U11 Mixed Match Report

Round 1

vs Boronia

A beautiful Sunday morning had us away at Boronia for rd 1.
Our game kicked off a little later than the 1005 start due to the game being played before us.
Our real first competitive game saw us start off a little slow in the first quarter.
They scored a few goals but I never felt we were out of the game, we had some great passages of play and controlled the ball quite well. 
I kept telling the boys if we continue our plan the scoring will come.
And it did. We won the last quarter kicking 2.2 to 0.0
Although we lost by 5 goals I kept telling the boys to keep their heads high as it was a great game of footy and was only rd 1. Lots more to come.

Coach Chris

Round 5

Round 5 saw us take on Upper Ferntree Gully, who have had some good wins during the grading games. With some key players out this week, l thought we put up a good fight against a well drilled opponent. Whilst we had some good minutes in each quarter, especially in the third quarter, which saw Ryan snag a couple goals, there was a little too much inconsistency for my liking throughout the game. This unfortunately cost us in the end. 

Whilst we have some work to do, with hard work on the training track, getting some quality players back and working more as a team, I think that we will only keep improving. 

Better players on the day were Xavier who batted hard in the ruck all game, Ryan who presented really well up forward, Eamon, Robert.W, Levi, Kayden and Frankie who worked tirelessly in the midfield and Robert.B who I though had his best game of the season, attacking the ball really hard. 

Round 6

This week we came up with a theme. "It's all about your mates". I explained to the boys the meaning behind this was for them not to leave their mates to do all the work for them. Basically, when it's your turn, you must step up and help your mate out. 

With Kai and Lucas coming back into the team this week, I thought if we could put enough pressure on for long enough, we would have a really good chance of winning this game. 

During the first quarter Kilsyth got off to a fast start kicking the first couple goals. By half time we pegged it back too only bring down by a goal. Whilst we displayed some really good team work in the last two quarters, unfortunately Kilsyth's hard and fast running really stood out, with them taking a 28-point win. 

Whilst we lost the game, I thought the team showed some really good signs moving forward. As a coach all I ask for each week is effort. If we keep giving effort for long enough during a game and never give up in any contest a win is just around the corner. 

Some highlights throughout the game included Eamon's gut running in the third quarter. He had four or so bounces along the social club wing to set up Caleb to kick a goal. 

Tyler's and Kai's endless tackles were outstanding, and really adhered to the theme of "it's all about your mates". They never stopped working for their mates for four quarters. 

Areas identified to work on over the next couple weeks include:
1)Midfield and wings need to stay out of our forward line (we need to make it open for our forwards to         ensure the best opportunity to score).
2) Kicking the ball out of defence (we need to identify the best targets to kick too). 
3) Working harder for longer (chasing, tackling and linking up for longer periods of each quarter). 

Enjoy the next couple Sundays off and we will see you back at training next Tuesday evening.

Round 7

This Round was a BYE

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