Casey scrambling

North dominating

15

And now 15 points the difference.

About 5 minutes left.

Schache takes a nice pass from Melksham and converts.

117 to 96

Goal to North - both teams have the ton.

How has Jefferson’s game been? 

The accurate Kangaroos made the Casey Demons fight all the way.

CASEY DEMONS 5.1.31 9.4.58 14.7.91 18.9.117

NORTH MELBOURNE VFL 4.0.24 6.0.36 10.4.64 16.6.102

GOALS 

CASEY DEMONS Melksham Schache J Smith 3 Brown Laurie 2 Jefferson Sestan Steele White Woewodin 

NORTH MELBOURNE VFL Harvey 5 Lowson  Sellers 2 Bath Cunnington Lazzaro Smith Thomas Turner Watkins

BEST 

CASEY DEMONS White Tomlinson D Turner Jordon Schache Steele

NORTH MELBOURNE VFL Lazzaro Thomas Harvey Cunnington Taylor Turner 

Statistics 

Jed Adams 9 kicks 3 handballs 12 disposals 7 marks 1 tackle 55 dream team points
Jack Bell 6 kicks 5 handballs 11 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 20 hit outs 53 dream team points
Ben Brown 2 goals 8 kicks 2 handballs 10 disposals 4 marks 2 hit outs 56 dream team points
Matt Buntine 6 kicks 2 handballs 8 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 36 dream team points 
Finn Emile-Brennan 7 kicks 1 handballs 8 disposals 2 marks 26 dream team points 
George Grey 1 behind 8 kicks 8 handballs 16 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 63 dream team points
James Harmes 11 kicks 10 handballs 21 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 74 dream team points 
Blake Howes 9 kicks 9 handballs 18 disposals 9 marks 2 tackles 80 dream team points
Matt Jefferson 1 goals 6 kicks 6 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 43 dream team points
James Jordon 15 kicks 12  handballs 27 disposals 3 marks 5 tackles 96 dream team points
Bailey Laurie 2 goals 10 kicks 12 handballs 22 disposals 5 marks 2 tackles 90 dream team points
Jake Melksham 3 goals 2 behinds 10 kicks 3 handballs 13 disposals 5 marks 68 dream team points
Andy Moniz-Wakefield 6 kicks 9 handballs 15 disposals 3 marks 43 dream team points 
Harvey Neocleous 5 handballs 5 disposals 2 tackles 18 dream team points
Josh Schache 3 goals 1 behind 11 kicks 5 handballs 16 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 3 hit outs 95 dream team points 
Oliver Sestan 1 goal 8 kicks 4 handballs 12 disposals 1 mark 2 tackles 50 dream team points
Deaykin Smith 6 kicks 7 handballs 13 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 32 dream team points
Joel Smith 3 goals 5 kicks 3 handballs 8 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 66 dream team points
Roan Steele 1 goal 17 kicks 6 handballs 23 disposals 6 marks 2 tackles 95 dream team points
Adam Tomlinson 18 kicks 6 handballs 24 disposals 10 marks 1 tackles 101 dream team points
Daniel Turner 17 kicks 5 handballs 22 disposals  13 marks 97 dream team points
Mitch White 1 goal 11 kicks 6 handballs 17 disposals 5 marks 10 tackles 107 dream team points
Taj Woewodin 1 goal 1 behind 13 kicks 9 handballs 22 disposals 5 marks 74 dream team points

I'd be prepared to replace JVR and TMac with BBB and Schache on that game (Perhaps)

16 minutes ago, smiFFy said:

Casey look so unlike themselves compared to last year...

Moose, Baker & Chandler

KC  - thanks for all the updates.  
Joel Smith seems to have come out of the blocks early but what after that?  Hopefully not another injury. 
Looking forward to your usual interesting and informative summary. 

Just now, Diamond_Jim said:

I'd be prepared to replace JVR and TMac with BBB and Schache on that game (Perhaps)

no chance that JVR gets dropped. he might have given away some free kicks last night but at least he was tackling in his d50... you don't see TMac, BBB, or Schache doing that. I'd also prefer Smith over BBB and Tmac too but I'm probably in the minority there.

Nup bring brown back in. He was pretty handy before his injury 

1 hour ago, ElDiablo14 said:

Pig, May, lever and disco?

Can Hibbo play as a second/third tall?

Turner can play Petty’s role from 2021-22. Hibberd then plays the role he played in 2021-22, as does Lever. 

Turner has to come in

None of the forwards really putting their hand up. I’d probably play Brown. 

1 hour ago, Roost it far said:

Turner needs to replace Petty

After last week effort..you would have to be joking.

Edited May 20, 20232 yr by jayceebee31

That free for taking the North player's legs out that lead to a free and a goal in Q4 really drove me crazy.  The players are running to the ball which is heading to the North goal, casey player is in the lead and throws himself to the ground to get the ball, North player running from behind him trips over him, gets a free.   What is the Casey player supposed to do? Not pick up the ball?  OK, the rule might make sense when players are coming in from the side, but from the rear it is absolute BS.

10 minutes ago, sue said:

That free for taking the North player's legs out that lead to a free and a goal in Q4 really drove me crazy.  The players are running to the ball which is heading to the North goal, casey player is in the lead and throws himself to the ground to get the ball, North player running from behind him trips over him, gets a free.   What is the Casey player supposed to do? Not pick up the ball?  OK, the rule might make sense when players are coming in from the side, but from the rear it is absolute BS.

That’s a free everyday of the week. It was extremely poor by the casey player, bend down and pick it up, cop the tackle and move on

6 Mitch White

5 Adam Tomlinson

4 Daniel Turner

3 Josh Schache

2 Bayley Laurie

1 Roan Steele

Honourable mentions;

Deakyn Smith

Jed Adams

Taj Woewodin

Blake Howes 

James Jordon 

Oliver Sestan

Adjudication;

AFL as apparently the peak body responsible for Australian Rules have ‘dropped the ball’. Umpiring standards appear to be universally going south. Those men and women in high viz yellow can’t consistently bounce the ball, reward the tackler and seem content with awarding frees for incidental contact. Whilst the rolling scrum mayhem around them passes as a ‘spectacle’. Surprisingly a player wearing Demon colours was given a free kick for a push in the back. A first for this weekend.

Broadcast;

Grateful for the TV net cast but at least ensure the camera is steady, the camera person is sober and ‘Wally’ from Manchester can find and name players correctly. The numbers help.

Edited May 20, 20232 yr by Tarax Club

Surely Disco could come in and play on a fwd like Amiss next week?

3 minutes ago, Jerry Lundergard said:

Surely Disco could come in and play on a fwd like Amiss next week?

He absolutely could and he reads the play really well and marks everything in site

If Tommo were given a few weeks in a row in the seniors  you might find that he went back to his early 2021 form - and that would provide us with a good solid third tall defender

1 hour ago, dees189227 said:

Nup bring brown back in. He was pretty handy before his injury 

How is that relevant now that he has returned from injury and not performing 

I just don’t think you can promote a guy who is struggling to impact at VFL level

If he kicks a few goals and puts some serious pressure on the opposition backs when he hasn’t got the ball now that’s a different situation - unfortunately that isn’t happening 

I will add that of all the players it was Tomlinson who really stood out. We just already know that he’s not very good. Which did leave me wondering if we actually have any depth that is AFL ready. I need to find my rose coloured glasses as it’s all going to sht without them. 

Edited May 20, 20232 yr by Roost it far

54 minutes ago, Tarax Club said:

6 Mitch White

5 Adam Tomlinson

4 Daniel Turner

3 Josh Schache

2 Bayley Laurie

1 Roan Steele

Honourable mentions;

Deakyn Smith

Jed Adams

Taj Woewodin

Blake Howes 

James Jordon 

Oliver Sestan

Adjudication;

AFL as apparently the peak body responsible for Australian Rules have ‘dropped the ball’. Umpiring standards appear to be universally going south. Those men and women in high viz yellow can’t consistently bounce the ball, reward the tackler and seem content with awarding frees for incidental contact. Whilst the rolling scrum mayhem around them passes as a ‘spectacle’. Surprisingly a player wearing Demon colours was given a free kick for a push in the back. A first for this weekend.

Broadcast;

Grateful for the TV net cast but at least ensure the camera is steady, the camera person is sober and ‘Wally’ from Manchester can find and name players correctly. The numbers help.

Who's the head of football at the AFL? Oh, that's right. It's been vacant for 9 months.

19 minutes ago, Ollie fan said:

If Tommo were given a few weeks in a row in the seniors  you might find that he went back to his early 2021 form - and that would provide us with a good solid third tall defender

He’s had enough chances, there’s no longer any point playing him, it’s over. 

Turner is too good for VFL consistently. We should promote him this week but not play him on someone he is 17 kilos lighter than like the Suns game. Laurie is moving toward a similar position and should be given opportunity during the year. Schache deserves a game ahead of Brown. Joel Smith was good but in spurts. Jordon had a Jordon game. Howes, Jefferson, Adams  and Sestan all shows signs but need another preseason or two to see where it takes them. Not convinced that Woewodin, D Smith or Moniz Wakefield can become good AFL players.