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Agree with most of what you've said except that BBB had to play, or we may have been out of the game by half time without him. He's clearly been better in the 1st half, and tires in the 2nd. You can put that down to T Mac's absence, and Jackson being largely ineffective as a forward all year. BBB has to bear all the opposition attention. @demoncat You're right. I totally disagree that Weid has the size and strength to attract the second defender. That's his biggest weakness aside from marking. I think JVR at this point is a better footballer than Weid, and if selected, he won't have to do much to prove it. The final goal that JVR kicked for Casey sums up what I've being seeing all year. In a contested marking situation, JVR is sitting perfectly in line with the flight of the ball. Look where Weid comes from, and he almost spoilt JVR.

Please stop this Andrew Brayshaw to Melbourne nonsense. Gus said months ago that Andy is happy in WA. His twin brother and oldest brother are there. Plus Freo are in their premiership window now, and Andy B is a big factor. They're not trading him for Jackson.

We would be bringing him in due to the shortcomings of our forward line structure. We have an additional small there because neither Weid or M Brown could fill T Mac's role. If we go back to our most successful structure, then JVR is our only option. And I don't see him being under any additional pressure to perform. Nowhere have I seen or heard JVR as being the messiah. As for his weight, of course he'll get stronger with time, but doesn't stop him from making an impact now. He played senior WAFL games last year.

The EBA argument is nonsense given the number of players who have re-signed. And of course all will be revealed eventually.

When does Weid ever use his frame? The difference between Weid and JVR is that Weid like a to fly for marks, generally from behind. JVR reads the flight better and stands under the ball. JVR is more like T Mac. If our coaches are worried about JVR's lack of size, why the hell have they got him playing 2nd ruck at Casey in the past 2 weeks, competing against guys over 200cm? JVR will take the 3rd best defender, after BBB and Fritsch. He's ready now.

JVR for Bedford, as he's the closest player we have to play the T Mac role. Dunstan for Oliver. Laurie for Spargo. Hunt for Bowey. Chandler unlucky.

You include JVR to justify Weid in for Brown, lol. How about just JVR for Bedford, so BBB gets some decent help in the air. Weid did nothing to deserve promotion. Mitch Brown actually had a more impactful game.

You clearly didn't watch the last quarter either.

Laurie, JVR, Hunt, Dunstan and Chandler all put their hands up for selection. At the very least, Oliver is out for Dunstan. Laurie and Chandler should be in for Spargo and Bedford. Hunt should be in for Bowey. If we change our forward structure, JVR comes in for Sparrow or ANB.

Whilst I agree that the gap between VFL and AFL is massive, unless you give players an opportunity, how can they prove themselves? JVR is a must in for me. You can see from the highlights that he's prepared to sit under the ball to take a mark, which is something lacking in Weid's game. And if he was selected next week, he'd probably be matched by Trent McKenzie.

So you prefer players who aren't getting near the ball? And Dunstan and Hunt's disposal isn't as bad as what some on here perpetuate. Based on their Casey form, they are a chance to be included.

The Weid experiment is over. Time for JVR to be added to the forward mix. In: Hunt, JVR, Dunstan Out: Bedford, Bowey, Spargo. JVR to give us another forward marking option. Hunt to replace Bowey who's struggled for a while. Dunstan to give us more grunt at stoppages and someone who can find the pill.

Outplayed all night. No excuses. So many players made little to no contribution. It's all very well applying forward pressure, but Kossie, Spargo, Bedford and ANB need to get their hands on the ball.

Spot on, and you can add Daw and Bell in the ruck when they've played. I've watched most of Casey's games, and the backline has been a far cry from the Seniors. They are often caught out leaking goals out the back due to poor structure. In the game against North, i remember Ryan Koo competing for a mark against 4 North players in the goal square, and he almost spoiled it. No other Casey player in sight. Rosman, Dek Smith and McVee have all had their moments, but I wouldn't guarantee that they'll all still be on the list next year.

For future reference. When Goody says this about Weid, "we're happy with how he's developing", it's code for "he's shown nothing at AFL level, and will be playing at Casey in the foreseeable future".

Ideally we'd love to have the same structure as our Premiership team, but Weid hasn't shown he can play the T Mac role. So the selection panel need to decide whether Bedford offers more than Weid, regardless of structure. Against the Cats they'll go with Bedford IMO.

Disagree. The journo talked about Weid's game last week in gushing terms. Goody just said that they are happy with Weid's development. I guess we'll see who's right.

Reading between the lines, Weid will be omitted.

Rosman has all the physical tools to be a good intercepting backman, but lacks the most important thing which is footy IQ. He doesn't read the play well enough and gets caught out of position. Do we persevere with him in that role at Casey when we have 4 KPBs who do read the play well in May, Petty, Lever and Turner? He started out on the wing but didn't get enough of it due once again to his footy IQ. He's 50/50 keep or delist.

If you asked me 3 months ago, I'd be all in for Amon. But JJ's form stacks up against Amon. JJ averages only 1.5 possies less per game but has kicked more goals. I'd much rather keep Gus than pursue Amon.

I go into a game thinking we will win if the following occurs: Key forwards: B.Brown, Fritta, T. Mac 6 goals Small Forwards: Kossie, Spargo, ANB 4 goals Rucks: Gawn, Jackson 2 Mids/Half Fwds 3 Our structure has changed with Bedford replacing T Mac, so split will change. But I can't see us losing many games kicking 15 goals. I don't care who kicks the goals so long as we get a contribution from each group.

Stewie Dew clearly didn't worry about his diet like a professional sportsman should. Whilst you may not forgive Tex for his prior indiscretions, maybe the Melbourne players don't see themselves as perfect, and are more forgiving.

If it's any consolation, one of Luke's closest mates Luke Travers was drafted into the NBA last week. So he won't be seeing much of him should he want to return to Perth.

Fail to see why he'd be a culture killer. The Hawks recruited a 20kg overweight Stewie Dew, and he was largely responsible for winning them a flag.

If there was a midseason trade period, I'd get Tex in a heartbeat. But looking forward, I really want to see JVR in that role asap. As for the supposed no [censored] policy, we currently have a player who's twice been clocked by a teammate. TeX has served his punishment, and I'm sure the Dees players would be accepting, unless they are all Cancel Culturists.