spirit of norm smith

Bulldogs love pace. That’s how they beat us at Docklands last year. I think they see us as beatable again with forwards and pace. Tough one with 4 of our best 12 players.

Ummmmm Salem 🚑 May 🚑 Fritsch 🚑 Viney 🚑

Is that 8 home games and 10 away games ??

Assume it’s B: Lever, May, Rivers HB: Brayshaw, Petty, Bowey C: Langdon, Oliver, Hunter HF: Neal-Bullen, McDonald, Chandler F: Pickett, Brown, Spargo R: Gawn, Petracca, Harmes I: Grundy, Sparrow, Laurie, McVee Sub. Jordon

Since 1973 , for pure MFC enjoyment and excitement at the footy 1- Robert Flower 2- Christian Petracca 3- Allen Jakovich 4- Jeff Farmer 5- David Schwartz

1 Grundy Gawn combo? 2 run and gun ball movement? 3 can they emulate Tigers sequence? 4 will Hunter get back to his best? 5 will Pickett be in red and blue in 2024? Hmmm - apart from the obvious Question 1, not really the most insightful questions to be asking. 1- the workings of the Gawn Grundy combo (of course) 2- will the Demons discover their mojo to dismantle teams and put the score on the board when they have control of the game? 3- will the Demons be mentally and physically strong enough to withstand 2nd half comebacks by the opposition ? 4- will the Demons maintain the strategy of kicking to the deep forward pockets (as a defensive attacking move) ? 5- do the Demons have the depth to have rotations and ensure their stars are fit and firing come September? These are more of the “pub questions being asked”.

Quarter Time ❤💙 Solid start to the game, plenty to build on 💪 😈 Casey 2.3.15 🐯 Richmond 2.4.16 #CaseyDemons #VFL UNBELIEVABLE… yes saw that this morning.

Bunch of country league youngsters More like a development squad. Casey has about 12 VFL listed players missing and NONE of the AFL listed players. Shepherd is definitely a player.

East Gippsland All Stars v Coburg. “Casey” team full of youngsters.

Finally. but how bad was the techno robotic music. Ouch. Surely these some better tunes in rhe clubs Spotify playlist !!!

I think MFC had 15-16 players in the Casey game yet no updates. That’s the disappointing part. The only news so far is from the “unofficial” update being that Schache kicked 5. Hoping either the Casey or MFC media get a summary or wrap or some player highlights.

Southport do “ok” due to money money and money. They attract players from other states. And guess where they get the money from ? Yes it’s the Clubs pokies !! I heard they have 300 machines. That’s how they compete. I’d rather they stuck to QAFL and we get back to true VFL.

Cotchin should get one week. But he won’t. AFL is biased on and off field. False tough guy. False nice guy. Brownlow medallion by default. Pathetic act from a so called leader !!

Great to see. Love practice game atmosphere. Very relaxed. Fans get to see their heroes. Youngsters getting photos and autographs and high 5s. I remember Peter Giles parked his car next to us down at Edithvale during a practice game in about 1980. He jumped the fence after the game and had a quick chat to my family and I before saying he was off to a friends birthday party. No post game debrief in those days.

Lots to like from yesterday. 👍🏻Gawn and Grundy combo 👍🏻Hunter and Langdon combo 👍🏻Mcvee is a big chance to debut round 1 👍🏻Fritsch and Viney still to come in (and Salem) 👍🏻Chandler. Yes he missed some but had the energy and kicking to nail goals 👍🏻Kozzzy is a star ⭐️we love you, please stay 👍🏻May is our rock 👍🏻Trac could go to another level. Elite of the Elite. 🤔 overhandballing still is a slight concern. Yes it’s a practice match but the pressure comes in the real stuff. The extra handballs were ok yesterday but could be a problem under added pressure. Sometimes a kick to forward 50 or indeed “just kick the goal “ were needed.

Only quarter by quarter updates on Casey Facebook. No photos. Old 2022 pics. Only news is Tigers won by a point. No mention on the Casey action or goals or players. Very low key social media at Casey. Twitter update was left at qtr time score. It’s very very poor. Not sure if it’s a lack of interest or a lack of capability. Unfortunately I think the former.

Port Melbourne have signed Bryce Milford. Makes sense as he was on the fringe and Port can guarantee him more matches/game time Bryce Milford – 20 years old, 195cm, Key Position Forward / Defender Milford has been recruited from the Casey Demons where he played 7 games in 2022 and in 2021 played 2 games for the Gold Coast Suns VFL side.

Ouch. Dunstan will look to step up until Jack gets back.

No confirmed list as yet this year. Casey might trial some players through the practice matches before finalising squad. Skipper White said a few youngsters were training but he had no names to recall to mention. He confirmed that Quigley and Ellison have moved on after the premiership. Five youngsters named so far (Moodie, FEB, ZTG, Galvin and Cross). Burgoyne could stay and be VFL listed for the year. Otherwise likely 14-15 from last years squad are probably returning.

Yes agree. He looks like a natural half back and had good composure for a youngster. Looks like he can develop again at Casey but wouldn’t be out of place if he got called up.

Pickett is a “must keep” player. Scoring power is critical and he has delivered 40 goals across both of the last 2 years, as a 20 and 21 year old. Plus his excitement factor is unrivaled in my opinion, but I’m biased. Kozzzzzy is a star.

Yes what to spend it on. The strategy for a new home, new training base and administrative offices in one central location is a long term vision. It has been over 40 years in the planning. Such decisions cannot be rushed. Feasibility studies are an important process and the 8 prior commissioned studies by prior boards have given us important insights. The discovery process is a critical pathway on the journeys to eliminate any headwinds and manage our journey to our North Star. The thoughts around basing our future at the Albert Park precinct, Yarra Park, Goschs paddock, Kew East, Bentleigh, Caulfield Park or the Junction oval are important cash outlays to many consultants over many years to help them acquire their holiday homes across the Mornington peninsula. I’m sure this time Gary Pert will not err in appointing many consultants across many years for many millions but actually find a workable achievable outcome to a home for the Melbourne Demons within 6 kms of the MCG.

Nothing too insightful here. It’s from the outside looking in. Not quite the “inner sanctum”. I had more informed conversations with mates over beers at the cricket club on Saturday night. Dees will be in the premiership window and it depends on injuries, strategies and how other clubs excel. Hamish was very informed and has some comments around structure, and his insight on JVR was acknowledged. ps. JJ saying “you know” every second sentence was annoying !!

Agree. He fits in beautifully. Excellent addition.

Agree. Why ? Why? Why? It’s fu@&))&&d