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MadAsHell   4,209

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For KC and some of the others here that recall our 2009 VFL season.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-08-21/silvagni-calls-it-quits-at-carlton

Silvagni showed then that he had the goods to be an AFL player, and he was able to go on to forge a 60 game career.

Even back then, Casey showed an ability to blood quality players. Silvagni, Kyle Matthews, Tim Mohr, James Wall, Stockdale. 

I enjoyed watching Silvagni play for Casey back then and was glad to see him make an AFL career. Wish him all the best for the future.

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Those were the days for the then Casey Scorpions.

When they were first aligned with the MFC, I lived nearby and went to watch often.

The Scorpions had some solid VFL listed players in their team like Alex Silvagni who was drafted to the Dockers at the end of 2009. They also had another key defender in Peter Faulks who also ended up with at Freo and Tim Mohr who is still with the GWS Giants. Other players of a good size were James Wall  and Evan Panozza. Another good player down back was Michael Stockdale a dour small defender.

They were tough and nobody was tougher than skipper Kyle Matthews who was brutally bashed in March, 2010  outside the Geebung Polo Club in Hawthorn in an incident that was left him fighting for his life in an induced coma in The Alfred Hospital. He recovered to make a comeback and kicked five goals in one of his first games back. 

Ironically, on the day of his bashing, Matthews had been watching the Fremantle debut of former Casey teammate Alex Silvagni.

Silvagni’s career was injury-plagued but he certainly gave it a crack. I wonder if he has any thoughts of coming back to end his playing days at Casey Fields.

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He’s been away a long time and he’s getting on but I agree with Chelly that they were great days for Casey and Silvagni was a big part of it.

Unfortunately for the Scorpions they would regularly make the finals in those days and, because of injuries and interesting list management, they would have a handful of AFL listed players available for the finals. 

That’s why players like Silvagni, Faulks and Mohr were so important for Casey and I think it’s not unlike the current situation with injuries where the quality of the VFL listers is so vital.

Congratulations to Alex Silvagni who had an injury interrupted career at AFL level but, given that burden, got the most out of himself.

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3 hours ago, MadAsHell said:

For KC and some of the others here that recall our 2009 VFL season.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-08-21/silvagni-calls-it-quits-at-carlton

Silvagni showed then that he had the goods to be an AFL player, and he was able to go on to forge a 60 game career.

Even back then, Casey showed an ability to blood quality players. Silvagni, Kyle Matthews, Tim Mohr, James Wall, Stockdale. 

I enjoyed watching Silvagni play for Casey back then and was glad to see him make an AFL career. Wish him all the best for the future.

Congrats & all the best to Alex Silvagni...  and his Pa.

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