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So apparently you can run OOB and just keep going as long as you're a doggy.  There's no boundary line

 

Brilliant play from Baker to Hunt to Gray there.  Taking a shot now

A very wet scrappy day.  You would think the Casey forwards would be playing mostly in front for the shanked kick ....hmmm

 

3QT: Casey Demons 7.9.51 to Footscray VFL 6.6.42.

The Demons have a 9 point lead at the last break but the skies have opened and it’s going to be hard to score in the final quarter.

Goals Chandler 3 Grey Laurie Moniz-Wakefield Valentine

Oskar Baker picking up a swag of kicks off half back. He has 23 touches.


9 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

A very wet scrappy day.  You would think the Casey forwards would be playing mostly in front for the shanked kick ....hmmm

Making too much sense to comprehend

Starting to over handball and play a bit cute.

Where's Dunstan?  Need some leadership for the young players.

Edited by kev martin

 
3 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

We have a deep aversion to the corridor at all levels it would seem

I could be wrong in my assessment but I’ve found that the “Melbourne way” is boundary line style but looking for that release kick through the corridor. Hasn’t been the way for much of the year but it’s what we seemed to do well last season. Knowing and and being able to pull the trigger is so important to generating positive forward entries. 

Edited by Pates

4 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

We have a deep aversion to the corridor at all levels it would seem

[censored] I hope that’s not the case tonight.

But we are a defence first team nowadays. Going via the boundary allows us to defend it more easily. Boring but that’s our set-up atm

Edited by Demon Disciple


9 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

[censored] I hope that’s not the case tonight.

But we are a defence first team nowadays. Going via the boundary allows us to defend it more easily. Boring but that’s our set-up atm

When you're undefeated in a reserves competition where you are developing skills I think it's not too much to ask to see a Plan B every now and then. 

Nice mark and goal by JVR

Edited by Diamond_Jim

We are missing Mitch White, his big body and stabilising presence would help us on this kind of day.

Van-Royen to settle us, Goal.


Mark and set shot goal to JVR from 40m out!

Casey up 59 to 42 at 9 min mark of Q4.

Edited by gs77

1 minute ago, Diamond_Jim said:

When you're undefeated in a reserves competition where you are developing skills I think it's not too much to ask to see a Plan B every now and then. 

I honestly don’t think we have a plan B

1 minute ago, Demon Disciple said:

I honestly don’t think we have a plan B

Ummm.

Haven’t lost a game. It appears Plan A is serving us quite well.

Big goal there from JVR. 


5 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

Ummm.

Haven’t lost a game. It appears Plan A is serving us quite well.

It's a development league remember. Winning is nice but not that important

6 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

Ummm.

Haven’t lost a game. It appears Plan A is serving us quite well.

We have in the seniors though hbt. And its predictability is becoming seemingly easier to counter.

1 minute ago, Diamond_Jim said:

It's a development league remember. Winning is nice but not that important

They play the same as the seniors. With one way to play so it is understandable and followed. Tactics change but not your plan of playing. There is no plan B.

 

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