KC from Casey

Word here at Werribee is that both Jack Fitzpatrick and James Strauss are booked in for operations and we won't be seeing either of them again this year. In Fitzpatrick's case, I believe it's the shoulder but that's unconfirmed. Sam Blease was a no show as well today.

Three quarter time: Casey Scorpions 5.2.32 10.5.65 17.8.110 Werribee Tigers 6.0.36 6.3.39 9.5.59 Goals Bate Miller 5 Creed Healey MacReadie McGough Nicholls Plummer Taylor For those Demon fans who have had to sit thorugh their game v Port Adelaide, I guess it's no consolation to say that Bate and Miller are dominant in key forward positions here at Werribee. Matt Fieldsend playing a great game for the Scorpions.

Scrappy game here. Casey coasting as Miller marks 35 metres out from goal and kicks his fifth. 45 point lead.

Matty Bate kicks two goals within a minute and its back to a 33 point lead. Bate now has four goals and Miller has just booted his fourth. Make that 39 points.

Two quick goals to the Tigers and they're back in the game - Scorps by 20 points.

Miller kicks his third and the Scorps go to a 33 point lead.

Half time: Casey Scorpions 5.2.32 10.5.65 Werribee Tigers 6.0.36 6.3.39 Goals Bate Miller 2 Creed Healey MacReadie McGough Nicholls Plummer A dominant quarter for the Scorps

Second goal to Bate after a mark in the goalsquare and it's a 27 point lead to Casey.

Brad Miller scores his second as we enter time on in the second quarter. Casey 8.4.52 to Werribee 6.2.38

Miller kicks his first for the day and Casey leads by 3 points. Scorpions 6.4.40 to Tigers 6.1.37. Tapscott is back on the ground.

Tapscott back on the ground with shoulder taped. Scorps have added two points this quarter.

Quarter time: Casey Scorpions 5.2.32 Werribee Tigers 6.0.36 Goals Bate Creed Healey MacReadie Plummer Luke Tapscott looks to have injured his shoulder.

Werribee have all the runners and have just grabbed the lead - 4.0.24 to 3.018.

Scores level at 2 goals each.

MacReadie first score - a goal for Casey! Sam Blease not out there.

Casey Scorpions 2.3.15 2.4.16 3.5.23 5.10.40 Werribee Tigers 4.1.25 9.4.58 19.8.122 23.12.150 Goals Casey Scorpions David Bell Clay M Dowse N Dowse Petropoulos Werribee Tigers Perkins 7 Daw Lunardi 3 Baddeley Gardiner Mather Simpson 2 Moloney Priest Best Casey Scorpions Petropoulos Tynan Bedggood Dowse Hillberge Costigan Werribee Tigers Scott Perkins Mather Moloney Gardiner Garland

At half time, Werribee held a seven goal lead. Since then things have gotten worse.

Has been helping out the club on match days and it's been reported that he's eager to get back into the swing of things and play again next year.

A note on the finals which start next weekend: The VFL will announce the dates and venues for the first week of the finals tonight. At this stage, there's a chance that Casey will be playing it's qualifying final against North Ballarat in Ballarat. The game will probably not be televised as it seems the ABC will be doing the two elimination finals next weekend.

Werribee Tigers vs. Casey Scorpions Sunday 22nd August Avalon Airport Oval, Werribee at 2:00 PM Werribee Tigers Backs Sherlock Pask Hartigan Half backs Saker Obst Chisholm Centreline Martiniello Gleeson Henderson Half forwards S Kennedy Thorp MacMillan Forwards Laidlaw O'Keefe Speight Followers Dickson Castello Rockefeller Interchange (from) Denton Mangan Mather Moloney Notman Priest Scott Schroder Sharp Tarrant Wight Wormold Casey Scorpions Backs Taylor McNamara Cheney Half backs Healey Panozza Tapscott Centreline Wall Daniel Bell Creed Half forwards Newton Miller McGough Forwards Fieldsend Bate Maric Followers P Johnson MacReadie Nicholls Interchange (from) Bail Blease Carew * Cleven Hughes Lees McKenzie Moloney Morton Petropoulos Plummer Riseley Waite * 23rd player Werribee Tigers vs. Casey Scorpions (Reserve Grade) Sunday 22nd August Avalon Airport Oval at 11:00 AM Werribee Tigers Backs Garland Risol Scott Half backs Mangan Magnabosco Moloney Centreline Wormald Sharp Notman Half forwards Denton Tarrant Perkins Forwards Mather Wight A Kennedy Followers Gardiner Priest Schroder Interchange (from) Baddeley Daw Haby Halloran Harrison Lesko Lunardi McKerracher Meredith Robbins Scammell Sheean Simpson Casey Scorpions Backs Egan Mohr Burke Half backs Strauss Purdy Tynan Centreline Leeds Petropoulos Weekes Half forwards Waite Patti Clay Forwards Hillberge L McDonald Costigan Followers Fitzpatrick Lees M Dowse Interchange Bedggood Cleven N Dowse Lillie Woodhead Wylie

Quite a few Melbourne players were there watching in the stands including James Frawley who looked to be walking around without any discomfort.

Casey Scorpions 2.6.18 4.7.31 8.9.57 11.13.79 Northern Bullants 2.3.15 5.7.37 7.10.52 9.12.66 Goals Casey Scorpions Maric Newton 3 Bate Fitzpatrick 2 McGough Northern Bullants O'Hailpin 5 Fisher Jacobs Saad Walker Best Casey Scorpions Cheney Fieldsend Morton Panozza Taylor Bate Northern BullantsThornton O'Hailpin Anderson Walker Iacobucci Johnson Matthew Warnock is first emergency for tomorrow's game v Hawthorn. Brad Miller and Cale Morton did play and the latter was in his team's best players. Brock McLean missed for the Bullants. Casey has now assured itself of a place in the top four for the VFL finals series starting in a fortnight's time.

Three Quarter Time Casey Scorpions 2.6.18 4.7.31 8.9.57 Northern Bullants 2.3.15 5.7.37 7.10.52 Goals Newton 3 Maric 2 Bate Fitzpatrick McGough

As I mentioned. Trainers were working the hamstrings. I think he spent the quarter on the bench so he could have felt a bit sore and be taking a precaution or he might have hurt it again. Don't know.

Half Time Casey Scorpions 2.6.18 4.7.31 Northern Bullants 2.3.15 5.7.37 Goals Bate Fitzpatrick McGough Maric