KC from Casey

Maric's out there.

I can see Daniel Bell out there but no sign of Bail, Rivers or Spencer. Also saw Jeff White out there with the Gold Coast team. He's the ruck coach. The GC is a tall side

This weekends teams: CASEY SCORPIONS v CASEY SCORPIONS Saturday 1st May Southport at 2:10 PM GOLD COAST Backs Hine Hutchins Gugliotta Half backs Lock Coad Weller Centreline Iles D Stanley Shaw Half forwards Russell Dixon Patrick Forwards Liddy Ablett Shreeve Followers Smith Swallow* Matera Interchange (from) Ah Chee Daye Grayson Harris Jolly McKenzie Magin Plummer CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Stockdale Rivers Panozza Half backs Cheney McNamara Strauss Centreline Wall Nicholls Watts Half forwards Hughes Miller Creed Forwards Maric Newton McGough Followers P Johnson MacReadie Jetta Interchange (from) Bail Gysberts Healey Petropoulos* Smith Spencer Taylor Waite * 23rd player CASEY SCORPIONS v WERRIBEE TIGERS (Reserve Grade) Sunday 2nd May Casey Fields at 12 NOON CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Riseley Burke Leeds Half backs M Johnson Patti Lees Centreline Blease Dan Bell Weekes Half forwards Plummer Waite Sykes Forwards Tynan L McDonald Simpson Followers Spencer M Dowse Fieldsend Interchange (from) Clay Costigan N Dowse B Jones Lillie Wonaemirri Woodhead Wylie WERRIBEE TIGERS Backs Bryce Haby Moloney Half backs Risol Saker Schroder Centreline A Kennedy Sherlock Scott Half forwards Denton Halloran S Kennedy Forwards Laracy Hartigan Martiniello Followers Gardiner Meredith Lunardi Interchange (from) Black Garland Harrison Henderson McKerracher Mangan Perkins Simpson

Venue change for this week's VFL game Gold Coast Football Club’s Round 4 VFL game this Saturday against Casey Scorpions has been moved from Cooke Murphy Oval at Labrador to Fankhauser Reserve, Musgrave Avenue, Southport.

Good story about Gotchy on the VFL website - GOTCHY RETURNING TO HIS ROOTS

Win to the Scorps Casey Scorpions 1.1.7 5.3.33 6.3.39 11.7.73 North Ballarat 4.5.29 6.6.42 8.6.54 9.9.63 Goals Casey Scorpions Newton 3 Miller Watts 2 McGough MacReadie Maric Stockdale McGough Maric North Ballarat Dinnell 2 Benjamin Driscoll Jones Peters Richardson Smith Tyler Best Casey Scorpions Nicholls Rivers McGough Maric Taylor Miller North Ballarat Harding Sewell Greig Pratt Tyler Moloney

Three Quarter Time: Casey Scorpions 1.1.7 5.3.33 6.3.39 North Ballarat 4.5.29 6.6. 42 8.6.53

Half Time: Casey Scorpions 1.1.7 5.3.33 North Ballarat 4.5.29 6.6.42

Quarter Time: Casey Scorpions 1.1.7 North Ballarat 4.5.29 Conditions windy.

I can't make it to the game at Ballarat today but I hope we'll have plenty of support at the ground and some correspondents on hand at Eureka Stadium. I'll do my best to update you with scores from the ground and whatever information I'm able to pick up during the day. I can report that the Scorpions Reserves have broken the ice for season 2010 with a one point win over North Ballarat. VFL Reserves Casey Scorpions 4.3.27 10.4.64 12.8.80 19.12.126 North Ballarat 4.0.24 8.1.59 15.4.94 19.11.125 Goals Casey Scorpions Waite 4 Fitzpatrick Plummer Simpson Weekes 2 Hillberge Johnson Lillie Petropolous Smith Sykes Wonaemirri North Ballarat McKenzie 4 Jones 3 Bell Couch Linke Nicholls Peters Struth 2 Best Casey Scorpions Johnson Fitzpatrick Sykes Smith Waite Patti North Ballarat McKenzie Couch Peters Tate Jones Lower

NORTH BALLARAT v CASEY SCORPIONS Saturday 24th April Eureka Stadium at 2:00 PM NORTH BALLARAT Backs Greig Moloney Pratt Half backs Sharkey Delaney White Centreline Urquhart Garlett W Benjamin Half forwards Harding C Jones Micallef Forwards Driscoll SmithDinnell Followers Stephenson Sewell Clifton Interchange (from) Anthony C Benjamin Couch George McKenzie N Peters Richardson Feery Slabbert* Tate Thomas Tyler CASEY SCORPIONS Backs McNamara Rivers Healey Half backs Cheney Miller Panozza Centreline Watts Nicholls Wall Half forwards Hughes Newton MacReadie Forwards Spencer P Johnson McGough Followers Martin Gysberts Stockdale Interchange (from) Dan Bell Creed M Dowse Jetta Maric Plummer Strauss Taylor Tynan* * 23rd player RESERVES NORTH BALLARAT v CASEY SCORPIONS Saturday 24th April Eureka Stadium at 11:00 AM NORTH BALLARAT Backs D Jones Birthisel Brayshaw Half backs McHugh Luke Tate Centreline George Struth McCartin Half forwards S Orr Linke Giampaolo Forwards B Peters Nicholls Bell Followers Conroy Lower Couch Interchange (from) B Edwards Fitzgerald Jewell Keeble McKenzie Netherway D Orr Wiltshire CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Riseley Leeds N Dowse Half backs M Johnson Patti Lees Centreline Blease Fieldsend Sykes Half forwards Hillberge Fitzpatrick Petropoulos Forwards Simpson Waite Smith Followers Lillie M Dowse Plummer Interchange (from) Clay Costigan B Jones L McDonald Purdy Wonaemirri Weekes

Final Result Casey Scorpions 4.4.28 8.8.56 13.10.88 13.12.90 Collingwood 4.4.28 7.7.49 9.14.68 13.22.100 Goals Casey Scorpions Martin Stockdale 3 Jetta Nicholls 2 Hughes Taylor Wall Collingwood Dawes 3 Buckley Corrie 2 Frost Hunter McNamara O'Bree Reed Wood Best Casey Scorpions Wall Stockdale Nicholls Johnson Strauss Cheney Collingwood Dawes Blight Sundberg O'Bree Goldsack Brown The Scorpions were going down like nine pins at the end. Apart from Mohr who popped a shoulder and Wall who was very proppy, Tom McNamara injured his ribs early, Healy cramped in the last quarter and Danny Highes who played well today, also looked injured and was noticeably limping. In the end, the Woods were too experienced and too strong for the Scorpions whose rotations were limited and they struggled near the goals. Jack Watts was hot and cold. Won't get promoted on that performance. Travelling interstate tonight and will write report tomorrow night.

Being overrun. Pies by 7 Pts

Three quarter time Casey lead by 20 points. Mohr and Wall both injured.

Scorps by 9 points in third quarter.

Casey Scorps lead by 7 points at half time 8.8.56 to 7.7.49

Reserves Casey Scorpions 1.1.7 6.1.37 12.3.75 15.8.98 Williamstown 3.4.22 10.4.64 17.9.111 21.11.137 Goals Casey Scorpions Hillberge Smith Waite 3 McDonald 2 Fitzpatrick Petropoulos Plummer Riseley Williamstown Young 4 Dimartino 3 Cravino Fenton Panos Purton-Smith Rampe 2 Florance Lee McCallum Marangon Best Casey Scorpions Johnson Riseley Burke Plummer Clay Smith Williamstown Sing Purton-Smith Lee Cravino McCallum Mugavin

Quarter Time - scores level. Casey Scorpions 4.4.28 Collingwood 4.4.28 Goals: Hughes Martin Stockdale Taylor

Collingwood 2.4.16 to Casey 1.2.8 Goal to Taylor

The player's name is Pierce Liddle and he's now on the Bendigo Bombers' list which IMO was a bad career move. Don't know about the scholarship. I'll ask WJ.

CASEY SCORPIONS v COLLINGWOOD Sunday 18th April Casey Fields at 2:00 PM CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Stockdale Mohr Macdonald Half backs Cheney Miller Panozza Centreline Watts Scully Wall Half forwards Gysberts Newton Nicholls Forwards Bennell P Johnson Martin Followers Spencer MacReadie McKenzie Interchange (from) M Dowse Jetta Healey Hughes McGough McNamara Maric Plummer Purdy Strauss Taylor Tynan * COLLINGWOOD Backs Reed N Brown Rounds Half backs Buckley Reid Goldsack Centreline Blight O'Bree Barham Half forwards Hunter Dawes Corrie Forwards Blair Rusling Anthony Followers Wood Cook McCarthy Interchange (from) Carter Colbert Frost Liston * McNamara Rinaldi Sundberg Young Reserves CASEY SCORPIONS v WILLIAMSTOWN Sunday 18th April Casey Fields at 11:00 AM CASEY SCORPIONS Backs Riseley Burke Leeds Half backs Fieldsend Patti M Johnson Centreline Clay Creed Weekes Half forwards Hillberge Waite B Jones Forwards Smith Purdy L McDonald Followers Fitzpatrick Petropoulos Plummer Interchange (from) Caneva Cleven Costigan N Dowse Lillie Lees Woodhead Wylie WILLIAMSTOWN Backs Grossman Tanner Muir Half backs Tutt Prato Sing Centreline Cartelli Mugavin McHarg Half forwards Daniels Panos Fogarty Forwards Purton-Smith Dimartino Marangon Followers Florance Cravino Hooper Interchange (from) Fenton Hevern Lawson Lee McCallum Rampe Tiller Wilson Young

An interesting write up in the local Cranbourne press: Inaccurate Scorpions rein in Cats

Inaccurate Scorpions rein in Cats Great news indeed. First step to get out of hospital. Next rehab and let's hope we see him back in action soon!

Thanks for your impressions Don. Well put and much appreciated. The Casey Reserves ventured out to windswept TEAC Oval and lost a strongly contested game. Casey Scorpions 5.4.34 6.6.42 9.8.62 11.13.79 Port Melbourne 0.1.1 4.7.31 7.8.50 16.14.110 Goals Casey Scorpions Waite 3 Creed Smith 2 Clay Costigan Hillberge McDonald Port Melbourne Debruin Sengstock 3 Casey-Leigh Keddell 2 Keely Muling Schultz Thornton Wall Woods

Firstly, a great first up win for coach Brad Gotch. The Scorps are slow starters and they nearly kicked themselves out of the game in the first half. After half time however, they were the dominant side albeit forced to play catch up football and, in the end, they caught up in the nick of time. Stef Martin was the team's tall forward playing deep and he could easily have kicked six but for the fact that he was off target early. His goal just before half time when he baulked an opponent and kicked accurately at last was a gem. I'm still not sure if attack is the place for him - he comes from a basketball background and I'm sure he still has a lot to learn. He may be forced to become a forward because of the lack of places in the team available for him. Tom McNamara was solid in defence and was close to Casey's best against a quality opponent. He will also suffer from lack of opportunity as Colin Garland and Jared Rivers are both well ahead of him at this stage. Miller played at CHF and just went. Maric started slowly but was better after half time and kicked a crucial goal. Jack Watts was in Casey's best playing half forward and wing. He picked up around 20 disposals and was both creative and effective. He is growing and bulking up and should be back in AFL ranks within the next couple of weeks if a place opens up for him.