Casey Scorpions v Northern Blues

[KC from Casey 7,130]

Point for point and not much happening early in the second half.

[dazzledavey36 55,867]

Who has been the best for Melbourne?

[KC from Casey 7,130]

Who has been the best for Melbourne?

This is a Casey game dazzledavey but I'm assuming you mean who the best Demons are at the moment. The two big boys alternating between ruck and the forward line Max and Jack have been outstanding and have given Warnock a real working over. Matt Jones and Viv Michie are getting a lot of the ball. The rest are all contributing and Dom Barry is better this week.

Angus Scott has just goaled for Casey to give them an eight goal lead.

[KC from Casey 7,130]

A rare goal to the Blues is met with a quick reply from the Scorpions who go back out to a 46 point lead.

[dazzledavey36 55,867]

Sheesh where was this all year?

[bing181 9,424]

Good coaching starting to pay off?

[Earl Hood 6,142]

The scorpions must be due to stop running pretty soon!

[KC from Casey 7,130]

The Casey Scorpions lead by 46 points at the final break and are looking at a rare victory.

Casey 12.9.81 to Northern Blues 4.11.35.

[KC from Casey 7,130]

There's been very little scoring in the first half of the quarter but the Blues have now kicked back to back goals to bring the Scorpions' lead back to 34 points but it's all too late for them.

[old dee 24,001]

There's been very little scoring in the first half of the quarter but the Blues have now kicked back to back goals to bring the Scorpions' lead back to 34 points but it's all too late for them.

What is the score KC?

[KC from Casey 7,130]

A goal to Jake Best and the lead is back to 41 points.

Casey 13.13.91 Blues 6.14.50

[KC from Casey 7,130]

The Scorpions win for the first time at home in 2014.

Peter Jackson VFL

Casey Scorpions 4.2.26 10.4.64 12.9.81 13.14.92

Northern Blues 3.6.24 3.9.27 4.11.35 6.14.50

Goals

Casey Scorpions Best Fitzpatrick Gawn 3 M Jones Page Salem Scott

Northern Blues Walton 3 Bransgrove Totevski Warnock

Casey Scorpions Gawn Michie Strauss Barry Fitzpatrick Jones

Northern Blues Armfield Wilson Wilkinson Cripps Sheehan

Possessions M Jones Michie 26 Clisby 24 Harmes 22 Barry Strauss 19 Gawn 18 Nicholson 16 Georgiou 14

[dazzledavey36 55,867]

Great effort

[bing181 9,424]

Casey Scorpions ‏@CaseyScorpions 38s

Great win by the boys! Scorps 13-14-92 def Blues 6-14-50. Gawn, Fitzy and Besty all kicked 3 majors.

[CBDees 3,167]

Nice to see both Gawn and Fitzy kick three majors!

[Tough Kent 2,138]

KC, How is Alex Giorgiou tracking? Does he look comfortable at the level? I've got a feeling he could be required to play a bit more senior footy next year.

[Tough Kent 2,138]

And just looking at the stats, what happened to Salem after half time? One possession after the break.

[Samael 560]

And just looking at the stats, what happened to Salem after half time? One possession after the break.

Corky by the looks

[What 18,810]

And just looking at the stats, what happened to Salem after half time? One possession after the break.

cheers for posting the stats here

[Tough Kent 2,138]

Corky by the looks

Cheers mate.

[Tough Kent 2,138]

cheers for posting the stats here

No worries.

Jones (26), Michie (26), Clisby (24), Harmes (22), Barry (19), Strauss (19), Gawn (18), Nicholson (16), and Georgiou (14). #PJVFL

Goals: Jake Best (3), Jack Fitzpatrick (3), Max Gawn (3), James Harmes (1), Matt Jones (1), Nathan Page (1), and Christian Salem (1). #PJVFL

[chook fowler 19,694]

The Scorpions win for the first time at home in 2014.

Thanks for the updates KC.

[bing181 9,424]

Harmes coming along nicely ... 22 possessions, 8 tackles ... though going by the stats, everyone seems to have put in today.

[titan_uranus 25,174]

Good signs from Gawn to back it up again.

I know Terlich is somewhat like-for-like with Grimes, but really not sure that was the right call over Jones, Michie (or even Strauss).

[bjDee 1,249]

Bumped into a bloke at qtr time who I hadn't seen for a couple of decades. He talked a lot when I knew him a long time ago, and that hasn't changed. We watched the rest of the game together but I couldn't give any updates or keep a close eye on the players because that would have been impolite. Don't some people realise there are more important things in life than friendships???

Anyway, I thought there was a more even contribution from the team today and found it harder to find standout players.

Big Max had another very good game playing mostly in the ruck. He was up against Warnock and had the better of him most of the time. Took some more good marks and kicked 3 goals.

I was pleased to see an improvement in Viv Michie's form. He got a lot more of the ball than I had seen in the past few games at Casey, playing inside mid. Some good passages where he drove the ball forward out of the middle on a few occasions, one of which led to a goal as I recall.

Harmes continues to impress me with his energy and attacks on the ball, and mostly clean ball handling.

Nicho was again in a fair bit of the play but didn't dominate as much as a couple of weeks ago. Didn't see him really butcher a ball at all, but there was plenty of play that I couldn't see well across on the far wing.

Strauss had a just ok game. Had a couple of good passes but didn't cut up through the middle as much this week.

Edited August 2, 2014 by bjDee