Diamond_Jim

I expect they would take Heath to Perth if only as an emergency. If so the Casey (AFL) ruck cupboard will be bare. I wonder who we will use

As this is Round 1 of the official VFL season it will be on the AFL website. Enjoy because IIRC we have a bye in week 2. They will probably take two or three emergencies to Perth which won't help.

Please tell me it isn't so.... Definitely need a four lane tunnel not to mention the retractable helipad. We haven't even mentioned the drone lighting that will overcome the need for light towers

From the match report on the Casey practice game. Sounds like Melksham is a few weeks off... Both Henderson and Melksham completed a half each as part of their load management. https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1972973/vfl-report-dees-dominate-in-final-practice-match

Oscar's car won't start but Fritta goals so the day is saved

Always knew he was good !!!!

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5 goals 2 this quarter You have to love accuracy

Let's get the next couple Go Dees

Can't see us piling on the three or four goals needed to break the game open. Hope I'm wrong but the defensive work is not there

no such luck ..........

Hill and Sinclair racking up the possessions (both 17 each)

Roo kicks his third and off to the bench. I love modern footy Welcome Young Pickett !!

Who is this Roo !!!

Dropped into watch the Dragons v Storm match yesterday and perhaps a Star has been born. Electric does not describe his sidestepping movements: Sua Fa'alogo But this is a dawn that has been beckoning ever since Fa'alogo's NRL debut back in 2023, when he moved like he was firewalking, scoring a double that made him seem a star of tomorrow. That tomorrow has now arrived, and when you combine the weight of history and the possibilities of the future, it gives Fa'alogo the look of a chosen one, and that's what Melbourne — not just the Storm, but Melbourne itself — has been waiting for. Fa'alogo is a Victorian junior, a Broadmeadows and Northern Thunder man to be precise, and while he isn't the first local boy to play for the Storm, he has a chance to be their first homegrown star, which always shines brightest on the horizon. Why Melbourne has been waiting a generation for someone l...Sua Fa'alogo has been waiting for some time to become part of Melbourne's storied lineage of fullbacks, but nowhere near as long as Melbourne has been waiting for a player like him.

In that second half we kicked 16:5 That's magnificent... almost 2021 GF stats

Great accuracy that quarter with 8 goals 4 (Keep up the ratio) Saints scored 5:3 which makes on think it's an open game in perfect conditions. Thanks to posters at the ground and to KC. Wonderful to hear those scores and feedback.

Couldn't recall Warner but I found the young journeyman Corey Wagner. Great to see that he and Oscar McDonald have got another chance. Good luck to them.

I hadn't realised that the upgrade to Mars was part of the Commonwealth games promise. (The Games were supposed to start next week) Apparently many of the regional upgrades continued. https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/the-games-were-supposed-to-deliver-benefits-to-the-regions-but-many-are-still-waiting-20260223-p5o4md.html "Mars Stadium, which hosts the Western Bulldogs, will get another 5000 seats and extra change rooms by the end of this year, while the regional athletics centre will have new tracks."

I'd missed the no SA game. That's weird. I can perhaps understand WA because of summer time differences back to the East coast and the risk of high daytime temperatures but SA ?? PS: I see Jibroni above has posted a possible answer for SA (late finish to the cricket season)

Definitely worth a discussion in that the name comes from our decision to relocate to the City of Casey. It really hasn't worked from a local involvement perspective but the VFL as a competition has been in terminal decline for the last five years. The VFL should be the model for community football but instead it's a mess. Anyone know of a stream... perhaps from St Kilda?

Interesting point. Are we seeing Essendon and Carlton moving into a downward spiral such as hit Melbourne. I doubt that it will be as bad in that we missed the post 1970 growth phase whereas Essendon and Carlton will simply stagnate membership wise. It is a problem for the AFL in that the theatre goer who make up the bulk of the television audience will fall away. Personally I didn't bother with the Thursday game and watched ten minutes of the Hawthorn game simply to get an idea of Hawthorn's gamestyle for this year (it's different). West Coast is where the AFL must intervene. That State is growing and they need a vibrant team. Freo really doesn't cut it. Strange that Saturday (the worst day for TV audiences) has the best games.

well that went north quickly 7:7 from Hawthorn so it could have been a lot worse

Lovely story Thanks for posting Life is made of special memories

F1 Sprint Qualifying from Shanghai China tonight at 6:30pm. Goes for 45 minutes. Mercedes or Ferrari for pole. Can OP beat Norris?