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Of course they are. I’m appealing May’s concussion

Join @george_on_the_outer, @binman & I on the Demonland Podcast tonight LIVE @ 8:30pm for breakdown of the Round 11 loss to Fremantle. Listen & Chat LIVE: https://demonland.com/podcast Call: 03 9016 3666 Skype: Demonland31

The Casey Demons managed to survive a day of challenges that in many ways mirrored their AFL counterpart Narrm from the previous day but Casey emerged undefeated from their Round 10 encounter with Frankston at Skybus Stadium. Like the Demon seniors they were undermanned and lost players due to late withdrawals, went through an arm wrestle in the first quarters, took over the game in the second to set up a big lead before a late goal gave hope to their opponent and limped through a last half in which goals were scarce and they were dominated in general play as they went into survival mode. The major difference was that the Dolphins were inaccurate in front of goal and the Demons managed to hit their targets enough times to win the game. The final score of 10.6 (66) to 6.12 (48) told the story. The Demons can thank their key defenders in Adam Tomlinson and Daniel Turner for stemming the tide. Tomlinson was magnificent all day with his 28 disposals while Turner with his strong marking early (he finished with seven marks and 14 touches) was also impressive. With the late withdrawal of ruckman Majak Daw and the team down to a season’s low of 11 AFL listers, the visitors relied heavily on their local players and a number of them stood up. Jimmy Munro, the ever reliable notched up 14 tackles and 22 possessions and Mitch White was steady all day while youngster, George Grey played his best game for the club. Normally a flanker, he was thrust by circumstances into the midfield and played a strong role in his side’s win. During the team’s second quarter burst he won a clearance and linked up in a chain of passes to finish off the play with a nice goal. Josh Smith worked hard in the ruck for 25 hit outs. He was solid around the ground and also kicked a steadying goal for his team on debut. Corey Ellison, who has been played down back when selected this year, went forward and combined well with Mitch Brown. Between them, they booted five goals in the first half. Ellison’s three goals were reminiscent of his goal kicking heroics against Werribee last year. Riley Baldi produced an excellent defensive display for the Demons. Oskar Baker (20 disposals) provided plenty of run on the outside and Deakyn Smith also underlined his improvement in defence while Taj Woewodin was solid and kicked a vital long goal when needed in the final stanza. The undefeated Casey Demons have a big day out planned for next Saturday when they take on the Sydney Swans in the curtain raiser to the AFL match up at the MCG. Casey Demons 2.1.13 8.4.52 8.6.54 10.6.66 Frankston 2.1.13 3.3.21 4.7.31 6.12.48 Goals Casey Demons Ellison 3 M Brown 2 Grey Laurie Neocleous J.Smith Woewodin Frankston Burton McLaughlin 2 Fordham Lambert Best Casey Demons Grey Munro Tomlinson Ellison Baker Turner D Smith Brown Frankston Stoddart Freeman Mynott Murphy Fordham Riley Statistics Oskar Baker 13 kicks 7 handballs 20 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 63 dream team points Riley Baldi 6 kicks 9 handballs 15 disposals 4 marks 7 tackles 74 dream team points Mitch Brown 2 goals 2 behinds 9 kicks 3 handballs 12 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 71 dream team points Matt Buntine 6 kicks 1 handball 7 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 49 dream team points Tyler Edwards 3 kicks 2 handballs disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 20 dream team points Corey Ellison 3 goals 1 behind 10 kicks 4 handballs 14 disposals 7 marks 1 tackle 2 hit outs 81 dream team points George Grey 1 goals 13 kicks 6 handballs 19 disposals 2 marks 7 tackles 95 dream team points Michael Hibberd 6 kicks 5 handballs 11 disposals 3 marks 5 tackles 54dream team points Ryan Koo 6 kicks 3 handballs 9 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 34 dream team points Bailey Laurie 1 goal 3 kicks 6 handballs 9 disposals 3 tackles 36 dream team points Judd McVee 12 kicks 2 handballs 14 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 55 dream team points Andy Moniz-Wakefield 3 kicks 6 handballs 9 disposals 1 mark 2 tackles 29 dream team points Bryce Milford 2 kicks 1 handballs 3 disposals 4 tackles 5 hit outs 30 dream team points James Munro 5 kicks 17 handballs 22 disposals 2 marks 14 tackles 102 dream team points Harvey Neocleous 1 goal 1 kicks 3 handballs 4 disposals 2 tackles 23 dream team points Fraser Rosman 6 kicks 3 handballs 9 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 39 dream team points Deakyn Smith 12 kicks 7 handballs 19 disposals 5 marks 5 tackles 80 dream team points Josh Smith 1 goals 5 kicks 5 handballs 10 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 25 hit outs 78 dream team points Roan Steele 5 kicks 5 handballs 10 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 43 dream team points Adam Tomlinson 21 kicks 7 handballs 28 disposals 8 marks 3 tackles 114 dream team points Daniel Turner 9 kicks 5 handballs 14 disposals 7 marks 1 tackles 62 dream team points Mitch White 8 kicks 4 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 11 tackles 80 dream team points Taj Woewodin 1 goal 8 kicks 8 handballs 16 disposals 4 marks 2 tackles 66 dream team points

The Bulldogs though.

Clarrie has opened up a big gap to the rest of the field - 128. Clayton Oliver 93. Christian Petracca 66. Max Gawn 65. Steven May 58. Angus Brayshaw 50. Ed Langdon 40. Jack Viney 28. James Jordon 26. Luke Jackson 22. Jake Bowey 18. James Harmes 17. Kysaiah Pickett 15. Tom Sparrow 13. Ben Brown 11. Alex Neal-Bullen 8. Tom McDonald 6. Bayley Fritsch Sam Weideman 5. Jayden Hunt Jake Lever Harry Petty Charlie Spargo 3. Joel Smith

Well the streak has finally ended, but in the worst possible way, when Fremantle absolutely dismantled Melbourne to record an emphatic 38 point win. This ended the 17 game winning streak of the Demons, but worse to report was that Melbourne led the game by nearly 5 goals in the second quarter, before the Dockers banged through 10 straight goals. In fact they kicked 13 goals to 1 from that point just before half time. So what happened? Melbourne aren’t accustomed to losing in this way, given they are a team which in recent times doesn’t do much losing at all. But when a team completely runs over another in such a way, it is surely the structures which have collapsed. Indeed, for the Demons, a team which has built its “Melbourne way” around such structures, when those building blocks are taken away, it exposed a lot more than the Demons supporters were prepared to admit. The dismantling started perhaps at selection table with the loss of Tom McDonald up forward. The team already had lost Ed Langdon from the wing last week. Their replacements in Jake Melksham and Sam Weideman contributed the grand total of 12 possessions combined. Between them their total metres gained for the team was barely 1/3 of what Langdon contributes alone on a weekly basis! To make matters worse, Stephen May was concussed early in the first quarter, taking away a vital foundation of the defence. While Harry Petty was swung into action he took suffered an ankle injury, and although he played out the game, he was severely hampered. In the middle, Christian Petracca was obviously carrying some sort of injury, as he could barely raise a trot, and 10 disposals in total is barely 1/3 of his usual output. Strangely, the coaches left him in there until the final quarter, when he was moved to full forward but by now was probably just filling a spot. It was not surprising the number of clean clearances that Freo had, with only Clayton Oliver and Jack Viney doing their usual best. Oliver with 36 touches and Viney 28 is what we now expect, but Dunstan could only provide 12 touches in ¾ of a game. Equally as baffling was that Tom Sparrow wasn’t used in the middle to any real extent until the last quarter, but the game was over by then. With no impact from Weideman up forward, he was swung firstly to wing, and then to back where he produced a similarly poor output. Charlie Spargo was swung from forward to wing to try to cover the gaps. At least Angus Brayshaw dropped further back in defence and probably single-handedly saved three. goals and further embarrassment to the scoreline. James Jordon was moved to the wing to fill the Melksham gap and performed admirably with 27 touches. Without McDonald up forward and Langdon on one wing, there were no link up players who are so critical to the structures. Trent Rivers was moved to kick-out duties but the upfield targets were well covered, and Freo just chipped the ball around and past Melbourne players at will. Ben Brown was ineffective as he was left on his own to battle the multiple Freo defenders. The whole structure around him was vacant after half time. At least Bayley Fritsch provided some scoreboard pressure in the early stages, and Toby Bedford chipped in for a couple of majors himself, but they too were not to be seen much in the second half. What to do? There were plenty of “learnings” from the game. Not much can be done about injuries, but this game exposed a number of players at the margins, who simply do not work hard enough or whose lack of suitable skills are highlighted when not being covered by those around them. Without May next week, the backs will be forced to re-group and hopefully Petty also can overcome his ills. Equally, the supporters will hope that whatever ails Petracca is not serious, and McDonald, Langdon and Harmes can return as well next week. Perhaps Hibberd and Salem, while these would be a long shot, others holding down places in the side have now proved they are simply not up to the task, and their replacement will help restore those critical structures. If not then the well drilled and well structured Sydney side will repeat the outcome of this game, and remind the Demon supporters of the outcomes we played Freo and Sydney in successive games in Cairns in 2020. NARRM 2.2.14 6.8.44 7.10.52 7.14.56 FREMANTLE 1.6.12 2.7.19 10.9.69 14.10.94 GOALS NARRM Fritsch 3 Bedford 2 Jordon Pickett FREMANTLE Lobb Schultz 3 Frederick Taberner 2 Colyer Darcy Mundy Walters BEST NARRM Oliver Jordon Viney Fritsch Brayshaw FREMANTLE Schultz Brayshaw Lobb Frederick Brodie Ryan Serong INJURIES NARRM Steven May (concussion) FREMANTLE Matt Taberner (back) REPORTS NARRM Nil FREMANTLE Nil SUBSTITUTES NARRM Luke Dunstan (replaced Steven May) FREMANTLE Bailey Banfield (replaced Matt Taberner) UMPIRES Justin Power Hayden Gavine Simon Meredith CROWD 29,812 at The MCG

Where have you been since we've won the flag? You only come here to shit on the team when they're down. I'll leave this thread up because it is a legitimate question but you can go troll elsewhere.

Who comes in and who goes out?

Post your votes here please people 6,5,4,3,2,1 …

Tigers were robbed of a 50m penalty. Lol.

This is a wish list not a tipping list. 😄 But yes I agree.