Casey has solidified its spot at the top of the VFL ladder, dominating North Melbourne in every quarter to register a commanding 110-point win.

 The Roos kicked their first couple of goals quickly in the first quarter to lay a challenge down to Casey, but the Demons soon kicked into gear and never looked back in the 26.21 (177) to 10.7 (67) result.

From a solid defence to a dominant midfield, the Demons looked stronger in every facet of the game and reflected its superiority on the scoreboard.

The resounding win ensures Casey head into a bye undefeated, with a peerless record of eight wins and zero losses making them the current team to beat in the VFL.

The massive positive of the day was the power and presence of key forward combination Jacob van Rooyen and Sam Weideman, who both kicked six goals.

The pair were everywhere, taking exciting contested marks and often battling a windy Arden Street Reserve to steer through their bags of goals.

Casey coach Mark Corrigan praised the forward pair and the way they worked in tandem to give North Melbourne defenders’ headaches.

“That’s something we’ve been working towards. They have great strengths in their own right but it’s been about bringing that together and getting synergy between them,” Corrigan said.

“Today that was the best performance by them and great reward for ‘Rooey’ (van Rooyen).

“He’s been really close for a number of weeks so it was awesome to see him perform in that way today.”

In the midfield, the return of Majak Daw wasn’t understated in the ruck, as he amassed an amazing 44 hit outs to go with 14 disposals and often gave the Demon midfielders first use of the ball.

The likes of Mitch White (27 touches, one goal), Bailey Laurie (16 touches, four goals) and Jimmy Munro (26 disposals) all relished this opportunity, but Luke Dunstan was by far the pick of the midfielders.

Dunstan finished with 31 disposals and three goals in an inspirational effort through the midfield.

Corrigan said the combination of Daw and Dunstan was a pleasure to watch.

“Maj (Daw), between him and Belly they give us two different styles of rucks but they both give us great flexibility,” Corrigan said.

“While we dominated the hit outs the Kangaroos challenged us in and around our connection.

“Dunstan was really influential around the ball but also had a strong day in getting forward and hitting the scoreboard.”

At half-time he had three goals and 22 disposals to his name, including the first major of the game when he ran onto a handball and curled through a delightful running snap.

With van Rooyen and Weideman also getting on the board early, Casey was quick to get around 2021 Melbourne mid-season recruit Daniel Turner when he snapped through his first goal for the Demons.

Casey’s 23-point quarter time lead soon blew out to a 55-point margin at the main break courtesy of a six-goal second term, led by two majors apiece to Weideman and Dunstan.

Although the majority of the game was played in Casey’s forward half, the rebounding ability of Adam Tomlinson (27 touches), who continues to put together a fine month of football, Oskar Baker (20 disposals), Corey Ellison and Deakyn Smith was on full display at Arden Street.

The Demons could’ve been content with their lead at the main break, but instead chose to put the foot on the throttle in the premiership quarter as they slammed on nine goals.

The return of Toby Bedford and Taj Woewodin was more than welcome as they added pace on the wings, replacing the presence of Andy Moniz-Wakefield who sat out the clash with concussion.

But the third term belonged to Weideman and van Rooyen, who slotted three and two goals respectively for the quarter.

From quick kicks out of the ruck to snaps around the body, the pair dominated in the air and on ground level to ensure any hopes of a North Melbourne comeback were snuffed out.

The goal fest in the third term meant Casey held a 91-point lead at the final break, as North Melbourne tried to fight a three-figure loss with an early major.

But Casey’s defenders continued its miserly day, before swinging the momentum so Laurie could snap through his second goal for game.

Woewodin also capped off a solid return to VFL football with a strong mark and goal of his own, before a second goal courtesy of a lovely Bedford crumb and snap pushed the margin over 100 points.

Despite North Melbourne’s best efforts to reduce the margin, a further two goals to Laurie confirmed the 110-point result.

The win was made even better by the fact that stars Jake Melksham, Mitch Brown and Kade Chandler were all late outs due to being flown over to Perth to be AFL emergencies.

It may not have been Casey’s best start, but its ability to deal with the three big losses and still put on a brutal performance is enough to please Corrigan.

“It’s been reflective of our group the past four weeks where players have been out and it’s given great opportunity to our VFL group,” Corrigan said.

“Today we had 10 or so guys playing VFL, and it was a great chance for them to establish themselves as VFL players.”

The Demons will preserve its unbeaten record into its first bye of the VFL season.

CASEY                                  5.7       11.12   20.17   26.21 (177)

NORTH MELBOURNE      2.2       5.3       7.4       10.7 (67)

GOALS: Weideman, van Rooyen 6, Dunstan, Laurie 4, Bedford 2, Buntine, Grey, Turner, White, Woewodin

DISPOSALS: Dunstan 31, Tomlinson, White 27, Munro 26, Bedford 24, van Rooyen 22, Baker 20

BEST: Dunstan, van Rooyen, Weideman, Daw, Grey, Bedford, White, Munro, Laurie