I'll be travelling up to Ballarat for this match on the Williamstown Supporters bus, so will have a review and pics posted by Sunday night.
The Seagulls must remain on the winners list , and hope that Box Hill lose a couple, if they are to have any chance of taking top spot on the ladder.
2nd place versus bottom would normally be a mis-match, but you are only as good as your opposition, so Williamstown will need to dictate this match from the first siren and take control early.
The potency up forward with the likes of Baldwin, Mahoney and Richardson, an awesome midfield of Fletcher, Cranage, Davis, Scotland, McGough and Nixon, a dominant ruckman in Richards and a fortress like defence led by West and Lloyd should be enough to overpower the non-aligned Roosters, even on their own track.
Coach Brad Gotch will be reminding the players of all the hard work they have put in up to this stage of the season, and if they let this one slip away, a reality check will be in order.
For mine, Williamstown will be too strong and too tall for North Ballarat, and should have an easy, and percentage building, win.
Will v Nth Ballarat - Aug 2 (UPDATED)
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Will v Nth Ballarat - Aug 2 (UPDATED)
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I didn't make the game last week due to work commitments, so I have no idea on who would be best suited to replace Presti. Clemo is supposed to be ready for a return, and if so, would slot straight in.
I think Presti's injury has given Tex an extra chance, so he will need to start showing something more than he has.
Scooter might get a recall after some outstanding performances in recent weeks, but he's more of a midfielder than backman.
All will be revealed at 2pm on Saturday!
Oh, and Clokey_34, I have every intention of taking as much warm gear as the bus will allow. We'll be leaving at 11am, so should be there some time during the third quarter of the reserves match.
I think Presti's injury has given Tex an extra chance, so he will need to start showing something more than he has.
Scooter might get a recall after some outstanding performances in recent weeks, but he's more of a midfielder than backman.
All will be revealed at 2pm on Saturday!
Oh, and Clokey_34, I have every intention of taking as much warm gear as the bus will allow. We'll be leaving at 11am, so should be there some time during the third quarter of the reserves match.
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Thx for posting the scores Mac, just means I have to rewrite my match report!
Tessa, I know how you like a nice tight pair of shorts, and I have noticed in one of my pics that one of the Willy players prefers the 'Capper' style.
If you want me to email it you, pm me with your email addy.
Tessa, I know how you like a nice tight pair of shorts, and I have noticed in one of my pics that one of the Willy players prefers the 'Capper' style.
If you want me to email it you, pm me with your email addy.
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Words can't describe the way Williamstown treated celler-dweller North Ballarat yesterday.
Actually, there are three that do spring to mind - complacency, lacklustre and over-confident.
This is a game where the Seagulls should have consolidated their top three position (and with Box Hill losing, could have closed the gap), but were overpowered by a far more committed Roosters outfit.
The game started in bitterly cold conditions, on a sodden playing surface, with both teams guilty of some sloppy disposal.
Williamstown opened up an early lead, thanks mostly to the good work of Heath Scotland, who was on fire with two goals, and some solid defence. Ballarat went in with a smaller team, height wise, but was adapting to the conditions better than the visitors.
The late Collingwood call-up for Mark McGough robbed Williamstown of some of their midfield strength, but this gave a couple of the promising reserves players their chance in senior company. Jason Roe (FF) and Steven Eichner (BP) were two of the CFC rookies promoted.
Williamstown went in to the first break holding an 8-point buffer, and with the wind at their backs in the second, were expected to extend their lead.
North Ballarat were out to show they had nothing to lose and were soon in front thanks mainly to the work of ex-Tiger Stephen Jurica and ex-Werribee gun Nathan Saunders.
Williamstown were kept under pressure, and mistakes were plentiful, which North Ballarat capitalised on, but goals to Scotland (2) and Richardson gave the lead to Williamstown at the main break.
Leon Davis was proving to be a handful, as was Scotland, Fletcher and Mullins, but handling errors negated the dominance these players had.
The breeze had dropped slightly as the teams returned for the third, and within minutes, North Ballarat had kicked three goals to go out to a 15-point lead. Easy goals went begging for Williamstown, as two certain gimme's went wide.
More mistakes rattled the Seagulls defence, and with minor score kick-outs going straight to Rooster forwards, heads were dropping whilst the Roosters were on course for a shock victory.
Scotland faded slightly in this quarter, but the likes of Brad Lloyd, Brendon Hollow and Josh Mahoney stepped up and tried to keep North Ballarat within sight. Another to have some sort of influence was Luke Jarrad, running out of defence, and Steven Eichner was getting plenty of the ball, but not doing much with it.
A 7-goal quarter by the Roosters saw them take a 30 point lead in to the last change, and coach Brad Gotch pleaded with his players to at least make a game of it.
Several quick goals by the visitors saw the deficit down to 11 points, but North Ballarat regrouped and kicked a couple to go back to 23 points in front.
Nick Maxwell made a fatal mistake when deep in defence. He gained possession, and in an attempt to switch play, attempted to bounce the ball which duly plugged in the mud. Roosters big man Adam Winter swooped on this mistake, kicked the ball off the ground for a major, and the game was as good as over.
The intensity then dropped off as both teams played out time, and once the final siren sounded, jubilant scenes were witnessed as North Ballarat celebrated possibly their best win of the season.
The Williamstown training staff will be sweating on how Sam Cranage pulls up after he appeared to suffer a shoulder injury late in the third quarter. He did, however, return in the last but seemed hesitant to put his body on the line. Very unlike Sam, who always seemed to be at the bottom of the packs.
Scotland, Lloyd, Fletcher, Luke Mullins and Hollow were consistent all day, with Troy West and Guy Richards also putting in useful games.
Glenn Freeborn kicked the first goal of the game, but made some absolutely shocking mistakes when shifted to defence, two if which resulted in easy goals to the opposition.
Bo Nixon was excellent early, but tended to run back in to trouble when in possession after half time which resulted in turn-overs.
Luke Mullins remained elusive, and his quick handballs to running players where Fletcher-like at times, but a lot went to ground as those running past could not make them stick.
David King was good in defence, and made his presence felt on several occasions, but was more often then not playing from behind and getting beaten.
Mark Richardson didn't have any impression on the game at all as the conditions just didn't suit him.
Dane Swan was a disappointment after his recent performances. He needs to get back to his accountable style of play as he gave his opponent far too much latitude.
Leon Davis showed flashes of his brilliance, but went missing far too often.
Nick Maxwell was honest at CHB, but his inexperience showed at times.
Jason Roe started the game at FF with the enforced absence of Marcus Baldwin, but seemed out of his depth at the higher level. Will come good with more experience.
Steven Eichner showed dash deep in defence, but poor disposal often saw the ball head back over his head.
Pics from game to follow.
All in all, a rather disappointing performance for a team with premiership aspirations and will need a huge improvement if they are to get close to Tasmania on Friday night.
BTW, I'll be calling this game in the chat room, so to be a part of Nick's history, log in from 6pm.
Actually, there are three that do spring to mind - complacency, lacklustre and over-confident.
This is a game where the Seagulls should have consolidated their top three position (and with Box Hill losing, could have closed the gap), but were overpowered by a far more committed Roosters outfit.
The game started in bitterly cold conditions, on a sodden playing surface, with both teams guilty of some sloppy disposal.
Williamstown opened up an early lead, thanks mostly to the good work of Heath Scotland, who was on fire with two goals, and some solid defence. Ballarat went in with a smaller team, height wise, but was adapting to the conditions better than the visitors.
The late Collingwood call-up for Mark McGough robbed Williamstown of some of their midfield strength, but this gave a couple of the promising reserves players their chance in senior company. Jason Roe (FF) and Steven Eichner (BP) were two of the CFC rookies promoted.
Williamstown went in to the first break holding an 8-point buffer, and with the wind at their backs in the second, were expected to extend their lead.
North Ballarat were out to show they had nothing to lose and were soon in front thanks mainly to the work of ex-Tiger Stephen Jurica and ex-Werribee gun Nathan Saunders.
Williamstown were kept under pressure, and mistakes were plentiful, which North Ballarat capitalised on, but goals to Scotland (2) and Richardson gave the lead to Williamstown at the main break.
Leon Davis was proving to be a handful, as was Scotland, Fletcher and Mullins, but handling errors negated the dominance these players had.
The breeze had dropped slightly as the teams returned for the third, and within minutes, North Ballarat had kicked three goals to go out to a 15-point lead. Easy goals went begging for Williamstown, as two certain gimme's went wide.
More mistakes rattled the Seagulls defence, and with minor score kick-outs going straight to Rooster forwards, heads were dropping whilst the Roosters were on course for a shock victory.
Scotland faded slightly in this quarter, but the likes of Brad Lloyd, Brendon Hollow and Josh Mahoney stepped up and tried to keep North Ballarat within sight. Another to have some sort of influence was Luke Jarrad, running out of defence, and Steven Eichner was getting plenty of the ball, but not doing much with it.
A 7-goal quarter by the Roosters saw them take a 30 point lead in to the last change, and coach Brad Gotch pleaded with his players to at least make a game of it.
Several quick goals by the visitors saw the deficit down to 11 points, but North Ballarat regrouped and kicked a couple to go back to 23 points in front.
Nick Maxwell made a fatal mistake when deep in defence. He gained possession, and in an attempt to switch play, attempted to bounce the ball which duly plugged in the mud. Roosters big man Adam Winter swooped on this mistake, kicked the ball off the ground for a major, and the game was as good as over.
The intensity then dropped off as both teams played out time, and once the final siren sounded, jubilant scenes were witnessed as North Ballarat celebrated possibly their best win of the season.
The Williamstown training staff will be sweating on how Sam Cranage pulls up after he appeared to suffer a shoulder injury late in the third quarter. He did, however, return in the last but seemed hesitant to put his body on the line. Very unlike Sam, who always seemed to be at the bottom of the packs.
Scotland, Lloyd, Fletcher, Luke Mullins and Hollow were consistent all day, with Troy West and Guy Richards also putting in useful games.
Glenn Freeborn kicked the first goal of the game, but made some absolutely shocking mistakes when shifted to defence, two if which resulted in easy goals to the opposition.
Bo Nixon was excellent early, but tended to run back in to trouble when in possession after half time which resulted in turn-overs.
Luke Mullins remained elusive, and his quick handballs to running players where Fletcher-like at times, but a lot went to ground as those running past could not make them stick.
David King was good in defence, and made his presence felt on several occasions, but was more often then not playing from behind and getting beaten.
Mark Richardson didn't have any impression on the game at all as the conditions just didn't suit him.
Dane Swan was a disappointment after his recent performances. He needs to get back to his accountable style of play as he gave his opponent far too much latitude.
Leon Davis showed flashes of his brilliance, but went missing far too often.
Nick Maxwell was honest at CHB, but his inexperience showed at times.
Jason Roe started the game at FF with the enforced absence of Marcus Baldwin, but seemed out of his depth at the higher level. Will come good with more experience.
Steven Eichner showed dash deep in defence, but poor disposal often saw the ball head back over his head.
Pics from game to follow.
All in all, a rather disappointing performance for a team with premiership aspirations and will need a huge improvement if they are to get close to Tasmania on Friday night.
BTW, I'll be calling this game in the chat room, so to be a part of Nick's history, log in from 6pm.
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Reserves - Williamstown v North Ballarat.
Final score:
Will: 25.22.172
NB: 1.2.8
Goals: Smoker 5, Pearce 5, Hill 4, Knight 2, Theodore 2, LaVerde 2, Runnalls 2, Shackleton, Uhi, Crow.
Best: Pearce, Shackleton, Smoker, Hill, Gowers, Theodore.
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Will: 25.22.172
NB: 1.2.8
Goals: Smoker 5, Pearce 5, Hill 4, Knight 2, Theodore 2, LaVerde 2, Runnalls 2, Shackleton, Uhi, Crow.
Best: Pearce, Shackleton, Smoker, Hill, Gowers, Theodore.
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Good work Dale. Thanks again.
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