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CASEY: Practice Match vs Sandringham

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Casey will be playing a practice match tomorrow Saturday 1st March at Casey starting at midday. I'm not sure who we're playing against but Alan Richardson told us at training today we'll be fielding a strong team. 

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    • Whispering_Jack changed the title to PRACTICE MATCH: Casey Demons vs Sandringham

    2025 Smithy's VFL practice match schedule

    Saturday, March 1

    GWS Giants vs Southport Sharks (Vailo Community Centre, 11:15am)

    Casey Demons vs Sandringham (Casey Fields, 12:00pm)

    Port Melbourne vs Frankston (Mars Stadium, 10:30am)

    Coburg vs Williamstown (Mars Stadium, 1:30pm)

    Werribee vs Northern Bullants (Mars Stadium, 4:30pm)

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    1 hour ago, gawnbeatsnerds said:

    any way to watch this do we know?

     

    Yes go there !!! 

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    Jeffo to kick 6 and be flown by emergency helicopter to Perth to play tomorrow tonight, feel it in me waters

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    8 hours ago, 58er said:

    Yes go there !!! 

    That's a little difficult as I will be on a plane to Singapore.

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    47 minutes ago, adonski said:

    Jeffo to kick 6 and be flown by emergency helicopter to Perth to play tomorrow tonight, feel it in me waters

    Hmm not sure what you had for breakfast but can I have some please?

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    48 minutes ago, adonski said:

    Jeffo to kick 6 and be flown by emergency helicopter to Perth to play tomorrow tonight, feel it in me waters

    Have heard PF will be flying him in his private jet

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    1 minute ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    Have heard PF will be flying him in his private jet

    So you had the same breakfast.

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    25 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    Have heard PF will be flying him in his private jet

    While not with the same enthusiasm obviously, I do share PF’s view that Jeffo will make it and I have held this view since early on after he started at Casey.

    I don’t think he will be the “smash the pack” type key forward, but rather a bit more like Fritta, with the advantage of a bigger body.

    He is a good kick, nice mark and ok below his knees. To me the missing ingredient is confidence and a feeling of belonging, rather than “the next time I make a mistake I am gone”  type of feeling.

    It appears from some recent comments that the Coach is a fan and we will see how he goes this year, Jeffo’s most crucial so far, as he heads towards that “will he or won’t he” decision by the FD.

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    1 hour ago, adonski said:

    Jeffo to kick 6 and be flown by emergency helicopter to Perth to play tomorrow tonight, feel it in me waters

    I've had that feeling. Turned out to be a UTI.

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    7 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    He is a good kick, nice mark and ok below his knees.

    these three adjectives sum up my concern with jefferson - good, nice, ok

    that describes his performances thus far to a tee - he does everything...fine

    too many of his performances thus far have been vanilla in the extreme

    i really hope that he can show more this season, as his contested work is so poor that he needs to develop more strings to his bow in order to command a spot in the mfc side

    to compare him to weideman is unfair as the weed was in the mfc side in his debut year and proved to be too-good-for-vfl-not-good-enough-for-afl across two afl clubs

    if el jefe doesn't make it with the mfc i doubt he'll get another go at another club

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    2 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    You folks heading out today? @Gator @picket fence??

    Sorry Daz im at Apollo Bay😋

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    3 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    You folks heading out today? @Gator @picket fence??

    Unfortunately, I won't be there.

    As for Jefferson ?

    He has no presence or urgency.  I'll be mildly shocked if he makes it at AFL level.

    Some players scream ''I'm the man''.  I wasn't keen on young Caddy in his final junior year, because he dropped sitters and looked fumbly, but he did have aggression in spades.  Even at just 19 he thinks he's the man at AFL level.

    At age 17 Jesse Hogan playing for Casey knew he was the man.

    Jefferson is the opposite of ''I'm the man''.  That's OK if you can still attack the contest like your life depended on it.  I see that with van Rooyen, I don't with Jefferson.

    Someone else said he'll never be a pack crasher.  If you're key position size at AFL level there's a level of competing in packs that's a non-negotiable for a forward.  I don't think he has that level.  Sorry to hurt people's feelings.

    Edited by Gator

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    Are there any demonlander's out at Casey?

    There is no media anywhere about this game.

    A brief run down and/or an on-going commentary would be appreciated 

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    Playing a non aligned team whose season doesn't start for a month.

    Will be interesting to see the relative match fitness of players including our own AFL listed players v VFL listed.

    How many AFL players are going to Perth? If we assume 23 plus 3 extra and with our injury list that suggests Casey will have around 6-8 Afl list players. (just guessing...the most AFL list players in a VFL match is around 14 and worked back from there)

    Edit: Sorry had forgotten that Sandringham is aligned with St Klda (perhaps still scarred by our alignment with Sandy where MFC was the unwelcome partner)

    Edited by Diamond_Jim

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    21 minutes ago, Gator said:

    Unfortunately, I won't be there.

    As for Jefferson ?

    He has no presence or urgency.  I'll be mildly shocked if he makes it at AFL level.

    Some players scream ''I'm the man''.  I wasn't keen on young Caddy in his final junior year, because he dropped sitters and looked fumbly, but he did have aggression in spades.  Even at just 19 he thinks he's the man at AFL level.

    At age 17 Jesse Hogan playing for Casey knew he was the man.

    Jefferson is the opposite of ''I'm the man''.  That's OK if you can still attack the contest like your life depended on it.  I see that with van Rooyen, I don't with Jefferson.

    Someone else said he'll never be a pack crasher.  If you're key position size at AFL level there's a level of ompeting in packs that's a non-negotiable for a forward.  I don't think he has that level.  Sorry to hurt people's feelings.

    I agree. 
    His ceiling is Todd Marshall but currently looking like Lucas Cook. 

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    1 hour ago, Gator said:

    Unfortunately, I won't be there.

    As for Jefferson ?

    He has no presence or urgency.  I'll be mildly shocked if he makes it at AFL level.

    Some players scream ''I'm the man''.  I wasn't keen on young Caddy in his final junior year, because he dropped sitters and looked fumbly, but he did have aggression in spades.  Even at just 19 he thinks he's the man at AFL level.

    At age 17 Jesse Hogan playing for Casey knew he was the man.

    Jefferson is the opposite of ''I'm the man''.  That's OK if you can still attack the contest like your life depended on it.  I see that with van Rooyen, I don't with Jefferson.

    Someone else said he'll never be a pack crasher.  If you're key position size at AFL level there's a level of competing in packs that's a non-negotiable for a forward.  I don't think he has that level.  Sorry to hurt people's feelings.

    I really want to disagree with you but can't help thinking that you may be right. I'd really like to see Jefferson impose himself on a game a great deal more. You don't have to like him but I think of players like Tom Lynch. When he was up and about, there was an energy, as you say 'wanting to be the man'

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    Looks like all 3 VFL practice matches in Ballarat will be streamed, but nothing from Casey. Can’t even find anything on the website except the time. A little disappointing.

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    3 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

    these three adjectives sum up my concern with jefferson - good, nice, ok

    that describes his performances thus far to a tee - 

    Not many talls are better than ok below the knees, a good kick and a nice mark would describe many AFL players.

    Being better in those categories usually is a description of the better players in the AFL.

    Edited by Redleg

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    Really disappionting to not have any report whatsover, club should have put something up!!

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