trial game friday 27/2/2009 norwood v glenelg

[Big Phil]

Went down to The Parade and had a look at the 2 games on offer tonight and was pretty impressed with the home side in both games.

RESERVES:

NORWOOD - 3.0 5.4 7.5 9.7 = 61
GLENELG - 2.4 4.4 7.9 8.9 = 57

GOAL KICKERS:

NORWOOD - Skinner, Ah Chee 2, Baust, Schild, Holm, Benbow, O'Malley
GLENELG - Wallent, Grosser 2, Couch, Fosdike, Duldig, Trembath

BETTER PLAYERS:

NORWOOD - Skinner, Thomas, Ah Chee, Dawe, Baust, Holm
GLENELG - Fosdike, Couch, Wallent, Duldig, Donnelly, Willoughby

After a pretty scrappy start to the game, to be expected being the first hit out of the year, both sides had their moments and as shown in the scoreline, it was a pretty even contest throughout with the Redlegs getting up in the end by 4 points. Meadows recruit Brady Dawe impressed in ruck and was given an opportunity in the league game after a solid half in the reserves while youngster James Skinner impressed for the home side with strong hands and good kicking for goal playing out of the goal square.

Young Aboriginal recruit Roland Ah Chee also impressed in the early stages of the game kicking a couple of good goals and also getting an opportunity in the later game after a solid 2 quarters with his new club. Brad Thomas was good sweeping across half back and Josh Benbow had a few opportunities in front of goal impressing also. Crows recruit Will Young looked a bit patchy in the ruck for the Redlegs early but improved slightly as the game wore on.

For the Bays, regular league player Matt Duldig provided a strong target across half forward while big Trent Grosser proved a strong focal point kicking a couple of goals. Jack Fosdike was very impressive on the ball as was Eagles recruit Tom Couch. Crows Irish recruit Brian Donnelly had a few good moments playing across half back while Justin McConnell started up forward, finishing the game out playing on the ball and getting a few quality touches. A good first up win for the home side.

LEAGUE:

NORWOOD - 4.3 10.6 13.5 18.9 = 117
GLENELG - 2.3 4.5 7.8 9.8 = 64

GOAL KICKERS:

NORWOOD - Gallagher, Schultz 3, Phillips, Terlich, Littler, Vlatko 2, Lower, Lee, Tyrell, Ah Chee
GLENELG - Backwell, Hinge 3, Kirkby, Panozzo, Cranston

BETTER PLAYERS:

NORWOOD - Trotter, Terlich, Lower, McGuinness, Puopolo, Phillips, Lee, Littler
GLENELG - Ruwoldt, Backwell, Hinge, C.Kane, McGregor, Guilhaus, Mules

Both sides went into the game with a few quality players sitting on the sidelines. Norwood were missing Campbell, Massie, Borlace, Rowe, Hughes and Jackman to name a few while the Bays were missing some big names such as Fisher, Allen, Murphy and both the Grima brothers. The Redlegs certainly got off to a fast start kicking 3 or 4 quick goals early and from there on in, seemed to control the contest, running out very comfortable winners by 53 points. Essendon recruit Andrew Lee played the entire game from CHF and impressed with a strong work ethic and some quality marks and sheppards.

The Redlegs assocation with Sydney Swans recruits continued with youngster Dean Terlich performing wondefully well with his attack on the ball, pace and finishing skills. He will prove to be a quality player at SANFL level and will be sure to exite the Redlegs fans. Former Toger and Fremantle Docker Jack Juniper played up forward as well and did a couple of nice things while Keiran McGuinness looked as though he hasn't missed a beat controlling the half back line just as he did back in 2007. Youngster Toby Schultz looked impressive kicking 3 goals but also showing some versatility to play CHB in the late stages of the game.

Skipper James Gallagher had some good moments including kicking 3 goals while David Trotter continued his late season form surge from last season racking up plenty of possessions asnd using the ball well. Simon Phillips was nippy around the packs, getting front and square where all good crumbers should be while Roland Ah Chee showed some promise after coming up from playing the first half of the reserves game. The only concern for the Redlegs from the game would be injuries to Luke Jericho and Crows listed Aaron Kite with both players injuring knees and finishing the night on crutches.

For the Bays, there were a few promising signs considering the quality of personel out of the side for various reasons. Brisbane Lions recruit Wayde Mills played 3 quarters of the match off a wing and had a couple of good moments but does need to work on his disposal. Mark Ruwoldt played well on the ball and across half forward and Brett Backwell had an impact up forward and on the ball despite only playing about half the game time in total. Lachlan Button and Aaron Day were given the opportunity to fill the key defensive posts left vacant by Paul Sherwood and Sam Rudolph but as the game wore on, the Bays lacked discipline in the defence half when it came to manning up.

Seb Guilhaus took a fair share of the ruck while Daniel Kirk and Trevor Cranston were tried in tandem out of the goal square throughout various stages of the night. Norwood fans would be very impressed with what they saw and can anticipate more improvement with some quality names to come into the side still while Glenelg will be keen to work on their defensive set ups and making sure they have better structure coming into their forward line, which will come with the likes of Todd Grima and Matt Duldig to still come inot the side. A solid hit out for both sides first up tonight with Trevor Hill's men clearly the dominant side throughout the entire course of the game.

[smithy]

Looks like sturt go the rough end of the stick from the Ah Chee family.

[bayman]

apart from a 10 minute period late in the first quarter norwood controlled the whole game & looked very good & very sharp for the match, they also played a more direct style than they have in recent years, they had winners all over the ground while we had blokes who popped up here & there with some brilliance but that was few & far between, while it was only a trial you can see that norwood have improved, while glenelg are lacking a key defender or two, also i noticed (don't know which one) but a gowans was watching the game

[Interceptor]

Great write up Big Phil

[JK]

Thanks for the writeup's lads

[fester69]

Also good to see Geelong Premiership Captain Tom Harley back home where it all began!

[Wedgie]

Well that's Glenelg's 2009 season gone.

PS Great write up BP, would have loved to been there but it was my turn looking after the kids tonight.

[Big Phil]

apart from a 10 minute period late in the first quarter norwood controlled the whole game & looked very good & very sharp for the match, they also played a more direct style than they have in recent years, they had winners all over the ground while we had blokes who popped up here & there with some brilliance but that was few & far between, while it was only a trial you can see that norwood have improved, while glenelg are lacking a key defender or two, also i noticed (don't know which one) but a gowans was watching the game

Agree with your points about the game Bayman, well said. Were you in a green shirt in the stands behind the Southern goals tonight, I walked past to go to the BBQ and thought it was you, was gonna say hi but wasn't exactly sure.

It was Chris Gowans at the game, I bumped into him at the BP servo over the road. He said he only caught the last quarter pretty much as he had come from the Doggies internal trial where he said a few on their new recruits impressed.

[bayman]

yes bp that was me

[Big Phil]

yes bp that was me

I'll say hi next week if you're heading out to Elizabeth for the Dogs v Bays trial

[Big Phil]

Great write up Big Phil

Cheers Mate

[Rik E Boy]

Phil I could almost taste the Coopers and hear the strains of the grand old flag reading your report. Thanks mate. I miss going out to Norwood Oval drinking in the surrounding pubs before staggering on to the bus to go home. Hopefully I can come home at some stage this year to catch the mighty Redlegs in action.

regards,

REB

[JK]

Phil I could almost taste the Coopers and hear the strains of the grand old flag reading your report. Thanks mate. I miss going out to Norwood Oval drinking in the surrounding pubs before staggering on to the bus to go home. Hopefully I can come home at some stage this year to catch the mighty Redlegs in action.

regards,

REB

Always be a spot for ya on the hill mate

[Rik E Boy]

Phil I could almost taste the Coopers and hear the strains of the grand old flag reading your report. Thanks mate. I miss going out to Norwood Oval drinking in the surrounding pubs before staggering on to the bus to go home. Hopefully I can come home at some stage this year to catch the mighty Redlegs in action.

regards,

REB

Always be a spot for ya on the hill mate

At the footy I wear a 1978 Legs jumper with number 28 on the back. If you don't see me, you'll hear me LOL. One time out at Norwood we were getting flogged by the Dogs and I was razzing up a whole heap of Dogs fans by yelling out BORING whenever they kicked a goal. Unfortunately, I had to say it too often!

regards,

REB

[SDK]

Only a trial and early days but from what I saw last night I think the Coopers will be tasting a lot better this year.
Apart from the recruits our game plan has become a lot more direct and decisive . No going backwards and sidways like the last 5 years...hope it continues that way all year.
Glenelg appeared to only want the easy ball when alone in the open whilst Norwood wanted the ball at all costs.

Interested to see how we go against Westies next week because I think they will be a lot harder at the ball than the Bays.

Come on game 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JK]

Apart from the recruits our game plan has become a lot more direct and decisive

It wont be before time if the coaching group are strictly enforcing a direct approach, with a bit more depth they should have a much harder stance on anyone not following instruction, but it's not something we'll be able to judge properly until the competitive stuff starts.

Still, good to hear the signs are positive rather than negative at this stage.

[MAY-Z]

Went down to The Parade and had a look at the 2 games on offer tonight and was pretty impressed with the home side in both games.

RESERVES:

NORWOOD - 3.0 5.4 7.5 9.7 = 61
GLENELG - 2.4 4.4 7.9 8.9 = 57

GOAL KICKERS:

NORWOOD - Skinner, Ah Chee 2, Baust, Schild, Holm, Benbow, O'Malley
GLENELG - Wallent, Grosser 2, Couch, Fosdike, Duldig, Trembath

BETTER PLAYERS:

NORWOOD - Skinner, Thomas, Ah Chee, Dawe, Baust, Holm
GLENELG - Fosdike, Couch, Wallent, Duldig, Donnelly, Willoughby

After a pretty scrappy start to the game, to be expected being the first hit out of the year, both sides had their moments and as shown in the scoreline, it was a pretty even contest throughout with the Redlegs getting up in the end by 4 points. Meadows recruit Brady Dawe impressed in ruck and was given an opportunity in the league game after a solid half in the reserves while youngster James Skinner impressed for the home side with strong hands and good kicking for goal playing out of the goal square.

Young Aboriginal recruit Roland Ah Chee also impressed in the early stages of the game kicking a couple of good goals and also getting an opportunity in the later game after a solid 2 quarters with his new club. Brad Thomas was good sweeping across half back and Josh Benbow had a few opportunities in front of goal impressing also. Crows recruit Will Young looked a bit patchy in the ruck for the Redlegs early but improved slightly as the game wore on.

For the Bays, regular league player Matt Duldig provided a strong target across half forward while big Trent Grosser proved a strong focal point kicking a couple of goals. Jack Fosdike was very impressive on the ball as was Eagles recruit Tom Couch. Crows Irish recruit Brian Donnelly had a few good moments playing across half back while Justin McConnell started up forward, finishing the game out playing on the ball and getting a few quality touches. A good first up win for the home side.

LEAGUE:

NORWOOD - 4.3 10.6 13.5 18.9 = 117
GLENELG - 2.3 4.5 7.8 9.8 = 64

GOAL KICKERS:

NORWOOD - Gallagher, Schultz 3, Phillips, Terlich, Littler, Vlatko 2, Lower, Lee, Tyrell, Ah Chee
GLENELG - Backwell, Hinge 3, Kirkby, Panozzo, Cranston

BETTER PLAYERS:

NORWOOD - Trotter, Terlich, Lower, McGuinness, Puopolo, Phillips, Lee, Littler
GLENELG - Ruwoldt, Backwell, Hinge, C.Kane, McGregor, Guilhaus, Mules

Both sides went into the game with a few quality players sitting on the sidelines. Norwood were missing Campbell, Massie, Borlace, Rowe, Hughes and Jackman to name a few while the Bays were missing some big names such as Fisher, Allen, Murphy and both the Grima brothers. The Redlegs certainly got off to a fast start kicking 3 or 4 quick goals early and from there on in, seemed to control the contest, running out very comfortable winners by 53 points. Essendon recruit Andrew Lee played the entire game from CHF and impressed with a strong work ethic and some quality marks and sheppards.

The Redlegs assocation with Sydney Swans recruits continued with youngster Dean Terlich performing wondefully well with his attack on the ball, pace and finishing skills. He will prove to be a quality player at SANFL level and will be sure to exite the Redlegs fans. Former Toger and Fremantle Docker Jack Juniper played up forward as well and did a couple of nice things while Keiran McGuinness looked as though he hasn't missed a beat controlling the half back line just as he did back in 2007. Youngster Toby Schultz looked impressive kicking 3 goals but also showing some versatility to play CHB in the late stages of the game.

Skipper James Gallagher had some good moments including kicking 3 goals while David Trotter continued his late season form surge from last season racking up plenty of possessions asnd using the ball well. Simon Phillips was nippy around the packs, getting front and square where all good crumbers should be while Roland Ah Chee showed some promise after coming up from playing the first half of the reserves game. The only concern for the Redlegs from the game would be injuries to Luke Jericho and Crows listed Aaron Kite with both players injuring knees and finishing the night on crutches.

For the Bays, there were a few promising signs considering the quality of personel out of the side for various reasons. Brisbane Lions recruit Wayde Mills played 3 quarters of the match off a wing and had a couple of good moments but does need to work on his disposal. Mark Ruwoldt played well on the ball and across half forward and Brett Backwell had an impact up forward and on the ball despite only playing about half the game time in total. Lachlan Button and Aaron Day were given the opportunity to fill the key defensive posts left vacant by Paul Sherwood and Sam Rudolph but as the game wore on, the Bays lacked discipline in the defence half when it came to manning up.

Seb Guilhaus took a fair share of the ruck while Daniel Kirk and Trevor Cranston were tried in tandem out of the goal square throughout various stages of the night. Norwood fans would be very impressed with what they saw and can anticipate more improvement with some quality names to come into the side still while Glenelg will be keen to work on their defensive set ups and making sure they have better structure coming into their forward line, which will come with the likes of Todd Grima and Matt Duldig to still come inot the side. A solid hit out for both sides first up tonight with Trevor Hill's men clearly the dominant side throughout the entire course of the game.

not a bad summary there the one thing that stood out to me more than anything wqas after teh game when quite a few norwood fans were crowding the race giving the team a standing ovation for winning a trial match i dont think i have ever seen that before.

i think from the players that played in the game norwood structured up a bit more league like where as glenelg were a bit mopre experimental as i doubt the likes of day, kellock, vallance and o'grady will spend much time in defence and cranston definitely wont play full forward.

from the stats sheet most things were pretty even except for the forward 50 efficiency which i think was primarily down to the inexperience of the glenelg defence.

the umpiring standard wasnt to bad except for a couple obvious frees missed for kirkby, the standard in teh reserves was terrible though with norwodd being allowed a 'goal' despite it being kicked a good 5 seconds at least after the qtr time siren sounded, duldig being paid a 'mark after being the third or fourth person to touch the ball and a norwood guy being paid a mark for a ball whihch barely hit his hands at all.

[sturtpeter]

Thanks BP.

[Adelaide Hawk]

the one thing that stood out to me more than anything wqas after teh game when quite a few norwood fans were crowding the race giving the team a standing ovation for winning a trial match i dont think i have ever seen that before.

Not sure how a "few" people can "crowd" a players' race ... and did you prefer that they were sitting rather than standing? Seems a little silly to "crowd" the race, and then sit down

If they were pleased by what they saw, what's wrong with letting the players (and coaches) know?

[Rik E Boy]

the one thing that stood out to me more than anything wqas after teh game when quite a few norwood fans were crowding the race giving the team a standing ovation for winning a trial match i dont think i have ever seen that before.

When you've been in the wildnerness for as long as we have McDonalds suddenly looks appetising.

regards,

REB