Reserves - 1st Semi Final

[Dale61]

Williamstown v Sandringham
Date: Saturday 4th September
Time: 10.30am
Venue: TEAC Oval - 525 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne Melways Ref: Map 2J E1

Please note that admission is free due to the match being a stand alone game.

After a hard two goal win over Werribee, Williamstown advance to the second week of the reserves finals series and will take on the Zebras who suffered a 1 point defeat at the hands of North Ballarat in the Qualifying Final.

[Dale61]

B: Lee ~ Cape ~ Butler

HB: Laverde ~ Lawry ~ Benson

C: Pearce ~ Rippon ~ Ralph

HF: Knight ~ Hall ~ Dukes

F: McArdle ~ Uhi ~ Sheehan

R: Fanning ~ McKenzie ~ Ramsay

Inter: Ashton ~ Chiu ~ Handreck ~ Leonard
Morrison ~ Neeson ~ Palmer ~ Watts

[Johnson#26]

Any news on the resalt?

[Dale61]

Williamstown 5.2.32 ~ 11.4.70 ~ 17.8.110 ~ 24.13.157
Sandringham 3.1.19 ~ 7.1.43 ~ 9.1.55 ~ 12.2.74

Goals: Ramsay 5, Benson 5, Dukes 5, Uhi 3, Pearce 3, McArdle, Cape, Neeson

Best: McArdle, Pearce, Ramsay, Uhi, Benson, McKenzie, Laverde

[Johnson#26]

Looks like Benson is making a late play to be retained on the rookie list!

[Daks]

WOO! WE damn ROOTED EM!!

[WKB]

It was a great game from Williamstown with good contributions across the board.

Got there half way through the 1st quarter with us holding a 4 goal to 2goal lead.

IN the second quarter was when we stepped up. And banged on quick goals to take a big lead, the midfield was taking control and the defence again was superb, much like last week. Jeremy Dukes up forward was a man mountain and was contesting everything.

The third was the same and the last quarter they even looked to be having some fun, kicking them at will.

Dukes was superb. Zane Leonard was hard at it and I like the boy, kicking wasn't the greatest. Benson was good again. Fanning and Hall had better games.

It was perfect finals football, both this week and last week there attack on the ball was superb, their efforts to get and help teammates was brilliant and every tackle was hard and stuck.

Bring on North Ballarat next week.

[Johnson#26]

For those Williamstown reserve watchers, will Benson servive the cut?

[Canberra]

Benson can stay on the rookie list for another year without delisting. Fanning's position is the same.

[Johnson#26]

But that clogs up our rookie selections for next season.

[Dale61]

If (when) Maxie, Zane and Crowy are officially elevated and get put on the 2005 senior list, we'll have three rookie spots available.

[Johnson#26]

But if we retained Benson, we'd only have two. Probably not worth it.

[Dale61]

At the beginning of the season, we had five rookies - Maxwell, Crow, Leonard, Benson & Fanning.

[Rizzo32]

WKB, who of the bench listed froms actually played? (Leonard & Neeson obvioulsy did, who else?) No mention of big Billy, no shortage of big blokes I take it he missed out?

49 Palmer, Ricky
11 Morrison, Billy*
29 Ashton, Brian
28 Chiu, Anthony
57 Handreck, Richard
54 Watts, Ricky

[WKB]

WKB, who of the bench listed froms actually played? (Leonard & Neeson obvioulsy did, who else?) No mention of big Billy, no shortage of big blokes I take it he missed out?

49 Palmer, Ricky
11 Morrison, Billy*
29 Ashton, Brian
28 Chiu, Anthony
57 Handreck, Richard
54 Watts, Ricky

49 Palmer, Ricky - Played and was very good in fact, more than a few time I turned to my mum and commented on his game, good runs from the back line. Gangly kid but was good

11 Morrison, Billy* - Didn't play, not sure why but did seem to be favouring his hammy the week before

29 Ashton, Brian - Was pretty good when he came on, came on at 3 different occassions and recieved a freekick within seconds of being on the field. Finished pretty well.

28 Chiu, Anthony - Don't think he played, if so don't remember him

57 Handreck, Richard - Same as above

54 Watts, Ricky - Ditto, but have an inkling that he did play, jumper number stands out