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The world “gallant” is not one that is readily acceptable to losing teams in our game of football so when it was used in the context of the Casey Demons’ loss to Sandringham in yesterday’s match at Casey Fields, it left a bitter taste in the mouth. The Demons went into the game against the St Kilda affiliated Zebras with the advantage of playing on their home turf (not that this has been a major asset in 2024) and with very little else going in their favour. The Saints have close to a full list from which to select their team and, as a consequence, Sandy fielded a strong team with a solid group of AFL campaigners. The Demons, on the other hand, managed to provide ten AFL players, most of them short on AFL experience and also lacked the VFL experience of recent years. Skipper Mitch White was the exception to that rule and he was indeed, magnificent all afternoon in an outstanding leadership performance that produced a game high 38 possessions as well as two goals and ten clearances. He was responsible for Casey’s strong first half showing and then, led the charge at the end with the goal that led his side’s run of five unanswered goals in the middle of the final term that had them so tantalisingly close at 1 point in arrears before the Zebras kicked away with the game’s last two goals. Earlier, the Demons kicked themselves out of the win with errant kicking for goal that proved fatal to the cause in a half of football that saw several lead changes. The half time score of 6.10.46 to 7.2.46 said it all. With Membrey and Hotton taking control in the third term, the Zebras looked to be on their way to an easy win until the late Casey comeback. For Melbourne fans, the form of Matthew Jefferson who booted 5.3 and took eight marks was heartening. His display of forward craft and thirst for the contest were his best in the year and a half in which he has been with the Demons. Ben Brown’s 3.3 after the main break showed that he is by no means a spent force. Andy Moniz-Wakefield continued with his rich vein of form covering plenty of ground and collecting 17 kicks, 17 handballs and taking six marks. Bailey Laurie (25 disposals), Jack Billings (24) and Koltyn Tholstrup (23) were all busy. With plenty of young talent being groomed for the future, the club should not expect too many “gallant losses” going forward. The Casey Demons next outing is next Saturday at Piranha Park against fellow cellar dwellers Coburg Lions. CASEY DEMONS 4.4.28 6.10.46 8.12.60 14.14.98 SANDRINGHAM 5.0.30 7.2.44 14.4.88 17.9.111 GOALS CASEY DEMONS Jefferson 5 B Brown 3 Laurie White 2 Cross Szybkowski SANDRINGHAM Membrey 6 Hotton 5 Lowe 2 Allison Butler Heath Watson BEST CASEY DEMONS White Moniz-Wakefield Jefferson Laurie K Brown B Brown SANDRINGHAM Heath Membrey Crouch Campbell Hotton Paton Statistics Jed Adams 8 kicks 2 handballs 10 disposals 6 marks 1 tackle 51 dream team points Jack Bell 5 handballs 5 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 6 hitouts 20 dream team points Jack Billings 13 kicks 11 handballs 24 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 77 dream team points Ben Brown 3 goals 3 behinds 9 kicks 3 handballs 12 disposals 9 marks 1 tackle 82 dream team points Kynan Brown 10 kicks 6 handballs 16 disposals 4 marks 8 tackles 86 dream team points Paddy Cross 1 goals 6 kicks 3 handballs 9 disposals 1 marks 5 tackles 55 dream team points
 Tyler Edwards 1 behind 11 kicks 8 handballs 19 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 78 dream team points Tom Freeman 8 kicks 8 disposals 3 marks 33 dream team points Max Gregory 4 kicks 6 handballs 10 disposals 3 marks 6 tackles 54 dream team points Matt Jefferson 5 goals 3 behinds 8 kicks 3 handballs 11 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 82 dream team points Brayden LaPlanche 10 kicks 3 handballs 13 disposals 6 marks 2 tackles 59 dream team points Bailey Laurie 2 goals 1 behind 14 kicks 11 handballs 25 disposals 6 marks 5 tackles 115 dream team points Andy Moniz-Wakefield 17 kicks 17 handballs 34 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 115 dream team points Harvey Neocleous 1 behind 1 kick 2 handballs 3 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 15 dream team points Ollie Sestan 2 behinds 9 kicks 3 handballs 12 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 65 dream team points Roan Steele 1 behind 13 kicks 6 handballs 19 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 76 dream team points Mitch Szybkowski 1 goal 6 kicks 1 handball 7 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 47 dream team points Koltyn Tholstrup 9 kicks 14 handballs 23 disposals 5 marks 1 tackles 74 dream team points Ziggy Toledo 1 handball 1 disposals 2 dream team points Ryan Valentine 5 kicks 4 handballs 9 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 48 dream team points Will Verrall 1 behind 6 kicks 13 handballs 19 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 14 hitouts 77 dream team points Mitch White 2 goals 26 kicks 12 handballs 38 disposals 8 marks 5 tackles 158 dream team points Kai Windsor 4 kicks 5 handballs 9 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 35 dream team points

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GALLANT by KC from Casey The world “gallant” is not one that is readily acceptable to losing teams in our game of football so when it was used in the context of the Casey Demons’ loss to Sandringham in yesterday’s match at Casey Fields, it left a bitter taste in the mouth. The Demons went into the game against the St Kilda affiliated Zebras with the advantage of playing on their home turf (not that this has been a major asset in 2024) and with very little else going in their favour. The Saints have close to a full list from which to select their team and, as a consequence, Sandy fielded a strong team with a solid group of AFL campaigners. The Demons, on the other hand, managed to provide ten AFL players, most of them short on AFL experience and also lacked the VFL experience of recent years. Skipper Mitch White was the exception to that rule and he was indeed, magnificent all afternoon in an outstanding leadership performance that produced a game high 38 possessions as well as two goals and ten clearances. He was responsible for Casey’s strong first half showing and then, led the charge at the end with the goal that led his side’s run of five unanswered goals in the middle of the final term that had them so tantalisingly close at 1 point in arrears before the Zebras kicked away with the game’s last two goals. Earlier, the Demons kicked themselves out of the win with errant kicking for goal that proved fatal to the cause in a half of football that saw several lead changes. The half time score of 6.10.46 to 7.2.46 said it all. With Membrey and Hotton taking control in the third term, the Zebras looked to be on their way to an easy win until the late Casey comeback. For Melbourne fans, the form of Matthew Jefferson who booted 5.3 and took eight marks was heartening. His display of forward craft and thirst for the contest were his best in the year and a half in which he has been with the Demons. Ben Brown’s 3.3 after the main break showed that he is by no means a spent force. Andy Moniz-Wakefield continued with his rich vein of form covering plenty of ground and collecting 17 kicks, 17 handballs and taking six marks. Bailey Laurie (25 disposals), Jack Billings (24) and Koltyn Tholstrup (23) were all busy. With plenty of young talent being groomed for the future, the club should not expect too many “gallant losses” going forward. The Casey Demons next outing is next Saturday at Piranha Park against fellow cellar dwellers Coburg Lions. CASEY DEMONS 4.4.28 6.10.46 8.12.60 14.14.98 SANDRINGHAM 5.0.30 7.2.44 14.4.88 17.9.11 GOALS CASEY DEMONS Jefferson 5 B Brown 3 Laurie White 2 Cross Szybkowski SANDRINGHAM Membrey 6 Hotton 5 Lowe 2 Allison Butler Heath Watson BEST CASEY DEMONS White Moniz-Wakefield Jefferson Laurie K Brown B Brown SANDRINGHAM Heath Membrey Crouch Campbell Hotton Paton Statistics Jed Adams 8 kicks 2 handballs 10 disposals 6 marks 1 tackle 51 dream team points Jack Bell 5 handballs 5 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 6 hitouts 20 dream team points Jack Billings 13 kicks 11 handballs 24 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 77 dream team points Ben Brown 3 goals 3 behinds 9 kicks 3 handballs 12 disposals 9 marks 1 tackle 82 dream team points Kynan Brown 10 kicks 6 handballs 16 disposals 4 marks 8 tackles 86 dream team points Paddy Cross 1 goals 6 kicks 3 handballs 9 disposals 1 marks 5 tackles 55 dream team points
 Tyler Edwards 1 behind 11 kicks 8 handballs 19 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 78 dream team points Tom Freeman 8 kicks 8 disposals 3 marks 33 dream team points Max Gregory 4 kicks 6 handballs 10 disposals 3 marks 6 tackles 54 dream team points Matt Jefferson 5 goals 3 behinds 8 kicks 3 handballs 11 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 82 dream team points Brayden LaPlanche 10 kicks 3 handballs 13 disposals 6 marks 2 tackles 59 dream team points Bailey Laurie 2 goals 1 behind 14 kicks 11 handballs 25 disposals 6 marks 5 tackles 115 dream team points Andy Moniz-Wakefield 17 kicks 17 handballs 34 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 115 dream team points Harvey Neocleous 1 behind 1 kick 2 handballs 3 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 15 dream team points Ollie Sestan 2 behinds 9 kicks 3 handballs 12 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 65 dream team points Roan Steele 1 behind 13 kicks 6 handballs 19 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 76 dream team points Mitch Szybkowski 1 goal 6 kicks 1 handball 7 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 47 dream team points Koltyn Tholstrup 9 kicks 14 handballs 23 disposals 5 marks 1 tackles 74 dream team points Ziggy Toledo 1 handball 1 disposals 2 dream team points Ryan Valentine 5 kicks 4 handballs 9 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 48 dream team points Will Verrall 1 behind 6 kicks 13 handballs 19 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 14 hitouts 77 dream team points Mitch White 2 goals 26 kicks 12 handballs 38 disposals 8 marks 5 tackles 158 dream team points Kai Windsor 4 kicks 5 handballs 9 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 35 dream team points

All set to miss the Dees match

Demon fans had been spending their time “death riding” the Dockers for months. Their enjoyment of this exercise came to an abrupt end when Freo (aka Walyalup) outlasted Melbourne (Narrm) by 7 points. TEAMS NARRM B M. Hibberd J. Lever J. McVee HB C. Salem S. May A. Brayshaw C E. Langdon J. Viney T. Sparrow HF B. Fritsch T. McDonald K. Pickett F K. Chandler B. Grundy C. Spargo FOLL M. Gawn C. Petracca A. Neal-Bullen I/C J. Bowey J. Harmes T. Rivers J. van Rooyen SUB J. Jordon EMG B. Laurie J. Smith T. Woewodin IN J. Harmes T. Sparrow OUT L. Hunter (suspended) C. Oliver (hamstring) WALYALUP B B. Cox A. Pearce H. B B. Cox A. Pearce H. Young HB B. Walker L. Ryan J. Aish C J. Clark J. O'Meara N. O'Driscoll HF S. Switkowski N. Fyfe M. Frederick F M. Johnson J. Amiss L. Schultz FOLL S. Darcy A. Brayshaw L. Jackson I/C B. Banfield E. Hughes C. Serong J. Treacy SUB S. Sturt EMG W. Brodie N. Erasmus K. Worner IN S. Sturt OUT M. Walters (calf)

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Split Coach 1 Coach 2 Gawn Gawn Viney/TMac Viney/TMac Salem Tomlinson Tomlinson Salem JVR/Tracc JVR/Trac

Votes Player (Club) 10 Max Gawn (MELB) 5 Adam Tomlinson (MELB) 5 Christian Salem (MELB) 4 Jack Viney (MELB) 4 Tom McDonald (MELB) 1 Jacob Van Rooyen (MELB) 1 Christian Petracca (MELB) Leaderboard Votes Player Club 71 Isaac Heeney SYD 59 Nick Daicos COLL 55 Caleb Serong FRE 50 Zach Merrett ESS 48 Chad Warner SYD 46 Max Gawn MELB 43 Marcus Bontempelli WB 43 Zak Butters PORT 42 Patrick Cripps CARL 42 Jordan Dawson ADEL 40 Errol Gulden SYD 39 Adam Treloar WB 37 Noah Anderson GCFC 37 Sam Walsh CARL 36 Christian Petracca MELB 36 Matt Rowell GCFC 35 Jason Horne-Francis PORT 34 Tom Green GWS 33 Lachie Neale BL 32 Jeremy Cameron GEEL

LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND 11 129. Max Gawn 84. Christian Petracca 70. Steven May 59. Alex Neal-Bullen 43. Jack Viney 40. Jake Lever 34. Clayton Oliver 31. Bayley Fritsch 26. Kysaiah Pickett 24. Christian Salem 22. Trent Rivers 20. Ed Langdon 18. Judd McVee 16. Tom McDonald 14. Kade Chandler 12. Tom Sparrow 11. Blake Howes Daniel Turner 10. Jack Billings 9. Adam Tomlinson 5. Caleb Windsor 2. Harry Petty 1. Jake Bowey

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… meanwhile, at about the same time that Narrm was putting its feet on the accelerator to obliterate the long-suffering Euro-Yroke combination, I heard someone mention in passing that Kuwarna was leading Waalitj Marawar by a whopping 46 to 1 halfway through the second quarter of their game over in Adelaide. “What is football coming to?” I asked myself. In front of my eyes, the Demons were smashing it through the midfield, forcing turnovers and getting the footy to their forwards who were converting with ease while elsewhere on this wide and beautiful continent, their tormentors from last week were meekly turning up their toes. Was some spirit from the Dreamtime using this year’s Sir Doug Nicholls Round to play tricks with our collective minds? Whatever trickery there is in the air at this time of the year that can turn the conquerers of the Demons into 99 point losing pussycats in the next week, it seems that something was afoot when rumours began to spread that Narrm’s ruck giant was looking pale and wan as he underwent at a surprise fitness test at the MCG. However, the Demons’ skipper who was one of the team’s in last week’s loss, wasn’t going to be left out and he not only made it to the starting gate, but he also turned in one of the season’s great indivudual performances against Rowan Marshall who is no slouch himself. Max Gawn’s final match stats demonstrated the importance of his game - 27 disposals, ten clearances, eight hit outs to advantage, seven marks, ten score involvements, two score assists and a goal. The rest is commentary. … meanwhile, after conceding the first goal of the match, Narrm was dominant for the better part of the opening half without having that much to show for it due mainly to poor conversion when going for goal. Two majors for the Saints in the dying moments of the half had lifted them back to within two goals of sharing the lead at the main break. The Demons had been well in control in defence with Steven May and Tom McDonald holding steady and Adam Tomlinson doing a sterling job filling in for Jake Lever. The midfield was purring along nicely as well. Christian Salem was getting back in his pre injury groove and Narrm was seemingly in control but there remained a shadow of doubt and they really should have been much further in front. It was only after the main break that Narrm broke the banks of the dam wall. Goals came regularly. Christian Petracca was at his unstoppable best and Jacob van Rooyen showed his versatility and value, chopping in with the relief ruckwork and adding valuable goals. The return of Ed Langdon, fully rested after a week elsewhere on the planet was certainly noticed. A comprehensive blow out was on the cards when van Rooyen goaled to put the team ahead by 54 points at the twenty minute mark of the final term but they put up the shutters and allowed a few goals in junk time at the end. As it was, Euro-Yroke booted more than half of their goals in the time on period of the second and fourth quarters respectively. It was good to win but all was not sweetness and light as a handful of players struggled to get their hands on the football. Yet, premierships are not won in May and there is still time for adjustment in terms of positions, personnel and performance at peak fitness. … meanwhile Narrm is back in the top four and, for the moment, back in town although when it reverts back to its identity of Melbourne, it will be fulfilling its out-of-town duties in beautiful Alice Springs when it takes on the Dockers for a different taste of Dreamtime Magic in a place where this year, the forecast is for fine and clear conditions … no rain! I have a feeling that the spirits are much happier there now than they were last year. NARRM 4.7.31 5.9.39 11.10.76 14.16.100 EURO-YROKE 1.0.6 4.3.27 5.5.35 9.8.62 GOALS NARRM van Rooyen 3 Fritsch Petracca Viney 2 Chandler Gawn Hunter May Pickett EURO-YROKE M King 3 Higgins 2 Owens Steele Sinclair Wilson BEST NARRM Gawn Petracca Salem Viney Tomlinson May EURO-YROKE Steele Wanganeen-Milera Sinclair Wood Dow Higgins INJURIES NARRM Harry Petty (foot) EURO-YROKE Nil REPORTS NARRM Nil EURO-YROKE Nil SUBSTITUTIONS NARRM Taj Woewodin (replaced Harrison Petty in the fourth quarter) EURO-YROKE Cooper Sharman (replaced Lance Collard in the third quarter) UMPIRES Curtis Deboy Nicholas Brown Brendan Hosking John Howorth CROWD 37,403 at The MCG

The Demons head back on the road for the fourth time this season as the travel to Alice Springs to take on the Fremantle Dockers at Treager Park on Sunday afternoon. Who comes in and who goes out?

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