Mixed Reserve Ladder (Winter 2010)


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Team

Play

Win

Lost

Draw

Bye

FF

FA

For

Agst

Goal Diff

Total
Points

1

Wendys Team

10

8

1

0

0

0

1

69

40

29

32

2

Take It Easy Bro

12

7

4

1

0

0

0

50

41

9

30

3

11eleven

9

6

2

1

0

0

0

28

15

13

26

4

Swingers

7

5

2

0

0

0

0

37

19

18

20

5

Rock Lobsters

10

3

7

0

0

0

0

43

57

-14

12

6

Last Place

12

2

9

1

0

0

0

41

73

-32

10

7

Purple Monkey Dishwasher

10

2

8

0

0

0

0

43

68

-25

8

8

Bbo's

12

1

10

0

0

0

0

30

67

-37

4

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Round 7 – Reality bites

Round 7
Rock Lobsters vs The Swingers
Score: 0 - 8

Best: Sylvia
Goals: -

Team: Chris, Em, Pete, Ray, Ree, Sylvia
Injuries: None

The Lobsters headed into this game full of confidence. Facing the Swingers, which had only played one game for a 5-4 result against the competition the Lobsters had already faced, seemed like an easy proposition. The Swingers contained four guys and three girls. The girls were competitive but not of the same caliber as the female Lobsters however, the guys clearly outshone any of the Lobster blokes.

This match was by far the toughest match the Lobsters have played and for the most part they did a reasonable job at defending. It was once the Lobsters created the turnover that left them with few options. The need to constantly defend meant that the Lobsters could not afford the luxury of a prowling striker and so the long ball forward would quickly rebound back into the defensive half. The Swingers were a very well rounded, technical unit. They did not have to run as hard as they were able to stretch the Lobsters with long passes and were able to switch from defense to attack instantly. The ball remained in the Lobster’s defensive half for the majority of the game which made defending the constant pressure very difficult. This intensity clearly caught the Lobsters off guard after last week’s white wash and resulted in the Lobsters being down 0-5 in the first half. The second half was a similar story although the Lobsters were more composed at the back and were able to generate more meaningful counter attacks even though they were few and far between.

The skills of the swinger’s male quartet were at the very least the equal of any of the players that the Lobsters had faced so far. They were fit, powerful and had talented dribbling skills which meant for the first time the Lobsters were somewhat intimidated on the pitch. The swinging males, when working in tandem (one male was always in goals the other on the bench), were able to produce more time and space than the Lobsters would have liked to permit as it generally took two Lobsters to tackle one of these players which also resulted in a loss in the second half, losing it 0-3.

The final result 0-8 may have been unlucky but the Swingers were clearly the better team on the field. Despite their skill superiority, they lacked in unity as one of the males berated a female teammate for missing a shot on goal reducing her to tears. Hopefully they had fun beating the Lobsters 0-8 or their might be little for them to play for on Monday nights.

Chris should count himself unlucky not to have received best on as he was the only Lobster to push forward with any real purpose with his spin and drives off the wing. Had he managed to score he might have got the cookies however the best player was clearly Sylvia who was able to shut out any female presence in front of the defending goal and give the swinging male quartet a run for their money. The amount of contests she was able to get to and pressure surely saved more goals to the already uncomfortable score line.

The night was a tough lesson to learn however I am sure next week will be more positive for the Lobsters.

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