Tarax Club

The mantra of rewarding consistent performance at Casey has belatedly been given the green light with the selection of Adam Tomlinson. Jake was pleased with the decision to put the band back together. Lever can now breathe easier with the spotlight moved elsewhere. There is a SOS out on Joel Smith to keep body sound, channel Sean by replicating that recent terrific grab at Casey against North and be a functional forward. A collective sigh of relief will be heard at the ‘G prequel to the King’s B day Big Freeze. If #29 succeeds it will a mission complete. Lachie Hunter has recently been nominated for membership of the exclusive Whipping Boy club by ‘supportive’ demonland posters. He appears destined to move up the poster boy ladder as the season progresses. Jack Watts position at the top of the ladder does not appear to be under threat at this stage.

DEMONS TO DEAL WITH THIS BUNCH OF WALLYS!!!

Sour cream and vinegar preferably stale.

Revised offer; Love Shack 12'' maxi single and 2 packs of Smiths crisps.

Agree his performance at Casey did not rise above the ruck and say 'pick me'. Mitch White was much more influential around the packs. Perhaps there is a debut in the wings, Taj Woewodin or Blake Howes spring to mind. Bailey Lawrie hasn't gone backwards either, gets amongst it and has some very neat skills.

6 Mitch White 5 Adam Tomlinson 4 Daniel Turner 3 Josh Schache 2 Bayley Laurie 1 Roan Steele Honourable mentions; Deakyn Smith Jed Adams Taj Woewodin Blake Howes James Jordon Oliver Sestan Adjudication; AFL as apparently the peak body responsible for Australian Rules have ‘dropped the ball’. Umpiring standards appear to be universally going south. Those men and women in high viz yellow can’t consistently bounce the ball, reward the tackler and seem content with awarding frees for incidental contact. Whilst the rolling scrum mayhem around them passes as a ‘spectacle’. Surprisingly a player wearing Demon colours was given a free kick for a push in the back. A first for this weekend. Broadcast; Grateful for the TV net cast but at least ensure the camera is steady, the camera person is sober and ‘Wally’ from Manchester can find and name players correctly. The numbers help.

Port Power = Ken's Kamikazies

Shoot out at the Casey Corral.

Must have been on the [censored] last night. Serious case of delirium tremors.

‘Oblivious’ describes some of the commentary too. Guy from the English midlands either needs a spec savers voucher or needs to do his homework before the game commencement. Misidentification bloopers going thru the roof, George Grey is not Ben Brown.

6 Hunter 5 May 4 Fritsch 3 Salem 2 Rivers 1 Hibberd Honourable mentions; None far too many had leather aversion. Adjudication; Some free kicks in the forward line would help but the ball needs to get and be there. From the Directors Chair; Who are you? Fuchsias, Demons … ? Nice to be good community citizens but winning games of football is core business if you want to be at the big end of town. Broadcast; No comment

Admittedly tingling a little with anticipation. The Demons are pound for pound, man for man the better team. Providing we arrive ready to play, the result should in our favour. Port will provide a challenge of course, if the GPS is switched on.

No longer a regular beer drinker myself but Coopers Sparkling Ale and Original Pale Ale are surely two of the better beers available on the mainland. Or were?

Venit hora Venit homo

6 Jack Viney 5 Christian Petracca 4 Trent Rivers 3 Clayton Olivier 2 Alex Neal-Bullen 1 Angus Brayshaw Honourable mentions; Harrison Petty Steven May Michael Hibberd Edward Langdon Max Gawn From the Director's Chair; The Harrison Petty experiment is beginning to bear fruit as a tall forward. Looked more assured and delivered until his early injury exit. Lapses in centre bounce clearances, given our purported midfield ranking gave the opposition belief. Goody and Yze will need to be burning the midnight oil on this one. Adjudication; No real complaints. Broadcast; Chief held up with a superior support staff. Just.

joeboy as a body of work your 3 word player analysis at the core is pretty spot on. But the path to transcendence is not always whole or smooth. Just the ocassional ragged edge to tuck in. Neil-Bullen -just a game ? or Neil-Bullen - significant team contributor ( 6 tackles, equal team highest), (17 disposals at 76.5% efficiency), (including one goal scored).

Get out the pop corn for the Saturday's late matinee at the 'G folks... As free as the grass grows at the 'G Born free to follow your heart's desire As free kicks may blow your way As the grandstand surrounds you The game still astounds you Each time you look like a star Stay free Where no AFL tribunal derides you You're free as a rising star so there's no need to bide time Born free Seasons in the Sun are worth living But only worth for giving Cos you're born free

Do you smoke durries in the car park and deliver pizzas?

As a number of folk have already commented. Long took on Kozzie who legally tackled him in possession of the ball. He had prior opportunity, was caught red handed, textbook holding the ball. Umpire fails to correctly apply the rule and decides to ‘neutralise’ the situation by balling up. Absolute dunce disadvantages Demons. Fast forward to final 20 seconds of the last quarter Chol athletically assisted by the ‘shove’ from Max is now able to leap tall buildings with a single bound. Gawn is either Superman running around in Demon footy jumper. Or Chol is a ‘ham’ actor who overcooked his lines. I’ll take mine with pineapple and cheese. Those media giants Dunstall and Russell can have the rough end.

Apparently he was a handful around the packs on Saturday evening.

6 Jack Viney 5 Clayton Olivier 4 Max Gawn 3 Tom Sparrow 2 Christian Petracca 1 Angus Brayshaw Honourable mentions; Trent Rivers Jake Bowey Judd McVee Kysaiah Pickett James Jordan From the Director's chair; Daniel Turner must have run over the team mascot. Keeps getting thrown to wolves. Debut game last year's Queen's Birthday concussed by a rampaging Chubb safe. Late inclusion for this game. He gets locked in the gorilla's cage with Levi Casboult. Poor bloke must be thinking 'third time lucky', "maybe I'll get an opponent where I can successfully compete given my experience and physical abilities." Opposition Hyperbole watch; Gold Coast Suns have some top draft picks. Lukosius has a nice accurate long goal kick, flashes in and out of the play. Rowell scurries around the pack like hyperactive sunburnt crab, but seems lost outside his environment. Anderson moves well and certainly gets a lot of the ball without too much menace. Ben King would hardly register a blip today, except he was given free kicks which enabled him to kick two goals. Seem like a bunch of nice boys. Adjudication; The bounce is dead. Broadcasters; Dunstall and Russell pension them off.

joeboy your 3 word player analysis is most anticipated up here in the far flung regions of the realm. A little like the old Sporting Globe at the local newsagents when you got home from the 'G on Saturday evening. Especially after a closely fought win. May we urge you to continue the good work! So pleased you stuck a few little gems in to heighten interest and awareness. Rivers - good and evil Had to work very hard after that smothered kick resulted in a late Suns goal. Brayshaw - spirit and conviction Doesn't get better than that, a truly on the road to Damascus moment. Would love to add this one... Gawn - At Witts end

Casboult is an experienced physically mature forward must have 15kg+, strength and height on Turner. Sold the poor bloke to the wolves. Whoever decided on that match up should severely self-flagellate themselves behind the shelter shed. Absolute Howler! The penny did belatedly drop, Petty went back and can stay there. Maysie needs help. Desperately.

Did exactly the same near the end of the third quarter 15 seconds to go. Suns consequently scored equaliser. Give it to Bowser.

Has the BS kickout to the left back flank been permanently canned? Should be 50% chance of coming straight back.