KC from Casey

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.

Five minutes in and Nev Jetta marks and kicks his second for the quarter. Three point game.

Tim Smith marks and ... gets it. It's back to 9 points.

Neville Jetta goals with a long bomb.

Those who want to know who's doing well - the answer is nobody. That quarter was as poor a quarter that I've seen at Casey since the alignment began. They have the scoring end but the Dollies have their tails up. The better players are the unfashionable ones - Rodan and Magner. Jimmy T and Sammy B are doing OK but most struggled that quarter.

Frankston now 22 points in front after their 7th for the term. There goes the siren and its Frankston 9.6.60 to Casey 5.8.38. The Dolphins have all the momentum and the wind isn't strong enough to save the Scorps.

Another to Frankston who lead by 14 points. There's no spirit in this Casey team.

Dolphins get a long goal, their fifth for the quarter and now lead 46 - 38.

Casey kicking short and indirect. Frankston going straight down the guts with the wind. Now lead by 1 point.

Scores level after eight minutes. Casey in trouble.

Another Frankston goal from the boundary and there's only one kick in it.

Another goal to Frankston and the game comes alive. Margin now 2 goals.