2015 Round  15 

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2014 round 15

 

Walkerville - Walkerville Recreational Oval - Saturday 2nd Aug - 2:15pm

 

 

 

Walkerville               18.4-112

PHOS Camden         17.9-111

 

 

Goal Kickers: M. Jacquier 5, S. Williams 3, S. Williams 2, B. Carracher 2, A. Bergsma 2, W. Papatolis , R. Bartlett , L. May 

 

Best Players:  W. Papatolis , M. Jacquier , A. Bergsma , S. Williams , J. Braley

 

Quinnys post-game:

 

Saturday was a real kick in the guts for all of us! I felt we were the better side for the majority of the game except when it counted! The big negative for me was our inability to not put them away! I certainly dont coach to produce champions, I personally Coach to produce relentless, hard nosed unfriendly (on field) men who once they cross the line it's us or them! That encompasses alot of aspects but to simply some it up, when you cross the white line, hate your opponent, hate to lose and want to ruin their Saturday arvo! It then becomes "how we roll" so to speak! We aren't yet there! 

 

We played some terrific footy, free flowing on a small ground. Our physicality and courage at the contest could not be questioned, our skills were okay, we won most of stats taken, we kicked a winning score, everything indicated we should've won so with that comes some very good individual efforts. Wil Papatolis was fantastic all day and in my eyes played almost the perfect game! His ferocity at the ball, man and his ability to stick to task was great! Matty Jac played I think his best all round game for the year, offensively with 5 goals but more importantly his tackling, pressure and chasing was great! Aaron Bergsma was tough and tried hard to cement the win with standing his tag. Sam Williams was good on his wing and finished with 3 goals whilst up forward on and off and Jarrod Braley was again solid at CHB! Kris Evans, Tom Clarke, Michael Bennett and Brodhi Carracher were very good too! 

 

So as a coach you want to see toughness, running goals, strong attack on the ball, direction, enthusiasm and so on. I saw it all except the desire to inflict pain on our opponent as has been done to us this year! That is what hurts from Saturday! We need to stop being nice and we need it in a hurry! 

 

 

web post-game:

 

Didn't start well with Aussie Tremaine pulling out with a hammy, replaced by Jake Grosser prior to game start.

 

The boys looked fired up to start well, however Walkies got the 1st 2 goals and looked good. Phantoms kept pressing and evened the ledger by 1/4 time. 

 

The game ebbed and flowed and was very entertaining, the Phantoms would get 1 goal ahead but could not get the second that was crucial until the last 1/4. The last 1/4 Walkies kicked 2 straight goals to be one goal up, then the boys just clicked and were completely dominant  kicking the next 5 to be 29 points up with about 10 minutes to go. The supporters thought we were home and perhaps so did the players. Walkerville to their credit stated wining the ball out of the centre and at the stoppages. They started going longer and more direct and seem to not drop a mark or miss a goal (18.4 for the game 7.0 in the last). With 1 minute left and 5 points down they steamed out of the midfield kicking long down to what would be the Eddie Betts pocket of Walkerville. Somehow a Walkies player threw the ball onto his boot just prior to going out of bounds, the whole crowd was silenced then the Walkies crowd erupted, how on earth did he kick that goal?. 20 seconds later the siren goes and the Phantom players are devastated like losing a GF no one moving everybody gutted.

 

Quinny won't like me saying this but there were some very good performances during the game & this was a marked improvement on the last time we played Walkies. Will Papa probably played his best game for the year, Matty Jac kicked 5 goals and was by far the best forward on the ground. Captain Berg was providing plenty of grunt when needed, Willo kick 3 crucial goals, both rucks Dogs and Benno tried their hearts out and obviously played injured. Jake Resnais also deserves a mention for his 3rd 1/4 efforts his courage could not be questioned.

 

Next week is against Flinders Park for our second to last home game, we really need all supporters to show up in mass to cheer the boys on.

 

Quinnys pre-game:

 

After a week off to reset a few minor injuries and freshen a little we travel to Walkerville this week for what is a massively important game, not only regarding our spot on the ladder but I felt last time we played Walkerville we were far from our best. Since then weve played some great footy mixed in with some not so great and we will need to be at out best for Walkerville, a team I regard highly. 

 

Returning is Michael Bennet, Brodhi Carracher and Tristan Shaw. Shaun Smith injury, Bill Cameron work and Sam Underwood Glenelg duties go out. 

 

The work on the track lastnight was promising, now we need that 100% intensity and effort to get the points! Lets go get them boys! 

 

 

The Phantom side:

 

FFwd:        Benno               Harri          Papa     

HFwd:      Scholtzy             Jac              Aussie

C:               Willo                   TC               Broadie

HBack:    Teddy                Boof          Smythy 

FBack:    Finn                    Shaw         Evo

Ruck:      Dogs                  Berga         Maysie

Pine:       Christie-Ling,  Wallent,    Resnais

Emerg:  

 

web pre-game:

 

This weeks game against 6th placed Walkerville is a must win game if we are to avoid relegation.

 

They are coming off a good win against SMOSH & close win against Gepps but have had losses to Broadies, PAC & surprisingly Flinders Park. They will be keen to keep there finals prospects alive and also its there past players day so expect a fired up Walkies.

 

The last time we played Walkerville was round 7 at home, we played what most people consider our worst game for the year going down by 37 points.  Poor discipline and skill being out main enemy, we did outscore them 5 goals to 1 in the last quarter but the horse had well and truly bolted by 3rd Q when we were 10 goals down.

 

Its fair to say the boys owe it to themselves to even the ledger against the Panthers.

 

Round  15   'B'  grade  team

 

Walkerville - Walkerville Recreational Oval - Saturday 2nd Aug - 12:15pm

 

Walkerville             8.7-55

PHOS Camden     4.10-34

 

Goal Kickers: T. Smyth 3, M. Parslow 

Best Players: , C. Harms , S. Leatch , R. Morgan , A. Flett , P. Cusenza

 

Craig post-game:

 

Last Saturday we had a chance to consolidate our spot in the top 5 with a win but unfortunately we were never in the game against Walkerville. Our intensity and work rate was slightly down after having the week off which meant we were second to the ball most of the day. This reflected on the scoreboard, being goalless after 3 quarters of football. To the players credit they put some respectability back on the scoreboard in the last quarter outscoring the opposition 4 goals to 2.

 

The positives to take out of the game were our back six who were solid all day under constant pressure including Shannon Leatch and Anthony Flett leading from the front providing plenty of run from defence and creating opportunities up the ground while Rian Morgan had a good game tagging one of their major playmakers, shutting him out of the game as well as getting his own ball. Curtis Harms had another best on ground giving us plenty of grunt around the packs and Tim Smyth gave us a target up forward kicking 3 goals in his first game for the year.

 

We need to realise that our best football is good enough to beat any side in this competition but our attitude, work rate and preparation need to be spot on and when this occurs we will make an impact. But for now we must learn from this game, move on and focus on getting a win against Flinders Park this week.

 

Craig pre-game:

 

 

Fwd       Hull                        Parslow                Phillis

 

HF           Baker                    Flett                       Unger

 

C             Grosser                Harms                   McDonald

 

HB          R Morgan            Marriott               Mailtland

 

B             Eddy                      Leatch                   Turner

 

                Ruck                                                      Interchange

                Parkins                                                 C Morgan

                Meyers                                                Garnaut

                Cusenza                                               T Smyth

 

This week we come up against another side who is fighting for a finals spot in Walkerville. Our mantra all year has been about team and what we can do to help our teammates and the best display of what we want to achieve was last game against Scotch OC.

 

We must now kick back into gear after the week off and carry that mindset again into Saturday. A win this week is another step towards securing a top 5 berth but it will only be achieved if we play our team game and we work for each other.

 

Our side is bolstered this week with a few players returning from injury including Brodie Maitland and Michael Baker who are cherry ripe and keen to get back on the park while Tim Smyth plays his first B Grade game for the year.

 

We must focus on what we need to do against a tough opponent in trying conditions and nothing less than a win will be acceptable this week, let’s make our mark with four quarters of intense, team footy to get the points.

 

 

Round  15   'C'  grade  team

(C grade are one round ahead of  A & B grades refer Round 16 for this weeks game)

 

 

Unley Mercedes - Kingswood Oval - Saturday 26th July - 10:15am

 

 

 

 

 

Unley Mercedes Jets   3.2-20    9.7-61   11.12-78   19.13-127

PHOS Camden             4.2-26     4.4-28        5.6-36      7.11-53

 

 

 

 

PHOS CAMDEN

Goal Kickers: D. Martin 3, A. Pope , B. Prater , C. Phillis , A. Wieegelmann 
Best Players: D. Martin , B. Prater , C. Phillis , A. Flett , R. Taylor