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BLOW UP by KC from Casey The Casey Scorpions surrendered a 26 point half time lead over the Werribee Tigers and any chance it might have had of a double chance in the VFL finals on a wild and woolly day at Casey Fields. The game was strongly affected by the weather conditions with a stiff breeze blowing down the ground until three quarter time when the heavens opened and brought torrential rain, making scoring well nigh impossible. It could be argued that the gods conspired against the Scorpions because they missed out on the wind advantage in that final term and that this was a significant factor in the 39 point turn around that led to their demise by 13 points. After all, both sides were able to score seven goals when they had their respective turns of kicking with the wind in the second and third quarters. Casey also lost significant scoring power when goal kicking youngster Jayden Hunt withdrew before the game and another goal kicker in tall forward Max King came off with a hamstring injury in the third term, adding to the team's shortage of key forwards with Tim Smith's absence. To make matters worse, Dean Terlich also came off not long after King, leaving the home side with a reduced bench to deal with playing in the difficult conditions that faced them in trying to catch up in the ensuing slog. However, Casey had itself to blame for its parlous circumstances. It dominated the opening 20 minutes, despite kicking into the breeze but managed a mere four behinds to a single goal, then conceded two goals and pulled one back through Tom Muir who reaped the advantage of some good play by King. Jack Fitzpatrick was dominant in defence in the early stages taking several strong marks and outstretching his smaller opponents whilst not giving anything away when the ball hit the ground. The eight point quarter time deficit was reeled in and, with the ruck combination of Jamar and Spencer well on top, a dominant midfield led by Aiden Riley, Ben Newton and Matt Jones and new-found accuracy in front of goal, Casey dominated the second. The tables turned after half time with the Tigers nullifying the ruck advantage but the clock had ticked past seven minutes before the visitors scored their first for the quarter with the now roaring gale behind it. The wind strength at this stage was enormous ahead of the threatening rain and Werribee took full advantage despite a brief fightback when Angus Scott and Newton goaled to restore the lost lead. However, the quarter dragged on until the 36th minute and three late goals gave Werribee an 8 point lead just as the rains came tumbling down. The Scorpions players who has no doubt been expecting the advantage of the wind to help bring them home were suddenly brought down to earth with a thud. They were outplayed by the Werribee small men who ran out the game brilliantly and tackled strongly against an opposition that looked shot and simply went through the motions unable to score more than a single point in the antarctic conditions that smothered the ground. The Scorpions have now lost two vital games on end against opposition similarly placed on the ladder and their season is in danger of coming to a screeching halt. That this has occurred when it has had more AFL listed players at its disposal is worrying with several careers on the line in coming matches as they confront the top three teams in the competition in the run home. 2015 Peter Jackson VFL Casey Scorpions 1.6.12 8.7.55 10.8.68 10.9.69 Werribee Tigers 3.2.20 4.5.29 11.10.76 12.10.82 Goals Casey Scorpions King Newton 2 Muir Page Salem Scott Terlich Toumpas Werribee Tigers Porter Wood 3 Reid Sodomaco 2 Fordham Harper Best Casey Scorpions Fitzpatrick Riley Salem White Newton M Jones Werribee Tigers Hanson Daw Porter Brett McMahon Conway Statistics Rohan Bail 17 disposals 12 kicks 5 handballs 2 marks 8 tackles 81 dream team points Jack Fitzpatrick 19 disposals 11 kicks 8 handballs 10 marks 77 dream team points Mark Jamar 1 behind 14 disposals 11 kicks 3 handballs 47 hit outs 84 dream team points Matt Jones 29 disposals 25 kicks 4 handballs 5 marks 13 tackles 145 dream team points Jay Kennedy-Harris 6 disposals 3 kicks 3 handballs 9 tackles 48 dream team points Max King 2 goals 1 behind 6 disposals 5 kicks 1 handball 2 marks 1 tackle 41 dream team points Jordie McKenzie disposals kicks handballs marks tackles dream team points Ben Newton 2 goals 1 behind 21 disposals 14 kicks 7 handballs 1 mark 6 tackles 93 dream team points Aidan Riley 29 disposals 13kicks 16 handballs 2 marks 13 tackles 121 dream team points Christian Salem 1 goal 14 disposals 8 kicks 6 handballs 1 mark 5 tackles 65 dream team points Jake Spencer 12 disposals 6 kicks 6 handballs 5 marks 2 tackles 32 hit outs 84 dream team points Dean Terlich 1 goal 9 disposals 7 kicks 2 handballs 1 mark 2 tackles 39 dream team points Jimmy Toumpas 1 goal two behinds 15 disposals 7 kicks 8 handballs 3 marks 7 tackles 79 dream team points Mitch White 18 disposals 12 kicks 6 handballs 3marks 1 tackles 62 dream team points The Development League team made the most of the conditions dominating the first half and coasting to an easy 57 point win. 2015 AFL Victoria Development League Casey Scorpions 4.3.27 8.7.55 9.10.64 12.15.87 Werribee Tigers 0.5.5 0.6.6 3.6.24 4.6.30 Goals Casey Scorpions Rennie 3 Anderson 2 Fisscher Godfrey Lang Pattison Rosier Thwaites Wyatt Werribee Tigers Kolang 3 Wales Best Casey Scorpions Wilson Pattison Hannon Walmsley Rosier Anderson Werribee Tigers Taylor O'Shea Jawad Wales Robinson

The Casey Scorpions surrendered a 26 point half time lead over the Werribee Tigers and any chance it might have had of a double chance in the VFL finals on a wild and woolly day at Casey Fields. The game was strongly affected by the weather conditions with a stiff breeze blowing down the ground until three quarter time when the heavens opened and brought torrential rain, making scoring well nigh impossible. It could be argued that the gods conspired against the Scorpions because they missed out on the wind advantage in that final term and that this was a significant factor in the 39 point turn around that led to their demise by 13 points. After all, both sides were able to score seven goals when they had their respective turns of kicking with the wind in the second and third quarters. Casey also lost significant scoring power when goal kicking youngster Jayden Hunt withdrew before the game and another goal kicker in tall forward Max King came off with a hamstring injury in the third term, adding to the team's shortage of key forwards with Tim Smith's absence. To make matters worse, Dean Terlich also came off not long after King, leaving the home side with a reduced bench to deal with playing in the difficult conditions that faced them in trying to catch up in the ensuing slog. However, Casey had itself to blame for its parlous circumstances. It dominated the opening 20 minutes, despite kicking into the breeze but managed a mere four behinds to a single goal, then conceded two goals and pulled one back through Tom Muir who reaped the advantage of some good play by King. Jack Fitzpatrick was dominant in defence in the early stages taking several strong marks and outstretching his smaller opponents whilst not giving anything away when the ball hit the ground. The eight point quarter time deficit was reeled in and, with the ruck combination of Jamar and Spencer well on top, a dominant midfield led by Aiden Riley, Ben Newton and Matt Jones and new-found accuracy in front of goal, Casey dominated the second. The tables turned after half time with the Tigers nullifying the ruck advantage but the clock had ticked past seven minutes before the visitors scored their first for the quarter with the now roaring gale behind it. The wind strength at this stage was enormous ahead of the threatening rain and Werribee took full advantage despite a brief fightback when Angus Scott and Newton goaled to restore the lost lead. However, the quarter dragged on until the 36th minute and three late goals gave Werribee an 8 point lead just as the rains came tumbling down. The Scorpions players who has no doubt been expecting the advantage of the wind to help bring them home were suddenly brought down to earth with a thud. They were outplayed by the Werribee small men who ran out the game brilliantly and tackled strongly against an opposition that looked shot and simply went through the motions unable to score more than a single point in the antarctic conditions that smothered the ground. The Scorpions have now lost two vital games on end against opposition similarly placed on the ladder and their season is in danger of coming to a screeching halt. That this has occurred when it has had more AFL listed players at its disposal is worrying with several careers on the line in coming matches as they confront the top three teams in the competition in the run home. 2015 Peter Jackson VFL Casey Scorpions 1.6.12 8.7.55 10.8.68 10.9.69 Werribee Tigers 3.2.20 4.5.29 11.10.76 12.10.82 Goals Casey Scorpions King Newton 2 Muir Page Salem Scott Terlich Toumpas Werribee Tigers Porter Wood 3 Reid Sodomaco 2 Fordham Harper Best Casey Scorpions Fitzpatrick Riley Salem White Newton M Jones Werribee Tigers Hanson Daw Porter Brett McMahon Conway Statistics Rohan Bail 17 disposals 12 kicks 5 handballs 2 marks 8 tackles 81 dream team points Jack Fitzpatrick 19 disposals 11 kicks 8 handballs 10 marks 77 dream team points Mark Jamar 1 behind 14 disposals 11 kicks 3 handballs 47 hit outs 84 dream team points Matt Jones 29 disposals 25 kicks 4 handballs 5 marks 13 tackles 145 dream team points Jay Kennedy-Harris 6 disposals 3 kicks 3 handballs 9 tackles 48 dream team points Max King 2 goals 1 behind 6 disposals 5 kicks 1 handball 2 marks 1 tackle 41 dream team points Jordie McKenzie disposals kicks handballs marks tackles dream team points Ben Newton 2 goals 1 behind 21 disposals 14 kicks 7 handballs 1 mark 6 tackles 93 dream team points Aidan Riley 29 disposals 13kicks 16 handballs 2 marks 13 tackles 121 dream team points Christian Salem 1 goal 14 disposals 8 kicks 6 handballs 1 mark 5 tackles 65 dream team points Jake Spencer 12 disposals 6 kicks 6 handballs 5 marks 2 tackles 32 hit outs 84 dream team points Dean Terlich 1 goal 9 disposals 7 kicks 2 handballs 1 mark 2 tackles 39 dream team points Jimmy Toumpas 1 goal two behinds 15 disposals 7 kicks 8 handballs 3 marks 7 tackles 79 dream team points Mitch White 18 disposals 12 kicks 6 handballs 3marks 1 tackles 62 dream team points The Development League team made the most of the conditions dominating the first half and coasting to an easy 57 point win. 2015 AFL Victoria Development League Casey Scorpions 4.3.27 8.7.55 9.10.64 12.15.87 Werribee Tigers 0.5.5 0.6.6 3.6.24 4.6.30 Goals Casey Scorpions Rennie 3 Anderson 2 Fisscher Godfrey Lang Pattison Rosier Thwaites Wyatt Werribee Tigers Kolang 3 Wales Best Casey Scorpions Wilson Pattison Hannon Walmsley Rosier Anderson Werribee Tigers Taylor O'Shea Jawad Wales Robinson

ON THE BRINK by KC from Casey The first thing many of those arriving for Sunday's VFL Elimination Final between Casey Scorpions and Werribee noticed was that it was springtime, the sun was shining and that conditions were perfect for a great game of football. There was a bit of wind about and it was favouring one end but nobody would have expected the huge influence it had on the game and its ultimate result by the end of the day. Then again, few would have contemplated that Casey would finish on a final score of 3.10.28 when the Scorpions had started the game so brightly with goals to Mitchell Gent and Tim Smith barely five minutes in when they led with the aid of the breeze by 2.1.13 to nil. What transpired from that point on is difficult to explain but one has to give credit to Werribee for closing down the game and bottling it up for long periods of time and wearing the minor premiers down in a battle of attrition on their home ground that saw them kick one goal halfway through the third term and no more for the whole day. They had gone from being on the brink of a preliminary final appearance to having an appointment back at the ground for a semi final in a very short space of time. Werribee did not do all that much better offensively than its opponent but the Tigers were able to trouble the scoreboard enough in the second quarter to gain the necessary momentum to sustain a victory in one of the most defensive games of football seen for a long while. Both teams were successful in the tactic of dropping players back and playing to the defensive side. Werribee gained a bonus with a goal against the wind late in the opening quarter (the only one of the entire game) and narrowed the Casey lead to a matter of points early in the second. By then, the blustery conditions were making it extremely difficult to score even with the wind advantage and it took the Tigers until the 24 minute mark to hit the lead and another on half time secured a good lead at the break. The visitors then proceeded to suffocate the minor premiers in the third term keeping them down to a solitary goal to Michael Riseley in the middle of the quarter for Casey to momentarily grab the lead. However, from that point onwards, Werribee took control and did almost all of the scoring to finish with a solid three goal victory. Any chance the Scorpions might have had of getting back into the game was squandered by wayward delivery into the forward line in the wretched conditions. The only forward who was able to come out on top in this game was Werribee's McKinley who finished with a hard earned three goals for the day while Casey missed its top goalkicker Jack Fitzpatrick who had played the night before for the Demons. The Scorps were well served in the ruck by Jake Spencer and by the on ball efforts of Tom Couch, James Magner and Jordan Gysberts while Michael Riseley and Luke Tynan continued on their upward path of improvement which has been a highlight of the club's season. The Scorpions are a young team with many inexperienced players and one would not be writing them off yet. They return to Casey Fields next Saturday to play Williamstown who ironically, were their opponents when they met there in the opening round of the season when the Scorpions won a cliff hanger. HOW THE DEMONS FARED Down to only nine MFC listed players (James Strauss was a no show), we had a rare occurrence of not a single goal coming from a Demon in a Casey game. Only a few really contributed and the situation will only get worse next week with Spencer and Fitzpatrick unlikely to be available and Williams not recovering fast enough to get back in the side. Matthew Bate (13 kicks, 6 handballs, 3 marks, 3 tackles) - had a good day personally in conditions difficult for his team. Lucas Cook (2 kicks, 3 handballs, 1 mark, 2 tackles) - had a quiet day. Tom Couch (14 kicks, 3 handballs, 3 marks, 3 tackles) - not as many touches of the ball as usual but still went in hard for the ball. Troy Davis (7 kicks, 4 hanballs, 5 marks, 2 tackles) - his opponent was Werribee's Ben McKinley who kicked as many goals as Casey did on the day (3) but Davis contested hard and added some good run out of defence at times. Jordan Gysberts (10 kicks, 12 handballs, 7 marks, 5 tackles) - played well early on a wing and then moved to the midfield where he was a solid contributor. James Magner (10 kicks, 14 handballs, 3 marks, 5 tackles) - work hard all day and was his teams most effective midfielder. Brent Moloney (5 kicks, 9 handballs, 2 marks, 4 tackles) - Beamer was heavily tagged and failed to exert any influence on the game. Jai Sheahan (12 kicks, 4 handballs, 5 marks) - an impressive performance in the back half on a day meant for defenders. Jake Spencer (8 kicks, 8 handballs, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 24 hit outs) - won in the ruck against Werribee's Majak Daw and gave his team good drive around the ground. Casey Scorpions 2.4.16 2.5.17 3.9.27 3.10.28 Werribee Tigers 1.0.6 4.2.26 4.7.31 6.10.46 Goals Casey Scorpions Gent Riseley Smith Werribee Tigers McKinley 3 Harding Speight Warren Best Casey Scorpions Riseley Magner L Tynan Sheahan Panozza Gysberts Werribee Tigers Harding Sierakowski Hartigan McKinley Mather Sharp Poor kicking for goal derailed the development league side's season in the elimination final against the competition's other Tigers from Coburg. Casey Scorpions 0.1.1 2.6.18 3.10.28 8.21.69 Coburg Tigers 5.0.30 7.2.44 14.5.89 15.5.95 Goals Casey Scorpions Weekes 2 Galvin Page Pollard Rosier Salton Thompson Coburg Tigers Hore 5 Barrack Maric 2 Bamblett Dimartino Duhau Hogan Jordan Robertella Best Casey Scorpions Pollard Cleven Page McGillivray-Smith Troutman Bull Coburg Tigers Tanner Brandt Hore Cartelli Saville Linton

ON THE BRINK by KC from Casey The first thing many of those arriving for Sunday's VFL Elimination Final between Casey Scorpions and Werribee noticed was that it was springtime, the sun was shining and that conditions were perfect for a great game of football. There was a bit of wind about and it was favouring one end but nobody would have expected the huge influence it had on the game and its ultimate result by the end of the day. Then again, few would have contemplated that Casey would finish on a final score of 3.10.28 when the Scorpions had started the game so brightly with goals to Mitchell Gent and Tim Smith barely five minutes in when they led with the aid of the breeze by 2.1.13 to nil. What transpired from that point on is difficult to explain but one has to give credit to Werribee for closing down the game and bottling it up for long periods of time and wearing the minor premiers down in a battle of attrition on their home ground that saw them kick one goal halfway through the third term and no more for the whole day. They had gone from being on the brink of a preliminary final appearance to having an appointment back at the ground for a semi final in a very short space of time. Werribee did not do all that much better offensively than its opponent but the Tigers were able to trouble the scoreboard enough in the second quarter to gain the necessary momentum to sustain a victory in one of the most defensive games of football seen for a long while. Both teams were successful in the tactic of dropping players back and playing to the defensive side. Werribee gained a bonus with a goal against the wind late in the opening quarter (the only one of the entire game) and narrowed the Casey lead to a matter of points early in the second. By then, the blustery conditions were making it extremely difficult to score even with the wind advantage and it took the Tigers until the 24 minute mark to hit the lead and another on half time secured a good lead at the break. The visitors then proceeded to suffocate the minor premiers in the third term keeping them down to a solitary goal to Michael Riseley in the middle of the quarter for Casey to momentarily grab the lead. However, from that point onwards, Werribee took control and did almost all of the scoring to finish with a solid three goal victory. Any chance the Scorpions might have had of getting back into the game was squandered by wayward delivery into the forward line in the wretched conditions. The only forward who was able to come out on top in this game was Werribee's McKinley who finished with a hard earned three goals for the day while Casey missed its top goalkicker Jack Fitzpatrick who had played the night before for the Demons. The Scorps were well served in the ruck by Jake Spencer and by the on ball efforts of Tom Couch, James Magner and Jordan Gysberts while Michael Riseley and Luke Tynan continued on their upward path of improvement which has been a highlight of the club's season. The Scorpions are a young team with many inexperienced players and one would not be writing them off yet. They return to Casey Fields next Saturday to play Williamstown who ironically, were their opponents when they met there in the opening round of the season when the Scorpions won a cliff hanger. HOW THE DEMONS FARED Down to only nine MFC listed players (James Strauss was a no show), we had a rare occurrence of not a single goal coming from a Demon in a Casey game. Only a few really contributed and the situation will only get worse next week with Spencer and Fitzpatrick unlikely to be available and Williams not recovering fast enough to get back in the side. Matthew Bate (13 kicks, 6 handballs, 3 marks, 3 tackles) - had a good day personally in conditions difficult for his team. Lucas Cook (2 kicks, 3 handballs, 1 mark, 2 tackles) - had a quiet day. Tom Couch (14 kicks, 3 handballs, 3 marks, 3 tackles) - not as many touches of the ball as usual but still went in hard for the ball. Troy Davis (7 kicks, 4 hanballs, 5 marks, 2 tackles) - his opponent was Werribee's Ben McKinley who kicked as many goals as Casey did on the day (3) but Davis contested hard and added some good run out of defence at times. Jordan Gysberts (10 kicks, 12 handballs, 7 marks, 5 tackles) - played well early on a wing and then moved to the midfield where he was a solid contributor. James Magner (10 kicks, 14 handballs, 3 marks, 5 tackles) - work hard all day and was his teams most effective midfielder. Brent Moloney (5 kicks, 9 handballs, 2 marks, 4 tackles) - Beamer was heavily tagged and failed to exert any influence on the game. Jai Sheahan (12 kicks, 4 handballs, 5 marks) - an impressive performance in the back half on a day meant for defenders. Jake Spencer (8 kicks, 8 handballs, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 24 hit outs) - won in the ruck against Werribee's Majak Daw and gave his team good drive around the ground. Casey Scorpions 2.4.16 2.5.17 3.9.27 3.10.28 Werribee Tigers 1.0.6 4.2.26 4.7.31 6.10.46 Goals Casey Scorpions Gent Riseley Smith Werribee Tigers McKinley 3 Harding Speight Warren Best Casey Scorpions Riseley Magner L Tynan Sheahan Panozza Gysberts Werribee Tigers Harding Sierakowski Hartigan McKinley Mather Sharp Poor kicking for goal derailed the development league side's season in the elimination final against the competition's other Tigers from Coburg. Casey Scorpions 0.1.1 2.6.18 3.10.28 8.21.69 Coburg Tigers 5.0.30 7.2.44 14.5.89 15.5.95 Goals Casey Scorpions Weekes 2 Galvin Page Pollard Rosier Salton Thompson Coburg Tigers Hore 5 Barrack Maric 2 Bamblett Dimartino Duhau Hogan Jordan Robertella Best Casey Scorpions Pollard Cleven Page McGillivray-Smith Troutman Bull Coburg Tigers Tanner Brandt Hore Cartelli Saville Linton