What a win! The teams looked very even in the first quarter. I really believed that the game was going to go down to the wire. But some inspired footy from Port in the 2nd quarter opened the game up and from there it was all the Borough.
The second half really showed the difference between the two sides. I thought Fevola was good for Casey.. Especially considering the limited amount of opportunities he had.
Valenti was great all day. Shooter was very good as well... Particularly considering how much footy he had while the game was evenly balanced.
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David Fanning has hardly played a senior game this year, but he deserves special praise for his efforts.
first of all thanks burraburger and station hotel for the bbq before the game fantastic,i was very nervious about yesterdays game with port having bad starts in recent times,but the first quarter was promising.the game seemed to be of a really good standard comparing to todays game.In the second quarter we started our running game which gave us a 21 point lead at half time,guys like toby had leather poison,after half time the nerves had settled blondes were flowing easier and port had taken control.Special mention to fred fanning fantastic game,shooter mcmahon 5 goals,toby just on 40 touches,when players are down other players seem to step up,its only one final the journey must continue,enjoy the weeks rest and i get to play golf next week,bring on the prelim cheers jasonborough.
Port canes Casey in VFL
Paul Amy
From: Leader September 04, 2011 4:40pm
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FOR a team that was 18-0, a surprising number of people was prepared to predict a Port Melbourne defeat in Saturday's VFL qualifying final against the Casey Scorpions.
"They're ripe for the picking," was how one club general manager put it last Thursday, noting that Port's past three wins had been laboured affairs.
And Casey, brimming with the brilliance of Brendan Fevola, was coming off a 100-point caning of the Northern Bullants that gained it fourth position and the double chance.
But if the Borough had been struggling to get over the line, on Saturday it strolled over it, winning by 97 points to gain passage to the preliminary finals.
Who said were ripe for the picking? 18 straight suggests we couldnt wait for a game of real meaning. Well done Borough!
I've only watched (again) until quarter time. It was a good tough start. I really thought that at that stage Casey looked more dangerous than Port. It was just that the Borough really made more of our opportunities when it counted.
The game was a bloody good standard considering just how windy it was on Saturday.
Also I'll mention that it was a good crowd. The most we've had for a while. The Bullants v Bendigo game on the Sunday didn't look like it had anywhere near that in terms of crowd numbers.
I'll watch the 2nd Quarter tonight I hope.
Wow, what a long time a week is in footy. Win by 100 points, lose by 100 points. Port Melbourne were all class and dominated the midfield. We couldn't get a clean possession between the arcs. I actually thought Bastanis was crucial in that second quarter, really made a difference. After our first quarter into what seemed the 'non scoring' end, especially after the two's I thought we were a good chance, but Port really started to dominate the stoppages in the second then was all over by half way through the third...
Will be good to get Bate and Fitzpatrick back this weekend, but I think we;ll need to find a lot more to make up 100 points...