Phil Doyle
14 Apr 2002, 22:57
AFL SYDNEY ROUND ONE
The University of New South Wales – Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs struggled before shaking off a challenge from a depleted Pennant Hills Demons outfit at Gore Hill to open season 2002.
“We have a few new players in the side and we didn’t gel, so we need to work on our teamwork a fair bit.” Said Bulldogs Coach Tim Jones after the game. “Pennant Hills are a good quality side. They really wanted to win today. We really just got away with it in the last quarter.”
The first half was a low scoring and bruising affair in the blustery conditions. After half time the floodgates opened as the Bulldogs - capitalising on some undisciplined play by the Demons - proved too quick and tall for the determined Pennant Hills side.
“It was pretty much how I expected.” Observed Pennant Hills Coach Danny Ryan. “The superior height and Quality of [UNSW-ES] players took over in the end.”
New Bulldogs recruit and former VFA player, Darren Mitchelson, illustrated this with a spectacular mark of the day.
To their credit the Demons played a direct style of football and never stopped trying.
Down the road at North Sydney Oval the Swans of the future gave reigning premiers North Shore a fright, with the Redbacks superior fitness seeing them narrow the gap against their bigger opponents after the Bombers went out to an early lead.
Ex-Bomber Lewis Roberts-Thompson proved a handful for his old club during the first half.
“The young blokes to their credit put in a good showing against a quality football team.” Said Redbacks Coach Brett Allison.
In other games Campbelltown got home against the East Coast Eagles in a close one and an improved Western Suburbs came from behind to overrun the St George Crows.
Phil Doyle
VILI'S SYDNEY AFL ROUND 1 RESULTS
Pennant Hills v UNSW-ES
UNSW-ES 3.2 6.7 12.9 18.11 (119) bt Pennant Hills 2.4 3.5 7.6 9.9 (63)
Goals - UNSW-ES: J McPherson 4 B Abbott 3 D Coupe 3 A Ryder 2 D Warne-Smith 2 A Vasdekis 2 M Kinnear D Mitchelson Pennant Hills: A Grossmann 2 C Mahar 2 A Huggins D Triegaardt P Carey T Potter S Jones Best - UNSW-ES: J McPherson A Pech B MacNamara B Abbott B Flinn C McPherson Pennant Hills: D Dunning D Triegaardt T Nunan R Gerke C Yard M Gray Umpires: G Rohan K Meade D Yole At: Gore Hill Oval
Western Suburbs v St George
Western Suburbs 2.5 5.11 9.16 15.20 (110) bt St George 5.1 7.5 8.9 9.10 (64)
Goals - Western Suburbs: L Campbell 4 S Thomlinson 3 D Bugg 2 P Gambale 2 M Cottrell L Casey D Odgers C French St George: T Featherstone 2 A Seccull 2 A Rees B Bedwell S Demir D Burgess E Young Best - Western Suburbs: C French D Odgers D Bugg L Spencer A Dennison St George: R Talbot F Lonergan A Seccull C Tognolini Umpires: A Hoskins W Hoskins D Luck At: W H Wagener Oval
East Coast Eagles v Campbellton
Campbelltown 5.6 7.7 10.11 12.15 (87) bt East Coast Eagles 1.1 7.8 9.10 11.13 (79)
Goals - Campbelltown: C Matthew 3 B Kingwell 2 J Haddock 2 S Nicholls 2 A Fiddler M Foran A Prenter East Coast Eagles: R Frost 3 N Halliday 2 G Seebeck T Bylsma C Austerberry D Nankervill B Physick A Ryan Best - Campbelltown: T Heath S Nicholls D Emmett M Lye A Prenter M Foran East Coast Eagles: C Austerberry M Arbon T Bylsma R Fitton B Ure H Goodman Umpires: N Angelos P Carger G Glassford At: Rober Sheeran Oval
North Shore v Sydney Redbacks
North Shore 2.4 10.5 13.10 14.15 (99) bt Sydney Redbacks 2.1 4.3 6.3 10.5 (65)
Goals - North Shore: M Wilson 5 J Crosby 2 C Kirey 2 S Wilson N Carbone B Sheidow A Lowes D Kulk Sydney Redbacks: L Roberts-Thompson 3 D Boers 2 B Clarke 2 L Jarjoura P Ioakim J Bradfield Best - North Shore: A Lowes M Wilson C Huxtable J Crosby S Cutler A Traynor Sydney Redbacks: L Roberts-Thompson M Brewster C Noordhof D Hunt M Leeds L Jarjoura Umpires: G Godfrey D Samojlowicz B Giersch At: North Sydney Oval
RESERVE GRADE UNSW-ES 19.10 (124) bt Pennant Hills 3.7 (25) St George 10.14 (74) bt Western Suburbs 5.6 (36) East Coast Eagles 15.15 (105) bt Campbelltown 11.6 (72) North Shore 27.16 (178) bt Pennant Hills Blue 5.2 (32) UNDER 18 Pennant Hills 12.15 (87) bt UNSW-ES 2.5 (17) St George 13.15 (93) bt Western Suburbs 4.5 (29) Campbelltown 6.14 (50) bt East Coast Eagles 7.5 (47) Sydney Redbacks 15.10 (100) bt North Shore 11.5 (71) Balmain 12.16 (88) bt NCC Hunters 9.13 (67)
VILI'S SFA ROUND 1 RESULTS DIVISION 1 Holroyd-Parramatta 14.11 (95) bt Nor West Jets 13.14 (92) Wollongong 29.15 (189) bt Penrith 3.9 (27) Macquarie Uni 18.12 (120) bt Southern Sharks 6.7 (43) South West Sydney 16.11 (107) bt Manly-Warringah 14.14 (98) Sydney Uni 18.13 (121) bt UTS 9.12 (66) RESERVE GRADE Holroyd-Parramatta 12.16 (88) bt Nor West Jets 10.9 (69) Wollongong 14.23 (107) bt Penrith 5.1 (31) Macquarie Uni 14.15 (99) bt Southern Sharks 4.6 (30) South West Sydney 13.5 (83) bt Manly-Warringah 8.7 (55) Sydney Uni 14.13 (97) bt UTS 7.11 (53) UNDER 18 Wollongong 13.5 (83) bt Penrith 8.10 (58) Nor West Jets 0.0 (83) bt Southern Sharks 0.0 (0) on forfeit DIVISION 2 Macquarie Uni 0.0 (117) bt Southern Sharks 0.0 (0) on forfeit St Clair 11.12 (78) bt Sydney Uni Red 8.8 (56) Sydney Uni Blue 23.18 (156) bt UTS 6.2 (38)
The University of New South Wales – Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs struggled before shaking off a challenge from a depleted Pennant Hills Demons outfit at Gore Hill to open season 2002.
“We have a few new players in the side and we didn’t gel, so we need to work on our teamwork a fair bit.” Said Bulldogs Coach Tim Jones after the game. “Pennant Hills are a good quality side. They really wanted to win today. We really just got away with it in the last quarter.”
The first half was a low scoring and bruising affair in the blustery conditions. After half time the floodgates opened as the Bulldogs - capitalising on some undisciplined play by the Demons - proved too quick and tall for the determined Pennant Hills side.
“It was pretty much how I expected.” Observed Pennant Hills Coach Danny Ryan. “The superior height and Quality of [UNSW-ES] players took over in the end.”
New Bulldogs recruit and former VFA player, Darren Mitchelson, illustrated this with a spectacular mark of the day.
To their credit the Demons played a direct style of football and never stopped trying.
Down the road at North Sydney Oval the Swans of the future gave reigning premiers North Shore a fright, with the Redbacks superior fitness seeing them narrow the gap against their bigger opponents after the Bombers went out to an early lead.
Ex-Bomber Lewis Roberts-Thompson proved a handful for his old club during the first half.
“The young blokes to their credit put in a good showing against a quality football team.” Said Redbacks Coach Brett Allison.
In other games Campbelltown got home against the East Coast Eagles in a close one and an improved Western Suburbs came from behind to overrun the St George Crows.
Phil Doyle
VILI'S SYDNEY AFL ROUND 1 RESULTS
Pennant Hills v UNSW-ES
UNSW-ES 3.2 6.7 12.9 18.11 (119) bt Pennant Hills 2.4 3.5 7.6 9.9 (63)
Goals - UNSW-ES: J McPherson 4 B Abbott 3 D Coupe 3 A Ryder 2 D Warne-Smith 2 A Vasdekis 2 M Kinnear D Mitchelson Pennant Hills: A Grossmann 2 C Mahar 2 A Huggins D Triegaardt P Carey T Potter S Jones Best - UNSW-ES: J McPherson A Pech B MacNamara B Abbott B Flinn C McPherson Pennant Hills: D Dunning D Triegaardt T Nunan R Gerke C Yard M Gray Umpires: G Rohan K Meade D Yole At: Gore Hill Oval
Western Suburbs v St George
Western Suburbs 2.5 5.11 9.16 15.20 (110) bt St George 5.1 7.5 8.9 9.10 (64)
Goals - Western Suburbs: L Campbell 4 S Thomlinson 3 D Bugg 2 P Gambale 2 M Cottrell L Casey D Odgers C French St George: T Featherstone 2 A Seccull 2 A Rees B Bedwell S Demir D Burgess E Young Best - Western Suburbs: C French D Odgers D Bugg L Spencer A Dennison St George: R Talbot F Lonergan A Seccull C Tognolini Umpires: A Hoskins W Hoskins D Luck At: W H Wagener Oval
East Coast Eagles v Campbellton
Campbelltown 5.6 7.7 10.11 12.15 (87) bt East Coast Eagles 1.1 7.8 9.10 11.13 (79)
Goals - Campbelltown: C Matthew 3 B Kingwell 2 J Haddock 2 S Nicholls 2 A Fiddler M Foran A Prenter East Coast Eagles: R Frost 3 N Halliday 2 G Seebeck T Bylsma C Austerberry D Nankervill B Physick A Ryan Best - Campbelltown: T Heath S Nicholls D Emmett M Lye A Prenter M Foran East Coast Eagles: C Austerberry M Arbon T Bylsma R Fitton B Ure H Goodman Umpires: N Angelos P Carger G Glassford At: Rober Sheeran Oval
North Shore v Sydney Redbacks
North Shore 2.4 10.5 13.10 14.15 (99) bt Sydney Redbacks 2.1 4.3 6.3 10.5 (65)
Goals - North Shore: M Wilson 5 J Crosby 2 C Kirey 2 S Wilson N Carbone B Sheidow A Lowes D Kulk Sydney Redbacks: L Roberts-Thompson 3 D Boers 2 B Clarke 2 L Jarjoura P Ioakim J Bradfield Best - North Shore: A Lowes M Wilson C Huxtable J Crosby S Cutler A Traynor Sydney Redbacks: L Roberts-Thompson M Brewster C Noordhof D Hunt M Leeds L Jarjoura Umpires: G Godfrey D Samojlowicz B Giersch At: North Sydney Oval
RESERVE GRADE UNSW-ES 19.10 (124) bt Pennant Hills 3.7 (25) St George 10.14 (74) bt Western Suburbs 5.6 (36) East Coast Eagles 15.15 (105) bt Campbelltown 11.6 (72) North Shore 27.16 (178) bt Pennant Hills Blue 5.2 (32) UNDER 18 Pennant Hills 12.15 (87) bt UNSW-ES 2.5 (17) St George 13.15 (93) bt Western Suburbs 4.5 (29) Campbelltown 6.14 (50) bt East Coast Eagles 7.5 (47) Sydney Redbacks 15.10 (100) bt North Shore 11.5 (71) Balmain 12.16 (88) bt NCC Hunters 9.13 (67)
VILI'S SFA ROUND 1 RESULTS DIVISION 1 Holroyd-Parramatta 14.11 (95) bt Nor West Jets 13.14 (92) Wollongong 29.15 (189) bt Penrith 3.9 (27) Macquarie Uni 18.12 (120) bt Southern Sharks 6.7 (43) South West Sydney 16.11 (107) bt Manly-Warringah 14.14 (98) Sydney Uni 18.13 (121) bt UTS 9.12 (66) RESERVE GRADE Holroyd-Parramatta 12.16 (88) bt Nor West Jets 10.9 (69) Wollongong 14.23 (107) bt Penrith 5.1 (31) Macquarie Uni 14.15 (99) bt Southern Sharks 4.6 (30) South West Sydney 13.5 (83) bt Manly-Warringah 8.7 (55) Sydney Uni 14.13 (97) bt UTS 7.11 (53) UNDER 18 Wollongong 13.5 (83) bt Penrith 8.10 (58) Nor West Jets 0.0 (83) bt Southern Sharks 0.0 (0) on forfeit DIVISION 2 Macquarie Uni 0.0 (117) bt Southern Sharks 0.0 (0) on forfeit St Clair 11.12 (78) bt Sydney Uni Red 8.8 (56) Sydney Uni Blue 23.18 (156) bt UTS 6.2 (38)