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I hope this is the case because if we play interstate I want to go and won't be able to if there is no pre-finals bye.

It's the stuff of nightmares.

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How shattered are these sad sacks that the Dees won?

Trust me you don't want that. In fact I have a pretty bad headache and there would be zero chance of me doing the podcast tonight in that case.

Great question. I would love you to pose this one for next week show too.

Great. We'll most likely do a Finals Preview next week and that type of questions probably can be posed about a few of the contenders.

I'm just putting together our running sheet and I really like this question but do you want to pose it again next week. I'm not sure if the AFL are doing the pre-finals bye but this would be a great question for then. Please post it next week.

I've got a run home segment where I go through the most likely scenarios.

Saturday night’s dramatic come-from-behind victory in the penultimate round of 2022 brought back memories of a similar win in the penultimate round 58 years ago.

With the game against Carlton all but lost, there was little chance the Demons could pull this one from out of the fire … with a little bit of magiK! MagiK with a “K” in the form of Kysaiah Pickett, who miraculously managed to get foot to ball in the dying seconds to secure the win for the Demons. Along with plenty of magiK from Jake MelKsham during the game. Marking the ball while lying on his back, dancing through a bevy of Carlton backmen to score and then marking among three taller Carlton defenders with little more a minute left on the clock to bring the score back to a difference of a point. It was as though Jake had found the Ed Langdon invisibility cloak, because he had no right to do any of those things. The game was interesting, but a very, very different spectacle than when we normally watch the Demons in action. Carlton came with a strange game plan, which very nearly worked and would have done so if they had stuck to it. It was the simple tactic of man-on-man, one-on-one. This meant that space wasn’t available for the Melbourne players, it meant they had to beat their opponent, but even if they did the next contest was the same. All around the ground it resulted in contest after contest, and while that normally suits the Demons, because of their strong mids, there are others in the side who don’t like it at all. And from the spectator’s perspective it results in a fairly boring slog of a game. How often was it with each side that, having won the ball, players would look up field, unable to find the next target, because they were already covered? Well it worked for the majority of the match, until Charlie Curnow put through a major with three minutes to go. Then inexplicably Carlton sent extra players on to the ball. With 2 minutes to go, Melbourne players were free in the middle of the ground and out the back. So when Carlton cleared in the first instance Max Gawn pumped the ball back into Melksham to score. Then with a minute to go, the same. A clearing kick is gobbled by Jake Lever, Steven May and Jayden Hunt is all free in the middle of the ground. The ball is pumped long forward and Melksham and Pickett do their magiK again. That was the result, albeit in unusual circumstances but it could have been very different. It had all too many similarities to both the Collingwood and Bulldogs games. The Demons are simply keeping opposition teams in the game due to their lack of fire-power up forward. They got away with it this week, but still continue to squander opportunities from poor kicking, and insufficient tall targets. 58 forward 50 entries for 11 goals. Once again BIg Ben Brown is expected to fulfil the roles of FF and CHF on a dodgy knee. Max kicks one goal this week, and Jackson none. Why does coach Simon Goodwin continue to plant them down there when the outcome is the same. Surely, he We cannot expect Melksham, Fritsch or Pickett to kick 4,5 or 6 goals in every game to win it. Especially with both Kozzy and Brown hobbling around on one leg. Down back the defenders once again did a great job. Petty towelled up the Coleman medal leader in Curnow to hold him to a single major and that was in the dying three minutes. May and McKay (that one Scottish K) had a superb contest with neither able to claim a victory. But Jake Lever was out of touch from his usual high standards, and managed only one mark and four intercepts. Jayden Hunt, however, filled in with nine intercepts topped off by his influence in those dying seconds. Alex Neal-Bullen was given a bath by Saad, and is one who cannot provide any surety in the one-on-one scenario that Carlton used. Charlie Spargo likewise, and a paltry four disposals for 28 metres gained will surely see better options used in his place next week. Are there other injuries plaguing the side? Ed Langdon actually had time off the ground this week, a scenario unheard of this season. Luke Jackson only played 64% game time. Is there something going on which is not for public display? Fortunately, we have another MagiK performer in Angus Brayshaw, who has replicated himself so that he plays midfield, backline and wing. Surely there were two of him on the ground to pick up 38 possessions, including 19 contested touches. Next up is Brisbane and a win guarantees the much valued top four position. This game will be very different to what was witnessed in this one. The Saints would have put them to the sword had they to kicked straight. But they play a more open style and not the same degree of pressure that we have experienced in the past weeks. Then again, Melbourne’s kicking in front of goal has hardly been a forte. Perhaps it needs just a little more MagiK! MELBOURNE 1.2.8 4.6.30 7.11.53 11.13.79 CARLTON 1.3.9 3.4.22 7.8.50 10.14.74 GOALS MELBOURNE Melksham 4 Pickett 2 Brown Fritsch Gawn Langdon Petracca CARLTON McKay Martin 3 Curnow Durdin Fisher Silvagni BEST MELBOURNE Oliver, Brayshaw, Melksham, Petty, Gawn, May CARLTON Cripps Walsh McKay Marchbank Young Silvagni INJURIES MELBOURNE Nil CARLTON Adam Cerra (adductor) replaced in selected side by Will Setterfield REPORTS Nil MELBOURNE Nil CARLTON Nil SUBSTITUTES MELBOURNE James Harmes (unused) CARLTON Paddy Dow (unused) UMPIRES Chris Donlon Matt Stevic Jamie Broadbent CROWD 55,705 at the MCG

1. You can't ask questions 2. You are absolutely right and I already have that in my notes. Brown has his arms chopped in almost every contest he is in but barely ever gets a free for it. We seem to get at least 1 free or more a week resulting in a shot at goal for some kind of marking infringement in our backline.

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The rains came as predicted to Casey Fields on Sunday along with a fair lashing of wind that made for the type of game that you expect in such inhospitable conditions - a grim, dour festival of scrappy football made for strong-bodied sides such as the undefeated competition leaders. And so it came to pass that the Casey Demons were able to trample over Carlton’s VFL side in the final half of their Round 21 match up to maintain their undefeated record for 2022. The victory under grey skies was a perfect 100 VFL game milestone outcome for skipper Mitch White Mitch who has been a stalwart for the club since making his debut for Casey in 2015. White amassed 21 kicks and 8 handballs and laid 8 tackles to share best on ground honours with James Harmes (35 disposals) on a day that was made for players of their ilk. Another veteran, James Munro was also in his element in the tough early going along with ruckman Jake Spencer, the big man having been seconded into duty after playing suburban football for most of this year. Fittingly, the opening goal of the game was scored by yet another veteran in Mitch Brown very early in the opening stanza with the Blues responding with theirs late in the term. Casey threatened in the first half of the second quarter with goals to Blake Howes and Joel Smith but the more accurate Carlton was not to be denied and staged a three goal comeback to lead by a point at half time. The home team was missing its main running players in Bedford and Chandler and their inaccuracy was hurting them. Scoring was tough but a Sam Weideman shot for goal looked good before it was declared to be touched. Weideman was in the thick of things all day and his efforts, though unrewarded in terms of goals, was noticeable on the day. Casey inched past the Blues with point after point before the hardworking Bailey Laurie broke the goal scoring deadlock inside time on. He was rewarded for a perfect tackle when he slotted through a difficult set shot that gave his team a 9 point lead at the final break. The Blues had been totally smothered in the wet during the third quarter scoring only a single point but they refused to go away with a goal four minutes into the final term raising some flutters in the Demon camp as the minutes ticked by with neither side able to trouble the scorers. In the end, it was a couple of youngsters in Roan Steele and Jake Bowey who came to the fore with two more goals and Casey emerged from the grayness of a cold, wet day with a 16 point victory and its 17th on the trot, a fitting outcome for the skipper’s 100th game. The game was Casey’s last home and away match for the season as they travel to Brisbane next week for thir final round game against second placed Lions Reserves at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex on Saturday morning. CASEY DEMONS 1.4.10 3.7.25 4.12.36 6.13.49 CARLTON VFL 1.1.7 4.2.26 4.3.27 5.3.33 Goals Casey Demons Bowey M Brown Howes Laurie Joel Smith Steele Carlton VFL De Koning Dozzi Fogarty Glass-McCasker Sanders Best Casey Demons Harmes White M Brown Buntine Howes Bowey Tomlinson Carlton VFL Fogarty Carroll Dow Hayes Trudgeon Statistics Oskar Baker 1 behind 16 kicks 8 handballs 24 disposals 3 marks 1 tackle 71 dream team points Jack Bell 3 kicks 5 handballs 8 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 23 hit outs 44 dream team points Jake Bowey 1 goal 16 kicks 7 handballs 23 disposals 5 marks 4 tackles 101 dream team points Mitch Brown 1 goal 1 behind 10 kicks 2 handballs 12 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 61 dream team points Matt Buntine 13 kicks 2 handballs 15 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 73 dream team points Luke Dunstan 10 kicks 4 handballs 14 disposals 2 marks 7 tackles 68 dream team points Corey Ellison 8 kicks 1 handballs 9 disposals 4 marks 39 dream team points Kobi George 2 kicks 1 handballs 3 disposals 2 tackles 16 dream team points James Harmes 17 kicks 18 handballs 35 disposals 6 marks 7 tackles 129 dream team points Blake Howes 1 goals 7 kicks 11 handballs 18 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 76 dream team points Bailey Laurie 1 goals 9 kicks 10 handballs 19 disposals 2 marks 6 tackles 82 dream team points Judd McVee 4 kicks 3 handballs 7 disposals 1 mark 1 tackles 25 dream team points James Munro 6 kicks 12 handballs 18 disposals 2 marks 6 tackles 70 dream team points Deakyn Smith 6 kicks 2 handballs 8 disposals 3 tackles 31 dream team points Joel Smith 1 goal 1 behind 6 kicks 3 handballs 9 disposals 6 marks 5 tackles 60 dream team points Jake Spencer 1 kick 3 handballs 4 disposals 2 tackles 20 hit outs 38 dream team points Roan Steele 1 goal 11 kicks 1 handball 12 disposals 2 marks 49 dream team points Adam Tomlinson 19 kicks 2 handballs 21 disposals 5 marks 2 tackles 80 dream team points Daniel Turner 1 behind 11 kicks 3 handballs 14 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 62 dream team points Jacob Van Rooyen 1 behind 1 kick 7 handballs 8 disposals 3 tackles 4 hit outs 34 dream team points Sam Weideman 2 behinds 12 kicks 10 handballs 22 disposals 6 marks 2 tackles 86 dream team points Mitch White 1 behind 21 kicks 8 handballs 29 disposals 4 marks 8 tackles 124 dream team points Taj Woewodin 10 kicks 6 handballs 16 disposals 4 marks 6 tackles 66 dream team points

I always thought this was the case until I read what some people post on Facebook using their real name with photos of their wife and kids and their workplace all listed.

This simply has to stop. And it simply has to stop on this website too. During the game last night in the Game Day Thread I was alerted to two posts from different people making ethnic slurs about people in the crowd. These posters have since been banned. Vilification on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation or ethnicity is unacceptable and will be treated as such. Posters that make such vile comments are not wanted here and will be banned permanently.

How do Collingwood get these forward 50 frees. Chopping the arms? Ben Brown constantly gets chopped and no frees.

Clayton Oliver almost has it in the bag. 229. Clayton Oliver 171. Christian Petracca 145. Angus Brayshaw 128. Jack Viney 105. Max Gawn 80. Steven May 71. Ed Langdon 52. James Jordon 44. Kysaiah Pickett 32. Jake Lever 31. Luke Jackson Harry Petty 29. Bayley Fritsch 26. James Harmes 22. Jake Bowey Michael Hibberd Tom Sparrow 18. Ben Brown 17. Jake Melksham 11. Alex Neal-Bullen 8. Tom McDonald Sam Weideman 5. Jayden Hunt Charlie Spargo 4. Christian Salem 3. Joel Smith

Not that we’ll make any but it’s nice to dream.