Round 8 Match ReportCoburg Tigers websiteReservesThe Reserves went to Victoria Park to meet up with Sandringham who just 5 weeks ago thumped us by over 100 points.
We fielded a much stronger team this time around and we wanted to make sure we had a better performance this time around.
While Sandringham looked dangerous in the 1st qtr they failed to show it on the scoreboard and we went in just 16 points down.
We could only manage to score 3 behinds in the 2nd quarter and it was a very similar margin to when we played them the previous time and they came out and kicked 18 goals to 1 in the 2nd half and the pressure was on us after the major break.
The boys came out and kicked 5 goals to 2 in the 3rd quarter and we went into the final quarter 7 points down.
For the 4th time this season we came from behind to register a win kicking another 5 goals to 2.
Nick Westhoff made light of the wet conditions to kick 5 goals
Pat Contin,Dylan Grimes and Tom Groves all did great jobs in the back line and shut down some of their dangerous players.
Alroy Gilligan’s 2nd half was instrumental in getting us back in the game in conditions that didn’t suit him.
Murphy Ambrose continued his good form in the mid field
Tom Lucin was dangerous around half forward.
Goals: Westhoff 5, Jordon 2, Cattapan, Ambrose, Allan, Lucin,
SeniorsWe headed out to a wet and cold Windy Hill on Sunday to meet 2nd on the ladder Bendigo Bombers.
They fielded a very strong team with a lot of AFL/VFL experience and it was going to be a tough day.
The 1st quarter confirmed that,as they had 4 goals on the board before we posted our first major of the day.
We went into the break 3 goals down,but the playing group were still confident.
The 2nd and 3rd quarters were dour struggles and we refused to let Bendigo get away from us and heading into the last quarter we were 3 points down.
We were adamant that we were not going to lose another close game and the boys rallied together to kick 5 goals and walk away with our 2nd win of the year.
Graham Polak was sensational up forward and made the wet conditions look easy with 11 marks and and 27 possessions.
Sam Power was also dominant around the ground with 36 possessions.
Robbie Hicks game in for his first game and being consistent in the Reserves and kicked 3 goals at crucial stages.
Jordan McMahon played his best game of the year and his run from the half back line set up a lot of forward entries.
Relton Roberts was also dangerous and had he had his kicking boots on he could have kicked 4,but he was still an important player to our forward set up.
Dave Gourdis continued his good form and kept Neagle to 1 goal.
Courageous skipper Nick Carnell kicked 2 vital goals
Jamie O’Reilly did a great shut down job on Essendon Rookie Marcus Marigliani
Tasmanian recruit Shane Piuselli also played his best game for us and the Tassie like conditions suited him down to the ground.
Goals: Hicks 3, Post 2, Carnell 2, Piuselli 2, Polak, Taylor, Clifton, Roberts
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