Official Match Report

It would be the first time that we have played at Batesford Reserve even though it was our home ground. I am sure the field must have looked very large to the boys as it also did to team management. While Ashburton lost the match, there were some disputed goals due to the offside rule not being enforced. I do recall the ref asking how long the halves were and this may have something to do with things. But the goals against us did not come one after the other. We did have our chances but with a team full of defenders, it is hard to score when the forward players find themselves in the back line during the game. Certainly a game we would like to wipe from our memory. Our lads struggled with fitness and also with thinking about where the ball was going. Well done Collingwood.