2025 VFL Semi Final 1: Frankston v Casey

This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 2025 between Frankston and Casey in the first semi final of the 2025 VFL season. Frankston hosted Casey at Kinetic Stadium. Trent Mynott captained the hosts. Deakyn Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jackson Kornberg and the visitors were coached by Taylor Whitford.

As a result of this match, Frankston faced Southport in the second preliminary final and Casey were eliminated (finishing 5th overall).

Match Details

Season: 2025 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Frankston v Casey
Date: Saturday 6 September 2025
Time: 7:35 PM
Venue: Kinetic Stadium

Match Results

Outcome: Frankston def. Casey
Score: 16.5.101 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Frankston 2 . 2 8 . 4 13 . 5 16 . 5 16 . 5 (101)
Casey 3 . 2 4 . 5 8 . 9 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin CASY by 6 FRNK by 23 FRNK by 26 FRNK by 11 FRNK by 11
Duration 29:43 31:51 33:12 31:05 2:05:51

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jackson Kornberg (Frankston), Taylor Whitford (Casey)
Captains: Trent Mynott (Frankston), Deakyn Smith (Casey)

Player Statistics

Frankston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
42 Askew, Kobe ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 2 0 3 1 ? 1 0 0 0
3 Barlow, Taine ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 8 0 3 0 ? 0 0 8 0
23 Blamires, Tom ? ? 1 1 33 18 15 3 0 7 8 ? 4 0 1 7
17 Burke, Nick ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 2 0 ? 0 0 0 2
26 Campbell-Farrell, Taj ? ? 0 1 14 4 10 1 0 9 1 ? 1 0 1 0
16 Coe, Harrison ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 4 20 3 3 ? 0 1 1 2
4 Ellison, Corey ? ? 5 1 14 12 2 5 0 2 0 ? 0 0 1 1
19 Grant, Angus ? ? 1 0 8 4 4 3 13 7 3 ? 1 0 1 2
9 Hamill, Will ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 2 0 3 2 ? 4 0 4 1
14 Hipwell, Darby ? ? 0 0 32 23 9 5 0 4 10 ? 2 3 2 5
24 Johnson, Matt ? ? 1 1 9 7 2 2 0 4 1 ? 2 0 1 0
39 Jones, Harrison ? ? 2 0 9 4 5 4 0 1 0 ? 0 1 0 2
22 Lambert, Bailey ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 2 0 0 0 ? 2 0 0 2
18 Lloyd, Joe ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 7 0 1 1 ? 2 0 5 0
20 McComb, Alec ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 2 0 3 0 ? 0 1 0 3
15 Milne, Tyson ? ? 0 0 22 11 11 3 0 0 2 ? 0 0 2 3
28 Moran, Ollie ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 1 0 ? 1 0 3 1
5 Murphy, Tom ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 5 0 3 3 ? 0 2 2 5
12 Mynott, Trent (c) ? ? 4 0 12 9 3 1 0 4 0 ? 0 1 0 3
7 Owens, Tomoya ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 1 0 3 0 ? 1 0 0 1
8 Riley, Lachie ? ? 0 0 20 7 13 1 0 4 0 ? 1 0 1 0
25 Smith, Josh ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 1 0 ? 0 1 0 1
13 Voss, Jackson ? ? 0 0 34 30 4 8 0 1 4 ? 1 2 11 4
Rushed ?
Total (23 players) 16 5 357 218 139 75 33 69 39 0+ 23 12 44 45

Casey

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
26 Adams, Jed ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 3 0 2 2 ? 1 2 3 0
56 Baldi, Riley ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 5 0 7 7 ? 0 1 0 5
14 Billings, Jack ? ? 0 0 26 14 12 6 0 3 4 ? 0 0 3 5
52 Bonner, Riley ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 1 0 4 1 ? 2 2 4 5
41 Brown, Kynan ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 0 2 2 ? 0 0 1 5
29 Campbell, Tom ? ? 0 0 24 8 16 4 47 1 10 ? 0 5 2 3
75 Craven, Jesse ? ? 0 0 9 2 7 1 0 2 2 ? 0 1 0 1
64 Cross, Paddy ? ? 1 1 14 9 5 6 0 2 0 ? 0 2 0 3
46 Culley, Jai ? ? 3 1 19 8 11 5 0 2 3 ? 1 2 0 1
33 Fullarton, Tom ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 4 0 0 0 ? 0 0 2 3
55 Hardie, Mitch ? ? 3 1 23 13 10 3 0 9 2 ? 0 0 3 4
22 Howes, Blake ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 1 0 ? 1 0 4 0
42 Johnson, Aidan ? ? 1 1 17 9 8 4 7 2 4 ? 3 1 0 5
44 Kentfield, Luker ? ? 2 0 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 ? 0 1 0 0
16 Laurie, Bailey ? ? 1 0 30 17 13 4 0 4 6 ? 1 1 2 8
74 Lual, Wardell ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 7 0 5 0 ? 0 0 1 0
39 Mentha, Ricky ? ? 0 0 13 1 12 0 0 5 1 ? 1 0 0 1
38 Sestan, Oliver ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 3 0 1 0 ? 0 0 2 1
54 Smith, Deakyn (c) ? ? 0 0 10 3 7 2 0 7 0 ? 1 0 0 0
12 Tholstrup, Koltyn ? ? 1 2 17 8 9 2 0 9 2 ? 0 1 1 4
28 Verrall, Will ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 1 3 0 0 ? 0 0 0 0
40 Woewodin, Taj ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 0 2 ? 1 2 0 3
49 Yze, Noah ? ? 1 2 10 8 2 5 0 3 0 ? 0 2 0 2
Rushed ?
Total (23 players) 13 12 342 184 158 73 57 72 48 0+ 12 23 28 59

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 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 CASY Rushed behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 00:25
FRNK Angus Grant goal 1.0.6 - 0.1.1 03:18
FRNK Corey Ellison behind 1.1.7 - 0.1.1 05:15
CASY Paddy Cross goal 1.1.7 - 1.1.7 08:36
FRNK Harrison Jones goal 2.1.13 - 1.1.7 15:13
CASY Aidan Johnson behind 2.1.13 - 1.2.8 17:20
CASY Mitch Hardie goal 2.1.13 - 2.2.14 19:21
CASY Luker Kentfield goal 2.1.13 - 3.2.20 22:12
FRNK Matt Johnson behind 2.2.14 - 3.2.20 24:40
Q2 CASY Jai Culley goal 2.2.14 - 4.2.26 04:38
FRNK Corey Ellison goal 3.2.20 - 4.2.26 09:14
FRNK Trent Mynott goal 4.2.26 - 4.2.26 10:20
CASY Mitch Hardie behind 4.2.26 - 4.3.27 12:17
FRNK Corey Ellison goal 5.2.32 - 4.3.27 13:33
FRNK Trent Mynott goal 6.2.38 - 4.3.27 15:15
CASY Rushed behind 6.2.38 - 4.4.28 16:58
CASY Koltyn Tholstrup behind 6.2.38 - 4.5.29 19:02
FRNK Taj Campbell-Farrell behind 6.3.39 - 4.5.29 21:39
FRNK Matt Johnson goal 7.3.45 - 4.5.29 23:12
FRNK Rushed behind 7.4.46 - 4.5.29 25:28
FRNK Will Hamill goal 8.4.52 - 4.5.29 27:29
Q3 FRNK Harrison Jones goal 9.4.58 - 4.5.29 00:49
FRNK Corey Ellison goal 10.4.64 - 4.5.29 03:05
FRNK Trent Mynott goal 11.4.70 - 4.5.29 04:07
FRNK Tom Blamires behind 11.5.71 - 4.5.29 06:51
CASY Noah Yze behind 11.5.71 - 4.6.30 10:28
CASY Koltyn Tholstrup goal 11.5.71 - 5.6.36 11:56
CASY Jai Culley behind 11.5.71 - 5.7.37 13:50
FRNK Trent Mynott goal 12.5.77 - 5.7.37 14:28
CASY Mitch Hardie goal 12.5.77 - 6.7.43 17:41
CASY Luker Kentfield goal 12.5.77 - 7.7.49 19:15
CASY Rushed behind 12.5.77 - 7.8.50 20:37
FRNK Corey Ellison goal 13.5.83 - 7.8.50 21:20
CASY Rushed behind 13.5.83 - 7.9.51 24:59
CASY Mitch Hardie goal 13.5.83 - 8.9.57 26:57
Q4 CASY Noah Yze goal 13.5.83 - 9.9.63 02:14
CASY Noah Yze behind 13.5.83 - 9.10.64 03:51
FRNK Corey Ellison goal 14.5.89 - 9.10.64 10:50
CASY Koltyn Tholstrup behind 14.5.89 - 9.11.65 11:53
CASY Jai Culley goal 14.5.89 - 10.11.71 13:29
CASY Aidan Johnson goal 14.5.89 - 11.11.77 15:39
CASY Jai Culley goal 14.5.89 - 12.11.83 17:52
CASY Paddy Cross behind 14.5.89 - 12.12.84 21:08
FRNK Tom Blamires goal 15.5.95 - 12.12.84 24:14
CASY Bailey Laurie goal 15.5.95 - 13.12.90 27:44
FRNK Bailey Lambert goal 16.5.101 - 13.12.90 30:07