KC from Casey

Raining goals for Casey here. Great stuff!

That's three quarter time and Casey's quarter. They lead 9.8.62 to 9.5.59. Goals Grimes Hulett 2 Ambler Neal-Bullen Scott J Smith Weideman Disposals Michie 26 Petracca 22 Grimes 20

And the Weed kicks his first goal against his grandpa's old side. Casey lead by 3 points.

The big fella from Collingwood answers.

Scorps hit the lead by 3 points with a goal to Hulett - his second.

Collingwood goal followed by a reply from Casey's Angus Scott. Three points in it.

Grimes and then ANB goal! The difference now is 4 points.

Agree. Spread nowhere near that at Casey Fields. That was a disappointing quarter from Casey and they will need to lift if they want to win this. Collingwood leads 7.3.45 to Casey 4.6.30 Goals Ambler Grimes Hulett J Smith Disposals Michie 15 Petracca ANB 14

Took the 23rd man Ambler to get the first for the quarter.

And so he should judging by how they've been playing here. Pies lead by 24 points and have kicked 3 straight to 2 points for the quarter. So much for the wind advantage.

QT: Casey Scorpions 3.0.18 to Collingwood 4.3.27 Goals Grimes Hulett J Smith Disposals Michie 10 Petracca 9 Grimes 8 After a slow start the Scorps managed to wrest back the momentum and nullified the wind advantage by turning the game into a defensive slugfest.

And Hulett kicked the follow up goal to make it 3 points the difference.

Grimes and ANB are playing.

Pies lead 21 - 6 in the early going.

He didn't play in the Development League which suggests he is probably in the Casey seniors tomorrow.

Northern Blues used the wind to their advantage and eere all over the Scorpions recording a handy 35 point win. Casey Scorpions 3.11.29 4.13.37 10.14.74 11.17.83 Northern Blues 1.1.7 7.7.49 11.7.73 18.10.118 Goals Casey Scorpions Baker Vander Haar 3 Anderson Batten Di Pasquale Mason Wyatt Northern Blues O'Leary Totevski 3 Roos Russell 2 Bolger Brown Casley Cripps Hickey Jones Le Favi Malual Best Casey Scorpions Vander Haar McInerney Hannon Briggs Machaya Gains Northern Blues Totevski Declase Jordan Brown O'Leary Casley

Three quarter time: Casey Scorpions 8.17.65 have a slender lead over Northern Blues 9.8.62. The visitors have the aid of the wind in the final quarter.

Trailing at half time by 13 points - 4.13.37 to 7.8.50.

In the Development League game, the Scorpions wasted a strong wind advantage kicking 3.11.29 to Northern Blues' 1.1.7 and now trail in the shadows of half time by 5 points.

The Scorpions can expect a much tougher assignment this week against the VFL Magpies at the Holden Centre in what is virtually a curtain raiser to the big game except it's not at the MCG. Here's the team selection but with the Melbourne team yet to be finalised, I wouldn't worry too much about this line up. Ben Newton's back but he won't be playing in the ruck and Max King, who is also back, probably will. And watch out for indigenous speedster Yarran Jaffer-Williams if he gets a run. PETER JACKSON VFL 2016 COLLINGWOOD VFL v CASEY SCORPIONS Sunday 17 April Holden Centre at 12.10pm CASEY SCORPIONS B: Pedersen Garland Stretch HB: Max King Hutchins Petracca C: Grimes O McDonald Michie HF: Trengove J Smith Neale-Bullen F: K Wilson T Smith Terlich FOLL: Newton White Munro I/C (from): Ambler* Collis Hulett Jaffer-Williams Daniel Johnston Kielty Patterson Rutherford Scott Weideman COLLINGWOOD B: Phillips Frost Aish HB: Marsh Wyatt Golds C: Cocker Goodyear J Crisp HF: Blair White Cox F: Macaffer Wills J Smith FOLL: Gault Greenwood Broomhead I/C (from): Borthwick Close Collopy Ferguson Gray Hellier Kelly L Howe Hore * Moloney Sier M Smith Viola * 23rd player AFL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 2016 CASEY SCORPIONS v NORTHERN BLUES Sunday 16 April Casey Fields at 12noon CASEY SCORPIONS B: Morris Damien Johnston Hannon HB: Pattison Rutherford F Anderson C: Jaffer-Williams Batten Briggs HF: Cox Baker Muir F: Gains Hillard D Collis FOLL: McInerney J Smith Daniel Johnston I/C (from): Beacom W Collis Cotte Di Pasquale Gordon Jakwot Johnson Lovett Machaya Mason Vander Haar Welsh Wyatt NORTHERN BLUES B: McCabe Jordan S Russell HB: Aujla Foster Declase C: Gowers Jones Roos HF: Cyster Casley Totevski F: F Russell Bolger Barrett FOLL: Auricchio Ballard Brown I/C (from): Carauana Corboy Droessler Hickey Kur Le Favi Malual O'Leary Stevens Thorpe Watson

A twelve goal final quarter has capped off a big night for the Casey Scorpions. It's fair to say that this was a good start to the season (apart from the injuries). Peter Jackson VFL 2016 Casey Scorpions 3.7.25 8.9.57 15.12.102 27.17.179 Frankston 1.2.8. 3.4.22 4.4.28 5.5.35 Goals Casey Scorpions T Smith 5 Weideman 4 Kielty 3 Brayshaw Michie Pedersen Petracca 2 Ambler Hulett Hunt Scott Terlich White K Wilson Best Casey Scorpions Brayshaw T Smith Neal-Bullen Petracca Munro Pedersen The Casey Scorpions Development League side was far too strong for its Frankston counterpart winning by 36 points AFL Victoria Development League Casey Scorpions 3.2.20 5.5.35 9.8.62 14.12.96 Frankston 1.2.8. 3.4.22 4.4.28 5.5.35 Goals Casey Scorpions Hannon 5 Baker Batten Briggs Machaya 2 Cox Best Casey Scorpions Muir Hannon Pattison D Johnston Gordon Machaya

Big night for the Scorps as they lead by 10 goals.

The season opens this week with an evening game v Frankston at Casey Fields on Saturday at 7pm Selection squeeze for Scorpions Congratulations to newly appointed skipper Jack Hutchins who joined the club last year from the Gold Coast Suns. PETER JACKSON VFL CASEY SCORPIONS v FRANKSTON Saturday 9 April Casey Fields at 7.00pm CASEY SCORPIONS B: Pedersen Garland Brayshaw HB: Oliver Hutchins Dunn C: Kennedy-Harris O McDonald Michie HF: Neale-Bullen Frost Trengove F: Stretch Grimes Terlich FOLL: Mitch King White Wagner I/C (from): Ambler* Hunt Hulett Damien Johnston Kielty Munro Petracca Rutherford Scott J Smith T Smith Weideman Wilson FRANKSTON B: Wilsen Gray McInnes HB: Bastinac Buchan Newman C: Walmsley Pongracic Pickess HF: Exon Wilson McCartney F: Cass Irving Papadopoulos FOLL: Sikora Cavarra Wood I/C (from): Capiron* Gardiner Gawley Giobbi Gleeson Pollard Prior Valetini Wells * 23rd player AFL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE CASEY SCORPIONS v FRANKSTON Saturday 9 April Casey Fields at 4.00pm CASEY SCORPIONS B: Collins Baker Batten HB: Cox Di Pasquale Gains C: Hannon Hillard Damien Johnston HF: Lovett Mason Daniel Johnston F: Machaya Moncrieff Hulett FOLL: McInerney Rutherford J Smith I/C (from): Anderson Beacom Briggs Carroll Cottee Gordon Jaffer-Williams Muir Pattison Vander Haar Wyatt FRANKSTON B: Gawley Valetini Battle HB: Giobbi Bailey Hammond C: M Soroczynski Cooper Peet HF: Greeley J Soroczynski Mahon F: Prior Gleeson Gardiner FOLL: Post Mullane Wells I/C (from): Crowder Hammond Homfray Mirams Pickess Rosario Smout Thomas Yabsley

Official advice originally was 1pm.

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