Eleven From Eleven...Pretty Perfect Really!
Sunday's game at Rosewater was always going to be a tough encounter for the Hill's Supertigers.
With the game being brought forward by a week so as not to clash with Father's Day, the Tigers preparation was rushed and there was minimal recovery time from the previous week's match at Fitzroy.
Several players went into the game with many layers of skin missing from their knees, resembling some of the hardest working 'call girls' in Kings Cross and others were as battered and bruised as one of Rocky Balboa's carcasses.
Never the less the mighty Tigers assembled at Rosewater Oval in an attempt to re-write the history books and claim an unbeaten season.
Again missing many of it's prime movers due to bail conditions, losses of driver's licence, country finals and family pressure, the 16 players who donned the black & gold for the last time in 2009 certainly did not let the Tiger faithful down.
Kicking with a solid breeze in the first term, the Hill's team were inaccurate kicking 3 goals 7 behinds to Rosewater's solitary behind. The game should have been put out of reach due to the first quarter dominance but the Rosewater Bulldogs stemmed the flow in the 2nd term with a supergoal (9pts) together with a good field goal.
Half time saw the Tigers leading by 34 points but not yet confident of achieving their goal.
This inspired many of the players, none more so than the ever green resilient Kim Pearce (2 goals in first half) who went to full back after having a solid first half playing off a wing. He dominated the last line of defence and created good options for the running Chris 'Fritz' Geraghty and the popular Dave 'Runt' Wuttke.
Dave McGill, after arriving at quarter time and going to the wrong end of the ground, had to be rescued on some 3 occasions from being buried in the lush Rosewater turf following heavy body clashes. Named in a forward pocket McGill inadvertently found himself in the back pocket were he starred.
Also keeping tight reins on their opponents in defence were Ron 'Chuck' Berry who was released from his Accounting duties for the game and 'beer line maestro' Rob 'Maxy' McGregor who was sorely missed in the last quarter following a straining of the hamstring. Fortunately it is some 200 days to the start of the 2010 season. Richie Slater started at centre half back and provided much rebound which is something that cannot be said about his windscreen. Slater suggested that he wouldn't be parking behind the goals in the future.
The centre line welcomed back the hard working Alex Tucker who again put his body on the line and ran the lines strongly. He created many opportunities for the forwards and marked strongly throughout the encounter.
Neil Thomson again showed that a little bit of fitness can go a long way. He was defiant and proved to be a difficult player for Rosewater to maintain as was Damian 'Dom' Ryde. After completing his duties as captain of Port Power the previous evening, Dom played his best game in his debut year when placed on the ball.
Big man Aleks Bojanic was left the lone ruckman following Damon Wilson's late withdrawal. By the end of the game he was very ready for the surgeon's scalpel after many strong clashes with the Bulldog's 3 man mountains. Bojanic gave first use to the hard working and hard headed Wayne 'Chucky' Seymour who again drove hard to the goal mouth.
The half forward line of the Hill's team was unstoppable. Matt Ormsby (3 goals) provided an extremely strong target and chased hard all day as did Troy Snooks (2 goals). Snooks was fleet of foot and also fleet of mouth. The umpire did not appreciate Snooks' sense of humour when it came to comments about being vertically challenged but he did appreciate arguably the goal of the year when Snooks pounced on a loose ball and soccered through from 25 metres out.
Chris Hill was again providing a target for the Hill's forays forward but it was Sean Watt who took the best afield tag with him. Kicking 7 goals and hitting the post on 3 occassions, Watt reigned supreme marking strongly and also converting on the run.
The placing of Watt at Full Forward certainly paid dividends for the uncoached side. Supercoach Dave Piro was unavailable due to Assistant Coaching interviews at Port Power for 2010. The Hill's Supertigers hope that he will continue in the box with them in 2010.
Unfazed, the Hill's Supertigers minus, Dick Kleemann, Simon Kemp, Mark Jaensch, Paul Zoontjen, Damon Wilson, Damian Dolman, Tony Oates, Dale Wylie, Andrew Frohling, Tommy Hancock, Gary Magee and Ross Wall shone and ran away with the game winning by 64 points and became
2009 Undefeated AFL MASTERS (SA)
World Champions.
Much thanks must also go to Hill's Supertigers Number One Goal Umpire Graham 'Fryar' Tucker. There rain or shine, Mr Tucker has dominated the goal square and is greatly appreciated by all.
Sunday's game at Rosewater was always going to be a tough encounter for the Hill's Supertigers.
With the game being brought forward by a week so as not to clash with Father's Day, the Tigers preparation was rushed and there was minimal recovery time from the previous week's match at Fitzroy.
Several players went into the game with many layers of skin missing from their knees, resembling some of the hardest working 'call girls' in Kings Cross and others were as battered and bruised as one of Rocky Balboa's carcasses.
Never the less the mighty Tigers assembled at Rosewater Oval in an attempt to re-write the history books and claim an unbeaten season.
Again missing many of it's prime movers due to bail conditions, losses of driver's licence, country finals and family pressure, the 16 players who donned the black & gold for the last time in 2009 certainly did not let the Tiger faithful down.
Kicking with a solid breeze in the first term, the Hill's team were inaccurate kicking 3 goals 7 behinds to Rosewater's solitary behind. The game should have been put out of reach due to the first quarter dominance but the Rosewater Bulldogs stemmed the flow in the 2nd term with a supergoal (9pts) together with a good field goal.
Half time saw the Tigers leading by 34 points but not yet confident of achieving their goal.
This inspired many of the players, none more so than the ever green resilient Kim Pearce (2 goals in first half) who went to full back after having a solid first half playing off a wing. He dominated the last line of defence and created good options for the running Chris 'Fritz' Geraghty and the popular Dave 'Runt' Wuttke.
Dave McGill, after arriving at quarter time and going to the wrong end of the ground, had to be rescued on some 3 occasions from being buried in the lush Rosewater turf following heavy body clashes. Named in a forward pocket McGill inadvertently found himself in the back pocket were he starred.
Also keeping tight reins on their opponents in defence were Ron 'Chuck' Berry who was released from his Accounting duties for the game and 'beer line maestro' Rob 'Maxy' McGregor who was sorely missed in the last quarter following a straining of the hamstring. Fortunately it is some 200 days to the start of the 2010 season. Richie Slater started at centre half back and provided much rebound which is something that cannot be said about his windscreen. Slater suggested that he wouldn't be parking behind the goals in the future.
The centre line welcomed back the hard working Alex Tucker who again put his body on the line and ran the lines strongly. He created many opportunities for the forwards and marked strongly throughout the encounter.
Neil Thomson again showed that a little bit of fitness can go a long way. He was defiant and proved to be a difficult player for Rosewater to maintain as was Damian 'Dom' Ryde. After completing his duties as captain of Port Power the previous evening, Dom played his best game in his debut year when placed on the ball.
Big man Aleks Bojanic was left the lone ruckman following Damon Wilson's late withdrawal. By the end of the game he was very ready for the surgeon's scalpel after many strong clashes with the Bulldog's 3 man mountains. Bojanic gave first use to the hard working and hard headed Wayne 'Chucky' Seymour who again drove hard to the goal mouth.
The half forward line of the Hill's team was unstoppable. Matt Ormsby (3 goals) provided an extremely strong target and chased hard all day as did Troy Snooks (2 goals). Snooks was fleet of foot and also fleet of mouth. The umpire did not appreciate Snooks' sense of humour when it came to comments about being vertically challenged but he did appreciate arguably the goal of the year when Snooks pounced on a loose ball and soccered through from 25 metres out.
Chris Hill was again providing a target for the Hill's forays forward but it was Sean Watt who took the best afield tag with him. Kicking 7 goals and hitting the post on 3 occassions, Watt reigned supreme marking strongly and also converting on the run.
The placing of Watt at Full Forward certainly paid dividends for the uncoached side. Supercoach Dave Piro was unavailable due to Assistant Coaching interviews at Port Power for 2010. The Hill's Supertigers hope that he will continue in the box with them in 2010.
Unfazed, the Hill's Supertigers minus, Dick Kleemann, Simon Kemp, Mark Jaensch, Paul Zoontjen, Damon Wilson, Damian Dolman, Tony Oates, Dale Wylie, Andrew Frohling, Tommy Hancock, Gary Magee and Ross Wall shone and ran away with the game winning by 64 points and became
2009 Undefeated AFL MASTERS (SA)
World Champions.
Much thanks must also go to Hill's Supertigers Number One Goal Umpire Graham 'Fryar' Tucker. There rain or shine, Mr Tucker has dominated the goal square and is greatly appreciated by all.
Preparations have already begun for the 2010 season where the goal remains the same...let's get out there with our mates for a kick and a catch and beer after the game, the perfect premiership winning formula.
Until next time...Have a good one!
Until next time...Have a good one!
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