KC from Casey

Casey Scorps boot the first two goals to lead 2.1.13 to 0.4.4.

Great news for the MelbourneFC/Casey Scorpions alignment! The Casey Development League side (ressies) thrashed Frankston tonight at Casey Fields by 52 points. Casey Scorpions 0.1.1 1.2.8 8.6.54 12.11.83 Frankston 2.3.15 3.5.23 3.5.23 4.7.31 Goals Casey Scorpions Smith 3 Drew 2 Hughes Jackson McInnes Matthews Meadows Pollard Troutman Frankston Rennie 2 Farmer Forato Best Casey Scorpions Boland Waters Irwin Lindsay Corry Drew Frankston Cunningham Rennie Jennings Newman Farmer Forato Rory Taggert did not play in this game. I reckon we can safely assume he'll be in the Casey one's tomorrow.

PETER JACKSON VFL ESSENDON v CASEY SCORPIONS Saturday 20th April Windy Hill at 1:00 PM ESSENDON Backs Coghlan Steinberg Toy Half backs Davis Fahey Freezer Centreline Dalgliesh Duscher Kavanagh Half forwards Collyer Shinners Hardingham Forwards Dell'Ollio Daniher Jetta Followers Hill Hams Merrett Interchange (from) Bate Gumbleton Lovett-Murray McPhee O'Brien Sikora Thompson Tipungwuti* Van Unen CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Panozza Davis L Tynan Half backs J Tynan Strauss Clisby Centreline Blease Couch Nicholson Half forwards Rodan Kent Page Forwards Best Fitzpatrick Hogan Followers Spencer McKenzie Magner Interchange (from) Gent Hill Kearns* Nicholls Pollard Riseley Smith Stark Taggert * 23rd player The Casey Development League (reserves) team plays Frankston for the second time in three weeks tonight under lights at Casey Fields. They also met there in a practice match a few weeks before the season started. The players should definitely be familiar with each other. AFL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE CASEY SCORPIONS v FRANKSTON Friday 19th April Casey Fields at 6:00 PM CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Waters Corrigan Fowler Half backs McInnes Deaurago Corry Centreline Matthews Pollard Allan Half forwards Troutman Jackson Long Forwards Meadows Smith Boland Followers Hill Hughes Lindsay Interchange (from) Anderson Blackie Drew Fusinato Hillard Irwin Land McFarlane McPhie Riseley P Rosier Rutherford Taggert FRANKSTON Backs Hill Beech Cunningham Half backs Newman Jennings Giobbi Centreline Buchan Clement Fox Half forwards Cass Calvert Miller Forwards Matheson Farmer Sutton Followers A Forato Williams Bateman Interchange (from) Clausen Cooper Edwards Johnson Maynard Rennie Smrdel Tuddenham

All over with Casey Scorpions winning by 9 points. Casey Scorpions 2.7.19 10.11.71 13.12.90 13.17.95 North Ballarat 2.5.17 4.7.31 7.11.53 12.14.86 Goals Casey Scorpions Hogan 4 Smith 2 Barry Best Blease Page Pollard Strauss Taggert North Ballarat Clifton 3 George 2 Black Darmody Driscoll Jacobs Rippon Schache Searl Best Casey Scorpions Hogan Gawn Nicholls Strauss Panozza Kent North Ballarat Clifton George Sewell Keeble Driscoll Jacobs Stats: Strauss 26 Magner Gent 24

Scorps fading and lead by just 10 points with minutes to go.

Three Quarter Time: Casey 13.12.90 to N Ballarat 7.11.53

Casey dominate the second quarter - 10.11.71 to 4.7.31 Jesse Hogan has three goals to half time. Stats: Strauss 16, Nicholson 13, Magner 13, Hogan 11 Goals: Hogan 3, Smith 2

Two point lead to the Scorps @ quarter time.

AFL VIC Development League Casey Scorpions 3.3.21 5.7.37 9.9.63 11.10.76 North Ballarat 1.0.6 2.3.15 5.5.35 6.9.45 Goals Casey Scorpions Long Meadows 3 Drew Fowler McFarlane Matthews Troutman North Ballarat Baird Carey Graham Murphy Semens Youl Best Casey Scorpions Lindsay Hill Corry Rosier Rutherford Drew North Ballarat Horbury Currie Graham Carey Scott Youl

Happy to oblige but I'm not at the game. In bed with the flu.

Scorps lead by 28 points at 3/4 time in the development league.

If you're wondering what's happened to Ben Kearns (Casey's 23rd player from last weeks) he's starring for the Gippsland Power today against the Bendigo Pioneers.

I will do my best to keep people posted via friends at the game and the social media. Appreciate it if anyone up there could help out as well.

Neither have Spencer or Rodan. Could be a few blokes need to pass fitness tests or are ready to join Gillies as mystery injury of the week.

Victorian Football League NORTH BALLARAT v CASEY SCORPIONS Saturday 13th April, 2013 (2:00pm) at Eureka Stadium NORTH BALLARAT Backs Darmody Delaney Wilkins Half backs Warren Searl Hoy Centreline Jacobs Clifton McKenzie Half forwards Curran Richardson Nicholls Forwards George Black Keeble Followers Mabon Driscoll Sewell Interchange (from) Austin Conroy Cook Kiel Linke Murphy Peel Rippon* Schache CASEY SCORPIONS Backs L Tynan Panozza Davis Half backs Clisby J Tynan Strauss Centreline Blease Magner Nicholson Half forwards Kent Smith Best Forwards Hogan Fitzpatrick Petropoulos Followers Gawn Couch Gent Interchange (from) Barry Boland Corry Hillard* Matthews Nicholls Page Pollard Taggert * 23rd player AFL Victoria Development League NORTH BALLARAT v CASEY SCORPIONS Saturday 13th April, 2013 (11.00am) at Eureka Stadium NORTH BALLARAT Backs Shell Barber Morris Half backs Simpson L Edwards Lockyer Centreline Graham Bennett Horbury Half forwards Carey Murphy Cook Forwards Semmens Curnow Youll Followers Conroy Scott Peel Interchange (from) Baird Close Clyne Currie D Edwards Kirby Wehrung Werts Whelan CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Riseley Waters Corrigan Half backs Long Deaurago Allen Centreline McInnes Corry Matthews Half forwards Barry Troutman Smith Forwards Lang Fowler Nicholls Followers Hill Pollard Lindsay Interchange (from) Anderson Boland Drew Fusinato Irwin McFarlane Meadows P Rosier Rutherford

Will have the side soon but a little birdie tells me no J Watts.

It's the pressure that's different, both internally and externally. The opposition doesn't exert anywhere near the pressure of the AFL in the VFL. The pressure on the individual to perform is not as great either. The players aren't under the microscope anywhere near as much as they are on the big stage. Look at how Luke Tapscott played this week compared to last.

Melbourne is playing in a much higher standard competition and is doing so with no confidence at the moment. The Casey team played a stand alone team which has struggled near the bottom of the VFL ladder in recent years. The difference in pressure is enormous. From Melbourne's point of view, it was an opportunity for some of its players to gain/regain confidence and a few of them did that. I think a few could take that into the Melbourne game next week and you never know. A bit of that might be infectious and rub off on some of the regulars. The good thing is that there were a few in the midfield who performed plus Tappy and Max and they're all the type who we need in the Melbourne team if its going to regain composure and credibility.

Final score: Casey Scorpions are winners by 68 points. Casey Scorpions 8.2.50 14.4.88 19.8.122 23.11.149 Frankston 6.3.39 8.5.53 10.8.68 12.9.81 Goals Casey Scorpions Tapscott 6 Kearns 5 Bail Best Gawn Hogan 2 Evans Jetta Kent Magner Frankston Lourey 4 Alwan 3 Delahunty Lloyd 2 Gallagher Best Casey Scorpions Tapscott Gawn Gent Kearns Evans Magner Frankston Lourey Lloyd Alwan Irving Bosward Gallagher Stats Magner 34 Couch 32 Gent 24 Tapscott Clisby Evans 23 Pedersen 21 Bail 20

Very good in patches. Runs hard, kicks long and has a bit of a mean streak. The question is whether he's ready.

Casey coasting now - 21.10.136 to 11.9.75

Scorps lead by 11 and the weather's fine here at Casey Fields. No talk whatsoever of closing the roof!

Three quarter time: Casey Scorpions 19.8.122 to Frankston 10.8.68 Stats Magner 24 Couch Clisby 21 Goals Tapscott 6 Kearns 3 Gawn Hogan 2 Best Evans Jetta Kent Magner

I think he's always been groomed for that sort of role. It looks as if he's been given plenty of licence today because he's been getting kicks in midfield and up forward.

Casey now lead by 8 goals and look fitter and faster. Jesse Hogan has two.