities and they agreed that he was talented but not sure what he wanted or was going to do.

On that basis, his rate of improvement this year is not too surprising and there should be a lot more improvement to come. He has a fanatic set shot routine and is smart. Worth a roll of the dice I’d say.

18 minutes ago, JJJ said:

I remember our recruiting team was addressing future father son selections at a function. They didn’t mention Noah. Someone asked why and the response was, he has talent and could become an AFL player but it would have to be as a power forward. They also said that his focus, at the time, wasn’t purely on AFL so his development was behind his peers.

I had a loose connection to Caulfield Grammar at the time and asked about Noah’s abilities and they agreed that he was talented but not sure what he wanted or was going to do.

On that basis, his rate of improvement this year is not too surprising and there should be a lot more improvement to come. He has a fanatic set shot routine and is smart. Worth a roll of the dice I’d say.

He didn't play firsts in year 11, which is unusual for someone with his background. Lovely kid though.

Edited 22 hours ago22 hr by Adam The God

surely worth a rookie listing.

Who said they wanted to get rid of Oooooozzzeee Jr?

Edited 20 hours ago20 hr by YesitwasaWin4theAges