Demon Jack

137 disposals for the half for us seems characteristically low.

Better quarter from May

Surely there's a flu or something that's gone through the club.

I still think we find a way back into this.

May and Lever are liabilities at the moment. They need to find form quick.

Defense in all sorts at the moment May making Keeler look like Matthew Pavlich

You'd think McVee gets the job on Jack Higgins today who's been a real barometer for St Kilda this season. Shutting him down will go a long way towards a win today.

Unless we decide to go in with an extra tall, I imagine either Laurie or Henderson will get the call up for Sunday.

From 'Useless AFL Stats' on Facebook Last week in Rd 11 wearing jumper 11, Max Gawn kicked 1.1 to bring his career tally to 111 goals and 111 behinds.

I still maintain (alongside many other Demon fans) that we go deep into the 2023 finals series had Melksham not torn his ACL. The fact we're here, two years later, and he's in close to career best form as an almost 34 year old is nothing short of remarkable. I don't think an extension into 2026 is out of the question.

I was super impressed with his debut season last year. Had a real X-factor which is something that is sorely lacking from St Kilda. From what I've seen from Casey matches this season, Jed Adams has come on quite nicely this year. He's bulked up and has gained significant confidence in his marking ability. If he doesn't play this weekend, I think he'll get a go sooner or later.

Only turned 21 in April so still eligible. I really like him and would love to see him in the seniors but it's going to be a tough ask with Bowey and Salem both playing well at HB.

6. Pickett 5. Gawn 4. Oliver 3. Petracca 2. Salem 1. Langdon

AJ set up at least 2 or 3 goals with clever taps in play. He's a big rough around the edges but I like what he brings.

Kozzy could've kicked 8+ today. Unreal performance Running out of superlatives for Max. Career high tackles today. Keeps finding ways to raise the bar. AJ provided solid relief and set up at least 2/3 goals with clever little tap ons as well. Another week of the super sub! Two goals for Sharp in that final quarter. Only negatives are that Lever looked rusty on return and Spargo looked pretty ordinary before he was subbed.

Spargo out, Sestan in?

Hasn't done much wrong but nothing that stood out. Just the 11 touches and 5 tackles.

JVR gets an unkind bounce heading to goal, sums up his form. Jeffo gets a free kick for holding the ball and kicks numero five

Henderson gets a 50m penalty and kicks Casey's lucky 13th of the day.

Casey look as if they have 10 extra players on the ground.

JVR getting plenty of opportunities but just can't finish with the set shot. 1.3 at the moment

Woewodin takes a nice mark and goals. All a bit too easy at the moment. Agree on the Sestan comments. Very, very nice by foot.

Just in case there's anyone that thinks Bowey only wins easy ball on the outside. Some seriously good contested wins here.

Congrats to a modern great of the MFC and the AFL world at large. Clearly Christian went through a very traumatic experience last year and his mindset was clearly impacted by that towards the end of last season. From what I've seen from him in interviews this year, he looks fully invested in the club. I think Christian will be staying with us for a while yet.

I'm hesitant to drop AJ for Lever. AJ was solid in the ruck yesterday and his aggression will be handy against Grundy next week. I still remember Gawn getting absolutely trounced by Grundy and Sydney during the opening round match last year. We need to have a solid backup for him. Otherwise agree with Sharp for Viney. Spargo would want to play well next weekend as I imagine K.Brown is very much in line.