Well the last 3 matches of the season have been absolutely awesome!!
Round 12 saw the Under 10’s take on the number 2 side, Kinglake, under lights on a Friday night – the conditions were cold and foggy, but that didn’t stop the determination of the team to get the score on the board and win by 22 points – Stevie Tung scoring 2 goals and Jet Cobb scoring 1.
Round 13 - A win in this round would give the team a chance to be in the top 4. The game started off looking very promising with excellent passages of play, teamwork and goal scoring by Oscar S and Stevie T. Going into the 3rd Qtr, the Redbacks were up by 10 points. With the defence very strong, Hurstbridge putting on an amazing 4th Quarter attack to take the win at the final siren. A great game and display of skills by both teams.
Round 14 – Bright and early on Sunday morning, the team turned up with a smile and determination to win. At the first quarter, Epping were leading by 7 points. The Redbacks started the 2nd quarter with extra gusto and very strong defence – Jay N, Monique R and Luke K stood strong across the centre to ensure the ball stayed in the forward line and the one time it made it to Eppings’ forward line, Michael G’s amazing tackle stopped the opposition from scoring a goal with Khody T and Oscar F helping to get the ball back to the Redbacks forward line, giving them the lead at half time thanks to our goal scorers, Will G, Oscar S and Jed W.
The second half started as strong as the first half finished, Jet and Stevie hungry for the ball and tackling hard and Will Rutley scoring 2 goals and Oscar S 1 goal cementing the win for the Redbacks.
To sum up the game........There were the best displays of determination, team work and skill for the season; Robert J and Jack P keeping the backline defence strong with great tackles; Wade, Jed, Oscar S & Will R keeping the ball flowing and taking some spectacular marks and kicking accurately; Jay, Monique, Will G and Luke swinging across the middle, reading the play, supporting each other with smart shepherding; Super star efforts by Sadee, Jack L, Cassie & Hudson at keeping the ball in our forward half and stopping the play if Epping looked like it was getting away; Oscar F, Khody & Michael getting into the play, shepherding, tackling and handballing away to make sure Epping didn’t score; Steven & Jet with legs that just didn’t stop running and with tackles they made look easy; Brad running around to tell the players “Well Done” and to ”keep focussed” (and to move them into the right place on the field); Tammy yelling words of encouragement from the side line; Matt looking after the injuries (both on and off the field), Brett C running the boundary and providing words of praise and advice, Martene looking after the Umpire and providing umpiring tips to him; Brett P & Cameron making sure the kids were well watered; Daryl waving the flags with pride when Panton Hill scored; the Parents cheering from around the oval getting more excited than the kids and the Coach – Mick –praising, guiding, coaching, yelling at Brad, beaming with pride, grinning from ear to ear, as the Redback Under 10’s win their last game of the season Epping 3.2.20 Panton Hill 6.4.40.
Awards – all the kids deserved awards this week J for being great team players
Team Work – Michael Guthrie
Encouragement – Sadee Cobb
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