Our first away game of the season and an early 8am start. The game was at Gairloch Reserve in Applecross.
Truan, Damian and Matthew needed a lift to the game so I picked them up on the way. We only had three players missing, Nick, Amelie and Alex. It was a great effort by the parents to get all of the kids to the game on time this morning.
I thought the conditions were pretty good. It was overcast but not cold and the surface of the oval was nice and dry (i.e. no dew).
Once again the players did a good job and the improvement is noticeable. Kobe was dishing off some great handballs to bring players into the game. Matt had a bundle of kicks and was kicking goals. Truan took an excellent mark running with the flight of the ball. Kevin was getting into the packs and getting the ball out to other players. Cambell as usual was in the thick of the play grabbing contested marks, tackling and getting plenty of kicks. Really impressed by Jayden, he gets better every week and looks like he really enjoys his football. Jensen put in an excellent effort and setup some really good plays from defence.
Dylan’s little brother Keiran had a run on the ground and got the ball (although he’s not part of this team he just couldn’t watch any longer without getting onto the ground).
We got a couple of injuries, an opposition player landed on Dylan’s leg which caused him a bit of pain and Nathan copped a hit in the face. Both boys are OK.
We had the rotations on and off the ground going today because we could only play 12 on the ground. We didn’t get it exactly right, I think someone was on for the entire game while everyone else had to spend some time on the sidelines.
An enjoyable morning and very encouraging to see the players improving.