Williamstown have taken out the VFL minor premiership with a 94 point thrashing of the Box Hill Hawks at a wet Box Hill City Oval on Saturday afternoon as they look for their first VFL premiership since 2003.
The Seagulls had winners all over the ground but the influence of big men Will Minson, who gathered 22 disposals, Jordan Roughead (19 disposals, 1 goal) and Andrejs Everitt (3 goals from 14 disposals, 9 marks) were particularly telling in the wet conditions as Williamstown won 22.10 (142) to 7.6 (48).
Forward Matt Little claimed the Frosty Miller Medal with 5 goals for the day finishing with 80 for the season and Patrick Rose contributed 3 goals as Ben Jolley gathered 20 disposals in another solid performance.
In contrast it was a tough day for the Hawks who had won their previous seven games with Sam Gibson their best for the day kicking a contender for goal of the year from 17 disposals as Gary Moss gathered 19 disposals in the midfield.
A heavy downpour just before the bounce made for scrappy conditions early with the opening minutes played exclusively in Box Hill's forward half before Cameron Lockwood opened the scoring after he ran into an open goal with Williamstown's first inside 50 of the game.
Box Hill got their first after an inspiring bit of play from Sam Gibson who ran the length of the ground and was involved in a chain of handballs before steadying to kick truly from deep in the left forward pocket.
Matt Little submitted his own contender for goal of the year when a kick off the ground from deep in the right forward pocket curved magnificently through for his 76th of the season.
Williamstown were soon on top when Andrejs Everitt goaled after marking uncontested then Matt Little kicked his second when he took a strong grab on the lead and kicked truly from 50 metres.
Matt Hoegel gave Box Hill their second reducing margin to 13 points but Jordan Roughead, who had reportedly flown to Sydney as an emergency for the Western Bulldogs, marked and goaled soon after as he dominated around the ground all day.
Dane Rampe kicked a long mongrel punt from outside 50 on debut to push the margin to 25 points as the Seagulls dominated the quarter.
Williamstown demonstrated Geelong-like football, cutting in from the back flanks and running the ball through the middle, and this link up play finished with a perfect long kick from Pat Rose to the advantage of Matt Little who took a comfortable mark 25 metres out and slotted his third goal four minutes into the second quarter.
Patrick Rose was on the receiving end soon after with a mark in the goalsquare and Andrew Hooper pushed the half-time margin out further with a snap from 30 metres.
In a sign of the Seagulls dominance Box Hill didn't take their first mark inside 50 until four minutes into the 3rd quarter but Gary Moss couldn't convert pushing his shot accross the face of goal.
Three minutes of football in which Williamstown slammed home three goals from Matt Little, coaches nephew Tom German, then Andrejs Everitt ended the contest.
Matt Little turned provider when he booted the ball deep inside 50 for Brennan Stack to kick the Seagulls sixth of the quarter and take a 73 point lead into the last change.
Patrick Rose kicked a spectacular goal out of mid-air for his third as Brennan Stack joined the party with two goals for the last quarter.
Box Hill grabbed two goals in a row from Ryan Jackson and Liam Shiels but was held to their lowest score of the season as Williamstown ran out comfortable winners.
Williamstown head into the finals as premiership favourites and will play either Port Melbourne or Casey Scorpions first up.
Box Hill Hawks 2.1 4.2 5.3 7.6-48
Williamstown 6.2 11.2 17.4 22.10-142
Box Hill Hawks
Goals: S. Gibson, L. Shiels, R. Jackson, G. Moss, J. Hoegel, T. Duryea, T. Tuck
Best: S. Gibson, L. Shiels, G. Moss, W. Sierakowski, R. Schoenmakers, C. Pedersen
Williamstown
Goals: M. Little 5, B. Stack 3, A. Everitt 3, P. Rose 3, T. German 2, J. Hill 2, D. Rampe, J. Roughead, A. Hooper, C. Lockwood
Best: W. Minson, A. Everitt, J. Roughead, B. Jolley, M. Little, P. Rose
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Sunday, August 15, 2010
Bendigo scraps win against Coburg
Classic suburban footy was on show as Bendigo continued their solid form heading into the VFL finals with a 22 point over the Tigers at a muddy and windy Coburg City Oval on Saturday afternoon.
The Tigers started brightly with athletic tall James Lawton kicking two early goals on his way to three for the day but finals-bound Bendigo were too strong and made the most of the conditions.
Marcus Marigliani kicking four, while the marking of Lachlan Delahunty and defensive efforts of Jason Cloke were a feature in the 12.11 (83) to 9.7 (61) win.
Kicking into a gale the Bombers could only manage 2 goals for the quarter but some terrific run and carry saw the powerfully built Marcus Marigliani open the scoring with a great goal from 50 metres after marking on the lead.
Coburg replied soon after through defender Will Thursfield, who is yet to kick a goal at AFL level for Richmond, when he marked an Alex Rance chip 45 metres out and used the wind to draw the ball into the goal mouth.
Promising youngster James Lawton goaled from a 50 metre penalty and had a second soon after when he took a towering contested mark in the goalsquare following Justin Kahlefeldt's centred kick.
Courage shown from Ben Duscher allowed Michael Still to kick Bendigo's second while Sam Power had his jumper ripped apart after a strong tackle in a first quarter that saw Coburg hold the ascendancy by 20 points.
The weeks rain saw a quagmire develop in the centre square as Bendigo piled on the pressure in the second quarter kicking 5.6 to 1.1 and making the most of their opportunity with the wind.
Essendon listed David Myers manufactured two clever left foot snaps including one from the boundary line while at the other end James Lawton kicked his third to keep Coburg in touch as Bendigo took a 9 point lead into the half-time break.
Coburg started the third quarter in ideal fashion when Dean Polo goaled from a kick off the ground after 5 minutes however a bemusing free kick to Marcus Marigliani, awarded when Damian Rayson (who was following Marigliani) was judged to have encroached on the area of a ball up 20 metres out, allowed Bendigo to own the quarter kicking 3.1 to 2.3.
Graham Polak took a fantastic contested mark third man up but couldn't convert and after Marcus Marigliani grabbed his third goal the Bombers were sitting pretty with a 13 point lead at the last change.
When Marigliani kicked his fourth goal after receiving a freekick for holding 59 seconds into the quarter and Michael Still sent through a long bomb from 50 after earning a free for a crunching tackle on Ben Clifton a minute later, the game was effectively over.
Coburg managed a late goal from Alroy Gilligan but the result wasn't in doubt as Bendigo ran out comfortable 22 point victors.
Bendigo Bombers 2.1 7.7 10.8 12.11-83
Coburg Tigers 5.3 6.4 8.7 9.7-61
Coburg Tigers
Goals: J. Lawton 3, M. Ambrose 2, W. Thursfield, D. Polo, A. Gilligan, B. Clifton
Best: S. Power, J. Lawton, J. Kahlefeldt, D. Grimes, A. Rance, P. Contin
Bendigo Bombers
Goals: M. Marigliani 4, M. Still 3, D. Myers 2, J. Cloke, S. Stroobants, M. James
Best: B. Duscher, L. Delahunty, M. Marigliani, M. Quinn, B. Prismall, L. Jetta, J. Cloke
The Tigers started brightly with athletic tall James Lawton kicking two early goals on his way to three for the day but finals-bound Bendigo were too strong and made the most of the conditions.
Marcus Marigliani kicking four, while the marking of Lachlan Delahunty and defensive efforts of Jason Cloke were a feature in the 12.11 (83) to 9.7 (61) win.
Kicking into a gale the Bombers could only manage 2 goals for the quarter but some terrific run and carry saw the powerfully built Marcus Marigliani open the scoring with a great goal from 50 metres after marking on the lead.
Coburg replied soon after through defender Will Thursfield, who is yet to kick a goal at AFL level for Richmond, when he marked an Alex Rance chip 45 metres out and used the wind to draw the ball into the goal mouth.
Promising youngster James Lawton goaled from a 50 metre penalty and had a second soon after when he took a towering contested mark in the goalsquare following Justin Kahlefeldt's centred kick.
Courage shown from Ben Duscher allowed Michael Still to kick Bendigo's second while Sam Power had his jumper ripped apart after a strong tackle in a first quarter that saw Coburg hold the ascendancy by 20 points.
The weeks rain saw a quagmire develop in the centre square as Bendigo piled on the pressure in the second quarter kicking 5.6 to 1.1 and making the most of their opportunity with the wind.
Essendon listed David Myers manufactured two clever left foot snaps including one from the boundary line while at the other end James Lawton kicked his third to keep Coburg in touch as Bendigo took a 9 point lead into the half-time break.
Coburg started the third quarter in ideal fashion when Dean Polo goaled from a kick off the ground after 5 minutes however a bemusing free kick to Marcus Marigliani, awarded when Damian Rayson (who was following Marigliani) was judged to have encroached on the area of a ball up 20 metres out, allowed Bendigo to own the quarter kicking 3.1 to 2.3.
Graham Polak took a fantastic contested mark third man up but couldn't convert and after Marcus Marigliani grabbed his third goal the Bombers were sitting pretty with a 13 point lead at the last change.
When Marigliani kicked his fourth goal after receiving a freekick for holding 59 seconds into the quarter and Michael Still sent through a long bomb from 50 after earning a free for a crunching tackle on Ben Clifton a minute later, the game was effectively over.
Coburg managed a late goal from Alroy Gilligan but the result wasn't in doubt as Bendigo ran out comfortable 22 point victors.
Bendigo Bombers 2.1 7.7 10.8 12.11-83
Coburg Tigers 5.3 6.4 8.7 9.7-61
Coburg Tigers
Goals: J. Lawton 3, M. Ambrose 2, W. Thursfield, D. Polo, A. Gilligan, B. Clifton
Best: S. Power, J. Lawton, J. Kahlefeldt, D. Grimes, A. Rance, P. Contin
Bendigo Bombers
Goals: M. Marigliani 4, M. Still 3, D. Myers 2, J. Cloke, S. Stroobants, M. James
Best: B. Duscher, L. Delahunty, M. Marigliani, M. Quinn, B. Prismall, L. Jetta, J. Cloke
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Scorps sting Suns
Brad Miller has lead Casey Scorpions to a 4 point win against Gold Coast Suns, kicking 10 goals in a high scoring affair played in perfect conditions at Casey Fields on Saturday afternoon.
A nine goal second quarter from the Gold Coast had them in front by 44 points at half-time before Casey stormed home after Miller kicked 6.2 in the third quarter on his way to 10 goals, sealing the win for Casey 18.11 (119) to 17.13. (115).
Miller's 10.4 came from 20 kicks, 12 marks and 2 handballs in a dominant display while Matthew Warnock set up from defence with 20 disposals and Matthew Bate was solid across half-forward with 17 disposals and a goal.
David Swallow, (19 disposals, 5 goals), and big man Zac Smith, (22 disposals, 1 goal), showed why they will play a big part for the Gold Coast in their inaugural AFL season when they combined to open the scoring, after Swallow received a handball from the athletic ruckman and kicked truly from 50 metres on the burst.
That was the start of a dominant quarter for Swallow who booted three goals from the midfield as Gold Coast held a 12 point lead at quarter time.
Things only got better for the Suns who booted 9.4 recording their best quarter for the season including an amazing 5 goals in 7 minutes with young guns Brandon Matera and Alik Magin leading the charge and giving Gold Coast a 44 point half-time lead.
Miller grabbed two for the quarter however turnovers cost Casey dearly as Gold Coast doubled the inside 50's and the score.
Casey were clearly stung by their first half effort and came out firing with Brad Miller putting on the most dominant individual display of the season kicking 6 goals for the quarter as Gold Coast had no answers.
Tom McNamara put Casey in front breaking the run of Brad Miller goals however David Swallow showed balance and kicked his fifth to give Gold Coast a 2 point lead at the last change.
Fifteen seconds into a tense final quarter Brad Miller marked strongly in front of Karmichael Hunt but couldn't convert for his tenth and when captain Mark Lock then Matthew Fowler goaled the Gold Coast held a 14 point lead and looked good for their first win in Melbourne.
Casey were able to goal through Danny Nicholls and Ben Macreadie however Gold Coast answered again when ruckman Zac Smith topped off a fantastic game by converting from 15 metres out.
Brad Miller had final say on the game kicking his tenth goal when Maric ran inside 50 and chipped to him in the goalsquare unattended and after Matthew Bate took a strong mark on the lead and kicked truly from right on 50 Casey were in front.
Miller had a chance for an 11th goal but it didn't matter as the Scorpions held on for a 4 point win in one of the comebacks of the season.
Casey Scorpions 3.0 7.2 14.9 18.11-119
Gold Coast Suns 4.6 13.10 14.11 17.13-115
Casey Scorpions
Goals: B. Miller 10, D. Nicholls 2, T. McNamara, B. Macreadie, L. Tapscott, R. McGough, M. Newton, M. Bate
Best: B. Miller, M. Warnock, K. Cheney, M. Newton, B. Macreadie, E. Panozza
Gold Coast
Goals: D. Swallow 5, B. Matera 3, A. Magin 2, D. Stanley 2, M. Lock, J. Stanlake, Z. Smith, M. Fowler, K. Hunt
Best: D. Swallow, Z. Smith, M. Fowler, J. Crawford, B. Matera, D. Stanley, M. Lock
A nine goal second quarter from the Gold Coast had them in front by 44 points at half-time before Casey stormed home after Miller kicked 6.2 in the third quarter on his way to 10 goals, sealing the win for Casey 18.11 (119) to 17.13. (115).
Miller's 10.4 came from 20 kicks, 12 marks and 2 handballs in a dominant display while Matthew Warnock set up from defence with 20 disposals and Matthew Bate was solid across half-forward with 17 disposals and a goal.
David Swallow, (19 disposals, 5 goals), and big man Zac Smith, (22 disposals, 1 goal), showed why they will play a big part for the Gold Coast in their inaugural AFL season when they combined to open the scoring, after Swallow received a handball from the athletic ruckman and kicked truly from 50 metres on the burst.
That was the start of a dominant quarter for Swallow who booted three goals from the midfield as Gold Coast held a 12 point lead at quarter time.
Things only got better for the Suns who booted 9.4 recording their best quarter for the season including an amazing 5 goals in 7 minutes with young guns Brandon Matera and Alik Magin leading the charge and giving Gold Coast a 44 point half-time lead.
Miller grabbed two for the quarter however turnovers cost Casey dearly as Gold Coast doubled the inside 50's and the score.
Casey were clearly stung by their first half effort and came out firing with Brad Miller putting on the most dominant individual display of the season kicking 6 goals for the quarter as Gold Coast had no answers.
Tom McNamara put Casey in front breaking the run of Brad Miller goals however David Swallow showed balance and kicked his fifth to give Gold Coast a 2 point lead at the last change.
Fifteen seconds into a tense final quarter Brad Miller marked strongly in front of Karmichael Hunt but couldn't convert for his tenth and when captain Mark Lock then Matthew Fowler goaled the Gold Coast held a 14 point lead and looked good for their first win in Melbourne.
Casey were able to goal through Danny Nicholls and Ben Macreadie however Gold Coast answered again when ruckman Zac Smith topped off a fantastic game by converting from 15 metres out.
Brad Miller had final say on the game kicking his tenth goal when Maric ran inside 50 and chipped to him in the goalsquare unattended and after Matthew Bate took a strong mark on the lead and kicked truly from right on 50 Casey were in front.
Miller had a chance for an 11th goal but it didn't matter as the Scorpions held on for a 4 point win in one of the comebacks of the season.
Casey Scorpions 3.0 7.2 14.9 18.11-119
Gold Coast Suns 4.6 13.10 14.11 17.13-115
Casey Scorpions
Goals: B. Miller 10, D. Nicholls 2, T. McNamara, B. Macreadie, L. Tapscott, R. McGough, M. Newton, M. Bate
Best: B. Miller, M. Warnock, K. Cheney, M. Newton, B. Macreadie, E. Panozza
Gold Coast
Goals: D. Swallow 5, B. Matera 3, A. Magin 2, D. Stanley 2, M. Lock, J. Stanlake, Z. Smith, M. Fowler, K. Hunt
Best: D. Swallow, Z. Smith, M. Fowler, J. Crawford, B. Matera, D. Stanley, M. Lock
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Bombers upset Seagulls
The Bendigo Bombers have upset ladder leader Williamstown by 3 points at a windy Pt. Gellibrand oval on Saturday afternoon.
A dominant first quarter by the 8th placed Bombers who kicked 4.7 to one behind provided the platform to set up the 9. 16 (70) to 9.13 (67) win.
Kicking to the Hobsons Bay end with the aid of the breeze, two goals from tall forward Jake Carlisle and one each from fellow Essendon listed players Jarrod Atkinson and Jake Melksham gave the Bombers the perfect start.
In comparison it was a tough quarter for the Seagulls whose problems were compounded with the loss of David Stretton who reportedly fractured a collarbone in a heavy clash with Tyson Slattery that could be heard through the TV broadcast effects mics.
Celebrating their inaugural Community Day, Williamstown thought they had a goal to celebrate within a minute of the restart when Mitch Hahn sent a brilliant left foot snap toward goal, only for goal umpire to rule that the ball had brushed the flag behind the post on the way through.
That would be the first of a number of puzzling decisions for the quarter after play on was called when Jarrod Atkinson appeared to be caught high in the Bombers forward line followed by a mark to Patrick Rose in Williamstown's forward pocket which was ruled to have hit the ground.
Nearing the end of a frustrating half for Williamstown where Josh Hill missed a great chance and Mitch Hahn was taken to the rooms in the hands of trainers with a cheekbone injury, Patrick Rose broke the drought on 21 minutes with some individual brilliance when he gathered a contested ball inside 50, broke a tackle and snapped truly from 40 metres.
Bendigo regained the ascendancy however after Jake Carlisle marked strongly and kicked his third to give the Bombers a 27 point lead at half-time.
David Myers extended their lead to 33 points early in the third quarter using the breeze to his advantage with a 55 metre bomb before a Ben Davies kick to advantage allowed Patrick Rose to mark and kick his second, keeping the Seagulls in the contest.
The game developed into an arm wrestle with both teams trading goals through Michael Quinn on the run for Bendigo followed by Rose, who grabbed his third for Williamstown 17 minutes in.
Stewart Crameri roosted a long goal from 50 on the run before Josh Hill became the first Williamstown player to kick a goal other than Patrick Rose, marking in the goal square after another long kick from Ben Davies, reducing the margin to 29 points at three quarter time.
Williamstown, who are the last quarter specialists of the VFL, would have to produce their best effort to have any chance of victory and they got off to the best start possible when Dylan Addison goaled from a 50 metre penalty however this was cancelled out almost immediately by Nathan Lovett-Murray who drilled a goal from 40 metres to restore the margin held at three quarter time.
Williamstown rallied with the breeze through Peter Faulks, who kicked his second goal in as many weeks, followed by 2 goals from Jarrod Bouman while at the other end Bendigo narrowly missed chances from Ben Duscher and Jake Carlisle to seal the game.
Despite being two men down on the interchange bench for most of the day, Willamstown were able to get within 3 points when Patrick Rose kicked his fourth late in the game but the Bombers held on for a memorable win and consolidated their spot in the top eight.
Bendigo Bombers 4.7 5.9 8.14 9.16-70
Williamstown 0.1 1.6 4.9 9.13-67
Williamstown
Goals: P. Rose 4, J. Boumann 2, J. Hill, D. Addison, P. Faulks
Best: T. Callan, C. Lockwood, P. Faulks, B. Davies, J. Daniels, J. Boumann
Bendigo Bombers
Goals: J. Carlisle 3, J. Melksham, D. Myers, N. Lovett-Murray, J. Atkinson, M. Quinn, S. Crameri
Best: J. Flaherty, J. Carlisle, B. Collins, N. Lovett-Murray, D. Myers, J. Cloke
A dominant first quarter by the 8th placed Bombers who kicked 4.7 to one behind provided the platform to set up the 9. 16 (70) to 9.13 (67) win.
Kicking to the Hobsons Bay end with the aid of the breeze, two goals from tall forward Jake Carlisle and one each from fellow Essendon listed players Jarrod Atkinson and Jake Melksham gave the Bombers the perfect start.
In comparison it was a tough quarter for the Seagulls whose problems were compounded with the loss of David Stretton who reportedly fractured a collarbone in a heavy clash with Tyson Slattery that could be heard through the TV broadcast effects mics.
Celebrating their inaugural Community Day, Williamstown thought they had a goal to celebrate within a minute of the restart when Mitch Hahn sent a brilliant left foot snap toward goal, only for goal umpire to rule that the ball had brushed the flag behind the post on the way through.
That would be the first of a number of puzzling decisions for the quarter after play on was called when Jarrod Atkinson appeared to be caught high in the Bombers forward line followed by a mark to Patrick Rose in Williamstown's forward pocket which was ruled to have hit the ground.
Nearing the end of a frustrating half for Williamstown where Josh Hill missed a great chance and Mitch Hahn was taken to the rooms in the hands of trainers with a cheekbone injury, Patrick Rose broke the drought on 21 minutes with some individual brilliance when he gathered a contested ball inside 50, broke a tackle and snapped truly from 40 metres.
Bendigo regained the ascendancy however after Jake Carlisle marked strongly and kicked his third to give the Bombers a 27 point lead at half-time.
David Myers extended their lead to 33 points early in the third quarter using the breeze to his advantage with a 55 metre bomb before a Ben Davies kick to advantage allowed Patrick Rose to mark and kick his second, keeping the Seagulls in the contest.
The game developed into an arm wrestle with both teams trading goals through Michael Quinn on the run for Bendigo followed by Rose, who grabbed his third for Williamstown 17 minutes in.
Stewart Crameri roosted a long goal from 50 on the run before Josh Hill became the first Williamstown player to kick a goal other than Patrick Rose, marking in the goal square after another long kick from Ben Davies, reducing the margin to 29 points at three quarter time.
Williamstown, who are the last quarter specialists of the VFL, would have to produce their best effort to have any chance of victory and they got off to the best start possible when Dylan Addison goaled from a 50 metre penalty however this was cancelled out almost immediately by Nathan Lovett-Murray who drilled a goal from 40 metres to restore the margin held at three quarter time.
Williamstown rallied with the breeze through Peter Faulks, who kicked his second goal in as many weeks, followed by 2 goals from Jarrod Bouman while at the other end Bendigo narrowly missed chances from Ben Duscher and Jake Carlisle to seal the game.
Despite being two men down on the interchange bench for most of the day, Willamstown were able to get within 3 points when Patrick Rose kicked his fourth late in the game but the Bombers held on for a memorable win and consolidated their spot in the top eight.
Bendigo Bombers 4.7 5.9 8.14 9.16-70
Williamstown 0.1 1.6 4.9 9.13-67
Williamstown
Goals: P. Rose 4, J. Boumann 2, J. Hill, D. Addison, P. Faulks
Best: T. Callan, C. Lockwood, P. Faulks, B. Davies, J. Daniels, J. Boumann
Bendigo Bombers
Goals: J. Carlisle 3, J. Melksham, D. Myers, N. Lovett-Murray, J. Atkinson, M. Quinn, S. Crameri
Best: J. Flaherty, J. Carlisle, B. Collins, N. Lovett-Murray, D. Myers, J. Cloke
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