Sat, 25 Jul 2009, 2:15pm
at Eric Sutton Reserve
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | |
| Rosewater | 3.4 | 8.9 | 10.10 | 18.13 | 121 |
| Plympton | 3.1 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 65 |
Rosewater won by 56 points
Goal Kickers:
Darren Ueding 5, Shawn Anderson 3, Robbie Cains 2, Richie Watts 2.
Singles to: Thomas Motlop, Adam Rumbelow, James Carson, Scott Jacobsen, Cohen Mattner, Brad Horsell.
Best Players:
Club: 1. Darren Ueding 2. Raigan Liddle-Stewart 3. Brad Horsell 4. Adam Rumbelow 5. Lance Billett
Scribe: 1. Darren Ueding 2. Robbie Brauer 3. Josh Vines 4. Brad Horsell 5. Lance Billett
Match Report:
Team:
1 Motlop Thomas
2 Mattner Cohen
3 Jacquier Tyson
4 Jacobsen Scott
5 Brauer Robbie
6 Vines Josh
7 Cains Robbie
9 Ueding Darren
10 Rumbelow Adam (C)
13 Ware Russell
14 Carson James
15 Jacobsen Shaun
18 Kells Greg
19 Anderson Shawn
21 Liddle-Stewart Riagan
22 Anesbury Joe
23 Horsell Brad
24 Pettersson Joel
25 Watts Richie
29 Medhurst Ryan
30 Billett Lance
Team Placings:
FP: Scott Jacobsen FF: Shawn Anderson FP: James Carson
HFF: Darren Ueding CHF: Robbie Cains HFF: Cohen Mattner
CW: Robbie Brauer C: Brad Horsell CW: Ryan Medhurst
HBF: Tyson Jacquier CHF: Greg Kells HBF: Adam Rumbelow (C)
BP: Joe Anesbury FB: Shaun Jacobsen BP: Lance Billett
Ist Ruck: Riagan Liddle-Stewart Josh Vines Thomas Motlop
2nd Ruck: Russell Ware Darren Ueding James Carson
Interchange: Russell Ware Joel Pettersson Richie Watts
Match Report:
The first time we met this season, Plympton gave us football lesson. Our expectations were we would return the compliment this time around. And we did. We did it with a vengeance. Raises the Rosewater Bulldog to third and a finals spot almost in concrete.
The game opened with Plympton to the western end - the scoring end. Recruit Raigan Liddle-Stewart opened in ruck in his first outing for the club. Plympton were immediately into attack and registered a full pointer (from a very soft 25 metre penalty). Play was at a fast rate. There were several instances of desperation football typified by spoils from Robbie Brauer and Robbie Cains. The play see-sawed around the centre with our only shot on goal by Shawn Anderson registering a point. Then Brad Horsell burst through the pack, a couple of bounces, and from well out, put our first on the board. This was followed shortly later when Adam Rumbelow slipped into the forwards, and Josh Vines, passed lace out, and a major followed. Plympton responded and registered two quick ones. The game was at a fantastic pace with Plympton slightly in front.
Robbie Cains, standing in front, marked a miss kick off, went back and the unfortunate kicker had the opportunity to see the ball sail over head.
It was a reasonable quarter where we let ourselves down slightly by turnovers in attack. It was a quarter where Robbie Brauer was outstanding. In a huge quarter of gathering the leather, tackling the opposition, and putting us into attack, he was our major factor in being in front.
Our second quarter, with the benefit of hindsight, really established our stamp on the game. To the scoring end we added 4.5 to 1.1. A dominating quarter. Not only on the scoreboard but in general field play. We went up a gear with Vines, Brauer, Rumbelow, Ryan Medhurst - all having a telling influence. Kiagan Liddle-Stewart was nullifying Plympton's tall and then giving us plenty out of the centre. Anderson and Cains were major targets in the forwards, while Ueding was again dominating the game. With James Carson, Richie Watts and Cohen Mattner mopping up it was a quarter a supporter dreams about. The ball was mainly in our forwards, however when it did go into Plymptons (forwards) Lance Billett was having a day on, and with Tyson Jacquier, Joe Anesbury and company we constantly repelled. Shaun Jacobsen, taking the tall, blanketed Plymptons options. And Robbie Brauer continued to hunt and gather possessions.
It was a very good first half. We had established a clear ascendancy - but it was only half time.
Plympton did come out firing. For the first 10 minutes of the third quarter we were chasing the leather in their forwards. A couple of quick goals had them right back in the game.
A quick thrust forward - against the run of play - and an Anderson mark - but only a point. Again Ueding to the fore. Put his body on the line, won the free and kicked the goal. An important one. Tyson Jacquier next typified our determination in standing tall against the tide. Ueding then moved through traffic to slot a further goal. And a further one to Anderson and we had stemmed the tide. Our attack on the ball, regardless of personal safety, was telling. Rumbelow out of the centre and we were into attack again when the siren went.
A good quarter where we withstood Plymptons attack and then rebounded to outscore the opposition by a couple of points. But a significant lead as we were to come home to the scoring end.
And so it proved. We came home with a wet sail. 7.3 to 3.1. Plympton, again rallied after the break, opened with a goal. We were still applying the pressure and our desperate spoils were being rewarded. Robbie Cains was a strong point at centre half forward. James Carson slotted one and then a couple of spoils, Rumbelow and Anesbury, in quick succession, must have dented the opposition's enthusiasm. Ueds bobbed up again for another. We had a comfortable lead. Liddle-Stewart was now well on top at the bounces and Thomas Motlop was running out of the packs, putting us deep into attack, and kicking one himself. Ueds again for his fifth was followed by an all swivelling and twisting Richie Watts goal out of a pack, and we were really putting some distance between us and Plympton. The concluding goal came from Cohen Mattner who, from a metre out, managed to lose it in the trees! A very good win against the second placed side - and one to take confidence from in our next encounter.
Best: 1. Darren Ueding for an all game exhibition of gathering the ball, in the air, on the ground, and punishing the opposition with penetrating kicking. Five goals as well, in a clearly best on ground performance. 2. Robbie Brauer, eclipsed Ueds in the first half. Had a squillion possessions and runs the opponent down, takes the ball away, and probably exhausted himself. A good second half too. 3. Josh Vines ran all game. Provided the link between the backs and forwards and doesn't stop running. 4. Brad Horsell, again in full flight, and again a sight to behold. Tackling and disposal first rate. Dominates the centre area. 5. Lance Billett in any other game may have claimed No 1 spot. His spoiling was first class and then his rebound stopped many attacks. A great return to top form!
All played well. Others to do well included debutante ruckman in Raigan Liddle-Stewart, class ruckman, good on ground, and looks to be a key position player as well. Adam Rumbelow with his customary game of attacking defence. With Tyson Jacquier, Joe Anesbury, Shaun Jacobsen (on their very tall forward - who he eclipsed) and Greg Kells, our backlines have a resolve to prevent the opposition scoring. Ryan Medhurst on a wing looks to enjoy the freedom, while our forwards led by Robbie Cains with a very solid performance, and Shawn Anderson providing the target, allowing the skills of James Carson Richie Watts and Cohen Mattner to be on show for any thing that may spill. This week Russell Ware was able to take a breather from ruck. Took a couple of grabs. Thomas Motlop played serviceably in the first three quarters but sizzled in the last. Scintillating run through the centre packs. Joel Pettersson, as a pinch hitter, could have started in a blaze but his running shot just slid off for a point. Good off the bench. The only sour note was with Scott Jacobsen, who again a had gathering game, on the ball, with the misfortune of suffering a knee injury, just prior to full time. All are hoping the injury is not as bad as it seems.
All in all a very good team effort.
