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The show has now been postponed until tomorrow (Wednesday night) as I have an prior, unbeknownst to me, engagement tonight. Apologies to anyone who cancelled their own plans to listen to 3 grown men cry for an hour and a half.

Clarrie has established an unbelievably strong lead over the rest of the pack. 154. Clayton Oliver 97. Christian Petracca 84. Max Gawn 79. Angus Brayshaw 65. Steven May 61. Jack Viney 50. Ed Langdon 45. James Jordon 26. Luke Jackson 22. Jake Bowey 18. James Harmes 17. Kysaiah Pickett 15. Tom Sparrow 13. Ben Brown Bayley Fritsch 11. Alex Neal-Bullen 8. Tom McDonald Harry Petty 6. Michael Hibberd Sam Weideman 5. Jayden Hunt Jake Lever Charlie Spargo 3. Christian Salem Joel Smith

Join @george_on_the_outer, @binman & I on the Demonland Podcast Wednesday night 15th June LIVE @ 8:30pm for breakdown of the Round 13 loss to Collingwood. Listen & Chat LIVE: https://demonland.com/podcast Call: 03 9016 3666 Skype: Demonland31

Seventeen wins in a row followed by a trio of losses. The invincible Demon juggernaut was simply humbled by the Pies in that third loss, as once again they gave up an early three goal plus lead, to be over-run in the end. Is it loading? Perhaps. Is it the loss of players? Perhaps More likely, they are a combination of the two. Certainly, we have seen the side take an early lead in all of these games only to fade as reflected on the scoreboard where Melbourne has been outscored 25-6 in the second half of the past three games. Without the run and overlap which is so evidently lacking, the side fails to create opportunities. When NQR players are selected and other NQR’s have ball in hand when they ordinarily wouldn’t be called upon, the result is what the coach calls the “breakdown of method”. Make no mistake, Melbourne were seriously depleted both before and during the game. No Steven May and the backline is missing a critical piece to the defensive structure. No TMac up forward and the replacement players in Weideman and Mitch Brown have been inadequate. Then to top it off in this game, Harrison Petty goes off for 20 minutes undergoing a concussion protocol. Daniel Turner in his first game is also concussed and is substituted, by a small mid. Max Gawn is off the ground with a back injury for 20 minutes as well. Small wonder the side struggled for marking talls, and why Mason Cox was able to utilize his height in the absence of a suitable opponent. A 20 year old Luke Jackson was then expected to shoulder the ruck duties, more than usual. Mitch Brown sent to the backline to bolster it, the forward line was Ben Brown and five smalls. Small wonder it didn’t work. Still, the margin at ¾ time was merely 2 points, but then the tired legs factor came into play, and Collingwood piled on four goals, most from running back into space. Incredibly, Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca and Jack Viney amassed 105 touches, yet James Harmes & ANB were unable to capitalize on that inside dominance with 54% and 62% disposal efficiency. And when Collingwood scores from intercept and turnover, these are serious deficiencies. The backline held together as best it could, given the injuries, but the forward line still is dysfunctional. One contested mark between the two Browns and Bayley Fritsch is simply not up to par. It certainly isn’t helped with the resting ruck model we currently use, which forces them further up the ground. They need space and the ability to run to space. But then the delivery isn’t all that flash either. The side was humbled. Both on and off the field they have been humbled. There is only one answer and that is to munch down on this humble pie, and rebuild the commitment to the task at hand. A bit of a break (it’s only 10 days though) will help, and a return of a few of the critical elements will also assist. While the loading factor should also be behind as we enter the second half of the season. Then it is time to start humbling the opposition in the same way as we saw in 2021. MELBOURNE 3.1.19 5.4.34 7.6.48 8.8.56 COLLINGWOOD 0.5.5 3.8.26 6.10.46 12.10.82 GOALS MELBOURNE B Brown 2 Fritsch Jackson Jordon Oliver Pickett Viney COLLINGWOOD Mihocek 4 Elliott 3 Cox Crisp Ginnivan Henry McCreery BEST MELBOURNE Oliver Viney Petracca Brayshaw Salem Jordon COLLINGWOOD N Daicos Mihocek Cox Crisp Maynard De Goey Pendlebury INJURIES MELBOURNE Turner (concussion) Gawn (foot) COLLINGWOOD Nil REPORTS MELBOURNE Nil COLLINGWOOD Nil SUBSTITUTES MELBOURNE Kade Chandler (replaced Daniel Turner) COLLINGWOOD Tyler Brown (unused) UMPIRES Hayden Gavine Alex Whetton Simon Meredith CROWD 76,059 at the MCG

For those still playing at home.

Ugh … ugh … ugh

Your votes please 6,5,4,3,2,1 …

Why are we wearing Royal blue against Collingwood? Carlton and Essendon both wore their dark kits on Friday night. The away guernsey policy makes no sense.

To be clear. Tomlinson was in his civvies. Langdon was dressed for action.

Petty is out on the field warming up with some kick to kick on the wing.

Chandler doing the kick for goal warm ups. Medi Sub?

Tomlinson looked like he was walking around the Centre square with Langdon dressed in his civvies. Reckon that means Petty is in.

If the publicity ahead of Queens Birthday Monday was all about the Big Freeze and the game to follow the pre-game entertainment then the hardy group that braved the country’s cold snap to travel out to the windy plains beyond Cranbourne were given an early taste of what was to come in the Casey's big 52-point win over Collingwood VFL. The day started well with the Demons comprehensively beating the VFLW Magpies in the curtain-raiser elimination final and then their male counterparts donned the traditional Springvale heritage kit to dominate their rivals in the VFL match. With Melbourne holding back three players for emergency duties (Baker, Chandler and Tomlinson), Casey was left with 11 AFL-listed players but the VFL boys blended perfectly with them in what was a dominant display in the wild, woolly and freezing conditions. They were out of the blocks quickly in a 6 goal to nil opening term with the young and the old of Casey featuring. Youngster Roan Steele from Frankston YCW started things off with a left foot snap followed by Jimmy Munro’s long 50 metre goal. A couple of Casey talls in Jack Bell and Josh Smith chipped in among a great soccer goal from dangerous young Demon Jacob Van Rooyen and nippy forward Andy Moniz-Wakefield. A feature of the first quarter was Casey's deadly accuracy in front of goals. When the teams changed ends, Collingwood rallied briefly with the wind and were competitive for a while but the avalanche continued with more individual goals from Taj Woewodin, late inclusion Riley Baldi who was having a break out game, Luke Dunstan who was having a blinder and Sam Weideman who had played strongly for limited results on the scoreboard. By half time, when the rain had well and truly arrived to douse out any chance of a Magpie revival, the game was all but over. Coach Mark Corrigan would have been pleased with the fact that only one of his team’s 11 goals had come from a multiple goalkicker - Van Rooyen. The rest of the game turned into a dreary slog in the wet and when conditions moderated there was no pot of gold under the Casey rainbow for the visitors. The second half was an even arm wrestle but the Demons could be well satisfied going into the bye round undefeated and well on top. Dunstan rounded off a four quarter performance with 38 possessions, seven clearances, six tackles with solid contributions from Trent Rivers, Bailey Laurie, Taj Woewodin and Andy Moniz-Wakefield and Jayden Hunt. Toby Bedford also impressed with his strong tackling. Van Rooyen showed his versatility after kicking his two first half goals by backing up in the ruck when Josh Smith injured his meniscus. Casey’s skipper Mitch White added two goals in the gloom of the third quarter while Jimmy Munro was the perfect foil for Dunstan with 28 disposals. Jack Bell had a huge game in the ruck with 29 hit outs and 14 possessions and, as mentioned earlier Baldi produced an excellent all round game, the best of his brief VFL career. Another excellent performance came from Corey Ellison who held sway in the key defensive position in the absence of Tomlinson and Daniel Turner. In the end, it was another big, albeit early freeze for a visiting team at Casey Fields. CASEY DEMONS 6.2.38 11.3.69 13.8.86 14.10.94 COLLINGWOOD VFL 0.2.2 2.5.17 4.6.30 6.6.42 Goals Casey Demons Van Rooyen White 2 Baldi Bell Dunstan Laurie Moniz-Wakefield Munro Josh Smith Steele Weideman Woewodin Collingwood VFL Wetering 2 Fowler Hustwaite Roberts Voulanis Best Casey Demons Dunstan Baldi Bell Munro Rivers Woewodin White Collingwood VFL Brown Carmichael Poulter Bianco Tardrew Hustwaite Statistics Riley Baldi 1 goal 6 kicks 15 handballs 21 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 1 hit outs 79 dream team points Toby Bedford 1 behind 6 kicks 6 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 8 tackles 70 dream team points Jack Bell 1 goals 8 kicks 6 handballs 14 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 29 hit outs 95 dream team points Matt Buntine 12 kicks 4 handballs 16 disposals 5 marks 5 tackles 79 dream team points George Churchill Grey 1 behind 10 kicks 3 handballs 13 disposals 3 marks 44 dream team points Luke Dunstan 1 goals 23 kicks 15 handballs 38 disposals 5 marks 6 tackles 138 dream team points Corey Ellison 11 kicks 4 handballs 15 disposals 3 marks 1 tackle 54 dream team points Jayden Hunt 12 kicks 4 handballs 16 disposals 3 marks 53 dream team points Bailey Laurie 1 goals 6 kicks 17 handballs 23 disposals 2 tackles 63 dream team points Tommy McRae 6 kicks 1 handball 7 disposals 3 marks 1 tackle 30 dream team points Judd McVee 3 kicks 2 handballs 5 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 20 dream team points Bryce Milford 1 kicks 6 handballs 7 disposals 15 dream team points Andy Moniz-Wakefield 1 goal 1 behind 9 kicks 6 handballs 15 disposals 6 marks 58 dream team points James Munro 1 goals 9 kicks 19 handballs 28 disposals 1 marks 2 tackles 75 dream team points Trent Rivers 1 behind 17 kicks 4 handballs 21 disposals 8 marks 3 tackles 93 dream team points Miles Shepherd 2 kicks 4 handballs 6 disposals 1 marks 1 tackle 21 dream team points Deakyn Smith 5 kicks 4 handballs 9 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 48 dream team points Josh Smith 1 goal 1 behind 3 kicks 1 handballs 4 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 6 hit outs 41 dream team points Roan Steele 1 goal 10 kicks 6 handballs 16 disposals 5 marks 1 tackles 65 dream team points Jacob Van Rooyen 2 goals 8 kicks 6 handballs 14 disposals 6 marks 2 tackles 2 hit outs 67 dream team points Sam Weideman 1 goal 2 behinds 10 kicks 4 handballs 14 disposals 7 marks 1 hit out 69 dream team points Mitch White 2 goals 13 kicks 5 handballs 18 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 82 dream team points Taj Woewodin 1 goals 10 kicks 4 handballs 14 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 61 dream team points

Surely the AFL won’t penalise North’s only player.

Did you forget this glorious match?

That's a bigger attendance that Narrm vs North. How is that possible?

Collingwood 22 frees to 10

Getting murdered by the umps. 18 to 9 to Collingwood.

Carlton 17 frees to 6.