KC from Casey

The impending train wreck could be a Demon next year. Training at the Casey Demons.

The 2017 VFL fixture was announced last week and I also dealt with in the AGM thread. We will now be the Casey Demons and to conform with the new identity, I will be appropriately changing the title of this thread to "Casey Demons 2017 News". "Jackson said the club had been in discussions with VFL affiliate the Casey Scorpions about playing as the Casey Demons in 2017. Casey is expected to wear Melbourne colours in the VFL next season. 'We've been in discussions with the Casey Scorpions to amend out alignment agreement with them, which was a 10-year agreement that runs until the end of 2018,' Jackson said. 'We expect in 2017 that we'll change the name of the VFL team to the Casey Demons and play in the Melbourne jumper.' Demons CEO Jackson earns contract extension And in other news, former small man Mitch Gent looks like returning to the fold in 2017.

This is a subject that I've thought about a lot over the years and my answer might surprise a few but I think the renaming might be the best thing to happen for the Casey Scorpions Demons. The club originated in Springvale which underwent significant population changes from the 1980s and as such would have struggled to survive at this level had the decision to relocate not been made a decade ago. However, the move to Casey Fields was also problematic because Casey had little identity at the time. The Casey municipality was created in the 1990s as part of Jeff Kennett's overhaul of local councils. It essentially merged two councils - Cranbourne and Berwick and the club found itself located just outside Cranbourne which already had its own strong local club with an identity of its own and some natural resistance to embracing the relocated club. What we've seen in my view at Casey is a club with declining support from the old Springvale following and not enough local support although that should change because the closer residential environment around Casey Fields is growing at a substantial rate. It's good to see that with the new name there will still be recognition and respect for the Springvale tradition while the club moves forward into the future and will continue to foster the game for both men and now women in the area. There will be some old Springvale supporters who are not happy but you have to be realistic and embrace the future. Casey Scorpions set to drop name and jumper and tighten links with Melbourne Demons Ironically, yesterday's announcement came on the same day on which the 2017 fixture was announced with the club shown on it as "Casey" rather than "Casey Scorpions". Perhaps somebody knew?

I think I read a tweet from the club last week advertising for players to form a Casey Scorpions women's team. I suppose they now will be the Casey Demons,.

Yours too BBO. The relocation to Romsey was under close consideration for some time but the President discovered he had an allergy to llamas and the move was shelved.

There is a rough association of players from TAC Clubs with VFL Clubs but players are not strictly bound e.g. quite a few Gippsland Power players who work or study in the city have been playing with clubs other than Casey. I expect that Brayshaw will go to the Dragons because he lives close by but who knows? With Frankston in recess this year, some more Dandenong Stingrays should join Casey but there would only be a limited number of places available for TAC Cup kids with one less VFL club in the area - The Dandenong Stingrays are ‘dumbfounded’ Bailey Morrish was overlooked in the rookie draft

Paul Amy of Leader Newspapers is reporting that highly rated exiting Dandenong Stingray Bailey Morrish training at Casey Scorpions after surprisingly being overlooked in the rookie draft.

The coming week is going to be big for the Casey ? Scorpions with the AFL National and Rookie Drafts likely to claim as many as three players - Declan Keilty, Tim Smith and Oscar McInerney. That hasn't prevented the Scorpions from moving ahead with their recruiting plans for next year and beyond. The club has recruited Noble Park midfielder and 2016 Eastern Football League Young Gun winner Ben Giobbi whose brother Andrew played with Frankston until the Dolphins were dumped from the VFL due to their financial crisis.

No but I don't really go to the club much once the season is over.

It has been suggested to me that 204cm Oscar is likely to be drafted before Melbourne's first pick is called out at 47. Here's a story in the local news on the young Casey tall - Scorpion Oscar McInerney, all 204cm of him, is attracting interest from AFL clubs

Congratulations to the skipper Jack Hutchins, winner of the Gardner Clark Medal from Alex Neal-Bullen with Declan Keilty finishing in third place. ?

Life membership to Rebecca Williams Rising Star Award - Declan Keilty Trademark & Value Award - James Munro Most Improved Award - Angus Scott Coach's Award - Tim Smith

Vander Haar won the award by a single vote from Moncrieff 109-108 with Tom Wyatt only 3 votes adrift on 105.

The Casey Scorpions B & F Night is under way at the Pullman Hotel. First up, the Development League award winners - Best & Fairest - Todd Vander Haar Runner-up Best & Fairest - Jordan Moncrieff Trademark & Values Award - Dylan Gordon Most Improved - Oscar McInerney Coaches Award - Jaxon Briggs Congratulations to all the boys and on the team - 2016 grand finalists.

And that's it - Casey lose by 31 points. Peter Jackson VFL 2016 Casey Scorpions 2.1.13 6.3.39 6.3.39 10.6.66 Footscray Bulldogs 2.7.19 4.9.33 12.13.85 13.19.97 Goals Casey Scorpions T Smith 3 Weideman 2 Hulett Newton Scott Trengove White Footscray Bulldogs Jamieson 3 Campbell Long 2 Dale Hannan Lynch Nash Tashevski-Beckwith Williams Best Casey Scorpions Oliver T Smith Dunn J Smith Kennedy Newton Footscray Bulldogs Jong, Stevens Russell Campbell, Webb Barry Statistics Lynden Dunn 21 disposals 18 kicks 3 handballs 7 marks 5 tackles 101 dream team points Colin Garland 15 disposals 10 kicks 5 handballs 5 marks 3 tackles 67 dream team points Jack Grimes 24 disposals 11 kicks 13 handballs 3 marks 5 tackles 88 dream team points Liam Hulett 1 goal 2 behinds 9 disposals 6 kicks 3 handballs 3 marks 41 dream team points Matt Jones 27 disposals 16 kicks 11 handballs 2 marks 4 tackles 93 dream team points Ben Kennedy 24 disposals 16 kicks 8 handballs 2 marks 3 tackles 80 dream team points Viv Michie 21 disposals 10 kicks 11 handballs 3 marks 3 tackles 71 dream team points Alex Neal-Bullen 22 disposals 14 kicks 8 handballs 3 marks 6 tackles 92 dream team points Ben Newton 17 disposals 9 kicks 8 handballs 6 marks 6 tackles 79 dream team points Clayton Oliver 31 disposals 12 kicks 19 handballs 3 marks 6 tackles 1 hit out 105 dream team points Joel Smith 18 disposals 7 kicks 11 handballs 2 marks 2 tackles 57 dream team points Jake Spencer 4 disposals 1 kicks 3 handballs 5 tackles 23 hit outs 46 dream team points Dean Terlich 12 disposals 9 kicks 3 handballs 2 marks 4 tackles 40 dream team points Jack Trengove 1 goal 20 disposals 11 kicks 9 handballs 5 marks 2 tackles 3 hit outs 84 dream team points Sam Weideman 2 goals 2 behinds 12 disposals 6 kicks 6 handballs 6 marks 2 tackles 71 dream team points Mitch White 1 goal 14 disposals 8 kicks 6 handballs 2 marks 5 tackles 68 dream team points

Newton - back to 5 goals. A bit late though.

Six goals down with about 6 minutes to go after Scott's goal.

Tim Smith's third makes it 35 points the difference.

Goal to Trengove - all of this is by way of consolation.

3Qt an 8 goal to nil quarter. 3Qtr Time Stats Disposals - Oliver 28, M. Jones 21, Grimes 20. Goals - Weideman 2, T. Smith 2, White, Hulett

Now double Casey's score. The boys can't get a kick. Dogs just kicked OOB on the full to give Casey their first free for the quarter.

Now by 33 points. You would think theres a 6 goal wind but the roof's actually shut.

Scorps trail by 27 points at the 21 minute mark. Are being out pointed all over the ground.

Dogs go to a 15 point lead and things are looking a bit ominous.

Nearly ten minutes into the 3rd term and Casey go deep into attack for the first time in the quarter.