DemonDave

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.

From the games ive seen Hulett has the size but not quite the smarts yet. Weeds has the smarts but not yet the body size.

Another great result! Scorps march on at the top of the ladder. None of the experts had us pegged to be this balanced a side in this comp Each week we have a rotation of midfielders racking up good numbers, forwards sharing the goalscoring load and defenders marshalling with experience. We can now afford to take our time with key position prospects such as O Mac, Weideman and Hulett, giving them a good block of games to develop their craft and gain confidence in using their bodies against bigger opponents. The loss of our skipper Panozza hasnt been as badly felt as I thought it would be.

Fantastic function last night, some great speeches by Barry Bourke, Steven Smith, Richard Colless, Sam Kekovich and Tim Lane a good host. Was a pleasure to be able to mingle with some of the greats of the 64 Flag, as well as the Very Reverend Neale Daniher, 90s players and a host of other luminaries.

Has a back injury. Rotten timing as he was playing really good footy

Jordan Moncrieff was showing a bit in the 1's last year as well, can't crack that squad this year due to our availability of talls..

On the cusp of his Life Membership! Congrats big Spencil...

This would be similar to what Roos tried to orchestrate at Sydney to get Dustin Martin wouldnt it? I seem to recall Sydney desperately trying to trade their way up the draft order to snare him. Similar kind of players..

News out of the Northern Blues is McGuinness has three cracked vertebrae from his collision with Weeds. So thats not good for him wish him a speedy recovery.

Look at that, from the Full back line to the Half Forward line only 4 players that played Saturday night. And only 13 of the 22 the same. For a game not too long ago, Round 20 last year, that's a significant difference! Like the Saints game a fortnight ago, from the first stages of this game we looked far too slow, I think being at the G this week will be a big leveller.

Demons win by 73pts Scorps win by 107pts Scorps Dev win by 92pts Aggregate winning total 272 points for the weekend. When has this ever happened for us?

The way I read it Dappa is that we had one spot to upgrade, which was Wagner, then we've got two guys out for the year in King and Melksham, who can also be replaced? Very confusing when they frequently change rules on the fly.

The question has to be asked, when the AFL inevitably take over the stadium sometime in the next few years, and it ceases to be a venue that watches every dollar by hiring less gate/catering/ticketing staff, will things improve any without a private sector bottom line to protect? Will the AFL bring an end to the 'minimum number of scheduled games at the ground per year' ruling that forces each Vic club to play a home game there? Will they reduce the price of parking under the stadium? WIll the reduce the size of the Medallion Club and the like so more fans can actually go and afford to sit on level 2?