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THE FIRST STING by KC from Casey
The Casey Scorpions went into the new season very much an unknown factor with a new coach in Brad Gotch (the club's fourth in as many years) and with courageous skipper Kyle Matthews in the Alfred Hospital recovering from head injuries as a result of an incident outside a Hawthorn hotel last month. The club had a pressing need to cover for the departure of two quality key defenders in Alex Silvagni (Fremantle) and Peter Faulks (Williamstown) and there were residual issues following last year's finals fadeout in the face of a huge injury toll at AFL affiliate Melbourne.
Whenever, there's a new coaching regime in place, it takes time for all of the pieces to come together but when Gotch's charges came under intense pressure in their VFL season opener against Geelong on Saturday night they immediately showed the big crowd in attendance at Casey Fields their capacity to answer every challenge placed in their way with a brilliant come from behind eight point victory.
The Cats were quick out of the blocks with two early goals while the home team blazed away under the lights to kick five behinds in the first quarter. Geelong's early ascendancy was due mainly to its on ball division controlling the stoppages despite Jake Spencer's dominance in the ruck hit outs.
The second term opened in much the same way as the first with the Cats pushing forward and hammering home their advantage with two early goals. Casey struggled when it went into attack until a free kick from a ruck infringement to Spencer midway through the term finally helped his team to open its goal kicking account for the season.
This did not put an end to the Scorpions' wayward kicking for goal. Late in the term they had scored just one goal from eleven scoring shots before Stefan Martin hit the target. However, a Geelong goal on the siren maintained the Cats' 20-point at the main break.
Now was the time for the team to answer the challenge put to them succinctly by the coach at half time and this time it was to be the Scorpions scoring two goals to open the term and bring the deficit down to single figures. The Cats responded but the Scorpions came back at them and were finishing off much better with their tails up at the final break.
At this stage Martin had three goals, the defence was holding firm and young Michael Stockdale and ex-Collingwood recruit Danny Nicholls were getting on top of their opposition small men. The Scorps were ready for the first sting of the match.
The Cats momentarily regained their composure with a goal early in the final quarter but the Scorpions were now playing their best football for the night and some brilliant passages of play saw them gradually claw away at the gap between the teams. They peppered away at goal, hit the lead for the first time at the 21 minute mark and were still in attack at the final siren. The Scorpions had finished all over their opposition with the last three goals of the night.
The comeback victory was the result of a great team effort led by acting captain James Wall who never puts in a poor performance. He was well backed up by skilful left footer Ben Macreadie and the sublime youthful talent of Jack Watts who is destined for bigger things at another level of the game. Tom McNamara and Kyle Cheney who shadowed the dangerous Max Rooke were the pick of the defenders.
The result was even more pleasing considering that Casey produced several newcomers to its senior team. Scorpion listed Matthew Fieldsend, Danny Nicholls, Ricky Plummer and Cameron Purdy joined Demons Jordan Gysberts and Rhys Healey as VFL debutants. Mitchell Dowse took part in his first game as a Casey listed player having played once under the 23rd man rule when a member of the Gippsland Power Under 18s TAC Cup squad.
In the end it was a solid opening hit out for Casey which hosts first round loser Collingwood next Sunday.
Casey Scorpions 0.5.5 2.10.22 6.11.47 9.18.72
Geelong 2.5.17 6.6.42 8.8.56 9.10.64
Goals
Casey Scorpions Martin 3 M Dowse MacReadie McGough Maric Spencer Taylor
Geelong Johnson 3 Firman Hogan Raidme Smith A Varcoe West
Best
Casey Scorpions McNamara Stockdale Cheney Nicholls Watts MacReadie
Geelong West Hogan Laidler Gillies Cuthill Christensen
The Reserves travelled to windswept TEAC Oval, Port Melourne and had a good first half holding an 11 point lead at half time. However, the Borough runners held sway after half time and the Scorpions dropped away in the third term with the home side running over the top of them in the end.
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
Best
Casey Scorpions Creed Jones Patti Leeds Tynan Burke
Port Melbourne Neville McLaren Thornton Sengstock Keely Keddell |
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Practice Match
Casey Scorpions v Port Melbourne Saturday 3rd March Casey Fields Reserves @ 11.00am Seniors @ 2.00pm
2012 Practice Matches
All matches at Casey FieldsSaturday 3rd March
Scorpions v Pt Melbourne Saturday 10th March Scorpions v Box Hill Saturday 17th March Scorpions v Frankston Reserves at 11.00am Seniors at 2.00pm
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