Round 11

Thomastown: 30.27-207
Panton Hill: 5.9-39

Goal Kickers: S. Walker, J. White, J. Whitcher, T. Power, D. Pratt
Best Players: S. Huf, J. Whitcher, B. Strongman, T. Power, G. Mc Auliffe, G. Oakley


UNDERMANNED REDBACK RESERVES OVERPOWERED

Thomastown: 37.23-245
Panton Hill: 1.1-7

Goal Kickers: W. Binnion
Best Players: (information not available)

At noon on Saturday the Redback players went into an unlikely match with several men down, so many that there was, in fact, no bench available. This made playing against a superior opponent all the more difficult. And when Willow came off the ground early with a shoulder injury, Coach Jono Manzoney showed his true colours and pulled on the guernsey for his side, helping out however he could.

Unfortunately for Jono’s team, the intent of the Thomastown side was obvious from the outset, playing direct to a couple of solid forward targets was the aim of their game. To their credit, they executed the game plan well, often hitting forward targets on the chest, lace out.

The Redback players stuck to the task all day, and when Wazza slotted an easy goal in the third quarter there were cheers all round. However, this would be the only major of the day and it was apparent that our boys were boxing out of their division. The fitter, more skilful Thomastown side did not let up, although it was a great effort from the Hills backline to restrict the opposition to only four goals in the final quarter.

No ‘best player’ details have been provided this week, however the humble opinion of this writer suggests there were some noteworthy contributions throughout the day by Parrot, Morsey, Rich, Blair and the Anderson boys. First-gamer Andy Boyle also showed that he has potential, and Simon Shell battled hard all day in the ruck, even after a heavy knock to the head which saw the lights go out for a few seconds during the third quarter.

Round 12’s match against Reservoir at home looks to be a mouth-watering contest and the reserves side will be out to win their second game of the season, so get to the Hill this weekend for what should be a rip-snorter.