Official Match Report
UNDER 9 WHITES GAME 2 South Melbourne Groups 27-4-14
CAPTAIN : Mason
Q1Q2Q3Q4
RED
Adult Group Organiser: Blake Dowe
Ruck: HenryRuck: HenryRuck: CampbellRuck: Campbell
Kick out: MasonKick out: MasonKickOut: MasonKickOut: Mason
Grp Leader: CooperGrp Leader: Cooper Grp Leader: Cooper Grp Leader: Henry
JimmyJimmyJimmyJimmy
Ben BrunnerBen BrunnerBen BrunnerBen Brunner
JackJackJackJack
ZONE: Back/YELLOWMidfield/REDForward/BLUEBack/YELLOW
Black
Adult Group Organiser: Jerry Szperling/Mark van Lieshout
Ruck: CampbellRuck: Aidan WRuck: Aidan WRuck: Aidan W
Kick out: BenjiKick out: BenjiKick out: BenjiKick out: Benji
Grp Leader AsherGrp Leader: AsherGrp Leader AsherGrp Ben Leggatt
OrlandoOrlandoOrlandoOrlando
BeppeBeppeBeppeBeppe
MichaelMichaelMichaelMichael
ZONE: Forward/BLUEBack/YELLOWMidfield/REDForward/BLUE
White
Adult Group Organiser: Craig Williams/ Peter Lane
Ruck: LucasRuck: LucasRuck: Ben LeggattRuck: Lucas
Kick Out: HugoKick Out: Ben LeggattKick Out: HugoKick Out: Hugo
Grp Leader: KobyGrp Leader: KobyGrp Leader: KobyGrp Leader: Koby
Ben LeggattJoshJoshJosh
MaxMaxMaxMax
CharlieCharlieCharlieCharlie
ZONE: Midfield/REDForward/BLUEBack/YELLOWMidfield/RED
BENCH:
Josh & Aidan WCampbell & HugoLucas & HenryCooper & Asher
PLAYERS UNAVAILABLE:
Finn
Aidan L
COACH: Blake Dowe
ASS COACH: Craig Williams
RUNNER: Jerry Szperling
TRAINER: Peter Lane
UMPIRE: Gary Elliot
TEAM MANAGER: Marl Van Lieshout
Match Report from Mark van Lieshout.
Sunday was a beautiful autumn morning and Mason as Captain led St Kilda City U9 White out with some confidence against South Melbourne Whites after two wins on the trot.
From the start there was a lot of pressure on the City defenders as Sth Melbourne were with the wind. Cooper, Mason, Jimmy, Henry, Ben and Jack were all looking good as they carried most of the game playing in their zones for the first quarter. They managed to get it out of the defensive zone a few times and the boys in the centre zone were eager for the chance to make an impact. Quickly taking hold of the ball and running it up the far side of the field to the forwards. There were excellent marks, clearances and kicks by all with an on the run ball tap, catch and kick by Ben (Boyce-Elliot) being a highlight. Group leader Asher was in there making a difference and Campbell, Orlando, Beppe and Michael all helped in getting the ball up to our forwards. City almost scored a goal from this transition but had to settle for a point and the 1st quarter finished with South Melbourne on 13 and City on 1.
The second quarter started with a lot of great passing between the boys and we saw flashes of the great work that got us over the line in the previous game. Sth Melbourne didn’t make it easy yet the boys kept the pressure on and Cooper (who ran hard all day to every contest)initiated a play that took the ball up to the forward line where Lucas, Hugo, Koby, Ben, Max and Charlie eagerly awaited. After some close contests, excellent and passing by all Koby managed to get a goal past the Sth Melbourne defence.
Q3 saw lots of centre ground contents and city showed courage under pressure. Charlie took a great mark, Ben L was in there as were all the boys. Most of the play was in the centre of the field as both teams were working hard to gain possession.
Q4 was again a great competition but we saw Sth Melbourne run away with a comfortable win. The scoreboard wasn’t a true reflection of how competitive it was on the ground with great commitment being shown by all the boys and it was a fantastic team effort.
Goal Scorers: Koby x 1
Yearly Tally
2 Hugo, Mason, Aidan L, Cooper, Asher, Jimmy, Lucas, Koby
1 Finn, Orlando
Awards:
Grilled Best on Ground: Benji
Trampoline/Most Improved award: Michael
Footy cards to: Captain Mason, Benny L & Cooper (who all ran hard through the whole ground and kept contesting)
Best player from South Melb, nominated by Mason, received footy cards
Quotes from the Coach:
‘St Kilda City came up against a very skilful team that had many players that were far bigger than our boys. To their credit they tried really hard all day, chasing and contesting, sticking to their zones and trying to keep the ball moving. There were some really entertaining pieces of play. I got the sense that the momentum the team was starting to generate from the pre season training, Practice game and the first round dropped off slightly with the two week break so it’s back to training to get our Mojo, teamwork and skills under pressure going again!’
PLAYERS ON THE BENCH TO DATE:
Game 0 (Practice match): Michael, Ben Brunner, Jimmy, Jack, Beppe & Max
Game 1 (East Brighton): Finn, Charlie, Ben Leggatt & Orlando
Game 2 (South Melbourne): Josh, Aidan W, Campbell , Hugo, Lucas, Henry, Cooper & Asher
Yet to spend time on the pine (Aidan L, Mason & Benji)
Thanks again to all parent helpers and in particular Mark for standing in as Team Manager and writing the report.
Go City!
Adam Keyes-Tilley
Team Manager