A goal to James Harmes after scrappy period of play sees Casey holding a 23 point lead closing in on the halfway mark if the quarter.

How's welsh doing?

Jake Best goals after the goal umpire slips and falls. Lead up to 27 points.

Toumpas and Michie playing well.

How's welsh doing?

Looks a likely type and is moving well.

Jake Best goals after the goal umpire slips and falls.

A goal against the run of play to North Ballarat followed by another from an impossible angle makes it a three goal game.

Casey Scorpions 8.5.53 to North Ballarat 5.5.35 at half time

Goals Best Blease Fitzpatrick Harmes Page Smith Tapscott Toumpas

Disposals: Tapscott 17, JKH 14, Blease, Harmes, Toumpas 12, Best, Gawn, Michie 11

Jay Kennedy-Harris becomes Casey's ninth goal kicker. The lead is now 23 points.

JKH to seal the game next quarter? He's got a lot to prove.

Great to have you back KC. Love the updates

Yep, welcome back KC, and thanks to WJ for your work on the prev Casey updates.

Edited June 14, 201411 yr by ChaserJ

Cheers for the updates and great to have you back KC

A Roosters goal beings it back to a 3 goal game as the rain comes down.

JKH to seal the game next quarter? He's got a lot to prove.

No he doesnt

Hes already shown he can play at AFL level

Free and a 50 metre penalty to the Roosters makes it an 11 point game.

Casey Scorpions 9.7.61 lead North Ballarat 7.8.50 at three quarter time.

Goals Best Blease Fitzpatrick Harmes Kennedy-Harris Page Smith Tapscott Toumpas

The Roosters came home with a barnstorming finish last week while Casey's season has been highlighted by an inability to finish off games or win the close ones. The rain might help Casey but, based on what I've been told of the Casey season to date, I'm not confident.

No he doesnt

Hes already shown he can play at AFL level

Exactly. He's a 19 year old playing a needed stint in the twos. There's no doubt he'll be back and establishing his place in our side in years to come.

I hope the boys can hold on!

It's all North Ballarat at nine minutes into the last, but they're only scoring points. The margin has narrowed to seven points but one has to wonder where their next score is coming from.

Goal to the Roosters. They have their tails up and are all over this game.

North Ballarat 9.12.66 to 9.7.61 after another goal to the home side.

Casey look tired and have a few in the hands of the trainers.

You guessed it. Another goal to North Ballarat.

Game over IMO.

Margin now 3 goals. Casey's last goal was 5 minutes into the third quarter.

Margin now 3 goals. Casey's last goal was 5 minutes into the third quarter.

Welcome to the Casey nightmare of 2014!!!

A score at last - a point to Troy Davis.

Final score: North Ballarat 11.17.83 defeated Casey Scorpions 9.9.63 - a pathetic final half by an admittedly young side which simply crumbled under pressure. They simply didn't come out to play after half time.

2014 Peter Jackson VFL

Casey Scorpions 5.2.32 8.5.53 9.7.61 9.9.63

North Ballarat 1.3.9 5.5.35 7.7.49 11.17.83

Goals

Casey Scorpions Best Blease Fitzpatrick Harmes Kennedy-Harris Page Smith Tapscott Toumpas

North Ballarat Couch McKenzie 2 George Horbury Jacobs Keeble Staley Tate Wallace

Best

Casey Scorpions Georgiou Michie Toumpas Tapscott Blease Davis

North Ballarat Rippon Dumont Peters Couch Horbury McKenzie

Fairly embarassing effort all season long really. Same story every single week.