Sydee

Being a bit of a tragic I try and watch most Casey games either live or on replay His kicking technique needs work because imo he often gets too close to the man on the mark and as a result he is forced to kick the ball higher than he needs to. This means his kicks are more susceptible to being pushed offline due to any wind and they can lack penetration and fall shorter than would otherwise be the case I am not saying I’m an expert but I also think his ball drop looks a bit high which also may result in less consistent contact He isn’t terrible and I really think it’s a matter of making some small adjustments to get better results

Great player and career hard not to respect what Dusty achieved on the field Hopefully he finds life after footy rewarding as he is coming off a pretty high base Always thought he would follow Dimma north but it appears not

I’m not sure he deserves a promotion yet but to be fair he is more physically ready than Jack Watts Atleast he has spent two seasons playing against seasoned bodies in the VFL If he does get a chance this season it would be wise to temper expectations regarding his output imo

Hardly a compelling case for promotion then - but I’m sure the FD will determine the right time for Matthew It might be this season or it might not If it’s the latter I just hope PF can keep atleast one or two toys in the pram

His stats might be a bit better if not for his poor technique and execution when kicking for goal - lots of OOTFs and not making the distance efforts I suspect This is an area of his game that needs a lot of work - that and his second efforts which to be fair seem to be improving slightly

Lamb is the one that really needs to be under scrutiny if he is the main man leading our trading strategy I suspect he is not operating in a vacuum and probably takes his lead from others but tbh it’s been very very poor imo

Ugottobekidding right?

You crossed the line there - Max is no fool

Feels like this thread should be renamed the limp home

Looks like you’ve been doing more “learnings” and “leaning into” the underlying problems more so than many getting paid the big $$$ in our FD Our offseason is going to define whether we fall away significantly or can still compete with the better teams imo. We are going to need significant improvements in output from some existing players and some fresh talent - neither is that easy to achieve

Based on exposed form to date I’d say your marks are about spot on - if not a tad generous

I’m so sad to hear Gus is struggling - all we as supporters can do is hope that he gets back on his feet asap I have absolutely no doubt that his absence from the club has been a big downer on everyone. If you look at the team walking out to play each game they seem to always touch Gus’ hat - pretty much tells me everything I need to know about how important he was to the group. Let’s all hope that 2025 is a year where we have some reasonable luck and a healthy list and Gus can find a way to spend a little bit more time at the club (assuming that’s what is best for him) Im not sure we are achieving much with the bickering here and the he said she said debate

I know we have had a bad run with injuries and unforeseen retirements etc but if you have watched much of Casey this season you would have to conclude that we have quite a few players on our list that are not likely to make it. There are plenty of holes to fill so that we have reasonable depth on our list particularly in certain positions (ruck, midfield and key forward) This team feels like it needs an injection of some talented fresh faces - I’d like to see us trade into this draft so that we add as many quality youngsters as possible (Windsor is an example of the impact quality young players can have)

The little bit of Riley you have seen must be the little bit I haven’t seen

Don’t think the excitement will last long if that happens - unfortunately!

All fair enough but personally I’d be a bit [censored] if I was the player to be dropped to give him a start when atm you would really struggle to mount a case for that based on form

Gauntlet thrown down 👇

Promise ?

I agree with you 100%

If Caleb is out I assume Hunter gets another chance Not sure that would have happened if Windsor and Langdon remained available Has a lot to prove imho

They also had a bloke called Jesse who is second in the Coleman race with 53 goals to date It’s a bit easier to carry a young developing tall in their side imho Besides Cadman is ahead of Jefferson atm in terms of being physically ready - again just my opinion If we lose a couple more and it’s no longer possible to make finals then sure let’s try a few more young blokes - we are not quite there yet

Gee that doesn’t sound like much fun Hold on wait a minute ………

Dogs in some good form , look well balanced over the park , playing with a lot of confidence Big test for the swans now

I live interstate but having read the game day dribble and post game moaning I’m glad I didn’t have to sit amongst people who only support the team when they are winning It was always going to be a struggle this season given all the circumstances - some people have very unrealistic expectations

Sounds like a gag order to me I hope we can do so much better in Australia