COACH Paul Roos says having a full complement of Melbourne-listed players feature for Casey in the VFL last round means competition will again be tight for spots in the red and blue’s best 22 in the coming weeks.

The Demons have shrunk their injury list significantly in recent times, with 12 Melbourne-listed players sidelined in round 12, while just six are on the injury list entering round 16.

Roos said the fact that Casey had a strong win against Port Melbourne last rounds means the players in the Melbourne side must continue to play well, with others at Casey champing at the bit for promotion.   

“It was fantastic and I was rapt [that Casey won at Casey last weekend]. I went out there and just to see the style of footy they played and they stuck to their task over and over and over again – that was the main thing,” he told Roos’ Views.

“We’ll certainly have a chat to Plappy (Justin Plapp) and Fruity (Brett Allison) and Millsy (Brad Miller) and Macca (Brendan McCartney) and all the crew that look after those boys and see who we might promote.”

The likes of ruckman Mark Jamar and midfielders Viv Michie and Aidan Riley were among Casey’s best last round in wet conditions.

Meanwhile, Roos said he was right behind the prostate cancer awareness campaign, which he features in a television commercial with Gold Coast Suns coach Rodney Eade.

“My age bracket isn’t great at getting themselves looked after or checked out and it’s a message I know the [AFL] coaches association is really keen, because we’re all (the coaches) in a demographic that’s from 38 to 60 [years old,” he said.

“Males aren’t great and females do a fantastic job, particularly with breast cancer awareness – prostate cancer probably doesn’t have the same awareness from a male perspective, so it’s good that we can be part of it and good fun.”