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VOTES PLAYER (CLUB) 10 Christian Petracca (MELB) 7 Clayton Oliver (MELB) 7 Steven May (MELB) 2 Jordan Dawson (ADEL) 2 Jake Lever (MELB) 1 Ed Langdon (MELB) 1 Angus Brayshaw (MELB) LEADERBOARD VOTES PLAYER CLUB 83 Clayton Oliver MELB 68 Lachie Neale BL 65 Touk Miller GCFC 65 Christian Petracca MELB 64 Andrew Brayshaw FRE 63 Jeremy Cameron GEEL 60 Patrick Cripps CARL 52 Connor Rozee PORT 48 Callum Mills SYD 45 Sam Walsh CARL 44 James Sicily HAW 43 Hugh McCluggage BL 43 Bailey Smith WB 42 Jack Crisp COLL 42 Jack Sinclair STK 41 Sam Docherty CARL 41 Darcy Parish ESS 40 Max Gawn MELB 37 Charlie Curnow CARL 37 Taylor Walker ADEL

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Clayton Oliver still miles in front of the rest of the field - 181. Clayton Oliver 118. Christian Petracca 90. Angus Brayshaw 84. Max Gawn 83. Jack Viney 68. Steven May 62. Ed Langdon 48. James Jordon 31. Luke Jackson 23. James Harmes 22. Jake Bowey Jake Lever 17. Kysaiah Pickett 15. Tom Sparrow 13. Ben Brown Bayley Fritsch 11. Alex Neal-Bullen 8. Tom McDonald Harry Petty 6. Mitch Hibberd Sam Weideman 5. Jayden Hunt Charlie Spargo 3. Christian Salem Joel Smith

The Casey Demons took more than half a game to crack Port Melbourne at Casey Fields on Saturday but when they finally did so, they were merciless and in the end, they took no prisoners. What made Casey’s 58-point victory win so remarkable was the fact that even after late call ups to the Melbourne team that traveled to Adelaide deprived them of key players from their goal to goal line, the less experienced replacements all made meaningful contributions to the side’s overall performance as it went on its merry way to 13 wins on the trot. Casey wore it’s indigenous guernsey and conducted a very special smoke ceremony in honour of the first people on the land. The closeness of the colour combinations might well have thrown in some confusion in the early stages because, after the home team celebrated with a goal in the opening minute, the Borough had a purple patch with the slight advantage of the breeze to kick four goals (half of their final tally) in the space of 15 minutes to lead by 20 points. There was no panic as Casey reset to stem the flow but Port still held a handy three goal lead at the first break. Thankfully, Kade Chandler was active in the early going for the Demons with lots of touches and a classy goal. He remained prominent for the remainder of the game. His role in helping the team peg back the deficit was pivotal in the second quarter with two goals including the one that gave Casey the lead by a goal as the game neared half time. Port closed in on that lead twice in the opening ten minutes of the second half before the Demons finally broke the shackles to end any confusion as to which team was going to win the four points. They streamed to a 21 point lead at three quarter time before an eight goal to one final term emphatically settled the issue. Fittingly, the last goal of the day was scored by Chandler — his fifth — to cap off a great best on ground display with 29 disposals. Not far behind Chandler were Luke Dunstan with his 23 touches including eight clearances and the hardworking Oskar Baker who was equally prolific in winning the football. With only ten Melbourne listed players in the game, Casey was relying on more on its homegrown talent than it normally would and they didn’t disappoint. And it wasn’t just the more seasoned performers like Mitch White, Jimmy Munro and Matt Buntine who came to the party but also the so-called “lesser lights” who were in the thick of things. Players like Roan Steele, Luca Goonan and Miles Shepherd hit the scoreboard and Riley Baldi, Jack Bell, Corey Ellison and second gamer Ryan Valentine all stepped up to the plate. The latter was robbed of a goal by the three quarter time siren. Jayden Hunt, Trent Rivers and Bailey Laurie were all solid contributors and wait in line for the door to the Melbourne side to open for them. The competition for spots in the the team will heat up next week when Geelong’s VFL side plays host to the Demons on Friday night at GMHBA Stadium. If you can’t get a seat for Thursday’s AFL top-of-the-table, there will be plenty of room at the ground for you to support the team. CASEY DEMONS 2.3.15 6.6.36 10.10.70 18.11.119 PORT MELBOURNE 5.3.33 5.6.36 7.7.49 8.13.61 Goals Casey Demons Chandler 5 Goonan Laurie Shepherd Steele 2 Dunstan Ellison Munro Rivers White Port Melbourne Szust 3 Roberts 2 Cameron Holmes Lentini Best Casey Demons Chandler Dunstan, Rivers Baker Buntine White Goonan Steele Port Melbourne Hooper Templeton Phillips Lentini Wagner Holmes Statistics Oskar Baker 1 behind 18 kicks 6 handballs 24 disposals 11 marks 1 tackle 101 dream team points Riley Baldi 2 kicks 8 handballs 10 disposals 3 tackles 29 dream team points Jack Bell 3 kicks 6 handballs 9 disposals 2 tackles 29 hit outs 43 dream team points Matt Buntine 9 kicks 2 handballs 11 disposals 8 marks 1 tackle 56 dream team points Kade Chandler 5 goals 1 behind 18 kicks 11 handballs 29 disposals 6 marks 1 tackles 133 dream team points Luke Dunstan 1 goal 15 kicks 8 handballs 23 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 93 dream team points Tyler Edwards 6 kicks 4 handballs 10 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 55 dream team points Corey Ellison 1 goal 9 kicks 4 handballs 13 disposals 8 marks 59 dream team points Luca Goonan 2 goals 6 kicks 8 handballs 14 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 67 dream team points George Grey 1 behind 7 kicks 3 handballs 10 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 51 dream team points Jayden Hunt 15 kicks 15 disposals 6 marks 2 tackles 72 dream team points Bailey Laurie 2 goals 8 kicks 9 handballs 17 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 77 dream team points Judd McVee 8 kicks 8 handballs 16 disposals 5 marks 55 dream team points Bryce Milford 3 kicks 3 disposals 3 marks 12 dream team points James Munro 1 goal 5 kicks 11 handballs 16 disposals 13 tackles 79 dream team points Trent Rivers 1 goal 1 behind 18 kicks 1 handball 19 disposals 6 marks 1 tackle 85 dream team points Fraser Rosman 11 kicks 11 disposals 7 marks 54 dream team points Miles Shepherd 2 goals 1 behind 7 kicks 5 handballs 12 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 74 dream team points Deakyn Smith 6 kicks 2 handballs 8 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 40 dream team points Roan Steele 2 goals 7 kicks 4 handballs 11 disposals 4 marks 53 dream team points Ryan Valentine 5 kicks 5 handballs 10 disposals 5 marks 2 hit outs 40 dream team points Taj Woewodin 6 kicks 6 handballs 12 disposals 6 marks 48 dream team points Mitch White 1 goals 2 behinds 15 kicks 3 handballs 18 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 73 dream team points

Melbourne stormed to its twelfth win for the 2022 season after finally putting the Crows away in the final quarter of their clash at Adelaide Oval. The 29-point victory was by no means an easy one for the Demons who went into the game without a recognised ruck and a forward line with a solitary tall. With a patched-up structure of Sam Weideman and Mitch Brown in the ruck, it was not surprising to see Adelaide dominate these contests. However, despite 48 hitouts alone to Adelaide’s Reilly O’Brien, only 16 were to advantage as the Melbourne midfield bulls of Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver and Jack Viney well and truly made up for this disadvantage. Once again they put together a staggering 95 disposals between themselves, which is becoming standard operating procedure. Petracca, in particular, returned to some of his best form, having also rediscovered his kicking boots in front of goal, putting three through the big sticks after failing to bring up the goal umpires two fingers in his past five games. It was indeed a welcome change. The makeshift forward line, was similar. Ben Brown once again found himself double and tripled teamed at times, so while it was not surprising he could only manage three marks, he still hit the scoreboard with two majors and even Mitch Brown kicked a couple, despite only 62% game time, most of which was in the back-up ruck role. For the second week, the side depended upon the input from the mids, so eight of the 14 goals came from within that area. Things looked doubtful for the Demons at times and even in the final quarter the Crows came within five points, but they prevailed in the end with Fritsch marking strongly and nailing the resultant chance to put the game beyond doubt. The backs were in trouble early with Tex Walker having a quarter out, courtesy of a number of dubious umpiring calls. Steven May then responded well, and buried him for the rest of the game, ably helped out by the intercepting trio of Lever, Brayshaw and Petty. Incredibly between the four they amassed 43 intercepts, which simply broke the Crow hearts again and again. Yes the Demons walked away with the four points and their twelfth victory of the season to guarantee another finals appearance. But to take full advantage of the season, more than that is required. They need to hold on to top four and ultimately top two position. Next week against Geelong, who have a dream run into September with five of their last 8 games at home in Mordor, otherwise known as Kardinia Park or GMHBA Stadium, the task will not be an easy one. Certainly, without a proper ruck offering, the Demons would be facing a monumental task. They got away with a Weideman/M. Brown combination this week, but Stanley and Blicavs are a much more formidable combination not to mention the physical mismatch when Hawkins takes the forward ruck role. It is therefore hoped that Gawn and Jackson overcome their injuries in quick time. The Cats will remember the damage done to them in R23 and the finals last year, when they thought they had the wood over the Demons. If that happens again, then it will be the Bakers dozen (13) of wins for the MFC as it marches onward to the end of the 2022 season.  MELBOURNE 5.1.31 6.3.39 9.9.63 14.10.94 ADELAIDE 4.0.24 6.2.38 7.4.46 10.5.65 GOALS MELBOURNE Petracca 3 B Brown M Brown 2 Bedford Fritsch Harmes Langdon Pickett Sparrow Viney ADELAIDE Keays Walker 2 Dawson Fogarty Laird Milera Rachele Thilthorpe BEST MELBOURNE Petracca Oliver Langdon Brayshaw Harmes Viney ADELAIDE Laird Dawson Walker Keays Doedee O’Brien INJURIES MELBOURNE Luke Jackson (knee) replaced in selected side by Mitch Brown ADELAIDE Fogarty (finger) REPORTS MELBOURNE Nil ADELAIDE Nil SUBSTITUTES MELBOURNE Adam Tomlinson (unused) ADELAIDE Lachlan Sholl (unused) UMPIRES Chris Donlon Jamie Broadbent Paul Rebeschini CROWD 30,702 at the Adelaide Oval

NO CONFUSION by KC from Casey The Casey Demons took more than half a game to crack Port Melbourne at Casey Fields on Saturday but when they finally did so, they were merciless and in the end, they took no prisoners. What made Casey’s 58-point victory win so remarkable was the fact that even after late call ups to the Melbourne team that traveled to Adelaide deprived them of key players from their goal to goal line, the less experienced replacements all made meaningful contributions to the side’s overall performance as it went on its merry way to 13 wins on the trot. Casey wore it’s indigenous guernsey and conducted a very special smoke ceremony in honour of the first people on the land. The closeness of the colour combinations might well have thrown in some confusion in the early stages because, after the home team celebrated with a goal in the opening minute, the Borough had a purple patch with the slight advantage of the breeze to kick four goals (half of their final tally) in the space of 15 minutes to lead by 20 points. There was no panic as Casey reset to stem the flow but Port still held a handy three goal lead at the first break. Thankfully, Kade Chandler was active in the early going for the Demons with lots of touches and a classy goal. He remained prominent for the remainder of the game. His role in helping the team peg back the deficit was pivotal in the second quarter with two goals including the one that gave Casey the lead by a goal as the game neared half time. Port closed in on that lead twice in the opening ten minutes of the second half before the Demons finally broke the shackles to end any confusion as to which team was going to win the four points. They streamed to a 21 point lead at three quarter time before an eight goal to one final term emphatically settled the issue. Fittingly, the last goal of the day was scored by Chandler — his fifth — to cap off a great best on ground display with 29 disposals. Not far behind Chandler were Luke Dunstan with his 23 touches including eight clearances and the hardworking Oskar Baker who was equally prolific in winning the football. With only ten Melbourne listed players in the game, Casey was relying on more on its homegrown talent than it normally would and they didn’t disappoint. And it wasn’t just the more seasoned performers like Mitch White, Jimmy Munro and Matt Buntine who came to the party but also the so-called “lesser lights” who were in the thick of things. Players like Roan Steele, Luca Goonan and Miles Shepherd hit the scoreboard and Riley Baldi, Jack Bell, Corey Ellison and second gamer Ryan Valentine all stepped up to the plate. The latter was robbed of a goal by the three quarter time siren. Jayden Hunt, Trent Rivers and Bailey Laurie were all solid contributors and wait in line for the door to the Melbourne side to open for them. The competition for spots in the the team will heat up next week when Geelong’s VFL side plays host to the Demons on Friday night at GMHBA Stadium. If you can’t get a seat for Thursday’s AFL top-of-the-table, there will be plenty of room at the ground for you to support the team. CASEY DEMONS 2.3.15 6.6.36 10.10.70 18.11.119 PORT MELBOURNE 5.3.33 5.6.36 7.7.49 8.13.61 Goals Casey Demons Chandler 5 Goonan Laurie Shepherd Steele 2 Dunstan Ellison Munro Rivers White Port Melbourne Szust 3 Roberts 2 Cameron Holmes Lentini Best Casey Demons Chandler Dunstan, Rivers Baker Buntine White Goonan Steele Port Melbourne Hooper Templeton Phillips Lentini Wagner Holmes Statistics Oskar Baker 1 behind 18 kicks 6 handballs 24 disposals 11 marks 1 tackle 101 dream team points Riley Baldi 2 kicks 8 handballs 10 disposals 3 tackles 29 dream team points Jack Bell 3 kicks 6 handballs 9 disposals 2 tackles 29 hit outs 43 dream team points Matt Buntine 9 kicks 2 handballs 11 disposals 8 marks 1 tackle 56 dream team points Kade Chandler 5 goals 1 behind 18 kicks 11 handballs 29 disposals 6 marks 1 tackles 133 dream team points Luke Dunstan 1 goal 15 kicks 8 handballs 23 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 93 dream team points Tyler Edwards 6 kicks 4 handballs 10 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 55 dream team points Corey Ellison 1 goal 9 kicks 4 handballs 13 disposals 8 marks 59 dream team points Luca Goonan 2 goals 6 kicks 8 handballs 14 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 67 dream team points George Grey 1 behind 7 kicks 3 handballs 10 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 51 dream team points Jayden Hunt 15 kicks 15 disposals 6 marks 2 tackles 72 dream team points Bailey Laurie 2 goals 8 kicks 9 handballs 17 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 77 dream team points Judd McVee 8 kicks 8 handballs 16 disposals 5 marks 55 dream team points Bryce Milford 3 kicks 3 disposals 3 marks 12 dream team points James Munro 1 goal 5 kicks 11 handballs 16 disposals 13 tackles 79 dream team points Trent Rivers 1 goal 1 behind 18 kicks 1 handball 19 disposals 6 marks 1 tackle 85 dream team points Fraser Rosman 11 kicks 11 disposals 7 marks 54 dream team points Miles Shepherd 2 goals 1 behind 7 kicks 5 handballs 12 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 74 dream team points Deakyn Smith 6 kicks 2 handballs 8 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 40 dream team points Roan Steele 2 goals 7 kicks 4 handballs 11 disposals 4 marks 53 dream team points Ryan Valentine 5 kicks 5 handballs 10 disposals 5 marks 2 hit outs 40 dream team points Taj Woewodin 6 kicks 6 handballs 12 disposals 6 marks 48 dream team points Mitch White 1 goals 2 behinds 15 kicks 3 handballs 18 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 73 dream team points

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Nibbler has been terrible in front of the big sticks this season with 3 goals 12 behinds. He has 82 goals 64 behinds throughout his career.

Petracca has actually kicked 9 goals 21 behinds this season. In his career he has kicked 132 goals 108 behinds. Oliver has kicked 2 goals 6 behinds this season. In his career he has kicked 42 goals 45 behinds.

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