A good win against our cross town rivals
ound 3 Summary vs Lions
Port 3.3 5.5 8.9 11.14 80
Lions 1.0 3.4 3.6 3.7 25
Goal Kickers: T. Underwood 3, G. Phillips 3, M. Gale 2, A. Vlahov 2, J. Neary
Best Players: A. Waters, A. Casey, C. Tobin, K. Johanson, A. Vlahov
Lions Goal Kickers: A. Mellow 2, A. Slattery
Best Players: T. George, B. Lavis, C. O'Connor
Best effort for the year so far- SO FAR! It was a good arm wrestle early but our defensive work as the game went on ground them down. It was pleasing to see the efforts of all players to commit to pressuring Lions. Really good turn out at the game and the club and it was great to give the supporters and those that have endured a tough 2010 a reason to walk tall!
The stats were our way as expected in the 2nd half. I50’s ended up 48 for 11 goal and 29 for 3 goals. Tackles were up to 60 & 1%ers 127. Clearances from the centre were 10/7 and around the game 13/12 with free going against us 21/25. Well done to Penny and Tobin for 10+ 1%ers with tackles of 6 or more Underwood, Penny & Johanson.
Positives that came from the game
•We won, comfortably- well done we will take that always against that club
•Our kick out zone worked not as well as week b4 but didn’t give any quick release.
•Tackles and 1%ers were up and 3 points after half time- outstanding work from defence!!!
•Talk is improving with every game
•Other individual games – Burford ruckwork was great – Neary in and under at every contest – Underwood continued to present, strong grabs and 3 goals – Hutchison link up from half back were good – Johanson very tough and great to see – Carey a good agme on OConnor – Watson played a great game and won his wing easily – Luteria vigour was great – Smith working better each week – Phillips very clean (except a couple at goals!!!) and a great game with lovely skills from Waters. Everyone was good today. •6.9 to 0.3 after half time.
•Although I50’s were down this week from 61 to 48 I think that was due to our forwards holding the ball in much more.
Points we need to improve on
•What was wrong with the ball!!! Too many watermelon passes going on
•Still need to clean up balls of the ground.
•Need work on our forward structure.
•Conversion need to improve – need more goals than points, we have now kicked 27.39 for the year! Should be other way around, aim for 60% goals eg 3goals for every 5 scores.
Looking forward
South, last year minor premiers and looking at the table emphasises its importance! We are both on 2 wins 1 loss and playing for clear 2nd spot with Central to follow.
South were the fittest side last year and had a fleet of runners with not much height. They have recruited some taller players and lost none of their onballers so will again be about the mark.
Now we start to test ourselves and see where we really are, can’t wait! Let’s get out on the track, continue our improvement and make our mark and try to hold a top 2 spot over the next 2 weeks. Go Dogs