The Under 11
Preliminary final was destined to be an epic struggle with these two teams
contesting several close matches during the season. Warriors have improved each
week as the first year players learnt the game and all developed their stick
skills. The first half saw the ball repeatedly driven into attack at both ends
and defended just as strongly. A great trap by Sarah Ashby prevented a dangerous
attack by Gulls in the early minutes. This resulted in a counter attack by
Warriors who won a short corner. Oscar Bateman scored the opener and Warriors
were on the board. The Gulls then managed a quick reply to equalise. The next
period of play saw Kate Rinehart, who was in goals, stop several more Gulls
attacks, kicking the ball to safety. Gulls sneaked in a second goal with just
seconds to spare before half time.
The coach for
Warriors talked about strategy at half time and the players responded. Field
players, Nick Frost, Matt Lubberink and Ryan Ward shared the ball more evenly
and consistently blocked the Gulls, creating turnovers. With great team effort
they forced the ball down to their end and Daniel Frost finished off by putting
in the second goal for Warriors. Scores were even. The Warriors defence, with
Tom Taylor defending well, fought off the Gulls next attacking moves and the
confidence and determination of the team saw them surge forward into attack. A
long hit by Josh Horsburgh sailed into goal for their third score. With
five minutes left on the clock, the Warriors supporters on the sideline watched
anxiously to see if the Gulls would equalise. Warriors held off another Gulls
attack and maintained possession, winning a short corner on the siren. Lachlan
Naylor scored a goal with his best hit for the day to put the Warriors
convincingly into next week’s grand final. A great game to watch with quality
umpiring, and good sportsmanship shown by all players.
Gulls 4 def Warriors 4 - 0
A hard fought match saw the Warriors
working together well in all aspects of hockey. Everybody played a magnificently
and deserve to be congratulated for their effort. Lauren Mascadri read the play
and worked well in an unfamiliar position. Aiden Cumming played fantastically
on the back line with great clearances and some brilliant coordination with
Brendan Noye. Damian Crawford deserves a big pat on the back for his awesome
work in goals. All in all, the Warriors were unlucky not to score. Better luck
next year.
This was an interesting match between the Drouids and Aztecs going hard against each other to win the preliminary final. In the first half Jacob Bush scored a successful 2 goals. During the game though the Aztecs managed to squeeze in a goal in the second half but the Drouids managed to score another 2 goals. One taken by Lachlan McLean and the other spectacular goal scored by Sam Stenson.
This was a great game by both sides, worthy of a
preliminary final. Warriors looked as if they might rue a lot of missed chances
early. The play was very even and Aztecs then began to get on top.
Kylie, Catherine and Tracey were made to work very hard in defence,
and unfortunately Aztecs were able to get two goals. Things looked bleak
for Warriors, but with lots of hard work through midfield and half back, Lisa
and Belinda were both able to score to level the game. Brittany and Mary played
really well, as did Hayley and Karla Lee, interchanging with each other.
Robina, BJ, and Rachael all played well, helping to keep us in the game.
With scores level, we went into extra time, needing to win to go through, Lisa
was able to convert from a short corner and then everyone pitched in to keep
Aztecs out of the game. It was a fantastic win and good luck next week.
It was a very even game between Drouids and Warriors, with both teams taking turns at controlling the play. Drouids scored the first goal early in the second half but Warriors replied quickly. The match was heading for extra time when Warriors scored the winning goal with 48 seconds to go in the match. Well done on a great year Drouids; Chris A, Tom, Nath, Dean, Chris G, Mitch, Gordo, Rohan, Ant, Bison, Mick, Dillon, John, Dan, Alec, Jev, Al, Adam with some help from the U17s; Lucas, Sam, Lachie and Jim. Goals: Jevan Legget
Warriors played a fantastic game, everyone worked back hard
to help slow Drouids run for the whole game. It wasn't quite a Terry
Wallace flood, but it worked quite well. Drouids were able to score early
in the second half after the nameless full back kicked the ball and gave away a
short corner. Luckily everyone was able to work together and Andy was able to
get a goal from a short corner, the scoop finally
working. He got
another goal with about half a minute to go which sealed the game. It
really was a great team effort with everyone working extremely hard to support
each other. The Steam is probably still coming off Evan's back! Well
done everyone, and good luck next week!
Under 13’s at 10.10am Drouids vs Warriors
Under 15’s at 11.30am Drouids vs Gulls
Under 17’s at 12.50pm Gulls vs Drouids
Woman’s at 2.15pm Drouids vs Warriors
Men’s
at 3.45pm Aztecs vs Warriors