2025 VFL Season Round 21: Casey v Box Hill
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 2025 between Casey and Box Hill during round twenty-one of the 2025 season of the Victorian Football League.
Casey hosted Box Hill at Casey Fields.
Deakyn Smith captained the hosts.
In the absence of Callum Porter, vice-captain Stuart Horner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Taylor Whitford and the visitors were coached by Zane Littlejohn.
Casey (12.16.88) defeated Box Hill (9.11.65).
Match Details
Season:
2025 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Casey
v
Box Hill
Date:
Sunday 17 August 2025
Time:
1:05 PM
Venue:
Casey Fields
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Box Hill | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | BOXH by 17 | BOXH by 7 | CASY by 21 | CASY by 23 | CASY by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 28:50 | 30:59 | 31:24 | 27:29 | 1:58:42 | |||||||||||
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 (Box Hill) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Casey
Captain: Deakyn SmithCoach: Taylor Whitford
Box Hill
Captain: Stuart Horner (acting)Coach: Zane Littlejohn
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 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 56 | Baldi, Riley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Billings, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 5 | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 52 | Bonner, Riley | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ? | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| 41 | Brown, Kynan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Campbell, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 10 | ? | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 64 | Cross, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Edwards, Tyler | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 67 | Freeman, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Fullarton, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 55 | Hardie, Mitch | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Jefferson, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Johnson, Aidan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Kentfield, Luker | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Laurie, Bailey | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 74 | Lual, Wardell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Mentha, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Sinnema, Toby | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 54 | Smith, Deakyn (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Spargo, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Tholstrup, Koltyn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | ? | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Verrall, Will | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | ? | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Woewodin, Taj | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 12 | 16 | 392 | 205 | 187 | 82 | 31 | 74 | 45 | 0+ | 22 | 13 | 33 | 62 | |||
Box Hill
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Anderson, Cody | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 70 | Arundell, Jake | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Bianco, Trent | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ? | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 36 | Blanck, James | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Butler, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 53 | Cavarra, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 50 | Durdin, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Farrer, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Frost, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Hill, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Horner, Stuart (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Hustwaite, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 42 | Macdonald, Bailey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Mackenzie, Cam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | McCabe, Will | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Mitchell, Seamus | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Ramsden, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Reeves, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 5 | ? | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Ryan, Bodie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 39 | Scaife, Jasper | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Serong, Jai | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 65 | Stanley, Ethan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 54 | Ward, Lane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 9 | 11 | 346 | 202 | 144 | 102 | 41 | 49 | 28 | 0+ | 13 | 22 | 48 | 43 | |||
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 | Ricky Mentha goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 01:16 |
| CASY | Ricky Mentha behind | 1.1.7 | - | 0.0.0 | 03:24 | |
| BOXH | Will McCabe behind | 1.1.7 | - | 0.1.1 | 06:27 | |
| CASY | Paddy Cross behind | 1.2.8 | - | 0.1.1 | 07:28 | |
| BOXH | Ethan Stanley goal | 1.2.8 | - | 1.1.7 | 10:14 | |
| BOXH | Jasper Scaife goal | 1.2.8 | - | 2.1.13 | 14:21 | |
| BOXH | Jasper Scaife goal | 1.2.8 | - | 3.1.19 | 15:56 | |
| BOXH | Will McCabe goal | 1.2.8 | - | 4.1.25 | 20:41 | |
| Q2 | CASY | Bailey Laurie goal | 2.2.14 | - | 4.1.25 | 02:24 |
| CASY | Jack Billings goal | 3.2.20 | - | 4.1.25 | 05:00 | |
| CASY | Luker Kentfield behind | 3.3.21 | - | 4.1.25 | 11:03 | |
| BOXH | Trent Bianco goal | 3.3.21 | - | 5.1.31 | 11:40 | |
| CASY | Matthew Jefferson behind | 3.4.22 | - | 5.1.31 | 12:52 | |
| CASY | Bailey Laurie behind | 3.5.23 | - | 5.1.31 | 14:12 | |
| BOXH | Max Ramsden goal | 3.5.23 | - | 6.1.37 | 16:01 | |
| CASY | Rushed behind | 3.6.24 | - | 6.1.37 | 17:10 | |
| CASY | Riley Bonner behind | 3.7.25 | - | 6.1.37 | 18:48 | |
| BOXH | Ned Reeves behind | 3.7.25 | - | 6.2.38 | 22:47 | |
| CASY | Charlie Spargo goal | 4.7.31 | - | 6.2.38 | 23:55 | |
| CASY | Matthew Jefferson goal | 5.7.37 | - | 6.2.38 | 27:05 | |
| BOXH | Jasper Scaife goal | 5.7.37 | - | 7.2.44 | 28:57 | |
| Q3 | BOXH | Sam Butler goal | 5.7.37 | - | 8.2.50 | 01:45 |
| BOXH | Cody Anderson behind | 5.7.37 | - | 8.3.51 | 03:05 | |
| CASY | Rushed behind | 5.8.38 | - | 8.3.51 | 04:55 | |
| CASY | Luker Kentfield goal | 6.8.44 | - | 8.3.51 | 06:14 | |
| CASY | Riley Bonner goal | 7.8.50 | - | 8.3.51 | 07:44 | |
| BOXH | Will McCabe behind | 7.8.50 | - | 8.4.52 | 10:35 | |
| CASY | Toby Sinnema behind | 7.9.51 | - | 8.4.52 | 12:32 | |
| BOXH | Matt Hill behind | 7.9.51 | - | 8.5.53 | 14:23 | |
| CASY | Jack Billings behind | 7.10.52 | - | 8.5.53 | 14:49 | |
| CASY | Aidan Johnson goal | 8.10.58 | - | 8.5.53 | 16:54 | |
| CASY | Taj Woewodin behind | 8.11.59 | - | 8.5.53 | 20:38 | |
| CASY | Toby Sinnema goal | 9.11.65 | - | 8.5.53 | 22:25 | |
| CASY | Aidan Johnson behind | 9.12.66 | - | 8.5.53 | 24:11 | |
| CASY | Paddy Cross goal | 10.12.72 | - | 8.5.53 | 26:10 | |
| CASY | Kynan Brown behind | 10.13.73 | - | 8.5.53 | 28:30 | |
| CASY | Taj Woewodin behind | 10.14.74 | - | 8.5.53 | 30:07 | |
| Q4 | CASY | Rushed behind | 10.15.75 | - | 8.5.53 | 03:06 |
| CASY | Luker Kentfield goal | 11.15.81 | - | 8.5.53 | 06:10 | |
| BOXH | Tom Farrer goal | 11.15.81 | - | 9.5.59 | 08:03 | |
| BOXH | Rushed behind | 11.15.81 | - | 9.6.60 | 12:55 | |
| CASY | Bailey Laurie behind | 11.16.82 | - | 9.6.60 | 13:51 | |
| CASY | Luker Kentfield goal | 12.16.88 | - | 9.6.60 | 15:29 | |
| BOXH | Sam Frost behind | 12.16.88 | - | 9.7.61 | 17:37 | |
| BOXH | Tom Farrer behind | 12.16.88 | - | 9.8.62 | 20:21 | |
| BOXH | Ned Reeves behind | 12.16.88 | - | 9.9.63 | 21:59 | |
| BOXH | Henry Hustwaite behind | 12.16.88 | - | 9.10.64 | 22:56 | |
| BOXH | Matt Hill behind | 12.16.88 | - | 9.11.65 | 24:20 | |