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Round 15 saw the Bloods take on our old foes Old Melbournians at Princes Park. It was a big game for both sides with Haileybury sitting in ninth position on the ladder on 14 points and OM’s fighting for a position in the top 4. Old Melbournians were coming off a heavy loss to top of the table Uni Blues whilst the Bloods went down to Caulfield in round 14 and are fighting for our survival in Premier B grade. Old Haileyburian adventurer and mountaineer Paul Hameister gave the seniors an inspiring speech pre game and the lads were pumped up and ready to play.
The Bloods kicked to the city end in the opening term and were competitive in the opening 15 minutes. Meehan and Nicolopoulous both converted however we allowed the opposition to kick 6 goals for the quarter. Following some errant kicking for goal the margin could have been a lot closer at the first break. We were again outscored in the 2nd quarter with OM’s half backline starting to get on top, repelling the ball forward and placing huge pressure on our backline. It was more of the same during the 3rd quarter with the OM’s midfield getting becoming dominant allowing them to kick 5 goals for the term. The last quarter was the Bloods best and we outscored the opposition by 21 points to 18. Our backline of MacLauchlan, Weekes and Alkemade toiled hard all day and were well supported by Gleadhill, Johnson, Taylor and Toy.
This Saturday we take on Mazenod at our home ground of Princes Park. A win is a must to keep our hopes alive of remaining in Premier B grade and we encourage all supporters to make the effort to get to the game.
The reserves and Under 19’s were both soundly beaten.
Senior Results:
OLD HAILEYBURY
Goal Kickers: M. Meehan 3, J. Nicolopoulos 2, J. Backway 2, T. Witherow , H. McLauchlan , A. Schofield , J. Dawson
Best Players: , P. Gleadhill , R. Johnson , M. Taylor , C. Vincent , M. Meehan , J. Toy
Reserves:
OLD HAILEYBURY
Goal Kickers: R. James 5, C. Ferguson 2, R. Carroll , C. Hill , T. Tyrell
Best Players: , C. Smith , C. Hill , D. Mackenzie , R. Carroll , C. Barter , A. Thomson
Under 19’s
OLD HAILEYBURY
Goal Kickers: A. Toy 2, C. White
Best Players: , S. MacPHERSON , J. Mantell , Z. Tsinanis , B. O''Leary , N. Tabe , W. Meehan
Last Modified on 05/08/2014 10:17