Casey Scorpions

[Frankencow]

Does anyone follow VFL enough to know which St. Kilda players will be available for the VFL finals? Now that our local footy season is over I'm going to have some time on my hands and was considering having a look. Are they a chance of going ok? Never really follow VFL. I read about the 12/10 rule already too, so no need to explain that.

 

[Kildonan]

Can't help re: availability

BENDIGO BOMBERS 6.2 9.4 13.8 16.10 (106)
CASEY SCORPIONS 2.1 7.3 9.5 15. 9 (99)

Goals:
Bendigo: Connaughton 2 Johns 2 Neagle 2 Houli 2 Carter 2 Cloke Bradley Bolton Lee Atkinson Heffernan.
Casey Scorpions: Garrubba 4 Sweeney 3 Matthews 2 Allen 2 Watts 2 Armitage Raymond.

Best:
Bendigo: Flaherty Cloke Chartres Hille Jolley Peverill.
Casey Scorpions: Matthews Carmody Garrubba McQualter Unsworth Armitage.

Reports:
Nil.

At Casey Fields.

 

[Inside Goss]

From vfl.com website:

For the Scorpions:
Barry Brooks
Robert Eddie*
Andrew McQualter
James Gwilt
Mathew Ferguson
James Wall*
Jarryn Geary*
David Armitage
Fergus Watts
Brett Voss
Phillip Raymond
Luke Van Rheenen*
Justin Sweeney
Brad Howard
Jarryd Allen*
Shane Birss

- Raphael Clarke Needs 1 more game (selected for St.Kilda this week.
- Clinton Jones* needs the last 2 games.
- Andrew Thompson needs the last 2 games, but I think he's been selected for St. Kilda this week.
We could go in with an extremely string line up finals time, perhaps missing another experienced ruckman (Clark and Rix have had their share of injurues and therefore we missed out on 1 coming back meaning neither can qualify.)
But i'm pretty satisfied with the players we will have available.

The scorpions will probably have close to the strongest AFL listed players to choose from out of all the VFL clubs.

They are are genuine threat to anyone, and in the run home have beaten Geelong and Williamstown,(2nd and 4th) pushed Coburg twice this season (3rd could have/should have won both almost)

AS well as beating Nth Ballarat(5th) Northen Bullants(7th) and Port Melbounre (8th)

A slow start cost them top 4, but have since won 7 of 10 or something similar.


The 12/10 rule refers to a maximum of 12 AFL listed players selected per final.
The qualifying rule being that a player must have played no less than 7 VFL games and no more than 12 AFL games throughout the season.
Having said that, the scorpions in most weeks have no more than 11/11 and I think only once have had 13/9 (possibly when Hamill played) so our line up will barely be altered in comparison to e.g Williamston or the Bendigo Bombers who we lost by 1 goal to on the weekend with blokes like Watson, Hille, Peverill etc. playing for them.


Due to the structure of VFL finals I think we have already been gauranteed a Home final first week, so it would be fantastic to get as much support as possible as they are a genuine threat, and I would say deserved of at least a preliminary final playoff.

 

[ChrisFooty]

Casey have been in great form (basically since st.kilda's injury toll shortened) I haven't heard anything suggesting st.kilda will select andrew thompson this week?

Also, why did Springvale merge or change to Casey? Just wondering.

 

[ChrisL#12]

Yeah. Since when do the sides get selected on Monday. Nostradamus!

 

[Inside Goss]

Casey have been in great form (basically since st.kilda's injury toll shortened) I haven't heard anything suggesting st.kilda will select andrew thompson this week?


Also, why did Springvale merge or change to Casey? Just wondering.

re. Andrew Thompson; The iceman post was posted on Friday on vflfooty.com, so I would suggest they were referring to the weekend just gone, not the weekend coming. Clearly he didn't play, but he didn't play for Casey either, not sure what happend there he may be injured.

re springvale - Casey;
With increasing costs and financial demand for VFL clubs Springvale eventually had no option but to relocate, otherwise fold as a football club.

A number of factors contributed to this:

-Many VFL clubs own.operate gaming venues, Springvale tried tirelesly to get one, each time they failed.
-Their home ground at newcomen road was severley run down, some of the plans to improve facilities were rejected, leaving the ground well below VFL standards. On top of this they could barely afford major renovations anyway.
- The club played quite a number of home games at Shepley Oval in Dandenog, however the council gave priority of games times and training times and days to Dandenong stingrays, leaving Springvale in a sitiuation where they were unable to fully relocate to Shepley.
- On top of this, when TAC cup clubs and VFL clubs formed alignments, Frankston were given Dandenong as an Alignment, and Springvale got Gippsland, who they would rarely be able to recruit due to location etc. (i think 3 players in 4 seasons or something similar)
- The club played some home games at moorabin, however could never get and maintain a solid supporterbase as it wasn't their ground, and they did not train etc. there.
- The club tried to relocate to the newly developed Waverly park, as this is just 3km from the heart of springvale, I believe as a co-tennant with Hawthorn. not sure of exact reson, but obviously didn't happen, the club tried on numerous occasions to gain gaming venue/license etc. in this area also and again failed as none became available.
- on top of all of this, Springvale itself didn't have an overly large Aussie Rules following in comparison to other Areas, and crowds slowly began to decline.

- The city of Casey was desperate for an elite Aussie Rules team in the area, I'm not sure who approached who, but they were able to negotiate a brand new $5 million complex in Victorias fastest growing municipality, on top of this, they had pre approved a sport club/gaming venue with a large number of EGMs for both Caseys benifit and the benifit of other clubs using the Casey Fields complex (i.e Casey-Southmelbounre CC, Cranbourne football club tennis club etc.) however Casey would recieve 50% of didvidends.
- The move out there also allowed for closer relationship with the Gippsland Power, the aligned TAC club.

Obviously relocationg was heart breaking for many Springvale faithful, and the club did absoloutely everything in their power to avoid it, however for the long term survival it was inevitable.


Just on their recent form, it has been fantastic that the St.Kilda injury list has shortened, this gives the scorpions enormous help, the saints/scorps realationship this season has been the best since it began both on and off the field. For the first time as a Casey supporter, I am at ease with the relationship and set up!

 

[surfer1]

Can't help re: availability

BENDIGO BOMBERS 6.2 9.4 13.8 16.10 (106)
CASEY SCORPIONS 2.1 7.3 9.5 15. 9 (99)

Goals:
Bendigo: Connaughton 2 Johns 2 Neagle 2 Houli 2 Carter 2 Cloke Bradley Bolton Lee Atkinson Heffernan.
Casey Scorpions: Garrubba 4 Sweeney 3 Matthews 2 Allen 2 Watts 2 Armitage Raymond.

Best:
Bendigo: Flaherty Cloke Chartres Hille Jolley Peverill.
Casey Scorpions: Matthews Carmody Garrubba McQualter Unsworth Armitage.

Reports:
Nil.

At Casey Fields.

Hi I am a friend of Stefan Garrubba, how has he been going? I know he was injured for a while.

 

[St DAC]

He played well last Sunday; was named in the best players, and snagged a goal or 2 as well.

 

[surfer1]

He played well last Sunday; was named in the best players, and snagged a goal or 2 as well.

Thanks worst thing ever happened to him was to get rookie listed tio Swans, never got a chance. Still only 20-21 so who knows maybe a mature rookie listing

 

[Goedy]

good to see young Phil Raymond kick a goal.

 

[Frankencow]

Is Birss eligible for the Scorpions, and if so, would he get picked? Dud.

 

[sainter]

Thanks for that excellent summary Inside Goss.