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The statistics tell the story ~ Jaxon Briggs 7 kicks 4 handballs 11 disposals 3 marks 1 tackle 39 dream team points Tomas Bugg 21 kicks 7 handballs 28 disposals 3 marks 7 tackles 106 dream team points Lachlan Filipovic 1 kick 1 disposal 2 tackles 9 hit outs 17 dream team points Tom Freeman 12 kicks 4 handballs 16 disposals 7 marks 64 dream team points Jeffrey Garlett 4 kicks 4 handballs 8 disposals 2 marks 3 tackles 35 dream team points Mitch Gent 2 behinds 13 kicks 13 handballs 26 disposals 5 marks 4 tackles 95 dream team points Jack Hutchins1 goal 9 kicks 1 handball 10 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 56 dream team points Dion Johnstone 10 kicks 3 handballs 13 disposals 1 mark 3 tackles 45 dream team points Declan Keilty 5 kicks 4 handballs 9 disposals 2 marks 29 dream team points Mitch King 4 kicks 3 handballs 7 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 30 hit outs 49 dream team points Jay Lockhart 2 goals 17 kicks 5 handballs 22 disposals 5 marks 8 tackles 125 dream team points Goy Lok 1 goal 1 behind 10 kicks 3 handballs 13 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 65 dream team points Pat McKenna 7 kicks 4 handballs 11 disposals 3 marks 1 tackles 39 dream team point Cory Machaya 3 kicks 13 handballs 16 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 31 dream team points James Munro 15 kicks 9 handballs 24 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 82 dream team points Harry Petty 7 kicks 7 handballs 14 disposals 6 marks 3 tackles 67 dream team points Angus Scott 7 kicks 9 handballs 16 disposals 2 marks 3 tackles 57 dream team points Tim Smith 4 behinds 10 kicks 3 handballs 13 disposals 7 marks 4 hit outs 63 dream team points Will Stephenson 1 goal 1 behind 4 kicks 4 disposals 1 mark tackles 34 dream team points Cory Stockdale 3 kicks 3 handballs 6 disposals 2 marks 3 tackles 27 dream team points Corey Wagner 19 kicks 9 handballs 28 disposals 8 marks 8 tackles 128 dream team points Josh Wagner 11 kicks 10 handballs 21 disposals 2 marks 11 tackles 1 hit out 104 dream team points Mitch White 1 goal 8 kicks 2 handballs 10 disposals 4 marks 2 tackles 55 dream team

I was happy for 30 minutes.

I barracked today for Fremantle.

A win today for the Casey Demons would make it 13 in a row and a VFA/VFL record for the club since it joined the old VFA as Springvale in 1982.

Hardwick frustrated by lack of free kicks for his team in win over Essendon Hopefully, Simon Goodwin can also say much the same after we beat West Coast tomorrow because 27 - 15 would be a good outcome for a team traveling to Perth to play the Eagles.

This is the moment.

True but you can’t deny that he played very well in a winning losing team tonight.

I agree that Mitch Hannan is the likely carry over emergency for the MFC. Normally, I would be concerned about the low number of MFC aligned players in the team but with the likes of Corey Wagner, Lockhart, Hutchins, Munro, Machaya, Gent etc. the VFL contingent is a lot stronger than in the past and in good form. They should at least provide the extra depth for a win today. That said, Cam Pedersen has been an important component of the team structure to date and his presence will be missed.

That there are so many interesting games in this round demonstrates exactly why the AFL should not predetermine the Friday night participants so far ahead. The difficulties of fixturing are appreciated but at least the last four rounds could be left until a bit later so that we don’t have to put up with Friday night games like Essendon v St Kilda as we must do tonight.

Knightmare’s Power Rankings - August

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I think Gaff’s defence made a mistake arguing provocation as part of its case. Much better had he thrown himself on the mercy of the Tribunal.

There's a definite concern for both the MFC and Casey with regard to the ruck situation. At AFL level, we've been extremely fortunate to have had Max available for every game but we would have to rely on make shift ruckmen again if he were injured - by that I mean Tommy Mac, the Weid and Pedo. Our two ruckmen at Casey have been getting thrashed on an almost weekly basis in an albeit otherwise strong team. Now Mitch King is injured and the reports from the game don't sound promising while Filipovic appears not to be up to it. It might be time for the club to drag someone out of the country or metropolitan ranks and play them - wasn't there talk of the club recruiting some giant from nowhere earlier in the season? That's the short term situation - longer term, we have cat b rookie Austin Bradtke coming on board for next year but I suspect the club will be on the lookout at the drafts or trades for a capable stand in ruckman should he ever be needed.

SEN is running a fundraiser for our great fellow Demon Jarrod Lyle. Please give - 1300081116 Hopefully, Jarrod was buoyed by the team yesterday and the boys can keep doing it for him and his family.

Enough already. This is the only team we haven’t beaten since the introduction of the 18 team AFL. Let’s do it Demons!!!!

Just heard Jesse Hogan say that we’re taking it one week at a time. Wooee!!!

Why are they not showing the live ladder on TV today?

Some good figures for the Casey boys. Cory Wagner and Jay Lockwood have been consistent and on the improve - will figure in draft considerations later in the year.

If there's a single lesson to be learned from this round so far, it's that you should never rely on the results of other games. You have to get the job done yourself.

No streaming today but you can follow the game on Casey Radio.

Rest easy. There is no way possible that Melbourne can lose today. We don’t even play until tomorrow.

It seems to me that the outcome of last night’s game really does demonstrate how close Melbourne is to becoming one of the powers of the competition. A fortnight ago, on Geelong’s turf, we lost by 2 points in a game that took an incredible last quarter comeback effort from the home side to beat us. The Cats scored 8.0 to 3.5 in that term, finished with an incredible 16.4.100 (80% shooting accuracy for the game) and needed everything to go right for them in the dying moments to get up (including our AA ruckman to miss two important patches off the ground when Geelong scored heavily) - yes, we obviously contributed by failing to apply enough pressure on their forwards when they were rampant but there were so many little fine lines that contributed to our downfall. Fast forward to last night where the premiership favourite was the home team and the game flowed in much the same way. This time however, those little fine lines were moved somewhat. Geelong had seven shots to four and still kicked accurately but their 5.2 for the final quarter represents a 71.4% goal scoring ratio and their game score came up at 54.5% - well below the 80% they managed against us. The end result was that, against the same opposition, the Tigers won at home by 3 points while we lost away by 2 points. That tells me we’re not so far off the pace. Of course, every game is different and we appear doomed to rue the result of that game, but it tells me that on our day, we are now capable of beating anyone in the competition, which gives us plenty to look forward to in the future (naturally, at the moment, I’m looking forward only to tomorrow).

Anyway ... he was once in exalted company on the Calder Cannons TAC Cup Under 18 list in 2013 SURNAME FIRST NAME CLUB AHERN PAUL KEILOR LEVER JAKE ROMSEY MILLER TOUK MARIBYRNONG PARK SMITH ROARKE SUNBURY KANGAROOS WALKER GUY MARIBYRNONG PARK WRIGHT PETER MOONEE VALLEY Jake Lever is now a Demon and Touk Miller and Peter Wright will be lined up against the MFC on Sunday.

The Tigers game will be the benchmark for me. We need them to beat Geelong and if they do then I will know the stars are aligned in our favour. If not ... I will not be very happy.