Under 18's : Both sides struggled to get any rhythm to their game, with the result being a spectacle that one couldn't enthuse over. The home side did have a slight edge at the first interval, but mediocrity was the norm. The contest did pick up in the second term with Portland's lack of mobility in defence letting Heywood in for a couple of goals. This stung the Tigers into action and they responded by kicking a string of goals to take a handy 3 goal lead into the long break. Portland upped the effort in the third term and widened the margin to 5 goels as they rallied together and mantained the ball as their focus. Maintaining the trend the Tigers carreered away in the final quarter to win handsomely. Many good contributors with the pick being Brody Fishwick ably supported by Josh Slade with 6 goals . Also amonst the goals was Dylan Barr with 5 majors, others to earn a mention were Taylor Vaughen, Ben Malcolm, Zane Wakely and Greg Faure.
Final Scores Portland 19 -8 = 122
Heywood 5 - 2 = 32
Seniors
Portland out of the blocks flying and slammed on a flurry of goals in the 1st term. Players were running into space and using the ball skillfully, something that didn't occur in the 2 nd quarter when the forward line became congested and scoring opportunities dried up. When they did come, behinds were the dominant score andthe gap didn't widen as expected. This trend continued in the 3 rd quarter, with rather extravagent use of the ball. Again the bogey of errant kicking for goal was in evidence and this coupled with Heywood's dogged tackling resulted in a lack lustre spectacle. The home side rethought their game plan at the last change. Thus, in the last quarter, they focussed on more direct use of the ball and, consequently, an avalanche of goals appeared and the Tigers went on to a thumping victory. In a side overloaded with talent the better players were judged as Rhys Egan, Marcus England, Tim Huppatz (9goals) Heath Brown, Jaydon Styles and Jason Saunders.
Final Scores : Portland 36 -31 =247
Heywood 5 - 5 = 35
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