AFL Sydney Development team won what was a high scoring game against the Farrer Football League at Blacktown International Sports Stadium by 28 points.
Farrer were the first to hit the scoreboard with a Kodie O’Malley goal in the first few minutes of the game, followed by major from Mitch Ward. Farrer were not able to consolidate early opportunities with AFL Sydney able to fight back to close to a 3 point deficit at quarter-time.
David Kovacevic began to dominate in the air kicking a number of goals before half-time in what was a tough quarter of football with only a point separating both teams.
After half- time it was all one way traffic with AFL Sydney beginning to dominate the contest. Nick Ryan proved to spark his side by kicking 2 goals in succession.
Both David Kovacevic and Josh Zoppo proved too tall and mobile with both players kicking crucial goals as AFL Sydney began to wear down the Farrer League. At the other end Mitch Ward continued to hold his own kicking a few late goals to give his side hope of a comeback.
The final quarter saw both teams kicking goals as Farrer tried to claw there way back in the game. It was AFL Sydney’s ability to take marks inside 50 that proved the difference with Josh Zoppo and Paul Sain kicking goals for AFL Sydney to pull away.
David Kovacevic and Sam Carruthers played extremely well for the winning side.. Mitch Ward was ever a constant threat while both Sam Fisher and Andrew Saddler tried to all day in the middle for the Farrer League team.
AFL Sydney Development Squad 19.9-123 def. Farrer FL 14.11.95
Goals:
Farrer: Ward 6, O’Malley, Moye, Hore-Smith, Smith, Ridley, Mackie, Roberts, Barrett
AFL Sydney: Kovacevic 6, Zoppo 5, Chivas 2, Ryan 2, Turner, Rawlinson, Linsen, Sain
Best:
Farrer: Ward, Fisher, Saddler, Block, Williams, Barrett
AFL Sydney: Kovacevic, Carruthers, Zoppo, Rawlinson, Chivas, Linsen
Last Modified on 09/06/2012 14:39
