KC from Casey

Probably won't happen but why don't you get down to TEAC Oval tomorrow at 11am to find out?

PORT MELBOURNE vs CASEY SCORPIONS Saturday 9th April TEAC Oval at 2:00 PM PORT MELBOURNE Backs Edwards Dalton Dillon Half backs M Johnston Pleming T Johnston Centreline Batsanis Valenti Bentick Half forwards Dwyer Sandilands Nixon Forwards Rose Galea Lynch Followers Fanning Cain McMahon Interchange (from) Burge Scipione Langford Purcell Deluca Martin Burstin Keely CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Bell Warnock Morton Half backs Fieldsend Mohr Macdonald Centreline Bate Evans J Wall Half forwards McGough Dunn Petterd Forwards Cook Newton Jetta Followers Spencer Blease Stockdale Interchange (from) Gawn Howe Jones Lawrence Lindsay * Nicholson McDonald McShane Maric Riseley Strauss Watts * 23rd player PORT MELBOURNE vs CASEY SCORPIONS (Reserve Grade) Saturday 9th April TEAC Oval at 11:00 AM PORT MELBOURNE Backs O'Sullivan Noonan Henderson Half backs Francis Oakley Thornton Centreline Wall Baird Smith Half forwards Scipione Pitt Sengstock Forwards Mullins Burstin Allan Followers Martin Woods Purcell Interchange (from) Dermott Furey Muling O'Farrell Lello Gordon C Johnston Free Castricum CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Tynan Patti Davis Half backs Gent McNamara Fevola Centreline Collins Bell Bolton Half forwards Pollard Purves Weekes Forwards Petropoulos Fitzpatrick Howe Followers Cleven Dowse Allen Interchange (from) Carew Corry J Costigan Dearaugo Harrison Purdy Riseley Salton It's not often that the Casey Reserves make the news but this week, they're the talk of the town! Fevola picked for Casey Scorpions' reserves Troubled former AFL star Brendan Fevola finally finds a home with VFL club Casey Scorpions for 2011

Casey Scorpions 1.1.7 4.6.30 8.13.61 13.14.92 Geelong 5.2.32 7.6.48 7.8.53 9.11.65 Goals Casey Scorpions Newton 5 Evans 2 Lawrence Lindsay McGough Nicholson Riseley Wall Geelong Corrigan Walker 2 Barham Cowan T Selwood Sheringham Simpson Best Casey Scorpions Wonaeamirri Wall Newton Gysberts McGough Warnock Geelong West Cowan McLean Corrigan Barham Tutungi A total of 14 Demons played for Casey in tonight's game with Joel Macdonald being the only emergency player missing and therefore likely to fill the role tomorrow.

Comfortable 27 point win to the Scorps in the end. Casey Scorpions 1.1.7 4.6.30 8.13.61 13.14.92 Geelong 5.2.32 7.6.48 7.8.53 9.11.65 Jordan Gysberts got a lot of it in the middle. Aussie had a very good game, especially after half time and Juice booted five goals. Must go to a function I'm about an hour late for but will fill in some details if I can later tonight or tomorrow morning.

This might sound trite but the Scorps took over completely in the ruck and the midfield and gave Geelong no chance. Gysberts and Aussie were superb. Maxy Gawn's ruckwork was excellent. They didn't score until late in the quarter and that was just a couple of points.

The Scorps have fought their way back into the game and now lead by 11 points. A totally dominant quarter and the lead could have been greater but for inaccuracy in front of goal. Casey Scorpions 8.13.61 lead Geelong 7.8.50.

A little better that quarter but the Cats are still well in control and lead 7.6.48 to 4.6.30 at the half.

It's been a poor start for the Scorpions. They trail 1.1.7 to Geelong 5.2.32 at quarter time.

The Casey Scorpions started slowly and lost their reserves game against an accurate Northern Bullants by 20 points at Visy Park today. Casey Scorpions 0.1.1 3.4.22 8.12.60 12.16.88 Northern Bullants 7.1.43 11.3.69 14.4.88 17.6.108 Goals Casey Scorpions Dowse 4 Gent 2 Allen Carew Cleven Fitzpatrick Harrison Purdy Northern Bullants Church 4 Toman 3 Arrowsmith Labi Lincoln 2 Bray Caspersz Dorman Way Best Casey Scorpions Weeks Bell Tynan Salton Harrison Dowse Northern Bullants Toman German Arrowsmith Overman Lincoln Church Meanwhile, Brendan Fevola was sent off the ground in his first outing with new club Narre Warren. He received a yellow card and was sent from the field with three minutes left in the match for "scrapping with a Noble Park opponent who was also yellow carded and headed for the bench with a bloodied mouth." Fevola kicked three goals two behinds.

We don't like taking advantage of the misfortunes of others but I suppose the news about Geelong's three outs - Cats Trio Out can only help the Casey cause.

CASEY SCORPIONS vs. GEELONG Saturday 2nd April Casey Fields at 7:00 PM CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Stockdale Martin Warnock Half backs Strauss Mohr Evans Centreline J Wall J Macdonald Lawrence Half forwards Fieldsend Bate Jetta Forwards McGough Petterd Newton Followers Spencer Gysberts Maric Interchange (from) Blease Cook Gawn Johnston Lees Lindsay* T McDonald McShane Nicholson Pollard Purves Riseley Wonaeamirri GEELONG Backs Firman Gillies Guthrie Half backs McLean West Barham Centreline Byrnes T Selwood Cowan Half forwards Menzel B Johnson Simpkin Forwards Simpson Vardy Schroder Followers Blake Hogan Christensen Interchange (from) Baker* Bathie Biemans Corrigan Hollmer Maas Sheringham Tutungi Walker * 23rd player NORTHERN BULLANTS vs. CASEY SCORPIONS (Reserve Grade) Saturday 2nd April Visy Park at 11:00 AM NORTHERN BULLANTS Backs Wills Gale Valladares Half backs Carroll Byrne Delbridge Centreline Overman Nesbitt Lincoln Half forwards Labi Bray Soncin Forwards Way Arrowsmith Dorman Followers Marchbank Toman German Interchange Biffin Caspersz Church Dirago Dufficy C Gianfagna Papas CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Allen T McNamara Tynan Half backs J Costigan Patti Johnston Centreline Carew Gent Bell Half forwards Corry Salton Petropoulos Forwards Purves Fitzpatrick Weekes Followers Cleven Minahan Collins Interchange (from) Bolton Burke DeAraugo Dowse Harrison McShane Pollard Purdy

Interesting to note that Brendan Fevola who will apparently be playing for Narre Warren this week did not make the Casey list. Obviously, there's a need to see how things pan out for him over there before he can really take on a VFL team. Let's hope that Brendan can sort himself out and then be in a posiiton to make good decisions about his future.

CASEY SCORPIONS PLAYING LIST 2011 Coach: Brad Gotch | Captain: Kyle Matthews/James Wall NO PLAYER DOB H W PREVIOUS CLUB 1 Matthews Kyle 17-Dec-85 178 75 Ringwood 2 Allen Nathan 11-Feb-92 178 67 Dandenong Stingrays/Narre Warren 3 Luke Tynan 08-Oct-91 183 80 Gippsland Power/Garfi eld 4 Waite Ben 30-Jun-84 190 100 Old Haileybury 5 Stockdale Michael 29-Aug-90 178 77 Gippsland Power 6 Nicholls Danny 02-Mar-87 177 80 Collingwood (VFL)/Rowville 7 Purves Aaron 08-May-90 190 86 Rowville 8 Costigan Jed 25-Feb-90 180 82 Maffra/Gippsland Power 9 McGough Rian 23-Apr-88 179 80 Avondale Heights/Calder Cannons 10 Gent Mitch 05-Feb-92 182 77 Dandenong Stingrays/Bonbeach 11 Wall James 05-Jan-87 197 93 St. Kilda/Sydney/Calder Cannons 12 Fieldsend Matt 14-Dec-85 178 79 De La Salle 13 McShane Kieran 23-Jan-89 178 78 Box Hill (VFL)/Launceston 14 Panozza Evan 31-Oct-87 190 85 Eastern Ranges 15 Carew Blake 15-Jun-92 178 75 Gippsland Power/Dalyston 16 Bell David 26-May-87 183 90 Upwey 17 Mohr Tim 19-Oct-88 195 98 Tasmania (VFL)/Tassie Mariners 18 Clay Chris 29-Jan-88 181 81 Avondale Heights/Calder Cannons 0 0 19 Dowse Mitch 24-Sep-91 176 77 Heyfi eld/Gippsland Power 20 Collins Dave 10-Nov-84 186 84 Beaconsfi eld 21 Burke Liam 18-Nov-87 187 85 Upwey 22 Weekes Mark 23-May-90 187 83 Williamstown (VFL) 23 Corry Tom 11-Aug-92 174 70 Gippsland Power/MDU 24 Purdy Cam 20-Jun-89 191 90 East Ringwood 25 Fevola Brendan 20-Jan-81 190 104 Brisbane Lions/Carlton 26 Patti Gus 19-Jul-90 192 87 Dandenong Stingrays 28 Harrison Daniel 23-Jan-92 196 97 Dandenong Stingrays/Old Haileybury 29 Baumgartner Stefan 17-May-91 180 82 Deavon Meadows 30 Cleven Dean 31-Mar-89 194 97 Monbulk 31 Bolton Jess 14-Mar-88 184 83 Boronia 32 Petropoulos William 27-May-91 173 75 Dandenong Stingrays 33 Lindsay Aiden 22-May-92 182 78 Gippsland Power/Wonthaggi 34 McKenna Luke 01-Oct-92 189 79 Eastern Ranges/Emerald 35 Costigan Tim 31-Aug-92 182 68 Healesville 36 Pendlebury Ryan 02-Aug-92 185 83 Gippsland Power 37 Minahan Ryan 17-Jun-91 183 85 Box Hill (VFL) 38 Riseley Michael 21-Dec-88 190 80 Woori Yallock 39 DeAraugo David 09-Mar-88 179 79 Wantirna South 40 Salton Brayden 19-Aug-92 197 90 Gippsland Power 41 Roberts Jordan 05-Dec-92 190 80 Narre Warren 42 Roberts Kieran 05-Dec-92 190 80 Narre Warren 43 Pollard Jordan 05-Jan-91 170 75 De La Salle 44 Wall David 05-Nov-92 191 76 Calder Cannons 45 Hill Luke 11-Oct-91 197 85 Eastern Ranges 46 Strauss James 14-Jun-90 185 85 Canterbury/Scotch College/Oakleigh U18 47 Blease Sam 19-Feb-91 184 80 Norwood (VMFL)/Yarra Valley Grammar/Eastern U18 48 Howe Jeremy 29-Jun-90 190 83 Hobart (Tas) 49 Fitzpatrick Jack 26-Jun-91 200 93 Wyndham Vale/Western U18 50 Bate Matthew 24-May-87 192 91 Croydon/Eastern U18 51 Jurrah Liam 22-Sep-88 188 84 Yuendumu Magpies (NT)/Collingwood VFL 52 Davis Troy 10-Jun-92 192 90 Kerang/Geelong Grammar/Geelong U18 53 Bennell Jamie 07-Jun-90 179 75 Swan Districts (WA) 54 Jetta Neville 12-Feb-90 180 81 Swan Districts (WA) 55 Maric Addam 18-Apr-90 176 77 Greenvale/Calder U18 56 Nicholson# Daniel 02-Nov-90 183 78 East Point/St Pats, Ballarat/Uni Blues 57 Lawrence# Kelvin 14-Oct-92 180 75 Peel Thunder (WA) 58 Johnston# Cameron 24-Feb-92 181 78 St Josephs/Geelong U18 59 Spencer Jake 09-Oct-89 203 105 Redlands (Qld) 60 Watts Jack 26-Mar-91 196 91 East Sandringham/Brighton Grammar/Sandringham U18 61 Cook Lucas 03-Mar-92 196 81 Hopetoun/North Ballarat U18 62 Bartram Clint 16-Feb-88 181 82 Ocean Grove/Geelong U18 63 Petterd Ricky 24-Jul-88 185 85 Broadbeach (Qld) 64 Trengove Jack 02-Sep-91 185 85 Sturt (SA) 65 Martin Stefan 17-Nov-86 198 103 Old Haileybury/Sandringham 66 McKenzie Jordie 21-Jun-90 186 82 Terang-Mortlake/Geelong U18 67 Tapscott Luke 28-Jun-91 180 87 North Adelaide (SA) 68 Gysberts Jordan 11-Jun-91 190 84 Norwood (VMFL)/Yarra Valley Grammar/Eastern U18 69 Bail Rohan 26-Jun-88 183 82 Mt Gravatt (Qld) 70 Newton# Michael 27-Apr-87 193 91 Whorouly/Murray U18 71 Evans# Michael 13-Jul-92 180 75 Claremont (WA) 72 Warnock Matthew 03-Apr-84 194 95 Sandringham 73 Wonaeamirri Austin 02-Oct-88 176 80 St Marys (NT)/Norwood (SA) 74 McDonald Tom 18-Sep-92 194 88 Edenhope-Apsley/North Ballarat U18 75 Campbell# Robert 02-Jun-82 199 109 Rutherglen/Murray U18/Hawthorn/Box Hill Hawks 76 Morton Cale 18-Jan-90 192 87 Claremont (WA) 77 Gawn Max 30-Dec-91 208 107 Ormond/Sandringham U18 78 McNamara# Tom W. 29-Apr-90 190 89 South Adelaide (SA) 79 Garland Colin 28-Apr-88 191 90 North Hobart/Tas U18/Tas VFL 80 Macdonald Joel 10-Oct-84 188 88 Mt Gravatt (Qld)/Brisbane 81 Dunn Lynden 14-May-87 192 95 Moonee Valley/Calder U18 88 Lees Wade 25-Apr-88 185 86 East Burwood/Sandringham Dragons NA Davey Aaron 10-Jun-83 177 74 Palmerston (NT)/Port Melbourne (VFL) NA Frawley James 20-Sep-88 193 93 East Point/North Ballarat Rebels NA Green Brad 13-Mar-81 184 83 Northern Bombers/Tas U18 NA Grimes Jack 11-May-89 187 85 Hurstbridge/Northern Knights NA Jamar Mark 09-Aug-83 198 104 North Adelaide (SA) NA Jones Nathan 20-Jan-88 180 82 Mt Eliza/Dandenong Stingrays NA Moloney Brent 28-Jan-84 182 87 South Warrnambool/Geelong Falcons/Geelong NA Rivers Jared 18-Oct-84 192 92 North Adelaide (SA) NA Scully Tom 15-May-91 182 77 Narre Warren/Dandenong Stringrays NA Sylvia Colin 08-Nov-85 186 85 Merbein/Bendigo Pioneers Red - Casey Listed Players Blue - MFC Listed Players # MFC Rookie Listed Players NA No number allocated

There's an article by the aptly named Brendan Casey (no relation ) in this week's Berwick Leader - SCORPIONS SKIPPER TO MISS OPENER Some excerpts that might be of interest: Kyle Matthews suffered a hamstring injury late in the third quarter. Ben Waite looked agile and potent in the forward half all game but will miss the first four matches of the season due to suspension rolling over from the last game in 2010. Brendan Fevola played his first game in Casey colours on the weekend, having a gallop in the reserves. He only played just over two quarters and didn't have a lot of opportunities as Port Melbourne thumped Casey by 73 points. "We didn't deliver the ball well to Fev throughout the time he was on," Gotch said. "He has got a bit of work to do to get his touch and fitness back, but if he keeps progressing and doing all the team things, we won't hesitate to put him in the senior side." Casey opens its 2011 season this Saturday night against Geelong at Casey Fields. Meanwhile the Cranbourne Weekly is all over the Fevola story - BRENDAN FEVOLA SET FOR VFL ROUND ONE START BRENDAN Fevola could be a shock round-one starter for the Casey Scorpions after the troubled full forward made it through his first game of football since round 18 last season.

To be clear, while Max Gawn's game was impressive and full of promise, I'm not suggesting he will necessarily get games at Melbourne this year. As a big man, he's still 2-3 years away IMO but he'll be very good when he gets there.

An experienced and well drilled Port Melbourne overpowered Casey Scorpions when they booted 7 goals to 2 in the third term at Casey Fields. The first half was close and Casey had its chances to go ahead late in the second term but some lapses up forward allowed Port to seize the initiative before the main break. The Scorps battled hard to narrow the margin in the last but Port held reasonably firm to run out winners by 21 points. Casey named two of the three Melbourne emergencies for tomorrow's game - Jake Spencer and Matthew Warnock leaving James Strauss as the likely Demon to come into the side if it becomes necessary. The general feeling is that Strauss might come in if Jack Trengove's ankle doesn't come up. Otherwise, Ricky Petterd is the likely. nominee as the club's first substitute under the new system. There was no appearance from Lucas Cook, Jeremy Howe or Tom McDonald. No explanations and none of the above were on the latest official injury list (for what that's worth) although Howe might have sustained some sort of minor injury in last week's practice match against Frankston. Of the Demons - • Matthew Bate - a bit scrappy at the start but got his act together in the second half. However, needs to be more consistent over a whole game to gain promotion. • Sam Blease - sort of grew on me as the game went on. It still shows that Blease has effectively had two seasons of little or no football after his terrible foot injury and that he needs to fully regain his self-confidence to use his pace and to execute the skills that got him drafted in the top 20 two years ago. I believe he'll get there eventually and should get some games in the AFL this year as a running back. • Michael Evans - had sone very good passages of play and displayed a bit of toe. A work in progress who could surprise. • Max Gawn - is starting to show why his was drafted. His ruckwork against a couple of experienced campaigners was excellent and he took some strong grabs. Gaining confidence on the comeback trail after a long absence with injuries. • Jordan Gysberts - got lots of the ball and used it well. Given Melbourne's midfield injury woes he could well get the opportunity to step up sooner rather than later. • Cameron Johnson - a likely type who still has a lot to learn. • Michael Newton - good game on return from injury booting three goals and having a hand in a couple of others. Having been promoted off the rookie list, it's clear that the football department has faith in him and if he keeps this up then he should get further opportunities. • Daniel Nicholson - starting to pick up the tempo of play and of what's required at this level. Had a couple of nice runs but there were a couple of turnovers as well. On the whole, he looks a possible player. • Jake Spencer - a reasonable game in the ruck and kicked a couple of goals when resting forward. Although not a great game, he did what was necessary most of the time whether in ruck or up forward. • Austin Wonaeamirri - did the occasional brilliant thing but probably didn't get involved as much or exert anywhere near as much influence on the game as he is capable of doing. • Matthew Warnock - steady for most of the game except when turned inside out by the fast leading Patrick Rose for a period in the third quarter. Have seen better games from him. Of the VFL listed players, the two leaders in Kyle Matthews and James Wall were great. I liked the performances of Rian McGough and Tim Mohr and newcomer Mitch Gent was promising. I noticed that a few regulars in Danny Nicholls, Matt Fieldsend and Michael Stockdale were missing from the small man brigade and their return will only improve team depth. If they can get Fev's head and body right, the team could pose serious problems to the opposition in 2011.

Casey Scorpions 4.1.25 5.5.35 7.7.49 13.9.87 Port Melbourne 5.1.31 7.6.48 14.9.93 16.12.108 Goals Casey Scorpions Newton Wall 3 McGough Spencer 2 Evans Patti Waite Port Melbourne Rose 4 Burstin 3 Dwyer 2 Cain Fanning Keely Langford McMahon, Scipione Valenti Best for Casey were Gysberts, Wall, Newton and Matthews

Three quarter time: Port Melbourne 14.9.93 leading Casey 7.7.49 Jordan Gysberts not far off AFL selection. Matthew Bate picked up his game that quarter. I wasn't here for the early game but Fev was apparently ordinary getting only three or four touches. He's probably not used to playing that early - I believe that on most days he's studying the fields at that time. Final score in the reserves - Port Melbourne 15.20.110 defeated Casey Scorpions 5.6.36 Anyway, there's a feeling around the ground that "no Fev, no Casey" and I believe the scoreboard attendant agrees with me because there's no mention of Casey or their score on the scoreboard.

Half Time: Casey 5.5.35 to Port Melbourne 7.6.48 There are 11 Demons in the team - Matthew Bate Sam Blease Michael Evans Max Gawn Jordan Gysberts Cameron Johnson Michael Newton Daniel Nicholson Jake Spencer Austin Wonaeamirri and Matthew Warnock Jordan Gysberts is probably the pick of the Demons out there accumulating possessions in the middle. Juice Newton good in his comeback with a couple of goals. Max Gawn doing well in the ruck and around the ground. Matthew Bate doing ok but a bit fumbly. Austin Winaeamirri working hard but hasn't has enough of the ball. Dan Nicholson has done a few nice things.

It's close to the halfway mark of the second term and Port lead by a goal 6.2.38 to 5.2.32.

A good hitout for the Scorps but certainly nothing that much against a team with limited playing depth. Ricky Petterd and perhaps Luke Tapscott to get an AFL guernsey next week but little more. There's a glowing report on the game here on the AFL site but really, a number of MFC players need at least a season at this level for their development before venturing on to a higher level. Lynden Dunn did not play after developing "hamstring tightness" and is in doubt for Round 1 v Swans. It was good to see Kyle Matthews back with the Scorps after his year in the wilderness. He and James Wall are likely to be the team's stalwarts in 2011. Best of the recruits for Casey were Kieran McShane (Box Hill Hawks) and Aidan Lindsay (Gippsland Power). I disagree strongly with those who maintain the Demons should go it alone. They need to word together to provide a good environment for the two clubs to work and prosper together in this developing region in outer Melbourne. I'm unfazed about the Fevola controversy and am bemused by Frankston suddenly coming into the picture. It's in his interests to be in a team where the ball is going to be delivered to him regularly and efficiently. Won't happen at the Dolphins. Frankston coach Simon Goosey's remarks about Casey playing 16 Demons and only 6 Casey listed players are way off line too. Never happened in the past - the most last year was about 13/9 early in the season before injuries really set in. In a bad year for injury like 2009 or even 2010, a stand alone MFC would barely function and would be a nightmare to administer. I'd like to see the Demons promote more depth and strength into the Scorpions, not less, for the benefit of the entire alignment. That said, I would say whichever team gets Fev will be an improver if the man can overcome his off field issues. To underline the opposition's lack of depth, the Scorpion reserves won in a canter. Casey Scorpions 24.24.168 defeated Frankston 5.4.34

Scorpions with pretty much a young side against the Zebras were overwhelmed in the first half but came back under the agency of Austin Wonaeamirri who showed some rare form at times around goal. However, you don't get up often from a 50 point half time deficit. Casey missed a focal point up forward and eventually might find their recruit from Brisbane handy once he gets back from holidaying in Las Vegas (provided he can afford the return ticket). Jake Spencer and Max Gawn won the ruck duels but apart from that, not a great deal to report. Casey Scorpions 12.5.77 lost to Sandringham Zebras 19.16.130 The reserves won their match of which the feature was the return to football after 12 months out of Kyle Matthews.

I couldn't make it down to Pakenham for yesterday's game due to work commitments but hope to get some info during the week. All I managed to get was the scores and the fact that my correspondent thought Casey moved the ball well, looked slick and pacy. With Melbourne's injury list and the fact that several players were rested today, It's hard to imagine that many MFC listed players took part today although there was some word around the traps that Max Gawn would line up for the Scorpions and play perhaps half a game. On my reckoning there would be very few Demons in line for a run with Casey - possibly Sam Blease, Cameron Johnston and Kelvin Lawrence. On the other hand, I know Box Hill had several Hawthorn listed players available including 2008 premiship team members Stephen Gilham, Brent Guerra and Jordan Lewis. Edit: I have learned from a Box Hill source that Max Gawn and Sam Blease did play. Won in the ruck against much shorter opposition (Max Bailey and Paul Johnson who has committed to Box Hill even if not rookie listed were both injured. Sam Blease showed out in the first half but was probably rested after that.

Final scores received from Pakenham Casey Scorpions 1.0.6 6.7.43 9.9.63 12.9.81 Box Hill Hawks 5.4.34 6.5.41 8.8.56 10.11.71 Good win after a slow start against the wind. Reserves Casey Scorpions 0.3.3 3.3.21 5.5.35 9.6.60 Box Hill Hawks 4.3.27 7.10.52 9.15.69 12.20.92 Considering the numbers of AFL listed players available to the respective clubs, it was a reasonable effort from the reserves who should be greatly strengthened over coming weeks. The club hopes to have Casey Fields back up to scratch by round 1.

Personally not my cup of tea but having someone like Fevola at Casey would be pure gold in gate takings as far as the Scorps are concerned. Casey Scorpions offer to help Fevola find sting