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He didnt do enough in the Richmond game to justify elevation. So thats possibly the longest list of available MFC players we've had this year at the selection table. Look forward to heading to Whitten Oval on Sunday!

There isn't a single new thing in this article, no quotes from any new source other than the always reliable "Club source": "The Bombers’ confidence in keeping Hibberd is starting to wane. Last night a club source said he was a 50-50 chance at best of staying" More column inch filler from Murdoch's minions

Membrey has been their in form forward. So I assume Tom Mac goes to him, Frost could play on Riewoldt, and has the athleticism to follow him onto the wing if need be, so the wildcard matchup is Bruce. If Oscar Mac doesnt get up as expected you'd have to bring in one of Garland or Dunn. Neither of who are setting the world on fire at Casey. Wagner probably due a run at Casey before returning.

Clay Smith from the Dogs has had 3 knee recos now, pick 17. Cripps played a handful of games in his first year due to injury Paddy McCartin pick 1 constantly being concussed career under threat. Scharenberg Pies pick 6 barely played a game due to injury Freeman Pies/Saints barely played a game due to injury Cam McCarthy pick 14 not played at all this year due to homesickness Jono O Rourke pick 2 Giants missed most of first year injured Need we go on?

Did anyone else see, early in the 2nd quarter, Daniel Rioli stream out of the centre square with the clearance and send a beautiful long kick into....Caseys forward line? The poor kid had kicked it to the wrong end! And we got a goal out of it. I left not long after that to head to the G, but comedy play of the day hands down. Keilty copped an absolute bone-jarring hit from who I assume was one of the Richmond ruckmen early in this game too, so not sure if he recovered and came back on or not?

His first quarters in particular this year have been really good, has been playing his best footy for a couple of years, his pace offers something of a difference.

That's two huge games from Spencer and Matt Jones in a row now, gotta be knocking loudly on the selection door.

Tell that to all the Oscar McDonald bashers as well!

If you goto a game, and head out to the 1/4 and 3/4 time huddles, Plapp is always the last one into the huddle after the assistant coaches. The reason is that Brendan McCartney is always the one that has him aside and having a quiet word in his ear right before he joins the huddle. Happened when I was there on Saturday, and every single break I've seen at this year at games I've been to, and same last year. Quite often Goodwin always has a chat to him post huddle, so I think they're coming from a similar coaching philosophy down there at Casey

Just as well we didn't have to expose any of our young guns such as Jesse Hogan to a year of playing footy at this ground then.

Have I read this sentence right? If we've lost 3 of the last 10, that means we won 7?

From the games that I've been to/seen of Casey this year, both are still a fair way off. Weideman WILL be a very good forward, but his goal tally this year is somewhat misleading, most of his goals have been scored in the 4th quarter this year when we've been steamrolling teams, our final quarters this year have been stunning, I don't know if it's superior fitness, simply having more AFL-players as depth shining through, or a combination of both, but that's been the difference for us this year. Here's our 4th quarter scores vs all opposition this year: 42.26 vs 13.12 I expect at least one of them will get a game by the end of the year in the last couple of weeks a la Oscar McDonald last year though, to give them a taste of it. Considering as has been mentioned both of them haven't played much under 18 football, their durability this year has been pleasing, with both having a rest week as well.

Thanks for the updates as usual KC! Good to see us giving all of our emergencies a run this week too being on separate days to demons game

I suddenly have that Swan Lager "They said you'd never make it..." ad song in my head! He's played all his footy as an inside mid for Casey this year, so I assume he'll add to the rotations there, but can really just as easily slot into the half back or forward line if required

That photo of Trac hugging Jack gets me right in the feels. So happy for him, a just reward for all his toil to get over his horrific injuries...Insert other media

Not for mine. It was his first full game for us as a defender, after suffering a back complaint the week before. To get into the side you have to show a good solid block of form at Casey these days, still think he's an athlete first and footballer second.

Dunn, Garland, Frost and O Mac have all been dropped this year. And therein lies the crux of the issue they've all had problematic seasons

A very good dilemna to have this year isnt it! Previous years our 21st and 22nd guys picked would be there almost by default as there was no-one else up to it. Now we've got a VFL side top of the ladder chock full of players ready to step up when needed! The only obvious weaknesses are key back and ruck backup. I can't see Frost as our first choice key back as he hasn't played a single game there for us at this level. He was OK Saturday night but still only had a smallish num of touches B: Jetta O Mac Hunt HB: Garland T Mac Lumumba C: Vince Tyson Stretch HF: Kent Pedersen Petracca F: Watts Hogan Garlett Foll: Gawn Viney Jones I/C: Bugg, Oliver, Harmes, Kennedy Emerg: Wagner, Neal-Bullen, VanDenBerg Assumes that Salem and Brayshaw have interrupted back halves to the season

Fulfilling his childhood dream of playing in the NFL for his native Fiji in the Olympics as a permanent forward for the Pies.

Both played. Keilty was asked to more of a floating role tonight, given we had 2 other ruckmen playing. Spencer spent a bit more time up forward than I expected, King was fairly competitive in the centre too. Ed Morris also played and was serviceable. I thought Wilson played quite well, and good to see the 2 first gamers in Glen and Collis get involved. He took a guy on on the boundary line, tried to bounce his way to glory, and it didnt end well! I thought Dawes work rate was outstanding tonight, he demanded the ball in his area, which may have been partly why Weed and Hulett were a bit quieter as they weren't the primary focus. He was able numerous times to take the ball at his ankles from a poor pass and either dish off to a teammate to advantage or clear a path for them. I'd probably lean on him being selected next week for the Port game. Tim Smith as the other outstanding forward on the night, again his ability to get to lots of contests, tackle strongly and clunk a few monster marks was superb. The game was as has been mentioned, a very scrappy, highly contested and congested affair, so keeping track of some of the possessions in tight can be difficult, if you've ever been to a night game at Casey Fields, the visibility across the park is terrible, the lights just aren't strong enough. So I wasn't aware just how many Grimes and Salem had racked up. VDB gave away quite a few free from over-eagerness tonight, and was as expected heavily rotated. He'll no doubt ramp up game time next week at Casey. Mitch White the pick of the defenders tonight, his physicality and ability to play as a high sweeper was great. Terlich also ably assisted him as well as getting forward for a couple of shots at goal. Good to see Goodwin, McCartney, Matt Jones, Brayshaw, Harmes, Dunn etc there in the huddles too

Salem off accompanied by medicos and straight up the race bit sure what issue was

Much better quarter there the defence really looked to move it quickly in transition. Smith the pick of the forwards

She always was from QLD, so it's no surprise she's signed with a local team. I expect our Lady Demons team to not look much like the teams that have ran out the last couple of years, as those games have been the best of the best from across Australia, next year in the new comp they'll be spread out a bit more evenly amongst the squads.

I reckon he'd be Top 5 in the B&F, which rewards roles players play rather than whoever gets the most posessions or goals the media awards tend to focus on. And yet, I dont think once this year he would've been named in the paper 'bests'. His ability to read the play in the air against often taller opponents, and his ability to jink, twist and turn out of trouble to dish it off for someone to clear is second to none. We've definitely got the 'good' Jetta here!

Tyson's getting back to his levels where he finished runner up in our B&F not backwards. He's averaging equal or higher in disposals, goals, tackles, Inside 50s and Score Assists than that year, and all are a marked improvement on last year.