For the 2018 AFLW season see 2018 AFLW season
Coach: Simon Goodwin
Captains: Nathan Jones and Jack Viney
Finishing Position: 5th
Best and Fairest: Max Gawn
Leading Goalkicker: Tom McDonald - 53
Best Young Player: Bayley Fritsch
Major Sponsor: Zurich/iSelect (joint)
Financial result: +$506,276
Members: 44,275
| Matches | Ladder | Playing List | Best and Fairest | Tribunal | Drafts and Trading |
The Demons qualified for the first finals series since 2006, winning two post-season games at the MCG in front of 90,000 people before falling in the Preliminary Final.
Max Gawn (ruck) and Clayton Oliver (interchange) were named as All Australian players, and later finished in the top two positions of the Best and Fairest.
The membership tally of 44,275 was the highest in the club's history. The club made a $6,906,468 profit for the season, with an underlying operating profit of $506,276 after profit for the sale of the Leighoak social venue.
AFLX Tournament
| Opposition | Result | Score | |||
| Carlton | WIN | 82-54 | |||
| North Melbourne | WIN | 70-46 | |||
| Hawthorn | WIN | 56-46 | |||
JLT Community Series
| Opposition | Result | Score | |||
| North Melbourne | WIN | 124-71 | |||
| St Kilda | WIN | 111-93 | |||
Premiership Season
| Round | Opposition | Result | Score | ||
| 1 | Geelong | LOSS | 94-97 | ||
| 2 | Brisbane | WIN | 100-74 | ||
| 3 | North Melbourne | WIN | 123-86 | ||
| 4 | Hawthorn | LOSS | 48-115 | ||
| 5 | Richmond | LOSS | 56-102 | ||
| 6 | Essendon | WIN | 108-72 | ||
| 7 | St Kilda | WIN | 106-67 | ||
| 8 | Gold Coast | WIN | 146-77 | ||
| 9 | Carlton | WIN | 159-50 | ||
| 10 | Adelaide | WIN | 146-55 | ||
| 11 | Western Bulldogs | WIN | 100-51 | ||
| 12 | Collingwood | LOSS | 91-133 | ||
| 13 | BYE | ||||
| 14 | Port Adelaide | LOSS | 65-75 | ||
| 15 | St Kilda | LOSS | 117-119 | ||
| 16 | Fremantle | WIN | 102-48 | ||
| 17 | Western Bulldogs | WIN | 119-69 | ||
| 18 | Geelong | LOSS | 98-100 | ||
| 19 | Adelaide | WIN | 90-77 | ||
| 20 | Gold Coast | WIN | 143-47 | ||
| 21 | Sydney | LOSS | 78-87 | ||
| 22 | West Coast | WIN | 108-91 | ||
| 23 | Greater Western Sydney | WIN | 102-57 | ||
| EF | Geelong | WIN | 75-46 | ||
| SF | Hawthorn | WIN | 104-71 | ||
| PF | West Coast | LOSS | 55-121 | ||
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Richmond | 18 | 0 | 4 | 136.1 | 72 |
| West Coast | 16 | 0 | 6 | 121.4 | 64 |
| Collingwood | 15 | 0 | 7 | 120.4 | 60 |
| Hawthorn | 15 | 0 | 7 | 120.1 | 60 |
| Melbourne | 14 | 0 | 8 | 131.4 | 56 |
| Sydney | 14 | 0 | 8 | 109.5 | 56 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 13 | 1 | 8 | 114.3 | 54 |
| Geelong | 13 | 0 | 9 | 131.6 | 52 |
| North Melbourne | 12 | 0 | 10 | 108.9 | 48 |
| Port Adelaide | 12 | 0 | 10 | 107.6 | 48 |
| Essendon | 12 | 0 | 10 | 105.1 | 48 |
| Adelaide | 12 | 0 | 10 | 104.1 | 48 |
| Western Bulldogs | 8 | 0 | 14 | 77.3 | 32 |
| Fremantle | 8 | 0 | 14 | 76.2 | 32 |
| Brisbane Lions | 5 | 0 | 17 | 89.1 | 20 |
| St Kilda | 4 | 1 | 17 | 75.6 | 18 |
| Gold Coast | 4 | 0 | 18 | 59.9 | 16 |
| Carlton | 2 | 0 | 20 | 59.3 | 8 |
Senior List
| Number | Player | Games | Goals | ||
| 1 | Jesse Hogan | 20 | 47 | ||
| 2 | Nathan Jones | 25 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Christian Salem | 24 | 6 | ||
| 4 | James Harmes | 25 | 15 | ||
| 5 | Christian Petracca | 24 | 19 | ||
| 6 | Jordan Lewis | 24 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Jack Viney | 10 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Jake Lever | 11 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Charlie Spargo | 18 | 14 | ||
| 10 | Angus Brayshaw | 22 | 14 | ||
| 11 | Max Gawn | 25 | 13 | ||
| 12 | Dom Tyson | 17 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Clayton Oliver | 25 | 12 | ||
| 14 | Michael Hibberd | 21 | 1 | ||
| 15 | Billy Stretch | 2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Dean Kent | 5 | 7 | ||
| 17 | Sam Frost | 13 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Jake Melksham | 23 | 32 | ||
| 19 | Mitch Hannan | 15 | 22 | ||
| 21 | Cameron Pedersen | 4 | 3 | ||
| 22 | Aaron vandenBerg | 7 | 5 | ||
| 23 | Bernie Vince | 17 | 1 | ||
| 24 | Jay Kennedy Harris | 6 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Tom McDonald | 20 | 53 | ||
| 26 | Sam Weideman | 10 | 10 | ||
| 27 | Harley Balic | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Oscar McDonald | 25 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Jayden Hunt | 6 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Alex Neal-Bullen | 25 | 27 | ||
| 31 | Bayley Fritsch | 23 | 17 | ||
| 32 | Tomas Bugg | 3 | 4 | ||
| 33 | Oskar Baker | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Mitch King | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Harrison Petty | 1 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Jeff Garlett | 11 | 18 | ||
| 37 | Dion Johnstone | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Neville Jetta | 25 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Pat McKenna | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Josh Wagner | 5 | 0 | ||
| 44 | Joel Smith | 5 | 1 | ||
Rookie List
| Number | Player | Games | Goals | ||
| 20 | Corey Maynard | 1 | 1 | ||
| 38 | Tim Smith | 4 | 3 | ||
| 45 | Declan Keilty | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Lachlan Filipovic | 0 | 0 | ||
Best and Fairest
| Player | Votes | ||||
| 1 | Max Gawn | 657 | |||
| 2 | Clayton Oliver | 595 | |||
| 3 | James Harmes | 468 | |||
| 4 | Nathan Jones | 449 | |||
| 5 | Tom McDonald | 433 | |||
| 6 | Angus Brayshaw | 429 | |||
| 7 | Jake Melksham | 428 | |||
| 8 | Christian Salem | 403 | |||
| 9 | Neville Jetta | 383 | |||
| 10 | Jordan Lewis | 366 | |||
| 11 | Jesse Hogan | 365 | |||
| 12 | Oscar McDonald | 346 | |||
| 13 | Alex Neal-Bullen | 322 | |||
| 14 | Michael Hibberd | 317 | |||
| 15 | Christian Petracca | 268 | |||
| 16 | Bayley Fritsch | 261 | |||
| 17 | Jack Viney | 244 | |||
| 18 | Charlie Spargo | 209 | |||
| 19 | Mitch Hannan | 182 | |||
| 20 | Sam Frost | 174 | |||
| 21 | Bernie Vince | 171 | |||
| 22 | Jake Lever | 149 | |||
| 23 | Dom Tyson Aaron vandenBerg | 125 | |||
| 25 | Jeff Garlett | 105 | |||
| 26 | Sam Weideman | 100 | |||
| 27 | Joel Smith | 71 | |||
| 28 | Josh Wagner | 63 | |||
| 29 | Jay Kennedy Harris | 61 | |||
| 30 | Dean Kent | 55 | |||
| 31 | Tim Smith | 40 | |||
| 32 | Tomas Bugg | 39 | |||
| 33 | Billy Stretch | 21 | |||
| 34 | Jayden Hunt | 16 | |||
| 35 | Cameron Pedersen | 10 | |||
| 36 | Corey Maynard | 7 | |||
| 37 | Harrison Petty | 0 | |||
Other awards
James McDonald Trophy - Neville Jetta
Troy Broadbridge Memorial Trophy - Cameron Pedersen
Norm Smith Memorial Trophy - Alex Neal-Bullen
Ron Barassi Jnr Trophy - Max Gawn
Ian Ridley Memorial Trophy - Christian Petracca
| Round | Player | Charge | Sanction | ||
| Pre-season | Clayton Oliver | Misconduct | $1500 fine | ||
| Round 2 | Jordan Lewis | Misconduct | $1500 fine | ||
| Round 3 | Sam Frost | Rough conduct | $2000 fine | ||
| Round 4 | Sam Frost | Misconduct | $1500 fine | ||
| Round 5 | Bernie Vince | Striking | Not guilty | ||
| Round 6 | Bernie Vince | Striking | $2000 fine | ||
| Round 7 | Nathan Jones | Misconduct | $1500 fine | ||
| Round 12 | Jordan Lewis | Misconduct | $2000 fine | ||
| Round 14 | Oscar McDonald | Rough conduct | $2000 fine | ||
| Round 16 | Jesse Hogan | Misconduct | $1500 fine | ||
| Round 16 | Nathan Jones | Misconduct | $2000 fine | ||
| Round 16 | Jordan Lewis | Striking | $2000 fine | ||
| Round 20 | Christian Petracca | Umpire contact | $1000 fine | ||
| Round 21 | Clayton Oliver | Umpire contact | $1000 fine | ||
| Round 22 | Aaron vandenBerg | Striking | $2000 fine | ||
| Preliminary Final | Jordan Lewis | Misconduct | $2500 fine | ||
Coaching Staff
Brendan McCartney - Player/Coach Performance Manager
Jade Rawlings - Casey Demons coach
Troy Chaplin - Backline coach
Ben Mathews - Stoppages/Contest Coach
Craig Jennings - Strategy and Education Coordinator
Matthew Egan - Head of Player Development
Max Rooke - Forward coach
Justin Plapp - Midfield coach
Michael Stinear - Development coach
Colin Garland - Development coach
VFL
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