16 yellows – round 2 sun 28/4/13
Seaford yellows 13-16=94 defeated carrum downs 5-4=34
Well with good conditions for footy and our first home game on the beaufiful sanits ground…and the big gday of the anzac march still fresh with all of us…including general hayes himself…it was time to muster his troops back into battle…yellows sitting 4th and carrum downs sitting on top of the ladder and a hunger to play a top side from blue last year the anticipation grew…
1st qtr and in a quick tempo game big Michael hit his opponent fair and hard knocked his opponent flying in the air on to his backside…only to find he injured himself and came off in the first few minutes of the game,…general hayes quickly switched his troops around to cover the situation…seaford quickly started to get the upper hand and started having some scoring shots…this game really started to up the tempo…every player lifting…lockie and chev getting onto the goal scorers lists quickly…bailey in the middle winning most of the tap outs and leigh and jake working hard to clear the centre play,luke hayes jtk,ben the lionheart all impressing as well as newcomer zac orchard…first qtr saw the tigers leading by 9 points…and having a well earned rest.
2nd qtr,up stepped Jaiden t Kelly…a great qtr …some said the best footy he has played,his work rate and second efforts left no stone unturned…coach hayes impressed,with great work from the back line as usual ben,brodie,dilly, jack the ripper,mitch,rick ,kav,zac m,and beau,gave our runners and wingmen more of the ball,it was still a hard game…they were not giving up…a lot like a typical Richmond side,we went into the main break only 14 points up….still anybodys game…
The 3rd qtr saw more intense play from the seaford boys,beau,mattie ,ever reliable chev,jack frazier working even harder and getting more of the ball,mitch turner and lockie combining well with eddie…jayden buddie cole marking and kicking true,ben the lionheart at one stage having to outmark 3 opponents and come away with the ball was a great highlight,this qtr was the telling one …we kicked 4 unanswered goals…their coach was rattled and started abusing his own players….little luke everywhere was leading from the back,front,between their legs…he was everywhere,reece and jimmy farrel getting more into the game,we went into the last change thirty odd points up…
General hayes wanted more in the last qtr….he wanted to stamp his authority on the game…he talked to the boys about the famous battle of warnambool that he fought in….as an anzac…..it must of inspired these young soldiers…as we kicked away by another 22 points and to keep the opposition goalless since the second qtr….
In an interview with general hayes after the game…I asked him his thoughts about the game…”the boys did everything I asked them to …and we won convincingly…..also…the club has a picture of me up on the wall…..i look younger” closed quote
Thanks to all the helpers -Photos round 4 = 12 may ….11.45 am…fees are due asap…please see kev- the team manager 0407 8000 74 for arrangements if needed.
SEAFORD U16 YELLOW REPORT ROUND 1 SUNDAY 21/4/2013 –
AWAY TO FRANKSTON DOLPHINS
WELL FIRSTLY I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ALL OUR NEW PLAYERS AND PARENTS….WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A VERY GOOD YEAR …THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE HAD A BENCH IN THE PAST 2 YEARS…AND A SPECIAL MENTION TO BRODIE PHELAN PLAYING HIS 100TH GAME FOR SEAFORD…
WITH NEAR PERFECT FOOTY CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY…COACH HAYES WAS CHAMPING AT THE BIT ONCE AGAIN,….WEARING A 3 DAY GROWTH ….HE REMINDED ME OF AN OLDER VERSION OF CHARLES BRONSON,AND WITH 6 X NEW PLAYERS THIS YEAR WE TOOK TO THE FIELD FULL OF CONFIDENCE…AS WE KNEW THIS TEAM HAD COME UP FROM GOLD DIVISION…READY AND WILLING TO HAVE A CRACK AT OUR BOYS….THE SHOWDOWN WAS ON.
STRAIGHT FROM THE FIRST BOUNCE THE TACKLING WAS FIERCE…SOME GREAT WORK IN THE FIRST QTR FROM MATT THE BULL(14) LOCHIE THE LEGEND(19) BEAU GOLDIE(11)BAILEY “PLUGGA”(7)REECE THE PLUMBER(9)AND JACK FRAZIER(14) WHO ALL IMPRESSED THE COACH, AS WELL DID ALL OUR HARD WORKERS FROM LAST YEAR…
SOME GREAT PASSAGES OF PLAY ,SOME GREAT TACKLES AND SMOTHERS FROM EVERYONE….LOCHIE THE LEGEND PUT HIS STAMP ON THE GAME WITH SOME GRAET TURNS AND BOOTING HOME A COUPLE OF QUICK GOALS….THE BACK LINE HELD FIRM…JACK ,BEN ,BRODIE AND LUKE THE GRASSHOPPER HAYES…ALL COMBINING WELL TO CLEAR THE BALL WITHOUT CONCEDING MANY POINTS.
BY QTR TIME WE WERE THE SUPERIOR SIDE…HAVING MOST OF THE PLAY…WE SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE CONVERSIONS….. COACH HAYES STARTED WALKING WITH A JOHN WAYNE SWAGGER,
COACH HAYES WANTED MORE FROM HIS TROOPS… ALL THE BOYS AND THEY RESPONDED …WE STARTED THE SECOND QTR GIVING EVERYTHING….THE DOLPHINS WERE NOT GIVING IN TOO EASY THOU….AND WE STARTED TO BALL WATCH….LEAVING PLAYERS UNMARKED ….WE WENT INTO THE MAIN BREAK ABOUT 12 POINTS UP…BUT WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE HARD…THERE WAS SO MUCH INTENSITY …WE FORGOT TO GIVE OUT THE SNAKES TO THE BOYS…
THE 3RD QTR WE REALLY HAD TO TRY AND WRAP THE GAME UP…BUT THE DOLPHINS DIDNT GIVE UP, AND KNEW THEY HAD A SNIFF AT US…MATT THE BULL WAS WORKING WELL ,COMBINING WELL WITH LEE,MICHAEL ,EDDIE ,KAV MITCH,CHEV JAKE AND JAYDEN,BUT THE DOLPHINS SOME HOW STARTED TO FIRE …WITH 6 UNANSWERED GOALS….WE WERE IN TROUBLE…GOING INTO THE LAST QTR A GOAL DOWN….WE HAD A FIGHT ON OUR HANDS…CO- CAPTAIN HAYES PUT HIMSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GROUND TO LIFT HIS TROOPS…IT WORKED..HE COMBINED WELL WITH MICHAEL AND BAILEY TO ANSWER THE CALL …2 X QUICK GOALS SAW US BACK IN FRONT…THEN MICHAEL KICKED A GREAT GOAL FROM THE SQUARE TO CLOSE THE GATE…WE SLOWED THE PLAY DOWN…THIS ANOTHER TACTICAL MOVE FROM COACH HAYES…THEN THE SWAGGER WAS BACK WITH THE COACH…
SOME BRAVE WORK FROM THE BOYS…TO WIN…WE HAD MITCH STRETCHERED OFF, JAYDEN BUDDY COLE KNOCKED OUT AND MICHAEL WITH AN ARM INJURY…IN THE END WE WON BY 15 POINTS OR SO….A GREAT WIN
NEXT WEEK WE HAVE ZAC ORCHARD IN THE TEAM AS WELL AS JIMMY FARRELL…TO STRENGTHEN OUR SIDE…
THANKS TO ALL OUR VINCE LOVERS(HELPERS),PAUL,TOM,DARREN, MACCA ,JOHN AND OUR GOAL UMPIRE RAY…WHO CELEBRATED HIS 65TH BIRTHDAY TILL 5AM….AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY STAFF…VON,SANDRA,DON DONS,AND PLEASE WELCOME ON MY TEAM ZARAH MCLUCKIE WHO WILL BE IN CHARGE OF THE SNAKES FROM NOW ON…
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH COACH HAYES AFTER THE GAME...I ASKED HIM HOW DID HE THINK HE WENT…HIS RESPONSE WAS….I WON A TROPHY YESTERDAY AT GOLF IN”A “GRADE…NEAREST THE PIN.
NEXT WEEK ;A HOME GAME AGAINST CARRUM DOWNS ON THE SAINTS GROUND.