An ugly win, is still a win.
The Casey Demons certainly didn’t win with an abundance of flair on Sunday at Box Hill City Oval, but four points is four points.
The Dees had kicked 7.15 to Box Hill’s 6.4 at three quarter time, and at one stage in the last term, even coughed up the lead.
But the class and experience came to the fore yet again to steer the Demons to a sixth-consecutive win.
Kade Chandler kicked two goals in five minutes to take the Demons from trailing by a kick, to leading by one.
After another major to the Demons though Bailey Laurie, Chandler delivered again, this time sealing the victory in red time of the last, kicking his Casey side two goals clear.
The former Gippsland Power product’s three final quarter goals secured the 10.19 (79) to 11.6 (72) victory.
Laurie was the leading possession-getter for the Demons with 24, while Jimmy Munro also gathered 23 and Matt Buntine made a successful return to the footy field after a delayed start due to injury.
Frankston, meanwhile, suffered a disappointing defeat to Sandringham after a succession of wins in recent weeks over Essendon and North Melbourne.
The Dolphins struggled to keep up with the Zebras in the opening half, trailing four goals to nine at the main break.
It appeared a day where Frankston battled to be first to the footy, convincingly losing the possession count and winning the tackle count by a significant margin.
Josh Begley was the only multiple goal-kicker for the Dolphins in the 7.10 (52) to 15.9 (99) defeat.
Will Fordham was a shining light for the Frankston outfit in the loss, collecting another team-high 25 disposals and applying seven tackles.
Frankston will return to its home deck next Saturday night to host Carlton under lights, while Casey will host Southport on Sunday from midday.
