Casey Scorpions
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The Casey Scorpions Football Club is an Australian rules football
club in the Victorian Football League
(VFL). The club was founded in 1903 as the Springvale Football Club and played under the name Springvale. In its history it has won 21 premierships. In more recent years the club has played in the VFA/VFL and has won six premierships: 1983 (2nd Div), 1987, 1995, 1996, 1998 and 1999. Nevertheless, they were unable to survive in Springvale and have played in a number of different suburbs over the past ten years.
The club is now based at the VFL complex at Casey and plays home games at Casey Fields
in Cranbourne East. To reflect their various moves the team was renamed from "Springvale Scorpions" to simply "Scorpions" and, in 2006, to their current name of the "Casey Scorpions". While playing as the Casey Scorpions the legal name of the club is still the Springvale Football Club Ltd and it retains an SFC monogram on its guernsey. From 2009, Casey is affiliated with the Melbourne Football Club
after ending its affiliation with St Kilda.
was appointed senior coach for 2009 leading the Scorpions to 6th spot on the ladder. However, they lost in the first week of the finals to Collingwood
by 115 points. German was named VFL
coach of the year while James Wall and Alex Silvagni
were named in the team of the year.
Brad Gotch
took over the reins as coach for 2010. Casey started the season losing only one of their first 9 games, finishing 3rd overall losing just 4 games for the entire season but struggled in the finals missing key players through injury. The Scorpions lost the qualifying final against eventual premiers North Ballarat Roosters by 32 points and then to runners up Northern Bullants
by 12 points the following week.
Brad Miller
was awarded Casey best and fairest kicking 42 goals for the season including a ten goal haul against the Gold Coast Suns
.
On 8 March 2011, Casey signed troubled former Carlton
and Brisbane
AFL player Brendan Fevola
.
1987- Springvale 14 16 (100) d. Port Melbourne 7 20 (62) at Junction Oval
1995- Springvale 14 10 (94) d. Sandringham 6 15 (51) at Victoria Park
1983- Springvale 17 9 (111) d. Brunswick 13 16 (94) at Toorak Park
1996- Springvale 11 7 (73) d. Frankston 10 10 (70) at Princes Park
1998- Springvale 11 17 (83) d. Werribee 5 15 (45) at TEAC Oval
1999- Springvale 19 11 (125) d. Nth Ballarat 9 11 (65) at TEAC Oval
JJ Liston Medallists: Stuart Nicol
1990, D. Robbins 2000.
Norm Goss Medallists: D. Vernon 1987, M. Mellody 1995, K. Taylor 1996, B Delaure 1998, D. Donati 1999.
Games Record Holder: Damien Carroll 233.
Goals Record Holder: Shayne Smith 470
Longest Winning Sequence: 16 (1999)
Longest Losing Sequence: 10 (2005)
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club in the Victorian Football League
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
(VFL). The club was founded in 1903 as the Springvale Football Club and played under the name Springvale. In its history it has won 21 premierships. In more recent years the club has played in the VFA/VFL and has won six premierships: 1983 (2nd Div), 1987, 1995, 1996, 1998 and 1999. Nevertheless, they were unable to survive in Springvale and have played in a number of different suburbs over the past ten years.
The club is now based at the VFL complex at Casey and plays home games at Casey Fields
Casey Fields
Casey Fields is a $30 million 70 hectare multi-sports complex in the City of Casey at Cranbourne East a southeastern suburb of Melbourne.The complex is home to Australian rules football, cricket, netball, tennis, cycling and golf....
in Cranbourne East. To reflect their various moves the team was renamed from "Springvale Scorpions" to simply "Scorpions" and, in 2006, to their current name of the "Casey Scorpions". While playing as the Casey Scorpions the legal name of the club is still the Springvale Football Club Ltd and it retains an SFC monogram on its guernsey. From 2009, Casey is affiliated with the Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
after ending its affiliation with St Kilda.
2009–present
Peter GermanPeter German
Peter German is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the AFL. He played 185 games with the club, mostly in the midfield....
was appointed senior coach for 2009 leading the Scorpions to 6th spot on the ladder. However, they lost in the first week of the finals to Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
by 115 points. German was named VFL
VFL
VFL can refer to:Sport* Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996....
coach of the year while James Wall and Alex Silvagni
Alex Silvagni
Alex Silvagni is an Australian rules footballer with the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early career:...
were named in the team of the year.
Brad Gotch
Brad Gotch
Bradley Gotch is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and St. Kilda in the Victorian Football LeagueGotch was one of smallest players of his era at 165cm and possessed an accurate left foot pass. Debuting in 1982 for Fitzroy, Gotch played thirty games in his first three years...
took over the reins as coach for 2010. Casey started the season losing only one of their first 9 games, finishing 3rd overall losing just 4 games for the entire season but struggled in the finals missing key players through injury. The Scorpions lost the qualifying final against eventual premiers North Ballarat Roosters by 32 points and then to runners up Northern Bullants
Northern Bullants
Northern Blues Football Club is a long-established Australian rules football club based in Preston and currently playing in the Victorian Football League representing the central and outer areas of Melbourne...
by 12 points the following week.
Brad Miller
Brad Miller (footballer)
Brad Miller is an Australian rules footballer, who currently plays with Richmond after previously playing with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League until he was delisted at the end of the 2010 season.-Early life:Brad is the son of Neville Miller, who played 30 games with...
was awarded Casey best and fairest kicking 42 goals for the season including a ten goal haul against the Gold Coast Suns
Gold Coast Suns
The Gold Coast Suns were one of the eight original franchises that began play in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989. The club split their home games between Miami and Pompano Beach, FL and hired future Hall of Famer Earl Weaver as manager. In the league's inaugural season, the...
.
On 8 March 2011, Casey signed troubled former Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
and Brisbane
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
AFL player Brendan Fevola
Brendan Fevola
Brendan Fevola is a professional Australian rules footballer. He played with the Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League....
.
Statistical records
Premierships:- Division One (2): 1987, 1995
1987- Springvale 14 16 (100) d. Port Melbourne 7 20 (62) at Junction Oval
Junction Oval
The Junction Oval is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its location near the St Kilda Junction gave rise to its nickname...
1995- Springvale 14 10 (94) d. Sandringham 6 15 (51) at Victoria Park
Victoria Park, Melbourne
Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....
- Division Two (1): 1983
1983- Springvale 17 9 (111) d. Brunswick 13 16 (94) at Toorak Park
Toorak Park
Toorak Park is a cricket and Australian rules football arena located in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale, Victoria, Australia. It is the home ground of the Prahran Football Club and Old Xaverians Football Club of the Victorian Amateur Football Association and Prahran Cricket Club, which plays in...
- VFL: 1996, 1998–99
1996- Springvale 11 7 (73) d. Frankston 10 10 (70) at Princes Park
1998- Springvale 11 17 (83) d. Werribee 5 15 (45) at TEAC Oval
TEAC Oval
TEAC Oval, also known as North Port Oval and previously as the Port Melbourne Cricket and Recreation Reserve, is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Port Melbourne, Australia. The capacity of the venue is 12,000 people...
1999- Springvale 19 11 (125) d. Nth Ballarat 9 11 (65) at TEAC Oval
TEAC Oval
TEAC Oval, also known as North Port Oval and previously as the Port Melbourne Cricket and Recreation Reserve, is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Port Melbourne, Australia. The capacity of the venue is 12,000 people...
JJ Liston Medallists: Stuart Nicol
Stuart Nicol
Stuart Nicol is a former Australian rules footballer who played forFootscray in the Victorian Football League during the late 1980s....
1990, D. Robbins 2000.
Norm Goss Medallists: D. Vernon 1987, M. Mellody 1995, K. Taylor 1996, B Delaure 1998, D. Donati 1999.
Games Record Holder: Damien Carroll 233.
Goals Record Holder: Shayne Smith 470
Longest Winning Sequence: 16 (1999)
Longest Losing Sequence: 10 (2005)
Honour roll
VFA/VFL era captains and coaches| Year | Captain | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Phillip Pinnell Phillip Pinnell Phillip Pinnell is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Melbourne in the VFL.Pinnell was a defender but started off as a winger when he debuted for Carlton in 1969. He played in that season's losing grand final against Richmond but was a premiership player the following... |
Phillip Pinnell Phillip Pinnell Phillip Pinnell is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Melbourne in the VFL.Pinnell was a defender but started off as a winger when he debuted for Carlton in 1969. He played in that season's losing grand final against Richmond but was a premiership player the following... |
| 1983 | Laurie Fowler Laurie Fowler Laurie Fowler is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.... |
Laurie Fowler Laurie Fowler Laurie Fowler is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.... |
| 1984 | Laurie Fowler Laurie Fowler Laurie Fowler is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.... |
Laurie Fowler Laurie Fowler Laurie Fowler is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.... |
| 1985 | Greg Anderson | Laurie Fowler Laurie Fowler Laurie Fowler is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.... |
| 1986 | Daryl Vernon Daryl Vernon Daryl Vernon is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s.... |
Phil Fryer |
| 1987 | Phil Maylin Phil Maylin Phil Maylin is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Footscray in the VFL during the 1980s.Maylin debuted for Carlton in 1980 after being recruited from Woodville. A utility, he finished second in Carlton's 1982 Best and Fairest award and played mainly as a ruck-rover... |
Phil Maylin Phil Maylin Phil Maylin is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Footscray in the VFL during the 1980s.Maylin debuted for Carlton in 1980 after being recruited from Woodville. A utility, he finished second in Carlton's 1982 Best and Fairest award and played mainly as a ruck-rover... |
| 1988 | Phil Maylin Phil Maylin Phil Maylin is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Footscray in the VFL during the 1980s.Maylin debuted for Carlton in 1980 after being recruited from Woodville. A utility, he finished second in Carlton's 1982 Best and Fairest award and played mainly as a ruck-rover... |
Phil Maylin Phil Maylin Phil Maylin is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Footscray in the VFL during the 1980s.Maylin debuted for Carlton in 1980 after being recruited from Woodville. A utility, he finished second in Carlton's 1982 Best and Fairest award and played mainly as a ruck-rover... |
| 1989 | Phil Maylin Phil Maylin Phil Maylin is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Footscray in the VFL during the 1980s.Maylin debuted for Carlton in 1980 after being recruited from Woodville. A utility, he finished second in Carlton's 1982 Best and Fairest award and played mainly as a ruck-rover... |
Phil Maylin Phil Maylin Phil Maylin is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Footscray in the VFL during the 1980s.Maylin debuted for Carlton in 1980 after being recruited from Woodville. A utility, he finished second in Carlton's 1982 Best and Fairest award and played mainly as a ruck-rover... |
| 1990 | G Meade | Phil Maylin Phil Maylin Phil Maylin is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Footscray in the VFL during the 1980s.Maylin debuted for Carlton in 1980 after being recruited from Woodville. A utility, he finished second in Carlton's 1982 Best and Fairest award and played mainly as a ruck-rover... |
| 1991 | Graham Dempster Graham Dempster Graham Dempster is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1970s.... |
Phil Maylin Phil Maylin Phil Maylin is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Footscray in the VFL during the 1980s.Maylin debuted for Carlton in 1980 after being recruited from Woodville. A utility, he finished second in Carlton's 1982 Best and Fairest award and played mainly as a ruck-rover... |
| 1992 | R Morgan | Bernie Sheehy |
| 1993 | R Morgan | Bernie Sheehy |
| 1994 | Denis Knight | Bernie Sheehy |
| 1995 | Denis Knight | Michael Ford |
| 1996 | Kain Taylor Kain Taylor Kain Taylor is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian/Australian Football League .... |
Brad Gotch Brad Gotch Bradley Gotch is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and St. Kilda in the Victorian Football LeagueGotch was one of smallest players of his era at 165cm and possessed an accurate left foot pass. Debuting in 1982 for Fitzroy, Gotch played thirty games in his first three years... |
| 1997 | Kain Taylor Kain Taylor Kain Taylor is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian/Australian Football League .... |
Brad Gotch Brad Gotch Bradley Gotch is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and St. Kilda in the Victorian Football LeagueGotch was one of smallest players of his era at 165cm and possessed an accurate left foot pass. Debuting in 1982 for Fitzroy, Gotch played thirty games in his first three years... |
| 1998 | Kain Taylor Kain Taylor Kain Taylor is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian/Australian Football League .... |
Phil Nicholson |
| 1999 | Kain Taylor Kain Taylor Kain Taylor is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian/Australian Football League .... |
Phil Nicholson |
| 2000 | Jason Caples | Phil Nicholson |
| 2001 | Jason Caples | Phil Nicholson |
| 2002 | Jason Caples | Ken Sheldon Ken Sheldon Kenneth "Ken" Sheldon is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He is the father of Brisbane Lions player, Sam Sheldon.-Carlton career:... |
| 2003 | Steven Harrison | Gerard FitzGerald Gerard FitzGerald Gerard FitzGerald is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League and has also had a successful career as a coach.... |
| 2004 | Steven Harrison | Graham Wright Graham Wright Graham Wright is a former Australian rules footballer, in the Australian Football League.Wright was selected by Collingwood in the 1987 National Draft with their first round pick as a quick wingman, having shown great courage for Tasmanian side East Devonport... |
| 2005 | Steven Harrison | Peter Banfield Peter Banfield Peter Charles Banfield is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s.-Playing Career:... |
| 2006 | Steven Harrison | Peter Banfield Peter Banfield Peter Charles Banfield is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s.-Playing Career:... |
| 2007 | Nigel Carmody | Peter Banfield Peter Banfield Peter Charles Banfield is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s.-Playing Career:... |
| 2008 | Kyle Matthews | Greg Hutchison Greg Hutchison Greg Hutchison is a former Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Melbourne in the VFL.Hutchison came to Melbourne from the Chelsea Football Club and appeared sporadically for the Demons during the late 1970s and early 1980s... |
| 2009 | Kyle Matthews | Peter German Peter German Peter German is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the AFL. He played 185 games with the club, mostly in the midfield.... |
| 2010 | Kyle Matthews | Brad Gotch Brad Gotch Bradley Gotch is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and St. Kilda in the Victorian Football LeagueGotch was one of smallest players of his era at 165cm and possessed an accurate left foot pass. Debuting in 1982 for Fitzroy, Gotch played thirty games in his first three years... |