Round 5
Wesburn V Olinda Ferny Creek

Wesburn 15.13.103 def Olinda 5.0.30

Goalkickers:Jay R 2, Jayden F 1, Mitch D 1, Brendan C 1

Well what a beautiful day for footy and a drive out through the valley. The boys didn't seem to confident pre-game, coming up against top of the table, Wesburn, who were on top having two byes! Already this season!!As the boys warmed up, it was evident their minds were on the job and I had a feeling they were going to have a good game! I personally wasn't expecting what I saw for the next 80 minutes of football.

The turn around was quite amazing from the previous weeks. We actually held Wesburn to 3 goals in the first qtr and looked really good when we had the footy. The backline was under a fair bit of fire and stood up magnificently. Led by Lachie M and Gus the whole backline worked really well together and used the footy with good skills. We fell down at half forward again and I think we're just a couple of big bodies short. When we did get it past half forward we looked o-k, but we didn't keep the ball locked in well enough". Could we keep it up"was the big question.

The second qtr was much the same with us not only keeping Wesburn's score down but getting on the scoreboard ourselves. Jay R was on fire as the on-ballers were getting into the game as well. After half time a few others started getting a bit more of the ball as well. James G, Tom R, B.C and Josh R were all getting more of the ball and using the ball when they got their hands on it. The longer the game went on the better our guys worked, everyone was having a crack, which was great to see. With Marty emphasising the need for everyone to get their possession count up-they all seemed to be up to the task.

Looking on from the sidelines it seemed like the penny had dropped for everyone out on the ground. We were linking handballs and kicks together and looking really good when we had the footy. Apart from a short lapse of concentration in the tail-end of the last qtr,where Wesburn kicked 3 or 4 goals in junktime ,all the guys should hold their heads high. Something happened today fellas-you all took a massive step forward in your development as footballers.

Now for the big challenge-CAN WE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. From what I saw i think we can. Great effort today guys-you did the club and yourselves proud.

Awards:
Coaches Award=Patty T
Encouragement Medal=Owen Sch
McDonalds Award=Cam B
McDonalds Award=Brodie Let
Olinda Pizza Award=Robbie C
Fish and Chip Award=James G
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