Round 5 Review

Juniors

Warracknabeal Revengers had a tougher than expected game against the Horsham Bombers. Although the Revengers won by 2 goals, the Bombers also scored their first 2 goals of the season through Will Gulline. Final score was 4 – 2 to Revengers. Best on ground for Revengers were Nakita Langman (3 votes, 2 goals), Darius Cosgrave (2 votes, 1 goal), goalie Mia Alford (1 vote), Jordan Williamson (1 vote) and Crystal Edwards (1 goal). Best for Bombers were Will Gulline (3 votes, 2 goals), Claire Barnett (2 votes), Allie O'Conner (1 vote) and Angie McTaggert (1 vote).

Dimboola Kangaroos bet the Nhill Leopards 2 – 0 in a tough match. Two cards were given out – a yellow card (at least five minutes off the field) to Kangaroos Brydon Tischler, and a green card (a warning) to Leopards Oscar Stephen. Getting a card in hockey eliminates you from getting votes for the game, no matter how well you play. Best on ground for the Kangaroos were Melanie Webb (3 votes), Caleb Halsall (2 votes), Zackery Slater-Collard (1 vote) and Michael Pohlner (1 vote). Leopards best were Brady Newcombe (3 votes), Emma Janetzki (2 votes), goalie Alex Welsh (1 vote) and Molly Webb (1 vote).

Dimboola Kookaburras had a tough game versus the Yanac Warriors. By half time the Warriors had 5 goals, while Kookaburras remained scoreless. The Kookaburras didn't give up, but couldn't hold off the Warriors who managed to score another 4 goals by the end of the match. Best on ground for Kookaburras was Jamie Guerin (3 votes) at centre half back, Jayrell Guzarem (2 votes) in full back, Cassie Withers (1 vote) in goals and James Keating (1 vote) as inner.

Women

Dimboola Women pulled out a win over the Yanac Women 3 – 1. At half time Dimboola were up 1 goal over Yanac because of some strong play and plenty of short corners. Yanac scored an equaliser goal just after half time, but ran into trouble when their best player, Erin Blackwood, was taken off the ground with a head injury and taken to hospital. The other best on ground players for Yanac were Anne Blackwood and Alana Colbert. Dimboola's best were Elizabeth Klinge, Meagan Pohlner and Jess Ross.

Nhill Thunderbirds defeated Kaniva Women 4 – 1 in a one sided affair. Thunderbirds half line stopped almost all of the Kaniva forwards attacking plays, at half time the Thunderbirds were 2 goals up. Kaniva were fortunate to come back and score one goal after half time. Kaniva's goalie Lisa Hicks had a busy game stopping the Thunderbirds shots at goal, but in the end Thunderbirds scored 2 more goals. Thunderbirds best players were Alanah Creek (3 votes), Grace McLoed (2 votes), Bonnie McLoed (1 vote) and Sarah Wallis (1 vote). No surprise that Kaniva's best was goalie Lisa Hicks, with Rachel clarke and Claire Riches earning the other votes.

Warracknabeal Women and Horsham Highlanders fought a close game that ended in a 2 all draw. Both teams managed to get into attacking zones quite easily, but crowded defenses didn't permit many goals to be scored. The second half was a repeat of the first half, with many good attacking plays. Best on ground for Highlanders were Launa Schilling (1 goal), Ally Salter (1 goal) and Kellie Price. Warracknabeal's best were Linley Arnold-Wardle (1 goal), Donna Robinson and Tammy Goyne, with Emma Alford scoring the other goal.

Men

The Nhill Rangers staged a great comeback to win against the Kaniva Men. The Kaniva Men were 1 goal ahead of the Rangers for most of the game although the Rangers had most of the possession. The pulled off a dramatic win by scoring twice very quickly with only minutes to spare on the clock. The final score was Rangers 3, Kaniva 2. Goalscorers and votes for the Rangers went to Trevor James (3 votes), Mont Miller (2 votes, 1 goal) and Graeme Janetzki (1 vote), Ross Thurlow and Alex Welsh scored a goal each. Votes and goals for Kaniva were Adam Wallis (3 votes), Clint Beattie (2 votes), Josh Bedford (1 vote) and Brett Jewel scored both Kaniva's goals.

Horsham Hurricanes were defeated by the Warracknabeal Hoops. The first half of the game was full of fast paced attacking plays by both teams. Hoops were the first to score, making the score 1 – 0 at half time. Hurricanes came out hard in the second half and put in 2 goals in to take the lead. Hoops stepped up their game and their attacks. Hurricanes made mistakes that let the Hoops score another 2 goals to take the lead, and win the game. Best on ground for Hoops were Steven Laverty in full back, Marcus Hewitt at half back and Ethen Schilling on the wing. A green card was given to Hoops player Barry Schilling. Hurricanes best on ground were Stuart Hoffman, Paul Mackereth and Richard Kemp.

The mens game of the day went to the Dimboola Men versus Yanac Tigers, where Dimboola caused a massive upset by knocking Tigers down from their unbeaten form. During the first half of the game both teams were playing quite evenly, with only a few more forward attacks for the tigers compared to Dimboola. The second half of the game had a major turn of events when Dimboola scored from a short corner through James Klinge on the post. With Dimboola in the lead, the Tigers game changed, the accurate passing and fast attacks dropped off, and Dimboola took control of the game. Yanac did well to stop Dimboola scoring again, but it was already too late. Final score was Dimboola Men 1, Tigers 0. Dimboola's best were Ryan Booth (3 votes) and Carl Klinge (2 votes), both at full back, with James Klinge earning 1 vote. Tigers votes went to Jamie Harding (3 votes) in full back, Luke Reichenbach and Tom Cook, both at half back. Adam Clohesey of the Tigers was given a yellow card and was sent off for over 5 minutes.