I'm more interested in this game then I am in the ones as I have no faith we can kick a winning score and the Giants.

This game however has interest. Looking forward to seeing how the two lads perform after being dropped.

Also want to see if the so called 'senior players' like Tappy, Jamar etc decide to pull there fingers out of there backsides and get fair dinkum.

Qtr time: Casey Scorpions 0.5.5 trail Essendon 1.2.8

Quarter time scoreboard gives the impression of a similar (low) standard game to the main one

1/2 time VFL update: Essendon 4.7.31 v Casey 4.8.32 Stats: Nicholson 17, Clisby 16 and McKenzie 16. Goals: McKenzie, Jetta, Best and Smith

Full time: Casey Scorpions win by 6 points after Neville Jetta goals at 34 minutes and Blease at 35 minutes after conceding 5 goals in six minutes to lose the lead.

Casey Scorpions 0.5.5 4.8.32 6.12.48 12.14.86

Essendon 1.2.8 4.7.31 4.10.34 11.14.80

Goals

Casey Scorpions Best 3 Blease Jetta 2 Clisby McKenzie Page Smith Trengove

Essendon Jetta 3 Merrett 2 Aylett Dell'Olio Fantasia Kefford Mellington Tagliabue

Best

Casey Scorpions Jetta McKenzie Davis Clisby Best Page

Essendon Aylett McLeod Edwards Jetta Dell'Olio Van Unen

I want Clisby, Mckenzie and Blease as Ins.

Bail, Byrnes and Evans were very poor

Jamar???

Jamar???

Watched the Scorpions thought Jamar was okay. Pretty scrappy.Thought no.17 was best along with 20. Not much from Trenners Toumpas, Mitchie although Trengove played in the middle in the last quarter and was better. Jetta good in patches but did not see anything to replace the current 22. Dawes is moving freely. Some heavey tagging on Michie and Trenners when on the ball.

Watched the Scorpions thought Jamar was okay. Pretty scrappy.Thought no.17 was best along with 20. Not much from Trenners Toumpas, Mitchie although Trengove played in the middle in the last quarter and was better. Jetta good in patches but did not see anything to replace the current 22. Dawes is moving freely. Some heavey tagging on Michie and Trenners when on the ball.

Did Dawes play?

Watched the Scorpions thought Jamar was okay. Pretty scrappy.Thought no.17 was best along with 20. Not much from Trenners Toumpas, Mitchie although Trengove played in the middle in the last quarter and was better. Jetta good in patches but did not see anything to replace the current 22. Dawes is moving freely. Some heavey tagging on Michie and Trenners when on the ball.

I didn't actually realise Dawes played, will he be given more time at the VFL to settle back into footy or does he straight in regardless of form, same question goes for Jamar. Dissapointing if Toumpas, Trenners, and Michie all had quiet games. I really think Blease should be given a run in the seniors.

Did Dawes play?

No but he was fairly robust on the boundary with some mates.

Where the hell did Dawes come from? I thought he was perpetually 2-3 weeks away

So Dawes can walk. That's great news. Shame he can't run and play football.

McKenzie and Nicholson best on. Please help us.

So Dawes can walk. That's great news. Shame he can't run and play football.

McKenzie and Nicholson best on. Please help us.

of course he can walk.........he's also good at doing laps

Possessions: McKenzie 31 Nicholson 29 Clisby 28 Davis Panozza 19

Clisby in for Terlich next week, yeah? (Unless his 28 touches were all dreadful…)

McKenzie a possibility?

Pretty disappointing that none of Trengove, Toumpas, and Michie got more than 19 touches.

I'd rather see Nicholson than Grimes, both have shocking disposal, but at least Nicholson is going to run hard and have a fair dinkum crack

Where the hell did Dawes come from? I thought he was perpetually 2-3 weeks away

How did Dawes go playing with his new wooden leg?

What about Tompas, Trengove and Michie? If they can't get the ball at vfl level...

I want Clisby, Mckenzie and Blease as Ins.

Bail, Byrnes and Evans were very poor

Bail imo, is better in the back half, moving forward with the ball. I don't like him up forward.

Clisby I'd like to see in instead of Bail.

& I think Evans needs more than one game to find form in a unbalanced side.

If Jamar can run out a game he must play. I am no Jamar fan but Spencer is getting monstered in the ruck.

What about Tompas, Trengove and Michie? If they can't get the ball at vfl level...

I think VFL is their level.

What about Tompas, Trengove and Michie? If they can't get the ball at vfl level...

It's a real worry that Trengove didn't get amongst it more than that at VFL level, scary to think last year he was an AFL captain

Trengove never dominates when at Casey like you might expect. As I have stated previously, his lack of acceleration and agility will not be improved no matte what level he plays at week in week out. He either needs time off if he is suffering from OP or similar, re-invent himself as an inside mid, or he is not up to it. Sadly, option 3 looms as the favourite.

If Jamar can run out a game he must play. I am no Jamar fan but Spencer is getting monstered in the ruck.

Mumford had 60 hit outs today, that is far too much..

Our side is starting too far behind in the ruck stakes - and practically no forward line.

When the ruckman cannot give our mids first use - and our mids don't have any targets to hit up forward - makes life hard.

On top of that, we really need clean disposal out of the midfield, to even be a chance to hit a target going forward, Spencer getting smashed makes it impossible.