Casey Scorpions v Coburg

[Bitter but optimistic 22,239]

Oh come on Stuie, I thought that title was mine? You spread your love too thinly mate.

Listen mate, give it a break will you. You follow Stu about and harass him on every thread.

[Moonshadow 17,676]

Listen mate, give it a break will you. You follow Stu about and harass him on every thread.

Sorry boss.

[daisycutter 29,613]

Sorry boss.

that's more like it moomie. as bbo's neighbour said he is only trying to help (himself)

[Bitter but optimistic 22,239]

Sorry boss.

that's more like it moomie. as bbo's neighbour said he is only trying to help (himself)

Pair of [censored].

[Biffen 12,943]

Oh come on Stuie, I thought that title was mine? You spread your love too thinly mate.

You've slipped.

Hogans Heroes is the poster boy of worst posters.

[dazzledavey36 54,912]

Isn't Hogan Heros the great Yze Magic???

Now there was a poster!!

Legendary status.

[Cards13 9,117]

Isn't Hogan Heros the great Yze Magic???

Now there was a poster!!

Legendary status.

YM at least had the courage of his convictions.

[Moonshadow 17,676]

You've slipped.

Hogans Heroes is the poster boy of worst posters.

Who also promised not to post on 'land anymore. A mans got nothin' if he can't be true to his word.

[Whispering_Jack 30,086]

Stats from the game:-

Dom Barry 1 behind 11 disposals 4 kicks 7 handballs 3 marks 2 tackles 44 Dream Team Points

Sam Blease 1 goal 22 disposals 18 kicks 4 handballs 2 marks 1 tackle 77 Dream Team Points

Mitch Clisby 1 behind 18 disposals 8 kicks 10 handballs 6 marks 2 tackles 72 Dream Team Points

Michael Evans 15 disposals 7 kicks 8 handballs 4 marks 4 tackles 59 Dream Team Points

James Harmes 1 goal 1 behind 17 disposals 10 kicks 7 handballs 4 marks 7 tackles 77 Dream Team Points

Alexis Georgiou 12 disposals 8 kicks 4 handballs 6 marks 1 tackles 54 Dream Team Points

Jay Kennedy-Harris 1 behind 25 disposals 15 kicks 10 handballs 3 marks 4 tackles 87 Dream Team Points

Max King 8 disposals 3 kicks 5 handballs 4 marks 1 tackles 15 hit outs 50 Dream Team Points

Jordie McKenzie 1 goal 1 behind 27 disposals 12 kicks 15 handballs 3 marks 3 tackles 91 Dream Team Points

Dan Nicholson 15 disposals 10 kicks 5 handballs 4 marks 2 tackles 62 Dream Team Points

Aidan Riley 39 disposals 16 kicks 23 handballs 3 marks 10 tackles 142 Dream Team Points

James Strauss 17 disposals 11 kicks 6 handballs 6 marks 3 tackles 75 Dream Team Points

Luke Tapscott 1 behind 1 disposal 1 kick 1 mark 2 tackles 15 Dream Team Points (injured in first quarter)

Dean Terlich 23 disposals 15 kicks 8 handballs 4 marks 5 tackles 1 hit out Dream 92 Team Points

Jimmy Toumpas 20 disposals 13 kicks 7 handballs 2 marks 2 tackles 82 Dream Team Points

When a team with 15 AFL listed players gets beaten by a stand alone side composed of many local players and few with any meaningful experience at AFL clubs to speak of, then you know something's wrong. Expect a large number of the AFL listed players to be clearing out their lockers very soon. It also says a lot about the club's lack of depth.

[Redleg 40,913]

I can be nearly positive the fact that we have a poor list, as evidenced by Casey's poor year, will not factor in the reasons for denying us a PP.

[old dee 23,790]

I can be nearly positive the fact that we have a poor list, as evidenced by Casey's poor year, will not factor in the reasons for denying us a PP.

Oh go on go for it Redleg !

It is late August it is rapidly approaching the best time of the Football year for dees supporters

[P-man 13,366]

last time i checked you dont ride bikes on a footy field

Waste of time using them in training

lol

[Demonland 72,180]

THE LOSEST EBB by KC from Casey

The Casey Scorpions ended their most disappointing season in recent years with a 17-point home ground loss to Coburg on Sunday.

The Scorpions, who have been VFL finalists in every season since the inception of the alignment with the Melbourne Football Club but the loss at the hands of stand-alone Coburg left them 15th on the ladder, ahead only of Bendigo which has disbanded now that the season has come to an end. To that extent, the club has reached its lowest ebb.

The opening of the game was scrappy and not conducive to scoring. Indeed, it was not until the opening quarter had passed its halfway mark that the Scorpions scored the first goal of the match through Jake Best. However, the momentum shifted late in the term with Coburg booting three goals in time on (including one on the siren) to take a two goal lead into the first break.

The Lions looked to be in control early in the term but a change came over the game with another momentum shift brought about by some strong play from midfielders Aidan Riley who was a prolific ball winner and Demon rookie James Harmes. The Scorpions played inspired football kicking five goals on end including two to second gamer 194cm Joe Fisscher from Old Haileybury who finished with three on the day and, when skipper Evan Panozza drifted forward for a goal, Casey suddenly held a 13 point lead.

However, Coburg managed to regroup with two goals in the moments before the main break including another goal on the siren which leveled the scores.

The third quarter was an arm-wrestle with neither side being able to assert itself. When the siren sounded at three quarter time, the Scorpions had their noses in front by two points. That scenario continued for the first ten minutes of the final term until the visitors broke through with three consecutive goals to hold a 17-point lead late in the term. Fisscher's third goal provided a faint glimmer of hope before a Coburg reply put the result beyond doubt.

In the aftermath of the game comes the news that Melbourne and Casey are having talks this week over the future of senior coach Rohan Welsh whose two-year contract has expired.

Welsh has had a frustrating year with injury woes affecting the make up of his VFL list and also limiting the availability of AFL listed rucks and key position players. The silver lining is that a number of young locals in Ed Morris, Bryce Rutherford, Angus Scott, Jake Thomas and Fisscher have been given the opportunity to show their wares at senior level.

However, the fact that the Scorpions plummeted from finalists to the lowest placed of the ongoing VFL teams in 2015 suggests that there is a lot of work to do in its preparation for the future.

2014 Peter Jackson VFL

Casey Scorpions 1.2.8 7.4.46 9.7.61 10.9.69

Coburg 3.2.20 7.4.46 9.4.58 13.8.86

Goals

Casey Scorpions Fisscher 3 Best 2 Blease Harmes McKenzie Panozza Petropoulos

Coburg Hill 3 Cooper Uysal 2 Carnell Clark Featherstone Saad Thomas Younan

Best

Casey Scorpions Riley Harmes Petropoulos Kennedy-Harris Fisscher Georgiou

Coburg Venditti Thomas Uysal Saad Featherstone Hartley

Statistics

Dom Barry 1 behind 11 disposals 4 kicks 7 handballs 3 marks 2 tackles 44 Dream Team Points

Sam Blease 1 goal 22 disposals 18 kicks 4 handballs 2 marks 1 tackle 77 Dream Team Points

Mitch Clisby 1 behind 18 disposals 8 kicks 10 handballs 6 marks 2 tackles 72 Dream Team Points

Michael Evans 15 disposals 7 kicks 8 handballs 4 marks 4 tackles 59 Dream Team Points

James Harmes 1 goal 1 behind 17 disposals 10 kicks 7 handballs 4 marks 7 tackles 77 Dream Team Points

Alexis Georgiou 12 disposals 8 kicks 4 handballs 6 marks 1 tackles 54 Dream Team Points

Jay Kennedy-Harris 1 behind 25 disposals 15 kicks 10 handballs 3 marks 4 tackles 87 Dream Team Points

Max King 8 disposals 3 kicks 5 handballs 4 marks 1 tackles 15 hit outs 50 Dream Team Points

Jordie McKenzie 1 goal 1 behind 27 disposals 12 kicks 15 handballs 3 marks 3 tackles 91 Dream Team Points

Dan Nicholson 15 disposals 10 kicks 5 handballs 4 marks 2 tackles 62 Dream Team Points

Aidan Riley 39 disposals 16 kicks 23 handballs 3 marks 10 tackles 142 Dream Team Points

James Strauss 17 disposals 11 kicks 6 handballs 6 marks 3 tackles 75 Dream Team Points

Luke Tapscott 1 behind 1 disposal 1 kick 1 mark 2 tackles 15 Dream Team Points (injured in first quarter)

Dean Terlich 23 disposals 15 kicks 8 handballs 4 marks 5 tackles 1 hit out Dream 92 Team Points

Jimmy Toumpas 20 disposals 13 kicks 7 handballs 2 marks 2 tackles 82 Dream Team Points

After a slow start the Scorpions' development team recorded a runaway five goal victory to avoid the wooden spoon.

2014 AFL Victoria Development League

Casey Scorpions 1.1.7 6.4.40 10.6.66 13.10.88

Coburg 3.2.20 6.5.41 7.8.50 8.10.58

Goals

Casey Scorpions Lang 4 Rennie 3 Anderson Del Papa Murray Russell West Wyatt

Coburg Cleary 3 Anderson Bzenic Lindon Ryan Saad

Best

Casey Scorpions Lang Waters Shiels Jackson Corrigan Drew

Coburg Totino Ellard Cleary Robinson Saad Thomas

[daisycutter 29,613]

looks like all 3 teams finish 2nd last

a dubious honour yet consistent

[Whispering_Jack 30,086]

This came in late but worth reading ~ VFL Player Review Round 20.

I can't fathom how Dom Barry made it as an emergency for last night's game on the back of that, although it's probably a sign that most of those left with AFL experience who didn't make it ahead of Barry, have half a foot out of the door.

[jnrmac 20,061]

Wow that is a caning. I mean how farked are we if players at Casey can't be arsed to put in.

We really need to rethink this relationship. I mean even the dogs have their own stand alone team now.....

[poita 3,902]

Yep, the Casey experiment has proven to be an abject failure in every respect. TIme to cut our losses and move on. And why we reward average footballers such as Dom Barry with 2 year contracts mid season is beyond me. By all means sign up your better players as soon as possible, but your fringe players should never be given the opportunity to become complacent and lazy.

[Nasher 33,616]

Yep, the Casey experiment has proven to be an abject failure in every respect. TIme to cut our losses and move on. And why we reward average footballers such as Dom Barry with 2 year contracts mid season is beyond me. By all means sign up your better players as soon as possible, but your fringe players should never be given the opportunity to become complacent and lazy.

Why is everything we do now suddenly an "experiment"? The Casey alignment is not an experiment, it's a bona fide business agreement that has been in place for a number of years now.

Anyway, I didn't hear too many people bemoaning the "abject failure" of the alignment when Casey were regularly finishing top 4. I realise it doesn't look good now as their team is struggling on and off the field and they're struggling to attract good quality VFL players, but I wish we wouldn't carry on as if this is always how it's been.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Anyway, I didn't hear too many people bemoaning the "abject failure" of the alignment when Casey were regularly finishing top 4. I realise it doesn't look good now as their team is struggling on and off the field and they're struggling to attract good quality VFL players, but I wish we wouldn't carry on as if this is always how it's been.

Exactly.

A big part of the problem with the Casey allignment has been that Melbourne have been terrible the whole time. If Melbourne start playing well then that will help grow the club in the area massively.

[binman 42,936]

For the posters who had a shot at me for questioning JKH's body language (in his last game before being dropped) perhaps you might also consider having a shot at Brad Miller. This from the VFL player review from the last scorps game:

'We’re trying to encourage Jay to maintain a high level of positivity in his body language throughout the game, as it’s an area that can sometimes bring him unstuck'

[jacey 333]

Anyway, I didn't hear too many people bemoaning the "abject failure" of the alignment when Casey were regularly finishing top 4. I realise it doesn't look good now as their team is struggling on and off the field and they're struggling to attract good quality VFL players, but I wish we wouldn't carry on as if this is always how it's been.

Disagree.

MFC and Casey relationships hasn't been easy with Casey making top 4 and MFC withdrawing players in finals.

Casey coaches have also moved on after short stints and the feeling is this isn't an alignment.

Style of play has also been an issue and trying to get consistency in the player positions.

Wish we had our own reserves but we look to be locked in Casey agreement so issues need to be sorted.