Week 12

at Kiama (First Grades - Reserve Grade was forfeited)

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend off (I know Ty, BK, Bob, Spida, Hutch and Shimmo had a good time) now it is time to get focused again as this weekend will determine whether we decide if we makes the finals or not!! Last night at training we only had 11 players and 4 apologies, that is not good enough!!!! We need to get a full side on the field this weekend if we are going to beat a fired up Wollondilly side that know if they beat us they can make the finals. Ressies have a week off but I would like to see every player on our list at the game this weekend, injured or not. We need to get behind each other and re-invigorate our season to ensure we can achieve what we set out to do this year. There are a few guys coming back from injury and unavailability this week, so let's get a good numbers to training on Thursday and have a red hot go this weekend, remembering that the First Grade game starts at 1pm because there are no Ressies.

I want to make special mention of the 17 players that put on a guernsey and battled all day against Kiama. If you didn't have a good reason not to be there I think you really let your team mates down as they struggled without a bench and after Goof's season ending injury played 2 down. Thanks to all the supporters and club personnel that assisted and especially to Ty for taking the reigns for the game. Despite the scoreline there were a few positives to come out of the game with a BOG performance from Simon Levy and solid contributions from Cameron Cullen and Michael Hutchesson, with Brett Kelly and Matthew Webb mentioned as well. Welcome back to Will Calvert who is a timely addition after some more injuries that seem to have really crueled us this year.

On another note please try to get down to the Aussie Hotel on Friday nights for the raffles especially if you are going on the Footy Trip. Also tickets to the Swans v St Kilda game after the Port game on 1st August will be purchased after training tomorrow. If your name is on the sheet a ticket will be purchased for you. If you want tickets and your name isn't on the board in the Clubrooms please see me at training tomorrow, call me or email me before tomorrow night. We will be getting a bus up leaving soon after the Port game and returning later that night after the Swans have been embarrasseded by the Saints.

Let's all get together and show everyone the true Demon's spirit this weekend with a great win and a large crowd (starting at 1pm).

Scores:

First Grade:

Kiama 10.6 15.9 26.14 40.19 249
Demons 0.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 15

Goals: C. Weller, G. Wallace
Best: S. Levy, M. Hutchesson, G. Wallace, W. Calvert, C. Cullen, M. Webb

Awards:

Coaches Cup: Matthew Webb
Player's Player: Brett Kelly
Aussie Hotel: Simon Levy
Husky Pub: Michael Hutchesson
Trevi Fountain: Cameron Cullen