Under 13 - 2 Match Report
FJFC U-13 Blue 2 2. (14) lt Glen Iris 4.7 (31) at Ramsden St, April
26, 2009.
It didn’t take long. Just the second game when the weather turned bad
like someone somewhere had flicked the switch to winter. The first
half felt like it was going to rain at any moment. And during the
second half, it did rain – steadily, with a biting wind that made
footy a tricky game to play and an uncomfortable game to watch.
Still, you could be forgiven for thinking that Glen Iris knew how to
play in any conditions. They looked assured during the first half,
moving the ball around and looking like they had a plan. The Roy boys
looked a little lost and struggled to hold off a determined Glen Iris onslaught.
Down by eight points at quarter time, the gap grew bigger during the
second quarter when Glen Iris kicked two goals and Fitzroy couldn’t get on the board.
It was a tough day at Rammo, and the boys trooped off at half time
not sure what they were going to do. Sam H was attacking the ball with real purpose, but the Roys had few winners.
Coach Richard decided to change the plan and re-organised the
defence. Patrick was sent down back to shadow Ned and help clog up
the Glen Iris run through half-forward. It worked, and brought Ned in
to the game. Jaquan roamed and started to win some of the ball and
Kieran’s tireless running gave the Roys some drive. Max H never gave up and set himself for some big tackles as the rain got heavier.
The last quarter began with the Roys scoreless but Richard had urged
them on to big final effort. And somehow, it seemed to work. The
forward line showed some endeavour and there were several near misses
before Digby managed to score the Roys’ first. The boys didn’t stop
there and kept pressing hard. In the dying moments of the game Connor B latched on to one in the pocket and dobbed it.
It was a good fightback: not enough to pinch the game but full of
promise.
ENDS
