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Well what an amusing day at the football that was. Certainly unexpected.
Ill go straight to the point and state that one of the goalposts felldown halfway thru the 2nd quarter. Not in the Leigh Matthews style where it snapped in half, but the entire goalpost - padding and all - ended up on the ground.
Im not too sure what happened as i was marking the point in my budget at the time, but when i look up there is a goalpost missing at the northen end!!
Much deliberation followed. Should the game be called off. Do we use a jumper as a post like we do in Primary School. Whats goin on? Some bright spark decided to try out the mini league goalpost which was about half the size as the ground point posts and about the same height as the goal umpire - no good!
In the end they called halftime then and there...had 25-30 minutes off while digging up the turf and whatnot and luckily there was a spare old goal post which was about 80% of the height of the original one which ended up being used.
Amusing stuff!!
The game itself was a bit of a lacklustre affair with nothing but respect riding on it.
Glenelg started with the breeze and had the lead at 1/4 time.
This short rookie for Glenelg with a much impressive afro hairstyle kicked a nice goal. Funnily enough his name was Michael Hare. I found that quite amusing!!
Port Adelaide was pi$$-farting around with the ball a lot in the 1st quarter and Glenelg looked the more desperate side.
The 2nd quarter started at Port looked the better side from then on. A goal to Tony Brown who was getting a lot of the ball and a goal to Brad Smith at the other end happened before the post incident.
Halftime was called with Glenelg 2 points up.
Play resumed after the break with Port Adelaide kicking 3 goals - to Brown again, Plapp and Wait. Port were 17 points up at the break.
Ackland had been playing ok in the ruck while Ebert as usual was a busy beaver. He would have had something close to 12-13 possesions in the 1/4 alone. Fiegert, Brown and AhCHee were also playing well.
The third quarter and Port held the Bays off for the most part into the wind. 5 goals each for the quarter with the Bays closing a point to 16.
Che kicked his first goal (after 4 or 5 behinds) and the other forwards started getting into the game - Plapp and Beinke mainly.
The last quarter was a goalfest with 13 goals scored for the quarter (8-5 Ports way). Evans ended up with 3 for the quarter while Ebert and Sinkunas had 2 each.
In the end a pretty comfortable 6 goal win for the Magpies to finish off the year.
Player Reviews:
Brown - Played well. Marked strongly, kicked some goals and looked dangerous most of the time. High in our best.
Plapp - in and out of the game. Ended with 2 goals.
Funcke - some typical Funcke mistakes. Kicked a goal.
Lyle - One of his better games i felt for the year.
Ebert - Best on ground by so much it was ridiculous. Had a huge amount of the ball in the 1st and last quarters. Kicked 2 goals. Took a couple of huge pack marks as well which just reaffirms my theory that he is the best mark for someone under 6'0 ive ever seen.
Poulton - Put his hand up for a recall to the Power i thought. Always looked busy and attacked the ball with his usual vigour.
Clayton - spent most of the game on the bench.
Ellen - next
Ashley - Another who played well. Better in the first half.
Ackland - Won the ruck. Around the ground got a bit of the ball but didnt use it greatly.
Fiegert - Our best defender for the day.
Evans - was benched during the first half and 3rd quarter before kicking 3 last quarter goals.
Mcdowall - a quiet match for Buzz today.
Bamford - Started well in defence, saved a few goals before being taken from the field.
Beinke - fell in and out of it. Kicked 2.
Wait - Gave ferrethead Koster a bath. Dominated the last half.
Miller - Played mainly in defence, kicked a fantastic goal from a tight angle with the breeze going across the face of goal. Did alright.
AhChee - Broke even with Smith in the end.
Che - average. Got the ball alright but stuffed around with it too many times. Ended with 1.5.
Sinkunas - geez i like this player. Tough, hard, and a booming kick. Wouldnt surprise if he is picked up by an AFL club next year. kicked 2 great last quarter goals.
Wilson - one of his better games i thought.
Votes:
10 - Ebert
9
8 - Fiegert, Sinkunas
7 - Brown, Poulton, Wait, Wilson
6 - Lyle, Ashley, Bamford, Beinke, AhChee
5 - Plapp, Ackland, Evans, Miller
4
3 - Funcke
2 - Clayton, Che
1 - Mcdowall
Ill go straight to the point and state that one of the goalposts felldown halfway thru the 2nd quarter. Not in the Leigh Matthews style where it snapped in half, but the entire goalpost - padding and all - ended up on the ground.
Im not too sure what happened as i was marking the point in my budget at the time, but when i look up there is a goalpost missing at the northen end!!
Much deliberation followed. Should the game be called off. Do we use a jumper as a post like we do in Primary School. Whats goin on? Some bright spark decided to try out the mini league goalpost which was about half the size as the ground point posts and about the same height as the goal umpire - no good!
In the end they called halftime then and there...had 25-30 minutes off while digging up the turf and whatnot and luckily there was a spare old goal post which was about 80% of the height of the original one which ended up being used.
Amusing stuff!!
The game itself was a bit of a lacklustre affair with nothing but respect riding on it.
Glenelg started with the breeze and had the lead at 1/4 time.
This short rookie for Glenelg with a much impressive afro hairstyle kicked a nice goal. Funnily enough his name was Michael Hare. I found that quite amusing!!
Port Adelaide was pi$$-farting around with the ball a lot in the 1st quarter and Glenelg looked the more desperate side.
The 2nd quarter started at Port looked the better side from then on. A goal to Tony Brown who was getting a lot of the ball and a goal to Brad Smith at the other end happened before the post incident.
Halftime was called with Glenelg 2 points up.
Play resumed after the break with Port Adelaide kicking 3 goals - to Brown again, Plapp and Wait. Port were 17 points up at the break.
Ackland had been playing ok in the ruck while Ebert as usual was a busy beaver. He would have had something close to 12-13 possesions in the 1/4 alone. Fiegert, Brown and AhCHee were also playing well.
The third quarter and Port held the Bays off for the most part into the wind. 5 goals each for the quarter with the Bays closing a point to 16.
Che kicked his first goal (after 4 or 5 behinds) and the other forwards started getting into the game - Plapp and Beinke mainly.
The last quarter was a goalfest with 13 goals scored for the quarter (8-5 Ports way). Evans ended up with 3 for the quarter while Ebert and Sinkunas had 2 each.
In the end a pretty comfortable 6 goal win for the Magpies to finish off the year.
Player Reviews:
Brown - Played well. Marked strongly, kicked some goals and looked dangerous most of the time. High in our best.
Plapp - in and out of the game. Ended with 2 goals.
Funcke - some typical Funcke mistakes. Kicked a goal.
Lyle - One of his better games i felt for the year.
Ebert - Best on ground by so much it was ridiculous. Had a huge amount of the ball in the 1st and last quarters. Kicked 2 goals. Took a couple of huge pack marks as well which just reaffirms my theory that he is the best mark for someone under 6'0 ive ever seen.
Poulton - Put his hand up for a recall to the Power i thought. Always looked busy and attacked the ball with his usual vigour.
Clayton - spent most of the game on the bench.
Ellen - next
Ashley - Another who played well. Better in the first half.
Ackland - Won the ruck. Around the ground got a bit of the ball but didnt use it greatly.
Fiegert - Our best defender for the day.
Evans - was benched during the first half and 3rd quarter before kicking 3 last quarter goals.
Mcdowall - a quiet match for Buzz today.
Bamford - Started well in defence, saved a few goals before being taken from the field.
Beinke - fell in and out of it. Kicked 2.
Wait - Gave ferrethead Koster a bath. Dominated the last half.
Miller - Played mainly in defence, kicked a fantastic goal from a tight angle with the breeze going across the face of goal. Did alright.
AhChee - Broke even with Smith in the end.
Che - average. Got the ball alright but stuffed around with it too many times. Ended with 1.5.
Sinkunas - geez i like this player. Tough, hard, and a booming kick. Wouldnt surprise if he is picked up by an AFL club next year. kicked 2 great last quarter goals.
Wilson - one of his better games i thought.
Votes:
10 - Ebert
9
8 - Fiegert, Sinkunas
7 - Brown, Poulton, Wait, Wilson
6 - Lyle, Ashley, Bamford, Beinke, AhChee
5 - Plapp, Ackland, Evans, Miller
4
3 - Funcke
2 - Clayton, Che
1 - Mcdowall

