Goals have dried up for the Scorpions since the middle if the second quarter.
The Northern Blues have been doing most of the attacking and have just hit the front by 2 points thanks to a mark and goal by Robbie Warnock.
A big start to the day for the Scorpions with the AFL Victoria Development League team winning by a comfortable 27 points in a low scoring game in the curtain raiser to the ABC telecast game. The game was played in foggy conditions and the fourth placed Northern Blues were kept goalless in the second half.
Casey Scorpions 4.1.25 5.4.34 5.7.37 7.10.52
Northern Blues, 2.0.12 3.3.21 3.5.23 3.7.25
Goals
Casey Scorpions Fowler 4 Boland Lang Riseley
Northern Blues Dorman 2 Dirago
Best
Casey Scorpions Troutman Roberts Lang Fusinato Boland Fowler
Northern Blues McDonald Dirago Cattapan Gleeson Currie Posar
The team above is as per the AFL website. The Casey Scorpions website has a different team:-B Panozza Gillies Davis
HB Tynan Tynan Jetta
C Strauss Couch Bail
HF Magner Best Tapscott
F Petropoulos Hogan Smith
R Sellar Nicholls Gent
Int Pollard Hill Drew Taggert Boland Barry Troutman Corry Riseley
Someone's playing ducks & drakes. Take your pick.
The Casey Scorpions will wear the traditional Springvale Football Club heritage jumper at Casey Fields against the Northern Blues on Saturday.
The game will be telecast on ABC1 from 1.00pm
Casey Scorpions vs. Northern Blues (ABC TV)
Saturday 29th June
Casey Fields at 1:10 PM
Casey Scorpions
Backs Gillies Panozza Hogan
Half backs L Tynan J Tynan Petropoulos
Centreline Best Couch Bail
Half forwards Magner Tapscott Gent
Forwards Smith Davis Jetta
Followers Sellar Nicholls Strauss
Interchange (from) Barry Boland Corry Drew* Hill Pollard Riseley Taggert Troutman
Northern Blues
Backs Davies M. Watson Joseph
Half backs McInnes Rowe A Gianfagna
Centreline Lambert Carrazzo Duigan
Half forwards Wilson Mitchell Buckley
Forwards Temay Warnock Laidler
Followers Meese T Bell Graham
Interchange (from) Ballard Bonaddio* F Dale Dirago Dufficy Lincoln V McDonald Taglieri Yelland
AFL Victoria Development League
Casey Scorpions vs. Northern Blues
Saturday 29th June
Casey Fields at 10:00 AM
Casey Scorpions
Backs Rutherford Roberts DeAraugo
Half backs Clay Irwin Corry
Centreline Godfrey P Rosier McInnes
Half forwards Fusinato Riseley Petropoulos
Forwards Boland Fowler Blackie
Followers Hill Lindsay Troutman
Interchange (from) Anderson Bull Jackson Lang McPhie Matthews Meadows Neville M Rosier
Northern Blues
Backs Drew Valladares Yelland
Half backs McDonald Dirago L Dale
Centreline Lincoln Gleeson Posar
Half forwards Cattapan Dufficy Thomas
Forwards Dorman Visser Ballard
Followers Marchbank Taglieri Soncin
Interchange A Bell Clark Coulson Currie Delahunty Foott McBean Petroro D Watson
Hate to say this but 4.The song got it right.
Casey Scorpions 3.5.23 10.7.67 13.12.90 16.15.111
Coburg Tigers 1.2.8 3.5.23 5.8.38 9.10.64
Goals
Casey Scorpions Hogan 4 Smith 3 Hughes Petropoulos 2 Bail Best Gent Jetta Tapscott
Coburg Tigers McBean 2 Arnot Carnell Clifton Lonergan McDonough Nahas
Best
Casey Scorpions Hogan Gent Pollard Sellar L Tynan Jetta
Coburg Tigers Carnell Venditti Dea Derickx Arnot Clifton
It's been a good effort especially in light of the fact that Tom Couch and Rory Taggert both missed the game.