Diamond_Jim

Went to watch Casey yesterday play Port. One of the things that struck me was that whereas in the past a player would look to kick a goal around the 45 metre mark yesterday the Casey players would look for the handball/kick to a player closer in. Was thinking of making a post last night. To a large extent it didn't work for Casey. ( In fact I criticised Oskar Baker for not backing himself from around the 40 metre mark.) Imagine the surprise when the 7 commentators in the Alice mentioned the accuracy of the Dees and Daisy chimes in to the affect that they were passing off so the kicks were within 20 metres of goal. In a period of AFL football that includes remarkable inaccuracy I think this is a very important part of our game plan

It's not just one player of course but the addition of Gus to the midfield has just made us so more powerful as a team. I think he will soon be paid the compliment of a tag.

North beating Freo in the west... perhaps it is time I gave them some more respect.

welcome ... this thread is for all games of the round except the one the Dees are playing. Not to worry just cut and paste this one into the post game thread. Great to ave you on board. '87 and '88 were very special

Just thought I would bump this thread. We are only at $1400 of the $3,000 the guys need to keep this site going as well as they do (if not better). Come on guys and gals .. time to board the Demonland bandwagon and take out an annual or life membership. Go Dees and thanks Demonland

Great win ... absolute team effort. Let's enjoy it

ahhh I think she was being critical of the AFL expanding the comp without proper analysis and reference to the clubs.

Simple humidity readings can be misleading. It is a measure of what water content the air will hold at various temperatures. For example in Melbourne at the moment the reading is almost 60%. Being inland the relative winter humidity of Alice would be low We had this discussion last year and yes SWYL it feels a lot more humid where you are. We'll talk about it beofre the Darwin game I am sure

he's not a strong kick as yet .. but give it a year or two !!

the similarity (TV wise) of those two jumpers is laughable

The Richmond President mentioned on radio yesterday (3AW) that on some studies it may well be 2032 before the expansion clubs turn a profit. She went on to say that this was significantly later than had first been projected. Queensland is a very difficult market. The Bears/Lions have been there for 30 years.. won three premierships and are still showing a loss. Attendance yesterday 18,000.

Not having much luck in favoured MFC outcomes this weekend... Go Weagles on the assumption we can give them top spot and aim for 2 or 3 ourselves by season's end !! Not sure who to support in the Freo v North battle... tending towards Freo

started the season on fire against Coburg.... then a week or two later had a three week absence from VFL. Last few games have been solid ... in top 10... but not at eye catching level. If there was an injury to the extended midfield along with Tyson he would be definitely considered. The place he would be trying to take would be that of Hannan or the like. Certainly at present an excellent depth player and will definitely be offered a contract extension at some point this year. He may of course elect to try for a senior game at another club next year which is a problem we face with two or three of our "depth players">

Fritsch was relatively well known after his great year at Casey. He was considered a certainty for a third round pick at the latest. The question was would he last until that time or go in the second round. MFC took the decision not to risk waiting and took him mid second round. Of course being at Casey the club had inside knowledge on his strengths and weaknesses which helped them relative to other clubs to make a decision. If the draft was held today I expect he would go about 4-6 picks higher.. ie early second round.

Not quite on topic but how would you feel if you were one of these Liverpool supporters: "Liverpool fans whose flights to watch their side in the Champions League final in Ukraine were cancelled face bitter disappointment after the city’s mayor said he had been unable to resolve the “utter shambles” in time. More than 700 supporters face missing the game after two operators cancelled a total of three flights to Kiev because landing slots could not be allocated for them." https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/25/liverpool-refund-champions-league-final-tickets-fans-cancelled-flights

my error.. channel 7 have given up on Carlton and are showing another power team.. the Bombers

What an exciting night on FTA... Cats v Blues Channel 7 must be so happy... Netflix for me

Tough one.... draw would be nice

I'd want a first round draft pick for him if not two !!

I thought Frost played a decent game although I did not like him interacting with the Port supporters... some are not quite your most polite supporters.

C'mon Bears

must confess to the same problem (apologies to Drunk'n) but I am getting to know the Casey numbers a little better these days. Definitely some very strong marks to Declan in defence and a good goal in that last quarter. Good to see Weideman at the ground ... wonder where he will be playing next week? Williamstown by the bay next week ....Willy lost today to Geelong but are sixth on the VFL ladder with Casey third. Just noticed some stats on the Casey site for today's game: FT - CASEY WIN!! Strong game for the boys running out the better by 15 points #PJVFL Casey 15.8 98 - @PortMelbourneFC 10.23 83 Stats Stretch 29, C Wagner 28, Tyson 27, JKH 24 Goals Balic 3, Bugg 2, Tyson 2, JKH 2, Garlett 1, Keilty 1, Munro 1, Quigley 1, Smith 1, C Wagner 1

not just win... we need to lobby the AFL (or is that nobble the AFL) so that we are seen as the power club to replace Carlton. From the time of Dick Pratt and the "Saturday Takeover Cub" mentioned more than once by the NCSC (the predecessor to ASIC) Carlton have had the reputation of being a club for the money movers. Time to convince the AFL that those days are over. BTW I had forgotten that Fitzpatrick's fund Hastings were one of those that took a loss on Docklands. Caro mentioned it today on 3AW.

I suppose the term "winning ugly" could be used but it was not that ugly. A great across the team effort. Last quarter was probably Casey's best whereas the game could easily have been finished by Port in the first quarter. 1 goal 8 that could so easily have been 7goals 2 or the like. Garlett... okay and better towards the back half of the game... did he do enough... maybe ... would be interested in his tackle count.(As an aside he does have positioning sense. Stood deep in the forward pocet when the ball was being kicked from the 70 metre mark on the other pocket. Pack fly about twenty metres out from the goal mouth.. Garlett's opponent moves towards the pack... he stays still quick skewed kick out of the pack.. Garlett marks ... handball over the top and Balic strolls in for an easy goal. Right spot.. right time.. guess that is what makes Jeffy special.) Bugg... as a forward maybe shaded Garlett. Good mark and goal to get Casey within a few points when Port were on top in the third quarter. Kept a close eye on Balic and Baker. Balic.... building ... decent game and could be a prospect. Not as good as his opening game against Coburg. Baker... very good .. needs to back himself a little more. Quick to give off by hand or the short kick not necessarily to a team mate in a better position. Had a relatively easy shot for goal in the pressure part of the final quarter and missed badly. Keep improving and perhaps next year. Saw glimpses of Petty.. developing nicely perhaps a shade behind Baker. Kielty had a strong game. Port were excellent opposition and while unaligned are a strong unit. Very nice Burra burger and the local supporters are more one eyed than the Dolphin fans of last week... (think many of them like a drink.)

Siren.... Casey win by 15