Demon Dynasty
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Hasn't he said same or similar on numerous 'shiiite the bed' during red time occasions already?
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He also doesn't hit the scoreboard and can't kick beyond 35 meters or so. At least put a dynamic player in as sub who can have an impact off the bench and brings some sort of dangerous asset to the table. A dour plodder is the last person you want as sub but Simon seems to think otherwise.
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That's the only place he should ever play from here Dazzle A very handy 2021 contribution and will always be a flag champ but imho the game's well and truly gone past him now. Absolutely perplexing selection last week by the SC with no integrity based on performance vs the Blues the week before. The SC is watching a different Casey team to me of late. Either that or Simon just refused to even look and just keeps going back to the 2021 well most of the time expecting players from then will somehow miraculously find their 2021 form if played at senior level often / long enough.
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Thanks DZ There are often exceptions to generally very poor quarters / matches and appreciate hearing about Riv & Salo's efforts. Some playing with pride and able to finish off four quarters then. While too many are often dropping right off? Surely the fitness / HP side has to come under severe scrutiny at season's end? (among plenty of other aspects of the club & FD!)
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Round 20, 2025 MCG - Saints vs Demons Unwatchable and have not watched anything v the Saints. So i can't comment at all on who did what or who didn't. So glad i chose to follow Casey and avoid the seniors from the week before this disaster. I'll always appreciate 2021 and Simon shall remain a legend of the club for breaking the drought. But i'm done and dusted from here and can no longer watch a SG lead seniors group. They just keep finding new ways to shiiite the bed! What a contrast it is watching the way Casey goes about its business. While they are far from world beaters they at least turn up most weeks and quarters. The gut running, overlap work, the desperation, the ability to maintain structure, the semblance of decent forward method, the slick forward handballs and decent finish in front of the sticks , the leading up at ball carrier etc....is so refreshing to watch. All lead by a very proficient Tom Campbell in the middle and beautifully coached by Whitford. TC can play (at least at this level). I'm sure he'd do ok as a back up against some lessor lights at AFL level if given the chance for a managed Max. No he isn't the future but for his age he is very effective and influential at VFL level. His influence is even more evident once Verrall is switched in. While Verrall isn't all bad and does win the odd contest, he just isn't a patch on TC and the team tends to lose momentum anytime TC isn't about for lengthy stints or resting forward. Even resting forward, TC has an impact at times and a handy target / spoiler that will at least get the ball to ground if he's at the drop. Let's hope Casey keeps its mostly winning streak going and gets either a wild card birth or maybe even slips into the eight. They have the third best percentage in the comp which might help their cause. > Subbed out TOG % > Subbed in TOG % Stats courtesy of footywire.com and wheeloratings.com
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Bloke knows where the goals are that's for sure. He also manages to find space and mark on a lead / in space somehow. He has that natural forward craft knack that Chin & Spargo don't have. Sharp also knows how to find the goals but so far at senior level he just doesn't get enough of it. If he gets another season and ups the ante next year. Who knows. But will he? He's been ok in patches at AFL level but super disappointing alot of the time as well. No worse than Spargo though who keeps getting the call up after showing no serious form at senior level all season.
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The club has history of knee [censored] re-signings both at coach and player level that are oft too early and oft based on short-term upticks in performance. Too easily impressed / satisfied with mediocre and / or promise / hope vs patience / reality. And they too often sign overly lengthy unjustifiable contracts. They should have waited to see what transpired in 2024 after the twin straight sets exits. This is a very poorly managed / run club, not necessarily in all aspects but far too many, that STILL has no home base after 40 years. The rot starts from the head.
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This is def a contributing factor in us going from a flag to a bottom 4 club in under four years. Great post SPC. It's been said so many times by so many, particularly in the last three seasons (inc. this one). Almost zero accountability and selection integrity is almost non-existent under SG. That is partially on the SC but bottom line the coach has the final say. Ultimately the problem goes all the way to the top and he has shown no signs of changing his ways with plenty of opportunity to do so. The selection of Spargo & Petty ahead of AJ and *multiple alternatives to Spargo this week was the ultimate proof and the final nail for me. He owns the flag with all the kudos that comes with it ... and deservedly so. But so must he own the subsequent debacle we are now witnessing.
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Absolutely Ox. I suspect some players are taking the pizz and need to be moved on but there is no way in hell we are this bad. The outcomes we are seeing are largely a result of what is spitting out the other end of the coach's sausage machine. Ultimately it's his recipe and cooking. The players are the ingredients. With some past their use by and a few others are rotting and a few replacements needed via some visits to Aldi.
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The phone line (a.k.a. the membership hotline and the only one publicly available that standard nuffies like myself can call) was down and still on the standard "our business hours are" recording when i called at 10.20am All's well at HQ then yes
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He wasn't fine imv DS. Had very little impact and still couldn't find a goal at that level. In a VFL form sense Billings is a mile ahead of Spargo and has been in great form for many weeks now. I would've even taken Culley or Ricky (albeit not setting the wolrd alight either but much more upside) ahead of Spargo. Bottom line i wouldn't have dropped Sharp for Spargo unless the rest were down with the dreaded lurgy, or worse.
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I have never said that is what our club (or clubs) or some within those clubs are thinking. Although having said that, what's to say there aren't a few that do so. You would have to be quite naive to think that everyone is on exactly the same 'hell bent' path to leave no stone unturned every single match of every season they get to play. Partly why some players excel where some may struggle (talent / luck with injuries aside). Regardless of what they think, what the fans do in terms of boycottimg or not, would not influence what most within the club are aiming to achieve each day / week. The $$ keep flowing regardless if they are seeking to win flags or just coast along as you say. The fans are just there to make stadiums appear to be full or as full as possible for the AFL authorised / preferred broadcasters' headlines, sound bites & promos. The entire pre-game / in game and post game show is now fully transferable & pretty much identical regardless of which two clubs and colours are on show now and all clubs are pretty much on the same budget.
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Missing the point. All clubs no doubt want / desire success. What im saying is... whether the supporters boycott or not makes no difference to any club's decision making, planning, game style etc. They'll get their share of the Fox (etc) $$ as will the Coaches, players and the entire FD regardless, as long as the advertising / merch $$ keep flowing in from the AFL coffers. What the average supporter base does or thinks would be on their list but it would be super low priority. We are just a minor part of a massive money spinning circus.
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Am i correct in saying the only email available for members to vent is the membership one? If so that never lands in the lap of anyone other than the front line membership staff. You will just get an Auto response or a pre-fabbed template response from someone there. The top brass will never even see your emails let alone respond.
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A stark contrast to that of Casey who appear to be extremely well drilled with most players appearing to know exactly what's being asked. Kudos to Whitford and Co.
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Has Sharp had more than one full match so far? Have a feeling that was last week. Most matches as sub. There was nothing to lose playing him for a few more full matches to see what he could bring. But nah, Simon's always going back to the same old Premiership well.
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100% this. Going to more Casey matches since 2023 (other than milestone games for select individual players at senior level) than seniors now AAAAND.... loving it! They are a joy to watch and attend under Whitford in comparison. And you can also pay cash at the food stalls at about 50% of MCG prices. It also feels and looks like a real footy 'TEAM' that plays to a clear plan, structure and for each other for mine. Players gut running in support, skills, crazy deperation/spoils/1%ers and smarts (not always but a fair chunk of the time anyways). Goal kicking accuracy pretty decent too!
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The supporters have no say at all BG other than whether they take up a membership or renew their existing ones. No one at the club gives a FF about what the supporters think or say unless it's something stupidly threatening in a violence sense as we saw earlier, or an incident at the footy by one of our own (something ban worthy) or someone drops a truck load of manure in the entrance of AAMI park etc.
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Head coach always has the final say Bing.
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As flat as he looked against the Blues the week before? He was woeful and came in with zero form. Billings, Bill & Woewodin weren't world beaters either but looked to be a mile ahead of Spargo. That's solely on Goodwin. No coach worth his salt at this level would make such a stupid indefensible call. He also makes us slower as a team and that's saying something. It's time to thank Simon for everything he has done and achieved, but cut our losses at the end of this season and commence the search (from here on).
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He did the same last time and SG didn't bother to send someone to him. Not only is Simon a dear in the headlights 'in-game' he does not appear to have much, if any, capacity to learn from past mistakes. We have looked like a bunch of amatures since the start of 2024. Any club worth their salt and half a brain would not have extended him for two more seasons after the 2023 / 2024 straight sets exits. One year tops. We are not a very smart club and don't appear to be capable of learning from similar re signing mistakes in the past. Cultural issues still plague us in a big way. Possibly amongst some in the playing group also.
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Thanks TA. Imho this is likely to be mainly a motivational issue. Surely the responsibility lies with the coaches and leaders? You have to question the entire leadership structure and their effectiveness when you see results like this. From the head coach down to the captain and the rest of the seniors leaders. The other factor might be the ineffectiveness of our bottom 6 to 8 players in the last two seasons?
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