KC from Casey

First blood to the Swans who lead 6 - 2.

Some big “ins” for the MCG curtain raiser. B: D.Smith 43 C.Ellison 79 J.McVee 41 HB: M.Hibberd 14 D.Turner 42 T.Rivers 24 C: T.Woewodin 40 L.Dunstan 27 O.Baker 33 HF: B.Laurie 16 M.Brown 38 A.Moniz-Wakefield 29 F: K.Chandler 37 S.Weideman 26 J.Van Rooyen 21 Foll: M.Daw 28 M.White 52 J.Melksham 18 I/C: M.Buntine 71 G.Grey 68 R.Koo 61 J.Munro 47 Josh Smith 66 Emerg: R.Baldi 56 J.Bell 73 B.Milford 74 R.Steele 54 In: K.Chandler M.Daw L.Dunstan J.Melksham T.Rivers J.Van Rooyen S.Weideman Out: R.Baldi T.Edwards B.Milford H.Neocleous F.Rosman R.Steele A.Tomlinson

SURVIVAL MODE by KC from Casey The Casey Demons managed to survive a day of challenges that in many ways mirrored their AFL counterpart Narrm from the previous day but Casey emerged undefeated from their Round 10 encounter with Frankston at Skybus Stadium. Like the Demon seniors they were undermanned and lost players due to late withdrawals, went through an arm wrestle in the first quarters, took over the game in the second to set up a big lead before a late goal gave hope to their opponent and limped through a last half in which goals were scarce and they were dominated in general play as they went into survival mode. The major difference was that the Dolphins were inaccurate in front of goal and the Demons managed to hit their targets enough times to win the game. The final score of 10.6 (66) to 6.12 (48) told the story. The Demons can thank their key defenders in Adam Tomlinson and Daniel Turner for stemming the tide. Tomlinson was magnificent all day with his 28 disposals while Turner with his strong marking early (he finished with seven marks and 14 touches) was also impressive. With the late withdrawal of ruckman Majak Daw and the team down to a season’s low of 11 AFL listers, the visitors relied heavily on their local players and a number of them stood up. Jimmy Munro, the ever reliable notched up 14 tackles and 22 possessions and Mitch White was steady all day while youngster, George Grey played his best game for the club. Normally a flanker, he was thrust by circumstances into the midfield and played a strong role in his side’s win. During the team’s second quarter burst he won a clearance and linked up in a chain of passes to finish off the play with a nice goal. Josh Smith worked hard in the ruck for 25 hit outs. He was solid around the ground and also kicked a steadying goal for his team on debut. Corey Ellison, who has been played down back when selected this year, went forward and combined well with Mitch Brown. Between them, they booted five goals in the first half. Ellison’s three goals were reminiscent of his goal kicking heroics against Werribee last year. Riley Baldi produced an excellent defensive display for the Demons. Oskar Baker (20 disposals) provided plenty of run on the outside and Deakyn Smith also underlined his improvement in defence while Taj Woewodin was solid and kicked a vital long goal when needed in the final stanza. The undefeated Casey Demons have a big day out planned for next Saturday when they take on the Sydney Swans in the curtain raiser to the AFL match up at the MCG. Casey Demons 2.1.13 8.4.52 8.6.54 10.6.66 Frankston 2.1.13 3.3.21 4.7.31 6.12.48 Goals Casey Demons Ellison 3 M Brown 2 Grey Laurie Neocleous J.Smith Woewodin Frankston Burton McLaughlin 2 Fordham Lambert Best Casey Demons Grey Munro Tomlinson Ellison Baker Turner D Smith Brown Frankston Stoddart Freeman Mynott Murphy Fordham Riley Statistics Oskar Baker 13 kicks 7 handballs 20 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 63 dream team points Riley Baldi 6 kicks 9 handballs 15 disposals 4 marks 7 tackles 74 dream team points Mitch Brown 2 goals 2 behinds 9 kicks 3 handballs 12 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 71 dream team points Matt Buntine 6 kicks 1 handball 7 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 49 dream team points Tyler Edwards 3 kicks 2 handballs disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 20 dream team points Corey Ellison 3 goals 1 behind 10 kicks 4 handballs 14 disposals 7 marks 1 tackle 2 hit outs 81 dream team points George Grey 1 goals 13 kicks 6 handballs 19 disposals 2 marks 7 tackles 95 dream team points Michael Hibberd 6 kicks 5 handballs 11 disposals 3 marks 5 tackles 54dream team points Ryan Koo 6 kicks 3 handballs 9 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 34 dream team points Bailey Laurie 1 goal 3 kicks 6 handballs 9 disposals 3 tackles 36 dream team points Judd McVee 12 kicks 2 handballs 14 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 55 dream team points Andy Moniz-Wakefield 3 kicks 6 handballs 9 disposals 1 mark 2 tackles 29 dream team points Bryce Milford 2 kicks 1 handballs 3 disposals 4 tackles 5 hit outs 30 dream team points James Munro 5 kicks 17 handballs 22 disposals 2 marks 14 tackles 102 dream team points Harvey Neocleous 1 goal 1 kicks 3 handballs 4 disposals 2 tackles 23 dream team points Fraser Rosman 6 kicks 3 handballs 9 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 39 dream team points Deakyn Smith 12 kicks 7 handballs 19 disposals 5 marks 5 tackles 80 dream team points Josh Smith 1 goals 5 kicks 5 handballs 10 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 25 hit outs 78 dream team points Roan Steele 5 kicks 5 handballs 10 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 43 dream team points Adam Tomlinson 21 kicks 7 handballs 28 disposals 8 marks 3 tackles 114 dream team points Daniel Turner 9 kicks 5 handballs 14 disposals 7 marks 1 tackles 62 dream team points Mitch White 8 kicks 4 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 11 tackles 80 dream team points Taj Woewodin 1 goal 8 kicks 8 handballs 16 disposals 4 marks 2 tackles 66 dream team points

Siren sounds and it’s 9 games in a row to the Casey Demons. Casey Demons 2.1.13 8.4.52 8.6.54 10.6.66 Frankston 2.1.13 3.3.21 4.7.31 6.12.48 Goals Casey Demons Ellison 3 M Brown 2 Grey Laurie Neocleous J.Smith Woewodin Frankston Burton McLaughlin 2 Fordham Lambert Best Casey Demons Grey Munro Tomlinson Ellison Baker Turner D Smith Brown Frankston Stoddart Freeman Mynott Murphy Fordham Riley Statistics Oskar Baker 13 kicks 7 handballs 20 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 63 dream team points Riley Baldi 6 kicks 9 handballs 15 disposals 4 marks 7 tackles 74 dream team points Mitch Brown 2 goals 2 behinds 9 kicks 3 handballs 12 disposals 5 marks 3 tackles 71 dream team points Matt Buntine 6 kicks 1 handball 7 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 49 dream team points Tyler Edwards 3 kicks 2 handballs disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 20 dream team points Corey Ellison 3 goals 1 behind 10 kicks 4 handballs 14 disposals 7 marks 1 tackle 2 hit outs 81 dream team points George Grey 1 goals 13 kicks 6 handballs 19 disposals 2 marks 7 tackles 95 dream team points Michael Hibberd 6 kicks 5 handballs 11 disposals 3 marks 5 tackles 54dream team points Ryan Koo 6 kicks 3 handballs 9 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 34 dream team points Bailey Laurie 1 goal 3 kicks 6 handballs 9 disposals 3 tackles 36 dream team points Judd McVee 12 kicks 2 handballs 14 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 55 dream team points Andy Moniz-Wakefield 3 kicks 6 handballs 9 disposals 1 mark 2 tackles 29 dream team points Bryce Milford 2 kicks 1 handballs 3 disposals 4 tackles 5 hit outs 30 dream team points James Munro 5 kicks 17 handballs 22 disposals 2 marks 14 tackles 102 dream team points Harvey Neocleous 1 goal 1 kicks 3 handballs 4 disposals 2 tackles 23 dream team points Fraser Rosman 6 kicks 3 handballs 9 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 39 dream team points Deakyn Smith 12 kicks 7 handballs 19 disposals 5 marks 5 tackles 80 dream team points Josh Smith 1 goals 5 kicks 5 handballs 10 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 25 hit outs 78 dream team points Roan Steele 5 kicks 5 handballs 10 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 43 dream team points Adam Tomlinson 21 kicks 7 handballs 28 disposals 8 marks 3 tackles 114 dream team points Daniel Turner 9 kicks 5 handballs 14 disposals 7 marks 1 tackles 62 dream team points Mitch White 8 kicks 4 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 11 tackles 80 dream team points Taj Woewodin 1 goal 8 kicks 8 handballs 16 disposals 4 marks 2 tackles 66 dream team points

First gamer, Josh Smith kicks a goal. That was about the second time the ball’s been in attack for the Demons. Casey lead 66 - 48.

Dolphins now 13 points down after 19 minutes after another goal. It’s almost shades of yesterday as the Demons struggle to score.

Turner playing well but he’s only just come back in the last few weeks. Would that be enough to get into the Melbourne team? I’m not sure.

Frankston peppering the goals but only scoring points. Casey leads 60 - 40.

Taj Woewodin kicks a nice goal to release some of the pressure.

Frankston with the first goal of the final term get back to within 17 points. That’s their third in a row since late in the second term.

Three Quarter Time: Casey Demons 8.6.54 lead Frankston 4.7.31 The Dolphins dominated the quarter but kicked one goal to none. Disposals Tomlinson 22 Munro 21 Baker 16 Grey 15

Frankston on top this quarter and have narrowed the gap to 23 points after 18 minutes in the third quarter.

Frankston edge closer with the first goal of the second half.

Half Time: Casey Demons 8.4.52 to Frankston 3.3.21 Goals Ellison 3 M Brown 2 Grey Laurie Neocleous Disposals Munro 17 Grey 13 Tomlinson 11 D Smith 10

Mitch Brown gets his second goal and the lead is 52 - 20 as Frankston replies.

Ellison now has three goals.

It was George Grey who kicked it.

Ellison has 2 and Laurie just kicked his first as Casey leads 28 - 13.

Quarter Time: Casey Demons 2.1.13 to Frankston 2.1.13 Goals Ellison Neocleous Disposals Munro 10 Tomlinson 7 McVee Woewodin 6

After a long scoreless period, Ellison puts Casey up by a point.

Neocleous gets his first goal for Casey but Dolphins have two.

A number of changes from two weeks ago at Casey, leaving only 12 AFL listed players in the side. B: M.Buntine 71 A.Tomlinson 20 J.McVee 41 HB: M.Hibberd 14 D.Turner 42 D.Smith 43 C: F.Rosman 19 G.Grey 68 O.Baker 33 HF: T.Woewodin 40 M.Brown 38 T.Edwards 58 F: A.Moniz-Wakefield 29 Josh Smith 66 B.Laurie 16 Foll: M.Daw 28 M.White 52 J.Munro 47 I/C: R.Baldi 56 C.Ellison 79 R.Koo 61 H.Neocleous 75 R.Steele 54 Emerg: Z.Andrewartha 53 M.Shepherd 77 In: M.Brown M.Hibberd R.Koo A.Moniz-Wakefield H.Neocleous J.Smith Out: T.Bedford J.Bell L.Dunstan T.Macrae J.Van Rooyen S.Weideman

The week after the bye is never easy and the local derby against an improving Frankston will be a challenge for the undefeated Demons. VFL: Local Derby for Demons Our VFL side takes on Frankston in round 10 of the Smithy’s VFL season. The Dolphins would be the closest VFL club only 30 minutes down the road and have won their past two games on the trot to turn their season around. The last time we faced off against the Dolphins was back in 2019 when we prevailed in the wet by 5-points in the last game of the season over an improving Frankston outfit. The action starts at 2:05 pm, Sunday 29th May; Gate 1 for GA will open from 12:00 pm. MATCH DETAILS 
VFL
 Frankston V Casey Demons
Date: Sunday 29th May 
Time: 2:05 pm (AEST)
Location: Skybus Stadium TICKETING 
Purchase Tickets Here: https://www.intix.com.au/events/round7-frankstonfcvcaseyfc

I agree - he would be an excellent choice to put some development into.

I’m looking forward to seeing Mac Andrew play for the GC reserves when they take on Casey in about a month’s time. Based on his statistics, he’s had only a couple of games where you could say he was anywhere near among the best players in the team. He’s being played as a tall, key defender and not in the ruck. However, given that he’s been recruited by the Suns as a long term prospect, that won’t concern them very much at this stage of the journey.