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I was probably fudging my stats upwards.

It is 1 hour of awesomeness from Roosy. @Supermercado was great too. I was above average at best.

Good question but unfortunately we interviewed Roosy yesterday in order to accommodate for his busy schedule. We will be airing that interview tonight prior to our discussion of the Queens birthday game. The interview as well as the full podcast will be available from tonight after the podcast airs. Subscribe to us on iTunes or stream it on Soundcloud. The interview itself will also be posted to YouTube.

@Supermercado and I interview Paul Roos Tonight @ 8:30pm Listen and Chat LIVE: http://demonland.com/podcast Call: 03 9016 3666 Skype: Demonland31

PLAYER VOTES 1 Max Gawn 106 2 Clayton Oliver 100 3 Jesse Hogan 89 4 Nathan Jones 67 5 Angus Brayshaw 48 6 Tom McDoanld 44 7 Christian Salem 35 8 Neville Jetta 32 9 Jake Melksham 31 10 Jake Lever 29 10 Oscar McDoanld 29 12 Christian Petracca 26 13 Michael Hibberd 23 14 Jordan Lewis 20 15 Bayley Fritsch 17 16 Jeff Garlett 16 16 James Harmes 16 18 Alex Neal-Bullen 7 19 Tomas Bugg 6 19 Jack Viney 6 21 Joel Smith 4 22 Dean Kent 2 23 Bernie Vince 1 23 Josh Wagner 1

Clayton Oliver is making a charge. 106. Max Gawn 100. Clayton OIiver 89. Jesse Hogan 67. Nathan Jones 48. Angus Brayshaw 44. Tom McDonald 35. Christian Salem 32. Neville Jetta 31. Jake Melksham 29. Jake Lever Oscar McDonald 26. Christian Petracca 23. Michael Hibberd 20. Jordan Lewis 17. Bayley Fritsch 16. Jeff Garlett James Harmes 7. Alex Neal-Bullen 6. Tom Bugg Jack Viney 4. Joel Smith 2. Dean Kent 1. Bernie Vince Josh Wagner

The Paul Roos Interview airs LIVE Tomorrow night (13/6).

On a day to promote the cause to find a cure for MND, it wasn’t only the coaches who took a bath; the Demons took one from the Pies as well, when they went down by seven goals in front of a big crowd at the MCG. It was a big day for the Melbourne Football Club - a big occasion, big crowd, big expectations and all that happened was a big, big disappointment. The loss of the game and the loss of percentage dropped the club to fifth spot on the ladder and facing a game against Port Adelaide in 2 weeks time, who will be looking to leap ahead of them. The game started badly with Collingwood having ten scoring shots in the first quarter to a paltry two for the Demons. The forward line set-up was poor, leaving Jeremy Howe free and he repelled attack after attack. When he was properly manned up at quarter time, he didn’t get another intercept mark for the game. But it was the clearance battle that was decisive, with the Pies able to extract the ball from the middle to their outside runners with ease. Unfortunately, no change was made by the coaches to stop their players coming off the back of the square to provide those outlets. And our players simply didn’t go with their opponents. Gawn v Grundy was touted as the competition for AA ruckman, and probably was a tie, given Grundy managed 5 more hit-outs, but Gawn had 4 more possessions including 3 marks to 1. Keeping the ball in close was the Collingwood aim, and it worked all game, with 45 to 28 clearances in the Pies favour. Our much vaunted contested ball players were given a bath. The game really didn’t change much over the final three quarters as Collingwood kept on giving themselves more opportunities in front of goal. A total of 18 chances to 9 at half-time blew out to 33 v 21 at the final bell - the Demons were never going to win a game with that sort of return. In addition it was the Collingwood spread which provided those opportunities, and the lack of run in the legs of the Melbourne players was obvious. The drop off in possessions for the likes of Brayshaw (16), Petracca (15), Spargo (12), Melksham (12) and Hannan (8) showed either some very tired players, or players who need to lift their running game and effort when needed most. The addition of Cam Pedersen was a complete failure as he was to provide a replacement for Tim Smith up forward. By half-time he was relegated to the backline. The only forward to provide any real output was Tom McDonald with six goals from six contested marks. Jesse Hogan was left stranded by the lack of opportunities coming his way, and was used in the middle to try to get his hands on the ball, but that didn’t work either. With low output from the small forwards and a lack of accountability for their opponents, the ball came out of the Collingwood defence all too easily. In sharp contrast the defence without Jake Lever was poor. Jordan Lewis racked up 33 touches, but that in itself is a bad sign as it showed how often the ball was down that way. Also running him as the spare, when he is not the most athletically gifted gave no drive from the backline. It was just a stop and kick movement, which was completely inadequate against a running Collingwood. Joel Smith is a work in progress, to replace Lever for the remainder of the season but he was used badly and was forced to play on Cox initially. An older head should have been assigned the role as Joel still needs to learn how to position his body. He would have been the better option as the spare, with Lewis on Cox. He still managed 16 touches and will be better for the experience. It will take some time for him to get used to the role that he has to play. With a bye next week, the break will relieve the tired younger bodies. With eight wins to date, there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure a finals appearance for the team. The Magpies cheer squad reminded us all today of what happened in Round 23 last year ... does the team want to be given a bath again in the second half of the season? Melbourne 2.0.12 7.2.44 11.5.71 14.7.91 Collingwood 5.5..38 9.9.63 15.11.101 20.13.133 Goals T McDonald 6 Hannan 2 Fritsch Gawn Harmes Neal-Bullen Oliver Viney Collingwood Cox 5 Hoskin-Elliott Stephenson 4 Thomas 3 Adams Mihocek Pendlebury Treloar Best Melbourne T McDonald Jetta Oliver Jones Collingwood De Goey Cox Adams Hoskin-Elliott Sidebottom Treloar Injuries Melbourne Jetta (shoulder) O McDonald (concussion) Collingwood Wells (foot) Reports Nil Umpires Donlon, Haussen, Findlay Official crowd 83,518 at the MCG

TAKING A BATH by George on the Outer On a day to promote the cause to find a cure for MND, it wasn’t only the coaches who took a bath; the Demons took one from the Pies as well, when they went down by seven goals in front of a big crowd at the MCG. It was a big day for the Melbourne Football Club - a big occasion, big crowd, big expectations and all that happened was a big, big disappointment. The loss of the game and the loss of percentage dropped the club to fifth spot on the ladder and facing a game against Port Adelaide in 2 weeks time, who will be looking to leap ahead of them. The game started badly with Collingwood having ten scoring shots in the first quarter to a paltry two for the Demons. The forward line set-up was poor, leaving Jeremy Howe free and he repelled attack after attack. When he was properly manned up at quarter time, he didn’t get another intercept mark for the game. But it was the clearance battle that was decisive, with the Pies able to extract the ball from the middle to their outside runners with ease. Unfortunately, no change was made by the coaches to stop their players coming off the back of the square to provide those outlets. And our players simply didn’t go with their opponents. Gawn v Grundy was touted as the competition for AA ruckman, and probably was a tie, given Grundy managed 5 more hit-outs, but Gawn had 4 more possessions including 3 marks to 1. Keeping the ball in close was the Collingwood aim, and it worked all game, with 45 to 28 clearances in the Pies favour. Our much vaunted contested ball players were given a bath. The game really didn’t change much over the final three quarters as Collingwood kept on giving themselves more opportunities in front of goal. A total of 18 chances to 9 at half-time blew out to 33 v 21 at the final bell - the Demons were never going to win a game with that sort of return. In addition it was the Collingwood spread which provided those opportunities, and the lack of run in the legs of the Melbourne players was obvious. The drop off in possessions for the likes of Brayshaw (16), Petracca (15), Spargo (12), Melksham (12) and Hannan (8) showed either some very tired players, or players who need to lift their running game and effort when needed most. The addition of Cam Pedersen was a complete failure as he was to provide a replacement for Tim Smith up forward. By half-time he was relegated to the backline. The only forward to provide any real output was Tom McDonald with six goals from six contested marks. Jesse Hogan was left stranded by the lack of opportunities coming his way, and was used in the middle to try to get his hands on the ball, but that didn’t work either. With low output from the small forwards and a lack of accountability for their opponents, the ball came out of the Collingwood defence all too easily. In sharp contrast the defence without Jake Lever was poor. Jordan Lewis racked up 33 touches, but that in itself is a bad sign as it showed how often the ball was down that way. Also running him as the spare, when he is not the most athletically gifted gave no drive from the backline. It was just a stop and kick movement, which was completely inadequate against a running Collingwood. Joel Smith is a work in progress, to replace Lever for the remainder of the season but he was used badly and was forced to play on Cox initially. An older head should have been assigned the role as Joel still needs to learn how to position his body. He would have been the better option as the spare, with Lewis on Cox. He still managed 16 touches and will be better for the experience. It will take some time for him to get used to the role that he has to play. With a bye next week, the break will relieve the tired younger bodies. With eight wins to date, there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure a finals appearance for the team. The Magpies cheer squad reminded us all today of what happened in Round 23 last year ... does the team want to be given a bath again in the second half of the season? Melbourne 2.0.12 7.2.44 11.5.71 14.7.91 Collingwood 5.5..38 9.9.63 15.11.101 20.13.133 Goals T McDonald 6 Hannan 2 Fritsch Gawn Harmes Neal-Bullen Oliver Viney Collingwood Cox 5 Hoskin-Elliott Stephenson 4 Thomas 3 Adams Mihocek Pendlebury Treloar Best Melbourne T McDonald Jetta Oliver Jones Collingwood De Goey Cox Adams Hoskin-Elliott Sidebottom Treloar Injuries Melbourne Jetta (shoulder) O McDonald (concussion) Collingwood Wells (foot) Reports Nil Umpires Donlon, Haussen, Findlay Official crowd 83,518 at the MCG

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FIRST BLOW by KC from Casey Casey struck the first blow in the weekend's Demon /Magpie rivalry battle with a 23-point win over Collingwood VFL on Saturday at Casey Fields to take its winning streak to five games. The Demons wrestled away the lead early in the game and held their opponents goalless in the first term but the Pies challenged with three late second quarter goals to trail by just four points at the main break. Casey responded strongly with the only goals of the third term and another two immediately after the start of the final quarter to hold firm against a determined foe that was desperate to hold onto their spot in the VFL top four. The 23-point win was set up by a clinical performance in the midfield from Dom Tyson (35 disposals) who was simply outstanding in the clinches and maintained a high standard of efficiency and decision-making throughout. His work was emulated by Tom Bugg (34 touches, 2 goals) and Jay Kennedy Harris (32, 1 goal) who returned to his best form of last year. Their dominance in the midfield was offset to some extent by the strength of the Collingwood defence which cut off Casey's marking options but the home side managed to find enough avenues to goal to win the day. The Casey team was smartly decked out in the uniform of its predecessor Springvale Football Club in honour of the Vales' 1998 premiership celebrations. Most of that team was on hand for the pre game festivity and at the end of the day to cheer the current team in the rooms. The Demons fielded 14 AFL listed players with two held back for the Queens Birthday game with Tim Smith apparently rested after copping a couple of knocks last week against the Bulldogs. They still managed to put a strong defensive line up on the ground with Sam Frost, Declan Keilty and Harry Petty performing the big man duties and Jayden Hunt and the improving Dion Johnstone providing the run out of the back line. After half time Frost was moved forward where he showed his versatility, kicking the goal that broke the early deadlock in the second half and proving a nuisance with his height and run. Redhead Oskar Baker showed out with his pace and provided a highlight with a brilliant interception that he just failed to cap off what would have been goal of the day. The return of Casey skipper Jack Hutchins was a welcome one. Whatever the Demon big men couldn't stop was often mopped up by the captain and the pressure he and James Munro (13 tackles) were instrumental in their team's victory. Mitch Lewis was very lively early until injured and Goy Lok was brilliant at times but marred his efforts with some missed in front of goal. Casey goes into next week's bye as one of the form teams of the competition along with Richmond and face lowly Coburg first up after the break with eyes firmly placed on a top two finish and the right to a home final. Peter Jackson VFL 2018 Casey Demons 3.2.20 4.6.30 6.8.44 11.10.76 Collingwood VFL 0.2.2 4.2.26 4.3.27 8.5.53 Goals Casey Demons Balic Bugg 2 Baker Frost Kennedy Harris Lewis Lok Scott J Wagner Collingwood VFL Blair Borthwick Crocker Gallucci Hetherington McLarty Sier Wellings Best Casey Demons Tyson Kennedy Harris Baker C Wagner Bugg Weideman Keilty Collingwood VFL Hetherington Sing Tardrew Wellings Hore Blair Statistics Oskar Baker 1 goal 1 behind 18 kicks 4 handballs 22 disposals 5 marks 4 tackles 94 dream team points Harley Balic 2 goals 13 kicks 9 handballs 22 disposals 7 marks 3 tackles 106 dream team points Tomas Bugg 2 goals 18 kicks 16 handballs 34 disposals 6 marks 6 tackles 140 dream team points Lachlan Filipovic 3 kicks 4 handballs 7 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 14 hit outs 44 dream team points Sam Frost 1 goal 1 behind 11 kicks 3 handballs 14 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 74 dream team points Jayden Hunt 6 kicks 9 handballs 15 disposals 1 mark 5 tackles 53 dream team points Jack Hutchins 5 kicks 4 handballs 9 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 46 dream team points Dion Johnstone 7 kicks 5 handballs 11 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 45 dream team points Declan Keilty 5 kicks 3 handballs 8 disposals 5 marks 2 tackles 44 dream team points Jay Kennedy Harris 1 goal 16 kicks 16 handballs 32 disposals 8 marks 3 tackles 121 dream team points Mitchell King 1 behind 2 kicks 7 handballs 9 disposals 1 tackle 29 hit outs 49 dream team point Mitchell Lewis 1 goal 1 behind 6 kicks 3 handballs 9 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 55 dream team points Jay Lockhart 8 kicks 4 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 56 dream team points Goy Lok 1 goal 3 behinds 10 kicks 5 handballs 15 disposals 1 mark 3 tackles 61 dream team points James Munro 3 kicks 15 handballs 18 disposals 1 marks 13 tackles 91 dream team points Mykelti Lefau 6 kicks 3 handballs 9 disposals 4 marks 2 tackles 40 dream team points Harrison Petty 1 behind 11 kicks 7 handballs 18 disposals 5 marks 6 tackles 91 dream team points Aidan Quigley 2 kicks 3 handballs 5 disposals 1 tackle 13 dream team points Angus Scott 1 goal 8 kicks 7 handballs 15 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 57 dream team points Dom Tyson 19 kicks 16 handballs 35 disposals 5 marks 7 tackles 131 dream team points Corey Wagner 16 kicks 6 handballs 22 disposals 5 marks 7 tackles 105 dream team points Josh Wagner 1 goal 11 kicks 6 handballs 17 disposals 4 marks 5 tackles 79 dream team points Sam Weideman 8 kicks 3 handballs 11 disposals 7 marks 2 tackles 2 hit outs 61 dream team points