With a full contingent of young hopefuls all looking to use Darling Downs selection as a springboard to inclusion in a QLD Country Kookaburras representative side the Roos needed to play smart and skillful football to counter a young attacking team who looked to pounce on every loose ball and outrun their opposition.
The first and second quarters were of the match were a tight tussle with new and old Roos learning each others nuances and learning to play together as a team with the under 18 side piling on plenty of pressure with runners flooding their forward line every time the ball went within 50 leaving the Coolaroo backmen to cover 2 or 3 men each.
However in the second half the experience of the Roos shone through with some fantastic hard ball gets and great team play with the ball travelling with ease from back line to forward line as the Roos showed superior skills to outgun their younger opponents.
Whilst the final score didn't matter, both teams were grateful for the hitout with the DD Demons having valuable match practice under their belts before their hit out against the under 18 representative side from Bundaberg/Wide Bay and the Roos also gaining some extra fitness work to add to their 2010 preseason training.
With a number of Coolaroo juniors selected in the under 18 representative side everyone from the Coolaroo Football Club would like to wish the team the best of luck at their upcoming representative game!
Last Modified on 17/02/2010 19:24