KC from Casey

Running goal from Jake Best narrows the gap to 2 points.

Qtr Time: Box Hill Hawks 3.4.22 to Casey Scorpions 2.2.14. Goals Gent Page Leading stats Pedersen 8, Panozza, Gent 7, Nicholls, Blease 5.

Nathan Page takes advantage of a great smother from Jake Best. Goal and Casey trail by a goal - 2.1.13 - 3.1.19.

A bright opening from Casey with a nice goal to Mitch Gent but Casey spoil it by conceding two goals from frees which see the Hawks in front 2.1.13 to 1.0.6.

Development League team loses by 4 goals to the top side Box Hill. 2013 AFL Victoria Development League Casey Scorpions 3.2.20 3.3.21 7.4.52 8.8.56 Box Hill Hawks 2.0 9.4 10.8 12.12 (84) Goals Casey Scorpions McInnes Smith 2 Pollard Rosier Troutman Waters Box Hill Hawks Cust 3 Johnson 2 Graham Harvey McDonald Miles Northe O'Donnell Post Best Casey Scorpions Riseley Corrigan Waters Smith Hill McInnes Box Hill Hawks Post O'Donnell Cust Graham Eade Wilsen

Casey Scorpions vs. Box Hill Hawks (ABC TV) Saturday 18th May Casey Fields at 1:10 PM Casey Scorpions Backs Hughes Gillies Davis Half backs Matthews Panozza Blease Centreline Macdonald Couch Bail Half forwartds Taggert Petropoulos Page Forwards Hogan Fitzpatrick Pedersen Followers Spencer Rodan Toumpas Interchange (from) Barry Best Cashman* Corry Fowler Gent Kent Lindsay Nicholls Pollard Smith J Tynan L Tynan Box Hill Hawks Backs Mirra Cheney Pratt Half backs Guerra Litherland Kelly Centreline Iles Savage Lock Half forwards Wanganeen Anderson Tobin Forwards Grimley Frank Ceglar Followers Lowden Hallahan Langford Interchange (from) Cassidy Collins* Gordon Graham Harvey Lawlor Murphy Wilsen Wood * 23rd player AFL Development League Casey Scorpions vs. Box Hill Hawks Saturday 18th May Casey Fields at 10:00 AM Casey Scorpions Backs Corrigan Riseley J Tynan Half backs Lindsay Roberts Corry Centreline Dearaugo Rosier Barry Half forwards Smith Fowler Best Forwards Troutman Waters Westrupp Followers Hill Rosier Pollard Interchange (from) Allen Anderson Blackie Clay Drew Hillard Irwin Jackson Lang Long McInnes Neville Rutherford Box Hill Hawks Backs McDonald Summers Pell Half backs Brand Boseley Vizzarri Centreline Miles Graham Weekes Half forwards Lawlor Harvey Cassidy Forwards O'Brien Gordon Northe Followers Post Wood O'Donnell Interchange (from) Crocker Cunningham Curnow Cust Eade Johnson Mee Monkhorst Papadopoulos MFC's New Zealand recruit Maia Westrupp makes his debut in the Development League

The Scorpions' good early form has at least gained them some respect among the bookmakers. We're fourth on the sportsbet table now:- 3.50 Geelong 5.00 Port Melbourne Williamstown 7.50 Casey Scorpions 12.00 Northern Blues 15.00 Box Hill Hawks 17.00 Essendon 21.00 Sandringham Werribee 26.00 Coburg 41.00 Collingwood 101.00 Frankston North Ballarat 2,001 Bendigo

Oops ... Freudian slip. Pity about Bater missing out too ... a bit of politics in team selection?

As most of you would be aware, the VFL has a bye this weekend as there is a State match on against the WAFL in Northam, WA. The Scorpions will be represented by only one player, skipper Evan Panozza. Captain of the WA team is Paul Johnson and I guess we'll know if the WAFL team is serious or not if they line him up at full back. Former Demon Matthew Bate was in the squad but missed the final cut. Casey sits in second place on the ladder and when play resumes next week, it will play a home match against Box Hill in an ABC televised game.

I'm not sure that this is correct. At the same point in each of their respective coaching careers (six games into season 2) their records were similar although Bailey already had a wooden spoon to his credit and was on his way to a 1-12 record before he allegedly started tanking. I think you'll find that his list was more experienced in terms of average games played in 2008/9 as well.Bailey didn't start "achieving more" until his third season as coach when the team won 8½ games but (rightly or wrongly) many around here aren't even prepared to afford Neeld the opportunity to have a third season at the helm. As has been pointed out above, when Neeld's comments are taken in context he's not making excuses. He's stating a fact - i.e. that this week's team averages around 50 games per player experience. The fact that this is a disadvantage in the modern game is fairly obvious to most but will not really assist against Gold Coast which has similar numbers.

Finally lost a close one after conceding eight goals in the final term. Casey Scorpions 1.5.11 5.9.39 10.11.71 14.14.98 Port Melbourne 2.3.15 3.4.22 7.5.47 15.11.101 Goals Casey Scorpions Dawes Fitzpatrick Page 3 Rodan 2 Couch Davey Toumpas Port Melbourne Scipione 4 O'Sullivan 3 Bonaddio O'Farrell 2 Cain Gale Pleming Woodley Best Casey Scorpions Tynan Toumpas Fitzpatrick Sellar Gent Rodan Port Melbourne O'Sullivan Wooffindin Baird Skipper Pleming Scipione Leading possessions Magner 32, Blease Couch 27 Toumpas 26 Gent 23 Davey 21 Davis 20 Rodan 19

Not over yet 98 - 100 after a goal to Dawes.

Nine point lead to the home side - trouble.

Port back in front by 2 points - have kicked 7 for the quarter.

Lead down to four points!

Ten points in it. - great finish coming up.

Last two goals to Casey who now lead 83 - 72. Jeez, the game has lifted a notch or two since 3/4 time!

Port coming home with a wet sail to hit the front by a point. Where did this come from?

How's Scully going now?

Three quarter time: Casey 10.11.71 to Port 7.5.47 Leading possessions: Magner 25 Toumpas 23 Couch 21 Gent 20

Lead back down to 3 goals: 65 - 47.

Scorps by 23 points. They seem to have settled a bit and are weathering the storm. It helps to have some big blokes who can take contested grabs like Dawes and Fitzpatrick.

Casey get it back through Jack - 16 points difference again.

A Blease clanger gives away a 50 and Port get the margin back down to 10 points playing some pressure football.

Casey now lead by just 10 points as Port mount a counterattack early in the third.