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At the very same time that football world was watching Geelong demolish Hawthorn to reach the Preliminary Final in a fortnight's time, former Cat Gary Ablett Junior received a standing ovation to receive the Club Champion award (named after ?) at the club whose first proud achievement has been to win the 2011 AFL wooden spoon.

Jack Viney has been selected to play for the Oakleigh Chargers in tomorrow's TAC Cup Under 18 game against the Dandenong Stingrays. It's on at Warrawee Park, Oakleigh at 11am.

Patently absurd. Thankfully, I believe Scully has scruples and wouldn't allow the club to shafted in this way if he were to leave the club and I doubt he would go to the Western suburbs of Sydney anyway.

Any chance the selectors can fix Max Gawn into the line up for Saturday night?

You can be absolutely sure that none of your players get fixed up by the match review panel on the Monday after the bye.

So when exactly will there be the next fully uncompromised draft? The coming years are still going to be heavily affected by the inclusion of the new clubs and the rules introduced to ensure they are strong.

Not as busy as he was a fortnight ago but boy does he tackle hard! Vic Metro up by 20 points at 3/4 time.

He was constantly in the play so it would not surprise at all.

No I wasn't there and neither were you. Have you ever seen him play?

What we really need is consistent performance from week to week and throughout a game.

LOL - a classic. Viney had limited time on the ground in the first half but still attracted the attention of AFL young talent guru Shifter Sheehan (hardly spin from this site). As observed above, Jack helped turn the game in his team's favour early in the third quarter and 17 touches with 50% game time is not "ordinary" in my book.

Robert Campbell could turn out to be a handy acqusition before the season's out. I believe the club can now elevate another rookie as there's a free rookie elevation available to all clubs after Round 11.

Robert Campbell wasn't selected for either Casey seniors or reserves. I believe that he didn't come up following a knock to the knee in that first game back in the reserves a fortnight ago.

Surely that's a straw man argument if there ever was one? I'm right because had it been done the other way we would have been "smashed with not a single chance of victory." I just checked the record book and discovered that by playing it the way you approve of, we were smashed with not a single chance of victory (the opposition more than doubled our score) anyway so you've proven nothing but the fact that playing an extra man in defence was a massive fail.

Jack Viney played in yesterday's trials for the forthcoming Under 18 championships and, from a mate who was there, the reports are good. Although he is bottom aged (i.e doesn't turn 18 till next year) he came under notice for his strong play and good footskills.

You'd think the press mob would be concentrating on Rodney Eade after his team's embarrassing effort yesterday.

Me too but I wonder why articles such as these are not widely read by Demonlanders.

Of course not but if that's the case how did this poster decide that Cook was going to be played down back, and If he was going to be played down back, it was due to Fevola being in the team.

IMO Trengove should have received the free kick. Dangerfield dropped the ball after he was tackled - therefore incorrect disposal.

What is it with the AFL? They've asked the Melbourne Football Club to please explain its players' tweets but there were players from other clubs that criticised the Tribunal decision. Have their clubs been asked to explain?

When was Tom Scully's injury increased from a 4 week injury to a 6 week injury? I could swear that was a week before Easter ... so why is he still listed 5 weeks away?

I think the Board should immediately announce that it's 100% behind the coach. This would ensure that he's outta here in 3 - 4 weeks.