Port Melbourne v Werribee
Sunday 10th July, 2016
North Port Oval at 11:40am
Port Melbourne
B 7. S Crocker 31. B Mihocek 35. G Dickson
HB 8. D Van Unen 23. H Sandilands 27. D Mascitti
C 15. L Osborne 22. M Arnot 3. L Tynan
HF 4. T O'Sullivan 21. L Cook 14. D Toman
F 29. C Cain 6. J Lisle 1. M Rivett
R 2. K Haretuku 10. T Pinwill 12. J Tynan
Int 38. J McKenzie 36. L Waddell 60. D Iaccarino
39. K Dove 48. J Halsall 5. S Lange
57. T Hobbs 32. B Pearson
23P 71. M Lee
Werribee
B 2. S Sherlock 34. J Tippett 33. E Vickers-Willis
HB 37. W Fordham 12. J Wilson 17. A Mullett
C 42. D Mountford 11. M Hanson 25. D McFarlane
HF 74. J Anderson 23. B McKay 6. B Speight
F 18. J Porter 48. N Meredith 7. J Jones
R 31. B Preuss 4. T Gribble 13. R Clarke
Int 26. D Nielson 51. R Nahas 29. J Hussey
27. E Petterwood 41. C Wagner 40. K Turner
49. F Ray 38. M Daw 10. J Maishman
39. M Hibberd 28. M Brett 5. I Conway
23P 59. B Houlihan
Just looking at the DL game, Port beginning to get some depth back...
Gordon, Hogan, Dixon, Urban, Williams, Batsanis, Waddell, Purcell, Dove
Encouraging signs!
Port Melbourne vs Werribee
Sunday 10th July, 2016
North Port Oval at 2.40 pm
Port Melbourne
B 13. T Gordon 68. A Spencer 44. M Hayes
HB 37. H Hooper 70. S Bevan 66. N Parthenopoulos
C 41. R Hogan 26. N Dixon 17. A Urban
HF 9. B Hogan 39. K Dove 32. B Pearson
F 56. D Beddison 54. J Williams 52. M Neiwand
R 36. L Waddell 18. N Batsanis 16. J Purcell
Int 59. S Bennett 24. A Mioni 47. M Wenn
64. F Brancatisano 53. T Knowles 48. J Halsall
55. J Wilson 49. B Gilling 67. F Pearce
62. A Walker 50. L Sullivan
Werribee
B 67. B Kennedy 30. T Holman 47. M Pickering
HB 61. H Kershaw 28. M Brett 29. J Hussey
C 78. B Blair 5. I Conway 62. J Corbett
HF 15. B Iles 64. J Williams 56. R Barrack
F 10. J Maishman 16. M VanDenBerg 26. D Nielson
R 66. B Xavier 9. K Aylett 65. J Malthouse
Int 76. T Ellard 54. B Mahony 39. M Hibberd
57. D Mennen 24. M Munro 40. K Turner
60. Q Butt 27. E Petterwood
Port Melbourne 2.8 3.13 8.17 9.20 (74)
Werribee 1.3 5.3 8.4 10.7 (67)
GOALS:
Port Melbourne: Cain 2 Pearson Sandilands Hobbs Iaccarino O'Sullivan Dickson Mihocek
Werribee: Porter 2 Gribble Conway McFarlane McKay Mountford Munro Maishman Turner
BEST:
Port Melbourne: O'Sullivan Lange Cain Osborne Tynan Pinwill
Werribee: Preuss Gribble Conway Wilson Turner Tippett
A cold but otherwise dry day for the most part.
But it was an ugly game at times, misisng some of the ferocity of the match a fortnight earlier when Box Hill ventured out to Port.
Werribee were hit hard by injuries, with Majak Daw going off early in the game and then another Tigers player stretchered off reducing their interchange options.
The Borough had Port kicked straight would have put the game away early, but errant kicking kept Werribee in with a real sniff.
Not a lot can be said about this game, but I'm happy that Port have come away with the four points to keep top four chances alive.
Port Melbourne 3.3 5.4 8.7 11.9 (75)
Werribee 3.4 5.6 5.7 5.8 (38)
GOALS:
Port Melbourne: Hogan 4 Halsall 3 Neiwand 3 Knowles
Werribee: Xavier Mahony VanDenBerg Brett Blair
BEST:
Port Melbourne: Batsanis Knowles Gordon Urban Halsall Waddell
Werribee: Williams Aylett Barrack Blair Iles Ellard
In the Development League, Nathan Batsanis was best on ground in Port's win over Werribee. Tom Gordon keeps his chances alive for a recall to the senior side, along with Lachie Waddel. Halsall also a chance after being dropped this week.
No doubt Ayres will take the 4 points and move on but he will be far from happy. Was pretty clear that Port butchered the ball going inside 50 and the contest was alive for a little too long for liking. This has occurred 3-4 times this season and it's becoming a bit of a worry for Port. We really need to clear up our inside 50s and be more clinical. There's nothing more frustrating for a coach than being the better team on the day and not getting the 4 points.
Next week will be a massive test to see where the Borough is at. I rate Sandy as the best side in the VFL at this stage. Solid in most positions and there's just too many midfielders to all fit in the same St Kilda side. Looking forward to this clash!!
No doubt Ayres will take the 4 points and move on but he will be far from happy. Was pretty clear that Port butchered the ball going inside 50 and the contest was alive for a little too long for liking. This has occurred 3-4 times this season and it's becoming a bit of a worry for Port. We really need to clear up our inside 50s and be more clinical. There's nothing more frustrating for a coach than being the better team on the day and not getting the 4 points.
Next week will be a massive test to see where the Borough is at. I rate Sandy as the best side in the VFL at this stage. Solid in most positions and there's just too many midfielders to all fit in the same St Kilda side. Looking forward to this clash!!