Dee-licious

Can’t remember which journo, but they reported no one asked for a trade.

If you look at Jefferson’s scouting reports - he has always had days where he has kicked 2.5 and then 5.2 the next week. If you are looking for reasons to write off Kolt and Jefferson, you can do that today. Easily you could also make an argument that the skills they showed today would translate to 200 game afl players.

Doubling that Khalani has barely got a run. Billings has been really good. Kolt around the ball and pressuring but not getting his hands on it since the first quarter - albeit Travaliga has spent more time minding him at stoppage as well. I havent really seen Sharp - yet he has kicked 3! I've liked Kynan Brown today - but I do wonder where he fits in AFL. Mentha so exciting I wish he got it more. I felt deflated throughout the week about Jefferson, but again today you just see how good he can be and that he has all the skills to make it as a top line AFL forward. Thinking towards finals - you'd want to make sure that Kolt doesnt play more than 3 more games in the seniors as it would be good for him to play finals. And oddly Howes will also be avliable for us as well.

He better not be, otherwise I'd be angry he isnt playing for us. I love hearing him get the ball!

A terrible first 5 minutes, and then it was Travaglia and Dow against the Demons. Kolt with 4 clearances, 9 touches and a goal the standout. Hardie making VFL look too easy - he gets into so much space. Campbell dominating in the ruck, and El Jeffe coming alive. They keep saying he dropped 2 chest marks - he was lucky to make it to the first (it was a terrible kick), the second he should have taken. Billings and Bonner also good. Kentfield's contested mark was probably the best piece of play all day.

Kolt clearance, through Bonner, to Hardie, goal.

Kolt a different man today. 2 clearances and then stole a free kick from Cambell to nail that goal. He looks so good through the middle. Then a chase down tackle (he has real speed - I thought it was Sharp), and set up a Sharp goal. Just a different player.

15 v 10 AFL listed players - they have 2 former AFL players and so do we. Note Fullerton named in the backline

CASEY DEMONS vs CARLTONSunday 20 July, 1:05pm, Casey Fields CASEY DEMONS B: D. Smith (54), J. Adams (26), B. Howes (22) HB: R. Bonner (52), T. Fullarton (33), T. Sruk (53) C: J. Culley (46), J. Billings (14), K. Brown (41) HF: R. Mentha Jnr (39), H. Petty (35), M. Hardie (55) F: C. Spargo (9), L. Kentfield (44), A. Johnson (42) R: T. Campbell (29), T. Woewodin (40), B. Laurie (16) INT: M. Kirkwood-Scott (51), R. Baldi (56), W. Verrall (28), P. Cross (64), J. Ferraro (78) 23rd Player: J. Ferraro (78) EMG: K. Windsor (66), B. Laplanche (68), P. Ireland (48), J. Craven (75) IN: T. Campbell, P. Cross, J. Ferraro, A. Johnson, M. Kirkwood-Scott, H. Petty OUT: H. Sharp (AFL), J. Henderson (injured), A. Lual (illness), N. Yze (hamstring), T. Freeman, P. Ireland (omitted) NEW: Jack Ferraro, 19, Dingley CARLTON B: B. Wilson (35), E. Phillips (55), M. Duffy (41) HB: H. Charleson (28), J. Boyd (37), R. Monahan (34) C: B. Acres (13), J. Binns (25), L. Camporeale (21) HF: D. Grainger-Barras (61), D. Hogg (70), L. Nelson (57) F: H. O'Keeffe (40), H. Lemmey (31), S. Phipps-Parsons (69) R: F. Riley (56), P. Dozzi (53), H. Ramshaw (51) INT: O. Warburton (78), C. Vickery (59), S. Paea (66), K. Ferronato (50), C. Hamilton (80) 23rd Player: O. Warburton (78) EMG: L. Farrar (67), D. Harvey (73), T. Logan (68), N. King (63), J. Polkinghorne (76), W. Hayes (54) IN: K. Ferronato, C. Hamilton, S. Paea, S. Phipps-Parsons OUT: F. Evans, W. White, B. Camporeale (suspended), A. Stevens (omitted) NEW: Cooper Hamilton 21, 185cm, GWS Giants/Rochester; Sam Paea, 23, 194cm, Werribee/Aberfeldie Head-to-head: Casey Demons 4-3; At Casey Fields: Casey Demons 1-0; Streak: Casey Demons 1; Last time: Carlton 9.12 (66) def by Casey Demons 9.15 (69) – Round 7, 2024, IKON Park

Sorry if it has already been covered, but there is a lot of revisionist history of what we should have done and if Kolt was worth the investment. As a reminder (and please correct me where I am wrong): We want Harley Read and look at trying to get up as far on the board as we can to trade with WC. We trade 14, 27 and 35 for pick 11. We offer pick 6, 11 and next year's future first it to WC, they say no. We offer 6 and 11 to North for Picks 2 (McKercher) or 3 (Duursma), and Hawthorn for pick 4 (Watson) and they all say no. There is a clear top 6 in that draft (inc. Sanders and Walter) and we are hoping someone drops. There is then another group of 5 players that are highly rated - Windsor, Curtin, Read, Caddy and O'Sullivan. We take the one we think is the best of that group. We hope that someone else drops to 11 (now 13) but we do a heap of work on Tholstrup. I like Darcy Wilson, but I cannot say that Leake, Green, Goad, Edwards, Dawson etc. have really screemed "we missed out". I can see the argument for "why not Morris and why not Freijah" who went at 31 and 45. But they were not in a first round radar at all. Archie Roberts was, but he dropped to 54. Note that of our original picks - 14 becomes 18 with Darcy Wilson to St Kilda, 27 ends up around pick 32/33 which is after Logan Morris (it was eaten up by GC's academy), and 35 is 34 which is Billy Wilson. This is my way of saying - we didn't screw up this pick. Kolt showed enough and has shown enough that he can be a top 20 player in his draft year. Let's see what happens from now on.

yze looks like a natural forward. Leads so well.

He was inches away from a breakout earlier this year. I think that if that came to fruition and he kicked 4.0 that day and not 0.3 and one out on the full, the confidence that he can play at this level would be there. We've got plenty of time with him, lets just see how he develops. It is not like there is anyone at Casey who wants his spot in the 22.

He’s a guard known for being uber competitive. So he has to be able to move, call plays, be quick and run the floor. Scouting notes seem to make him seem not good enough for nba but seems like he’ll he annoying for forwards.

JVR is having a bad season. Jefferson is developing and has had some good and bad games. Kolt had an injury and Laurie was in the Covid year that you might as well have pulled a name out of a hat. It’s probably worth looking back more years than a couple to see his work and development I also think about how he wanted to move heaven and earth to get the picks for Holmes and Georgiardis and Butters. I think it’s fair to say he knows what he is doing.

JVR with another lace out to Kentfield.

Remember when there used to be depth?

The only nice thing I have to say is JVR knows how to deliver the ball so a forward leads.

For those who missed it, watch the last quarter replay on afl.com.au. I’m sure someone will upload a highlights package, but it won’t do the quarter justice. It’s the 4th, he’s a 17 year old; and just says come with me boys in the 4th. Kicks 2, contested grabs, but it’s the tap work where he just hits players on the run. His first 3 quarters were worrying and then bam! Comes from nowhere to change up the balance in the middle. If Cooper Duff-Tytler had that quarter, it would be on all the footy shows this week!

Metha looking likely. Kentfield huge down back. Billings and Laurie make it look easy. Culley hits the pack hard and runs through it.

Yep. Odd, but yes we can.

The more these two play together the better they’ll get. Unfortunate it’s in the 2s but chemistry is happening.

I like him, but I agree it was an odd pick for us. MJ was rated at that pick and had the form to be picked that high. He might have been told he was coming in to play the Melksham roll this week on Sicily and he’d be out of the team next week for Melk. Ie no pressure on him, just play a roll. I want him to succeed because we need him to. We need the key forwards and backs to work.

He will do just that if he keeps up this rate of improvement. It’s a real interesting one as he’s clearly in the best for Dandi, but it will be interesting if the champs gets him in that late first early second discussion.

It’ll (hopefully) be a nice problem for Casey to have next week with a potential 5 AFL ins. I could see a way all of Lever through Lindsay return to the 1s.

I always thought he was very much like Lindsay when I saw them both play last year. Good skills and runs.