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Yes, they can alternate on QB in future and since we're now a draw card, we'll alternate with them for the first Friday night game of each season.

True - Round 12, 2018 Fixed

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Have you tried turning your computer off and then on again?

That's the good kind of hacking.

True - last time we played them in Round 23, 2017 and before that in Round 12, 2017 but this time, we're playing them in Round 11, 2018.

Just been through 19 pages of that thread and not one double post.

Were they you posts or other people's posts?

I have a headache:- THE TEAMS COLLINGWOOD B: Brayden Maynard, Lynden Dunn, Tyson Goldsack HB: Jeremy Howe, Tom Langdon, Jack Crisp ? Steele Sidebottom, Taylor Adams, Tom Phillips HF: Josh Daicos, Darcy Moore, Callum Brown F: Jamie Elliott, Mason Cox, Will Hoskin-Elliott FOLL: Brodie Grundy, Josh Thomas, Adam Treloar I/C: James Aish, Tim Broomhead, Kayle Kirby, Matthew Scharenberg EMG: Jarryd Blair, Jackson Ramsay, Josh Smith IN: Tyson Goldsack, Brodie Grundy, Kayle Kirby OUT: Jarryd Blair, Josh Smith (omitted), Ben Reid (soreness) MELBOURNE B: Michael Hibberd, Oscar McDonald, Neville Jetta HB: Nathan Jones, Tom McDonald, Jayden Hunt ? Jordan Lewis, Christian Petracca, Christian Salem HF: Clayton Oliver, Jesse Hogan Jake Melksham F: Jeff Garlett, Cameron Pedersen, James Harmes FOLL: Max Gawn, Dom Tyson, Bernie Vince I/C: Angus Brayshaw, Mitch Hannan, Alex Neal-Bullen, Jack Watts EMG: Declan Keilty, Corey Maynard, Josh Wagner IN: Christian Salem, Jack Watts OUT: Billy Stretch (omitted), Josh Wagner (omitted)

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PLAYER VOTES 1 Max Gawn 106 2 Jesse Hogan 89 3 Clayton Oliver 86 4 Nathan Jones 67 5 Angus Brayshaw 48 6 Christian Salem 35 7 Jake Melksham 31 8 Jake Lever 29 8 Oscar McDoanld 29 10 Tom McDoanld 26 10 Christian Petracca 26 12 Michael Hibberd 23 12 Neville Jetta 23 14 Jeff Garlett 16 14 James Harmes 16 16 Jordan Lewis 14 17 Bayley Fritsch 12 18 Tomas Bugg 6 19 Alex Neal-Bullen 4 20 Jack Viney 3 21 Dean Kent 2 22 Bernie Vince 1 22 Josh Wagner 1

Bugg received those votes in the North Melbourne game when he kicked 4 goals 1.

I said the other day that where we will miss Lever the most is in his leadership and ability to be the guy who positions the others in the back line. Watching him on game day you see him marshalling the troops, calling guys back or sending them to the other side of the ground to take the cross ball. That can't be easily replaced. I think that aspect of his game will be missed most. Whilst his marking courage and intercepts are great I believe that that is just adding strings to our bow and not the reason we are winning.

The Casey Demons took second spot on the VFL ladder with a comfortable victory over stand alone side Williamstown on Sunday in an often spiteful game that broke a long drought at Point Gellibrand as the club had not won there since 2007. The game opened in calm and sunny conditions on what is an often windswept Williamstown Football Ground but nothing was calm about the tough game that ensued for the participants. The Demons got the upper hand with the opening goal to Harley Balic but the game developed into an arm wrestle with scores close until the visitors drew away late in the second term thanks to some strong play by Cameron Pedersen and the flair of Jeff Garlett who each booted two goals in the first half. With injuries opening up at least one and possibly more vacancies for places in the Demons' AFL side for their Queens Birthday blockbuster against the Magpies, the game became an audition for the 18 players eligible for selection in that game with the eye on key defenders likely to take the place of Jake Lever whose ACL injury was confirmed during the afternoon. None of the main contenders in Sam Frost, Joel Smith and rookie Declan Keilty definitively claimed the vacancy but each had their moments and Frost would be the clubhouse leader from my perspective if the Melbourne selectors decide to go with a tall for the position. Pedersen continued to dominate in the third quarter as the breeze came up a little and thanks to his strength and marking dominance and the continued good form of Billy Stretch and the recent improvement of Jay Kennedy Harris, the Demons skipped away to a 40-point lead with five goals to one for the term. Sam Weideman stepped his game up after the break to finish with two goals and could easily have finished with more. Dom Tyson was busy but not as influential as last week. The game was marred by several behind the play incidents that seemed to increase with the Seagulls' level of frustration as the game slipped away from their hands. The final quarter saw several missed opportunities in front of goal with the only major scored by the home team but an incident in mid term which saw Pedersen's head hit the ground after a marking contest near the boundary took out whatever sting was left in the game. He left the ground seemingly concussed and most likely out of contention for a senior recall after ten goals in his last two games. Jayden Hunt and Josh Wagner were two other contenders, the former being influential in the first half and receiving some close attention from an opponent. Balic is another who performed well and put his hand up for a possible debut with Melbourne next week. However, with only a limited number of positions available for the game on the big stage, the game was still a valuable exercise for those who will not make it through the audition for Queens Birthday as it was a perfect dress rehearsal for Saturday's televised game at Casey Fields against Collingwood VFL. Peter Jackson VFL 2018 Casey Demons 4.4.28 6.8.44 11.12.78 11.18.84 Williamstown 3.3.21 4.7.31 5.8.38 6.10.46 Goals Casey Demons Pedersen 4 Garlett Weideman 2 Balic Frost King Williamstown Dorgan Ebinger George Marcon Masters Schultz Best Casey Demons Stretch Pedersen Balic Kennedy Harris J Wagner Williamstown Greiser Myers Tippett George Dorgan Meese Statistics Oskar Baker 10 kicks 13 handballs 23 disposals 7 marks 77 dream team points Harley Balic 1 goal 4 behinds 12 kicks 5 handballs 17 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 83 dream team points Tomas Bugg 1 behind 8 kicks 5 handballs 13 disposals 2 marks 8 tackles 68 dream team points Lachlan Filipovic 5 kicks 5 disposals 4 marks 4 hit outs 31 dream team points Sam Frost 1 goal 9 kicks 5 handballs 14 disposals 5 marks 5 tackles 78 dream team points Jeff Garlett 2 goals 2 behinds 9 kicks 8 handballs 17 disposals 2 marks 5 tackles 84 dream team points Jayden Hunt 13 kicks 8 handballs 21 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 61 dream team points Dion Johnstone 12 kicks 6 handballs 18 disposals 3 marks 5 tackles 75 dream team points Declan Keilty 5 kicks 6 handballs 11 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 55 dream team points Jay Kennedy Harris 1 behind 12 kicks 12 handballs 24 disposals 2 marks 5 tackles 85 dream team points Mitchell King 1 goal 4 kicks 2 handballs 6 disposals 2 marks 3 tackles 17 hit outs 58 dream team points Mitchel Lewis 1 behind 4 kicks 6 handballs 10 disposals 2 marks 3 tackles 43 dream team points Jay Lockhart 1 behind 8 kicks 10 handballs 18 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 62 dream team points Cameron Pedersen 4 goals 1 behind 12 kicks 6 handballs 18 disposals 11 marks 4 tackles 5 hit outs 122 dream team points Harrison Petty 9 kicks 6 handballs 15 disposals 4 marks 53 dream team points Aidan Quigley 1 behind 1 kick 8 handballs 9 disposals 1 mark 2 tackles 28 dream team points Angus Scott 12 kicks 6 handballs 18 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 65 dream team points Joel Smith 13 kicks 4 handballs 18 disposals 5 marks 5 tackles 82 dream team points Billy Stretch 1 behind 12 kicks 16 handballs 28 disposals 8 marks 6 tackles 117 dream team points Dom Tyson 9 kicks 14 handballs 23 disposals 4 marks 8 tackles 97 dream team points Corey Wagner 1 behind 14 kicks 10 handballs 24 disposals 4 marks 6 tackles 99 dream team points Josh Wagner 16 kicks 10 handballs 26 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 95 dream team points Sam Weideman 2 goals 1 behind 8 kicks 3 handballs 11 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 2 hit outs 71 dream team points

AUDITION by KC from Casey The Casey Demons took second spot on the VFL ladder with a comfortable victory over stand alone side Williamstown on Sunday in an often spiteful game that broke a long drought at Point Gellibrand as the club had not won there since 2007. The game opened in calm and sunny conditions on what is an often windswept Williamstown Football Ground but nothing was calm about the tough game that ensued for the participants. The Demons got the upper hand with the opening goal to Harley Balic but the game developed into an arm wrestle with scores close until the visitors drew away late in the second term thanks to some strong play by Cameron Pedersen and the flair of Jeff Garlett who each booted two goals in the first half. With injuries opening up at least one and possibly more vacancies for places in the Demons' AFL side for their Queens Birthday blockbuster against the Magpies, the game became an audition for the 18 players eligible for selection in that game with the eye on key defenders likely to take the place of Jake Lever whose ACL injury was confirmed during the afternoon. None of the main contenders in Sam Frost, Joel Smith and rookie Declan Keilty definitively claimed the vacancy but each had their moments and Frost would be the clubhouse leader from my perspective if the Melbourne selectors decide to go with a tall for the position. Pedersen continued to dominate in the third quarter as the breeze came up a little and thanks to his strength and marking dominance and the continued good form of Billy Stretch and the recent improvement of Jay Kennedy Harris, the Demons skipped away to a 40-point lead with five goals to one for the term. Sam Weideman stepped his game up after the break to finish with two goals and could easily have finished with more. Dom Tyson was busy but not as influential as last week. The game was marred by several behind the play incidents that seemed to increase with the Seagulls' level of frustration as the game slipped away from their hands. The final quarter saw several missed opportunities in front of goal with the only major scored by the home team but an incident in mid term which saw Pedersen's head hit the ground after a marking contest near the boundary took out whatever sting was left in the game. He left the ground seemingly concussed and most likely out of contention for a senior recall after ten goals in his last two games. Jayden Hunt and Corey Wagner were two other contenders, the former being influential in the first half and receiving some close attention from an opponent. Balic is another who performed well and put his hand up for a possible debut with Melbourne next week. However, with only a limited number of positions available for the game on the big stage, the game was still a valuable exercise for those who will not make it through the audition for Queens Birthday as it was a perfect dress rehearsal for Saturday's televised game at Casey Fields against Collingwood VFL. Peter Jackson VFL 2018 Casey Demons 4.4.28 6.8.44 11.12.78 11.18.84 Williamstown 3.3.21 4.7.31 5.8.38 6.10.46 Goals Casey Demons Pedersen 4 Garlett Weideman 2 Balic Frost King Williamstown Dorgan Ebinger George Marcon Masters Schultz Best Casey Demons Stretch Pedersen Balic Kennedy Harris J Wagner Williamstown Greiser Myers Tippett George Dorgan Meese Statistics - Oskar Baker 10 kicks 13 handballs 23 disposals 7 marks 77 dream team points Harley Balic 1 goal 4 behinds 12 kicks 5 handballs 17 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 83 dream team points Tomas Bugg 1 behind 8 kicks 5 handballs 13 disposals 2 marks 8 tackles 68 dream team points Lachlan Filipovic 5 kicks 5 disposals 4 marks 4 hit outs 31 dream team points Sam Frost 1 goal 9 kicks 5 handballs 14 disposals 5 marks 5 tackles 78 dream team points Jeff Garlett 2 goals 2 behinds 9 kicks 8 handballs 17 disposals 2 marks 5 tackles 84 dream team points Jayden Hunt 13 kicks 8 handballs 21 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 61 dream team points Dion Johnstone 12 kicks 6 handballs 18 disposals 3 marks 5 tackles 75 dream team points Declan Keilty 5 kicks 6 handballs 11 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 55 dream team points Jay Kennedy Harris 1 behind 12 kicks 12 handballs 24 disposals 2 marks 5 tackles 85 dream team points Mitchell King 1 goal 4 kicks 2 handballs 6 disposals 2 marks 3 tackles 17 hit outs 58 dream team points Mitchel Lewis 1 behind 4 kicks 6 handballs 10 disposals 2 marks 3 tackles 43 dream team points Jay Lockhart 1 behind 8 kicks 10 handballs 18 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 62 dream team points Cameron Pedersen 4 goals 1 behind 12 kicks 6 handballs 18 disposals 11 marks 4 tackles 5 hit outs 122 dream team points Harrison Petty 9 kicks 6 handballs 15 disposals 4 marks 53 dream team points Aidan Quigley 1 behind 1 kick 8 handballs 9 disposals 1 mark 2 tackles 28 dream team points Angus Scott 12 kicks 6 handballs 18 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 65 dream team points Joel Smith 13 kicks 4 handballs 18 disposals 5 marks 5 tackles 82 dream team points Billy Stretch 1 behind 12 kicks 16 handballs 28 disposals 8 marks 6 tackles 117 dream team points Dom Tyson 9 kicks 14 handballs 23 disposals 4 marks 8 tackles 97 dream team points Corey Wagner 1 behind 14 kicks 10 handballs 24 disposals 4 marks 6 tackles 99 dream team points Josh Wagner 16 kicks 10 handballs 26 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 95 dream team points Sam Weideman 2 goals 1 behind 8 kicks 3 handballs 11 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 2 hit outs 71 dream team points

I never had a problem with us not going to the camp. My issue was the way it was handled from a communication perspective between the players and the coaching staff. It gave the ammunition to the media and the wider footballing community to use it at every stumble. Obviously there's silence on this issue from the media because they can't use it because winning and not going to the camp doesn't sell papers or make for good clickbait. Don't think for a second that the media won't roll out the corpse of this story if things go south in the back nine of the season and we somehow miss finals.

Jesse Hogan vs Will Hoskin Elliot. Who will be the last man standing? How many times do you think they'll mention this in the lead up as during the game?

Maxy still leads the pack ... Progressive 106. Max Gawn 89. Jesse Hogan 86. Clayton OIiver 67. Nathan Jones 48. Angus Brayshaw 35. Christian Salem 31. Jake Melksham 29. Jake Lever Oscar McDonald 26. Tom McDonald Christian Petracca 23. Michael Hibberd Neville Jetta 16. Jeff Garlett James Harmes 14. Jordan Lewis 12. Bayley Fritsch 6. Tom Bugg 4. Alex Neal-Bullen 3. Jack Viney 2. Dean Kent 1. Bernie Vince Josh Wagner

Official word.

Confirmed ACL.