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Cats fight back with two goals to take lead of 5 points.

Gillies gets his second - the lead goes out to 7 points but the Cats are attacking strongly.

No - he's playing here.

Tom Corry gets the first goal of the term to restore Casey's narrow lead.

The Cats come again and regain the lead just before quarter time. At the first break Casey trails 3.1.19 to 3.6.24.

A goal to Couch puts the Scorps in front by 2 points.

Gillies goals.

The Cats take back the early initiative with two goals to lead by 2.2.14 to the Scorps still on 1.0.6.

The game has started in front of a large crowd here at Simonds Stadium. With adult tickets @ 15 bucks a pop, its a good earner for someone because there would have to be 5,000 here already. The final Casey Scorpions team list:- D.Barry, J.Best, J.Drew, T.Couch, T.Corry, M.Gent, T.Gillies, B.Hughes, M.Jamar, N.Lang, A.Lindsay, K.Matthews, D.Nicholls, E.Panozza, N.Page, C.Pedersen, W.Petropoulos, R.Plummer, M.Riseley, T.Smith, R.Taggert, J.Tynan, L.Tynan It's going to be difficult to win against the home side which has the overwhelming support of the crowd and a team with a large number of AFL listed players. Nathan Page has scored the first goal of the game and Casey leads 1.0.6 to Geelong 0.1.1.

VFL First Qualifying Final Geelong v Casey Scorpions Friday 30th August Simonds Stadium at 7:00PM GEELONG CATS Backs J Hunt Sully T Hunt Half backs Thurlow Brown Eardley Centreline Murdoch T Selwood Smedts Half forwards Stringer Walker Burbury Forwards Bathie Kersten Sheringham Followers Banjanin Horlin-Smith Schroder Interchange (from) Barham Condy Corrigan Gleeson Hamling Hartman Hollmer McFarlane Raid me CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Matthews Pedersen Panozza Half backs J Tynan Sellar L Tynan Centreline Nicholls Couch Barry Half forwards Taggert Smith Petropoulos Forwards Best Gillies Bail Followers Jamar Gent Plummer Interchange (from) Clay Corry Drew Fowler Hill Hughes Lang Lindsay Page Pollard Riseley Troutman AFL Victoria Development League Casey Scorpions v Northern Blues Sunday 1st September North Port Oval at 11.00AM CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Irwin Waters Rutherford Half backs Jackson Roberts McInnes Centreline Petropoulos P Rosier Lindsay Half forwards Lang Fowler Clay Forwards Corry Boland Fusinato Followers Hill Troutman Pollard Interchange (from) Allen Anderson Corrigan Dearaugo Godfrey Hillard McPhie Meadows Neville Westrupp NORTHERN BLUES Backs McDonald Currie Dirago Half backs Posar Valladeres Yelland Centreline Bonnadio Jenkins Lincoln Half forwards Totevski Clark Soncin Forwards Dufficy Visser Dorman Followers Meese Ballard Taglieri Interchange (from) Cattapan Coulson Delahunty Drew Gleeson Marchbank Petroro Toman D Watson

No. Games played this weekend can't be counted in determining a player's eligibility for the finals.I understand that the Scorpions are seeking clarification on Rohan Bail's finals eligibility. Bail has played six games for Casey this year but one was with the development league team. One bright note to report is that skipper Evan Panozza was last night cleared of a rough conduct charge and is eligible to play this week.

Casey Scorpions fans who can't make it to Simonds Stadium for Friday nights game can listen live on Casey Radio 97.7FM. Team selection this week remains open slather while the AFL is on. I am checking on the list of MFC players qualified for the finals. Qualification kicks in for the second week of the finals.

The fixture for the first week of the finals is out:- VFL First Qualifying Final Geelong v Casey Scorpions at Simonds Stadium Friday, 30 August, 2013 at 7:00pm AFL Victoria Development League First Elimination Final Casey Scorpions v Northern Blues at North Port Oval Sunday, 1 September at 11:00am

Scorps will play Geelong - likely on Friday night at Geelong.

Siren and the Scorpions lose after a 2.7 to 2.1 final quarter. Casey Scorpions 3.2.20 4.4.28 7.9.51 9.16.70 Box Hill Hawks 3.5.23 5.7.37 8.11.59 10.12.72 Goals Casey Scorpions Gillies 3 Page 2 Best Jamar Magner Nicholls Box Hill Hawks Retzlaff 4 Grimley Spangher 2 Lowden O'Donnell Best Casey Scorpions Gawn Jetta Sellar Petropoulos Gillies Best Box Hill Hawks Spangher Simpkin, Ellis Cheney Retzlaff Kelly

Casey 9.16.70 Box Hill 10.12.72 Barry missed a sitter from 10 metres out. Time on.

Down by 4 points.

Goal to Gillies (his third) - Scorps trail by 6 points.

Casey hit the front temporarily only because a free gives the Hawks a 5 point lead.

Two points in it after a goal to Nathan Page and the Scorps have a bit of momentum.

Three quarter time: A late rally to Casey 7.9.51 to 8.11.59.

Breaking even at best but it's his first game back after a break. Magner goals and its game on. Casey 7.9.51 to Box Hill 8.10.58.

Casey come back with two quick goals and they're only 14 points down and attacking.

Another goal to Box Hill and they lead by 26 points just after the halfway mark of the quarter.

Lacklustre performance by Casey with the Hawks dominating the early part of the quarter. Box Hill 7.8.50 to Casey 4.6.30.