Tarax Club

Should be a big splash at the Biennale than.

Not expecting bluebaggers to get off the ground tonight. For starters there are issues at the launch site. Plus it appears they're rapidly regressing back to ground zero for another rebuild

Being a member of the Demon Diaspora has meant fewer opportunities of actually seeing the modern champions play. But firmly tucked away in my life’s memory bank, is Clayton Oliver destroying the hopes of Bulldogs, with that magnificent late third quarter goal in the Grand Final. Congratulations Clayton long may you run.

Squeezed out of the forward line with the inclusion of Harrison Petty and Aiden Johnson. Add Luker Kentfield there’s a couple of potential CHB’s named up forward. H Meanwhile at the match committee meeting events have moved beyond ‘we have a cunning plan’.

Reading the tea leaves or is it straight from the horse's mouth bag? Jake Lever joins Tom Sparrow on the sidelines. Harrison Petty to return via Casey. Who comes in? Shall have to await how the numbers roll in the roulette wheel.

Amongst the optimism and hyperbole of changing the bearings of this season’s voyage at the commencement of the fixture. Much of it prematurely generated from within the club. My feelings were strangely ambivalent. Nothing like 2020 vision. Five losses was sobering though. Pessimists only index spiked on Demonland ‘let’s celebrate like it’s 1999 2013’. If the incoming bucket of the icy coldest reality water hits this year’s love generation proponents fully where it counts. And flushes away the wishy washy nonsense to be replaced with a harder edged approach. Good! Back end of the home and away, North was a tentative first step.

With the distraction of the commencement of the Snow Season over back on board at the 'G 6 Jake Melksham 5 Christian Petracca 4 Bailey Fritsch 3 Harvey Langford 2 Tom McDonald 1 Christian Salem Honourable mentions; Kade Chandler Max Gawn Clayton Olivier Kysaiah Pickett Jack Viney Jacob Van Rooyen

Addendum: Blake Howes played an excellent game leading the Casey defence. Especially when considering it was his first game back after concussion.

SEN and David Schwarz all over Harvey and BOB who?

Casey have their collective fingertips on the precipice edge currently in the Top 10 of the unwieldy VFL competition. With Casey Fields no longer the bastion it once was Whitten Oval is now a happy hunting ground for the team. With the exception of the home team loss to the Bulldogs earlier in the season (Round 7). Percentage wise the Demons are in the top five, but some inexplicable losses eg. last week's loss to the Coburg Lions, has them on the periphery of a finals berth. Losses at home have hurt this season against GWS and the Sharks. Casey when they are on song play, an attractive attacking game style. When coach Taylor Whitford is able to meld the disparate elements, AFL listed players with VFL listed players, youth with age and experience. The team ethos shines through. After the higher profile performers exhibit their talent and skills there are other guys in support roles demonstrating team first. From last evening's performance; Riley Baldi who appears to have been given a defensive role on the opposition prime movers. 15 disposals at 86.7% disposal efficiency, contested possessions 6, 2 clearances and a junk yard dog 10 tackles. Kynan Brown improved as the game went on, 24 disposals including 10 kicks and 14 hand passes, 9 contested possessions 8 score involvements and 6 tackles. Jai Culley 26 disposals 12 disposals 14 hand passes, contested possessions 12, 5 clearances. Bailey Laurie 15 disposals at 73.3%, 9 contested possessions, 10 tackles. Harry Sharp 23 disposals at 73.9% efficiency, 8 contested possessions, 6 tackles, 2 goals. Charlie Spargo 16 disposals, 10 contested possessions, 9 tackles.

Fly fishing on the Werribee River SWYL? Don’t forget the Aerogard mate!

Cream spilt milk! Misses the lot. Mitch Hardy time! Goal quatro

Casey starting to show off party tricks are coming out. Yze elevates good grab. Good anticipation Adams. Luker busts the pack wide open. Ricky Mentha goal X 3

Double up Sharpie!

Showtime at Whitten Oval Sharp special!

Laurie ain’t vanilla blue collar tackle. Great team goal JB soccer skills!

Big mark Luker! Goal after the siren.

Casey in tough. Tackle pressure thru the roof. Cream is now yogurt. Misses. JB lovely left foot goal! Luker quality pass. Mitch Hardy composed kicks goals!

Horse [censored] umpire! Bees umpire assist goal. Noah robbed by play on call. Earns free at last! Threads the needle! Goal

Ricky Mentha this kid has talent smarts super snap for goal. Billy the Kid goal!!!! Casey have started second half with intent. Verrall moving well in the ruck. Rove panther like. Garbage perfect tackle penalized.

Ricky Mentha another quality goal!!!

Charlie Spargo “provocateur” heats up the half time entertainment. Cooler heads prevail it was looking like an all in stoush brewing. 5 goals 5 behinds balances the ledger. Positive spin on the game, it’s a contested defensive pressured performance. Casey ground some ascendancy that qt.

Young defensive talls going well. Howes intercept. Verrall has got stronger in the gym standing up in ruck against taller opponent. Taj Woewodin nice touch over the boundary. Bees 🐝 umpire assist goal. Casey get repeat inside stoppages. Will Verrall free fifty goal.

Noah leads marks to a wavering lace out pass. Kicking for goal is keeping opposition in striking distance. Billy the kid keeps his feet in the clinches. Gomez Adams doin’ alright fourth defensive mark. Patrick Ireland big grab in the square goal!