CASEY: Rd 02 vs Footscray

[Demonland 74,443]

Full Time

Casey 12.13.85

Footscray 15.9.99

[KC from Casey 7,211]

The final siren:

CASEY DEMONS 6.2.38 8.7.55 8.13.61 12.13.85

FOOTSCRAY 6.2.38 10.3.63 12.8.80 15 9.99

GOALS

CASEY DEMONS Schache 4 Jefferson Verrall 2 Connolly Sestan Steele White

FOOTSCRAY Lobb 5 Clarke Jones Spicer 2 Benendo Bianco Garcia Harmes

BEST

CASEY DEMONS White Verrall Edwards Sestan Hustwaite Tholstrop

FOOTSCRAY Harmes Garcia Lobb Bianco Freijah Hunt

Statistics  

Jed Adams 10 kicks 1 handballs 11 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 46 dream team points
Kynan Brown 1 behind 6 kicks 10 handballs 16 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 58 dream team points
Leo Connolly 1 goal 1 behind 19 kicks 5 handballs 24 disposals 4 marks 80 dream team points
Paddy Cross 5 kicks 7 handballs 12 disposals 3 marks 1 tackle 42 dream team points
Tyler Edwards 1 behind 16 kicks 5 handballs 21 disposals 10 marks 2 tackles 95 dream team points
Kyah Farris-White 1 kick 1 disposal 3 dream team points
Tom Freeman 5 kicks 1 handballs 6 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 34 dream team points
Tom Fullarton 1 behind 10 kicks 8 handballs 18 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 6 hitouts 70 dream team points
Max Gregory 5 kicks 8 handballs 13 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 53 dream team points
Campbell Husthwaite 11 kicks 13 handballs 24 disposals 4 marks 5 tackles 94 dream team points
Matt Jefferson 2 goals 3 behinds 9 kicks 9 disposals 7 marks 5 tackles 78 dream team points
Andy Moniz-Wakefield 17 kicks 6 handballs 23 disposals 5 marks 75 dream team points
Ned Moodie 6 kicks 6 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 2 tackles 51 dream team points
Charlie Peters 2 kicks 2 handballs 4 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 17 dream team points
Josh Schache 4 goals 6 kicks 5 handballs 11 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 74 dream team points
Ollie Sestan 1 goal 2 behinds 10 kicks 8 handballs 18 disposals 5 marks 6 tackles 94 dream team points
Tom Sheridan 2 kicks 2 handballs 4 disposals 1 mark 10 dream team points
Roan Steele 1 goal 1 behind 7 kicks 6 handballs 13 disposals 2 marks 46 dream team points
Mitch Szybkowski 10 kicks 7 handballs 17 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 52 dream team points
Koltyn Tholstrup 8 kicks 11 handballs 19 disposals 6 marks 6 tackles 88 dream team points
Ziggy Toledo 4 kicks 2 handballs 6 disposals 3 marks 1 tackle 29 dream team points
Will Verrall 2 goals 7 kicks 12 handballs 19 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 25 hitouts 95 dream team points
Mitch White 1 goal 1 behind 21 kicks 7 handballs  28 disposals 7 marks 3 tackles 118 dream team points

[Demonland 74,443]

After 1st Quarter

6.11

9.7

[Diamond_Jim 12,773]

Jefferson has not filled out much over the summer to my eyes. JVR in his second season bulked up and was pushing for selection by years end.

Will be interesting to see how Jefferson grows

Tholstrup is getting better each week. What position would he take at AFL level

[Demonstone 23,587]

Sounds like Lobb and Harmes both played well.  I think they've found their level.

[Demonland 74,443]

 

[whatwhat say what 23,864]

6 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Tholstrup is getting better each week. What position would he take at AFL level

He’ll be a mid who can drift forwards I think

 Heaps to like

[Whispering_Jack 31,368]

7 hours ago, Demonland said:

After 1st Quarter

6.11

9.7

Q2 & Q3

2.11

6.6

The difference is right there but let’s not take anything away from either side. The Dogs had too much strength and experience  - Lobb alone has 160 AFL games under his belt and Harmes has 153 AFL games and a premiership. Fullarton and Schache were the only currently listed AFL players in Casey’s team. *

I think I prefer what Casey showed today in terms of future players despite the loss. 

* to be clear, these two were the only MFC listed players out there with AFL experience.

Edited March 30, 2024 by Whispering_Jack
Clarification

[spirit of norm smith 16,679]

40 minutes ago, KC from Casey said:

Leo Connolly, one of Casey’s best, goals and it’s a 3 goal deficit 

Looks like a good player with his run from half back.  

[deejammin' 2,420]

20 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Jefferson has not filled out much over the summer to my eyes. JVR in his second season bulked up and was pushing for selection by years end.

Will be interesting to see how Jefferson grows

Tholstrup is getting better each week. What position would he take at AFL level

JVR is in his third season, he was always bulky. He played seniors at the start of his second season after a fairly dominant first season in the VFL where he kicked a large number of goals in a premiership. He definitely grew his fitness base before the second season doing running in the off season with Knuckle and Woey but I don’t think bulk/strength was ever his issue. 
Jeffo is a different type, rangy, great hands, good goal sense,  usually better kicking, can get around the ground. The improvement in his pressure game and positioning after his time on the wing and in the backline is evident. I think he still needs to work on his fitness as his second efforts can be lacking but he’s growing into a good second forward and if his confidence and fitness grows he could become a very good option in a year or so. 
 

I see Kolt in the Tom Sparrow and early career Trac mould. A powerful half forward who rotates through the midfield. 

Edited March 30, 2024 by deejammin'

[Older demon 2,828]

2 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Q2 & Q3

2.11

6.6

The difference is right there but let’s not take anything away from either side. The Dogs had too much strength and experience  - Lobb alone has 160 AFL games under his belt and Harmes has 153 AFL games and a premiership. Fullarton and Schache were the only currently listed AFL players in Casey’s team.

I think I prefer what Casey showed today in terms of future players despite the loss. 

Sorry W-J but Tholstrup and Sestan are both MFC-listed players who along with Verrall were in the top 3 for rating points for the most possessions. Ollie was very good, Jefferson lead and marked well but kicked badly and Verrall got lots of possessions more like a mid.

This will be a development year and spots will open up for Sestan, Jefferson, Fullarton & Tholstrup

[deanox 10,070]

17 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Q2 & Q3

2.11

6.6

The difference is right there but let’s not take anything away from either side. The Dogs had too much strength and experience  - Lobb alone has 160 AFL games under his belt and Harmes has 153 AFL games and a premiership. Fullarton and Schache were the only currently listed AFL players in Casey’s team.

I think I prefer what Casey showed today in terms of future players despite the loss. 

 

10 minutes ago, Older demon said:

Sorry W-J but Tholstrup and Sestan are both MFC-listed players who along with Verrall were in the top 3 for rating points for the most possessions. Ollie was very good, Jefferson lead and marked well but kicked badly and Verrall got lots of possessions more like a mid.

This will be a development year and spots will open up for Sestan, Jefferson, Fullarton & Tholstrup

My guess is @Whispering_Jackmeant "players with AFL experience" not "players on an AFL list".

[Big Col 1,356]

Given the vagaries and overall inequities, compromise and inconsistency of the VFL competition (we SO need a dedicated reserves comp) I thought that today's effort was encouraging. The ideal spot for a reserves team IMHO  is a mid to mid-high placed team (eg 5th-6th) that gives developing players a good look at both a winning and losing situations  and that instills that victory only comes from team efforts (rather than an overdose of experienced AFL players).

Jefferson looked good. Pity he got the yips. I'm happy for him to take his time developing before debuting. I'm significantly more confident about player development now than back in the days of MN and JW.


 

[adonski 13,274]

 

[Redleg 42,179]

Verall is showing plenty.

A bit in the mould of LJ.

 

[picket fence 18,188]

7 minutes ago, adonski said:

 

His nickname 
"The Magician" is not by accident! This was a very classy goal!

[spirit of norm smith 16,679]

Casey showed more today and fought the game out. Considering the lack of players available, it was a solid effort.  
 

Unavailable.  Laurie. Tomlinson. 
Injured.  Hunter, Melksham, McAdam, Bowey, Spargo, May, Disco Turner 

👏👏👏AMW. Verrell. Tholstrup
👏👏Adams. Fullarton  👏Kynan Brown , Sestan
🤞🤔Jefferson showed more and still 12 months of development needed  🎯Schache is very solid at this level. 
 

Great effort today from White, Hustwaite and Connolly. 

Edited March 30, 2024 by spirit of norm smith
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[Demonstone 23,587]

19 minutes ago, picket fence said:

His nickname "The Magician"

Is he good at <nervously checks and re-checks spelling> cunning stunts?

[DiscoStu17 874]

Looked pretty good for large patches today. I have the feeling, rightly or wrongly, that we lost that one more than the doggies won it. I thought it was a good response by the younger players who obviously didn’t like the way the team played last week. There was a lot to like.

[Big Col 1,356]

1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Casey showed more today and fought the game out. Considering the lack of players available, it was a solid effort.  
 

Unavailable.  Laurie. Tomlinson. 
Injured.  Hunter, Melksham, McAdam, Bowey, Spargo, May, Disco Turner 

👏👏👏AMW. Verrell. Tholstrup
👏👏Adams. Fullarton  👏Kynan Brown , Sestan
🤞🤔Jefferson showed more and still 12 months of development needed  🎯Schache is very solid at this level. 
 

Great effort today from White, Hustwaite and Connolly. 

and J Smith
(we're a player down atm)

[Whispering_Jack 31,368]

2 hours ago, deanox said:

 

My guess is @Whispering_Jackmeant "players with AFL experience" not "players on an AFL list".

Correct 

[whatwhat say what 23,864]

1 hour ago, Big Col said:

and J Smith
(we're a player down atm)

+ gus

two players down on the list

[dee-tox 4,835]

Jefferson 7 marks sounds ok

[manny100 1,625]

Tholstrup and Sestan could develop into bulky tough mid/ Forwards.

[deanox 10,070]

1 minute ago, manny100 said:

Tholstrup and Sestan could develop into bulky tough mid/ Forwards.

Both have very high ceilings if it all goes right for them.