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Two months ago when Melbourne comprehensively demolished Adelaide in the heart of the country, the club was seemingly on its way to a top four berth and regarded in many quarters as a genuine premiership contender. Since that game, the Demons have won three times and lost once against lowly sides in the competition and dropped all three games against fellow finals contenders in Collingwood, Port Adelaide and Geelong. Three of their losses in this period have been by ten points or less. It is arguable therefore that with a little more application on their part, they would have been a lock in to make the finals. The reality however, is otherwise. The losses are mounting and with four of the remaining five games against finals contenders, Melbourne has a major fight on its hands to gain a place in the eight at the end of the home and away season. Despite the last gasp defeat when they ventured to the Cattery last Saturday night, the Demons at least proved that they can hold their own in hostile territory. The home team needed everything to go right to win in those dying moments and with a 100% conversion rate in the last quarter (80% for the game), the blood rule and a few very lucky breaks to get them home - and they did just that with a kick for goal after the siren. Melbourne has to overcome that heartbreak. When the Demons venture to an equally hostile ground at Adelaide Oval this Saturday night, they will be under no illusions as to the task ahead of them. The Crows will not be the easy pickings they were back in May in Alice Springs and they will have to fight tooth and nail if they want to keep its finals aspirations alive. **** Scroll for Prediction **** THE GAME Adelaide v Melbourne at Adelaide Oval Saturday 28 July, 2018 at 7.40pm HEAD TO HEAD Overall - Adelaide 24 wins Melbourne 14 wins At Adelaide Oval - Adelaide 1 win Melbourne 2 wins Past five meetings - Adelaide 3 wins Melbourne 2 wins The Coaches - Don Pyke 1 win Simon Goodwin 2 wins MEDIA TV - Channel 7 Live at 7.30pm Fox Football Channel Live at 7.20pm RADIO - Triple M (regional) 3AW ABC ABC Grandstand THE LAST TIME THEY MET Melbourne 23.8.146 defeated Adelaide 8.7.55 Round 10, 2018 at Treager Park, Alice Springs Melbourne stamped itself as a premiership contender when it ruthlessly demolished an injury hit Adelaide in Alice Springs. The knockout blows were delivered early and the Demons kept up the pressure for a full four quarters to record a comprehensive 91 point victory. THE TEAMS ADELAIDE B: Alex Keath, Daniel Talia, Luke Brown HB: Paul Seedsman, Kyle Cheney, Rory Laird ? Wayne Milera, Bryce Gibbs, Rory Atkins HF: Tom Lynch, Josh Jenkins, Lachlan Murphy F: Mitch McGovern, Taylor Walker, Eddie Betts Foll: Sam Jacobs, Matt Crouch, Rory Sloane I/C: Jordan Gallucci, Hugh Greenwood, Jake Kelly, Riley Knight Emg: Cameron Ellis-Yolmen, Paul Hunter, Andy Otten, Myles Poholke In: Taylor Walker Out: Tom Doedee (concussion) MELBOURNE B: Joel Smith, Sam Frost, Neville Jetta HB: Christian Salem, Oscar McDonald, Jordan Lewis ? Tom McDonald, Clayton Oliver, Angus Brayshaw HF: Jake Melksham, Jesse Hogan, Bayley Fritsch F: Jay Kennedy Harris, Christian Petracca, Charlie Spargo Foll: Max Gawn, Nathan Jones, Bernie Vince I/C: Jeff Garlett, James Harmes, Alex Neal-Bullen, Dom Tyson Emg: Cam Pedersen, Aaron vandenBerg, Josh Wagner, Sam Weideman NO CHANGE The last time the two sides met, Melbourne announced an unchanged line up from its previous game and proceeded to massacre an injury-depleted Adelaide to the tune of 91 points. Ten weeks later, it has also come up with no change to the side but the difference is that last time it was coming off an overwhelming victory while this time, it is following up a heartbreaking result, losing by dint of a goal kicked after the siren. The question is how will the Demons react in the face of the the disappointment of the outcome at GMHBA Stadium in what is a massive game for their finals aspirations. You can’t dismiss the fact that they capitulated in the face of the great pressure applied by the Cats in their run towards victory but it should also be recognised that they succumbed against a team with far superior experience in tight finishes and one for which everything went right in those spine-tingling final few minutes. Despite that result, the fundamentals don’t change. Melbourne has the competition’s leading ruckman who this week will not be coming off a head cold as he was last week and who hopefully, won’t be missing vital moments as a result of the blood rule. Working with him is a fine young midfield that matched it last week with one of the competition’s best and will be steeled to atone for last week’s disappointing result. They have the psychological advantage of overwhelming this opposition just ten weeks ago and won’t be deterred by the fact that they are in enemy territory. The Demons have Angus Brayshaw fresh from signing off on a new deal, playing against the team that kick-started his stellar run of this season in Alice Springs earlier this year. They lead the pack in scoring, inside 50s and marks inside 50 and are not likely to come up against an opponent that goals with 80% of its shots at goal as it did last week. Melbourne by 25 points

TOOTH AND NAIL by The Oracle Two months ago when Melbourne comprehensively demolished Adelaide in the heart of the country, the club was seemingly on its way to a top four berth and regarded in many quarters as a genuine premiership contender. Since that game, the Demons have won three times and lost once against lowly sides in the competition and dropped all three games against fellow finals contenders in Collingwood, Port Adelaide and Geelong. Three of their losses in this period have been by ten points or less. It is arguable therefore that with a little more application on their part, they would have been a lock in to make the finals. The reality however, is otherwise. The losses are mounting and with four of the remaining five games against finals contenders, Melbourne has a major fight on its hands to gain a place in the eight at the end of the home and away season. Despite the last gasp defeat when they ventured to the Cattery last Saturday night, the Demons at least proved that they can hold their own in hostile territory. The home team needed everything to go right to win in those dying moments and with a 100% conversion rate in the last quarter (80% for the game), the blood rule and a few very lucky breaks to get them home - and they did just that with a kick for goal after the siren. Melbourne has to overcome that heartbreak. When the Demons venture to an equally hostile ground at Adelaide Oval this Saturday night, they will be under no illusions as to the task ahead of them. The Crows will not be the easy pickings they were back in May in Alice Springs and they will have to fight tooth and nail if they want to keep its finals aspirations alive. THE GAME Adelaide v Melbourne at Adelaide Oval Saturday 28 July, 2018 at 7.40pm HEAD TO HEAD Overall - Adelaide 24 wins Melbourne 14 wins At Adelaide Oval - Adelaide 1 win Melbourne 2 wins Past five meetings - Adelaide 3 wins Melbourne 2 wins The Coaches - Don Pyke 1 win Simon Goodwin 2 wins MEDIA TV - Channel 7 Live at 7.30pm Fox Football Channel Live at 7.20pm RADIO - Triple M (regional) 3AW ABC ABC Grandstand THE LAST TIME THEY MET Melbourne 23.8.146 defeated Adelaide 8.7.55 Round 10, 2018 at Treager Park, Alice Springs Melbourne stamped itself as a premiership contender when it ruthlessly demolished an injury hit Adelaide in Alice Springs. The knockout blows were delivered early and the Demons kept up the pressure for a full four quarters to record a comprehensive 91 point victory. THE TEAMS ADELAIDE B: Alex Keath, Daniel Talia, Luke Brown HB: Paul Seedsman, Kyle Cheney, Rory Laird ? Wayne Milera, Bryce Gibbs, Rory Atkins HF: Tom Lynch, Josh Jenkins, Lachlan Murphy F: Mitch McGovern, Taylor Walker, Eddie Betts Foll: Sam Jacobs, Matt Crouch, Rory Sloane I/C: Jordan Gallucci, Hugh Greenwood, Jake Kelly, Riley Knight Emg: Cameron Ellis-Yolmen, Paul Hunter, Andy Otten, Myles Poholke In: Taylor Walker Out: Tom Doedee (concussion) MELBOURNE B: Joel Smith, Sam Frost, Neville Jetta HB: Christian Salem, Oscar McDonald, Jordan Lewis ? Tom McDonald, Clayton Oliver, Angus Brayshaw HF: Jake Melksham, Jesse Hogan, Bayley Fritsch F: Jay Kennedy Harris, Christian Petracca, Charlie Spargo Foll: Max Gawn, Nathan Jones, Bernie Vince I/C: Jeff Garlett, James Harmes, Alex Neal-Bullen, Dom Tyson Emg: Cam Pedersen, Aaron vandenBerg, Josh Wagner, Sam Weideman NO CHANGE The last time the two sides met, Melbourne announced an unchanged line up from its previous game and proceeded to massacre an injury-depleted Adelaide to the tune of 91 points. Ten weeks later, it has also come up with no change to the side but the difference is that last time it was coming off an overwhelming victory while this time, it is following up a heartbreaking result, losing by dint of a goal kicked after the siren. The question is how will the Demons react in the face of the the disappointment of the outcome at GMHBA Stadium in what is a massive game for their finals aspirations. You can’t dismiss the fact that they capitulated in the face of the great pressure applied by the Cats in their run towards victory but it should also be recognised that they succumbed against a team with far superior experience in tight finishes and one for which everything went right in those spine-tingling final few minutes. Despite that result, the fundamentals don’t change. Melbourne has the competition’s leading ruckman who this week will not be coming off a head cold as he was last week and who hopefully, won’t be missing vital moments as a result of the blood rule. Working with him is a fine young midfield that matched it last week with one of the competition’s best and will be steeled to atone for last week’s disappointing result. They have the psychological advantage of overwhelming this opposition just ten weeks ago and won’t be deterred by the fact that they are in enemy territory. The Demons have Angus Brayshaw fresh from signing off on a new deal, playing against the team that kick-started his stellar run of this season in Alice Springs earlier this year. They lead the pack in scoring, inside 50s and marks inside 50 and are not likely to come up against an opponent that goals with 80% of its shots at goal as it did last week. Melbourne by 25 points

Still chance to play. In other news the sky is still falling.

Ah ... memories MELBOURNE B: Michael Hibberd, Oscar McDonald, Neville Jetta HB: Bernie Vince, Jake Lever, Jordan Lewis C: Nathan Jones, Jack Viney, Angus Brayshaw HF: Alex Neal-Bullen, Jesse Hogan, Jake Melksham F: Tom McDonald, Tim Smith, Christian Petracca Foll: Max Gawn, Christian Salem, Clayton Oliver I/C: James Harmes, Charlie Spargo, Mitch Hannan, Bayley Fritsch Emg: Dom Tyson, Cameron Pedersen, Jayden Hunt, Jeff Garlett No change ADELAIDE B: Jake Kelly , Daniel Talia, Luke Brown HB: Rory Laird, Tom Doedee, Paul Seedsman C: Rory Atkins, Hugh Greenwood, David Mackay HF: Richard Douglas, Tom Lynch, Cameron Ellis-Yolmen F: Darcy Fogarty, Josh Jenkins, Eddie Betts Foll: Sam Jacobs, Bryce Gibbs, Matt Crouch I/C: Jordan Gallucci, Kyle Hartigan, Sam Gibson, Wayne Milera, Emg: Lachlan Murphy , Reilly O'Brien, Andy Otten, Myles Poholke In: Luke Brown, Matt Crouch, Wayne Milera Out: Lachlan Murphy, Andy Otten, Myles Poholke

It couldn’t possibly happen, could it? It was just like last time. With a 2 point, after the siren loss to Geelong at Goomba stadium, the Demons fans were (once again) experiencing that feeling of Déjà vu that leads to an outbreak of MFCSS. Not just that feeling of losing after heading the Cats by nearly 4 goals into the final quarter, but the feeling that this loss may be just another version of the 2017 season when the Demons failed to make the finals by a kick or 2. For this loss puts Melbourne back in the pack fighting for a spot in the final 8, and should that happen then the fans will be entitled to ask how a whole season hinged on the dying minutes of one game. And not for the first time. A loss to Geelong in Round 1 by 3 points when Max had the chance to seal the game with less than a minute, the Port Adelaide game, the St.Kilda match. All of these had a similar feel. Melbourne managed to snatch defeat from a position of strength and come away with nothing. Despite losing the match, the effort from the players with only a few exceptions was exemplary. Right from the start they had come with an intent and a fire that was indicative of the style of play necessary to perform in September action. The pity is that like September you cannot get across the line unless you have 18 players on the field who do that for the full match. And unfortunately, there are still a couple who think they can put in when they feel like it. They are the ones who keep finding themselves down at Casey Fields on a regular basis. They will be getting that feeling of déjà vu once again in coming weeks, because we have seen the same patterns before. Those performances were in sharp contrast to the likes of Clayton Oliver, Angus Brayshaw and Christian Petracca who drove themselves and the side to that winning position with sheer grunt and ability. James Harmes shut down a couple of handy Geelong players in both J Selwood and Dangerfield, and up front Tom McDonald held his own with 4 goals to keep the side in the match. Down back Jordan Lewis showed why he is in the side when he had 30 touches and just kept filling the massive hole created by the losses of Hibberd and Lever. Although Hawkins kicked 7 for the match, it was too much to expect any different outcome from Oscar McDonald. Without the support around him and in the absence of any other “gorilla tamer” at the club, it was a near impossible task. Having seen it before, the feeling of déjà vu was well justified. In the ruck Max Gawn and Rhys Stanley fought each other to a draw. The mids fought each other to a draw. The respective forwards and backs fought each other to a draw, and but for the sake of 2 points, the match deserved to be a similar outcome. Sadly, the umpires intervened yet again gifting Geelong a goal when Dangerfield was awarded a free as a ruck when never in a position to be the ruck contest. Perhaps it was gamesmanship, but the umpire fell for it ... again. Most Demon supporters would not have put this match down as a win. The MFCSS determined that we had seen a loss at this venue too often to think a win possible. Déjà vu determined that gut feeling, even when controlling the game deep into the final quarter. It is now up to the side to overcome the same feelings heading into the final weeks. Have we lost regularly at Adelaide - sure have. Have we dropped games against lowly sides like Gold Coast - sure have. How about Sydney and West Coast? Mmmm, that seems familiar. Another wasted season after falling at the final hurdle? It's starting to look that way. It’s about time the MFCSS and sense of Déjà vu were dispelled. Melbourne 2.3.15 5.8.38 11.9.75 14.14.98 Geelong 2.1.13 5.3.33 8.4.52 16.14.100 Goals Melbourne T McDonald 4 Garlett Melksham 2 Brayshaw Gawn Hogan Jones Petracca Spargo Geelong Hawkins 7 Dangerfield 2 Duncan Henry Jones Kelly J Selwood Tuohy Best Melbourne Oliver T McDonald Harmes Petracca Lewis Brayshaw Geelong Hawkins Dangerfield Kelly Stewart Blicavs Ablett Stanley Injuries Melbourne Nil Geelong Nil Reports Melbourne Nil Geelong Nil Umpires Rosebury, Brown, Nicholls Official attendance 30,125 at GMHBA Stadium

DEJA VU by George on the Outer It couldn’t possibly happen, could it? It was just like last time. With a 2 point, after the siren loss to Geelong at Goomba stadium, the Demons fans were (once again) experiencing that feeling of Déjà vu that leads to an outbreak of MFCSS. Not just that feeling of losing after heading the Cats by nearly 4 goals into the final quarter, but the feeling that this loss may be just another version of the 2017 season when the Demons failed to make the finals by a kick or 2. For this loss puts Melbourne back in the pack fighting for a spot in the final 8, and should that happen then the fans will be entitled to ask how a whole season hinged on the dying minutes of one game. And not for the first time. A loss to Geelong in Round 1 by 3 points when Max had the chance to seal the game with less than a minute, the Port Adelaide game, the St.Kilda match. All of these had a similar feel. Melbourne managed to snatch defeat from a position of strength and come away with nothing. Despite losing the match, the effort from the players with only a few exceptions was exemplary. Right from the start they had come with an intent and a fire that was indicative of the style of play necessary to perform in September action. The pity is that like September you cannot get across the line unless you have 18 players on the field who do that for the full match. And unfortunately, there are still a couple who think they can put in when they feel like it. They are the ones who keep finding themselves down at Casey Fields on a regular basis. They will be getting that feeling of déjà vu once again in coming weeks, because we have seen the same patterns before. Those performances were in sharp contrast to the likes of Clayton Oliver, Angus Brayshaw and Christian Petracca who drove themselves and the side to that winning position with sheer grunt and ability. James Harmes shut down a couple of handy Geelong players in both J Selwood and Dangerfield, and up front Tom McDonald held his own with 4 goals to keep the side in the match. Down back Jordan Lewis showed why he is in the side when he had 30 touches and just kept filling the massive hole created by the losses of Hibberd and Lever. Although Hawkins kicked 7 for the match, it was too much to expect any different outcome from Oscar McDonald. Without the support around him and in the absence of any other “gorilla tamer” at the club, it was a near impossible task. Having seen it before, the feeling of déjà vu was well justified. In the ruck Max Gawn and Rhys Stanley fought each other to a draw. The mids fought each other to a draw. The respective forwards and backs fought each other to a draw, and but for the sake of 2 points, the match deserved to be a similar outcome. Sadly, the umpires intervened yet again gifting Geelong a goal when Dangerfield was awarded a free as a ruck when never in a position to be the ruck contest. Perhaps it was gamesmanship, but the umpire fell for it ... again. Most Demon supporters would not have put this match down as a win. The MFCSS determined that we had seen a loss at this venue too often to think a win possible. Déjà vu determined that gut feeling, even when controlling the game deep into the final quarter. It is now up to the side to overcome the same feelings heading into the final weeks. Have we lost regularly at Adelaide - sure have. Have we dropped games against lowly sides like Gold Coast - sure have. How about Sydney and West Coast? Mmmm, that seems familiar. Another wasted season after falling at the final hurdle? It's starting to look that way. It’s about time the MFCSS and sense of Déjà vu were dispelled. Melbourne 2.3.15 5.8.38 11.9.75 14.14.98 Geelong 2.1.13 5.3.33 8.4.52 16.14.100 Goals Melbourne T McDonald 4 Garlett Melksham 2 Brayshaw Gawn Hogan Jones Spargo Geelong Hawkins 7 Dangerfield 2 Duncan Henry Jones Kelly J Selwood Tuohy Best Melbourne Oliver T McDonald Harmes Petracca Lewis Brayshaw Geelong Hawkins Dangerfield Kelly Stewart Blicavs Ablett Stanley Injuries Melbourne Nil Geelong Nil Reports Melbourne Nil Geelong Nil Umpires Rosebury, Brown, Nicholls Official attendance 30,125 at GMHBA Stadium

The Casey Demons made it ten wins on end and secured a stranglehold on a top two placing and home finals with a magnificent come-from-behind victory over Geelong VFL at GMHBA Stadium. The Cats had led the game from the seven-minute mark of the opening quarter and led by as much as 28 points during the third term. The Demons managed a solitary goal in the opening half and by the final break they had managed only three goals. They started the last quarter with a flourish and managed to bring up their next three goals to Jay Lockhart, Sam Weideman (his second for the day), Cory Machaya in less than ten minutes to draw to within three points of the home side. Casey had been subdued for much of the game and playing to a losing ruck in the absence of Mitch King so for most of the game they were being beaten badly at the stoppages but suddenly they had come back to life. Cam Pedersen was the team’s lifeblood. The Cats were not to be denied and they scored their only goal for the quarter but the Demons responded through Pat McKenna, his first since joining the club in a trade with GWS Giants. There followed a long period of wrestling back and forth without a score until Mitch Gent’s goal gave them the lead with two minutes left on the clock for the first time since early in the first quarter. Apart from Pedersen, the hero for the club was James Munro who played a solid four quarter game. Lockhart and Cory Wagner were consistent on the day and youngsters Cory Stockdale was impressive in the second half. Declan Keilty was strong in defence while Tim Smith worked hard all day and even had a stint in the ruck when the team was struggling in the mid part of the game. The Demons have a this week and look poised to continue their strong run to the finals with hopefully a few players returning over the next fortnight. Peter Jackson VFL 2018 Casey Demons 0.4.4 1.4.10 3.8.26 8.9.57 Geelong VFL 2.0.12 5.5.35 7.6.48 8.6.54 Goals Casey Demons Weideman 2 Gent Lockhart McKenna Machaya vandenBerg C Wagner Geelong VFL Grace McLachlan 2 Abbott Gardner Miers Murdoch Best Casey Demons Pedersen Stockdale Munro Keilty Smith Wagner Geelong VFL Atkins Smith McLachlan Gardner Kiel Constable Statistics Oskar Baker 11 kicks 7 handballs 18 disposals 3 marks 7 tackles 85 dream team points Harley Balic 10 kicks 7 handballs 17 disposals 3 marks 51 dream team points Jaxon Briggs 4 kicks 7 handballs 11 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 33 dream team points Tomas Bugg 1 behind 4 kicks 6 handballs 10 disposals 6 tackles 44 dream team points Lachlan Filipovic 2 kicks 4 handballs 6 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 10 hit outs dream team points James Freeman 1 behind 6 kicks 2 handballs 8 disposals 4 marks 36 dream team points Mitch Gent 1 goal 10 kicks 2 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 49 dream team points Liam Hiscock 2 kicks 1 handballs 3 disposals 1 marks 4 tackles 27 dream team points Jack Hutchins 11 kicks 4 handballs 15 disposals 4 marks 1 tackles 60 dream team points Declan Keilty 7 kicks 5 handballs 12 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 53 dream team points Dean Kent 8 kicks 6 handballs 14 disposals 1 mark 6 tackles 62 dream team points Jay Lockhart kicks handballs disposals marks tackles dream team points Goy Lok 10 kicks 2 handballs 12 disposals 5 marks 8 tackles 58 dream team points Pat McKenna 1 goal 5 kicks 4 handballs 9 disposals 1 marks 32 dream team point Cory Machaya 1 goal 4 kicks 8 handballs 12 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 46 dream team points James Munro 1 behind 8 kicks 15 handballs 23 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 74 dream team points Cameron Pedersen 1 behind 11 kicks 6 handballs 17 disposals 9 marks 73 dream team points Angus Scott 9 kicks 9 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 38 dream team points Tim Smith 1 behind 13 kicks 8 handballs 21 disposals 6 marks 5 tackles 6 hit outs 100 dream team points Cory Stockdale 6 kicks 3 handballs 9 disposals 3 marks 5 tackles 50 dream team points Aaron vandenBerg 1 goal 5 kicks 8 handballs 13 disposals 1 mark 10 tackles 77 dream team points Corey Wagner 1 goal 1 behind 12 kicks 7 handballs 19 disposals 3 marks 5 tackles 79 dream team points Sam Weideman 2 goals 1 behind 8 kicks 4 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 7 hit outs 80 dream team points

The stats in KC’s article seem to be the official ones as they are taken from an AFL site.

TEN ON END by KC from Casey The Casey Demons made it ten wins on end and secured a stranglehold on a top two placing and home finals with a magnificent come-from-behind victory over Geelong VFL at GMHBA Stadium. The Cats had led the game from the seven-minute mark of the opening quarter and led by as much as 28 points during the third term. The Demons managed a solitary goal in the opening half and by the final break they had managed only three goals. They started the last quarter with a flourish and managed to bring up their next three goals to Jay Lockhart, Sam Weideman (his second for the day), Cory Machaya in less than ten minutes to draw to within three points of the home side. Casey had been subdued for much of the game and playing to a losing ruck in the absence of Mitch King so for most of the game they were being beaten badly at the stoppages but suddenly they had come back to life. Cam Pedersen was the team’s lifeblood. The Cats were not to be denied and they scored their only goal for the quarter but the Demons responded through Pat McKenna, his first since joining the club in a trade with GWS Giants. There followed a long period of wrestling back and forth without a score until Mitch Gent’s goal gave them the lead with two minutes left on the clock for the first time since early in the first quarter. Apart from Pedersen, the hero for the club was James Munro who played a solid four quarter game. Jay Lockhart and Cory Wagner were consistent on the day and youngsters Cory Stockdale was impressive in the second half. Declan Keilty was strong in defence while Tim Smith worked hard all day and even had a stint in the ruck when the team was struggling in the mid part of the game. The Demons have a this week and look poised to continue their strong run to the finals with hopefully a few players returning over the next fortnight. Peter Jackson VFL 2018 Casey Demons 0.4.4 1.4.10 3.8.26 8.9.57 Geelong VFL 2.0.12 5.5.35 7.6.48 8.6.54 Goals Casey Demons Weideman 2 Gent Lockhart McKenna Machaya vandenBerg C Wagner Geelong VFL Grace McLachlan 2 Abbott Gardner Miers Murdoch Best Casey Demons Pedersen Stockdale Munro Keilty Smith Wagner Geelong VFL Atkins Smith McLachlan Gardner Kiel Constable Statistics Oskar Baker 11 kicks 7 handballs 18 disposals 3 marks 7 tackles 85 dream team points Harley Balic 10 kicks 7 handballs 17 disposals 3 marks 51 dream team points Jaxon Briggs 4 kicks 7 handballs 11 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 33 dream team points Tomas Bugg 1 behind 4 kicks 6 handballs 10 disposals 6 tackles 44 dream team points Lachlan Filipovic 2 kicks 4 handballs 6 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 10 hit outs dream team points James Freeman 1 behind 6 kicks 2 handballs 8 disposals 4 marks 36 dream team points Mitch Gent 1 goal 10 kicks 2 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 49 dream team points Liam Hiscock 2 kicks 1 handballs 3 disposals 1 marks 4 tackles 27 dream team points Jack Hutchins 11 kicks 4 handballs 15 disposals 4 marks 1 tackles 60 dream team points Declan Keilty 7 kicks 5 handballs 12 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 53 dream team points Dean Kent 8 kicks 6 handballs 14 disposals 1 mark 6 tackles 62 dream team points Jay Lockhart kicks handballs disposals marks tackles dream team points Goy Lok 10 kicks 2 handballs 12 disposals 5 marks 8 tackles 58 dream team points Pat McKenna 1 goal 5 kicks 4 handballs 9 disposals 1 marks 32 dream team point Cory Machaya 1 goal 4 kicks 8 handballs 12 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 46 dream team points James Munro 1 behind 8 kicks 15 handballs 23 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 74 dream team points Cameron Pedersen 1 behind 11 kicks 6 handballs 17 disposals 9 marks 73 dream team points Angus Scott 9 kicks 9 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 38 dream team points Tim Smith 1 behind 13 kicks 8 handballs 21 disposals 6 marks 5 tackles 6 hit outs 100 dream team points Cory Stockdale 6 kicks 3 handballs 9 disposals 3 marks 5 tackles 50 dream team points Aaron vandenBerg 1 goal 5 kicks 8 handballs 13 disposals 1 mark 10 tackles 77 dream team points Corey Wagner 1 goal 1 behind 12 kicks 7 handballs 19 disposals 3 marks 5 tackles 79 dream team points Sam Weideman 2 goals 1 behind 8 kicks 4 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 7 hit outs 80 dream team points

The birthday boy Clayton Oliver is back in contention - 157. Max Gawn 149. Clayton OIiver 102. Jesse Hogan 89. Angus Brayshaw 70. Nathan Jones 61. Tom McDonald 47. Neville Jetta 46. Christian Petracca 42. Christian Salem 41. Jake Melksham 39. Bayley Fritsch 38. James Harmes Jack Viney 31. Michael Hibberd 29. Jake Lever Oscar McDonald 25. Jordan Lewis 16. Jeff Garlett 7. Alex Neal-Bullen 6. Tom Bugg 4. Joel Smith 2. Dean Kent 1. Bernie Vince Josh Wagner

8 straight in the last quarter OMG

Please cast your votes for the best players in today’s game on a 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis.

Can we please stop kicking wide on this waif of a ground?