Week 10 Update

4 Wins, a draw and a bad loss!

A costly loss for the A grade boys where the top 5 sides all lost to bottom 5 sides which just shows how even the A grade competition is this year. A win would have put the boys a game clear in third position a definite lost opportunity. The Reserves stole defeat from the jaws of victory, well a draw, however it was one they should have won after being 3 goals up with 5 min to go! The colts sides both had strong wins in particular the c-gulls with a lazy 139 point victory, the boys are in form. The thirds continued their charge towards the five with a hard fought win over CBC and the Dingoes in their grand final replay also accounted for CBC to continue their unbeaten run.

A grade - 6.12 - 48 lost to CBC 14.6 - 90

A res - 9.7 - 61 drew with CBC 8.13 - 61

A colts - 11.12 - 78 def CBC 4.6 - 30

Thirds - 7.8 - 50 def CBC 6.6 - 42

Dingoes - 14.8 - 92 def CBC 7.4 - 46

C - colts - 26.17 - 173 def Melville 5.4 - 34

Following round 9 we have four sides in the final 5 - A grade 4^th, A colts 2^nd, Dingoes, 1^st and C-colts 2^nd with the Thirds current form having them knocking on the five a game out!

For a full summary of all games please see the match reports below.

THIS WEEK

This week all grades are playing against traditional rivals. Both colts sides play Collegians, with the A colts clash being 2^nd v 3^rd with the Collegians colts being in great form it will be a good test to see how the boys are travelling at present. Meanwhile the C-gulls is a top of the table clash with their only loss being to Collegians so they will be looking to make amends, both should be brilliant games so get down and support the boys. The A grade and A res travel to Dalkieth Oval to take on Collegians in a massive game for both sides looking to avenge the defeats in round 1. Collegians are holding their Past Players Day and have invited all Uni Supporters to take part. For $30 you can enter the marquee for this you will receive lunch and access to a cash bar. Meanwhile at Home the Thirds and Dingoes take on Wembley and will be looking to again record victories over them as they did in round one. If you have nothing to do on Saturday please get down and support the boys they appreciate it.

A Grade v Collegians - Dalkieth Oval - 2.30pm

A Res v Collegians - Dalkieth Oval - 12.35pm

A Colts v Collegians - Dalkieth Oval - 10.45am

Thirds v Wembley - MacGillvray Oval - 2.30pm

Dingoes v Wembley- MacGillvray Oval - 12.35pm

C- gulls v Collegians - McGillvray - 10.45am

PAST PLAYERS COCKTAIL PARTY - JUNE 20^th - THIS SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This Saturday is the Past Players Cocktail Party there are still tickets available however these are limited! If you would like to come please refer to the website for more details www.unifootyclub.com and please RSVP ASAP to Peter Toll - peter.toll@bdo.com.au

MATCH REPORTS

A Grade

Uni 6.12 vs CBC Frem 14.6

The score pretty well summed up our day. Missed opportunities early when we had some control of the game in the first quarter and poor execution - that seemed to get worse the longer the day went on (eg 5 straight points in the 3rd quarter) cost us any chance of consolidating our spot in the top half of the table.

No excuses though, we must work hard on our skills and fitness, and make sure we are able to break out of bad patches when they inevitably do happen.

Bizarrely, in the A Grade games the top 5 all lost to the bottom sides - so we remain in 4th spot on the ladder. Which makes this weeks game against traditional rivals Collegians (who beat top side Nth Fremantle last week) a ripper and one we must win with the John Prior Cup up for grabs.

And afterwards we will celebrate our win at the gathering of Past Players and Supporters Cocktail Party on Saturday night.

See you at Dalkeith Oval and afterwards for the Past Players & Supporters Cocktail Party - all welcome. Details on the website or RSVP to Rako or Tolly.

A Res

Uni A res V CBC at the sandpit started pretty typically of the A res season to date with CBC kicking the first couple of goals. However the Uni boys rallied late in the first term to come into the first break on par. Erk dog had got the pen out during the week and wrote down some team rules for the boys to take home and read before they went to be bed every night... the main messages being accountability, talk, running to support your team mates and having confidence to back yourself and your team mates.

After reinforcing the message at quarter time the boys responded playing all over the sand dwellers for the next 2 quarters. Assisted by a few easy misses by CBC on goal Uni came in too the final break up by about 3 goals.

The boys started the last quarter well however in the last 10mins we stopped what we had been doing well for the majority of the game. CBC came back and the end result was a disappointing draw.

We can take a lot out of the game as we can for most of the games this year. When we play to our team rules as Erk outlined for us we are a very competitive team in what is a close competition. However it's playing to those rules and keeping that intensity up for 4 quarters that we need to work on.

Best were the Stant, Glas, Quigs, Pizza

A Colts

With the disappointment from the loss before the bye the colts were fired up to make amends and that was evident from the arrival of the players through to the warm up. The game followed a similar pattern throughout with each quarter being hard fought and competitive but with Uni extending the lead by 1-2 goals each time. The boys ran out 8 goal winners which could have been larger owing to several missed chances. It was a great team win with every player contributing well and playing for each other. Well done to Angus Merrideth and Matt Coyte who played their first game of A colts.

Best players were Eyresy the "bull" at CHB who did not only beat his opposition but provided great drive from the backline. Weapons up forward provided great hands and finishing, the twins Ben and Rory off the wing were very productive. J-rad Stewart one of our Claremont boys was great up forward as was Blair rotating through the middle and back pocket. Finally Will Higham on the back flank was again hard at it setting the standard for the boys to follow. Big game v Collegians so try get down early and support the colts as Collegians will be seeking revenge for last time.

Thirds

E Grade recorded its best win of the year on Saturday. We went into the game against CBC as underdogs and needing a win to keep our season alive. The match was very much a grind all day with only 13 goals kicked for the match. CBC got off to a good start, but Uni fought back well in the first quarter to limit their scoring opportunities, although we struggled to kick goals ourselves. The second quarter was a dour struggle and again we had the majority of the play, but couldn't capitalise due to skill errors. The boys were asked for a special effort at half time and certainly delivered with everyone giving 100pc to get us over the line in a very gutsy eight point win. The final score was Uni 7.8 to CBC 6.6. The back six deserve special mention with CBC kicking only 2 points after half time.

Better players were captain Kane Moyle who played in the midfield, Albert Clarke who was outstanding in the ruck in the second half, Fido who was at his consistent best in the middle, Walks who dominated at CHB and Harry S who was consistent all day on his half back flank.

Blocka at fullback and Harry M at CHF also played well.

Dingoes

The first round of fixtures finished with a top of the table clash between the undefeated Dingoes and old grand final foes CBC. With the dawn of a perfect day for football, and a strong team on the park, the Dingoes were confident but not complacent - spurred on by the fact that two icons of the squad, Timi the Gazelle Donisi and Tom Maccanui McCarthy were playing their 100th games.

Stix was able to share in less than 30 seconds of this on field occasion as he copped a high hit in a tackle which left him with a broken nose and concussion. While the physio tried to stop the torrential flow of blood, Uni rained a torrent of goals on the opposition, skipping out to a 4 goal break with Macca and Gurta dominating up forward, and the midfielders winning just about every centre clearance. CBC steadied, and replied with three of their own (with a bit of luck courtesy of a dodgy decision and 50m penalty) to narrow the gap to just under 2 goals at quarter time.

The second quarter was more of an arm wrestle - the Dingoes having the most of the ball, but let down by some uncharacteristically poor finishing. The Boom recruit was one whose skills were untarnished and Wooda was giving a strong option at CHF, but the quarter was further blemished by a behind the play incident which saw Stats stretchered off. Uni focused their aggression on the footy, but were unable to stretch their lead - Cheekwee and Gazelle providing a much needed pressure release running out of the backline.

In the third, CBC strung some goals together which saw them draw to within a kick. Re-Enter the Stat man, whose hardness at the pill and two goals in as many minutes restored some breathing room. Macca shifted into the ruck and combined with the Squid to good effect, while Gazelle proved there was plenty of run in the legs with a shift up to the wing.

Uni got the first couple of the last quarter, and at that point CBC seemed to concede defeat, dropping a loose player back who was unable to prevent the Dingoes adding another few before the final siren. A satisfying win which was more challenging than the final 7 goal margin suggests, with the two celebration kegs at the Gliddon Residence thoroughly deserved.

University 14.8.92 def CBC 7.4.46

Goals: 4: Gurta; 3: Macca; 2: Stats, Chrisso; 1: Wooda, Franko, Digger

Best: Macca, Gazelle, Boom, Cat, Stats, Gurta, Wooda and Cheekwee

C-colts

Another big win for the boys by 139 points, travelling beautifully at present!