Clarence vs Devonport Bellerive Oval Clarence vs Devonport
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PLAYER MATCH UPS<br />
IF THESE MAGPIES AND ROOS HAVE COME TO PLAY THEN THE WREST POINT<br />
STATE LEAGUE GRAND FINAL OF 2010 WILL BE A GAME FOR THE AGES!<br />
CLARENCE - 6 PLAYERS TO WATCH<br />
15. Josh GREEN. Tassie Mariners captain and<br />
likely 2010 AFL draftee. Josh is an exceptional ball<br />
handler and is able to win the football both inside<br />
and outside of a contest. He also has the ability to<br />
kick a freakish and timely goal as shown late in the<br />
preliminary final of 2009 against Burnie. This may<br />
well be Josh’s last game with <strong>Clarence</strong> FC before<br />
venturing into the AFL so look for him to have a<br />
massive influence on the contest.<br />
12. Cameron THURLEY. If “Thurls” plays well,<br />
winning possessions at will and pushing forward<br />
to kick goals <strong>Devonport</strong> will find it very, very hard<br />
to win the game. His ability to influence games<br />
throughout the year with his ball winning and skill<br />
execution has enabled other <strong>Clarence</strong> players to<br />
feed off his dominance and confidence. Look for<br />
Cameron to put himself on the ground where a<br />
spark or steadying influence is required.<br />
20. Gregg SHARMAN. The key position backman has<br />
had a good finals series to date, keeping Brian Finch<br />
under control in two games against Launceston. In the<br />
Grand Final he will get the match up on <strong>Devonport</strong>’s<br />
main avenue to goal, Ben Reynolds. If Sharman<br />
can match Reynolds in aerial contests and keep his<br />
scoring output to a minimum, <strong>Clarence</strong> will be a long<br />
way along to securing back to back TSL premierships.<br />
5. Brennan SAVAGE. Having played in two NTFL<br />
premierships with Launceston FC as a full back,<br />
“Sav” now gets the chance to show his wares in a<br />
grand final as a key position forward and back up<br />
ruckman. Although not a big goal kicker Brennan’s<br />
ability to provide a constant and strong forward target<br />
and then feed the ball to his runners through CHF<br />
has enabled <strong>Clarence</strong> to play their chip and charge,<br />
fast paced game style.<br />
16. Matthew DRURY. “Spud” is one of the hardest<br />
match ups for opposition coaches in the competition.<br />
He stands over 190cm and plays as a hit up, leading<br />
forward but has the speed, endurance and agility of a<br />
rover. As <strong>Clarence</strong> direct the ball through him on a high<br />
percentage of forward thrusts, “Spud’s” opponent will<br />
need to be fit and fresh to match his workrate.<br />
22. Jaymes BAKER. When opposition coaches do<br />
their match ups against <strong>Clarence</strong> this player can tend<br />
to get under the guard with dire consequences. One of<br />
the better and longer kicks in the competition, Baker<br />
always contributes and has the ability to bob up and<br />
kick important long range goals. <strong>Clarence</strong> use him as<br />
a designated kicker whenever they can as his disposal<br />
by foot can cut the opposition to shreds.<br />
<strong>Devonport</strong> – 6 players to watch<br />
2. Rhys MOTT. “Motty” has had a huge workload<br />
in 2010 combining a prominent role in the team<br />
at <strong>Devonport</strong> FC and being vice captain and an<br />
important ball winner with the Tassie Mariners. Rhys<br />
has the ability to win the footy in contested situations<br />
through his exceptional ball handling and as evident in<br />
the preliminary final against Launceston is also adding<br />
to his game the ability to kick important goals.<br />
8. Ben REYNOLDS. If <strong>Devonport</strong> has designs on<br />
being the 2010 premier “Big Ben” will need to have<br />
a big day. Reynolds has had a terrific year combining<br />
his marking strength with an excellent work rate. He<br />
plays CHF quite traditionally and <strong>Devonport</strong> focus<br />
most of their forward forays thru him. Ben hasn’t<br />
kicked a lot of goals in this year’s finals series and he<br />
will probably need to do so for the magpies to have a<br />
chance of winning.<br />
26. Trent MCCROSSEN. McCrossen has had a<br />
consistent year playing through the midfield and has<br />
the ability to cut opposition up with his penetrating<br />
and accurate kicking. When “froggy” is on song<br />
and his work rate matches his ability he is a very<br />
damaging player. With <strong>Clarence</strong>’s multitude of<br />
midfield rotations <strong>Devonport</strong> will need McCrossen to<br />
stand tall for their team.<br />
15. Chris MCDONALD. The older of the McDonald<br />
siblings slips under the guard of the opposition at<br />
times due to having a lower profile. Chris has had a<br />
very consistent year playing as a HF/midfielder and<br />
has a clever knack of making something happen<br />
when he gets the ball. After a couple of injury<br />
ravaged years McDonald is starting to show how<br />
much ability he really has.<br />
35. Sam HESS. Once a ruckman now a CHB. Sam<br />
has had a consistent year in a key defensive post and<br />
<strong>Devonport</strong> will need him to stand tall in the grand<br />
final. A likely opponent for Brennan Savage, Hess<br />
will need to compete hard in aerial duels and give<br />
some offensive drive for his team. If he can control<br />
<strong>Clarence</strong>’s attacking corridor and output from their<br />
key forwards he will be helping greatly <strong>Devonport</strong>’s<br />
attempt to win the game.<br />
5. Kurt HEAZLEWOOD. <strong>Devonport</strong>’s captain will<br />
need to leave from the front if they are to claim the<br />
premiership. “Snapper’s” strength lays in getting<br />
to the fall of the ball first and linking up through<br />
the midfield. He will need to use the ball well going<br />
forward to give his forwards the best opportunity to<br />
beat their opponents’ one on one. With quite a few<br />
young players in their side Heazlewood’s experience<br />
will be an important settling influence.<br />
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