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McVee. Ready to play next game. Sestan. Very close to a game. Very close. Like his increased fitness and wins contested footy. Laurie. VFL is his level. Smart around goals and ok at contests but unfortunately step up to AFL requires more pace and intensity. Fritsch. Stays at Casey JVR. Stays at Casey Jefferson. Stays at Casey Kentfield. One to watch this year. Want to see him play forward across the next few weeks Adams. Developing still. Had good defensive moments and steady disposal. Casey for a while longer Billings. Slow and wide and uncontested. No. Never again. Culley I see the potential but the laconic style (lazy) type disposal at times is not AFL standard. Two misses in the second qtr deflated our momentum. Is he intense enough for AFL or just a young bloke playing some footy. Love to shake him up !! Verrall. Another year in the gym. Outmuscled in the ruck but better around the ground. A 50:50 to return at year end. Brown. Mentha. Johnson. Woey. Quiet games. Worry about Woey jnr. Needs to have a chat about his running. He can run. So run. Run. Run. *Bonner. Wow !! Lovely goal from 60 out. Why was delisted by the Saints? Perhaps Dees should have looked at him for the SSP. His skills and decision making are worthy of still being in the AFL. But I guess yeah he’s now at 28, it’s probably seen as past him. *Kirkwood-scott. Skills and connection were good. Keep persisting. * Baldi and Hardie fought hard Casey didn’t take their chances & made poor decisions. GWS were clean and smart and efficient. Better coached perhaps imv. Not more talented. Just better.

Howes has been cast as a plug and play type. He was brought to replace May but then had to play key back on Amiss when Turner was off at half time. Howes did a good job and gets to stay in. But I agree that if possible, I’d really like the Dees to give him a few games across half forward. He’s a good mark and kick. Got the tank and agility. Was drafted as a wing/half forward.

Spargo miss from 20 metres out !! Spargo clear and no pressure and kicking over Kozzy lead !!! Spargo missed tackle on Clark and Freo rebound !! Spargo fighting with milkshake over the footy!!! Spargo was better but … must be even better next time !!!

An emotional rollercoaster!!! Here’s my summary in an emotional format 1st ☠️Ump. Charity free kick to Brayshaw ! Soft free. Freo goal 👏Kozzzy magic - pickup and snap goal 👏Langdon pass to a leading Petty - goal 👏Riv mark - run - goal from 45 🤢Gawn !!! Knock down teammate- Freo goal 🤢Poor tackling. They are getting hands free to get the handball away !! Must lock it in 👏Petty contest mark - goal 55m kick 👏Ball movement better and quicker. Viney. Kozzzy. 💔💔milkshake miss from 35 metres!! Fullerton miss from 40 metres. 👏Trac crumb and goal 🤢Trac lazy lazy pass inside 50 🤢Oliver turnover. Freo take it coast to coast through the corridor. 👏Centre clearance Gawn to Trac to Viney sidesteps - goal (wow) - 15 seconds to go Wow. 6.1.37 up by 11 points 2nd 👏Chin goal from 65metres runs it through 🤢Spargo. Why. Start stop. Turnover. 👏Chin again on the goal line 👏handball run & clean hands!! To kozzzy - snap goal Kozzzzzy !!!! 🤢Windsor knocks over Serong - free kick downfield- freo goal 💔Spargo clear - kick completely missed Kozzy lead (Spargo ffs) 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮Oliver handball to Bolton Freo goal 👏👏👏👏👏air kozzzzzy ✈️ mark and goal 👏Freo panic ! Desperation dees. Petty off the ground in the square goal - last minute if the qtr 👏👏👏👏👏What a great half from the Dees. 12.2.74 up by 21 points 3rd ☠️☠️☠️umps !!! Johnson fends off. Caught holding the ball - 5 metre out from goal. Holding the ball !!!! Freo rebounds and goal ☠️ump. Viney picking it up. Brayshaw free!! ☠️kozzzy around the neck. High !!! Holding the ball 👏Viney run and kicks 55 to kozzzy run run goal 💔Langdon 30 metres kick back (was 50 metre out) -why why. Now back to half back. ☠️umps Freo 50 metre penalty - 70 metres!! 🤮Oliver guard grass - lazy !! Reid to Bolton goal Great play to Spargo who’s clear and 💔💔he misses from 20 metres out (wtf) 👏Sharp to Langford - goal 💔Salem miss 👏Pickett to Trac marks 30 metres out - 💔goes snap kick and misses (poor from Trac… his goalkicking confidence?) 🤮Lindsay miss tackle !! Freo goal 👏👍🏻umpire finally. Free to petty. Goal (8 seconds left) Tension. Dees 15.5.95. Up by 19 points. Come on !! 4th 💔Gawn 🤮miss from 15 metre out. Killer !! 🤮Oliver fumble. Trac turnover ! Dumb footy - Freo goal 🤮Freo goal (back to 6 points) 7 minutes left 👏Langford goal (Gawn gets it out of the ruck) 💔Gawn miss again 💔Gawn miss. Sparrow miss from the goal square. Chandler miss. Let’s seal it?!?! Dees Hang on !!! Dees 16.11.107 👏👏👏Dees win by 10 ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙

Ditto. Okay performance. He’s back for the next game. His ruck and general forward craft looked better than JVR and it helped Gawn.

Yes at least 3 absolute howlers. Two cost us goals. His endeavour was unquestionable, and he gave his all, but there’s no denying that his execution was often poor.

Billings goes wide and wider. Lucky there’s a boundary line or he’d be over the fence. 85 percent DE% and 20 touches. Looks good right?? But he plays the chip chip chip it around slow play game with possession all uncontested. Achieves nothing. No more please. Delist or retire !!

Kozzy - love your excitement We love ya Please stay please You inspired us Run Kozzzy Run Great excitement today ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙

4th 🤮Gawn 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮miss from 13 metre out. Killer !! 🤮Oliver fumble. Trac turnover ! Dumb footy 🤮Gawn miss 👏👏Langford goal 🤮🤮🤮Gawn miss. Sparrow miss. Chandler miss.

3rd 🤮🤮🤮umps !!! Johnson 5 metre out. Holding the ball !!!! Freo rebounding goal 🤮🤮🤮umps!!!. Viney picking it up. Brayshaw free!! 🤮🤮🤮umps!!! Kozzzy tackled around the neck. Holding the ball 👏👏👏kozzzy goal 💔Langdon 25 metres kick back (was 50 metre out) 🤮🤮🤮umps 50 metre! 75 metre distance 🤮Oliver guard grass (lazy lazy )Reid to Bolton goal 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔Spargo miss from 20 metre (centre break) 👏sharp to Langford 🤮Salem missed 👏Pickett to Trac 🤮🤮🤮🤮miss 30 mere out 🤮Lindsay miss tackle !! Brayshaw… Goal to Dudley 👏👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻umpire finally. Free to petty. Goal

2nd 👏👏Chin goal 🤢Spargo. Why. Start stop. Turnover. 👏👏chin again 👏handball run clean hands!! To kozzzy 👏pace run goal Kozzzzzy 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢Windsor knocks over Serong 💔Spargo miss Kozzy lead 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮Oliver handball to Bolton Freo goal 👏👏👏👏👏kozzzzzy ✈️ 👏Freo panic ! Desperation dees. Petty goal Half time dees 74 dockers 53 👏👏👏Bowey Viney Riv Langdon Trac Petty ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️kozzy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

1st qtr 🤢Ump. Langdon free on Brayshaw ! Soft free 👏Kozzzy you ripper goal 👏Langdon to leading Petty goal 👏Riv mark run goal 🤢Gawn !!! Knock down .. freo goal 🤢Poor tackling. They are getting hands free . Freo goal 👏petty goal 55m Ball movement. Viney. Kozzzy. 💔💔milkshake miss !! Fullerton miss!!! 👏👏Trac 🤢Trac lazy pass inside 50 Oliver turnover. Freo coast to coast and goal 👏👏Centre clearance Gawn Trac Viney goal Dees 37 Freo 26

120-67. Poor effort today Giants too clean too smart too efficient One team played smart and took their forward chances. Smart forwards. So much to say about our poor development Fritta to stay at Casey

Bonner 👏👏👏👏 Bring him in 🤣🤣🤣

Billings. Slow and wide. Always on the boundary line. Useless possessions. Why? Why did we ever think ??

Free kicks Giants 21 Dees 10 Hard to play against 21 players !!!!

McVee 👏👏 Laurie finishes off the work …that’s much better

Laurie miss from 20 metre out Fritsch miss from 15 metre out Chip chip chip turnover Chip chip chip turnover Cross turnover Sestan turnover 🤢🤢🤢🤮

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Lazy… Culley was poor. Two golden chances to get us closer

JVR 🤢🤢🤢has lost it Our development is [censored] Needs some real coaching from a real forwards coach !!!

Dees. First two of second qtr… game on. Then Giants put on 3 goals against the breeze. Too easy. Culley to Fritsch. Goal. Good contested mark … but why do players go off after a goal. It’s so fucjed!!!

Plenty to watch here in this game Return of McVee Dees listed youngsters Casey youngsters Roy George & Mitch Kirkwood-Scott For Giants, watching for Ryan Angwin, Leek Aleer, Wade Derksen, Max (iceman) Gruzewski and Nathan Wardius. Wardius is a classy left foot goalkicker, cat B rookie. 181 cm good build , strong mark. Had 22 disposals, 12 marks, 2 tackles and 8 goals in last game v Sandy zebras. Would replace the Fritsch/Melksham type role.

Small forwards. Jesse Motlop 3 goals. 9 tackles. Will White (a young SSP last minute addition ) 3 goals. 5 tackles. Both applied pressure and showed goal sense. When they were within forward 30, they went for goal. Their tackling pressure created goals. Papley. Cameron. Hill. Stengle. Keays. Curtis. Moore. Higgins. Rankine. Zurhaar. Watson. Rioli. Etc etc. Small forwards for many teams are aggressive keen goal kickers. Yes we have kozzzy but now seem to want to put him into the midfield to create energy and run … “rob Peter to pay Paul is the saying”!! Apart from Kozzzy, Chandler and Spargo are well below other small forwards in the league. Chandler has had one good game and has been average in others. Spargo offers 5 minutes with one or two cameo efforts but can’t jump, has no pace, no tackling and doesn’t score goals (must delist at year end). Aside from needing to find a key tall forward, the search for an energetic quick small forward should be on our recruiting menu.

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