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The rebels mustered up a
squad of 18 to play against the Hawks in rd 7 of OAFL action on
the weekend. With many players coming into the game carrying
injuries it was always going to be a tough match with no-one on
the bench except the team trainer Twerdun and the injured Fry.
With a solid pre-game warm
up the Rebels took the field with confidence. But a free kick
from the first centre bounce resulted in an early goal for the
Hawks who did not look back from this point on, and proceeded to
pile on 8 goals to none for the quarter. The Rebels were shell
shocked to say the least but they were totally out played by the
best quarter of footy a Rebels opponent has played all year.
During the first break the
boys re-grouped and committed to playing a more man on man game
in the second quarter and with several key changed made to the
back half the Rebels rallied and kept the Hawks to just 3 goals
for the quarter.
With still no goals on the
board, the focus of the second half was to get a major on the
score sheet. The prodigal son Nacho was playing an outstanding
game on the wing with his physical presence and Frogga at half
back used his Frisbee knowledge well stopping many forward
attacks. The 3rd quarter was soured with the loss of
Drago to a serious knee injury, he has been a tower of strength
in the ruck this season and he is now added to a growing list of
injured Rebels.
Starting the 4th
quarter 1 man down it was always going to be a tough battle to
get that elusive goal on the board. Chris Behie was moved into
the ruck with the loss of Drago and he provided a spark for boys
getting many possessions around the ground. The Rebs quickly put
2 goals on the board through Tammer and Patrick and played out
the last quarter with some spirited footy despite being short
handed. All in all it was tough loss but as usual the Rebels
never gave up and this was proven by playing their best quarter
in the 4th.
Best on Ground:
On a sad note the club would like to extend
its deepest sympathies to club president Scouse on the recent
loss of his mother. Our thoughts are with you during this
difficult time
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