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All signs have been good so far for the scorps, another big test this week for them, a chance to be 4-2, good to see them run out the game against the bullants after a dissapointing finish to the Ballarat game, had them beat for 106 minutes. i notice the critics of the scorps have gone back inside their shell a bit lately, i like it. however must be on their game against Willy, should be a good game. Go Scorps
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CaseyRadio Wed, 24 May 2006 - 20:37
From a commentators perspective Casey Fields is one of the best on offer Have a commentary area for media, slighty gets cut off by pavillion Great surface, jury is still out on total facilities for watching football Very open and conditions have been terrible. May be different on a good day, wind will be a problem for years to come. No different to a lot of VFL grounds Trevor Barker and Burbank for example Overall facilities seem better then whats on offer at some grounds, but every ground has its own unqiue features. Thats why its a home ground advantage. Looking at crowd sizes may have saved the scorpions and take them into the future. Promising local talent and mix of experience have them firing Guys finally this website is a forum for VFL followers not a school playground. Keep your personal opinoins out of the forums and in the PM's ive seen great websites like this one destroyed when ego's rule. Promote the VFL and respect each other views :D
CaseyRadio Wed, 24 May 2006 - 22:46
Just referring to a few posts where people seem to be arguing and picking negatives towards the comp. We cant change it so we may aswell support everything as much as we can People can have different opinions on every matter but when it comes personal with quotes of what people are and not saying in posts is a waste of time
footyman Wed, 24 May 2006 - 22:57
CaseyRadio wrote:Just referring to a few posts where people seem to be arguing and picking negatives towards the comp. We cant change it so we may aswell support everything as much as we can
Fair enough, but sometimes to make something better, discussing negatives and pushing for improvement is the only way to do it. If something is no good and nobody mentions it and takes your approach, it isn't likely to get fixed. There should be no issue towards people picking up negatives on the competition, we all post because we have a keen interest in the competition, but from time to time, some of us more than others have suggestions on things which would make the competition better in our opinion. Putting up with what you have if its no good is a form of complacency.
Dolphin Wed, 24 May 2006 - 23:08
CaseyRadio wrote:Overall facilities seem better then whats on offer at some grounds, but every ground has its own unqiue features.
That's probably a personal opinion! [quote:504acca128="CaseyRadio"]Promising local talent [/quote] I'm not too sure about this one. Its been raised a fair bit in a number of differant places, and I just don't see the "local" bit hitting the boards just yet. The stand out kid at the moment would appear to be Mathews, and Ringwood is not too local. Of the others that played last weekend, only 3 players would be considered local, but I think the club is probably on the right path. However, you will find plenty of local guys being given a go at Frankston Park. 15 last weekend. [quote:504acca128="CaseyRadio"]Guys finally this website is a forum for VFL followers not a school playground. Keep your personal opinoins out of the forums and in the PM's ive seen great websites like this one destroyed when ego's rule. Promote the VFL and respect each other views :D[/quote] Mate, this is a bit rich. I have only ever read 2 comments on this site that could be considered personal attacks; if thats what you mean. Other than that, let me simply ask if we can not offer personal opinions, then who's opinions should we offer. Yours? Ghandi's? Osama's? I think we should probably offer our own, personal opinions. Would be much more realistic.
sam Thu, 25 May 2006 - 21:39

Biagi,Bruin,Hobbs,Rigg,Harrison,Carmody,Cann,Boyd are all locals and they all played in the seniors last week.Fraser is from their feeder club so that must be consisdered local.Bye the way Fraser who is 18 has played Key position in every game and is flying.Played a super game against Cloke last week.Cosgriff is now a local given he lives in Cranbourne.Morse satrted at Box Hill but they didn't want him and he lives in Lyndhurst which is local.That is now 11.Matthews granted comes from Ringwood,no not a local but no one else wanted him so you would have to say a very smart recruiting decision.Bye the way Dolphin has Frankston managed to beat any of the top sides yet or are they only going to beat sides below them. So if you cant beat the top sides it will be another wasted year paying out all of that money for players who will not take you any where.You will not go close as your mid field is poor and generally gets beaten most weeks.Lucky you have got Edwards as without him it would have been a long year. If you have something to say make sure you get some of your facts straight. Sam
Dolphin Thu, 25 May 2006 - 22:58
sam wrote:Biagi,Bruin,Hobbs,Rigg,Harrison,Carmody,Cann,Boyd are all locals and they all played in the seniors last week.Fraser is from their feeder club so that must be consisdered local.Bye the way Fraser who is 18 has played Key position in every game and is flying.Played a super game against Cloke last week.Cosgriff is now a local given he lives in Cranbourne.Morse satrted at Box Hill but they didn't want him and he lives in Lyndhurst which is local.That is now 11.Matthews granted comes from Ringwood,no not a local but no one else wanted him so you would have to say a very smart recruiting decision.Bye the way Dolphin has Frankston managed to beat any of the top sides yet or are they only going to beat sides below them. So if you cant beat the top sides it will be another wasted year paying out all of that money for players who will not take you any where.You will not go close as your mid field is poor and generally gets beaten most weeks.Lucky you have got Edwards as without him it would have been a long year. If you have something to say make sure you get some of your facts straight.
No problem with my facts. But to deal with the simple issues first, picking up Aaron Edwards had nothing to do with luck. It was effective recruiting management. The second simple point is simply that I hear Sandringham are not a bad side, so yeah, I reckon we will probably beat sides above us. But not for long because there won't be many above us before too long. Now, my comment that you appear to be taking exception to was the "developing young kids" comment. As I said in my post, I have no problem with the approach Casey have taken. I have an issue with the spin about all of that local kids that get a go at Casey. Thats the issue, simply the spin. And I compared the facts to the situation at Frankston. But just to fill you in, the 2 developing kids I included were in fact Fraser and Boyd. The fact that nobody apparently wanted Mathews does not make him a local. It doesnt detract from his ability, but he's not a local. To identify as a "developing kid" I excluded players that have played a fair bit of footy prior to this season. If we consider those that have 2 seasons of senior footy before this year (call it 30 games) then that leaves Harrison (Prahran in any event), Carmody, Rigg, Cann (been everywhere), Bruin (not a local at Springvale) all out. My comment really related to the LOCAL CASEY kids that has been hyped. I just couldn't see where they were other than Fraser & Boyd. But maybe I should give you Biagi & Hobbs, but I had left them out as they were at Springvale prior to the move and didn't seem to fit the criteria. Though it may have been worth the discussion, for what its worth.
sam Fri, 26 May 2006 - 11:31

Bruin is a local and is only 20 yrs of age.Biagi ,Hobbs,only 20 yrs of age.I respect your point of view and what you are saying but remember this is the first year at Casey and every one was very neagative early days about the move so from what i hear recruiting was hard.But now that they are in the new venue it will become easier to recruit players from that area. Sam
Dolphin Fri, 26 May 2006 - 12:25
sam wrote:Bruin is a local and is only 20 yrs of age.Biagi ,Hobbs,only 20 yrs of age.I respect your point of view and what you are saying but remember this is the first year at Casey and every one was very neagative early days about the move so from what i hear recruiting was hard.But now that they are in the new venue it will become easier to recruit players from that area. Sam
I basically agree with you. My simple point was in relation to attracting local "Casey" kids. That's what I read as having been pumped up. Do doubt it will over time, just hasn't happened yet. I agree that it will now be easier, but with all the hype that surrounded the move, I can't agree with your comment that "every one was very neagative early days about the move" It was spun as a great opportunity for the local area. No doubt it will be in time. Gee, I am getting repetitive. Time. It will take time. It will be great in time. I actually beleive that it will.