It's taken half a season and the disappointing Casey Scorpions finally make it to the public stage in their televised game against the reigning premiers.

Peter Jackson VFL

CASEY SCORPIONS v BOX HILL HAWKS

Saturday 21st June 2014

Casey Fields at 1.10pm (ABC TV)

CASEY SCORPIONS

B: Strauss Terlich Georgiou

HB: Nicholson Panozza Toumpas

C: Barry Evans Byrnes

HF: Blease Smith Tapscott

F: Kennedy-Harris Fitzpatrick Best

FOLL: Gawn Michie Harmes

IC: Anderson Corry Davis Drew Morris Page J McDonald Rennie* Saunders Scott Shiels Thomas Welsh

BOX HILL HAWKS

B: Mirra Stratton Kelly

HB: Brand Cheney Wanganeen

C: Iles Woodward Lock

HF: Sicily Langford Webster

F: Lowden O'Brien Grimley

FOLL: B McEvoy Hallahan Simpkin

I/C: (from) Andrews Collins Cotte* Cust Kennedy Lawlor O'Donnell Tobin Willsmore

* 23rd player

AFL Victoria Development League

CASEY SCORPIONS v BOX HILL HAWKS

Saturday 21st June 2014

Casey Fields at 10.00am

CASEY SCORPIONS

B: Meadows Waters Welsh

HB: J McDonald Corrigan Rutherford

C: Corry Scott Drew

HF: Page Winderlich Saunders

F: Lang Shiels Rosier

FOLL: Thomas Morris Anderson

I/C: (from) Collins Currie Davidson Del Papa Gawley Hillard Jackson Murray Paredes Pears Symons West Westrupp

BOX HILL HAWKS

B: Pell Fisher Carroll

HB: Crocker Summers Stewart

C: Lock Andrews Walker

HF: Tobin Cust Lawlor

F: Goodwin P McEvoy Thompson

FOLL: Post O'Donnell Murphy

I/C: (from) Bond Donohue Evans Franetic Miles Northe Papadopoulos Soccio Vizzarri

Nicholson, Blease, Terlich all named for Casey, but none of the others from the I/C ... so suspect it'll be No Change.

Time to lift Scorps, 15 listed Demons players on the TV game. Hopefully we see blease! Michie, JKH and big fitzy put in blinders.

Toumpas needs to lift.

Not only individuals who need to lift but the entire club.

Mid year review

CASEY SCORPIONS

Record: 3-6

Position: 13th

Leading Goal Kicker: Tim Smith (13)

What’s happened so far:

After making the finals for the past seven seasons, mostly occupying a top four position, Casey finds itself faced with a serious challenge to continue that streak. The Scorpions sit in unfamiliar territory -13th - two games plus percentage outside the eight. While it boasts wins against Essendon, Frankston and Northern Blues, four losses by 16-points or less against Geelong, Werribee, Coburg and Collingwood has plunged Casey to a precarious position. Sandringham, which inflicted a 58-point defeat, has been the only club to really get on top of the Scorpions.

What’s ahead:

While Casey faces Port Melbourne, Box Hill Hawks and Williamstown in the run home, its draw gives it a chance to climb up the ladder and again be finalists. What’s also in its favor is that five of its remaining games are at Casey Fields, which can be as inhospitable as any home venue, especially on a wet, windy winter’s day.

Bottom line, the Scorpions need to lift.　

Nicholson, Blease, Terlich all named for Casey, but none of the others from the I/C ... so suspect it'll be No Change.

With one of those three being held back as the main emergency.

It is a weak looking MFC contingent imo.

Toumpas, Kennedy-Harris, Gawn and Terlich I expect to have further AFL careers.

Fitzpatrick and Michie I hold out hope for.

But Strauss, Georgiou, Nicholson, Barry, Evans, Byrnes, Blease and Tapscott are surely either depth, past it or not really going to make it, and wouldn't strike fear into opposition hearts.

Harmes I haven't seen enough of.

Also a distinct lack of afl listed height, which is usually one area vfl teams struggle.

Hopefully we can get a for quartet worry this week!

Evans is one I'll be keen to watch. He has played some pretty good games at AFL level in between his long injury periods. I fear he may be really on the outer now though, but will watch with interest.

It is a weak looking MFC contingent imo.

Toumpas, Kennedy-Harris, Gawn and Terlich I expect to have further AFL careers.

Fitzpatrick and Michie I hold out hope for.

But Strauss, Georgiou, Nicholson, Barry, Evans, Byrnes, Blease and Tapscott are surely either depth, past it or not really going to make it, and wouldn't strike fear into opposition hearts.

Harmes I haven't seen enough of.

Also a distinct lack of afl listed height, which is usually one area vfl teams struggle.

Hopefully we can get a for quartet worry this week!

Barry's a project. Worth persisting with I would have thought.

I think Georgiou was recruited specifically as depth and did a good job in Garland's absence. Although his recent form at Casey hasn't been good, he's a necessary insurance policy and he'll be retained until someone else fill that role better.

I'd say Barry will be delisted and 're rookied

Some fair footballers lining up for the Hawks. I think that spells trouble for Casey.

Right on cue for the Round 11 Match Preview

Please note that it's an ABC televised match tomorrow so hopefully a few Demonlanders can spare my batteries and join me in updating the scores from the game.

Dannyz and ET,

I wasn't being definitive (Blease and Barry might make it, Toumpas may not and I was suitably impressed with Georgiou earlier this year as doth to the squad), I was just commenting that the MFC players certainly won't strike fear into any hearts. Especially, as WJ says, compared to the Hawthorn squad.

Development League Qtr Time: CaseyScorpions 2.4.16 lead Box Hill Hawks 1.1.7.

They were thrashed mercilessly by the same team a fortnight ago so it's a good start for the boys.

Half Time in the curtain raiser and the Hawks took control early in the term. Casey did well to hold them as much as possible and they trail 3.6.24 to 6.6.42.

Box Hill Hawks continued to dominate against the young Scorps and look likely winners at ¾ time. Box Hill Hawks 10.11.71 to Casey Scorpions 5.7.37

Probably a little late but here's the VFL Player Review Round 10 from last week. There's a lot more insight into what's happening with the VFL players this year.

McEvoy is a very good footballer to be playing for Box Hill.

Whorethorne must have some amazing depth to have him and a number of the others in the VFL.

McEvoy is a very good footballer to be playing for Box Hill.

Whorethorne must have some amazing depth to have him and a number of the others in the VFL.

young ceglar has been quite good for them the last few weeks, I think they want to see Big Mac absolutely smash the door down to get back in, being a slightly shorter ruckman he needs good form to be a force in the finals imo

Disappointing finish for the Scorps who go down by 55 points in the end.

2014 AFL Victoria Development League

Casey Scorpions 2.4.16 3.6.24 5.7.37 5.9.39

Box Hill Hawks 1.1.7 6.6.42 10.11.71 13.16.94

Goals

Casey Scorpions Davidson Gawley Lang Rutherford Symons

Box Hill Hawks McEvoy Papadopoulos Thompson 2 Bond Franetic Goodwin Murphy Northe Soccio Tobin

Best

Casey Scorpions Scott Rutherford Jackson West Waters Corrigan

Box Hill Hawks Tobin Murphy Soccio Miles Andrews Thompson

Been a while since I've seen Casey on TV and therefore seen Blease, Strauss and Tapscott.

Gee I hope Tapscott shows enough to keep him around!

Casey kicking with a very strong wind in the first quarter.. Box hill not letting us get any free ball..

C 0.0.0 v BH 1.1.7

Simpkin goals

Starting line up:

CASEY SCORPIONS

B: Welsh Georgiou Strauss

HB: Nicholson Panozza Toumpas

C: Byrnes Tapscott Barry

HF: Blease Smith Harmes

F: Best Fitzpatrick Kennedy-Harris

FOLL: Gawn Michie Evans

IC: Drew Page Rennie* Saunders Shiels

* 23rd player

Casey struggling despite opening with the advantage of the breeze. Looks like it's going to be a tough day at the office with James Strauss coming off injured early and the Hawks dominating.