2025 VFL Season Round 8: Casey v Southport
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 2025 between Casey and Southport during round eight of the 2025 season of the Victorian Football League.
Casey hosted Southport at Casey Fields.
Deakyn Smith captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Taylor Whitford and the visitors were coached by Matthew Primus.
Casey (6.17.53) were defeated by Southport (14.10.94).
Match Details
Season:
2025 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Casey
v
Southport
Date:
Saturday 17 May 2025
Time:
11:05 AM
Venue:
Casey Fields
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 17 | 6 | . | 17 | 6 | . | 17 | (53) |
| Southport | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Margin | CASY by 3 | CASY by 5 | SPRT by 20 | SPRT by 41 | SPRT by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 29:28 | 27:45 | 30:28 | 33:16 | 2:00:57 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Casey) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Southport) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Casey
Captain: Deakyn SmithCoach: Taylor Whitford
Southport
Captain: unknownCoach: Matthew Primus
Player Statistics
Casey
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Adams, Jed | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Baldi, Riley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Billings, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | Bonner, Riley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 41 | Brown, Kynan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | ? | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 73 | Bryce, Lachlan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Campbell, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 6 | ? | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 64 | Cross, Paddy | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Culley, Jai | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 69 | Green, Oliver | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 | Hardie, Mitch | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 43 | Henderson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Howes, Blake | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ? | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Jefferson, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Kentfield, Luker | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Lever, Jake | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Mentha, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Sestan, Oliver | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 54 | Smith, Deakyn (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Tholstrup, Koltyn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | van Rooyen, Jacob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Verrall, Will | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Woewodin, Taj | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 6 | 17 | 371 | 221 | 150 | 121 | 35 | 53 | 32 | 0+ | 23 | 25 | 34 | 44 | |||
Southport
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Aston, Brock | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Buzza, Wylie | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Crossley, Brayden | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 3 | ? | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Dawson, Jacob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Dixon, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Foot, Zac | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Gore, Josh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Gray, Keegan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Hay, Finn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Hayes, Tai | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Joyce, Jesse | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 33 | Lake, Campbell | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Manteit, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | McGuinness, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Pescud, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ? | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Reardon, Elijah | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 40 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Sexton, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Sexton, Will | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Spencer, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Webster, Christian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Williams, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Woodcock, Boyd | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 14 | 10 | 403 | 242 | 161 | 125 | 22 | 52 | 29 | 0+ | 25 | 23 | 38 | 49 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sScore Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | CASY | Jacob van Rooyen goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 00:21 |
| SPRT | Hugh Dixon goal | 1.0.6 | - | 1.0.6 | 02:00 | |
| SPRT | Max Pescud behind | 1.0.6 | - | 1.1.7 | 04:50 | |
| CASY | Taj Woewodin behind | 1.1.7 | - | 1.1.7 | 07:53 | |
| CASY | Matthew Jefferson behind | 1.2.8 | - | 1.1.7 | 13:37 | |
| CASY | Mitch Hardie goal | 2.2.14 | - | 1.1.7 | 14:03 | |
| CASY | Paddy Cross behind | 2.3.15 | - | 1.1.7 | 15:40 | |
| SPRT | Rushed behind | 2.3.15 | - | 1.2.8 | 18:09 | |
| SPRT | Jack Sexton goal | 2.3.15 | - | 2.2.14 | 18:57 | |
| CASY | Paddy Cross goal | 3.3.21 | - | 2.2.14 | 21:27 | |
| CASY | Kynan Brown behind | 3.4.22 | - | 2.2.14 | 22:34 | |
| CASY | Jacob van Rooyen behind | 3.5.23 | - | 2.2.14 | 24:48 | |
| SPRT | Tai Hayes goal | 3.5.23 | - | 3.2.20 | 29:20 | |
| Q2 | CASY | Rushed behind | 3.6.24 | - | 3.2.20 | 00:35 |
| CASY | Rushed behind | 3.7.25 | - | 3.2.20 | 05:45 | |
| SPRT | Zac Foot behind | 3.7.25 | - | 3.3.21 | 08:39 | |
| CASY | Oliver Green behind | 3.8.26 | - | 3.3.21 | 14:20 | |
| SPRT | Zac Foot goal | 3.8.26 | - | 4.3.27 | 17:26 | |
| CASY | Matthew Jefferson goal | 4.8.32 | - | 4.3.27 | 20:36 | |
| CASY | Oliver Sestan behind | 4.9.33 | - | 4.3.27 | 22:33 | |
| SPRT | Campbell Lake behind | 4.9.33 | - | 4.4.28 | 27:03 | |
| Q3 | CASY | Rushed behind | 4.10.34 | - | 4.4.28 | 00:56 |
| CASY | Matthew Jefferson behind | 4.11.35 | - | 4.4.28 | 01:21 | |
| CASY | Koltyn Tholstrup behind | 4.12.36 | - | 4.4.28 | 02:05 | |
| SPRT | Finn Hay goal | 4.12.36 | - | 5.4.34 | 04:07 | |
| SPRT | Wylie Buzza goal | 4.12.36 | - | 6.4.40 | 07:42 | |
| CASY | Rushed behind | 4.13.37 | - | 6.4.40 | 09:19 | |
| SPRT | Max Pescud behind | 4.13.37 | - | 6.5.41 | 11:17 | |
| CASY | Jack Billings behind | 4.14.38 | - | 6.5.41 | 12:36 | |
| CASY | Ricky Mentha behind | 4.15.39 | - | 6.5.41 | 14:55 | |
| SPRT | Rushed behind | 4.15.39 | - | 6.6.42 | 15:59 | |
| SPRT | Charlie Rowe goal | 4.15.39 | - | 7.6.48 | 16:49 | |
| SPRT | Boyd Woodcock goal | 4.15.39 | - | 8.6.54 | 19:54 | |
| CASY | Matthew Jefferson behind | 4.16.40 | - | 8.6.54 | 22:00 | |
| SPRT | Campbell Lake behind | 4.16.40 | - | 8.7.55 | 23:51 | |
| CASY | Jai Culley behind | 4.17.41 | - | 8.7.55 | 24:56 | |
| SPRT | Brayden Crossley goal | 4.17.41 | - | 9.7.61 | 25:42 | |
| Q4 | SPRT | Hugh Dixon goal | 4.17.41 | - | 10.7.67 | 04:51 |
| SPRT | Hugh Dixon goal | 4.17.41 | - | 11.7.73 | 06:20 | |
| CASY | Koltyn Tholstrup goal | 5.17.47 | - | 11.7.73 | 09:26 | |
| SPRT | Brayden Crossley goal | 5.17.47 | - | 12.7.79 | 12:40 | |
| CASY | Paddy Cross goal | 6.17.53 | - | 12.7.79 | 14:02 | |
| SPRT | Jack Sexton behind | 6.17.53 | - | 12.8.80 | 20:44 | |
| SPRT | Wylie Buzza goal | 6.17.53 | - | 13.8.86 | 22:10 | |
| SPRT | Tai Hayes goal | 6.17.53 | - | 14.8.92 | 24:43 | |
| SPRT | Rushed behind | 6.17.53 | - | 14.9.93 | 29:11 | |
| SPRT | Brayden Crossley behind | 6.17.53 | - | 14.10.94 | 33:07 | |