VFL Game Day VFL Round 18: Casey Scorpions vs Essendon (86 point loss; 43-129)

[eth-dog]

Another match to determine the makeup of the top 8 will occur this week, with both Casey and Essendon well in the mix for a home final, but more importantly a top 4 chance for the Scorpions, who can all but guarantee that with a win here.

Casey are coming into this match with good form, winning 4 of their past 5 games, and their one loss by a solitary point to Footscray, most recently beating Coburg by 13 goals. Sam Weideman and Dean Terlich were excellent up forward, kicking 3 goals apiece, whilst Viv Michie and Alex Neal-Bullen got 31 disposals and 2 goals apiece in the midfield.

Essendon are coming off a bye, but the week before was one to forget for the Dons, losing to Geelong by 13 goals as well. Jonathon Simpkin was best on for the bombers, collecting 35 disposals while James Polkinghorne earned himself a senior recall with 30 disposals himself. No multiple goal scorers for Essendon that day either.

Possible Essendon side:

FB: Ashby - Ferry - Freezer
HB: Dempsey - Grima - McNeice
MF: J Merrett - Simpkin - Long
HF: Redman - Grimley - Wallis
FF: Edwards - Nyuon - Dobson
OB: McKernan - Coghlan - Crowley
IC: Heppell - Heavyside - Carboni - Kommer - Holmes*

 

[Zach Package]

Apparently Ainsworth is a chance to be the 23rd for Casey this week

 

[eth-dog]

Apparently Ainsworth is a chance to be the 23rd for Casey this week

He will be.

 

[eDPS]

Would have loved to go to this game would have been perfect but the old man has his 50th bday that night bummer!

 

[pazza]

The toughest of the last 4 home and away games.

Casey has an average score of 95 at home. Weather forecast is for a cloudy Saturday, so that may mitigate dew on the surface during the evening.

 

[eth-dog]

The toughest of the last 4 home and away games.

Casey has an average score of 95 at home. Weather forecast is for a cloudy Saturday, so that may mitigate dew on the surface during the evening.

Williamstown are much better than Casey.

 

[ezard15]

where's alex morgan at? oh, and yestin eades?

 

[Lore]

where's alex morgan at? oh, and yestin eades?

Morgan: Hamstring
Eades: Named in the VFL side after being left out for a few weeks.

Named side is;
Michael Grima Ashby
Freezer Ferry Heppell
Stokes Hams Redman
J Merrett J Langford K Langford
Simpkin Grimley McKernan
Nyuon Crowley Coghlan

I/C: Heavyside, Eades, Holmes, Mcleod, Boyse, Long, Wallis, Edwards

23rd: Carboni

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2016-08-04/vfl-squad-vs-casey

 

[schmuttt]

Looking forward to this, making the mad rush home then over to Casey after our game against the Hawks.

Is Ainsworth the player Essendon asked to have permission to train with them?

 

[Its Manbearpig]

Looking forward to this, making the mad rush home then over to Casey after our game against the Hawks.

Is Ainsworth the player Essendon asked to have permission to train with them?

Nah It was Will Brodie.

 

[Bombers36]

Anyone know what the status is on Kommer, Jamar & Morgan please..??

 

[Yoda_]

Will be there. Couple of beers for the brothers birthday, head to the game then back to the brothers for more beers

#dedication

 

[Yoda_]

The toughest of the last 4 home and away games.

Casey has an average score of 95 at home. Weather forecast is for a cloudy Saturday, so that may mitigate dew on the surface during the evening.

No Weideman will help.

Feel the Scorpions have always been understrength in the back half, especially the KPD. If A Grimley or McKernan can get off the leash and kick 5+ then we could be a real shot.

 

[Lore]

Anyone know what the status is on Kommer, Jamar & Morgan please..??

Jamar is recovering from a hamstring still, earliest he'd be back playing anywhere is next week. Morgan also pinged a string, as mentioned a couple of posts up. Kommer is unaccounted for atm. He could be sick or injured, rested, away somewhere, on another alternate training program or any manner of other things.

 

[Harlequin]

Thinking of driving down to this game and dragging The_princess and the 16yo along

 

[Lore]

Thinking of driving down to this game and dragging The_princess and the 16yo along

If you do I'll meet you there/

 

[eth-dog]

Never been to a game in Casey fields before. Wish I could go but it's about a 45 minute walk from the station. * that.

 

[Zach Package]

Jamar is recovering from a hamstring still, earliest he'd be back playing anywhere is next week. Morgan also pinged a string, as mentioned a couple of posts up. Kommer is unaccounted for atm. He could be sick or injured, rested, away somewhere, on another alternate training program or any manner of other things.

Kommer could be in an alternate universe for all we know

 

[Lore]

Kommer could be in an alternate universe for all we know

Is he best 22 in this alternate universe?

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Kommer could be in an alternate universe for all we know

 

[eth-dog]

No Weideman will help.

Feel the Scorpions have always been understrength in the back half, especially the KPD. If A Grimley or McKernan can get off the leash and kick 5+ then we could be a real shot.

Normally yes, but they have Garland, Hutchins and Dunn as KPD's there. Have a feeling that we'll play Michael in defence given they still have Pederson, Keilty, Smith and Hulett down there. Unless you try to play someone like Ashby on Pederson and try to get more run off HB and stretch the Casey defence. How I think we'll line-up:

FB: Michael - Grima - Ashby
HB: Ferry - Freezer - Heppell
MF: Stokes - Holmes - Long
HF: Redman - J Langford - Crowley
FF: Eades - Grimley - Nyuon
OB: McKernan - Coghlan - Simpkin
IC: Heavyside - Wallis - Edwards - Boyse - Carboni*

Merrett in the seniors, along with one of Hams/Langford, the other carried over emergency.

 

[ezard15]

Morgan: Hamstring
Eades: Named in the VFL side after being left out for a few weeks.

Named side is;
Michael Grima Ashby
Freezer Ferry Heppell
Stokes Hams Redman
J Merrett J Langford K Langford
Simpkin Grimley McKernan
Nyuon Crowley Coghlan

I/C: Heavyside, Eades, Holmes, Mcleod, Boyse, Long, Wallis, Edwards

23rd: Carboni

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2016-08-04/vfl-squad-vs-casey

Thanks.

Any idea of either of them have shown much this year?

 

[Lore]

Thanks.

Any idea of either of them have shown much this year?

Morgan has been injured or on alternative training programs to prevent injury a lot this year. He's been limited to 8 VFL games in sporadic bursts between injuries, byes, etc. Eades had an interrupted preseason and a quad injury early in the piece. He's played 13 VFL games but none for the last few weeks. I'm not really a VFL watcher (other than the televised ones) so others might be able to give you more insight. Overall, I suspect the answer to your question is basically 'no, but...'

 

[Mercurial89]

Kommer could be in an alternate universe for all we know

There has always been a question mark on his ability but this latest absence which doesn't appear to be injury related appears to have put the full stop on his career.
Id say he is done.

 

[Zach Package]

There has always been a question mark on his ability but this latest absence which doesn't appear to be injury related appears to have put the full stop on his career.
Id say he is done.

Period