Like last year, the Casey Scorpions will take on Geelong VFL at Simonds Stadium on Saturday in the curtain raiser to the Geelong v Melbourne game. 

Unlike last year, when the VFL Cats were the underdogs and won by 128 points in an ominous preview of the later game, this year they will start as favourites. 

And seating will be hard to get for the Casey folk according to the VFL website.

Due to the redevelopment of Simonds Stadium (involving the Doug Wade Stand and the Southern Terrace), a large number of reserved seats at the Stadium have been lost. As a result, this has had an impact on the entry details for VFL curtain raiser matches.  

VFL Club supporters and general public will be required to pre-book general admission standing room entry or a daily reserved seat prior to the match to guarantee their entry on match-day. 

Please see the information below about Peter Jackson VFL games that will be influenced. 

Please note: VFL Passes and Club Memberships WILL NOT give you access to Simonds Stadium for these games. All supporters must book a ticket through Ticketmaster.

I'll be back tomorrow night with the VFL teams. The Development League team has its second bye of the season this weekend (the first was just three weeks ago).

I'll be there bright and early! Lets hope for a better result than last year in both games (one we're not allowed to mention).

Also looking forward to seeing for the first time Rory Taggert and the possibility of Jurrah and Viney running around!

There were no tiks left at Ticketek today. Goodluck.

There were no tiks left at Ticketek today. Goodluck.

Club allocation went on sale 2 weeks ago. Got in then, thankfully!

Geelong Cats v Casey Scorpions (AFL C/R)

Peter Jackson VFL

Saturday 5th May

Simonds Stadium at 10:00 AM

Geelong Cats

Backs Bews Gillies Eardley

Half backs Sheringham Bathie Horlin-Smith

Centreline Byrnes T Selwood Wojcinski

Half forwards Schroder Walker Simpkin

Forwards Gleeson Kersten McCarthy

Followers Stephenson Burbury Hogan

Interchange (from) Banjanin Barham Condy Gibbs Hamling Holden * B Johnson Maas Shannahan

Casey Scorpions

Backs Davis Sheahan Watts

Half backs L Tynan Panozza Fitzpatrick

Centreline Couch Gysberts Bennell

Half forwards Blease Cook McGough

Forwards Collins Jurrah Petterd

Followers Spencer Lees Nicholson

Interchange (from) Fieldsend Gent Lawrence Petropoulos Plummer Riseley Smith Taggert Viney *

* 23rd player

Jurrah and Viney to play in curtain-raiser

Now it's REALLY worth getting there for the curtain rasier.

How many tickets are allocated at these "interstate" Games??

Geez I'd love to be watching Casey this week! Hopefully we can get some good updates from the people travelling down.

No Gysberts?

No Gysberts?

I could make a terrible joke out of that.

Anyone know if the game is televised on abc? Or are they showing a different one

Some nice ins there, good to see Cook and Gysberts starting. Watts in the back pocket is interesting.. And of course the return of Jurrah and introduction of Viney.

Anyone know if the game is televised on abc? Or are they showing a different one

Port Melb v Willy is the televised game

Port Melb v Willy is the televised game

Darn, cheers!

Good to see Jurrah and Gysberts back and look forward to seeing how Viney goes. Hope to see Taggert get a run.

Edited May 3, 201213 yr by rjay

Be almost worth getting there early. Looking forward to hearing the report.

Will be very keen to hear the results from this game with these two and Watts.

How many tickets are allocated at these "interstate" Games??

Didn't realise Geelong is interstate !

Good to see Jurrah and Gysberts back and look forward to seeing how Viney goes. Hope to see Taggert get a run.

Agree with your thoughts. I hope Sheehan keeps up his good start to the season as well.I feel he has a bright future along with Cook whom hopefully keeps on improving after gaining further fitness.

No Gysberts?

KC has him listed in the middle in the team above!

Didn't realise Geelong is interstate !

May as well be as far as "visiting" clubs and fans are concerned.

I hope 7 put together a highlights package to show at half time in the main game... quite possible considering Jurrah is making his return, Viney is making his debut and Watts is trying to atone for his relatively poor form.

Fifteen listed Demons plus Viney in that side! 

That makes Gawn, Green, Jetta, Martin, MacDonald (slated as non-playing first emergency), Strauss and Tynan (plus rookies Williams and Evans) as the only listed players who arent suiting up this weekend, thats a good sign!

Given the now greatly reduced injury list I'd expect our performances at both VFL and AFL level to improve accordingly.

A couple of premiership players on the wing for the Cats in Wojo and Byrnes! 

Also see they have 17 listed Cats players named, but apart from those two very few senior games experience in their lineup.

Just priceless to get Viney in there, I can't stress that enough.

Other clubs cannot get their future first round pick into their system a year early and show them the structures that, evidently, take ages to learn.

And people get to see the 'brick wall with eyes' in the flesh.

The juxtaposition to Watts will be unfair but that is footy.

Good luck to all involved and to LJ who I am still behind as he moves into an incredibly important May and coming months...

A couple of premiership players on the wing for the Cats in Wojo and Byrnes! 

Also see they have 17 listed Cats players named, but apart from those two very few senior games experience in their lineup. 

Can't see Geelong's vaunted depth and smooth transition to replace their veterans in that group, but it's true that I'm not very familiar with them. Sure they've got plenty of their youth into their 1sts but they've still got plenty of veterans in the twilight of their careers. Our side looks much stronger - result will be fascinating.