SENIORS:
It was wet and ordinary conditions last Saturday when Altona took on the reigning Division Two Premiers North Footscray at Hansen Reserve. Altona got off to good start kicking early goals but it was obvious that conditions were going to make it difficult to score. Altona were 22 points up at quarter time.
The second quarter was North Footscrays after they showed us how to play their small ground. Our boys could not get their running game going and North went in at half time full of confidence after reducing the margin to only 11 points Altonas way at the main break.
Altona came out after half time with a point to prove. Hollywood showed his class in the ruck and with the midfielders moving the ball quickly into the forward line, it gave Robbo, Chippa and Ziggy plenty of opportunity in front of goal. Altona increased the margin to 38 points at three quarter time.
North came out hard in the final quarter but with the Lawson boys on fire, Pacey and Chiu clearing the ball at will, and then with Robbo and Ziggy dominating the forward line, Altona proved too good to win the game by 56 points. The final scores were Altona 18. 15. 123 defeated North Footscray 10. 7. 67.
Goal Kickers: J. Robbins 6, Z. Kadour 5, J. Rafferty 3, C. Lawson 2, R. Rich , D. Pace
Best Players: D. Lawson, D. Pace, J. Robbins, C. Lawson, A. Chiu, Z. Kadour
RESERVES:
It was back to old habits for our reserves team on Saturday losing another close one this time by only 2 points. It was inaccurate kicking this time that cost the boys after having 20 scoring shots to North Footscrays 12. This is the fourth time this season our reserves side has lost by less than 10 points. The final score was Ntorth Footscray 7. 5. 47 defeated Altona 5. 15. 45.
Goal Kickers: E. Henderson , B. Fogarty , C. Dalli , B. El Souki , J. Saville
Best Players: A. Cassar, J. Saville, A. O''Keeffe, B. El Souki, S. Hagger
DIV 1 - U18
It was a different story for our Divison 1 under 18 team who continued on their winning way this time beating a stunned North Footscray by a massive 121 points. This was brilliant performance by our 18A team keeping the opposition goaless. The final scores were Altona 18. 15. 123 defeated North Footscray 0. 2. 2.
Goal Kickers: J. Mead 3, B. MacArtney 3, D. Millward 2, J. Cook 2, M. Debono 2, T. Szanyi , D. Buysen , S. Cherry , C. Irving , B. Norton , B. Mickelssen
Best Players: J. Allen, D. Hutcheson, J. Mead, S. Cherry, B. Norton, B. Davies
DIV 2 - U18
Our Division two U18 team had another good win defeating St Albans by 27 points. This is two in a row for our 18B team who are playing great football and thoroughly deserved their win. The final score was Altona 7. 10. 52 defeated St Albans 3. 7. 25.
Goal Kickers: M. Davis 2, L. Wilson , S. Jamieson , B. Jones , K. El Houli , J. Patterson
Best Players: J. Hyde, T. Lawler, J. Patterson, T. Fiteni, L. Wilson, M. Davis
Round 6 Altona V Sunshine Heights (21 May)
Altona is home this week (Round 6) against Sunshine Heights who always serve it up to our boys with their tough brand of football. This is another must win game for Altona, so please come down and support our teams.
Our Seniors , Reserves, and Div 1 U18 teams all play at home this weekend. Our Div 2 U18 team is playing away at Point Cook (Boardwalk Reserve, Dunnings Road Point Cook - Melway Ref 207 G3)
The under 18A teams kicks off at 9.45am, the Reserves at 12 noon, and the seniors will run out at 2.00pm. GO VIKINGS!
Last Modified on 11/02/2012 14:10