ST FRANCIS WENT ON TO DEFEAT BERSERKER STATE SCHOOL IN A VERY CLOSE CONTEST AT STENLAKE PARK ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27. ST FRANCIS TAKING THE GAME BY 6 POINTS 5.2.32 TO BERESERKER STATE SCHOOL 4.2.26. THE CONTEST LOOKED TO BE VERY ONE SIDED WITH ST FRANCIS SHOWING UP AND DISPLAYING A FLUENT BRAND OF FOOTBALL TO CATCH BERSERKER OFF GUARD AS THEY WENT INTO QUARTER TIME 4.1.25 - 0.0.0 LEADERS.
BERSERKER RETURNED AFTER THE FIRST BREAK WITH MORE POISE AND PROVIDED PLENTY OF PRESSURE AROUND THE BALL. ONCE THE BERSERKER PLAYERS FOUND THE FOOTY THE RUSTYNESS DISPLAYED IN THE FIRST QUARTER QUICKLY DISAPPEARED AS THEY PROVIDED A MAJORITY OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MATCH. SOME BIG HIGH FLYING MARKS AND SOME EXCELLENT ATTACKS ON THE FOOTY FROM BERSERKERS MIDFIELD AND HALF BACK LINE SAW THEM CLAW THE LEAD BACK TO JUST 3 GOALS AT HALF TIME.
THE LEAD WAS STILL JUST 19 POINTS AT 3 QUARTER TIME, AS BERSERKER RESTRICTED ST FRANCIS' BALL MOVEMENT AS ST FRANCIS ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE WINDY CONDITIONS. THE FINAL QUARTER SAW ST FRANCIS START WELL MOVING THE BALL FORWARD BUT WITH JUST 5 MINS LEFT IN THE MATCH THE FLOODGATES OPENED AND BERSERKER PRESSED FORWARD AT ALL OPPORTUNITIES. UNFORTUNATELY FOR BERSERKER THE GAME ENDED WITH THE SCORE IN FAVOUR OF A DESERVING ST FRANCIS 5.2.32 TO 4.2.26 IN AN EXCITING MATCH.
ST FRANCIS WILL NOW GO ON TO PLAY THE WINNER OF THE KEPPEL COAST DIVISION IN TERM 2 2010 WITH THE CHANCE TO BE NAMED CAPRICORNIA CHAMPIONS AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT CAPRICORNIA AT THE POOL FINALS IN BUNDABERG.
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