We will all have to wait a week for Casey's next official game due to the fact that the team has another bye this weekend.

In the meantime, a scratch match has been arranged against Sandringham for those interested. If anyone's going, Please keep us apprised.

Otherwise, the next game is at the Mission Whitten Oval on 10 May 2025.

Thanks K.C what time is the game vs Sandy tommorrow?

Assume scratch match is a short 4 x15 minute quarters. No limit on interchange. Has to be played between two like minded clubs being ripped by the AFL at every opportunity.

The disrespect that the AFL pays to the VFL is as incredible as it is sad.

41 minutes ago, D Rev said:

The disrespect that the AFL pays to the VFL is as incredible as it is sad.

Agree with your general criticism of the VFL but my guess is that AFL clubs have requested a bye when they travel to WA.

We have four travelling emergencies together with staff that would have supplemented the VFL side.

Our injury list is not too bad and we could probably have fielded a reasonable team but as the travelling emergencies are your key fringe players have we really lost much?

Of course if it was a bona fide competition my thoughts would be very different.

3 hours ago, picket fence said:

Thanks K.C what time is the game vs Sandy tommorrow?

I rang the club this morning and they didn’t know anything about it,but would enquire and get back to me.Recently got an email saying it’s closed to the public.

7 hours ago, KC from Casey said:

We will all have to wait a week for Casey's next official game due to the fact that the team has another bye this weekend.

In the meantime, a scratch match has been arranged against Sandringham for those interested. If anyone's going, Please keep us apprised.

Otherwise, the next game is at the Mission Whitten Oval on 10 May 2025.

The scratch match at Casey tomorrow is a closed event, ie. it’s to be played behind locked gates.

5 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Agree with your general criticism of the VFL but my guess is that AFL clubs have requested a bye when they travel to WA.

We have four travelling emergencies together with staff that would have supplemented the VFL side.

Our injury list is not too bad and we could probably have fielded a reasonable team but as the travelling emergencies are your key fringe players have we really lost much?

Of course if it was a bona fide competition my thoughts would be very different.

No AFL clubs request byes at all to the VFL.

This is all VFL driven.

CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC WHY???

11 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

No AFL clubs request byes at all to the VFL.

This is all VFL driven.

The Basket Case that is...... Smithies VFL☠️

1 hour ago, picket fence said:

CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC WHY???

In this day and age (liability etc) it costs money to open the gates, security, clean the toilets etc.

A pity it's not at Gosch's or another permanently open venue.

Got down there at 11.00 today and there were a handful of spectators in the ground and the gates were ajar. Missed all but the last minutes of the scratch match. The players then had running and some ball work drills. The players there that I picked up were Billings, Adams, Verrall, Campbell, Fullarton, Mentha, Brown, Johnson, Woey, Kentfield, Culley and a few others, Apparently ( according to a trainer) Jeffo copped a knock in the scratch match and was nowhere in sight

2 hours ago, picket fence said:

Got down there at 11.00 today and there were a handful of spectators in the ground and the gates were ajar. Missed all but the last minutes of the scratch match. The players then had running and some ball work drills. The players there that I picked up were Billings, Adams, Verrall, Campbell, Fullarton, Mentha, Brown, Johnson, Woey, Kentfield, Culley and a few others, Apparently ( according to a trainer) Jeffo copped a knock in the scratch match and was nowhere in sight

Thanks Pickett. Sounds like all emergencies travelled to Perth then?

Hope jeffo hasn't suffered a concussion.

2 hours ago, Random Task said:

Thanks Pickett. Sounds like all emergencies travelled to Perth then?

Hope jeffo hasn't suffered a concussion.

If he has he has had a shizzen 5 weeks, real confidence sapper☠️

Presumably this very sad excuse for a “support / development competition” is reopening next week?

After belting Richmond by 118 points they now meet Footscray in a big game Casey are currently 12th on the ladder while Footscray are 6th. The best players for Casey were van Rooyen, Laurie and Johnson.

Possible team:

B: Smith, Adams, Howes

HB: Sestan, Kentfield, Bonner

C: Billings, Laurie, Woewodin

HF: Brown, Johnson, Henerson

F: Cross, Fullerton, Verrall

FOLL: Campbell, Oliver, Culley

IC: Baldi, Hardie, Mentha, Bryce, Craven

Edited May 3, 2025May 3 by WERRIDEE

B: Howes, Adams, Smith

HB: Sestan, Kentfield, Bonner

C: Billings, Laurie, Woewodin

HF: Brown, Johnson, Henderson

F: Cross, Fullerton, Verrall

FOLL: Campbell, Culley, Hardie

IC: Baldi, Bryce, Lewis, Yze, Craven

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So Laurie, Howes and AJ are the emergencies this week
Seems at lest one (if not two) of them will have very limited game time seeing this kicks off at 11:05am in Footscray and we're on at 1:20 at the G

The team for tomorrow morning:

FOOTSCRAY BULLDOGS vs CASEY DEMONS

Saturday 10 May, 11:05am, Mission Whitten Oval

FOOTSCRAY BULLDOGS
B: E. Hunt (56), J. Busslinger (5), A. Jones (32)
HB: O. Baker (13), A. Scott (28), J. Dolan (26)
C: L. Jaques (11), D. Orgill (50), T. Duryea (15)
HF: D. Cuningham (52), R. Gardner (43), N. Coffield (17)
F: L. Kennedy (35), L. Smith (40), C. Smith (55)
R: C. Hargraves (51), C. Hynes (6), C. Craig-Peters (61)
INT: B. Crofts (54), B. Young (67), T. Maple (65), W. Lewis (64), T. Middleton (77)
23rd Player: T. Middleton (77)
EMG: D. Moloney (75), M. Belbasis (78), X. Kardachi (66), F. Valpied (53)

IN: J. Busslinger, J. Dolan, T. Middleton
OUT: H. Gallagher, C. Poulter (AFL), D. Moloney (omitted)

CASEY DEMONS
B: D. Smith (54), J. Adams (26), B. Howes (22)
HB: R. Bonner (52), L. Kentfield (44), L. Bryce (73)
C: K. Brown (41), M. Hardie (55), P. Cross (64)
HF: O. Sestan (38), T. Fullarton (33), J. Henderson (43)
F: B. Laurie (16), A. Johnson (42), R. George (71)
R: T. Campbell (29), J. Culley (46), R. Baldi (56)
INT: J. Gatt (76), J. Craven (75), C. Peters (63), C. Doultree (61), W. Verrall (28)
23rd Player: J. Craven (75)
EMG: K. Windsor (66), T. Sruk (53), C. Lewis (70), T. Freeman (67), B. Laplanche (68)

IN: C. Doultree, T. Fullarton, J. Gatt, R. George, C. Peters
OUT: J. Billings, M. Jefferson, J. Van Rooyen, T. Woewodin (AFL), R. Mentha Jnr (concussion)
NEW: Jarrod Gatt, 21, 184cm, Pines

Head-to-Head: Footscray 10-5; At Mission Whitten Oval: Footscray 3-1; Streak: Footscray 3; Last time: Footscray 19.10 (124) def Casey Demons 10.8 (68) – Round 19, 2024, Mission Whitten Oval

It appears that Jack Viney might not be the only mystery injury of the week given that Jack Billings and Taj Woewodin are named as an out and playing in the AFL when they weren’t named as emergencies.

Nice of the VFL to schedule a game for Casey this week

2 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

It appears that Jack Viney might not be the only mystery injury of the week given that Jack Billings and Taj Woewodin are named as an out and playing in the AFL when they weren’t named as emergencies.

Agree - I thought we left the mysteries behind. Woey and Billings were fit and healthy last time we knew !!

CASEY DEMONS
B: D. Smith (54), J. Adams (26), B. Howes (22)
HB: R. Bonner (52), L. Kentfield (44), L. Bryce (73)
C: K. Brown (41), M. Hardie (55), P. Cross (64)
HF: O. Sestan (38), T. Fullarton (33), J. Henderson (43)
F: B. Laurie (16), A. Johnson (42), R. George (71)
R: T. Campbell (29), J. Culley (46), R. Baldi (56)
INT: J. Gatt (76), J. Craven (75), C. Peters (63), C. Doultree (61), W. Verrall (28)
23rd Player: J. Craven (75)
EMG: K. Windsor (66), T. Sruk (53), C. Lewis (70), T. Freeman (67), B. Laplanche (68)

12 MFC LISTED

11 Casey listed

Injured. Lever. Hore. Petty. Viney. Mentha

Managed. Melksham.

Mystery. Billings. Woey jnr. (Not AFL emergencies)

3 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

It appears that Jack Viney might not be the only mystery injury of the week

Is Jack a mystery injury? I’m sure it was mentioned on one of the Foxtel Footy shows the other night (last night maybe?) that he was omitted with a concussion.

10 hours ago, DiscoStu17 said:

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The same article also mentions that AMW, Sestan and Verrall are being monitored by other clubs as they are all out of contract.