MANNINGHAM SHARKS 11.8-74 Def By BULLEEN TEMP 13.7-85
Goal Kickers: D. Massarotti 4, D. Cardamone, D. Tibaldi, J. Urbano, N. Di Pietrantonio, D. Di Bartolomeo, B. Jenkins, C. McKeown
Best Players: D. Di Bartolomeo, D. Tibaldi, D. Cardamone, M. Stafford, N. Tomecek, D. Egerton
With injuries,
holidays and uni commitments we had a few out and pulled in a couple of good
helpers in Adam Gangoiti and Sean Raso. This still only left us with 2 on the
bench but still a strong enough line up to take on the 2nd bottom team. The
signs were again very good early except that we lacked the polish to put the
score on the board. The usual midfield brigade led by Dan Tibaldi, Dan Di
Bartolomeo and Joe Urbano had their hands on the ball early but we probably over
used the slippery pill under pressure and didn’t get a clear way forward where
Daniel Massarotti was already on top and a 10 point lead at the first break with
the breeze was poor considering we played against 17 players for the last part
of the quarter. We took some advantage of the extra man early in the 2nd with
goals into the wind as our play improved. Nat Tomecek and Mark Stafford were
playing well on their wings but our defence became sloppy as the midfield tired
and allowed Bulleen Tem too much ball in their forward line. We had a chance to
put them away but some easy goals from stoppages only allowed us to extend the
lead by a point. The highlight of the quarter was Chris McKeown’s first goal for
the club which was wonderfully acknowledged by the whole
team.
With the breeze
in the 3rd things didn’t go to plan with Bulleen Temp defending well and forcing
us into slow wide play. We weren’t bold enough and had our work cut out in the
last with only a 5 point lead. Dane Egerton and Dave Cardamone were working hard
to keep our attacking game up but the legs were tiring and we needed some
inspiration across the board. An early goal gave us the start we wanted but
with limited rotations and a couple of players injured and limited in their
roles, we weren’t able to control the game. Bulleen Temp had a sniff on their
home turf and took the game away with 4 last quarter goals to win by 11
points.
This week we
face Banyule at home (2.00pm) for the 2nd time in three weeks and will be
looking to bounce back with a big win.
Cheers,
Pete
Last Modified on 14/07/2009 21:36