Round 5 Blackburn 6 - 6 42 were defeated by Waverley Blues 11 -12 78
Goalkickers: Reuban Meade 2, Jamie Gagatsis 1, Marc DeAizpurua 1, Alex Geilings 1, Matt Yeo 1
Best Players: Luke Mason, Jamie Gagatsis, Reuben Meade, Nick Edwards, Jordan Lisle, John Corder, Ben Andreou, Matt Yeo, David Anderson
Awards: John Corder (Brumbies), Luke Mason, Jamie Gagatsis, Matt Yeo, Ben Andreou
The game was switched to an early time-slot and we were not as prepared as we should have been. Consequently Waverley got the jump on us in the first quarter and we could not respond on the scoreboard. Our tackling and shepherding did lift however we made too many basic errors such as turning back into play and not toward the boundary when under pressure in defence.
Jamie rucked well against bigger opposition however with Jordan playing injured he had little support. Luke Mason, Ben Andreou , Marc DeAizpurua and Nick Edwards won the ball well at ground level however we had little firepower in the air. Our third quarter was probably our best for the day with goals to Reuban, Marc and Alex on the back of some great running play.
Unfortunately we could not sustain this effort and Waverley ran away with the game in the last quarter, our only highlight being Matt Yeo's goal. This was a game we could have and should have won, the opposition was certainly a lot bigger than us however we dropped our heads early and never recovered. An opponent who is bigger is not necessarily better, we continue to be physched out and intimidated by bigger opposition. Remember....
"ITS NOT THE SIZE OF THE DOG IN THE FIGHT, BUT THE SIZE OF THE FIGHT IN THE DOG!"
Last Modified on 21/05/2003 16:56