First Division - Eastern Football League

THE EASTERN FOOTBALLER
CLUB NOTES
CHIRNSIDE PARK
After the rain gods answered our prayers and gave the
ground a good soaking for the week the sky cleared for
Saturdays clash with the league leaders. KB had set the
boys for a hard contest for the day. WB jumped us at the
start with 3 quick goals and at the first change were 6
goals in front. A reshuffle of the backline and more
aggression at the ball saw us dominate the start of the
2nd qtr but with inaccurate kicking we couldn't close
the gap. The second half again saw us matching WB
around the ground but not matching them on the
scoreboard. A good tough match played in a competitive
spirit. The downer for the day was the loss of Adam
Delulio in for his 1st senior game with a knee injury.
Better Players: Justin C, Steve P, Daniel M, Chris C,
Greg H, Darren S. The reserves will not take any
pleasure out of their game after not scoring in the 1st
qtr, then kicking 4 straight in the 2nd to be 25 point
behind at half time. WB powered away from us in the
2nd half, again keeping us scoreless in another qtr to
post a convincing win. Better Players: Glenn L, Joel B,
Ben W. Colts coach Peter Mac must have kicked a
black cat, 5 minutes before game time he found his 18th
player, with 6 players not available from the team his
boys went out and matched it with WB for 3 qtrs,
eventually WB ran out with the win but a gusty effort
from the 18 who took to the field. Better Players: Chris
G, Josh R, John S, Joel Mac, Matt B, Matt O'R.
EASTERN LIONS
Under the watchful eyes of club legends, the 35th
anniversary of the Eastern Lions saw a clash with rivals
The Basin Bears. There is no doubt that the hard work
is being done by the reserves side but it didn't pay off.
The culprit, in this game, were basic football errors A
handball at the foot of the player or a kick too wide was
all that stopped the hard working side from capitalizing
on gritty play. Though the final score does not indicate,
the game was close with The Basin kicking away in the
last quarter. The action started at 2:00pm! The best $5
spent last Saturday was at The Basin ground - no game
that day came close to the drama and the excitement
displayed in the seniors match. Some good signs in the
first quarter but the score indicated much work needed
to be done, the score being 5.1.31 to 2.2.14 in favour of
The Basin. By half time, hearts sunk as club great Dylan
Strydom and the rock down back Andrew Schwab went
down. At the beginning of the 3rd quarter it was bear
hunting season and the Lions were looking to shoot a
few. Two yellow cards left us 2 players down but we had
a few aces up our sleeve with solid defence by
Devenish, Armstrong, Mitchell, Symons and wildcard
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himself Steve Dix. Dylan Strydrom was given the OK
and came back to the ground to capture the hearts and
imagination of the crowd. Relentless attack of the
football from both sides created a see-saw battle in the
dying minutes of the game. Finally the siren went and
the Lions had a well earned 4 point VICTORY!
FERNTREE GULLY
Fantastic turnaround for our senior boys last week
disposing of the more fancied Kilsyth, who gave us a
good lesson the first time we met. Our press for the
finals continues with three great wins in as many weeks.
Our Reserves struggled a bit this week coming off a
great win last week. Hopefully only short lived as we
make amends this week. 18's started well but with
numbers down and some undisciplined actions from
some players were easily overrun in the end. A great
fighting last quarter by boys in a never say die effort. To
all former players and supporters, the club will be
holding a 30th Anniversary for the 1975 Reserves
premiership team. Any players from this time who
would like to attend our match day function on the 6th
AUGUST please contact J.T 0409404519 or Billy
Mitchell 0419861950
FOREST HILL
A slow start in the Seniors saw them go down by 15
points to third placed Whitehorse last week. Fantastic
effort to come from 5 goals down to get with a 9 points
before they kicked the sealer. If we could apply our last
quarter efforts from the outset we would find ourselves
in a much better position at this stage of the year. Best
players included Mick Gaul, Hillsy, Sticks Ryan, fez,
Rhino and Pembo. Heads up we can take a lot from the
game and look forward to a trip to Ferntree Gully and
hopefully a return to the winners list. The Ressie's
continue on their merry way thrashing Pioneers by
150points and cementing their spot on top of the ladder.
Well done to Anners who kicked 5 and was in the best
along with big Matty, “Ping” Farley, Leeso and Lamby.
Remarkable effort from the bench again! Colts
struggled after starting badly and eventually went down
by 27 points. Better players included Adams, Barclay,
Mahon, Beere, Fawkes and Virag. Don’t forget your
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