9 hours ago, Big Col said:

I hate the way the VFL has been merged with the Reserves.

 

I fully agree with u. If the AFL had any brains they would provide some $$ to these stand alone clubs & help to maintain a high standard for a local 2nd tier comp.

10 hours ago, Big Col said:

I hate the way the VFL has been merged with the Reserves.

Tomorrow I get to watch the Demons Reserves (aka Casey) play a torpedo punt* from my home. But I'll feel like a goddamn traitor when my Coburg drinking buddies see me in red and blue. Any other week I support the Lions.

Coburg Lions are really struggling this year. It's hard to compete against AFL clubs and professional athletes. 

All Demon fans going to Coburg, please eat as many snags and chips as you can, and drink the Coburg Lager. Help keep the Lions viable. 

* I'm probably talking 5 x Malcolm Blight torps if I'm honest

Played a few half time games there in under 13 during the the VFAs great days in the 60s

Even got on the TV once

I agree that a once great club is being reduced to a gap filler role in this stupid version of VFL

First time visitor to Coburg’s ground to see BG’s Casey debut. I wonder if he’ll get a Gatorade shower if we win? 

3 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

First time visitor to Coburg’s ground to see BG’s Casey debut. I wonder if he’ll get a Gatorade shower if we win? 

Don't miss their theme song !!!

On my way to game, and realise from The Red Fox that it’s the ground we were at for the weekend after Norm was sacked - the only time Melbourne played at North’s then home ground. Ominously it was round 13, and we were well beaten in front of 8,312 hardy fans. 

We did at least salvage a League record out of the rubble of that round, and one unlikely to be beaten: temporary coach Checker Hughes was the oldest person then to have coached an AFL team, and remains so at 71 years, 148 days. Dunno whether that qualifies for the “embarrassing records” thread or not, but it is what it is.

Edited July 28, 20232 yr by Tim

14 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Don't miss their theme song !!!

LOL. Phenomenal. What on earth was that? The tune is familiar. 

3 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

LOL. Phenomenal. What on earth was that? The tune is familiar. 

California,,, Here I come

Anyone catch what number duursma is in? Keen on this kid as an option 

Coming out of the side are Bailey Laurie and Joel Smith - you would assume one of them will be the sub for Melbourne tomorrow.

Zane Duursma wearing # 46

Six minutes into the game and Casey leads 2 points to 1.

What a shambles of a broadcast 

First goal to Casey through Tyler Edwards.

I was like “who is this guy he looks great”… it’s Hibbo 😂

Jimmy Munro who started on the bench kicks his first after a pass from Mitch White.

Not good that Box Hill won by a point

Top 4 is hard

Casey leads 15 - 2 at the 15 minute mark.

Brodie kicks a point from a free 16 - 2.

How windy is it? It sounds windy on TV and some of the set shots have been terrible. 

Casey dominating but wasting opportunities in front of goal. 
It’s giving PTSD. 
 

Edit: is Rigoni playing for Coburg related?

Edited July 22, 20232 yr by Jaded No More

Casey peppering the goals but only scoring a string of points 2.6.18 to 0.2.2

Shackey in the backey - goal.

Goal to Schache from a free - Casey lead by 22 points.

23 hours ago, KC from Casey said:

The biggest drawback is the fact that the clubs don’t play each other once during the season. In Casey’s case, that means they miss out on a couple of potentially easy games against Northern Bullants and Porr Melbourne. Fingers crossed that they’re in a winning frame for the rest of the season.

 

2 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

I fully agree with u. If the AFL had any brains they would provide some $$ to these stand alone clubs & help to maintain a high standard for a local 2nd tier comp.

Don't fire me up again re this dog's dinner of a 'support competition' for the biggest competition in the country.

Bring it back to Victoria, and make up / drop to an even number of teams.  The other states have secondary competitions so why should part time players in Victoria (plumbers, sparkies, tradies etc) have to travel interstate, sometimes on weekdays, to prop up a comp so that the interstate teams can play VFL teams?  

Nothing fair about the "draw" aka schedule, even worse than AFL, and limited opportunities due to byes for emerging / returning players to gain form and show their wares.

Goalkicking Accuracy ??? A work in progress. 

1 hour ago, Old Bear said: