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  1. We'll be LIVE in 5 mins. Listen & Chat LIVE: https://demonland.com/podcast Call: 03 9016 3666 Skype: Demonland31
  2. Demonland Trackwatchers Demon Dynasty & Kev Martin were trackside at Gosch's Paddock today to bring you their observations from training. DEMON DYNASTY'S TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Kade Chandler's left knee heavily strapped. BBB, Spargs & Jake Lever also in rehab group. Jake Bowey solo running separate kicking/sprint/agility drills. Super fine morning / early arvo at Gosch's for the boys to blow out some cobwebs. Choco initially had the light duties / rehab group consisting of Chandler, BBB, Lever & Charlie Spargo. The boys started on their own. Then Choco joined the fray, initially as an observer. He wasn't happy with their frivolity & banter and told them so ..."stop talking you blokes & watch what you're doing!" They were initially doing HB drills then 15 - 20 meter stab passes where Choco asked them to place their kicking foot down after the kick and toward the target. Everyone followed instructions except Chandler (knee issue? Or just didn't listen lol). The main group (as listed by Kev earlier) went off too the boundary to do their bungy stretchy thingies before blowing some webs out with some half oval runs They then split into approx 3 diff forward focussed drills. Much of it connection boased with kicks coming inside and / or shooting for goal on the run after transversing obstacles etc. Choco was overseeing much of it including the short 30 meter (ish) passing drills into 50. His main emphasis was on accuracy with one instruction "Perfect kicks! Every one of them is a potential goal assist. Perfect kicks!" Choco always driving and asking for high standards never grows old 👏🏼 All in all, outside the light duties group and Bowey (on his own program), all involved in the main group looked to be in tip top shape albeit some were no doubt carrying the usual bumps / bruises from previous encounters. Shane McAdam looks super fit to me and suggested such mentioning he is roughly two weeks away. First time i've seen him live and looks a lot rangier than I figured. His reels suggest he can play tall on the lead which makes sense. How is he at ground level i wonder? Lachie Hunter is one more week away and then a likely starter for Casey the following week apparently (all going well). Melk is in fine shape and very happy with his progress so far and according to WCW on track for a second half appearance (touch wood) As already noted, BBB while obviously on a light program, appeared to be moving / kicking (short passes) without hindrance. Jake Lever same and no way he is continuing through the high knee lift stepping drills if he was uncomfortable in any way imho. Spargo & Chandler restricted to light stuff and probably safe to assume Chin may not make the cut although there's another four full days before Saturday so who knows. Ollie Sestan doing alot of work both with the main group, then the lap work after plus additional stuff after everyone except Bowey had left. The FD must have high hopes for the young fella and see something special here. Tom Sparrow very happy with Saturday and playing back in the middle. Lovely fella to speak to is Tom. Caleb Windsor said he pulled up fine after Saturday also and is right to go. Had the pleasure of meeting WCW (bonus hugs!). Great gal who i'm sure has red & blue running through her veins. Fingers crossed for Saturday. Carn the Mighty Demons! KEV MARTIN'S TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Numbers are down, 24 in the main group. None who played yesterday at Casey are with them. Light duties include, BBB, Jake Lever, Kade Chandler, Charlie Spargo. Shane McAdam is in the main squad, as are Melky, Daniel Turner, and Lachie Hunter. Tom McDonald in runners, though full training. No Steven May. Fairly light run today, as it is the recovery session. Mainly grid work, large and small, with goal kicking to finish. Some of those who didn't play Saturday and have now integrated back into training did extra laps at the end. Tracc and Tom Sparrow also joined them. Lachie Hunter hitting up beautiful kicks. Daniel Turner looks fit. Melky into everything. Jack Viney looked like he has a small niggle. In the run throughs was behind the pack, which is unusual. Harry Petty without restrictions, was kicking goals 50 meters out with accuracy and ease. Shane McAdam and Tom Sparrow joined in as well. Kade Chandler in the rehab has some light strapping on left knee. Tom McDonald didn't do much with the group, mainly running laps. Jake Bowey working hard, running sprints, then laps. Jake Lever was lightly strapped, and did a 30 minute workout with a trainer. Looks good to go. Lever discarding his strapping post training.
  3. We'll be LIVE at 8:30pm tonight. Listen & Chat LIVE: https://demonland.com/podcast Call: 03 9016 3666 Skype: Demonland31
  4. Name Injury Expected Return Ollie Sestan Concussion Test Jake Lever Knee Test Steven May Ribs 1 week Lachie Hunter Calf 1 week Daniel Turner Hip 2 - 3 weeks Charlie Spargo Achilles 2 - 4 weeks Shane McAdam Hamstring 3 - 5 weeks Jake Bowey Shoulder 7 weeks Jake Melksham Knee 12 - 14 weeks
  5. Name Injury Expected Return Ollie Sestan Concussion Test Jake Lever Knee Test Steven May Ribs 1 week Lachie Hunter Calf 1 week Daniel Turner Hip 2 - 3 weeks Charlie Spargo Achilles 2 - 4 weeks Shane McAdam Hamstring 3 - 5 weeks Jake Bowey Shoulder 7 weeks Jake Melksham Knee 12 - 14 weeks
  6. VOTES PLAYER (CLUB) 10 Christian Petracca (MELB) 8 Bayley Fritsch (MELB) 4 Alex Neal-Bullen (MELB) 4 Kysaiah Pickett (MELB) 2 Max Gawn (MELB) 2 Kade Chandler (MELB) LEADERBOARD Interim leaderboard due to byes VOTES PLAYER CLUB 28 Isaac Heeney SYD 21 Tom Green GWS 18 Matt Rowell GCFC 17 Zak Butters PORT 17 Caleb Serong FRE 16 Luke Jackson FRE 15 Jesse Hogan GWS 15 Christian Petracca MELB 14 Sam Taylor GWS 13 Harry McKay CARL 12 Touk Miller GCFC 12 Connor Rozee PORT 11 Patrick Dangerfield GEEL 11 Errol Gulden SYD 10 Marcus Bontempelli WB 10 Archie Perkins ESS 10 Tom Stewart GEEL 10 Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera STK 9 Noah Anderson GCFC 9 Max Gawn MELB 9 Brodie Grundy SYD 9 Clayton Oliver MELB 9 Wil Powell GCFC
  7. Light? I’ve seen mummies with lighter strapping. 😜
  8. Perhaps so that the players are more settled and in a normal routine for Game Day than a regular interstate game. Happy to recreate the hub atmosphere that won us a flag if it means we aren't unsettled in these next two weeks.
  9. @Demon Dynasty posted the following photo of Chandler in the Training Thread. Small forward options?
  10. That's some heavy strapping on Chin's knee. If he's out who replaces him?
  11. “Steven was obviously in a lot of pain following that heavy contact in the second quarter of Saturday’s game, so we sent him off to hospital for some scans,” Richardson said. “The results of these showed two fractures to his ribs, and a small transverse process fracture. “At this stage, Steven will miss this week’s match against Port Adelaide. We will continue to monitor his pain and function following that, in the lead up to our Round 4 game.” Fellow defender Jake Lever also sat out the majority of the second half, hindered with a knee concern. The 28-year-old underwent scans on Sunday, which ruled out any significant structural damage. “Pleasingly, Jake has been cleared of major injury to his right knee. He, instead, looks to have irritated a joint under his kneecap,” Richardson said. “We will see how he responds this week at training, but we are optimistic he will be available for Saturday night’s game in Adelaide.” Melbourne will now prepare to face Port Adelaide in five days’ time, for the first of two back-to-back games at Adelaide Oval.
  12. “Steven was obviously in a lot of pain following that heavy contact in the second quarter of Saturday’s game, so we sent him off to hospital for some scans,” Richardson said. “The results of these showed two fractures to his ribs, and a small transverse process fracture. “At this stage, Steven will miss this week’s match against Port Adelaide. We will continue to monitor his pain and function following that, in the lead up to our Round 4 game.” Fellow defender Jake Lever also sat out the majority of the second half, hindered with a knee concern. The 28-year-old underwent scans on Sunday, which ruled out any significant structural damage. “Pleasingly, Jake has been cleared of major injury to his right knee. He, instead, looks to have irritated a joint under his kneecap,” Richardson said. “We will see how he responds this week at training, but we are optimistic he will be available for Saturday night’s game in Adelaide.” Melbourne will now prepare to face Port Adelaide in five days’ time, for the first of two back-to-back games at Adelaide Oval.
  13. I'm going to cut the questions off here as I'm flat chat today. I've put the show notes together already and I think we've adequately covered all the topics. I'm going to lock the thread and reopen it later on.
  14. Training with the rehab group. Who else is in there? Ben Brown and Charlie Spargo and?
  15. This is exactly the point I will be making on the podcast. I have no doubt we can cover the positions albeit not to the exact same levels with May and Lever in the team. What we can't replace is the coaching on the field, the talk and positioning etc.
  16. When they locked up the rooms for summer at the end of last year’s football season, the rooms gathered cobwebs, the atmosphere became dense and the place developed a sleepy feel. They opened up the rooms to let Casey out to play on Sunday but the team was still hibernating and they missed the bulk of the opening quarter. By the time they worked out it was game on, their opponents from Box Hill had accumulated five goals and, if the game wasn’t over, it might as well have been. For a season opener at their home ground, this was a major disappointment for the Casey Demons who were uncompetitive for so much of the game. It began in the middle where the Hawks dominated in the ruck as well as at the stoppages. There were times when the home side worked to regain the momentum such as was the case in the latter half of the second term but the Hawks were always in control and their pressure game constantly forced turnovers that were uncharacteristic of any Casey team of the past decade. Adding to the disappointment was the fact that some key injuries and an upcoming heavy schedule for Melbourne have opened up places at a higher level which demand standout performances that simply didn’t eventuate. I mentioned the dominance of the Box Hill engine room and the Demons would be lamenting the loss of regulars such as Luke Dunstan, James Harms, Jimmy Munro and co. who previously gave the midfield such a hard edge. The vacuum left by their will take a while to be adequately filled. Of the players in contention for higher places, Adam Tomlinson would have been close to the front of the line given that a couple of key defenders at AFL level are in doubt for the month ahead. As it was, Tomlinson’s game in Melbourne’s season opener wasn’t all that shabby. He certainly put his hand up to fill a key defensive spot with his 24-disposal display. Former Brisbane Lions big man cum forward, Tom Fullarton was also under consideration for a chance to be called up. He had some moments with his 12 disposals and ten hit outs but he paled in the shadows of the more dynamic Box Hill ruck lineup. One youngster with big wraps about him is Koltyn Tholstrup, a teenager with senior state league experience at Subiaco in the West. He impressed with his 18 disposals and a cool head under pressure and shouldn’t take long to make the step up to another level. Kynan Brown worked hard in the tough environment of a team that simply failed to gel further afield. Others who had their moments were Bailey Laurie who kicked a goal and had 21 touches and Andy Moniz-Wakefield and Taj Woewodin, each with 19 disposals. The standout among Casey listers was former Magpie VFL team leader Campbell Hustwaite who was the best of the team’s midfielders and promises to be a big feature at Casey in the future. Another newcomer, Caleb Lewis looked promising early but faded after half time after kicking a nice goal in the second term. All in all however, it was a nightmare of a game in which the Hawks were a class above making it an occasion to forget. It is expected that Melbourne will take an expanded squad to Adelaide and remain in the city between its next two games so the Casey Demons can expect to have much less than the dozen Demon listed players they had available for the season opener when they take on Footscray next Saturday afternoon at Casey Fields. Let’s hope they don’t miss their wake up call for that assignment. CASEY DEMONS 1.3.9 3.5.23 4.6.30 6.10.46 BOX HILL HAWKS 5.6.36 6.9.45 10.13.73 12.15.87 GOALS CASEY DEMONS Cross Hustwaite Laurie Lewis Schache Steele BOX HILL HAWKS Butler 3 Meek 2 Hall Parsons Ramsden Rule Stefanakis Tucker Wood BEST CASEY DEMONS Hustwaite Woewodin Tomlinson Fullarton Moniz-Wakefield Laurie BOX HILL HAWKS Meek Hustwaite Morrison Serong Butler C Brown Statistics Jed Adams 4 kicks 2 handballs 6 disposals 2 marks 1 tackles 26 dream team points Kynan Brown 5 kicks 9 handballs 14 disposals 2 marks 3 tackles 53 dream team points Leo Connolly 5 kicks 5 handballs 10 disposals 2 marks 28 dream team points Paddy Cross 1 goal 4 kicks 4 handballs 8 disposals 2 marks 32 dream team points Tyler Edwards 8 kicks 8 handballs 16 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 60 dream team points Kyah Farris-White 1 handball 2 dream team points Tom Freeman 5 kicks 7 handballs 12 disposals 3 marks 1 tackle 44 dream team points Tom Fullarton 9 kicks 3 handballs 12 disposals 1 mark 3 tackles 10 hitouts 55 dream team points Andrew Green 4 kicks 2 handballs 6 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 30 dream team points Campbell Husthwaite 1 goal 5 kicks 18 handballs 23 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 82 dream team points Matt Jefferson 7 kicks 1 handballs 8 disposals 4 marks 32 dream team points Bailey Laurie 1 goal 1 behind 11 kicks 10 handballs 21 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 67 dream team points Caleb Lewis 1 goal 1 behind 3 kicks 2 handballs 5 disposals 1 mark 22 dream team points Andy Moniz-Wakefield 11 kicks 8 handballs 19 disposals 5 marks 5 tackles 1 hitout 80 dream team points Ned Moodie 2 kicks 10 handballs 12 disposals 1 marks 2 tackles 38 dream team points Harvey Neocleous 6 kicks 2 handballs 8 disposals 1 marks 25 dream team points Josh Schache 1 goal 3 behinds 7 kicks 2 handballs 9 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 53 dream team points Roan Steele 1 goal 2 behinds 8 kicks 6 handballs 14 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 63 dream team points Koltyn Tholstrup 9 kicks 9 handballs 18 disposals 4 marks 6 tackles 81 dream team points Adam Tomlinson 20 kicks 4 handballs 24 disposals 6 marks 86 dream team points Will Verrall 1 behind 5 kicks 4 handballs 9 disposals 1 mark 10 hitouts 37 dream team points Mitch White 1 behind 12 kicks 6 handballs 18 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 71 dream team points Taj Woewodin 12 kicks 7 handballs 19 disposals 7 marks 2 tackles 76 dream team points
  17. HIBERNATING by KC from Casey When they locked up the rooms for summer at the end of last year’s football season, the rooms gathered cobwebs, the atmosphere became dense and the place developed a sleepy feel. They opened up the rooms to let Casey out to play on Sunday but the team was still hibernating and they missed the bulk of the opening quarter. By the time they worked out it was game on, their opponents from Box Hill had accumulated five goals and, if the game wasn’t over, it might as well have been. For a season opener at their home ground, this was a major disappointment for the Casey Demons who were uncompetitive for so much of the game. It began in the middle where the Hawks dominated in the ruck as well as at the stoppages. There were times when the home side worked to regain the momentum such as was the case in the latter half of the second term but the Hawks were always in control and their pressure game constantly forced turnovers that were uncharacteristic of any Casey team of the past decade. Adding to the disappointment was the fact that some key injuries and an upcoming heavy schedule for Melbourne have opened up places at a higher level which demand standout performances that simply didn’t eventuate. I mentioned the dominance of the Box Hill engine room and the Demons would be lamenting the loss of regulars such as Luke Dunstan, James Harms, Jimmy Munro and co. who previously gave the midfield such a hard edge. The vacuum left by their will take a while to be adequately filled. Of the players in contention for higher places, Adam Tomlinson would have been close to the front of the line given that a couple of key defenders at AFL level are in doubt for the month ahead. As it was, Tomlinson’s game in Melbourne’s season opener wasn’t all that shabby. He certainly put his hand up to fill a key defensive spot with his 24-disposal display. Former Brisbane Lions big man cum forward, Tom Fullarton was also under consideration for a chance to be called up. He had some moments with his 12 disposals and ten hit outs but he paled in the shadows of the more dynamic Box Hill ruck lineup. One youngster with big wraps about him is Koltyn Tholstrup, a teenager with senior state league experience at Subiaco in the West. He impressed with his 18 disposals and a cool head under pressure and shouldn’t take long to make the step up to another level. Kynan Brown worked hard in the tough environment of a team that simply failed to gel further afield. Others who had their moments were Bailey Laurie who kicked a goal and had 21 touches and Andy Moniz-Wakefield and Taj Woewodin, each with 19 disposals. The standout among Casey listers was former Magpie VFL team leader Campbell Hustwaite who was the best of the team’s midfielders and promises to be a big feature at Casey in the future. Another newcomer, Caleb Lewis looked promising early but faded after half time after kicking a nice goal in the second term. All in all however, it was a nightmare of a game in which the Hawks were a class above making it an occasion to forget. It is expected that Melbourne will take an expanded squad to Adelaide and remain in the city between its next two games so the Casey Demons can expect to have much less than the dozen Demon listed players they had available for the season opener when they take on Footscray next Saturday afternoon at Casey Fields. Let’s hope they don’t miss their wake up call for that assignment. CASEY DEMONS 1.3.9 3.5.23 4.6.30 6.10.46 BOX HILL HAWKS 5.6.36 6.9.45 10.13.73 12.15.87 GOALS CASEY DEMONS Cross Hustwaite Laurie Lewis Schache Steele BOX HILL HAWKS Butler 3 Meek 2 Hall Parsons Ramsden Rule Stefanakis Tucker Wood BEST CASEY DEMONS Hustwaite Woewodin Tomlinson Fullarton Moniz-Wakefield Laurie BOX HILL HAWKS Meek Hustwaite Morrison Serong Butler C Brown Statistics Jed Adams 4 kicks 2 handballs 6 disposals 2 marks 1 tackles 26 dream team points Kynan Brown 5 kicks 9 handballs 14 disposals 2 marks 3 tackles 53 dream team points Leo Connolly 5 kicks 5 handballs 10 disposals 2 marks 28 dream team points Paddy Cross 1 goal 4 kicks 4 handballs 8 disposals 2 marks 32 dream team points Tyler Edwards 8 kicks 8 handballs 16 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 60 dream team points Kyah Farris-White 1 handball 2 dream team points Tom Freeman 5 kicks 7 handballs 12 disposals 3 marks 1 tackle 44 dream team points Tom Fullarton 9 kicks 3 handballs 12 disposals 1 mark 3 tackles 10 hitouts 55 dream team points Andrew Green 4 kicks 2 handballs 6 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 30 dream team points Campbell Husthwaite 1 goal 5 kicks 18 handballs 23 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 82 dream team points Matt Jefferson 7 kicks 1 handballs 8 disposals 4 marks 32 dream team points Bailey Laurie 1 goal 1 behind 11 kicks 10 handballs 21 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 67 dream team points Caleb Lewis 1 goal 1 behind 3 kicks 2 handballs 5 disposals 1 mark 22 dream team points Andy Moniz-Wakefield 11 kicks 8 handballs 19 disposals 5 marks 5 tackles 1 hitout 80 dream team points Ned Moodie 2 kicks 10 handballs 12 disposals 1 marks 2 tackles 38 dream team points Harvey Neocleous 6 kicks 2 handballs 8 disposals 1 marks 25 dream team points Josh Schache 1 goal 3 behinds 7 kicks 2 handballs 9 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 53 dream team points Roan Steele 1 goal 2 behinds 8 kicks 6 handballs 14 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 63 dream team points Koltyn Tholstrup 9 kicks 9 handballs 18 disposals 4 marks 6 tackles 81 dream team points Adam Tomlinson 20 kicks 4 handballs 24 disposals 6 marks 86 dream team points Will Verrall 1 behind 5 kicks 4 handballs 9 disposals 1 mark 10 hitouts 37 dream team points Mitch White 1 behind 12 kicks 6 handballs 18 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 71 dream team points Taj Woewodin 12 kicks 7 handballs 19 disposals 7 marks 2 tackles 76 dream team points
  18. Would you hold Steven May against his will?
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