First Grade
After a disappointing result last week, the Tricolours faced up to the imposing Swans outfit who had some handy inclusions in Everett, Mathews, Schmidt and their number 1 draft choice in Veszpremi. Our own inclusion saw newcomers Andrew Mathis, David Tow and Nigel Brown in for their first games and the return of tough back men Love and McFarlane.
The first quarter saw a different Ainslie from the week before, first to the ball, pride in the way we used the ball and our accountability was first class. At quarter time after having more than our fair share of the ball saw us trail by a goal after kicking 2 goals 6! for the quarter. The second quarter saw the Swans step it up but with a backline steady under pressure and midfield working hard we were still well in the game but scoring was becoming diffcult as the Swans defence was rock solid. Through the hard work of Bourke, Neely, Love and Harris saw us continually drive the ball forward but still 22 points in arrears at the main break.
The third quarter saw a flurry of goals as first Bourke scored followed by Argall and a great snap from Tuohey saw the Tricolours reduced the deficit to 10 points but late goals to the Swans saw us still 17 points behind at three quarter time. A confident and determined Ainslie left the three quarter huddle with a fierce desire to over run there more fancied opponents. from the first bounce of the last quarter with on ballers Neely, Holmes and Lewis dominating the center bounce giving us first use of the ball, the run and flair of youngsters Pettersson and Crook, and with Hughes becoming a focal point in attack Ainslie, kicked 7 goals to 4 to win a memorable game of fast hard footy.
Best players in a great team performance were Pettersson, Harris, Bourke, Neely, Hughes (7 goals),Love, Daniel and McFarlane.
AINSLIE FOOTBALL CLUB |
2 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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15.10-100 |
SYDNEY SWANS |
4 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
11 |
8 |
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15.8-98 |
Goal Kickers: B. Hughes 7, A. Bourke 2, D. Argall, M. Crook, C. Pettersson, J. Wilson, E. Stone, R. Lewis
Best Players: A. Bourke, W. Neely, C. Pettersson, A. Harris, T. Daniel, M. Crook, B. Hughes
Last Modified on 28/04/2008 10:17