Still close at 3/4 with Port 3 points up: 51 - 54.

Port Melbourne win a close one by eight points, a great effort by the Casey Scorpions given the club's injury list.

2014 AFL Victoria Development League

Casey Scorpions 4.0.24 5.5.35 7.9.51 9.12.66

Port Melbourne 3.3.21 7.4.46 8.6.54 10.14.74

Goals

Casey Scorpions Jackson Rosier Waters 2 Bundle Drew Thomas

Port Melbourne Johnson 3 McKenzie Magner 2 Hogan Keogh Michaliades

Best

Casey Scorpions Paredes Waters Shiels Rosier Jackson Corrigan

Port Melbourne Johnston McKenzie Keogh Thornton Robinson Vearing

Early in the game at cold, cold Bendigo and nothing much happening. Bendigo lead 0.2.2 to 0.0.0.

Max Gawn, the lone Casey goalkicker as the Scorps trail 7 to 10.

Dull weather, dull game. Casey trails by 2 points - 1.3.9 to 1.5.11.

That's better - consecutive goals to Strauss & Barry give the Scorpions the edge - 3.3.21 to 1.5.11.

Quarter Time: Casey Scorpions 4.3.27 to Bendigo Gold 3.5.23

Casey trail after Bendigo kicks the first goal of the second term.

Another goal to Bendigo - their lead out to 8 points.

The insipid Casey Scorpions are 4.4.28 to Bendigo 6.5.41 at the 20 minute mark of the second.

Glad I popped in to this thread for a bit of good news.

Michie hit in the head and having concussion tests.

The insipid Casey Scorpions are 4.4.28 to Bendigo 6.5.41 at the 20 minute mark of the second.

Great! Losing to the winless team in the comp, great signs of our depth.

After today we cant lose to them ever again, so theres that.

Half Time and Bendigo Gold lead by 4 points 6.6.42 to 5.8.38.

Sam Blease kicked a late goal, the only one for the quarter for the visitors.

Just to provide some perspective, in the equivalent game at Casey Fields last year, the Scorpions led by 34 points at ½ time on the way to a 129 point win.

And that was after they lost full forward Jesse Hogan to a knee injury early in the game.

Great! Losing to the winless team in the comp, great signs of our depth.

we have depth

Big Jack Fitzpatrick marks and goals to kick start the Scorpions in the second half and give then the lead.

Gold get the lead back with the next two and Maxy hits the post from 15 metres out. Ouch!

Scorps down by 10 points and things are looking ominous halfway through the third.

Bendigo extends its lead to almost three goals over the lifeless Scorpions.

we have depth

I'd call it shallow depth but that's an oximoron.

Blease gets his second but Bendigo replies. Lead is 14 points in the shadows of ¾ time.

Michie responds and it's an 8 point game.

Three quarter time and Casey staring down the barrel with Bendigo Gold about to score the first (and most likely last) win of its brief history.

Bendigo leads by 8 points - 10.9.69 to 8.13.61.

A goal apiece so far in what you would call a lacklustre final term considering what's at stake.

Bendigo have more passion and desire for the win even if they have no AFL listed players.

Goal to Ed Morris - five point game at 18 minutes - 10.13.73 to 11.12.78.