Taj Woewodin running around for the Collingwood VFL team. I thought Taj deserved another year but tough calls sometimes have to be made. Same for Ollie Sestan. Another youngster who couldn’t get a good run of games.

PS( Can anyone read the team sheet posted on MFC website?)

CASEY DEMONS vs BOX HILL HAWKS

Sunday 5 April, 11:05am, Casey Fields

CASEY DEMONS
B: A. Moniz-Wakefield (45), J. Adams (26), X. Taylor (19)
HB: R. Mentha Jnr (39), W. Lual (74), R. Bonner (52)
C: T. Sinnema (61), E. Stanley (64), R. Onley (40)
HF: J. Henderson (43), A. Johnson (42), J. Craven (75)
F: L. Cheffers (72), M. Jefferson (21), L. Kentfield (44)
R: M. Heath (27), B. Laurie (16), T. Matthews (20)
INT: O Berry (38), B. Laplanche (68), L. D'Angelo (56), J. Scapin (66), N. Pipicelli (70)
23rd Player: J. Scapin (66)
EMG: L. Bryce (73), T. Sruk (53), L. Hodder (60), J. Gatt (76)

IN: M. Jefferson, A. Johnson, L. Kentfield, B. Laplanche, J. Scapin
OUT: J. Melksham (AFL), P. Cross (finger), L. Lual (concussion), B. Bowden, T. Sruk (omitted)
NEW: Jobe Scapin,18, 188cm, Inverloch Kongwak

BOX HILL HAWKS
B: M. Leray (31), N. Mraz (21), B. Ryan (26)
HB: S. Horner (62), H. Morrison (1), B. Macdonald (42)
C: H. Hustwaite (44), J. Dalton (34), C. Nairn (22)
HF: M. Hill (41), C. Dear (13), O. Greeves (35)
F: K. Declase (53), A. Schubert (29), W. McCabe (27)
R: M. Ramsden (38), F. Maginness (20), C. Anderson (32)
INT: T. Bianco (58), J. Uhr-Henry (43), B. McLaughlin (50), T. Farrer (76), T. Brown (66)
23rd Player: T. Farrer (76)
EMG: B. Tennant (56), S. Sofronidis (63), J. Baldwin (72), W. Pewtress (79), W. Kellar (78), A. Lukic (60), L. Ward (54)

IN: H. Hustwaite, N. Mraz
OUT: F. Perez (AFL), W. Pewtress (omitted)

Head-to-head: Casey Demons 38-31; At Casey Fields: Casey Demons 9-4; Streak: Casey Demons 1; Last time: Casey Demons 12.16 (88) def Box Hill Hawks 9.11 (65) – Round 21, 2025, Casey Fields

No sign of Tairon Ah-Mu?

Good to see Jefferson back

55 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

PS( Can anyone read the team sheet posted on MFC website?)

No I can’t they really are dumb arses

Sheeeit that Casey Team would beat a Carltank and Filth team combined!!

GO CASEYDEES!

Casey forward pack look well set for offensive height. AJ and Luker Kentfield will add more than a modicum of physicality to proceedings. May they fare well. Good luck to Jobe Scapin on debut too.

Interesting to see how Rhett McLennan manages the on ball brigade, as the bench with the exception of D’Angelo are all of larger robust disposition.

Of the VFL listed players; Ethan Stanley and Luke Cheffers have refreshed the Casey ranks and will be on black label watch this Sunday morning.

Positive result last time these sides met. Will be a boost to Casey early season stocks, if they can deliver the Easter chocolates.

Edited April 3Apr 3 by Tarax Club
non-gravitas edit

Here’s the list of players for tomorrow in jumper number order (includes emergencies):-

CASEY DEMONS vs BOX HILL HAWKS

19. Xavier Taylor 

20. Thomas Matthews

21. Matt Jefferson

26. Jed Adams 

27. Max Heath

38. Oscar Berry

39. Ricky Mentha Jnr

40. Riley Onley

42. Aidan Johnson 

43 Jack Henderson 

44. Luker Kentfield

45. Andy Moniz-Wakefield 

52. Riley Bonner 

53. Tyson Sruk

56. Luis D'Angelo 

60 Louis Hodder

61. Toby Sinnema 

64. Ethan Stanley 

66. Jobe Scapin 

68. Brayden Laplanche 

70. Nate Pipicelli 

72. Luke Cheffers 

73. Lachlan Bryce

74. Wardell Lual 

75. Jesse Craven 

76. Jarrod Gatt 

Very strong team.. on paper

Exactly four weeks ago, I went to Casey Fields to watch a practice match between the same two teams that are playing there tomorrow. The AFL banned the club from playing any of their Melbourne listed players because it was the week before its first game of the season. The Hawks were allowed to use theirs because they were playing that day in Round Zero. Nevertheless, despite the fact that a few of the Casey bigger names like Bonner and Stanley didn’t suit up that day, they made a good fist of things and were still within a couple of points deep into time on and lost by 8 points in the end. Tomorrow’s team will contain at least a dozen Melbourne AFL players while the Hawks will be missing Ned Reeves who dominated the rucks that day and most likely, a couple of others. We all know about practice matches not being indicators of how teams can perform under proper match conditions, but I’m expecting a big improvement from Casey tomorrow.

Begs the question, Bailey Bill’s late call up who shall fill the breach?

Coach McLennan was effusive on prodigal Pines prospect Jarrod Gatt pre-season.

Edited April 4Apr 4 by Tarax Club

9 minutes ago, Tarax Club said:

Begs the question, Bailey Bill’s late call up who shall fill the breech?

Coach McLennan was effusive on prodigal Pines prospect Jarrod Gatt pre-season.

He would be a good Gatt.

30 minutes ago, Deeman said:

He would be a good Gatt.

Not wishing Hodder out but it could be as good as it Gatts.

Edited April 4Apr 4 by Tarax Club
team balance edit

18 hours ago, joeboy said:

Very strong team.. on paper

The middle is a worry especially with Laurie not playing.

Casey

B: Moniz-Wakefield, Adams, W.Lual

HB: Taylor, Berry, Mentha

C: Sinnema, Stanley, Onley

HF: Henderson, Johnson, Matthews

F: Jefferson, Kentfield, Craven

FOLL: Heath, Bonner, D'Angelo

IC: Pipicelli, Gatt, LaPlanche, Cheffers

23rd Man: Scapin

EMERG: Sruk, Hodder, Bryce

On 03/04/2026 at 18:46, picket fence said:

Actually I might have got this wrong!🤣

I did and apologise for starting a fake rumour which doesn’t assuage my contempt for the way this comp is run.

14 hours ago, Tarax Club said:

Not wishing Hodder out but it could be as good as it Gatts.

Can't have a Hodder without a Staughton!!

On 03/04/2026 at 19:24, FlowerPower said:

No I can’t they really are dumb arses

It is legible in landscape

heath is going to need to absolutely dominate around stoppages as that midfield has to be the weakest one at casey in quite some time

Is it on free to air?

3 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said:

Is it on free to air?

watch here: https://www.afl.com.au/afl-tv/stream?player=arILJvH9PY&streamId=State%20League%20CH6

Update Laurie’s replacement it’s

Jarrod GATT!

Can JEFFO take his opportunity?

Score update

1-1

Behind to Jeffo

Release kicking and handballing needs improvement…