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So here’s hoping that there are no incorrect late umpiring decisions affecting the result and the only ones ejected from Marvel Stadium tonight are the Saints.

Guy Walker signed a Victorian State cricket contract at 17 but swapped codes to become a Melbourne footballer (category B rookie). However, by the age of 24, injuries forced him into retirement without playing a game with the Demons. This is his inspirational story.

According to the article on last Saturday's VFL game - "This weekend’s practice match will see Casey take on North Melbourne, Saturday 10am at Casey Fields."

Are these stats adjusted to allow for %age time on the ground?

That limits the injured list to - 21. Marty Hore 26. Sam Weideman 27. Aaron Nietschke 38. Mitch Brown 41. Jay Lockhart 44. Joel Smith 50. Ben Brown

Take it easy - it’s Sunday morning. Plenty of time for someone who was there to put a report on the club website.

Interesting - we know that Kade Chandler missed because he was the unused sub for the MFC game but did Oskar Baker, Jake Bowey and Harry Petty sit the day out as well?

We’re on our way but we’re looking shakey when in defence.

Upcoming Practice Matches Northern Bullants - 11 am Saturday 20th Mar @ Casey Fields North Melbourne - Saturday 27th Mar @ Casey Fields TBC - Saturday 3rd Williamstown - Saturday 10th April @ Casey Fields

So, Melbourne remains the only side to have defeated Richmond this year.

The article is incorrect in one aspect. He was born on 20 December, 2000 according to the club’s pen pictures which makes him 20 years old - not 22.

They usually do the testing at the Combines at the end of the season but this is something new. Another Rising Star in the making? Docker's brother impresses in testing Kobi George, one of our New Generation Academy players featured in the 20m sprints.

I gave up on the Dockers five minutes into the last when Steven’s put Carlton 16 points up. Must remember that it ain’t over till it’s over. Same applies to the race for the finals. We need to win one more to make it a certainty.

We played Gold Coast at Carrara in Round 1 and while it was an easy win in the end, it qualifies as travelling (only game I attended so far). Next week, we’re drawn to play the Dockers in Fremantle.

I’m unable to provide a link to the story by Chris Cavanagh on page 89 of today’s Sunday Herald Sun “CASEY HAUL GIVES DAW SOLID START” so I’ll summarize. It starts by highlighting the fact that Majak Daw was one of Casey’s standouts in its 35-point practice match win over the Box Hill Hawks on Friday night. Daw kicked four goals for the night. However, that news was tempered by the fact that the club has said he “is some way from being fit” and has “got a lot of work ahead of him.” On that basis, don’t expect him to play in Round 1. The article adds that Kysaiah Pickett continues “his push for a Round 1 return as he also produced a lively performance”.

I don’t have the answer to that question George but it seems that if it is the case then “our” Jacob Sengstock hasn’t inherited the genes heightwise. Larry was 198cm and Jacob is 184cm. Both he and Mac Andrew are with the Dandenong Stingrays. Andrew is taller at 191cm but must be absolutely a stick figure if the weight of 56kg attributed to him is correct.

Jason Horne - pity our first pick is somewhere in Round 2 of the draft at the moment. Potential No.1 draft pick with 'great highlights package' exciting recruiters

Pretty sure the women’s game v Essendon was last Saturday afternoon. I was at Casey Fields to watch my grandsons in the athletics and saw the end of the VFLW game. Spoiler - we lost by a narrow margin.

Many of the names on the MFC list have been around for a few years and some could have been selected at the end of 2020. I wouldn’t get too excited about the names on the list.

Deakin Pereira and Kobi George have been on the list for a while. Pereira is the big unit who looked very impressive at training in late 2019 but was trying out for a career on the US basketball scene. His mother was good enough to post here at the time and it would be good to hear how he went or even if he made it to the States given the Covid19 pandemic might have affected the aspirations of young basketballers over there last year.

The AFL has issued a list of players available to the club as members of the Next Generation Academy:- MELBOURNE Cody Egan Deakin Pereira Reggie Gallagher Joey Ryan Koo Kwet Kim Antonio Quach Kobi George Mac Andrew Ariki Lowe Jacob Sengstock Richard Riek Gai Andrew Moniz-Wakefield NGA crop revealed: Freo gets first call on son of Power, Roos gun

Majak Daw has been given the #28 made famous by Oscar McDonald. Deakyn Smith has #34 which Marty Hore released to go to #21.

When the community series was first publicised it was stated that there would be a weekend in between the series and the opening round and among other things, this would enable players who suffered concussion enough time to recover under the rules. I assume this is a direct reference to the “12” day concussion rule. If it were otherwise then the four clubs that played on Monday would be at a relative disadvantage to the other clubs.

The final AAMI Community Series Ladder Port Adelaide 1 - - 116 45 257.8 4 Western Bulldogs 1 - - 106 67 158.2 4 Hawthorn 1 - - 120 81 148.1 4 GWS Giants 1 - - 114 86 132.6 4 Brisbane 1 - - 117 89 131.1 4 St Kilda 1 - - 125 99 126.3 4 West Coast Eagles 1 - - 67 57 117.5 4 Geelong 1 - - 79 72 109.7 4 ———————————————- Richmond 1 - - 80 74 108.1 4 Collingwood - 1 - 74 80 92.5 0 Essendon - 1 - 72 79 91.1 0 Fremantle- 1 - 57 67 85.1 0 Carlton - 1 - 99 125 79.2 0 Gold Coast - 1 - 89 117 76.0 0 Sydney Swans - 1 - 86 114 75.4 0 North Melbourne- 1 - 81 120 67.5 0 Melbourne - 1 - 67 106 63.2 0 Adelaide - 1 - 45 116 38.8 0

If you take a look at the AFL ladder, I don’t quite know how, but despite the doom and gloom around here, we’re still in with a chance to play in the finals. We’re due to play against the Western Bulldogs in Round 11 and I’m fairly confident that the 22 who step onto Marvel Stadium wearing the red and blue in late May is going to be somewhat different to the 24 who played for us today. The result might even be different. Who knows?