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Coburg goals and pegs the lead back to 12 points.

Out to a 17 point lead with Jake Spencer's third for the half - he's playing a great game in the ruck and up forward.

The Russian just missed an absolute sitter. Lead is 11 points

No, nothing more than a light breeze out here. The final quarter has started and Gippsland Power youngster Tom Papley gets the vital first goal for the Scorps.

A much better quarter from Casey with a goal on the siren by Matthew Rennie giving them the lead. Peter Jackson VFL Casey Scorpions 6.1.37 6.3.39 12.6.78 Coburg Lions 3.0.18 9.6.60 11.8.74 Goals Smith 4 Spencer 2 Jamar Jones McKenzie Rennie Riley Terlich

Terlich goals from a free. Two points in it now.

Spencer gets his second and its a 9 point game.

Coburg respond - it's 9.5.59 to 11.7.73. The next ten minutes are crucial.

Aidan Riley and Tim Smith (his fourth) goal in quick succession - margin 10 points.

The Scorpions simply stopped running and all the momentum went Coburg's way. Early in the third quarter and Jake Spencer put an end to Coburg's run of goals but the Lions have just replied to go back to a 22 point lead. Casey needs to return fire or their season could be going down the drain.

Half Time and not for the first time this year, the Scorpions have crumbled under pressure. Since Smith kicked their sixth and his third in the latter part of the first quarter, there's been a 46 point turnaround. Peter Jackson VFL Casey Scorpions 6.1.37 6.3.39 Coburg Lions 3.0.18 9.6.60 Goals Smith 3 Jamar Jones McKenzie Disposals Jones 15, Terlich 15, Riley 13, Spencer 10

Yet another goal to Coburg and it looks like a few of the blokes out there playing in the Casey jumpers want to join their Demon counterparts in Bali.

A fourth unanswered goal (and third for the quarter) to Coburg and they grab the lead. Make that another one - Scorps have stopped to a walk and trail by 7 points.

Casey lead 6.2.38 to 5.2.32. Lead down to a goal and the Lions are coming.

Lions get two quick goals to start off the second quarter and its game on.

After a late goal to the home side, the Casey lead at quarter time is 19 points:- Peter Jackson VFL Casey Scorpions 6.1.37 Coburg Lions 3.0.18 Goals Smith 3 Jamar Jones McKenzie

Smith has his third for the quarter. This is a fantastic comeback for the big boy and the lead is now out to 25 points.

No, for some reason Channel 7 have a problem when it comes to covering Casey games. They have a delayed telecast of Collingwood v Richmond which started at about 10.30am. Pity they don't want to share the games around all clubs. Casey have been covered once this year on the 7 network. Casey Radio only does VFL games on Sundays.Meanwhile, Coburg open their account but Tim Smith gets his second and the lead is back to four goals.

Two more through Jones then Smith - they might have some common names but there was nothing ordinary about their goals or the great start to an important day for the Casey Scorpions who lead 4.0.24 to 0.0.0.

Casey Scorpions open brightly with the first 2 goals. The first to the Russian and then to Jordie Mckenzie from a free kick and things are getting very willing out there.

All over red rover at Pirhana Park and the Scorps are bleeding. 2015 Peter Jackson VFL Casey Scorpions 3.2.20 5.3.33 7.7.49 12.10.82 Coburg Lions 3.6.24 8.10.58 15.13.103 19.16.130 Goals Casey Scorpions Wyatt 3 McDonald Scott 2 Gawley Hillard Moncrieff Paredes Wilson Coburg Lions Madden 4 Cooper Kalanj 3 Hemala Schraven 2 Bailey Featherstone Hunt Miles Rogers Best Casey Scorpions Wyatt McDonald Rutherford Walmsley Scott Hillard Coburg Lions Sturgess Cooper Blair Madden Rogers Hunt The team for the main game has just ten Demon listed players including Dean Kent who is obviously lacking match fitness after he badly injured his hamstring in the Anzac Eve game v Richmond and playing ½ a game in the development league four weeks ago. He is expected to get limited playing time in the hope that he can add to the team's playing stocks in the finals. Tim Smith also makes a timely return after missing most of the last half of the season. It's a very inexperienced team with three players Anderson, Corrigan and Rennie coming in for the first time this year. Between them they have played a handful of senior games (this partly explains the development team's poor showing). Then there's the team's lucky charm Tom Papley who is 23rd player and was handy in a couple of wins early last month in the middle of the team's mid season winning streak that put it in finals contention in the first place.

Casey in all sorts of bother at three quarter time trailing 7.7.49 to Coburg's 15.14.104.

Half time and Coburg dominated most of the quarter with Casey getting a couple of late goals. Casey 5.3.33 to Coburg 8.11.59. For some reason the Scorps always struggle against this mob at this ground. It doesn't augur well for the main game later this afternoon.

Quarter time in the Development League game and the Scorps down by 4 points after a late Coburg goal: 3.2.20 to 3.6.24.

Highlights: The moment of truth for the Casey Scorpions. After four consecutive defeats, a loss to the Coburg Lions this week will put them one step away from missing out on the finals. A win guarantees their place in the top echelon and at least one game in September. A few interesting returnees including Dean Kent on the interchange and a couple of Scorpions Morris and Smith as well as exciting Gippsland Power player Tom Papley. Jack Fitzpatrick, Jayden Hunt and Jimmy Toumpas all out injured will make things tough. Peter Jackson VFL Coburg Lions v Casey Scorpions Saturday, August 22 Piranha Park, Coburg at 2pm Coburg Lions B: Clifton Gregory Linton HB: Robertella Hartley Fox C: Uysal Allan Morton HF: MacDonald Orr Johns F: Carnell Hill Younan FOLL: Goodwin Venditti Williams I/C (from): Blair Cauchi Christensen Cooper Featherstone Hunt Lehmann N Thomas Casey Scorpions B: Grimes O McDonald Pattinson HB: Munro Hutchins Terlich C: Newton Riley Brayshaw HF: Kennedy-Harris Smith Bail F: Page Rennie Papley* FOLL: Jamar M Jones Neal-Bullen I/C (from): Anderson Byrnes Corrigan Gent Kent Kielty McKenzie Morris Muir Spencer Walmsley White K Wilson * 23rd player AFL Victoria Development League Coburg Lions v Casey Scorpions Saturday, August 22 Piranha Park, Coburg at 11am Coburg Lions B: Iacobaccio Boyd Robinson HB: Blair Lehmann Posar C: Hunt Christensen Mance HF: Sturgess Featherstone Cooper F: N Thomas Madden Cauchi FOLL: Sortino Miles Totino I/C (from): Bailey Bamblett Corigliano Easton Hemala Holdsworth Kalanj Latham Rogers Schraven Symes Tang Yelland Casey Scorpions B: Hannon Keilty J McDonald HB: Corrigan Mason Rutherford C: Scott Morris Walmsley HF: Hillard Moncrieff Lang F: Anderson Thwaites Fisscher FOLL: Gains K Wilson Paredes I/C: Battle Droessler Gawley Godfrey C Johnson D Johnson O'Brien Rosier Waters T Wilson Wyatt