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VFL 2025 Season Review

Casey Demons VFL coach Taylor Whitford shares his thoughts on the 2025 season.

Jed Adams, Luker Kentfield, Noah Yze and Paddy Cross all deservedly got recognition by their coach. If list spots are available the later two will hopefully get serious consideration by the list management team. Casey has been a rewarding alternate pathway to the big league for a number of players. Like to see that trend continue.

Riley Bonner on 7 votes is only 2 votes behind the leader in JJ Liston Trophy for the VFL B & F after Round 5.

3 hours ago, Tarax Club said:

Jed Adams, Luker Kentfield, Noah Yze and Paddy Cross all deservedly got recognition by their coach. If list spots are available the later two will hopefully get serious consideration by the list management team. Casey has been a rewarding alternate pathway to the big league for a number of players. Like to see that trend continue.

Yes but their capitulation to Frankston who had no listed AFL players was most disappointing.

3 hours ago, KC from Casey said:

Riley Bonner on 7 votes is only 2 votes behind the leader in JJ Liston Trophy for the VFL B & F after Round 5.

Hard to find details & trying to confirm but I think Riley Bonner came runner up in the Liston....well done Riley.

Dawson won on 28

Bonner was runner up on 23

J.J. LISTON TROPHY (Smithy’s VFL Best and Fairest)
Jacob Dawson (Southport Sharks) – 28 votes
Riley Bonner (Casey Demons) – 23 votes
Dom Brew (Werribee) – 21 votes
Deven Robertson (Brisbane Lions) – 20 votes
Henry Hustwaite (Box Hill Hawks) – 18 votes
Brodie McLaughlin (Williamstown) – 17 votes
Jack Bytel (Coburg) – 15 votes
Ted Clohesy (Geelong Cats) – 15 votes

Billings 12 votes. Yet didn’t poll in the last few games where he was best on ground in at least 4 games. Got 40 disposals v Hawks in last game was absolutely the best on ground. Zero votes. Umps are clowns.

Well done to Casey’s Riley Bonner on his runner up performance.

Bonner 23

Billings 12

Hardie 8

Jefferson 5

Campbell 4

Sharp and Turner 3

2 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Billings 12 votes. Yet didn’t poll in the last few games where he was best on ground in at least 4 games. Got 40 disposals v Hawks in last game was absolutely the best on ground. Zero votes. Umps are clowns.

that is just bizarre

17 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

Yes but their capitulation to Frankston who had no listed AFL players was most disappointing.

Agree most disappointing particularly for 45 minutes during 2nd and 3rd qt. Nine unanswered goals was damming. The disappearance into the Frankston (Bermuda) Triangle was on the whole team, AFL and VFL listed players alike.

The winning ‘streak’ to get to the finals proved to be illusory. Frankston’s performance that evening as KC mentioned was a finals outlier. Nonetheless proved to be a formidable opponent. With a team of unheralded players who had a blue collared attitude. Add to that some unexpected polish. Proved to be a home ground ambush.

Tom Campbell never gave up, Bailey Laurie, Jed Adams, Paddy Cross and Luker Kentfield showed some fight. But the last qt. comeback, commendable as it was seemed bound to fizzle out from so far back.

Onwards and upwards in ‘26!

Edited September 16, 2025Sep 16 by Tarax Club

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

matthew lloyd?

New Casey Demons coach appointed - Rhett McLennan from Gippsland Power.

VFL Senior Coach | Dees appoint McLennan

interesting move, must be decent coin

On 15/09/2025 at 18:43, Tarax Club said:

Casey has been a rewarding alternate pathway to the big league for a number of players

Including a Brisbane premiership ruckman.