EKC makes it 3 wins on the G - Calder Cannons

EKC makes it 3 wins on the G!

On Sunday the 21^st of July the Essendon Keilor College Senior Boys football team made the trek to the MCG for the 4^th successive year, playing in the Premier League Grand Final as a curtain raiser to the Richmond/Fremantle clash. Once again EKC lined up against rivals Hallam Secondary College, this being the 4^th year straight that these two schools have met on the big stage. Leading up to this year, EKC was ahead on the ledger 2-1.

The conditions early on in the day were wet and slippery, which made ball handling and skill execution difficult for both sides. The EKC boys started reasonably well, though were wasteful in front of goal, and were at times exposed by Hallam’s run and spread. Despite the efforts, EKC went into the half time break trailing on the scoreboard.

As the second half started the EKC boys started to click into gear and were able to wrestle back the ascendancy, playing more of an EKC brand of football. As the conditions improved, so did the skill execution and goal conversion.

The last quarter was a tense affair, with EKC holding a narrow lead during most of the quarter. In the closing stages of the match, some undisciplined acts saw the EKC boys receive a free kick and 50m penalty, resulting in a match sealing EKC goal. The final margin was only 12 points, making it the closest and most dramatic of all of the 4 grand finals.

The team was well led on the day by one of our co-captains, Year 12 student James Latham. The Best Player Medal for EKC (The Mitch Turnbull Medal) was awarded to Year 11 student Caleb Harward who performed an excellent shut down role on arguably Hallam’s most talented player. There were many other exceptional performances from EKC players on the day in all areas of the ground. EKC was also represented by two Year 10 students in Hisham Kerbatieh and Bruno Laguda who both performed their roles admirably.

EKC now move on to play St Patricks College Ballarat in the semi finals of the Herald Sun Shield competition, with the prospect of making another grand final on the MCG.

Final scores: EKC : 7.13.55 def Hallam: 5.13.43

Best Players

EKC: Harward (AFL VIC Medal BOG), Ronaldson, M Ellis, Bonello, Considine, Stillman, B Ellis

Goalkickers

EKC: Ronaldson 2, Kerbatieh 2, Bonello 1, Nilsson 1, Krithararis 1.

Last Modified on 19/11/2013 10:50

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EKC makes it 3 wins on the G!

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