KC from Casey

Three Quarter Time Casey Scorpions 7.8.50 Northern Blues 14.7.91 A much better quarter but the Blues are well in control. You wouldn't believe it's 1st v 12th!

Nathan Allen gets a great goal on the run.

A great run from Pickles involving two bounces ends in a great goal.

Two quick goals to the Blues and it's back to a 9 goal lead.

Blues well on top as Williams marks and kicks his second. Petropoulos then kicks his first. Casey 5.7.37 to 12.7.79

The Blues kick the opening goal but Fitzpatrick kicks truly to bring it back to a six goal margin.

Half Time Casey Scorpions 2.4.16 Northern Blues 8.5.53

No sooner do I say that, than Williams kicks Casey's second.

It just keeps getting worse for the Scorps who are struggling up forward and trail by more than 6 goals.

Blues get the first goal halfway through the second term to go to a five goal lead.

A few late goals to the Blues and they clear out to a 23 point lead at quarter time. Northern Blues 5.2.32 Casey Scorpions 1.3.9 Casey are undermanned and undersized today and are really struggling when the ball gets into their forward line.

Blues goal to go to a 5 point lead.

Fitzpatrick misses a couple of easy shots at goal before Tim SmIth kicks Casey's first and puts them in front 1.2.8 to 1.1.7.

First goal to Northern Blues after 11 minutes of scrappy football. The Casey players are fumbling and making some poor decisions.

Game's started and Matthew Bate started in the middle.

In the development league, a good win by the Scorps . Casey Scorpions8.4.52 10.9.69 14.11.95 17.16.118 North Ballarat 0.1.1 3.4.22 5.8.38 12.10.82 Goals Casey Scorpions Lang 4 Chin Cleven Galvin Lindsay 2 Eddy McInnes Sheahan Thompson Troutman North Ballarat Craig 3 Links Nicholls 2 Brayshaw Hansford Jones Kiel Peel Best Casey Scorpions Cleven Nicholls Roberts Lang Lindsay Troutman North Ballarat Currie Edwards Struth Anderson Nicholls Watson Kyle Matthews appears to have gotten through his comeback game unscathed. I can't see James Magner as the team runs out for the pre game warm up so I would suggest that he's the designated emergency tomorrow. Jack Fitzpatrick and Josh Tynan are out there. Jai Sheahan played in the the early game which means only five senior AFL listed players in Casey's line up plus two rookies.

Some interesting insights on the VFL thread from WJ that I felt might be worthwhile inclusion here:-

The Scorpions go into Saturday's game with only a smallish contingent of Melbourne listed players due to injuries, suspension and the Demons holding back their emergencies for Sunday's game. The Blues however, have players coming back from injury and had a big win last win. Despite the fact that the Scorps are at home, this is a danger game. Casey Scorpions v Northern Blues Saturday 4th August Casey Fields at 2:00 PM Casey Scorpions Backs Bate Davis Clay Half backs McGough Panozza Patti Centreline L Tynan Magner Lindsay Half forwards Allen Salton Cook Forwards Smith Williams Evans Followers Fitzpatrick Pollard Page Interchange (from) Collins Corry Deery* Fieldsend Gent Hill Petropoulos Sheahan Troutman J Tynan Northern Blues Backs Davies Bower Bootsma Half backs Russell Watson McCarthy Centreline O'Keeffe McLean Lucas Half forwards Duigan Thornton Collins Forwards Kerr Mitchell Dale Followers Meese Bell Ellard Interchange (from) Bransgrove Buckley Carter Coulson* Gianfagna Heyne Lambert Lincoln Marcon Peterson Thomas Toman T Wilson * 23rd player Casey Scorpions v Northern Blues Development League Saturday 4th August Casey Fields at 11:00 AM Casey Scorpions Backs Troutman Johnson Thompson Half backs Fieldsend Hill J Roberts Centreline Sheahan Corry Collins Half forwards Nicholls Cleven Bull Forwards Rosier Dearaugo Corrigan Followers Galvin McInnes Lang Interchange (from) Chin Costigan Eddy Johnston Kimitsis McFarlane McGillivray-Smith Matthews K Roberts North Ballarat Backs Hansford L Edwards Kiel Half backs Currie Anderson Linke Centreline Watchorn Struth Wehrung Half forwards Curnow Evans Nicholls Forwards Craig Darmody Keeble Followers Conroy Brayshaw Jones Interchange (from) Barber Ison McInerney Peel Robertson T Ross Watson Whelan

And the news just keeps getting better with Williamstown looking the winner against Port Melbourne which means Casey regains top place.

2012 Peter Jackson VFL Casey Scorpions 3.6.24 6.11.47 11.13.79 15.15.105 Frankston 4.2.26 5. 4.34 6.6.42 10.9.69 Goals Casey Scorpions Couch Gysberts Morton Williams 2 Clay Cook Fitzpatrick McGough Petterd Smith Thompson Frankston Simpson Thoolen 3 Clark Martin Marusic Potts Best Casey Scorpions L Tynan Gysberts Morton Couch McGough Frankston Potts Delahunty Thoolen Simpson Van Unen Boland Disposal Leaders Couch 32, Morton 29, Gysberts 27, Clay 26, Pollard, L Tynan 25 Evans 24. Other random stats Couch and Pollard both six hard ball gets. Pollard six tackles. Couch 10 inside 50's. L Tynan 9 marks. Fitzpatrick 46 hit outs.

Cale Morton gets his second with a left foot snap as the weather gets nasty and we well and truly welcome junk time!

A nice goal to first gamer Thompson of Casey followed by a miss from Cook and the margin goes to 44 points.

Frankston replies after some sloppy defence from the Scorps and then another off the ground. However, Couch and Gysberts combine and Casey leads by 37 points.

Leigh Williams, who has started the final term strongly, marks and kicks his second.

Three Quarter Time: Casey Scorpions 11.13.79 lead Frankston 6.6.42