Albatross Football Club: Week 5

At Bomaderry (First Grade)

With a really strong side named, we went into Saturday's game against Bomaderry with a good feeling and confident of coming out on top of our traditional rivals for the first time in a few years. A strong first quarter showed the Tigers that the we were a different side than they have faced in recent history and they were in for a fight. The Tigers showed more composure in the second and third quarters and took a small lead into the final quarter. With the aid of a moderate breeze we were in a position to win the match but lacked the confidence and clean skills to finish the games off.

In the end another frustrating and disappointing loss but I think that our record is not a fair indication of where we are as a Club and it will not be long before results start going our way. Simon Levy was everywhere and inspirational, Cameron Cullen played a great role on Andrew Mazey, Greg Wallace was strong, Travis Brown was very good, Justin Larkins played well in his return and Paul Serafin and Andrew Newman played hard and straight all day.

We host Kiama this weekend in both grades and are looking forward to the challenge of facing the undefeated leaders. It will be a good indicator of how far we have progressed as a team with nothing less than a big improvement from our first round result acceptable. Reserve Grade will be looking to regroup after a close loss from their last game two weeks ago.

Scores

First Grade

Bomaderry 4.4 6.6 11.7 12.9 81
Demons 3.1 6.2 7.4 8.4 52

Goals: S. Levy 3, C. Weller 2, D. Richardson, G. Wallace, J. Larkins
Best: S. Levy, T. Green, C. Cullen, M. Hutchesson, J. Larkins, G. Wallace

Award Winners:

Coaches Cup: Cameron Cullen
Player's Player: Simon Levy
Aussie Hotel: Travis Brown
Husky Pub: Paul 'Finn' Serafin
Trevi Fountain: Greg 'Wal' Wallace
Sportscene: Justin Larkins