Reserves - Preliminary Final

[Dale61]

Williamstown v North Ballarat
Date: Sunday 12th September
Time: 11.20am
Venue: TEAC Oval - 525 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne
Melways Ref: Map 2J E1

Williamstown were in scintillating form on the weekend against Sandringham. After a hard fought first quarter, the Seagull's dominated after quarter time to record a comprehensive victory.

This weekends match against North Ballarat promises to be exciting and one that the Williamstown faithful should not miss.

This match will be the curtain raiser to the Senior Preliminary Final between Sandringham and Tasmania.

[Dark Beanie]

Any idea of what admission prices are for Sundays match?

[Dale61]

Entry costs for the next two weeks,

PRELIMINARY FINALS @ TEAC Oval
Adults $16
Concession/Pensioner $10
Children under 15 $3

TXU-VFL GRAND FINAL @ Optus Oval.
Adults $20
Concession/Pensioner $12
Children under 15 $4

[Dale61]

Team for Sunday:

B:
Lee - Cape - Butler
HB:
McKenzie - Lawry - Neeson
C:
Laverde - Hollow - Pearce
HF:
Knight - Dukes - Leonard
F:
McArdle - Uhi - Benson
R:
Fanning - Sheehan - Ramsay
Inter:
Ashton - Chiu - Hall - Handreck
Palmer - Ralph - Rippon - Watts

[Dale61]

Final Scores:

Will: 13.12.90
NB: 12.8.80

Further details as they come to hand.

Williamstown now advance to next weeks GF against Port Melbourne.

Game to be played at Optus Oval.

[WKB]

Good if not overly convincing win today, need to step up a bit next week.
But 3rd straight grand final a good effort by the boys.

Must admit didn't see that last quarter coming, when Nth Ballarat got back to level pegging at 3 quarter time we really looked lethargic and they had a their backs up. But to the boys credit they started playing the football that got them to this stage in the finals, good running, holding tackles.

Straight kicking and the game should have been over early. Red time killed us in all but the last quarter.

[Dale61]

Full match details.

Final scores:

Williamstown: 4.3.27 ~ 6.9.45 ~ 9.11.65 ~ 13.12.90
North Ballarat: 2.3.15 ~ 4.4.28 ~ 10.5.65 ~ 12.8.80

Goals: Benson 3, Ramsay 3, Uhi 2, Dukes 2, McArdle, Leonard, Pearce.
Best: Butler, Leonard, McKenzie, Dukes, Lawry, Cape.

[Rizzo32]

WKB, who played out of the interchange froms?

Inter:
Ashton - Chiu - Hall - Handreck
Palmer - Ralph - Rippon - Watts

[Johnson#26]

Well done. 3 Grand Finals in a row is a good effort in any comp. Looks like Benson has done well as a forward. Question to Dale and WKB, is (in your opinion) Benson a good chance to be rookie listed again next year?

[Dale61]

There is a good chance he'll be retained on the rookie list for 2005.

[GREAT DANE]

Dean should be retained on our list in 2005

He got off to a slow start at the club but has improved and i think he should be given another chance.

[Daks]

Great to see at least one Collingwood affiliated team in a Grand Final. I don't really follow the Willy reserves, but do occasionally have a look in the paper to see how they went. Dale, do you like our chances of taking the flag? Are we a good thing?.

[Dale61]

I rate them a great chance to go three-for-three. Port will have the dilemma of having players eligible also available for the senior GF, whereas Williamstown can pick the best team from all those available.

[GREAT DANE]

Well lets hope that they do.
it will be great for the club if they do.
some of the players have been there for the last 2 so this would be great for them.
Go Gulls!!!