Demons brought down in a disastrous final term

By Marcus Uhe

The Casey Demons remain winless at home after round six thanks to a 32-point loss to Williamstown in round six of the VFL on Sunday.

What had become a stronghold for the Demons – they went the whole of 2022 without losing a game at home – has not brought the same results in 2024, winless in the first three contests at Cranbourne so far.

Casey held a six-point lead going into the final term but conceded seven straight majors in a disastrous collapse, the final score 10.8 68 to 15.10 100.

Matthew Jefferson kicked the opening goal of the quarter to extend the lead to 11 points before a seven-minute stalemate, ended by Seagull Corey Ellison, cut the lead to four points.

Williamstown then grabbed the lead after 14 minutes and hit another six in eleven minutes later to run away with the result.

Casey did well to fight back in the contest and take the lead after trailing by as many as 23 points midway through the second term.

From that point, the Demons hit four of the next five majors and took the lead late in the third term on a goal to captain Mitch White.

They led the contest for the next 25 minutes before the Seagulls put their feet down to run away with the result.

Roy George, a debutant from Tyntynder in the Central Murray Football Netball League, kicked three for the Demons, as did Matthew Jefferson, while Andy Moniz-Wakefield continues to rack up big possession numbers.

The Demons head to Princes Park to take on Carlton on Friday night, also fighting for just one win in 2024.