Neil Crompton

I'm honoured that you even bother to read the ramblings of such a lowly supporter. I can only aspire to be more knowledgeable like you one day.

There seemed to be an awful lot of pack marks in that package. And couldn't he roost the ball! Please show this to the Weid on a daily basis.

At the risk of sounding Werridee'ish, I'd like to propose a team for this coming week, and my reasoning for it: I believe our problems are fixable with the talent we currently have available, and can be turned around in a relatively short period of time, with the right approach - and a few tweaks. In short my premise is that our main problem is with our mids, and their poor delivery into our forward 50. We have no problem with getting the ball into our 50 - enough times to win a game if we convert - its just that our delivery is so bad, our forwards do not stand a chance in hell - with the obvious outcome being turning the ball over and speedy delivery of the ball to the other end of the ground. One solution, i feel, is to place our best ball users into the middle. I also feel Jones best position now is to replace Nev in the back pocket. And a suggestion by another poster of placing Petracca onto a back flank to bring him into the game more, I also like. Brayshaw is a great ball gatherer, and around goals his kicking is far better than his sub standard field kicking. So i like him on a forward flank - taking Traccs position. For what it is worth, here is my team (assuming current injury status): Jones, Frost, Hore Petracca, Hibbert, Lewis Fritsch, Melksham, Salem Hunt, Weideman, Brayshaw Garlett, TMac, T Smith Gawn, Oliver, Harmes I/C Stretch, Keilty, Lockhart and Sparrow.

Thanks DJ - might be one to watch closely.

I think you will find that if we fix our disposal entering the forward 50, then our forwards will improve no end. Fix one, you fix the other.

I watched the swans game last night and was very impressed with their Jordan Dawson. Its the first time i have him and I think he shows great potential on last nights effort. I've discovered he's from SA, but does anyone know his contract status? Again, based on last nights showing, could be a great long term pick up.

Disagree totally. Our forwards are not the major problem - its the delivery from our mids into the forward line that is the disgrace.The best key forwards in the league wouldn't get a kick with the way we deliver the pill.

Sounds like the Dragon has turned into a poet.

Yeah I shouldn't comment without seeing or hearing the action. But then again, lose by one point or 6 points, it doesn't matter does it.

Doesn’t sound like the right thing to do given the scores and the time. But sounds very OMac

My god it’s so depressing reading this and other posts. You would think someone had died. anyway, to try and inflict a bit of positivity, I’m willing to bet that we make the finals, because I still have (a little) faith in our team. If anyone wants to make a bet with me here are my conditions: - all money won goes to Demonland to help support this site - my stake will be a dollar a bet with a limit of 100 bets (ie $100) If100 bets are taken, and I lose, I’ll donate $100 to Demonland. - if you take the bet, you have to nominate the odds you’ll give me but must be at least 10:1. Therefore if you nominate 10:1 and I win, you donate $10 to Demonland. Give the negativity here, I’m expecting way better odds than 10:1. - all bets must be in place before the next round. Go Dees!

Give the umpires a rest. Sick of hearing about them. They are not causing us to lose games. If we are first to the ball we don’t give away frees. We have pathetic skills - that’s the problem.

Well at least one positive. It’s obvious none of our players are on performance enhancing drugs.

Given the skill levels of our VFL players, I don’t think it’s going to make too much difference whoever we bring in - but I would like to see Fritta and Hunt play full time on the wings - and certainly not Lewis and Jones.

Agee LH But I’d also say that no game plan will work if the players cannot employ the basic skills of modern football. I’m not saying our game plan doesn’t need altering but when we cannot hit a target, drop marks, refuse to two way run, cannot pick up loose men, continue to have 3 up and no one down, continue to show no on field intelligence or leadership, etc then, as I said, no game will work. The players are making our coaching look bad. Therefore the suggestions on here by some of bringing in players of even lessor skills - such as Stretch and ANB, just because they can run - frightens me. But playing Lewis and Jones on the wing is a joke. Having a dysfunctional forward line is a joke. And having a backline that refuses to have one player goal side of any attacking move is a joke - and a poor reflection on our coaching staff. So yes LH the blame needs to be shared.

Wish you would R.I.P

Because ProDee didn't want him?

OMac needs a stint in the 2's for his own good. He is hopelessly out of form and totally bereft of one shred of confidence, and at present, he is a complete liability down back - even his kicking is letting him down.

Given Werridee's comment on Hore last week in his VFL game summary that "HORE - Worst player in the league" - and he was referring to the VFL league - I felt i must be watching a different player last night, but he really stood up and played an impressive game. To be kind, perhaps Werridee got his players mixed up last weekend.

From what I saw, Jones had 3 inspirational possessions just when we needed them the most- and if he could do that in every game, we'd all be happy. However it seemed to me that all the rest of his possessions were typical of his last few games - either directed to the opposition, or really of no advantage to our team. If he had other good efforts, then I missed them, and I'm sure i'll be corrected on here if that be the case. His disposal is poor, and whether its because he is under more pressure because he is slowing down, I don't know, but too often his good efforts in winning a ball are wasted. The clock is ticking unfortunately.

Wanted to go out and have a few celebration drinks on the back of a good win. Then I remembered it’s a school night. Bloody Thursday night football!

Jones to back pocket

Turns out the reports were wrong. Wasn’t 17 tackles it was 17 handballs. Not sure anyone has been promoted based on 17 handballs. But agree with your comments.

The last time a player at Casey had 17 tackles he was selected in the AFL side the next week. AVB

I have a feeling that the lack of disposal skills, by foot, of our midfield, and their lack of their two way running / defensive pressure, is a major cause of our problems all over the field. Why would one of our forwards even bother to create a lead when the likes of Jones, Brayshaw, Harmes, Viney, ANB, and to a lessor extent Oliver kick into the 50? They couldn't hit a target if they tried, and they continually bomb it in long to a pack. Then after they kick into the 50, they do not defend. As sure as [censored], the bombed kick is killed by the defense, and sling-shot out of the back line to the opposition midfielders standing by themselves.; and into the opposition forward line at break neck speed that no defender has a chance of defending. I think this is why we leak goals like a sieve. What is seen as our major strength - our mid-field - is actually a major weakness for our game plan.. They are great at getting the ball into our 50 - hence the extraordinary inside 50's we do have - but they waste it most of the time. Unless Salem, Lewis, Weiderman or Melksham had the ball in hand, I wouldn't bother to lead either. (its no wonder Hogan had the [censored]). Until our midfield can improve their kicking and defensive skills, we will continue to disappoint.