Maldonboy38

Trac simply does not give me captain vibes, Viney's leadership season is coming to an end, Lever has the whole package but can he get his body back near its best. Trent Rivers by a mile for me. Articulate when he speaks, players lift when he does, has shown no restlessness that we know of, really good team man and club man. He might not be in great form b ut form can turn.

Great footballer with great goal sense, but the worst over-celebrator in AFL history. Annoys the carp out of me.

Very few leads or movement too often, so opposition backmen guard grass. And going back 2022 - 2024, our forward gameplan was kick to contest, and get goals from ground balls or stoppages. I think the congestion is also a flow on from then.

The kicking inside F50 in the Swans v Dogs match is insane. Brilliant to watch. Some of the field kicking is similar.

I don't understand how it can be concluded that Jeffo isn't the answer. He has played 3 games in a forward line fed by some of the worst forward entries seen at the Dees in decades. His form in the VFL is really good, where he shows he can lead AND fly into a pack. So far he is no Carey or Ox, but let's give him the same chances given to others.

I'm actually loving no AFL on Saturday afternoons. I much prefer watching Casey/Dees than Freo v Saints or Gold Coast v North or other substandard games. And right now, there are a lot of our younger listed players who are finding form which is encouraging.

Peter Walsh and Nathan Brown - good solid workhorses who, if you looked closely enough, had really good footy brains, ran all day, and had good evasive games, while neither being quick. I reckon this a "watch very closely" because the numbers suggest Archie's form is growing and he is getting nearer to being draftable. I would love to see him at the Dees.

Couldn't agree more. I feel a bit sorry for Voss, his fitness and medical people must take a lot of blame for consistent player preparation and medical errors. Apart from that, if I can't have Demon success, I am content to revel in the constant struggles of the brown bag cheats.

Carlton's only game is based on contested ground ball. North are matching or even beating them at it, and Carlton has no answer. Great footy from a bunch of young players.

I reckon it will become more widespread. Modern footy (coaching & gameplan) does not focus enough on basic skills. Whatever side can take their chances on a given day wins. Exhausted forwards running all over the oval as part of a defensive network appears to be more valuable than accurate goal kicking.

Not sure what channel 7, AFL online and all the other broadcasting media are going to carp on about now. Who would have thought that it might not be a Pies v Cats GF? The Lions have changed the conversation with that win.

Yeah, the best footy of the season so far. Their work through the middle is cutting the Cats to pieces. Very clean, very quick, very tough.

The booing crowd is rage -inducing. Some of the umpiring decisions are atrocious, appalling and perplexing.

Everything feels so flat. Our goal kicking is a blight on our coaching team. Our gun players skills are not only bad, they are worsening. The spark, the energy, the confidence has totally eroded down to not being evident at all. This feels like 2019 or 2020 - a good list playing poor footy. Unfortunately, I cannot see any change until new President, board members and new CEO have a total look at our football dept, coaching panel, and playing list. I am filthy about our state of play, and exhausted every time I watch them play. Apart from Gawn, our "leaders" stated today that they are the problem, but maybe not the solution. May, Viney, Trac, Oliver, Salem.

I love my football club so much, but I don't think I can do this anymore. Oliver, Sparrow and Petty doing that. Viney doing that. All the hard work down back and through the midfield, to be finished in this way. I am too exhausted and too disappointed.

Yeah, a lot to like about his Casey debut. Nowhere near AFL ready, but gets to the right places, marks at the highest point, kicks well and has a natural ruck awareness.

Highlights for me were Kalani White, Jeffo & Verrall. Love seeing the big men play well and it gives us hope at AFL level post Gawn, and for marking forward inside F50.

I'm getting some very nice vibes from Kalani white's debut.

2 really bad stuff ups with atrocious kicking which should have been 2 goals.

No, he was spoilt by a clumsy team mate. He is looking very sharp tonight.

Verrall's ruck work is pretty good tonight, and Jeffo looks strong in the air.

Howler of a game in Tassie. Whose brilliant decision was it to schedule a night game in Tassie in winter? Slippery cold snooze fest with tackles, stoppages and carp skills. I put it on mute in the background and watched the cricket - great innings from Stark and a good backup from Hazelwood.

Until we can't make the finals we have to continue picking best 22. However, I want to see Jefferson and JVR in the same team, with Melk, Fritsch and Kozzie playing around them. I know these two younger boys haven't shown too much but I still believe they can.

May Oliver Gawn Turner Langdon Kozzie

Really proud of the game our players played. Massive effort. Our first half missed chances come back to haunt us again. Lots of pressured mistakes from both teams. A couple of late brain fades from Max didn't help but we gave it a red hot go. Josh Daicos is a gun, and is also humble and decent. His brother is an amazing player at best but is also an entitled, soft, lippy, golden child who the umpires favour.