Jump to content

CASEY: EF vs Footscray

KC from Casey
KC from Casey
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Posted

This week’s VFL Elimination Final match up against the Footscray Bulldogs, who are sitting on a 10-game winning streak, will test out the Casey Demons even after their 101-point confidence booster in yesterday’s Wild Card game against North Melbourne VFL. 

The game will be played this Saturday at Box Hill City Oval from 12 noon.

IMG_4472.thumb.jpeg.d075c56180689d272507384aaa6824ad.jpeg

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Thanks 1
     

    Major advantage to the Bulldogs who had a rest at the weekend playing against a team coming off a six-day break. Typical VFL - no consideration for a fair competition.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
     
    17 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

    Wonder if tmac will play? Maybe a half to get some more match fitness

    While I'm not really against the idea, did you actually watch his game? I thought he looked really fit and hungry. He may well surprise a few. He started to remind me of Tex Walker, we can only hope.

    Edited by dworship

  • Quote
    • Like 6

    27 minutes ago, Blistering said:

    Major advantage to the Bulldogs who had a rest at the weekend playing against a team coming off a six-day break. Typical VFL - no consideration for a fair competition.

    Not so great for the Casey team, but could help AFL players having a run.

    If a Sunday game then a 4 day turn around would be difficult. 

    At least now they get the 5 day break, and perhaps with some calculated minutes, our fringe players may get a look at playing in the Possessed game (MFC final branding term). 

    TMac, JJ, Schache, Spargo, Grundy, Tomlinson (BBB, Woey, AMW), possible inclusions.

    Could they put Fritta or Hibbo in for half a game. Though Fritta looked matched ready against Sydney.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Thanks 1

    Nice of the Bullies to meet Casey halfway at Box Hill City oval. At least the venue is neutral. Assume Whitten oval needs a deep clean and splash of paint after Mad Monday? Or is it booked for obedience training after failure to follow El Luke’s team rules, game plan etc?

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 4
    • Demonland changed the title to CASEY: EF vs Footscray
     
    52 minutes ago, kev martin said:

    Not so great for the Casey team, but could help AFL players having a run.

    If a Sunday game then a 4 day turn around would be difficult. 

    At least now they get the 5 day break, and perhaps with some calculated minutes, our fringe players may get a look at playing in the Possessed game (MFC final branding term). 

    TMac, JJ, Schache, Spargo, Grundy, Tomlinson (BBB, Woey, AMW), possible inclusions.

    Could they put Fritta or Hibbo in for half a game. Though Fritta looked matched ready against Sydney.

    I can’t see BBB getting selected for this game. He failed a pre game fitness test a fortnight ago and was listed on the injury list as “TBC” which doesn’t inspire confidence in his ability to come up for selection this week. 

  • Quote
    • Thanks 1
    • Sad 1

    Are all our AFL listed players eligible to play?

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    7 minutes ago, M_9 said:

    Are all our AFL listed players eligible to play?

    Per VFL laws and guidelines, an AFL-listed player is eligible to play for the club's VFL side in finals as long as they have played no less than six VFL games and no more than 12 AFL games.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    19 minutes ago, redandbluemakepurple said:

    Per VFL laws and guidelines, an AFL-listed player is eligible to play for the club's VFL side in finals as long as they have played no less than six VFL games and no more than 12 AFL games.

    Not quite right, I believe.

    Rule 20(i) provides an exception. Where the AFL team is in finals, listed players can be picked in VFL teams for this bye weekend  if they did not play in the AFL team the previous week.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Thanks 4
    5 minutes ago, kev martin said:

    Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 21 when an AFL Club is still qualified to participate in the AFL Finals Series, all such AFL Club listed players shall be eligible to be selected for a team participating in either the VFL Senior or VFL Reserve grade Finals Series game provided that such player has played at least 1 game in the VFL Senior Grade or missed through injury at least 8 consecutive Home and Away matches of either the AFL or VFL Season.

    A little more complex when reading the rules. 

    https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-118-0-0-0&sID=223956#:~:text=21.6 Notwithstanding the provisions of,such player has played at

    I think the Rules you are referring to have been rewritten. The Rule you quote is the 2011 version, there is a 2016 version and there may even be later that I couldn't find.

    Of course, any rule can be overridden by an AFL press release at any time , retrospectively if Gil thinks it is a good idea. ( half joking )

  • Quote
    • Thanks 2
    • Haha 2
    13 minutes ago, Bystander said:

    I think the Rules you are referring to have been rewritten. The Rule you quote is the 2011 version, there is a 2016 version and there may even be later that I couldn't find.

    Of course, any rule can be overridden by an AFL press release at any time , retrospectively if Gil thinks it is a good idea. ( half joking )

    This one?

    Though unclear as the bye and beginning of the VFL finals series has changed since 2016

     

    https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-118-0-0-0&sID=277333

  • Quote
    • Thanks 1
    11 hours ago, kev martin said:

    TMac, JJ, Schache, Spargo, Grundy, Tomlinson (BBB, Woey, AMW), possible inclusions.

    J Smith & JJ have only played 5 VFLgames and are ineligible.  TMac qualifies with 6 and I would give him a run for 3/4 as well as D Turner.

    Schache need no longer be played.  He is not much of an asset for Casey and won't push into AFL this year at this late stage, esp. as we have J Smith, D Turner and TMac up our sleeves.

    You can look up games played here - https://vfl.aflmstats.com/team/csy/players

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Thanks 3

    10 minutes ago, redandbluemakepurple said:

    J Smith & JJ have only played 5 VFLgames and are ineligible.  TMac qualifies with 6 and I would give him a run for 3/4 as well as D Turner.

    Schache need no longer be played.  He is not much of an asset for Casey and won't push into AFL this year at this late stage, esp. as we have J Smith, D Turner and TMac up our sleeves.

     

    You can look up games played here - https://vfl.aflmstats.com/team/csy/players

    There has been a rule, that if AFL team in finals, then if player has had at least one game in VFL, they may be eligible for VFL team.

    Can only find old rules from 2011 and 2016. They have different final structures.

    VFL qualifications is a rabbit's Warren of words, rules and sub-clauses.

     

  • Quote
    • Thanks 1
    1 hour ago, redandbluemakepurple said:

    Per VFL laws and guidelines, an AFL-listed player is eligible to play for the club's VFL side in finals as long as they have played no less than six VFL games and no more than 12 AFL games.

    So does that make Tmac and Grundy eligible or have they both not played 6 games?

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    3 hours ago, kev martin said:

    Could they put Fritta or Hibbo in for half a game. Though Fritta looked matched ready against Sydney.

    Assuming he qualified to play, which he doesn’t, I think you would find that considering Fritsch went for scans on his foot today after Sunday’s scare, they would not be risking one of our most important players in a VFL game.

    Edited by hardtack

  • Quote
    • Like 4
    • Thanks 2
    • Clap 1

    I am pretty sure the last few posts are wrong.

    Rule 20(i) is expressed to be despite the rest of rule 20. So, all players that did not play in the AFL team against Sydney on the weekend are eligible to play for Casey this weekend. They don't have to have played 6 VFL games or even 1 VFL game.

    Happy to be corrected if someone can point to rule implemented after 2016.

  • Quote
    • Thanks 4

    Surely the wild card game is part of the finals series, so (at the very least) anyone who played that game will be eligible to play the remainder of the finals series?

    It was always my understanding that normal restrictions re finals eligibility didn't apply whilst the AFL team was still playing.

    Perhaps the Bulldogs will send a few players in for some off season surgery to help us out.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 1
    5 hours ago, Bystander said:

    I am pretty sure the last few posts are wrong.

    Rule 20(i) is expressed to be despite the rest of rule 20. So, all players that did not play in the AFL team against Sydney on the weekend are eligible to play for Casey this weekend. They don't have to have played 6 VFL games or even 1 VFL game.

    Happy to be corrected if someone can point to rule implemented after 2016.

    Agree from my reading of the 2016 rules (2016 being the first year of the pre finals bye)

     

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    13 hours ago, M_9 said:

    Are all our AFL listed players eligible to play?

     

    13 hours ago, M_9 said:

    Are all our AFL listed players eligible to play?

    I thought you can play whoever you like as long as your AFL side is in the finals. Also there is probably a minimum amount of VFL listed players that must play. I reckon they play Grundy, TMac etc even for a 1/4 or a 1/2 for match practice with a view of replacing Melks. 

    12 hours ago, kev martin said:

    There has been a rule, that if AFL team in finals, then if player has had at least one game in VFL, they may be eligible for VFL team.

    Can only find old rules from 2011 and 2016. They have different final structures.

    VFL qualifications is a rabbit's Warren of words, rules and sub-clauses.

     

     

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Thanks 1
     
    16 hours ago, Blistering said:

    Major advantage to the Bulldogs who had a rest at the weekend playing against a team coming off a six-day break. Typical VFL - no consideration for a fair competition.

    It as a bruise free game come on, a 100pt thrashing hardly raised a sweat. Very few would be tired. 

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
    Reply to this topic...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • PREVIEW: Essendon

      As the focus of the AFL moves exclusively to South Australia for Gather Round, the question is raised as to what are we going to get from the  Melbourne Football Club this weekend? Will it be a repeat of the slop fest of the last three weeks that have seen the team score a measly 174 points and concede 310 or will a return to the City of Churches and the scene where they performed at their best in 2024 act as a wakeup call and bring them out of their early season reverie?  Or will the sleepy Dees treat their fans to a reenactment of their lazy effort from the first Gather Round of two years ago when they allowed the Bombers to trample all over them on a soggy and wet Adelaide Oval? The two examples from above tell us how fickle form can be in football. Last year, a committed group of players turned up in Adelaide with a businesslike mindset. They had a plan, went in confidently and hard for the football and kicked winning scores against both home teams in a difficult environment for visitors. And they repeated that sort of effort later in the season when they played Essendon at the MCG.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Essendon

      Facing the very real and daunting prospect of starting the season with five straight losses, the Demons head to South Australia for the annual Gather Round, where they’ll take on the Bombers in search of their first win of the year. Who comes in, and who comes out?

        • Like
      • 475 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: Round 05

      Gather Round is here, kicking off with a Thursday night blockbuster as Adelaide faces Geelong. The Crows will be out for redemption after a controversial loss last week. Saturday starts with the Magpies taking on the Swans. Collingwood will be eager to cement their spot in the top eight, while Sydney is hot on their heels. In the Barossa Valley, two rising sides go head-to-head in a fascinating battle to prove they're the real deal. Later, Carlton and West Coast face off at Adelaide Oval, both desperate to notch their first win of the season. The action then shifts to Norwood, where the undefeated Lions will aim to keep their streak alive against the Bulldogs. Sunday’s games begin in the Barossa with Richmond up against Fremantle. In Norwood, the Saints will be looking to take a scalp when they come up against the Giants. The round concludes with a fiery rematch of last year's semi-final, as the Hawks seek revenge for their narrow loss to Port Adelaide. Who are you tipping this week and what are the best results for the Demons besides us winning?

        • Like
      • 123 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Geelong

      There was a time in the second quarter of the game at the Cattery on Friday afternoon when the Casey Demons threatened to take the game apart against the Cats. The Demons had been well on top early but were struggling to convert their ascendancy over the ground until Tom Fullarton’s burst of three goals in the space of eight minutes on the way to a five goal haul and his best game for the club since arriving from Brisbane at the end of 2023. He was leading, marking and otherwise giving his opponents a merry dance as Casey grabbed a three goal lead in the blink of an eye. Fullarton has now kicked ten goals in Casey’s three matches and, with Melbourne’s forward conversion woes, he is definitely in with a chance to get his first game with the club in next week’s Gather Round in Adelaide. Despite the tall forward’s efforts - he finished with 19 disposals and eight marks and had four hit outs as back up to Will Verrall in the second half - it wasn’t enough as Geelong reigned in the lead through persistent attacks and eventually clawed their way to the lead early in the last and held it till they achieved the end aim of victory.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Geelong

      I was disappointed to hear Goody say at his post match presser after the team’s 39 point defeat against Geelong that "we're getting high quality entry, just poor execution" because Melbourne’s problems extend far beyond that after its 0 - 4 start to the 2025 football season. There are clearly problems with poor execution, some of which were evident well before the current season and were in play when the Demons met the Cats in early May last year and beat them in a near top-of-the-table clash that saw both sides sitting comfortably in the top four after round eight. Since that game, the Demons’ performances have been positively Third World with only five wins in 19 games with a no longer majestic midfield and a dysfunctional forward line that has become too easy for opposing coaches to counter. This is an area of their game that is currently being played out as if they were all completely panic-stricken.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: Round 04

      Round 4 kicks off with a blockbuster on Thursday night as traditional rivals Collingwood and Carlton clash at the MCG, with the Magpies looking to assert themselves as early-season contenders and the Blues seeking their first win of the season. Saturday opens with Gold Coast hosting Adelaide, a key test for the Suns as they aim to back up their big win last week, while the Crows will be looking to keep their perfect record intact. Reigning wooden spooners Richmond have the daunting task of facing reigning premiers Brisbane at the ‘G and the Lions will be eager to reaffirm their premiership credentials after a patchy start. Saturday night sees North Melbourne take on Sydney at Marvel Stadium, with the Swans looking to build on their first win of the season last week against a rebuilding Roos outfit. Sunday’s action begins with GWS hosting West Coast at ENGIE Stadium, a game that could get ugly very early for the visitors. Port Adelaide vs St Kilda at Adelaide Oval looms as a interesting clash, with both clubs form being very hard to read. The round wraps up with Fremantle taking on the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium in what could be a fierce contest between two sides with top-eight ambitions. Who are you tipping this week and what are the best results for the Demons besides us winning?

      • 273 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All