The Scarecrow
23 Aug 2004, 22:05
From The Mercury By: DAVID STOCKDALE
THE gale that damaged part of the roof of Bellerive Oval's Southern
Stand yesterday was a precursor to an even bigger shake-up.
That was Glenorchy's shock 11.19 (85) to 10.11 (71) triumph over
Clarence in the Southern Premier League football qualifying final, its first
against the Roos since 2002.
The 14-point win put the Magpies into next Saturday's second
semi-final against minor premier New Norfolk at Boyer.
As for the Roos, they must lick their wounds for the home
sudden-death first semi against Kingborough.
Glenorchy coach John Klug was justifiably proud of his team.
``The most pleasing thing about our win was the commitment we showed
in winning the hard ball,'' Klug said.
``We grabbed the initiative in the first quarter -- despite kicking
against the wind -- and led at every change.
``If our finishing had been better up forward we'd have won by quite
a bit more.''
The game was Jamie Kaye's 150th and the Magpies were determined to
make it memorable for him.
``We set up our win by dominating the midfield through John Bowring,
who had over 30 possessions, Scott Bennetts, Kaye and Brodie Moles,'' Klug
said.
In defence, Brad Curran rationed star forward Jarrod Garth to two
goals and Will Garvey kept Brad Dutton goalless.
And in attack, Sean Salter led the way with three goals and was well
supported by Tim Green and Chris Glenn.
* At North Hobart, Kingborough overcame a poor first half to finish
all over Hobart in the second for a rousing 14.9 (93) to 9.14 (68) win.
Kicking with the wind, Hobart led by 22 points at the first change
and extended it to 28 early in the second before the Tigers began to find
their feet.
Oblivious to the big blow and inspired by captain Cam de Gooyer, the
Tigers roared to rattle on 7.2 to 3.2 and take a 10-point lead into the
last. After that it was game over.
``It was probably the first final for 70 per cent of our players, so
we took a while to settle,'' coach Adrian Goodwin said.
``But we learned pretty quickly after that.''
While former Melbourne defender Andrew Lamprill had the better of a
great duel with Sam Unsworth, it was brother Tim who stole the limelight
with four goals, three of them in the second half.
Just as damaging after half-time were Jason Philp and Kent Steele
with three and two respectively.
Coach Michael McGregor, who was Hobart's leading goalkicker with
four, said his future was undecided but the bush telegraph says he will take
over Huonville next season.
Matthew Wright worked hard out of the midfield, while Brent Dickson
was a strong contributor in the ruck.
THE gale that damaged part of the roof of Bellerive Oval's Southern
Stand yesterday was a precursor to an even bigger shake-up.
That was Glenorchy's shock 11.19 (85) to 10.11 (71) triumph over
Clarence in the Southern Premier League football qualifying final, its first
against the Roos since 2002.
The 14-point win put the Magpies into next Saturday's second
semi-final against minor premier New Norfolk at Boyer.
As for the Roos, they must lick their wounds for the home
sudden-death first semi against Kingborough.
Glenorchy coach John Klug was justifiably proud of his team.
``The most pleasing thing about our win was the commitment we showed
in winning the hard ball,'' Klug said.
``We grabbed the initiative in the first quarter -- despite kicking
against the wind -- and led at every change.
``If our finishing had been better up forward we'd have won by quite
a bit more.''
The game was Jamie Kaye's 150th and the Magpies were determined to
make it memorable for him.
``We set up our win by dominating the midfield through John Bowring,
who had over 30 possessions, Scott Bennetts, Kaye and Brodie Moles,'' Klug
said.
In defence, Brad Curran rationed star forward Jarrod Garth to two
goals and Will Garvey kept Brad Dutton goalless.
And in attack, Sean Salter led the way with three goals and was well
supported by Tim Green and Chris Glenn.
* At North Hobart, Kingborough overcame a poor first half to finish
all over Hobart in the second for a rousing 14.9 (93) to 9.14 (68) win.
Kicking with the wind, Hobart led by 22 points at the first change
and extended it to 28 early in the second before the Tigers began to find
their feet.
Oblivious to the big blow and inspired by captain Cam de Gooyer, the
Tigers roared to rattle on 7.2 to 3.2 and take a 10-point lead into the
last. After that it was game over.
``It was probably the first final for 70 per cent of our players, so
we took a while to settle,'' coach Adrian Goodwin said.
``But we learned pretty quickly after that.''
While former Melbourne defender Andrew Lamprill had the better of a
great duel with Sam Unsworth, it was brother Tim who stole the limelight
with four goals, three of them in the second half.
Just as damaging after half-time were Jason Philp and Kent Steele
with three and two respectively.
Coach Michael McGregor, who was Hobart's leading goalkicker with
four, said his future was undecided but the bush telegraph says he will take
over Huonville next season.
Matthew Wright worked hard out of the midfield, while Brent Dickson
was a strong contributor in the ruck.