Disciplined 3s Open Their Account in Style at HQ.
A pristine field and relatively benign conditions greeted the 3s as we travelled down to VAFA HQ @ Sportscover Arena for our season opener against recently promoted Williamstown CYMS. Touted as the game of the round, the Eagles failed to disappoint.
Loaded with several 1s & 2s stars, namely Patrick Chard straight from his Zinger Combo breakfast fix, & Cam Kemp from the local hair Salon, the 3s headed into the game quietly confident they would take the chocolates.
Despite a slow start, an extremely disciplined Eagles outfit were able to control the game and display superior fitness & skill against quite an aggressive opposition.
Bolzonello & Co-Captain McCormack were pillars of strength down back, whilst the midfield lead by Co-Captain Brockhus, Valsorda & Chandler dominated. Dustin Cracknell chipped in with a lazy 5 goals & Cam Kemp with 3 majors off the wing, as the Eagles, despite conceding 2 late goals, ran out 39 point winners.
Final Score: Marcellin: 16-11-107 def Williamstown CYMS: 10-8-68
Best Players: A.Bolzonello, D.Cracknell, C.Kemp, J.Licciardi, D.Valsorda, L.McCormack
Goal Kickers: D.Cracknell 5, C.Kemp 3, J.Licciardi 2, D.Schneider 2, D.Valsorda 2, C.Bevens 1, M.Hopkins 1
During his short stint as Team Manager for the 1s, “Koach” Kofoed offered a post game reality check to one lucky player every week in the form of “Kofe’s Cannonball”. Please see below:
You may share the same first letter as our gun Full Forward Dustin Cracknell, but that doesn’t mean you automatically inherit Dusty’s freakish football skills around goal. Round 1 Cannonball: Darcy “U-Turn” Holdsworth. $185 Fine & 3 demerit points.
Daniel Kofoed
Thirds Coach
Last Modified on 14/04/2015 17:38