KC from Casey

A list update for the Casey Demons ahead of the 2024 season. STAYING: Casey Demons: Riley Baldi, Jack Bell, Paddy Cross, Tyler Edwards, Tom Freeman, Max Gregory, Ned Moodie, Charlie Muley, Harvey Neocleous, Charlie Peters, Tom Sheridan, Roan Steele, Ziggy Toledo-Glasman, Ryan Valentine, Mitch White; Melbourne: Jed Adams, Jake Bowey, Angus Brayshaw, Ben Brown, Kynan Brown (VFL promotion - Old Geelong/Oakleigh Chargers), Kade Chandler, Kyah Farris-White, Bayley Fritsch, Max Gawn, Blake Howes, Lachie Hunter, Matt Jefferson, Ed Langdon, Bailey Laurie, Jake Lever, Steven May, Tom McDonald, Judd McVee, Jake Melksham, Andy Moniz-Wakefield, Alex Neal-Bullen, Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca, Harrison Petty, Kysaiah Pickett, Trent Rivers, Christian Salem, Josh Schache, Oliver Sestan, Joel Smith, Charlie Spargo, Tom Sparrow, Adam Tomlinson, Daniel Turner, Jacob van Rooyen, Will Verrall, Jack Viney, Taj Woewodin. ARRIVING: Casey Demons: Leo Connolly (St Kilda AFL), Eddie King (Richmond Juniors), Wardell Lual (Werribee), Kobe Shipp (Beaconsfield/Dandenong Stingrays), Brayden La Planche (Rowville/Eastern Ranges), Caleb Lewis (Footscray), Mitch Szybkowski (Frankston), Kai Windsor (Box Hill Hawks); Melbourne: Jack Billings (St Kilda), Tom Fullarton (Brisbane Lions AFL), Marty Hore (Williamstown), Shane McAdam (Adelaide AFL), Koltyn Tholstrup (Newtown-Condingup/Subiaco), Caleb Windsor (Lysterfield/Eastern Ranges). DEPARTING: Casey Demons: Heath Briggs (Cora Lynn), Matt Buntine (retired - Tooradin-Dalmore), Trent Burgoyne (delisted), Zane Duursma (North Melbourne AFL), Finn Emile-Brennan (SANFL), Rhys Galvin (Coburg), Luca Goonan (Frankston YCW), George Grey (Frankston), Ryan Koo (Devon Meadows), Cooper Macdonald (Collingwood VFL), Tommy McRae (Footscray), Jimmy Munro (retired - Cora Lynn), Miles Shepherd (retired), Cooper Simpson (Fremantle), Liam Tyrell (Crib Point); Melbourne: Luke Dunstan (retired - South Belgrave), Brodie Grundy (Sydney AFL), James Harmes (Western Bulldogs), Michael Hibberd (Port Melbourne), James Jordan (Sydney AFL), Deakyn Smith (delisted - North Melbourne VFL), Kye Turner (delisted - Port Melbourne). 2024 List Update - Smithy's VFL

I wonder how much connection there is between the Casey coaching panel and Melbourne when the player who is the first player to be delisted wins the B & F?

Season over … CASEY DEMONS 2.4.16 5.4.34 6.9.45 10.9.69 FOOTSCRAY BULLDOGS 5.3.33 10.9.69 16.11.107 22.16.148 GOALS CASEY DEMONS Steele 5 Moniz-Wakefield 2 Grey Munro Valentine FOOTSCRAY BULLDOGS Clarke Garcia Khamis Poulter 3 Craig-Peters Macpherson Sullivan West 2 Goater Sweet BEST CASEY DEMONS Munro Steele Freeman Harmes Edwards Moniz-Wakefield FOOTSCRAY BULLDOGS Poulter Sullivan Sweet Garcia Crozier Khamis Statistics Jed Adams 7 kicks 1 handball 8 disposals 5 marks 2 tackles 46 dream team points Jack Bell 6 kicks 4 handballs 10 disposals 1 mark 6 hit outs 30 dream team points Heath Briggs 3 handballs 3 disposals 3 dream team points Matt Buntine 5 kicks 1 handballs 6 disposals 4 marks 26 dream team points Tyler Edwards 12 kicks 6 handballs 18 disposals 5 marks 7 tackles 94 dream team points Finn Emile-Brennan 3 kicks 1 handballs 4 disposals 1 marks 14 dream team points Kyah Farris-White 1 tackle 2 hit outs 6 dream team points Tom Freeman 22 kicks 1 handballs 23 disposals 7 marks 2 tackles 101 dream team points George Grey 1 goals 8 kicks 3 handballs 11 disposals 4 marks 2 tackles 53 dream team points James Harmes 1 behind 14 kicks 11 handballs 25 disposals 5 marks 4 tackles 90 dream team points Matt Jefferson 1 kick 1 disposal 3 dream team points Tom McRae 7 kicks 3 handballs 10 disposals 2 marks 34 dream team points Andy Moniz-Wakefield 2 goals 1 behind 10 kicks 3 handballs 13 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 57 dream team points Ned Moodie 10 kicks 5 handballs 15 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 1 hit out 56 dream team points James Munro 1 goal 16 kicks 16 handballs 32 disposals 5 marks 9 tackles 131 dream team points Harvey Neocleous 6 kick 7 handballs 13 disposals 4 marks 1 tackles 42 dream team points Deaykin Smith 12 kicks 3 handballs 15 disposals 8 marks 2 tackles 72 dream team points Roan Steele 5 goals 9 kicks 5 handballs 14 disposals 3 marks 1 tackles 76 dream team points Ziggy Toledo-Glasman 2 kicks 2 handballs 4 disposals 2 marks 13 dream team points Kye Turner 9 kicks 1 handball 10 disposals 5 marks 1 tackle 48 dream team points Ryan Valentine 1 goal 1 kicks 1 handballs 2 disposals 1 marks 11 dream team points Will Verrall 1 behind 7 kicks 5 handballs 12 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 12 hit outs 60 dream team points Mitch White 2 behinds 15 kicks 2 handballs 17 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 72 dream team points

Two goals for Roan Steele caps of a good afternoon for him.

This game is very similar to last week’s game but in reverse with Casey copping the flogging. AMW with two goals.

And AMW goals - Casey’s first of the game from a Melbourne lister!

Three Quarter Time Footscray Bulldogs 16.11.107 Casey Demons 6.9.45 Goals Steele 3 Grey Munro Valentine Disposals Munro 22 Freeman Harmes 21 Edwards 12

George Grey enters the list of Casey goal kickers.

Dogs 100 Dees 35 - 20 minutes into the third.

Two more Bulldog goals early in the third quarter and it’s all over. The younger blokes are struggling for a kick.

Half Time Casey Demons 5.4.34 to Footscray Bulldogs 10.9.69 Goals Steele 3 Munro Valentine

Steadier for the Dogs - again near the end of the quarter.

Goals to Steele (his third) and Valentine breathe life into the game.

Steele now has two goals.

… and then 2 quick goals. suddenly 35 points in it

Points, points and more points to them.

Quarter Time Casey Demons 2.4.16 trail Footscray Bulldogs 5.3.33 Goals Munro Steele Disposals Harmes 9 Munro 8 Edwards 6

Three late goals from the Dogs have seen them edge up to 17 points ahead in the space of three minutes.

Steele levels it!

Dogs lead by a goal 15 - 9. Munro the only goal kicker for Casey.

BROADCAST DETAILS All matches in the 2023 Smithy’s VFL season are live streamed free via the AFL website and AFL Live Official App. Smithy’s VFL broadcast partner, the Seven Network, will broadcast both elimination finals live and free on the Seven Network in Victoria and on 7Plus nationally. The coverage begins with Footscray Bulldogs vs Casey Demons at 12:00pm, followed by Williamstown vs Collingwood at 3:00pm. You can also stream the game live and free on 𝐀𝐅𝐋.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮 and 𝐀𝐅𝐋 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐩! Whether you’re at the game or watching on screen, I please encourage posters to post scores and their thoughts during the game to keep Demonland apprised on the game. I’ll be there as well to provide scores from time to time as well.

Elimination Final Gameday Its backs against the wall. The selectors have spoken and while it’s disappointing that the best available team will not take the field today at Box Hill and the Casey Demons will now start as rank underdog against a team that on a 10 game winning streak, there’s a saying that “when the going gets tough, the tough get going”. The team out there today will still be led by experienced hands in Mitch White, James Munro and Matt Buntine along with AFL Premiership player and local hero James Harmes. George Grey, Roan Steele, Jack Bell, Ryan Valentine, Tyler Edwards and Tom Freeman lead the Casey charge and the young future Demons on the Club’s AFL list have their opportunity to show their wares today. The likes of Andy Moniz-Wakefield, Deaykin Smith, Matt Jefferson, Jed Adams, Will Verrall, Kye Turner and beanpole Kyah Farris-White (who signed a contract extension this week) all have their opportunity to shine today. It won’t be easy but let’s not forget that stand alone Werribee, without any AFL listed players, finished second on the VFL ladder and comfortably accounted for the Bulldogs earlier this season. So get down to Box Hill City Oval and support the team. All the odds are against us but we are the Casey Demons.

Harmsey has had an up and down season and yes, with the current team set up, he probably is aware that he’s only an outside chance of fighting his way back into the side for the finals. So what better way to do so than by taking responsibility and showing his best form for Casey tomorrow? I wish him good luck!

FOOTSCRAY BULLDOGS vs CASEY DEMONS Second Elimination Final Saturday 2 September 12:00pm at Box Hill City Oval Head-to-head: Footscray 7-5. At Box Hill City Oval: Never Met. Record at venue: Footscray 1-1. Casey Demons 13-18. Streak: Casey Demons 2 FOOTSCRAY BULLDOGS B H. Crozier (9) J. Busslinger (5) N. Drummond (51) HB L. Cleary (36) T. O'Brien (22) R. Gardner (43) C R. Garcia (38) L. Sullivan (53) C. Poulter (25) HF H. Gallagher (12) C. Clarke (8) R. West (14) F C. Raak (40) E. MacPherson (67) B. Khamis (24) FOLL J. Sweet (41) R. McComb (27) T. McLean (16) I/C J. Chatfield (52) C. Craig-Peters (61) L. Goater (58) E. Hunt (72) C. Smith (74)* EMG J. Gilbee (69) C. Lewis (70) C. MacIsaac (56) D. Orgill (50) S. Willoughby (73) IN R. McComb C. Poulter C. Smith R. West OUT H. Bromell D. Orgill R. Smith (foot) S. Willoughby CASEY DEMONS B K. Turner (33) J. Adams (26) M. Buntine (71) HB N. Moodie (74) T. Freeman (67) D. Smith (34) C G. Grey (68) J. Harmes (4) T. Edwards (58) HF R. Steele (54) R. Valentine (65) H. Neocleous (75) F A. Moniz-Wakefield (45) M. Jefferson (21) W. Verrall (28) FOLL J. Bell (73) M. White (52) J. Munro (47) I/C H. Briggs (51) F. Emile-Brennan (69) K. Farris-White (43) T. McRae (76) Z. Toledo-Glasman (48)* EMG R. Galvin (79) M. Gregory (57) C. MacDonald (59) C. Muley (49) C. Peters (63) IN J. Bell H. Briggs F. Emile-Brennan K. Farris-White T. McRae, Z. Toledo-Glasman R. Valentine OUT L. Dunstan (knee) B. Grundy J. Jordon T. McDonald J. Schache C. Spargo T. Woewodin (AFL)

Casey Demons vs Footscray Bulldogs Elimination details confirmed …