2015 Elimination Final   'Reserves'   

 

Walkerville - Walkerville Recreation Oval - Saturday 30th Aug - 1:45pm

 

Walkerville              13.12-90

PHOS Camden            9.8-62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WALKERVILLE

Goal Kickers: L. Blewit 4, P. Wilson 2, C. Toro 2, R. Curry 2, A. Zanker , J. Mann , J. Bentley Best Players: , L. Blewit , R. Curry , P. Wilson , C. Toro , J. Mann

 

PHOS CAMDEN

 

Goal Kickers: M. Papatolis 2, D. Parkins 2, M. Parslow 2, D. Doolette-Cox , J. Resnais , S. Smith

 
Best Players: , H. Walters , M. Baker , M. Papatolis , A. Tremaine , D. Marriott

 

Craig Post game report:

 

Saturday was a massive day for the B Grade and the boys were fired up for a big one, the mood in the change rooms was good and everyone was ready to play their part. We played some of our best football for the year in the first quarter with our intensity levels high and our pressure on the ball carrier at a good level forcing turnovers which allowed us to kick the first 3 goals of the game and only allow Walkerville to kick their first goal just before the quarter time siren.

 

Walkerville came out after quarter time with much more purpose and managed to run the lines and share the ball around giving themselves a few more avenues to goal, kicking 5 goals to our 1 in the second.

 

With the game still in the balance at half time the boys were keen to get back on track in the third but just couldn’t match Walkerville’s run and carry and while the backline worked tirelessly, they were under constant pressure with the ball coming in high and long from their midfield.

 

Coming in about 8 goals down at 3 quarter, time the boys dug in and played the game out kicking 5 goals to 1 in the last quarter to go down by 28 points.

 

We had great service from Harry Walters and Michael “Bluey” Baker in the midfield all game while Mike Papatolis, Matt “Pasty” Parslow and Dave Parkins all kicked 2 goals each. There were also good performances from Aussie Tremaine, Lachlan McDonald, Jon “Kouta” Koutsikas and Dale Marriott who never gave up.

 

There was some brilliant, high intensity football played by the boys in the first and last quarters last Saturday but unfortunately as good as we were in those quarters, our opposition was slightly better at converting in the 2nd and 3rd which managed to get them over the line.

 

It has been a good year for the B Grade with the improvement in the playing group as a whole being great and I reckon we have certainly unearthed a few future A Grade players to build a side with next year.

 

Finally, I’d like to thank Pat Hamden, Dave Vivian, Richie Resnais, “Bart” and “Steiny” for all of their help on match days this year, these guys gave up their time for the B Grade and it has certainly been appreciated. Have a good summer everyone and we’ll catch you next season at the footy.

 

Web pregame:

 

Walkies finished 4th on the ladder having only one more win than us.

 

Walkies last 5 games: close win against 2nd place SHC, loss to 8th place Scotch!, win against 3rd place PNU, a win against us & SMOSH. So there in pretty good form.

 

Last time we played them was Round 15 at Walkies. The boys played well below their best but regrouped for a good last quarter. 

 

Players that did well in that game were Shannon Leatch, Anthony Flett, Rian Morgan & Curtis Harms was best on ground while Tim Smyth gave us a target up forward kicking 3 goals.

 

Suffice to say the boys will have to play a lot better to beat Walkies on Saturday.

 

Craig pre-game:

 

B Grade side as follows.

 

Fwd         Hull                      Parslow                Resnais

 

HF           Baker                    Smith                   M Papatolis

 

C             McDonald            Harms                 Grosser

 

HB           R Morgan             Flett                     Maitland

 

B              Turner                  Leatch                 Eddy

 

                Ruck                                     Interchange

                Parkins                                  Unger

                Tremaine                              Koutsikas

                Walters                                 Marriott

                                                              Doolette-Cox

 

Emergency – Phillis

 

This is why we play football, to play in finals. But we don’t want to be happy making finals, we want to win them! Walkerville will be a tough opponent this week, they are a finals hardened club and know what it takes to succeed at this time of year.

 

We must be ready to hit them with everything we’ve got to get the ascendency early and make them defend. Our backline has been solid all year and is bolstered this week with the return of Shannon Leatch from injury and we also get Harry Walters back to give us some grunt around the ball.

 

Every single player that takes the field this week must leave nothing in the tank as one of the keys to success in finals is to give it everything for the team. Playing four quarters of solid football is essential and is something we have been working towards all year, what better time to put a complete game together than this week against a quality opponent.

 

We’ve had a great week on the track and now must bring that attitude and the skill level to game day by challenging ourselves and each other to be the best we can be. I’d just like to say it’s never easy to pick a side at this time of year when everyone eligible for B Grade is fit and available and after some agonising deliberation last night some players who don’t necessarily deserve it have had to miss out. So, I’d like to acknowledge Corey Phillis, Sam Meyers and Tim Smyth who have all contributed to the team over the course of the season and helped us get to the position we are in this weekend, keep your heads up fellas and if the game goes to plan, there will be an opportunity to step up next week.

 

Finally, we have a great opportunity to fly the flag for the club this weekend, let’s make the most of it and come home with the win. See you there!!

 

Elimination Final

B Squad

 

38 M. Baker

3 D. Doolette-Cox

32 B. Eddy

41 A. Flett

14 J. Grosser

29 C. Harms

25 A. Hull

31 J. Koutsikas

46 S. Leatch

6 B. Maitland

36 D. Marriott

33 L. McDonald

40 S. Meyers

44 R. Morgan

16 M. Papatolis

42 D. Parkins

49 M. Parslow

5 C. Phillis

30 J. Resnais

19 S. Smith

39 T. Smyth

2 A. Tremaine

17 R. Turner

35 J. Unger

28 H. Walters

 

 

B grade ladder

 

1 Prince Alfred OC          36

2 Sacred Heart OC         27

3 Payneham NU              25

4 Walkerville                     20

5 PHOS Camden           18

6 SMOSH West Lakes    16

7 Broadview                     14

8 Scotch OC                      12

9  Gepps Cross                  6

10 Flinders Park               6