Casey Scorpions v Sandringham

[Sir Why You Little 34,877]

Wasn't me!!

[KC from Casey 6,672]

Scorps win by 19 points after a goal on the siren by Josh Tynan.

Casey Scorpions 2.0.12 5.6.36 6.7.43 12.14.86

Sandringham 4.4.28 5.4.34 8.6.54 10.7.67

Goals

Casey Scorpions Fitzpatrick 4 Matthews 2 Bate Gent Gysberts, Petropoulos Sheahan J Tynan

Sandringham Dowler 3 Archer Hallahan 2 Dunell Michaliades  Waller

Best 

Casey Scorpions Collins Sheahan Fitzpatrick J Tynan Gysberts Magner

Sandringham Hallahan Sikora Curren Jones Cockie Dowler

Stats:

Disposals - Collins 34, Magner, Moloney, J Tynan 24, Gysberts 24

Tackles - Nicholls 10, Magner, Clay 6

Hitouts - Jamar 38, Hill 28

Marks - Davis, L Tynan 6, Matthews, J Tynan 5

Hard ball - Magner 14, Collins, Bate 8

Clearances - Collins, Moloney 10

[GotheDees 1]

Missed the last goal because the ABC cut their telecast. Who kicked it please?

[Sir Why You Little 34,877]

Fantastic effort considering the list to choose players.

Well done Scorps.

I hate barracking against Sandy...they won cups. AAAUUGGHH.

[Deestroy All 14,262]

Missed the last goal because the ABC cut their telecast. Who kicked it please?

Sheahan from inside the defensive 50, longest goal in VFL history. Was incredible!

[You're Gawn 26]

anyone know geelong and port's scores?

[45HG 1,539]

I assume these scores are around about 3/4 time?

(As at 4:15)

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

Great game by Sheehan today. Hopefully Russian pulls up well.

[Macca 16,173]

Wasn't me!!

Good old Aunty have done it again . Geez 'Wyl' , what is going on at Ripponlea ? Pull some strings man !

We missed Greg Chappell's maiden ton and now this .... :-7

[DemonDave 1,078]

Missed the first half today but have taped it so can so can only go on what I've seen to date.

The main one has to be Jack Fitzpatrick. Every week I see him he seems to show something new that I haven't seen before. Today, it was his ability in a tight situation to kick the ball around his body.

We've seen the surprising ability to accelerate from a contest before (most notably down at Kardinia Park earlier) but he did it again today beautifully in that third quarter. I actually clapped loudly on my couch when he did that burning opponents off. 

Would love to see him get a game next week on the expanses of Subiaco. I, have been wanting to see him in the side for the last 10 weeks but apart from that 1 in 1 out earlier he hasn't been given a chance. 

Some coach's philosophy is to play guys before they are ready

and persist with them, believing every game they play early is worth ten in experience (or something similar) whereas it seems Neeld & co are believers in getting good consistency in the VFL and really earning  your spot

(unless you 're a Jetta).

As for the others, Sheahan had a very good last quarter pushing up high off the backline. Moloney tried to bullock and influence the contest without a lot of success, and Magner also doing similar but his disposal was appalling.

Of the Casey listed, it was fantastic to see Kyle Matthews out there influencing the forward line. His courageousness and x-factor will be a real plus for the finals. David Collins would have to be just about the most improved player down at Casey this year contributed well again. Smith took a number of impressively strong marks yet again. I feel he will be a chance to be drafted by someone later this year. Bit surprised Matt Fieldsend was omitted as he is a very good player at this level.

Bring on the finals!

[jnrmac 19,316]

Casey's 'Rolls Royce' mid-field was pretty ordinary today. Jamar, Gysberts, Moloney, Magner and Bate should have creamed it in the middle but sadly were jst OK.

If they can't excel at this level it explains a lot....

[Sir Why You Little 34,877]

Good old Aunty have done it again . Geez 'Wyl' , what is going on at Ripponlea ? Pull some strings man !

We missed Greg Chappell's maiden ton and now this .....

Sydney push the button mate. I feel sorry for the girls at reception right now at Rippers, they will be copping it bad.

[RalphiusMaximus 5,993]

Fitz was very impressive today. I've been wanting to see him get another game for a while now. Surely he's done enough to earn a spot playing as FF given how depleted our forward stocks are?

The commentators were talking the Gys up quite a lot today. He was pretty decent in some horrible conditions and got a couple of goals.

I also think Bate may have done enough to earn another contract. His mark on Clark was special (and Clark flinching was golden).

[monoccular 16,394]

ABC telecast starting now.

In the 2012 AFL Development League the Scorps went down by 9 points.

Casey Scorpions 4.3.27 5.3.33 7.10.52 8.12.60

Box Hill Hawks 0.0.0 2.5.17 7.7.49 9.15.69

Goals

Casey Scorpions Fieldsend 2 Alle Cleven Galvin McFarlane Pollard Weekes

Box Hill Hawks Johns 4 Cassidy Hughes Monkhorst Otten Phelps

Best

Casey Scorpions Patti Pollard Cleven Fieldsend Cook Weekes

Box Hill Hawks Lock Gordon Northe Tobin Johns Cassidy

Cook in the better players, but no goals!! Was he trying a different role ie defender?? Late in the peace to start that I would have thought. Any info KC or others?

[monoccular 16,394]

Fitzpatrick is CLUTCH!!

Is that good or bad???

[Guest KingDingAling]

Fitzpatrick looks very raw - but with a lot of talent.

I think he'll get better each year.

I don't think he is up to AFL atm.

[dl4e 5,645]

anyone know geelong and port's scores?

Ballarat by a point over port. I think geelong lost as well so Casey finished on top.

[Guest Spirit of 39]

Due to Geelong and Port Melbourne getting beaten today the Scorpions finish a game clear on top. Well done Scorps!!! Bring on the VFL finals!!!

[Whispering_Jack 28,091]

Casey Scorpions finish on top to be the minor premiers and they win a home final against Werribee next Sunday at 2.00pm.

[45HG 1,539]

Casey finish top.

[DemonDave 1,078]

Well a perfect set of results for the minor Premiership! Do we still at Port Melb oval regardless? Be a shame to not get an actual home ground advantage at Casey Fields

[Pates 9,537]

Jeez poor form from ABC, if your televising a sporting event like VFL surely your basic obligation is to show the end of the bloody game!

Well done the scorpions for finishing on top, I hope we don't pull our players out for surgery and leave then high and dry.

Good to hear Fitzy having a good day, good chance to get a game next week with Green finishing tomorrow.

[Deestroy All 14,262]

I liked Fitzpatrick's game. As the commentators mentioned, not a day for someone his size. Then again, most his size don't move like he does. 

Would probably get a gig next week, but would probably rather play finals for Casey?

Also like Gysberts' game. He cops a whack around here because most are fed up with string bean nice boys, he has more talent than the beans around him, needs size and stamina obviously, I hold some hope.

Sheehan was good. 

Davis was ok.

Great Godfrey impression today by Magner. Yuck!

[Guest Spirit of 39]

Missed the last goal because the ABC cut their telecast. Who kicked it please?

Josh Tynan.

[Nasher 33,166]

Great Godfrey impression today be Magner. Yuck.

When push comes to shove, that's the kind of footballer Magner is really. Like Godfrey - tough, works hard, face of an unloved trailer (I think that might've been an H-ism from many years ago), plenty of G&D, but not a top level footballer.