KC from Casey

Paul Amy has reported on X that Casey's Riley Baldi is off to the SANFL. “That's a heavy blow for the Demons: he had a damn good comeback season for them. Played 20 matches, averaged 19.1 disposals, hunted collisions. He's a gun”.

This is the time of year when VFL clubs start preparing in earnest for the upcoming season. With the AFL Trade and Free Agency period now over, all VFL clubs will be seeking to improve their lists in preparation for the upcoming season and the Casey Demons are no different. Casey has recently announced the appointment of Rhett McLennan as the new VFL Senior Coach for the 2026 season, replacing Taylor Whitford, who has been elevated to Melbourne's Head of Development. McLennan brings 23 years of coaching experience to the role, having spent the past six seasons as coach of the Coates League team, Gippsland Power. This thread is the place for news about the Casey Demons in the offseason of 2025/6.

New Casey Demons coach appointed - Rhett McLennan from Gippsland Power. VFL Senior Coach | Dees appoint McLennan

The Casey Demons held their Best & Fairest night yesterday evening and half-back Riley Bonner took home the Gardner Clark Medal. Runner up was the game changer Bailey Laurie. Third place getter was Mitch Hardie. VFL Rising Star went to Paddy Cross. Riley Baldi's dedication and energy make him a true club standout and winner of the trademark and values award.

Well done to Casey’s Riley Bonner on his runner up performance.

Riley Bonner on 7 votes is only 2 votes behind the leader in JJ Liston Trophy for the VFL B & F after Round 5.

melbournefc.com.auVFL 2025 Season ReviewCasey Demons VFL coach Taylor Whitford shares his thoughts on the 2025 season.

Interesting that Southport inflicted a second finals thrashing on Frankston in today’s VFL Preliminary Final with an 88 point win. The only outlier of the finals for the Dolphins was the Casey Demons game from last weekend when Casey lost their spark and inexplicably gave away nine unanswered goals in the second and third quarters.

A testament to Frankston’s accuracy for goal is that they went inside 50 on 45 occasions for their 16 goals. Casey had 15 more entries for their 13 goals … and sadly, that is in many ways the story of the two Demon outfits in 2025.

The siren sounds and it’s all over for the Casey Demons in 2025 after losing another close one through a lack of ability to convert near the goals. CASEY DEMONS 3.2.20 4.5.29 8.9.57 13.12.90 FRANKSTON 2.2.14 8.4.52 13.5.83 16.5.101 GOALS CASEY DEMONS Culley Hardie 3 Kentfield 2 Cross Laurie Tholstrup Yze FRANKSTON Ellison Mynott 4 Jones 2 Blamires Grant Hamill Hipwell Johnson BEST CASEY DEMONS Laurie Culley Johnson Hardie Baldi Campbell FRANKSTON Hipwell Voss Blamires Lloyd Ellison Barlow

Frankston goal and that looks like it

Laurie goals - back to 5 points

That goal to Frankston makes it hard … 95 - 84.

Could they …

3QT Frankston 13.5.83 lead Casey Demons 8.9.57 Goals Hardie 3 Kentfield Cross Culley Tholstrup Disposals Billings 21 Bonner 20 Hardie 19 Laurie 18 Campbell 17

Free kick count is 19 - 9 in Frankston’s favour.

Frankston have all the answers. Every time Casey shows a bit of fight they come out and score a goal.

Kentfield who has been quiet all night marks and kicks his second.

Since Culley kicked Casey’s fourth goal, it’s been a 9 goal to nil avalanche until Tholstrup managed that one!

It’s almost time for a white flag.

Dolphins now double the Demons score 58 - 29.

HT Frankston 4.5.29 lead Casey Demons 8.4.52 Goals Goals Cross Culley Hardie Kentfield Disposals Billings 16 Hardie 13 Culley Laurie 12 Bonner Brown Campbell 9

It’s a dominant quarter from the Dolphins.

Four unanswered - time to get a move on.

QT Casey Demons 3.2.20 lead Frankston 2.2.14 Goals Cross Hardie Kentfield Disposals Billings 8 Culley Laurie 7 Brown Hardie 6