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Led by a seven-goal haul from St Kilda-listed Matthew Ferguson and a 32-possession best-afield performance by Clinton Jones, the Scorpions led by 25 points at quarter-time and by 76 at the main break.

The Bullants kicked their first goal at the 26-minute mark of the second quarter.

The Scorpions had 14 goalkickers, but it was Jones, Leigh Fisher (25 disposals) and St Kilda rookie Andrew McQualter (24 disposals) who led the midfield dominance.

Ferguson was damaging as a deep forward with 14 kicks and seven handballs, Jason Blake was dominant around the ground with 26 possessions and Aaron Fiora had 22 touches in a variety of roles.

Adam Iacobucci, with 27 disposals, tried hard for the Bullants, while youngster Joe Anderson also impressed.

The win lifted Casey to third on the ladder, while the Bullants drop to 10th.

"It was obviously very disappointing. Casey got off to a good start," Teague said.

"They had a few bigger bodies in there. Leigh Fisher, Blake and Jones were probably a bit stronger than us and they just busted through us, broke our tackles and got the ball forward.

"To be honest, I felt sorry for some of our defenders. The ball was coming in fast. Some blokes left their mates under the pump more than they should have."

Teague said he was finding it tough to combine his on-field coaching role with trying to get a kick himself, but he said the help from assistant coach Matthew Lappin (24 disposals) was invaluable.

"When things are working, it's not so bad," he said.

"The biggest challenge is being able to communicate with the box. The runners come out to me a fair bit. I've just got to make sure I'm getting a kick myself.

"Matty's been good all year. He's got such a great football brain and then on the field he uses the ball well and rallies the troops."

St Kilda-listed ruckman Ben McEvoy, who won the Murray Bushrangers' best-and-fairest last year, again put his hand up for senior selection with an eye-catching 14-possession display that impressed coach Greg Hutchison.

"If he keeps playing like he did today, he's not going to be far away (from making his AFL debut)," Hutchison said.

Hutchison was also impressed with Ferguson, playing in his new role as a leading forward.

"He leads well, he's a good mark. He probably should have kicked another four or five because he missed some easy ones. I hope he gets the opportunity at AFL level again soon. If the door opens, he's going to be a chance," he said.

In yesterday's other game, Williamstown pulled away from Sandringham to win by 64 points at Burbank Oval.

Led by Ben Jolley and Western Bulldogs Callan Ward, Peter Street and Wayde Skipper, the Seagulls booted seven goals to one in the last quarter to win 19.16 (130) to 9.12 (66).

Sandringham coach Andy Lovell said Williamstown deserved to win.

"It was a big test against the form team of the competition and we failed miserably," he said.

"If you are not 100 per cent intense with everything you do, you pay the price."

On Saturday, Richmond midfielder Mark Coughlan returned from knee injury to help a star-studded Coburg Tigers line-up defeat Collingwood by 53 points. Coughlan played just over half a game and came through unscathed.

In other games, Bendigo had its second win this season, defeating Frankston by three points at Queen Elizabeth Oval; Geelong had a narrow 14-point win against Box Hill at Box Hill City Oval; North Ballarat beat Tasmania by 49 points at home; and Werribee had a spirited 15-point win against Port Melbourne at Chirnside Park.