KC from Casey

It’s been all Casey in the first 12 minutes. Four points to nil.

The line up for Casey:- B: Lockhart Keilty J Wagner HB: McKenna Petty Hutchins ? Baker Bugg Hannan HF: Balic Pedersen Kent F: Filipovic Weideman T Smith Foll: King Tyson C Wagner I/C: Kennedy Harris Machaya Munro Stockdale vandenBerg Bernie Vince has gone to Darwin as the holdover emergency. After a scrappy start in wet conditions, the Demons who are kicking against the breeze have 2 points on the board in the early going.

For those who will be staying in Victoria PETER JACKSON VFL 2018 CASEY DEMONS v NORTH MELBOURNE VFL Saturday 7 July 2018 at 2.10pm at Casey Fields, Cranbourne East CASEY DEMONS B: 4. J. Lockhart, 25. D. Keilty, 8. J. Wagner HB: 10. P. McKenna, 20. H. Petty, 26. B. Vince ? 19. O. Baker, 12. T. Bugg, 7. M. Hannan HF: 18. H. Balic, 21. C. Pedersen, 16. D. Kent F: 22. L. Filipovic, 23. S. Weideman, 24. T. Smith Foll: 17. M. King, 9. D. Tyson, 13. C. Wagner I/C (from): 11. J. Hutchins, 2. J. Kennedy-Harris, 3. G. Lok, 5. C. Machaya, 27. R. Morrison, 6. J. Munro, 1. A. Scott, 15. A. Vandenberg 23P: 14. C. Stockdale In: J. Wagner, D. Tyson, R. Morrison, S. Weideman, A. Vandenberg, M. Hannan, P. McKenna, H. Petty Out: D. Johnstone, S. Frost, J. Garlett, B. Stretch NORTH MELBOURNE VFL B: 23. B. McKay, 26. D. Nielson, 21. A. Morgan HB: 17. M. Hibberd, 24. S. Durdin, 36. J. Williams ? 37. K. Hayden, 52. N. Rippon, 40. T. Murphy HF: 61. C. Jansen, 20. N. Larkey, 45. O. Junker F: 53. T. Leonardis, 31. B. Preuss, 41. G. Narrier Foll: 38. T. Xerri, 9. L. Davies – Uniacke, 59. N. Holmes I/C: 62. F. Cameron, 13. R. Clarke, 64. L. Cunningham, 70. N. Hogan, 8. N. Hrovat, 5. B. Jacobs, 56. M. Lee, 66. P. McCarthy, 82. L. Mirams, 71. M. Northe, 27. W. Walker, 44. C. Zurhaar 23P: 68. Q. Montanaro In: R. Clarke, M. Lee, L. Davies – Uniacke, N. Hrovat, B. McKay, B. Jacobs, L. Mirams, N. Hogan, T. Murphy Out: J. Harper

Game over and Casey survives to win by 8 points. Peter Jackson VFL 2018 Casey Demons 3.2.20 6.3.39 7.3.45 8.6.54 Essendon 0.2.2 3.3.21 5.5.35 6.10.46 Goals Casey Demons Stretch 2 Balic Garlett Hutchins King Scott T Smith Essendon VFL Boyse 2 Houlahan Merrett Stewart Younan Best Casey Demons Keilty Wagner Stretch Vince Frost Lockhart Essendon VFL Mutch Hind Merrett Draper Heppell Clarke Statistics Oskar Baker 20 kicks 14 handballs 34 disposals 9 marks 6 tackles 126 dream team points Harley Balic 1 goal 9 kicks 7 handballs 16 disposals 4 marks 1 tackles 63 dream team points Tomas Bugg 12 kicks 5 handballs 17 disposals 3 marks 5 tackles 75 dream team points Lachlan Filipovic 2 hit outs -4 dream team points Sam Frost 10 kicks 6 handballs 16 disposals 6 marks 1 tackle 58 dream team points Jeff Garlett 1 goal 2 behinds 7 kicks 2 handballs 9 disposals 1 mark 7 tackles 65 dream team points Jack Hutchins 1 goal 2 kicks 3 handballs 5 disposals 4 marks 2 tackles 36 dream team points Dion Johnstone 3 kicks 3 handballs 6 disposals 3 marks 4 tackles 37 dream team points Declan Keilty 7 kicks 8 handballs 15 disposals 7 marks 3 tackles 68 dream team points Jay Kennedy Harris 8 kicks 9 handballs 17 disposals 1 mark 11 tackles 88 dream team points Dean Kent 10 kicks 4 handballs 14 disposals 4 marks 1 tackle 45 dream team points Mitchell King 1 goal 4 kicks 4 handballs 8 disposals 2 marks 3 tackles 17 hit outs 56 dream team point Jay Lockhart 13 kicks 7 handballs 20 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 78 dream team points Goy Lok 3 kicks 5 handballs 8 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 36 dream team points Corey Machaya 6 kicks 1 handballs 7 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 35 dream team points James Munro 7 kicks 5 handballs 12 disposals 3 marks 6 tackles 61 dream team points Cameron Pedersen 10 kicks 5 handballs 15 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 55 dream team points Corey Stockdale 5 kicks 6 handballs 11 disposals 4 tackles 45 dream team points Angus Scott 1 goal 11 kicks 7 handballs 18 disposals marks tackles dream team points Tim Smith 1 goal 11 kicks 9 handballs 20 disposals 7 marks 2 tackles 78 dream team points Billy Stretch 2 goals 13 kicks 10 handballs 23 disposals 1 mark 9 tackles 110 dream team points Bernie Vince 18 kicks 7 handballs 25 disposals 6 marks 5 tackles 107 dream team points Corey Wagner 15 kicks 12 handballs 27 disposals 2 marks 9 tackles 106 dream team points

Bombers trail by 7 points - Casey struggling to score.

Another free kick goal to the bombers makes it an 9 point game.

Tim Smith takes a big mark to put Casey 16 points in front.

And that's 3/4 time with Casey leading by just 10 points. Goals Stretch 2 Balic Garlett Hutchins King Scott Disposals Baker 28 C Wagner 22 Stretch 19 Vince 18

Goal to Essendon after a mark in the goalsquare makes it a 10 point game.

Casey leads 7.3.45 to 4.4.28

Balic goals against the run of play and its back to a 17 point lead.

Essendon dominating proceedings in the early part of the second half.

Early goal to Essendon after a free close in to goal makes it 12 points the difference.

Half Time and Casey lead by 18 points - 6.3.39 to 3.3.21 Goals Stretch 2 Garlett Hutchins King Scott Disposals Baker C Wagner 19 T Smith Stretch 14

Mitch King marks to turn the tide back a little 39 to 21

It's now a two goal game as the Bombers kick their third.

Another goal to Essendon who seem to have gathered the momentum since Garlett's goal

Bombers get their first and its a four goal differential 33- 9

Jeffy goals to make it five goals to nil.

Billy Stretch has two goals and once again is playing well.

Quarter Time: Casey 3.2.20 to Essendon 0.2.2 Goals Hutchins Scott Stretch Disposals C Wagner 11 Smith 10 Baker Kennedy Harris 9

Billy Stretch kicks a World Cup special off the ground.

Heavy rain falling.

The skipper Hutchins takes the grab and kicks the second.

Angus Scott starts the ball rolling for Casey 6 - 1