Dolphins lack punch
May 09, 2007
From Frankston Standard Leader
Reported by Simon McEvoy
Full article at http://www.leadernews.com.au/article/2007/05/08/14323_vfl_story.html
Reported by Simon McEvoy
Full article at http://www.leadernews.com.au/article/2007/05/08/14323_vfl_story.html
THE Dolphins had a dip, but reigning premiers Sandringham refused to buckle.
After quelling Frankston's final quarter tilt, Sandy steadied to record a 24-point win in front of a good crowd at Frankston.
Bolstered by a bunch of Melbourne-listed players, the Zebras had a bit too much polish for the never-say-die Dolphins. It was Sandringham's fifth straight win.
Frankston coach Brett Lovett said the Dolphins were lively but lacked a knockout punch.
``We're certainly not into good efforts any more down here,'' he said. ``I thought we had our opportunities throughout the day but just failed to hurt them when we were going forward, particularly in the second quarter when I felt we had control of the play and we weren't able to hit targets across half forward or finish off with goals.''
Apart from the opening quarter when Frankston got off to a flier when Aaron Murray booted three goals in the opening 10 minutes, none of the Dolphins' ``bigs'' fired.
Instead, if was left to livewires Justin Berry and Ricky Morris to kick a winning score. They were gallant, but they needed support.
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