39 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Only if they merged with GCS.

Pokie money keeps them going

Aspley (suburb of Brisbane) was also supposed to join but couldn't afford it. Why are they in the VFL...why not..it's a weird competition

Ironic that the Demons moved away from pokies revenue   and yet like in NSW, many sporting clubs are funded and boosted by pokies $$$. Southport Sharks have a lot of cash to spend on players and it’s how they can compete at this level. They’ve dominated for many years in the QLD league and in the previous NEAFL.  

I'm not sure $ can be spent on players. There are very modest caps in place?

57 minutes ago, Demons1858 said:

Sorry, I keep my eyes firmly focussed on the Casey team and ignore most of the other VFL results, so who the hell are the Southport Sharks? My quick research suggests they aren't aligned to anyone. Would they be the next team to come in from QLD otherwise why do they even play in a Victorian league. 

As a QLDer, perhaps a more pertinent point is why did the AFL choose to continue to call it the VFL when there were 6-8 teams from outside Victoria. This year down to five I believe with the likes of Aspley/Canberra dropping out.

But the VFL top 5 this year was 4 teams from outside Victoria, including 3 from the footy heartland of Queensland (sarcasm).

And yes, Southport are the biggest club in QLD with no alignment to any AFL club. They have a massive leagues club which means they're able to offer good money to ex-AFL players who'd rather spend their winters on the sunny Gold Coast.

1 hour ago, Bates Mate said:

Moved forward just in case things might go over and we miss 5 minutes of , WAGs on a rotisserie at the Brownlow . 

When does the Brownlow start?? Surely the Casey GF going til 4:45 doesn’t influence it

25 minutes ago, Bystander said:

I'm not sure $ can be spent on players. There are very modest caps in place?

Thought the same.

Non aligned clubs were around mid $200k someone mentioned

rain showers forecast for all afternoon....at least at this early stage, still this is melbourne where weather forecasts mean sfa

39 minutes ago, DubDee said:

When does the Brownlow start?? Surely the Casey GF going til 4:45 doesn’t influence it

The coverage well after that but who knows? That was the reason given

It’s been announced that Kain Taylor, Springvale's last premiership captain (1999), will present the premiership cup if Casey are the winners and another former skipper, Steve Harrison, will hand over the Norm Goss Medal. 

How cool for our Casey boys and our youngsters to play in the finals and Granny it will stand them in good stead for those that get the opportunity to represent the Dees in the future, TMac also sounded pretty chuffed to be playing in another Granny. Good luck and enjoy your big day boys. Go Casey Demons.❤️💙👍💕

4 hours ago, DubDee said:

When does the Brownlow start?? Surely the Casey GF going til 4:45 doesn’t influence it

Maybe they want to make sure Clarrie is not in a rush to get in the building?

 

Let’s hope that Mark is elevated next year to Goody’s senior team he has earned his stripes and I love the way his team plays selfless footy.

Mitch White and Luke Dunstan have been selected in the VFL Team of the Year. Dunstan is the ruck rover while White has been named on the bench.

3 minutes ago, KC from Casey said:

Mitch White and Luke Dunstan have been selected in the VFL Team of the Year. Dunstan is the ruck rover while White has been named on the bench.

How did Chandler miss out?

Luke Dunstan in 5th place after 13 rounds of voting in the JJ Liston Trophy voting.

Not much chance of winning because he’s 7 votes behind and Casey still have a couple of byes and that final round defeat coming up.

can't wait to get the tram down to Prinny Park for this game.  old school footy

How come Casey get only 2 players in the VFL team of the year, one of whom (Mitch White) is on the bench? No Chandler or JVR? Moniz-Wakefield?

42 minutes ago, KC from Casey said:

Luke Dunstan in 5th place after 13 rounds of voting in the JJ Liston Trophy voting.

Not much chance of winning because he’s 7 votes behind and Casey still have a couple of byes and that final round defeat coming up.

Are you there KC?

2 hours ago, 3183 Dee said:

How come Casey get only 2 players in the VFL team of the year, one of whom (Mitch White) is on the bench? No Chandler or JVR? Moniz-Wakefield?

Gameplan perhaps but are AFL players eligible ?

10 hours ago, 3183 Dee said:

How come Casey get only 2 players in the VFL team of the year, one of whom (Mitch White) is on the bench? No Chandler or JVR? Moniz-Wakefield?

My thoughts exactly. When a team is the minor premier and have only lost one game all season, while it’s not a given, it’s usually the case that they’d have more than just two players in the team of the year. 🤔 

Munro unlucky.

Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.intix.com.au/events/vflgrandfinal2022

 

I know $20 is not a great amount these days but charging anything for this game is a bit over the top.

Perhaps they want to limit the numbers attending and thus reduce stadium costs

Crowd under 5k is my guess

Im looking forward to a Red and Blue GF Sunday. Casey Demons in the VFL @1pm followed by by the Norwood Redlegs in the SANFL @ 3pm.

 

1 hour ago, Demonland said:

Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.intix.com.au/events/vflgrandfinal2022

 

Tickets can also be bought at the gate on the day. 

Don’t forget… it’s $15 for pensioners/concession (as opposed to $20 for adults) and kids under 15yo get in for free.