Official Match Report
SMD Match report.
Today we journeyed to Oakleigh with a clear picture in front of us - win, and we can still make the finals. Lose, and the door is shut.
Although the ground was in good condition, centre wicket area was a classic stinky glue pot, and both sides tried to avoid it, with varying degrees of success.
The game was hard fought, although it must be said Oakleigh as unit seemed to want the ball a bit more than us, and our lack of intensity at times cost us badly.
From our last meeting, we knew there were two extremely dangerous players who we just had to lock down on. Xavier, our skipper for the day, and Robbie did a sterling job in this regard, and the at three quarter time we were hopeful we could reel in the three goal deficit.
Unfortunatley, despite a strong team wide effort, we were unable to get the job done. Oakleigh deserve all the credit, as they did everything they needed to in order to keep us at bay. We just weren't good enough in the end, and fell short by four goals.
Our under 12 fill ins, Austin and Lucas, were terriffic. Austin on particular was a revelation, and an award was richly deserved. Robbie, Xavier, Charlie, and Joe were outstanding, and the Hurley twins along with Will B and Ben really battled hard.
There's still a lot to be taken from this season, and with Supercoach Scotty returning next week, the only way is up.