Box Hill Hawks 5.2 11.6 13.10 16.12 (108)
Werribee 0.9 3.13 7.20 13.25 (103)
BEST:
Box Hill Hawks: Barker McGlynn Tuck Gibson Gilham Bailey
Werribee: Castello McGuiness Furfaro Young Sleeman Garth
GOALS:
Box Hill Hawks: Barker 7 Little 3 King 2 Boyle 2 Gibson McGlynn
Werribee: Garth 3 Podsiadly 3 Davidson 2 Gleeson Murphy Skipper Faulkner Furfaro
Crowd : about 1000.
Strange game today.
We kicked the first 10 goals of the match, yet somehow that still didn't feel "safe", and it wasn't. Podsiadly missed a goal with only a minute left which would have tied the scores, pretty easy shot for the pods, about 30 metres out, slight angle.
At one stage, i think we both had about 10 scoring shots, yet we were 40 odd points up.
Thought Sam Gibson was great, took some strong, important contested marks, and used the ball well. MvGlynn and Height were tough and busy, and in our attack, Arthur behind the goals was extremely effective, keeping all Werribee defenders well and truly distracted. I heard it all, and i was 50-60 metres away most of the day.
With the ridiculous situation of a top 8 in a 13 team comp., we're still a funny little chance of making the finals. In the run home, we've got winnable matches against Frankston, Tassie and Springvale, but play Preston and have a bye to make it a bit difficult. 8 wins, it's touch and go, and we wouldn't go anywhere if we got in, but it'd be good to keep our run from 2000 going. At leaast there's no tanking in the VFL!
Go Stangas
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Werribee must be the biggest lot of basket cases in the VFL. How they constantly go out there and start games that slowly before picking up the bit and charging home is baffling. Have to wonder whether the players aren't revved up before the game enough or whether the coach has the wrong match ups happening.
Same thing happened there at Box Hill last year, it also happened at Preston last year, heck it happened last week at Frankston. Sometimes you can get out of jail and win, but other times not a chance. Today, inaccurate kicking aside, Werribee lost to a side who are towards the bottom of the ladder and who got flogged last week by Port!!!
Three game this year I can identify:
They gave Sandringham a 53 pt lead at 1/2 time and lost by 19 pts
They gave Coburg a 37 pt lead at 1/4 time but won that game.
Gave Box Hill a 55 point lead prior to half time and lost by 5 points.
Yep, yesterday's game reminded me of the same game last year where Pods was just on fire in the second half.
Was that you who was calling out go "Go Box Hill" and "Go Stangas" in a big bellowing voice, Stanga?
Nah, but i know the guy you mean, next to social club at the top of the terrace. One of those funny, middle aged bokey too many chin voices! I was in the stand for the 1st 1/4, then made my way to the terrace and wandered. I like standing in different possies each 1/4, you get a different feel for how the games going. Not one of those same spot, week in, week out fellas.
Oh ok, yeah noticed there quite a few blokey types up near the social club along from the canteen up the back.
Most annoying thing I find is that I always have a certain spot I pick before the start of each game to do my stats work from in grandstands etc but when go away at a break come back to see my spot taken.
You need to get a cushion with your name on it to leave there so they don't sit in your spot.
Are you serious?
Does that sort of thing work?