KC from Casey

Machaya playing well ... goals. Casey 4.2.26 to 0.1.1.

Goal to JKH 20 - 1

Hawks have settled down a bit but being held well by Casey's defence.

Tim Smith marks and kicks truly. Great start!

Lefau kicks it off with a goal - they've taken a lot less time than Melbourne did yesterday.

Robbo doing Advance Australia Fair is a novelty.

Yes. The Casey Demons have named Pat McKenna and the unfortunate Bayley Fritsch in the 18 for Sunday’s Grand Final against the Box Hill Hawks who have added David Mirra, Conor Nash and James Worpel to their squad.

The VFL tribunal has tonight found Casey Demon Dion Johnstone guilty, resulting in a 2 week suspension for a striking charge, ruling him out of the 2018 Grand Final.

Reported on Twitter - “Casey Demon Dion Johnstone to contest the striking charge laid by the AFL Vic MRP yesterday. He was offered one week, putting him out of the VFL grand final, but he’ll fight it at the tribunal tomorrow night.”

The AFL Victoria MRP has charged Dion Johnstone with striking Essendon's Nino Lazzaro in the second quarter of the VFL preliminary final. He can accept a one-match ban that will keep him out of the grand final. Suspension rules Demon out of VFL Grand Final

Williamstown’s Jaylon Thorpe narrowly missed a shot at goal from 30 metres out to deny his team a place in next week’s VFL Grand Final. The one-point win to the Box Hill Hawks put them in the season decider against the Casey Demons. PETER JACKSON VFL 2018 CASEY DEMONS v BOX HILL HAWKS Sunday 23 September, 2018 at 3.20pm Etihad Stadium, Docklands CASEY DEMONS B: 6. J. Munro, 45. D. Keilty, 42. J. Wagner HB: 29. J. Hunt, 55. H. Petty, 63. B. Vince ? 31. B. Fritsch, 18. J. Lockhart, 9. M. Gent HF: 33. J. Kennedy-Harris, 38. T. Smith, 40. P. McKenna F: 36. J. Garlett, 1. J. Hutchins, 24. C. Machaya Foll: 21. C. Pedersen, 12. T. Bugg, 13. C. Wagner I/C (from): 32. J. Briggs, 23. W. Collis, 41. M. Lefau, 22. G. Lok, 35. A. Quigley, 27. A. Scott, 49. C. Stockdale, 2. M. White 23P: 67. T. Freeman In: J. Briggs, B. Fritsch, G. Lok, P. McKenna, A. Quigley, A. Scott Out: D. Johnstone, J. Smith BOX HILL HAWKS B: 42. T. Miles, 59. K. Brand, 32. D. Mirra HB: 44. C. Glass, 61. T. O’Brien, 43. C. Jiath ? 52. J. O’Rourke, 60. K. Lovell, 50. D. Willsmore HF: 37. J. Ross, 45. C. Nash, 51. B. Whitecross F: 41. O. Hanrahan, 39. M. Lewis, 36. D. Moore Foll: 56. M. Pittonet, 38. J. Worpel, 46. J. Cousins I/C (from): 7. A. Brolic, 10. W. Hams, 12. C. Jones, 11. B. Kilpatrick, 20. M. Knoll, 14. N. Lane, 2. A. Moore, 4. M. O’Donnell 23P: 17. T. Maloney In: M. Knoll, D. Mirra, C. Nash, J. Worpel Out: The full match preview and team selection will be loaded when available.

Brilliant tackle to Cory Machaya and the siren goes - Casey in the grand final. Casey Demons 3.4 5.9 8.10.58 10.13.73 Essendon VFL 3.3 6.3.39 9.5.59 10.5.65 Goals Casey Demons Garlett 3 Pedersen 2 Gent Lefau Munro Vince C Wagner Essendon VFL Lazzaro 2 Clarke Draper Heppell Hind Hocking Merrett Stewart Younan Best Casey Demons C Wagner Munro Kennedy Harris Vince Bugg Garlett Essendon VFL Clarke Ridley Lazzaro Mutch Long Heppell Statistics Tomas Bugg 14 kicks 8 handballs 22 disposals 2 marks 9 tackles 98 dream team points William Collis 3 kicks 1 handball 4 disposals 1 mark 5 tackles 28 dream team points Tom Freeman 5 kicks 1 handball 6 disposals 2 marks 5 tackles 25 dream team points Jeffrey Garlett 3 goals 8 kicks 3 handballs 11 disposals 3 marks 1 tackles 62 dream team points Mitch Gent 1 goal 1 behind 10 kicks 3 handballs 13 disposals 3 marks 1 tackle 50 dream team points Jayden Hunt 12 kicks 2 handballs 14 disposals 2 marks 10 tackles 83 dream team points Jack Hutchins 2 tackles 9 dream team points Dion Johnstone 4 kicks 2 handballs 6 disposals 5 tackles 33 dream team points Declan Keilty 3 kicks 1 handball 4 disposals 2 tackles 19 dream team points Jay Kennedy Harris 1 behind 10 kicks 10 handballs 20 disposals 1 mark 11 tackles 94 dream team points Mykelti Lefau 1 goal 3 kicks 2 handballs 5 disposals 2 marks 6 tackles 9 hit outs 58 dream team points Jay Lockhart 2 behinds 9 kicks 7 handballs 16 disposals 1 mark 6 tackles 64 dream team points Cory Machaya 1 behind 4 kicks 7 handballs 11 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 48 dream team points James Munro 1 goal 3 behinds 15 kicks 6 handballs 21 disposals 21 tackles 151 dream team points Cameron Pedersen 2 goals 6 kicks 5 handballs 11 disposals 5 marks 10 tackles 31 hit outs 121 dream team points Harry Petty 7 kicks 7 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles 33 dream team points Joel Smith 6 kicks 6 disposals 4 marks 8 tackles 62 dream team points Tim Smith 2 behinds 8 kicks 8 handballs 16 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 8 hit outs 72 dream team points Cory Stockdale 4 kicks 1 handball 5 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 21 dream team points Bernie Vince 1 goals 15 kicks 7 handballs 22 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 76 dream team points Corey Wagner 1 goals 14 kicks 6 handballs 20 disposals 12 tackles 105 dream team points Josh Wagner 18 kicks 5 handballs 23 disposals 4 marks 5 tackles 92 dream team points Mitch White 10 kicks 2 handballs 12 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 54 dream team points

Free to Bombers breathes life into the game. Now 8 points the difference at the 27 minute mark.

Bernie Vince has been very important in this quarter. Gent marks 35 metres out but misses.

Hard to score in these conditions but a free to Garlett makes him a hero. Lead 13 points.

Jimmy Munro goals to put Casey in front.

3/4 Time Casey Demons 8.10.58 trail by a point to Essendon 9.5.59 Goals Pedersen Garlett 2 Gent Lefau Vince C Wagner Disposals Bugg 20 Kennedy Harris J Wagner 18 Vince 16

Pedersen gets his second from a free for a deliberate point.

Boundary throw in goes to an unattended Bomber and its a goal.

Garlett gets his second and the lead is 1 point.

Cam Pedersen gets Casey’s first in half an hour and it’s a 7 point game.

Essendon have the ball on a string and is dominant at this stage. Casey haven’t scored this quarter and trail by 13 points.

Bombers are first to the ball and lead by 2 goals.

It’s wet and the Bombers are out of the blocks with a goal off the ground.

Half Time: Casey Demons 5.9.39 level with Essendon VFL 6.3.39 Goals Garlett Gent Lefau Vince C Wagner Disposals Bugg 13 Munro Vince J Wagner 11 C Wagner 10