Match Report From Yesterday's Game Vs. Casey Scorpions
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Coburg made it four wins from their past four games on Sunday with a narrow win over the Casey Scorpions at Coburg City Oval. Perfect weather allowed for a cheerful Mothers Day crowd to attend a well fought out Burgers victory. The home team held the lead for most of the day, but could never shrug the Scorpions off, as the lead stayed below the three goal mark for the entire match. A mild breeze favoured the grandstand end.
1st QuarterCoburg kicked against the breeze in the first term and although around the ground the play was scrappy, good midfield pressure saw the Burgers take a three goal lead midway through the quarter. Al Neville pushed back to help out the backline and was prominent in winning contested possessions. Daniel “Jacko” Jackson took a great contested grab on the wing and set up Coburg’s fifth goal, before two late goals to Casey evened up the scoreboard. Burgers coach Al Collins was happy with his troops at the early break, as they had worked the ball well into the breeze and had made the most of their scoring opportunities.
¼ Time: Coburg 5.1 (31) Casey 4.3 (27)
2nd QuarterCasey took the lead with an immediate goal out of the centre, before forward line pressure and ferocious tackling was rewarded in a Coburg goal. The next ten minutes saw the ball significantly in Casey’s forward line, but they didn’t use it well and kicked atrociously. For the remaining fifteen minutes the play didn’t leave Coburg’s forward half, however wasted opportunities was the story of the quarter. The burgers kicked six straight behinds, before Jack Riewoldt converted two goals late in the quarter, one of them a freak snap from the boundary.
½ Time: Coburg 8.9 (57) Casey 6.7 (43)
3rd QuarterLike the 2nd quarter Casey dominated the first 15 minutes but again their conversion rate was awful. They kicked 3 goals 8 for the term; funnily enough that is what Coburg kicked with the breeze also, in the 2nd term.
After four straight behinds to Casey, Coburg had their first inside 50 for the quarter and goaled form it. Nick Carnell showed class and poise in the backline, whilst Damien Rayson provided good run through the midfield.
Casey scored their second goal from a 50m penalty late in the quarter, only to see Natale Caruso snap a goal just before the siren, which put Coburg three points up and had the supporters on their feet.
¾ Time: Coburg 10.12 (72) Casey 9.15 (69)
4th QuarterA dashing run through the centre from Travis Casserly setup Natale Caruso’s 3rd goal and the perfect start to the quarter for the Burgers. The crowd had the feeling that Coburg would run away with it, but that certainly wasn’t the case and Casey kicked two quick goals to take a three point advantage early in the quarter.
Riewoldt then marked strongly and kicked straight from 35m, followed by quick goals from Damien Rayson and Danny Meyer, that elevated Coburg to a handy fifteen point lead; twenty minutes into the quarter. Casey kept fighting but when Kingsley passed to Riewoldt for his fifth goal the game was out of Casey’s reach and Coburg had posted their fourth win on the trot.
Coburg skipper Travis Ronaldson was terrific all day, when there was a hard ball get to be won, his head was always the first over the ball. Daniel Jackson was a fantastic target to kick to all day and held many contested marks, while Jack Riewoldt was also a prominent target up forward and kicked well to finish with 5 goals.
It was also great to see the sponsors turn up and watch the hard fought Burger victory.
Coburg travel to Tasmania next week, and play their next home game at Coburg City Oval on Monday 11th June.
Coburg Tigers: 16:14 (110)
Casey Scorpions: 13:19 (97)
GoalKickers
J. Riewoldt 5, N. Caruso 3, F. Caruso 2, D. Meyer, D. Rayson, K. Kingsley, J. Mullins, T. Simpson, T. Casserly
Best Players
T. Ronaldson, D. Jackson, J. Riewoldt, P. Shelton, A. Neville, S. Edwards
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