After falling to the now 2nd place Demons on a very rare Thursday evening tilt just last week, the (7-3) Hamilton Wildcats will be looking for some revenge, as they play host to the (9-1) High Park Demons on Saturday, August 6th/11 at Mohawk Sports Park. The Demons played a very solid game of footy in their last encounter, but due to the short notice of this rescheduled game, and playing mid-week in Toronto, the Wildcats were missing several key players for game. The 2nd match-up on their home ground in Hamilton should definitely boast a much better result, and could very well be the Match of the Round in the OAFL!!!
Round #11: HAMILTON WILDCATS (7-3) v HIGH PARK DEMONS (9-1)
Venue: Mohawk Sports Park, Hamilton, ON. Game starts at 2:30PM sharp!!! Map/Directions: https://websites.mygameday.app/club_info.cgi?c=1-7394-110437-142013-0&sID=160735
2011 Match-up(s): High Park Demons def. Hamilton Wildcats in RD #11, 12.8.79 to 8.13.61 at Colonel Samuel Smith Park (Humber College South) in Toronto, ON.
2011 RD #4 Match Report v High Park Demons here: https://websites.mygameday.app/club_info.cgi?client=1-7394-110437-0-0&sID=160052&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=16479575§ionID=160052
Key Players: Hamilton - many new Canadian recruits have helped in both Wildcat wins this season, and will look to do the same vs the Demons. 1st year players, Alex Pawliwec, Drew Dupras, Justin Hyde, Gary "MCG" Hesmer and Jeremy Taylor all play big roles across the oval for the 'Catters. High Park - Many new imports in Demonland this season from the land down under (Hayden Walter, "Sooty", Xavier Quigley & crew) in addition to many of the Clubs veterans, the likes of ruckman Dale Simnett, winger Alex Hendrix, backmen Ash Martin, Paul Loughnane & Chris Symonds will make life difficult for the Wildcats as they seem to have hit their stride in 2011.
HAMILTON Strengths: Overall team depth and a very strong backline have kept the Wildcats in each game this season, as well as the hardness of rotating rovers Brett Aiken, Luke Lombardini, Tim Wilson and Kris McKillop. Ruckmen Paul Lawson and Ed DeBruin have done well against all opponents so far this season, winning the ball in the taps more often than not. Strong recruiting over the off-season has blessed the Hamilton boys with several talented Canadian additions, all playing big roles for the Club in '11. Heart & fight for the footy have always been strengths for the 'Cats, but their forward will need to start converting all the hard ball gets by their mid-fielders to push this Club into the Finals.
DEMONS Strengths: Boasting one of the best ruckman in the OAFL for years, the Dees look to have gotten even better in the guts, adding several talented Aussie imports as well as the improving skills of many of their young Canucks over the off-season. Speed and toughness have always been present in Demonland, but getting numbers to the oval week after week has been the biggest thorn in their side in seasons past...and it's never been their skill that's let them down, it was a lack of interchange or enough players to dress a full compliment of 18-24 players. That doesn't look to be a problem in 2011, and it's already started to show in the standings, as the Demons currently sit 2nd on the OAFL ladder (8-1), as well as holding on to one of the highest GF totals in the league thanks to newcomer Hayden Walter (38 goals in 8 games, kicking 5 v the Wildcats in RD #4). Returning veteran players like Rob "RV" Vallance and Irishman Paul Loughnane have also been massive additions for the "red & blue", as their skill and leadership will definitely be keys to the Club's success in '11.
Round #11 Prediction: Hamilton Wildcats to win the re-match def. High Park Demons 80-68
C'arn the WILDCATS!!!
Last Modified on 09/08/2011 06:44