SSA Australian Football 12’s Championships - Round One

SSNT Australian Football 12’s Championships - EXCHANGE

Match Review

Round One V Victoria

Vic 10.15.75 def NT 2.2.14

The score line of 10 goals did not represent the intensity that the boys played at, they showed great determination against a powerful team who would have deemed the win not to their expectations, having accounted for us in last years encounter by 20+ goals.

Shane McAuliffe was great in defence and turned possessions into attack on many occasions. His attack on the footy was consistently hard, which enabled him to gain many possessions.

Laurie Donation stood out around the ground, he took some spectacular marks and his second and third efforts earned him praises from around the ground.

Daniel Simpson was a solid defender who showed that he was capable of competing at the level successfully. His last line punches, marks and rushes enabled us to build an attack from the last line.

Michael Coombes was an aggressive centre man who controlled the opposition as well as gaining plenty of possessions.

Kyle Emery, did a great job of creating attacking moves and he regularly made position to win the football.

Jake Turner-Long provided some magic around the ground. His tackling was an inspiration, his decision making provided opportunities and his agility enabled him to better his opposition on many occasions.

Nakia Cockatoo was aggressive at the footy, he created attacking opportunities and provided defence, the majority of his possessions were to advantage.

Brandon Parfitt showed talent and ability and was not hesitant when attack on the ball was required.

Zane Carter ended up in attack replacing an injured player and provided 10 minutes of football that saw him kick 2 goals. One from a good lead and mark, one from an opportunistic gather in front and snap.

Zac Bailey had minimal game time, but entered the arena on one occasion and showed what power he will have in the future by running to a vacant flank, marking a pass, followed by a run and carry (1 bounce) followed by a delivery directly into the hotspot.

Shanley Malbunka, tried hard all day leading at full forward but did not get the opportunities he desired.

The Exchange boys line up against ACT today (Monday 27th July) on the big main oval. The team is looking at applying that same intensity and hoping that success will result.

The Championship boys went down in a close one to NSW. NSW kicked away a couple of times and the NT boys kept hitting back but could not quite get close enough to take control of the game. The boys get to play VIC Country in round two who overrun VIC Metro in round one. More on this game will be posted when Coaches report is provided