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1989 Elimination Final Melbourne 2.1 5.4 14.6 17.9 (111) Collingwood 3.2 6.7 10.7 13.10 (88) Waverley Park Saturday September 9 1989

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While the chequered flag was waved to indicate the end of a F1 race at Albert Park, it was the Grand Old Flag of Melbourne that flew high at the MCG to celebrate the Demons win over Sydney. At the final bell it was an emphatic victory of nearly a nine goal margin, which against a Sydney side who have had “the wood” over the Demons in recent years, was something special for the fans. Make no mistake, Sydney are a seriously good side. After all they played in the GF last year and have always been competitive with a never say die attitude. It was exactly the same in this game as the score bounced between a 3-5 goal margin for the Demons for most of the match until the final quarter. Even during the third quarter the Swans had pegged the margin back to a single goal, but that was as close as they got. It was then that the Demons put the pedal to the metal, and came home by the length of the straight, kicking seven final quarter goals, and putting through 21 majors for the game. A team playing without captain Max Gawn meant the rucking roles fell to Brody Grundy and first gamer Jacob van Rooyen. And what a debut for the 19 year old kicking three goals himself and six contested possessions, while breaking open packs and creating chances for others. Assisting him in the forward line was Bayley Fritsch with three goals, and also a return to form with his dangerous crumbing around packs, but Kade Chandler also chipped in with three goals, as a result of serious running to space to take advantage of forward thrusts. Surprises abounded right from the start as Simon Goodwin placed Harrison Petty in the forward line, thereby stretching the Swans defence right from the start, which probably created more opportunities for the smaller Demon forwards. Final clearance statistics including centre square and around the ground stoppage were a dead heat for both sides. But this wasn’t the case for the majority of the match, as the Swans clearly led. It was only in that final quarter when the Demon mid-field trio of Christian Petracca, 33 disposals, Clayton Oliver 25 and Jack Viney 19 took control. In the absence of Max, Grundy took on the Sydney rucks and chalked up nine score involvements, while the damaging wingers of the Demons in Langdon and Hunter showed a clean pair of heels to their opposition with 23 and 24 possessions respectively. Melbourne are now playing a very modified type of game, where territory is king. Six players in Petracca, Oliver, May, Jordon, Hunter and Rivers had over 400 metres gained, while only one Swans player exceed this mark. This countered the Swans’ tactic of short possession type moves, and was disheartening for them when their efforts saw a single Melbourne disposal destroy all their good work. We all know the AFL season is not a sprint race, like a Grand Prix. It is truly a marathon event and keeping players fit and healthy is paramount. And like a marathon it is a grinding sport, where the final stages of a game show us the true champions. The Grand Old Flag was waved strongly at the end and after having played three of last years finalists in their first three games, and beating a Grand Finalist so emphatically in this game, shows that the Grand Prix at season end is well within its grasp. MELBOURNE 6.1.37 9.3.57 14.4.88 21.8.134 SYDNEY SWANS 1.3.9 6.6.42 9.9.63 12.12.84 GOALS MELBOURNE Chandler Fritsch van Rooyen 3 Hunter Oliver Spargo 2 Brown Jordon Neal-Bullen Melksham Petty Sparrow SYDNEY SWANS Papley 3 Franklin Hayward 2 Blakey Gulden McDonald McInerney Rowbottom BEST MELBOURNE Grundy Oliver Hunter Petracca Chandler van Rooyen SYDNEY SWANS Mills Papley Franklin T McCartin Gulden Blakey INJURIES MELBOURNE Nil SYDNEY SWANS Nil SUBSTITUTIONS MELBOURNE Jake Melksham (replaced Ben Brown in the third quarter) SYDNEY SWANS Matt Roberts (replaced Dylan Stephens in the third quarter) REPORTS MELBOURNE Nil SYDNEY SWANS Nil UMPIRES Hayden Gavine Alex Whetton Robert Findlay Jacob Mollison OFFICIAL CROWD 42,423 at The MCG PLEASE SUPPORT THE REACH FOUNDATION https://www.reach.org.au/support-us/

Our leader after 3 rounds is the 150 game man ~ Progressive 31. Clayton Oliver 26. Jake Lever 25. Christian Petracca 18. Max Gawn 14. Brodie Grundy Lachie Hunter 13. Kysaiah Pickett 9. Ben Brown 8. Ed Langdon 7. Charlie Spargo 5. Jake Bowey Trent Rivers 4. Angus Brayshaw 3. Bayley Fritsch James Jordon 
2. Jacob van Rooyen 1. Kade Chandler Tom Sparrow

The ladder after two rounds -

The conditions were perfect as the reigning VFL premiers played host to the Sydney Swans under sunny skies at Casey Fields and the Demons continued their perfect start to the season with a comprehensive 41-point victory on Sunday. On a day when the winds eluded the vicinity of the ground, Casey were quick out of the blocks with the opening two goals of the game but Sydney fought back and were more than competitive for most of the opening term. They kicked three quick goals to take a seven point lead as time on ticked by before a couple of late goals gave the home team a six point lead at the break. From then on however, it was a dominant Casey which took complete control of proceedings. They were untroubled as they squeezed the life out of the visitors who were allowed just two late goals in junk time after a barren hour of goalless toil. It was a satisfying victory for new Casey coach Taylor Whitford because his team this week was a far cry from the experienced combination that his predecessor took the club to a premiership in 2022. With veteran skipper Mitch White still out with injury and the number of AFL listed players available down to eleven, expectations before the start were tempered. Only four of the Melbourne aligned players had any AFL experience. One of the four, Bailey Laurie, has only one AFL game under his belt and he was out of this game in the second half. The pleasing side of the equation was the outstanding efforts of the team’s youth. Newly recruited forwards Matt Jefferson (4 goals) and Oliver Sestan (2) were impressive with their ability to score goals themselves as well as assist others while utility Blake Howes had his biggest afternoon yet, playing all over the ground amassing 33 disposals and taking 16 marks. Andy Moniz-Wakefield and Deakyn Smith continue to impress and rookie defender Kye Turner had some promising moments. The young brigade was not limited to the AFL youngsters. The likes of Max Gregory, Miles Shepherd and Tom Sheridan (two goals on debut) contributed to the overall effort. Casey was well served by its experienced players. Adam Tomlinson (33 disposals 13 marks) was rock solid in defence while Tom McDonald (20 touches, 11 marks and 2 goals) did his chances of a quick return to the AFL no harm and Luke Dunstan was also prolific in the middle. He was capably assisted by evergreen Jimmy Munro who was his hard tackling mean self. George Grey was busy all day and Matt Buntine was solid in defence. The Demons remain undefeated at this early stage of the season and play host to Frankston in the local derby next Sunday afternoon. Here’s hoping for another perfect afternoon. CASEY DEMONS 4.2.26 8.3.51 10.5.65 13.10.88 SYDNEY SWANS 3.2.20 4.6.30 4.9.33 6.11.47 GOALS CASEY DEMONS Jefferson 4 McDonald Sestan Sheridan 2 Grey Laurie Munro SYDNEY SWANS Haley 3 Francis McLean Magor BEST CASEY DEMONS Tomlinson Howes Munro McDonald Grey Dunstan SYDNEY SWANS Collis Sheldrick Shipley Warner Rankin Bartholemaues Statistics Jed Adams 6 kicks 2 handballs 8 disposals 1 tackle 23 dream team points Ryan Baldi kicks handballs disposals marks tackles dream team points Jack Bell 5 kicks 3 handballs 8 disposals 4 marks 2 tackles 22 hit outs 64 dream team points Matt Buntine 1 behind 11 kicks 5 handballs 16 disposals 7 marks 4 tackles 84 dream team points Paddy Cross 3 kicks 3 handballs 6 disposals 3 marks 25 dream team points Luke Dunstan 16 kicks 14 handballs 30 disposals 5 marks 85 dream team points Max Gregory 6 kicks 5 handballs 11 disposals 5 marks 43 dream team points George Grey 1 goal 1 behind 14 kicks 7 handballs 21 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 90 dream team points Blake Howes 17 kicks 16 handballs 33 disposals 16 marks 1 tackle 135 dream team points Matt Jefferson 4 goals 7 kicks 3 handballs 10 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 68 dream team points Bailey Laurie 1 goals 4 kicks 4 handballs 8 disposals 1 mark 3 tackles 39 dream team points Tom McDonald 2 goals 2 behinds 12 kicks 8 handballs 20 disposals 11 marks 1 hit out 94 dream team points Tom McRae 8 kicks 5 handballs 13 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 39 dream team points Andy Moniz-Wakefield 1 behind 8 kicks 8 handballs 16 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 69 dream team points James Munro 1 goal 1 behind 12 kicks 14 handballs 26 disposals 5 marks 8 tackles 104 dream team points Oliver Sestan 2 goals 7 kicks 1 handball 8 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 46 dream team points Miles Shepherd 12 kicks 5 handballs 17 disposals 8 marks 1 tackle 74 dream team points Tom Sheridan 2 goals 5 kicks 1 handball 6 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 45 dream team points Deaykin Smith 11 kicks 6 handballs 17 disposals 8 marks 1 tackle 70 dream team points Roan Steele 11 kicks 2 handballs 13 disposals 5 marks 2 tackles 60 dream team points Adam Tomlinson 27 kicks 6 handballs 33 disposals 13 marks 3 tackles 142 dream team points Kye Turner 10 kicks 2 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 50 dream team points Ryan Valentine 2 kicks 3 handballs 5 disposals 1 marks 7 hit outs 18 dream team points

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It was in Round 9 last year and the Weagles were in the midst of some sort of crisis which could still be affecting them. Tom McDonald booted four goals in what turned out to be one of his last games for 2022. MELBOURNE 6.5.41 7.9.51 9.12.66 16.16.112 WEST COAST EAGLES 1.0.6 1.3.9 3.4.22 5.8.38 GOALS MELBOURNE McDonald 4 Fritsch Pickett 3 Brown Petracca 2 Neal-Bullen, Spargo WEST COAST EAGLES Cripps Darling McGovern Waterman Williams BEST MELBOURNE Petracca Pickett Oliver Jackson McDonald Viney WEST COAST EAGLES Kelly West McGovern Barrass Redden THE TEAMS WEST COAST EAGLES B: J.Rotham 35 T.Barrass 37 J.Nelson 30 HB: J.Jones 31 J.McGovern 20 A.Witherden 23 C: G.Clark 39 T.Kelly 11 L.Duggan 14 HF: J.Cripps 15 J.Darling 27 S.Petrevski-Seton 10 F: C.Jamieson 40 H.Dixon 41 L.Ryan 1 Foll: B.Williams 32 C.West 11 J.Redden 8 I/C: H.Edwards 42 L.Foley 29 J.Waterman 2 I.Winder 22 Sub: P.Naish 28 Emerg: T.Blechynden 58 S.Fisher 29 In: G.Clark H.Dixon J.Nelson B.Williams A.Witherden Out: J.Florenca (omitted) A.Gaff (calf) S.Hurn (quad) J.Kennedy (knee soreness) D.Mountford (omitted) MELBOURNE B: J.Bowey 17 H.Petty 35 J. Hunt 29 HB: J.Lever 8 S.May 1 T.Rivers 24 C: A.Brayshaw 10 C.Petracca 5 E.Langdon 15 HF: C.Spargo 9 T.McDonald 25 J.Viney 7 F: B.Fritsch 31 B.Brown 50 T.Sparrow 32 Foll: M.Gawn 11 C.Oliver 13 A.Neal-Bullen 30 I/C: J.Harmes 4 J.Jordon 23 L.Jackson 6 K.Pickett 36 Sub: K.Chandler 37 Emerg: M.Brown 38 J.Melksham 18 A.Tomlinson 20 In: K.Chandler Out: T. Bedford (omitted)

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PERFECT by KC from Casey The conditions were perfect as the reigning VFL premiers played host to the Sydney Swans under sunny skies at Casey Fields and the Demons continued their perfect start to the season with a comprehensive 41-point victory on Sunday. On a day when the winds eluded the vicinity of the ground, Casey were quick out of the blocks with the opening two goals of the game but Sydney fought back and were more than competitive for most of the opening term. They kicked three quick goals to take a seven point lead as time on ticked by before a couple of late goals gave the home team a six point lead at the break. From then on however, it was a dominant Casey which took complete control of proceedings. They were untroubled as they squeezed the life out of the visitors who were allowed just two late goals in junk time after a barren hour of goalless toil. It was a satisfying victory for new Casey coach Taylor Whitford because his team this week was a far cry from the experienced combination that his predecessor took the club to a premiership in 2022. With veteran skipper Mitch White still out with injury and the number of AFL listed players available down to eleven, expectations before the start were tempered. Only four of the Melbourne aligned players had any AFL experience. One of the four, Bailey Laurie, has only one AFL game under his belt and he was out of this game in the second half. The pleasing side of the equation was the outstanding efforts of the team’s youth. Newly recruited forwards Matt Jefferson (4 goals) and Oliver Sestan (2) were impressive with their ability to score goals themselves as well as assist others while utility Blake Howes had his biggest afternoon yet, playing all over the ground amassing 33 disposals and taking 16 marks. Andy Moniz-Wakefield and Deakyn Smith continue to impress and rookie defender Kye Turner had some promising moments. The young brigade was not limited to the AFL youngsters. The likes of Max Gregory, Miles Shepherd and Tom Sheridan (two goals on debut) contributed to the overall effort. Casey was well served by its experienced players. Adam Tomlinson (33 disposals 13 marks) was rock solid in defence while Tom McDonald (20 touches, 11 marks and 2 goals) did his chances of a quick return to the AFL no harm and Luke Dunstan was also prolific in the middle. He was capably assisted by evergreen Jimmy Munro who was his hard tackling mean self. George Grey was busy all day and Matt Buntine was solid in defence. The Demons remain undefeated at this early stage of the season and play host to Frankston in the local derby next Sunday afternoon. Here’s hoping for another perfect afternoon. CASEY DEMONS 4.2.26 8.3.51 10.5.65 13.10.88 SYDNEY SWANS 3.2.20 4.6.30 4.9.33 6.11.47 GOALS CASEY DEMONS Jefferson 4 McDonald Sestan Sheridan 2 Grey Laurie Munro SYDNEY SWANS Haley 3 Francis McLean Magor BEST CASEY DEMONS Tomlinson Howes Munro McDonald Grey Dunstan SYDNEY SWANS Collis Sheldrick Shipley Warner Rankin Bartholemaues Statistics Jed Adams 6 kicks 2 handballs 8 disposals 1 tackle 23 dream team points Ryan Baldi kicks handballs disposals marks tackles dream team points Jack Bell 5 kicks 3 handballs 8 disposals 4 marks 2 tackles 22 hit outs 64 dream team points Matt Buntine 1 behind 11 kicks 5 handballs 16 disposals 7 marks 4 tackles 84 dream team points Paddy Cross 3 kicks 3 handballs 6 disposals 3 marks 25 dream team points Luke Dunstan 16 kicks 14 handballs 30 disposals 5 marks 85 dream team points Max Gregory 6 kicks 5 handballs 11 disposals 5 marks 43 dream team points George Grey 1 goal 1 behind 14 kicks 7 handballs 21 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 90 dream team points Blake Howes 17 kicks 16 handballs 33 disposals 16 marks 1 tackle 135 dream team points Matt Jefferson 4 goals 7 kicks 3 handballs 10 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 68 dream team points Bailey Laurie 1 goals 4 kicks 4 handballs 8 disposals 1 mark 3 tackles 39 dream team points Tom McDonald 2 goals 2 behinds 12 kicks 8 handballs 20 disposals 11 marks 1 hit out 94 dream team points Tom McRae 8 kicks 5 handballs 13 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 39 dream team points Andy Moniz-Wakefield 1 behind 8 kicks 8 handballs 16 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 69 dream team points James Munro 1 goal 1 behind 12 kicks 14 handballs 26 disposals 5 marks 8 tackles 104 dream team points Oliver Sestan 2 goals 7 kicks 1 handball 8 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 46 dream team points Miles Shepherd 12 kicks 5 handballs 17 disposals 8 marks 1 tackle 74 dream team points Tom Sheridan 2 goals 5 kicks 1 handball 6 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 45 dream team points Deaykin Smith 11 kicks 6 handballs 17 disposals 8 marks 1 tackle 70 dream team points Roan Steele 11 kicks 2 handballs 13 disposals 5 marks 2 tackles 60 dream team points Adam Tomlinson 27 kicks 6 handballs 33 disposals 13 marks 3 tackles 142 dream team points Kye Turner 10 kicks 2 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 50 dream team points Ryan Valentine 2 kicks 3 handballs 5 disposals 1 marks 7 hit outs 18 dream team points

Geelong was last on the bottom of the ladder in Round 2 2015. Previous to that it was Round 3 2004.