KC from Casey

The Tigers hit the lead as the Scorps seem to have stopped.

Scores level at 46 each as Werribee regain momentum.

Goal off the ground to Werribee and its a 5 point game. Casey 7.3.45 to 6.4.40

Taggert shows some class after a long kick from Bail. Casey lead 45 - 33.

Casey have closed the game up and retain a 7 point lead at the 10 minute mark.

Smith is having a birthday. Kicks his fourth on the run after a knock on from Gillies.

Quick goal to Smith after a strong tackle by Gillies to put Scorps in front.

Gillies misses on the siren of quarter time. Casey Scorpions 4.3.27 to Werribee Tigers 5.2.32 Goals Smith 2 Gillies Lindsay

Tim Smith marks out on his own in the pocket but misses. Casey trail by 5 points at 28 minutes.

Smith to Gillies and he goals to bring the deficit to just 7 points.

Smith takes a speccie in front and kicks his second to give the Scorps some relief.

Jetta run down and gives away a free kick as Werribee get on top. They lead 5.1.31 to 2.1.13.

Luke McDonald, a prospective father son for North playing a strong game. Werribee goals to lead by 2 goals halfway through the first term.

Maric punishes Casey with a snap over his shoulder. The Tigers lead by a goal.

Big Max Gawn takes a strong mark in front of goal but misses everything.

Goal for goal with Werribee leveling the scores at 2.1.13 each.

Tim Smith marks and scores Casey's second. It's raining goals early.

Addem Maric repeats the dose 1 minute later.

Todd Medal winner (development league b & f) Aiden Lindsay snaps around the corner for first goal 20 seconds into the game.

Dom Barry not in the selected side:- CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Riseley Sellar L Tynan Half backs Jetta Panozza J Tynan Centreline Bail Crouch Nicholls Half forwards Petropoulos Best Lindsay Forwards Taggert Gillies Smith Followers Gawn Magner Gent Interchange Corry Hillard* Page Plummer Troutman * 23rd player

Welcome all to Northport Oval. Port Melbourne, home of the burraburger and the once dominant but now vanquished Port Melbourne Football Club. The weather's fine and we're in for a great game. If you can't make it down here, the game's on ABC1 free to air.

My match preview For the Casey Scorpions, tomorrow's game against the Werribee Tigers is all about exorcising the demons of recent past losses in big games. The Scorpions have been knocked out of finals contention in straight sets and at the Semi Final stage three years in a row, the last two being at the hands of Werribee. On both occasions, the team was reduced by injuries to a mere handful of AFL listed players and was duly thumped by the Tigers who thereby took their place in the competition's top four, a result which not only kept them alive for the finals but also handed them representation in the prestigious Foxtel Cup competition. When the teams met earlier this year in Round 13 at Avalon Airport Oval, Werribee was coming off a defeat in a midweek Foxtel Cup final played in heavy rain in Perth. Casey was expected to easily beat a seemingly tired opposition and slammed on the first three goals in quick time. They led by a goal at quarter-time, but then Werribee added 10 goals to one second quarter to set up a 56 point win. To add insult to injury, the win was set up by former Demon, Addam Maric's five goals haul. So Casey faces its tenth consecutive final's defeat in a period that stretches back to 2008 and prior to the alignment with Melbourne. A month ago, it seemed that the Scorpions would have a strong contingent of around 18 players eligible to play in the finals series but injuries and retirements have reduced the number down to ten this week. Three important outs are top goalkicker, Jesse Hogan who was announced this week as the best Melbourne VFL player for 2013, ruckman Jake Spencer and Troy Davis who was a steady influence in a key defensive position in the early part of the season. Casey does have the advantage of midfield ball magnets James Magner and Tom Couch reunited for the first time since Couch injured a hamstring in that game earlier in the year at Werribee. They will be working at the feet of Max Gawn who polled five JJ Liston votes in his last two VFL games. James Sellar will add some decent height to the side while youngsters in Rory Taggert, Josh Tynan and Dom Barry will be out to impress the new coaching regime at Melbourne. Casey has developed a few handy VFL listed players over the past couple of seasons. Jake Best has been a big story in 2013. The Casey/South Melbourne district cricket captain has created great interest among AFL scouts with his pace and great goal sense. Mitch Gent has become a prolific ball winner in the middle and nippy Nathan Page is also capable of causing damage. Casey also has the experience of skipper Evan Panozza, former captain Kyle Matthews and Danny Nicholls who will all be working hard to avoid yet another straight sets exit from the finals. Then there are a few Demons who will be out to impress the new regime. Neville Jetta and Rohan Bail have, for one reason or another, seen limited AFL action this year while Tom Gillies had a shocking start at the club in defence in those early games when the Demons suffered some big thumpings. Since Hogan's injury, he has reinvented himself up forward and needs some big bags to keep his name before the selectors. The winner of tomorrow's game will play the Box Hill Hawks in the Preliminary Final for a place in the 2013 VFL Grand Final. I'm predicting a change of fortune for Casey and a 24 point win.

No Spencer, Davis or Clisby leaves Casey with 10 MFC listed players. Werribee is involved in a partial alignment and has six North Melbourne players. The Tigers have ended Casey's season at this stage for the last three years:- VFL FIRST SEMI FINAL CASEY SCORPIONS vs WERRIBEE TIGERS Sunday 8 September at Northport Oval 2:10pm (ABC1TV,Aussie Digital,Vision Australia Radio,Casey Radio) CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Riseley Panozza Jetta Half backs J Tynan Sellar L Tynan Centreline Lindsay Gent Nicholls Half forwards Petropoulos Smith Bail Forwards Taggert Gillies Best Followers Gawn Couch Magner Interchange (from) Barry Corry Hillard* Hughes Matthews Lang Page Plummer Troutman WERRIBEE TIGERS WERRIBEE TIGERS Backs Wormald Kennedy Sherlock Half backs Meredith Clouston Sodomaco Centreline Sierakowski B Ross McDonald* Half forwards Maric Warren Harper Forwards Castello B Brown Moore Followers Currie Martiniello Gysberts Interchange (from) Bolton Davis Fort Laracy McGenniss McKinley Ruggles Speight W Sullivan * 23rd player (Winner to play Box Hill Hawks in 2nd Preliminary Final on Sunday September 15)

Three way tie on 17 votes are Mitch Hallahan (Box Hill Hawks), Steve Clifton (North Ballarat) and Jordan Schroder (Geelong). Best for Casey were James Magner 11 votes, Jesse Hogan 10 and Max Gawn 8.

Casey Scorpions gallant in VFL qualifying final defeat at Simonds Stadium in Geelong