EFL Record 17.indd - Eastern Football League

BORONIA: Another three convincing victories sees
all three sides showing great form at the pointy end of
the season. The Colts were steady all game against fi fth
spot Whitehorse and cruised in by seven goals. Conan
and Dane both put in four quarters. The reserves are
playing very nicely at the minute and they played great
team footy. A welcome back to a chubbier Sudsy who
booted 7 majors. The seniors blew the game out early
and despite only fi nishing with 17 fi t men played out
the entire game to eventually win by 120 plus points.
Snicko stood out and is back in form. President’s lunch
is last home game so get your tickets. I will also be
hunting down fi nals helpers over the next two weeks.
It’s out to Mitcham this week and its payback time.
Good luck lads and go Hawkas!
COLDSREAM: The Fortress has very few bricks left
in it. The Colts, rollercoaster ride continues. It was a
great game, nip and tuck all day. They had plenty of
the ball but just couldn’t do a lot of damage early, then
things started to go their way and they gradually pegged
back the defi cit. It was a grandstand fi nish with the
young Cougs getting over the line in the dying seconds.
Great effort. The reserves, talk about chocolates to
boiled lollies. They, like the Colts, had plenty of the
ball, especially round the midfi eld, but just couldn’t
get too far past a resolute defence. Once again lack of
fi tness and cohesion saw them overrun in the second
half and showed that their best can be pretty good, but
all too often they are just not able to sustain it for an
entire game. The seniors produced probably their worst
performance of the season. They were never in it from
the outset and played like a dispirited team with not
much to play for. But, for a lone effort up forward, there
were not a lot of highlights and the opposition were just
too good on the day. With a couple of rounds to go,
the opportunity is there for a great fi nish to the season
and to redeem a bit of pride. Today’s match is against
North Ringwood, it’s a tough assignment, but anything
is possible. Best of luck to both sides. Don’t forget to
your 1-100 draw tickets. See Louie. Yarra Glen Race
Day. $120/hd inc food and drinks. Tickets are limited,
so be quick. GO! GO! COUGARS!!
DONCASTER: Results went to script last week
against Ringwood. Colts were up against one of the
best teams in the comp and handled themselves well
given shortage of numbers once again. Best – Free,
Clark, Aaron T-H, Snibson, Contreras & Brown.
Reserves took two and a half quarters to shake off a
determined Ringwood but eventually wrapped up a
fi nals birth after breaking away during the third quarter.
Best – Weber, Rossa (9 Goals and improving Average
to 5.987), Mutimer, Goodwin, Ghasper & Angeli. The
seniors drew away steadily over the course of the game
winning each quarter but not by much, still, enough for
a solid win in the end. Best – Parks, Martin, Hislop,
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Temps, Coghs & Wright. Today we host Warrandyte in
our last home game of the year. Well done to Dippa
and helpers last Sunday on the Race day, sets the
foundations for a great annual event. Tonight is the Full
Moon Party – everyone welcome. Today is defi nitely
last day for raffl e tickets, return to Pat Considine.
MITCHAM: Colts down by four points at Coldstream,
a great effort by the boys with none on the bench.
Gardiner kicked 3. Rudd Chesney & Tsolos in the
best. The reserves posted a 13 goal win with Rozyki &
Big Ash 4 each, Herdy & the skipper 2 apiece. Rusty
Godfrey Didgy Julz & Bolam in the best. It was a 10
goal win to the seniors after losing Fish early in the
fi rst. Marro booting 5, 4 to the Duke 3 to JT 2 apiece to
Lloydy, Godders & Dave Searl. JT, Jimmy Whitchell
& Higgo in the best. Boronia at home this week and a
chance to beat a contender twice in one season. For the
record: played Boronia 41 times, 26-15 to the Tigers.
NORTH RINGWOOD: Today we welcome all from
Coldstream and hope for three great contests. We invite
all players, members and supporters into the rooms for
a social drink after the game. Last week we headed
to Porter Street to take on the Dockers, and what an
impressive setup they have down there, great new
rooms that looked huge. The ground was in really
good condition which saw the Colts play some good
footy. Best: Matt Payne, Miller and Dan Allwood. The
reserves got off to a fl yer kicking holding a four goal
lead at quarter time, with senior spots up for grabs, a
few continued to put their hands up as we lead at every
change to run out comfortable winners by 11 goals.
Best: Woody, Joel G and Josh B. Seniors had a few
changes, with another on Saturday morning, and were
up against a side that gave them a real shake in round
seven. After reviewing the Dockers’ possessions game
the answer was the pressure the ball carrier, the forward
pressure was fantastic which then hurried the Dockers
delivery. A great spread of goal kickers again pleased
the coaching panel and a good return to senior footy
from Big Scotty D after some weeks of with a shoulder.
Best: the Sharp Bros, Rory and TB. Congratulations
to The Deckers, Dave Tucker, Stu Weston and Mick
Sloane on winning Pete's monster raffl e and well done
to PG on another great day. GO SAINTS!
RINGWOOD: Once again the Colts got our day off
to a good start with another solid victory last weekend.
Despite a lack lustre fi rst half the boys got their game
going in the third term and fi nished full of running
to run out comfortable winners. The reserves put up
a good display against a top four side and were right
in the match at the long break. The game continued to
be an even affair until the opposition put on fi ve goals
in as many minutes to gain the vital break and despite
our boys showing great determination we were unable
to bridge the gap and went down fi ghting. The fi nal