KC from Casey

Twelve minutes into the last and Casey lead by 85 points.

Mitch White and Corey Wagner goal to start proceedings.

Blues played a lot better in the latter part of the quarter. Casey Demons 8.5.53 11.5.71 16.7.103 Northern Blues 0.0.0 4.2.26 4.4.28 Goals C Wagner 3 Keilty Machaya Weideman White 2 Baker Gent Lockhart Pedersen Stockdale

Mitch King has not come back since half time (foot) and Baker is also off.

Corey Wagner gets his third

Casey lead blows out to 70 points with a goals to Keilty, Machaya, Stockdale and White in the first 7 minutes of the half.

Half Time Casey Demons 11.5.71 lead Northern Blues 4.2.26 Goals C Wagner Weideman 2 Baker Gent Keilty Lockhart Machaya Pedersen White Disposals Pedersen 18 C Wagner 15 J Wagner 14

Corey Wagner gets a double 50 metre penalty and goals.

Another goal for the Blues who are playing much better this quarter.

Long goal to Kerr of the Blues and the difference is 47 points.

Sam Weideman marks and goals - the first multiple goal kickers for the team. Casey 10.5.65 to Northern Blues 2.0.12

Quick reply for the Blues 12 to 59.

Mitch Gent goals from a mark 30m out.

Blues with the wind now and get a goal.

A kick for goal after the siren from Cory Machaya is on line. Quarter Time: Casey Demons 8.5.53 lead Northern Blues 0.0.0 Goals Baker Keilty Lockhart Machaya Pedersen C Wagner Weideman White Disposals C Wagner 9 Machaya Pedersen 8 White 7

Free kick and goal to Lockhart.

28 minutes gone and it’s 6.4.40 to 0.0.0.

Corey Wagner gets one to make it 37 zip.

Ginger Baker goals with a snap. 31 to 0.

Goal to Mitch White on comeback. Casey 4.1.25 to 0.0.0.

Declan Keilty takes a great mark and converts. Yes - Casey has the breeze.

Cam Pedersen snaps with the wind - 2.1.13 to 0.0.0

Sam Weideman snags the first goal.

Not long to go for the start of today's game at Casey Fields. There's a bit of a northerly wind blowing down the ground which often affects games down here at this time of the year. It certainly had an influence on the VFLW curtain raiser between Casey and Carlton in which the Demons prevailed by 10 points scoring 5.7.37 to 3.9.27. They won the toss and had first use of the wind and kicked three goals in the first six minutes. I believe that Dean Kent has been held back as emergency for tomorrow and will be sit this game out.

Just a note on Harley Balic who retired this week. Harley played his best game for Casey in Round 1 against Coburg when he starred with six goals, a performance which could have gained him a promotion to the AFL. However, it's worth remembering that was the week when Tom Bugg (4) and Dean Kent (3) got among the goals in Melbourne's win against North Melbourne leaving no place available for Balic in the team. From there however, it was a bit of a downhill ride for Harley. He was injured late in the second game against Werribee after kicking an important last quarter goal just when Casey was asserting its authority on the game. He missed the next two matches with a plantar fascia injury and returned in Round 6 against the Box Hill Hawks. He put in one or two handy performances including a 3 goal effort against Port Melbourne but more lately seemed to have some quiet patches, flashing in and out of games. Some of his last appearances for the club were played in some shocking conditions against Essendon and North Melbourne (who were kept goalless). He certainly never came near to emulating his debut display and his non-selection against Footscray was a bit of a mystery. He played against the Cats but was nowhere near his best. I suppose that the writing was on the wall and the tale of his more recent vanilla performances has now been resolved. If his heart wasn’t in it and he has lost his passion for the game, then he is doing what his right for his club, his teammates and most importantly, for himself. I wish him good luck for the future. On a side note, because Balic missed out on playing in Rounds 3 and 4 through his foot injury, every time he ran out to play with Casey, it was a winning game.