KC from Casey

Second half coming up and the word is Jesse Hogan should be ok but we won't know until the outcome of the scans. Meanwhile Best goals for Casey.

Half time in the worst game in history and Casey leads 8.3.51 to Bendigo 2.4.16.

Bendigo goals to make it 35 points the difference.

Toumpas gives the ball off to Mitch Gent who goals.

Twenty-two minutes in and it's a stalemate with most of the game in packs in Casey's half. Dreadful football.

Rodan off the ground and Casey leads 7.1.43 to 1.4.10.

Finally, Rohan Bail roving the pack, grabs the ball, snaps and goals.

Bendigo playing everyone behind the ball and its a real scramble. Plenty of tight spots and Casey have scored only one point with the wind as all players are playing in Casey's forward half. James Magner is having a day out getting lots of the footy as are Jimmy Toumpas and David Rodan.

Quarter Time: Casey 5.0.30 to Bendigo 1.4.10 Goals Best Taggert 2 Rodan Not bad considering Bendigo had the wind. Will get an update on Hogan if possible.

I can't see Jesse Hogan out there and Casey only has 4 on the bench so he must have gone into the rooms getting treatment on his knee.

Jake Best gets his second goal and its 5.0.30 to 0.1.1. Josh Tynan is out there but is on the bench at the moment.

Rodan ... four bounces ... goal.

The Casey Scorpions are kicking against the breeze but they're off to a flyer with 3.0.18 to 0.1.1. Best opened the goal kicking and then Taggert booted the next two. Jesse Hogan came down awkwardly and looks like he's hurt his knee. Dominic Barry isn't playing. Of Melbourne's three emergencies for tomorrow, Max Gawn and Dan Nicholson are out there. Cam Pedersen is the likely emergency for tomorrow's game.

With two rounds left to play the Scorpions return to Casey Fields for their final home game against lowly Bendigo Gold who have yet to win a game and who would have to pull off a minor major miracle if they get the points. Despite some shaky form of late, Casey would hardly be likely to want to give away the double chance. Casey Scorpions v Bendigo Gold Saturday 17th August, 2013 at Casey Fields at 2.00pm Casey Scorpions Backs Pedersen Sellar Jetta Half backs L Tynan Smith Rodan Centreline Nicholson Toumpas Gent Half forwards Taggert Panozza Bail Forwards Petropoulos Hogan Page Followers Gawn Magner Macdonald Interchange ( from) Anderson* Barry Best Boland Corry Gillies Lang Lindsay Matthews Nicholls Plummer Riseley J Tynan Bendigo Gold Backs Clark McLinden Munari Half backs Thomson Beck Bolton Centreline Stroobants Lange Toman Half forwards Farrelly Sheahan Heavyside Forwards Cain McInnes Magin Followers Kelm Aarts Ham Interchange (from) Archard Battaglin Byrne* Jo Collins Lambden McCarty McIvor Walls * 23rd player Casey Scorpions v Port Melbourne Sunday 18th August, 2013 at Frankston at 11.00am Casey Scorpions Backs Gillies Riseley Roberts Half backs McInnes Waters Clay Centreline Drew Pollard Corry Half forwards Matthews Lang P Rosier Forwards Troutman Fowler Hughes Followers Hill Plummer Lindsay Interchange (from) Boland Dearaugo Fusinato Godfrey Irwin Jackson Meadows Neville M Rosier Rutherford Stark Westrupp Port Melbourne Backs Macmillan Thoolen Papaleo Half backs Gordon Hammond Plant Centreline Fieldsend Thornton T Johnston Half forwards C Johnston Whelan Burstin Forwards Allan Pitt Smith Followers Gilmore Woods Muling Interchange (from) Breust Hayes McMahon Mascitti Perry Raru Ward

Nothing to read into it other than James Magner is good at slick banter on the field. It was very funny stuff.

An anecdote from the game: In the second quarter with Casey kicking to the scoring end, Sam Blease picked up the ball on a HFF and pinged away at goal and just missed. His opponent immediately got stuck into him and called him "hungry". Quick as a flash, James Magner responded, "Yeah, but he's too f*^%en good for you!"

Siren and Casey wins an extraordinary game by 31 points. That should seal a spot in the top four and I'm outta here. Casey Scorpions 2.2.14 5.8.38 5.8.38 14.13.97 Frankston 2.1.13 2.2.14 9.5.59 10.6.66 Goals Casey Scorpions Jetta Magner Sellar Smith 2 Best Blease Lang Matthews Page Rodan Frankston Lourey 3 Irving 2 Alwan Gardiner Matheson Miller Simpson Best Casey Scorpions Jetta Rodan Macdonald Gawn Smith L Tynan Frankston Simpson Buchan Potts Hockey Dermott Irving

Sammy Blease puts the cream on the cake.

Sellar gets the sealer.

Maxy missed the shot from 15 metres out but that double goal really took the sting out of the game. Casey 18 in front and now defending at 27 minutes.

Tim Smith intercepts for a goal and after that Nathan Page is infringed. Double goal. Casey by 19.

Max Gawn stretches out for a mark in the pocket and misses.

Casey in front with kick off the ground from Nick Lang.

They've moved Sellar forward. He marks & goals.

Goal against the wind puts Frankston back in front by 9 points.