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Only seen the stats sheet that James Harmes kicked two goals today and was listed amoung the best players again. Continues his trend of solid, consistent good form this season. Really glad this bloke has been able to lift himself back to playing his best footy again and cement himself a position in the team at the moment, when he looked to be a bit on the margins a few years ago. Melbourne supporter who has had to battle work really hard to get where he is. Well done Harmsy, champion Demon through and through.

Ed Langdon obviously felt the need to claw back the possessions lost from last week's tag.

Thought Hunt had another very good game, he’s very steady back there.

This will be an enduring image for me of today's victory. ONYA Tom MacDonald. Persistence pays off! BORAT never had a chance...

Can we have more interviews with TMac, please. Courteous, intelligent, articulate and actually answers the question without the mind-numbing references to 4 points and "the boys". I really enjoyed his comments about his journey to 200 games, and the ways the team still want to improve.

I can't believe how good we are. That's all.

When an opponent seems to have a bit of momentum it’s efforts like Spargo’s that make it very hard for them to score against us. Not giving up on the play after one tackle he quickly puts on another one and just made Membrey rush the kick forward early in the last. Goes a long way to winning games and absolutely loving what this team is doing at the moment.

38 point win over an in-form and confident Sainters. I will take that result every day of the week. Some are disappointed that we didnt massacre them after a fast start but both teams played to win. Its not like they were ever gonna roll over and play dead. The lead was reduced to under 4 goals and we pulled away AGAIN. Last year we didnt exactly thrash every team either but look what the end result was. Today was a very good win.

Angus Brayshaw keeps getting better. Hope the contract gets sorted out.

I just love how little stress I feel watching footy these days. I expected us to do that today. My MFCSS is a thing of the past.

MFCSS is like herpes. Stays in the body waiting for the chance to flare.

I was sitting level 2A on Lingers wing. He could’ve laid out a blanket and cheese platter, such was the space he had/was given.

Sorry I haven't read the first 5 pages but just got back from the game.... Our first half was incredible. The Saints were clueless as to how to play us, they were stagnant, tried switching, tried short passing and in the end then they just kept bombing the ball into our fwd line. Our ability to cover the switch play was supreme. Our structure and system is so sound my heart rate didn't get above 50. I knew the Saints would come out after half time and try to move the ball quicker and through the corridor but it didn't matter. They kicked 2 goals to our 1 in the 3rd. Amazing performance and we are blessed to be watching such an outstanding team. Brayshaw, May, Langdon, Tracc, Brown, TMac, Spargo, Petty, Bowser, Viney, Lever, JJ and Jacko take a bow. I love youse all.

As Meatloaf sang, you took the words… Spargo’s off the ball work was massive…halved at least 2 contests where he was outnumbered, tackled to kill the release like he’s the best at it we’ve got. Love the boy!

Loved spargos game today. Just fights for everything & never gives up on a contest

The Casey Demons have finished the game off with a comfortable win off the back of a great opening term in which they put the Southport Sharks to the sword and kept them scoreless. The visitors fought back and provided an excellent contest for the remainder of the game. Pity the powers that be decided to fixture a clash of times between the two Demon sides. CASEY DEMONS 6.2.38 8.5.53 10.9.69 13.11.89 SOUTHPORT 0.0.0 4.4.28 6.8.44 8.11.59 GOALS CASEY DEMONS M.Brown 6 Moniz-Wakefield Van Rooyen 2 Dunstan Melksham Weideman SOUTHPORT Woodcock 2 Crossley Dawson Gowers Joyce Pescud Thurlow BEST CASEY DEMONS M.Brown Moniz-Wakefield Tomlinson White Chandler Dunstan SOUTHPORT Crossley Dawson Fyfe Thurlow Willis Joyce Statistics Oskar Baker 12 kicks 2 handballs 14 disposals 7 marks 4 tackles 76 dream team points Riley Baldi 5 kicks 3 handballs 8 disposals 1 mark 3 tackles 39 dream team points Jake Bell 8 kicks 1 handballs 9 disposals 2 marks 1 tackles 10 hit outs 45 dream team points Mitch Brown 6 goals 2 behinds 16 kicks 1 handball 17 disposals 12 marks 1 tackle 130 dream team points Matt Buntine 9 kicks 4 handballs 13 disposals 3 marks 1 tackle 49 dream team points Kade Chandler 2 behinds 15 kicks 11 handballs 26 disposals 7 marks 3 tackles 98 dream team points Luke Dunstan 1 goal 11 kicks 6 handballs 17 disposals 4 marks 5 tackles 81 dream team points Tyler Edwards 10 kicks 3 handballs 13 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 60 dream team points Corey Ellison 3 kicks 1 handballs 4 disposals 1 mark 3 tackles 24 dream team points George Grey 1 behind 10 kicks 5 handballs 15 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 66 dream team points Tom Macrae 1 kick 1 handball 2 disposals 5 dream team points Judd McVee 5 kicks 6 handballs 11 disposals 3 marks 33 dream team points Jake Melksham 1 goal 11 kicks 5 handballs 16 disposals 4 marks 6 tackles 71 dream team points Andy Moniz-Wakefield 2 goals 1 behind 13 kicks 5 handballs 18 disposals 3 marks 6 tackles 96 dream team points James Munro 1 behind 11 kicks 5 handballs 16 disposals 2 marks 7 tackles 62 dream team points Fraser Rosman 8 kicks 3 handballs 11 disposals 3 marks 1 tackle 43 dream team points Deakyn Smith 3 kicks 7 handballs 10 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 1 hit out 43 dream team points Roan Steele 2 kicks 3 handballs 5 disposals 1 mark 15 dream team points Adam Tomlinson 20 kicks 3 handballs 23 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 79 dream team points Daniel Turner 3 kicks 3 handballs 6 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 34 dream team points Jacob Van Rooyen 2 goals 4 kicks 1 handballs 5 disposals 2 marks 7 tackles 6 hit outs dream 60 team points Sam Weideman 1 goal 2 behinds 6 kicks 8 handballs 14 disposals 6 marks 2 tackles 4 hit outs 72 dream team points Mitch White 1 behind 12 kicks 5 handballs 17 disposals 1 marks 5 tackles 65 dream team points

Mate I’ve had a couple of cones tonight and even that didn’t make this thought enter my head. What you got bro?

Buckley's commentating on Fox was quite telling and delivered in awe Something about the Saints' pressure being elite at 200 (not sure what that is...) yet, we withstood that pressure and still kicked goals I love my team!!!

BACK ON TOP!!!

I thought that was a complete performance. Another game where the opposition threw absolutely everything they had at us and fell well short.

Not for Sam.

Agree - I think the reason it was such as good win was because the opposition didn't throw in the towel. The margin in the end was pretty much accounted for by the dominant period we had in the first half. For the rest of the game it was an arm wrestle. Beltings require a certain compliance from the opposition. The reason we haven't dealt one out is because we haven't yet had an opponent offer up the requisite surrender. It will come.

I must admit I was worried for first25 seconds

Well done Tommy Mac. 200 games, and put the ‘great debate’ to rest for the next little while, I reckon.

Not a bad crowd either just over 35,000. More than what I thought we'd get. Congrats Tom on your 200th & good the boys got up & won. He played well to

Laughed and loved this comment in The Age game review: "The Demons then just played out time, always keeping the margin above 20 points after strangling their opposition like a python and putting the game to sleep".

On the telecast, Bucks was asked if Melb due for a loss. His reply was something to the effect of "definitely not!". Went on to say something to the effect he'd love to see the dees go through the season undefeated! I'm beginning to warm to the lad! Thought his comments throughout the game were insightful from the way a coach looks at how a game is unfolding...Good stuff!

Nah - Kozzy had already kicked the sealer by then.

Steven May monstered Max King once again.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mums out there! Hope you have a great day and the Dees get the win for you ❤️💙❤️💙

Well that was a fun game to watch. So much to like and once we flexed our muscles in the 2nd quarter we just never looked like losing. Some individuals performance. McDonald: Congratulations on your 200th Tmac.. you've gone through the absolute pits of hell to now a premiership player. Today he played a fantastic game and stamped himself into the team for the next month at least. Hunt: Time to start recognising this bloke on what a wonderful negating player he is. Completely shut down Shai Bolton few weeks back and then destroyed Jack Higgins today who's been in rare form. Important cog to our backline. Sparrow: An absolute brute who has genuine power to accelerate from stoppages but also tackle with such intent. All the hype is Petracca, Oliver and Gawn as the 3 that opposition will put time into but soon enough opposition clubs will be paying extra attention to Sparrow. Loving his development. Pickett: Little master. His left foot snap deep in the pocket was elite. May and Petty: Stopped everything that came their way. Petty particular gave away some questionable free kicks but he's seriously becoming a serious defender of the competition. His intercept marking and poise with the ball is impressive. Just needs good continuity now. Langdon: 2022 All Australian wingman. Enough said. Glad we smoked St Kilda. Cannot stand them one bit and I put them right next to the Western Bulldogs as little irrelevant clubs that are all huff and puff but are mentally soft when the heat gets turned up. Always trying to talk up a big game but they just fail year after year.

I thought Buckley's comments re the role of Spargo,Neale Bullen, Sparrow & Kozzie in that he said the way they play their roles enable our team to function so well. I think he rated the pressure our smaller forwards put on the oppostionas the best in the AFL. Actually it is interesting to get this "coach" type analysis rather than the Media people like BT, Howie etc who only think Clarrie,Trac, Gawny and May are the only people who count.

One of the joys of being a top-of-the-table team is that we no longer get shunted off to the graveyard time slots and the consequences that has on those of us in far-flung time zones. After years of getting up at ungodly hours to watch our beloved Dees, we European-dwellers have been able to enjoy our wins at quite civilised hours. Until today. Setting the alarm for 4.45 a.m. brings back memories of the bad old days. Go Dees, he says through half-opened eyes.

Side note: what was with the music being played after a goal? I hate it. So American and commercial. Have not heard it before today. Was it a Sunday game thing? Scrap it, and soon

I've got the latent Herpes inside me (see previous posts to make sense).... but in today's match I seriously felt - as per all the others this season- we seriously toy, if not, put the cue in the rack, against teams in the latter half of the match, 9. St Kilda's second half against Melbourne was the real deal Despite losing by 38 points, the Saints should be heartened by their effort against the reigning premiers. After trailing by nine goals to one, the Saints restricted the Dees to just five more goals for the game, while adding seven of their own. Against Melbourne’s much-vaunted midfield, St Kilda had more hitouts (31-25), clearances (30-29) and stoppage clearances (19-14). Melbourne was able to kick eight goals from stoppage, whereas St Kilda managed just two. And, the Saints will rue their efficiency inside 50, which was 36.4 percent, down on their season average of 50.7. This is from the AFL website...I had a big big chuckle.... Now I am not up in arms about how they choose to massage narratives for a larger agenda, but jeez, we're [censored] toying with teams. Personally I think it's to do with management of load, even within matches, rather than us not putting the foot on the throat, or not being ruthless...or whatever superficial cliche you can throw at us , when we want our team to overtly dominate our direct competitors in the top 4/8

TMac showing why he gets preferred to Weid.

You're herpes??

Strange leaving the ground in the daytime

Zac Jones is an embarrassment to the Jones name. We are a great team. Lever deserves the next 2 weeks off.

We can only beat what is in front of us 7-0 Defending premiers…

Holy [censored] moly are my thoughts.... serious thread??

The Tmac v Weid debate was put to bed today. Tmac is a stronger presence crashes packs, sets up goals and great finishing our best forward line has Brown and Tmac as the pillars with Fritsch the third tall and Anb, Charlie and kozzie

I’m not a big Bucks fan, but he nailed that comment! We witnessed a very, very good football team in action today …… and they just happen to be ours! I’m bloody stoked!

I enjoy listening to Bucks a lot. I reckon he’s got a lot of insights into the game and he seems to see it pretty clearly.

Bucks is the best analyst going round (No offense Daisy).

Andy is improving from week to week in front of our eyes. He was a great contributor today and is definitely going to go further than just VFL level if he keeps applying himself.

He performed when the game was there to be won and against the highest rated team we've played all year playing a high pressure game. Some great attack on the pill, presented well, a number of score involvements including some up the field (work ethic). Competed well at ground level and kicked two VN goals. If we got that or similar most weeks from Plugga he's gonna be very hard to dislodge this season, injury aside.

Yeah Goody. Abandon the premiership winning zone and man up.

Mothers day at 1.30 is a diabolical slot!

First Carlton won this year's flag. Then Hawthorn won it by showing the football world how to beat us. Maybe Essendon now have one too? By the time we get to win one (in September), it will be cheapened and diminished by all these other premierships.