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Hastings rack up strong win against Crib Point HASTINGS FNC THIS week the club travelled down to the Crib Point FNC for our annual local derby. The boys were playing for the Ron Moncrief Shield, and the game certainly didn’t disappoint supporters from either club. The game was close right up until the start of the last quarter, when our boys steadied to kick away to a very impressive margin 50-odd points. This week sees all clubs have a bye week which, for our club, couldn’t have come at a better time. It will give all players a chance to recharge their batteries and get ready for our next home game verses Dromana. Next home game: Hastings FNC vs Dromana FNC at Hastings 28th May. All games start at 10am. Seniors Report WE took on our local rivals and it is always a tough hard fought contest. The conditions were very difficult with a big cross wind blowing towards the pavilion side. This made it a scrappy affair with both sides turning the footy over. We had control of the game all day but we’re letting ourselves down by missing set shots on goal. Crib came at us and really challenged but we responded and our physical pressure and ball use in the last quarter was fantastic.
A DAY YOU WILL NEVER FORGET
THE LEGEND NEIL “KNUCKLES” KERLEY 28th May 2016 at THE HASTINGS CLUB
Home Game : HasƟngs FNC vs Dromana FNC Start Ɵme 12 noon Bookings essenƟal thru the HasƟngs Club $20 Per Person finger food provided Special Guest on the day will be John Schultz - Victorian representaƟve 24 Ɵmes (former Brownlow Medalist 1960), 5x best and fairest Footscray Football Club. For bookings please contact the HasƟngs Club on (03) 5979 1740
We ended up with a 50 point win and had 14 more scoring shots, so it was a great day for us. Nathan Gray had his best game for the club kicking three from on the ball. Reserves Report WE headed to Crib Point in a must win game, and came out in the first quarter with great intensity and had a first break lead. Unfortunately our pressure dropped off in the second quarter and Crib Point took advantage. They outscored us by four goals and we were never able to reel it in as the
breeze made life difficult all day. A disappointing result after a good start; we go into the bye licking our wounds but will bounce back. Best afield: Gerry Morsman, Kyle Del La Haye, Daniel Burke. Under 19s Report WE travelled down to The Nest to take on Crib Point with plenty of confidence that as a team we could be competitive and hopefully steal a win. We started really well by restricting Crib Point’s run by pressuring them whenever they picked up the ball. By capitalising on turnovers and
some great ball use Jack Winton kicked our first. We kept up our pressure and with Fraser Rendall leading the way down back by stopping any forward entries. We went into the break with confidence that we could continue to build on the hard work we had put into the first quarter. Unfortunately we seemed to switch off in the second and let the opposition get a run on and if not for the efforts of Sean Hewitt and Peter Megee in the midfield and our great backline the damage would have been a lot worse. After half time we started to get back to the basics and kept pressuring the opposition into turnovers. In the last the boys played really well to outscore Crib Point, with Anthony Takac slotting his first goal for the club and Jesse Shore kicking a late one. Pat Langdale put in a great game across half back, taking intercept marks and clearing the ball out of the danger zone. Overall we have made some excellent progress in the way we pressure teams into errors. The key for coming games is to then turn those errors into goals for us. Keep on fighting boys. Well done. Netball Report A STRONG start by C grade saw them right in the contest in every quarter. Defenders Courtney Astbury and Sarah Kerr were fantastic and had their best
games for the year. Siobhan is making great improvements with every game. B grade had a very slow start letting Crib Point get a good lead which was always going to be hard to recover from. A few moves at half time saw a very different team play in the second half. Mikayla moving to goal attack created great opportunities for us to score. Taylah Strange and Amy Goodacre were dynamic in defence and Jorja Gay and Keely Gay provided great drive through the centre. Winning the second half was a great reward for all the hard work. A break this week will see us all refreshed and ready to keep improving throughout the rest of the year. *** Upcoming Functions: John Coleman Coterie Club Luncheon 21st May at 12pm. Special guest Greg Sewell plus the induction of ten former players/officials into the Hastings Hall of fame, with one legend being inducted. Cost $65.00 single. Bookings through the club 59791740. Neil “Knuckles” Kerley 28th May at 12pm. Cost $20 single. Also his great mate John Schultz (ex-Brownlow Medallist). Bookings through the club 5979 1740. Hastings FNC Gala Ball at the Mornington Racing Club, 28th May. Cost $65 single. Bookings through the club on 5979 1740. #getonboardthebluestrain
Home not a happy place for the Pies CRIB POINT FNC By Jared Newton CRIB Point remains winless at home but certainly lost no respect in their clash against Hastings on the weekend. In a game that was tight for three and a half quarters, a flurry of late goals from Hastings put a gap between the two sides as Crib went down by 49 points. Defensive pressure isn’t the problem, it’s the avenues to goal which were again hard to come by for the Pies who could only manage five goals for the game in blustery conditions. Luke Herrington wound back the clock with a great game through the middle and up forward and Kayne Stratton put in another great game in the last line of defence and is fast becoming Crib’s most consistent player. At 1-5 it’s not a great position to be in leading into the bye but there is some good football being played in patches and with a bit of luck with injuries over the coming weeks there’s no reason why the seniors can deliver a few wins in the coming weeks. The ressies continued their good form with a solid 30 point win over the Hastings Twos in the midday game. In what was a scrappy, tough affair, the reserves prevailed with a 2.11 to 1.3 second half to keep the game out of reach. The hallmark of the ressies side is their defence who only conceded two goals for the day. Lee Koerner was best on yet again in another polished performance across half back. Danny Vercoe, Mitch Davis and Luke Conway were also among the better players providing plenty of drive all day in difficult conditions. At 4-2 the reserves are in great shape and the biggest problem facing the side is how will 28 players fit into 22 moving ahead. Some hard calls will need to be made over the coming weeks.
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Barn’s charges continued their good form to move to 4-2 with a solid 49 point win over Hastings. The unders started slowly again in a tight opening quarter but it was all one way traffic after that as Will Larkin, Joel Wisken and Jayden Deas led the way to put the game beyond doubt by three quarter time. Going into the bye the unders are sitting nicely at 4-2 themselves. They have the cattle to go a long way if their
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discipline holds throughout the year. NETBALL Our girls were covered in pink as they took the court on Saturday against Hastings. Our C grade team got the day off to a flying start with a massive team win. Coach Leah Moncrieff was able to trial many new combinations and the girls came together to put on a great performance.
Ayla Gallageher was brutal in defence, taking opportunities away from the Hastings attack line all day. In B Grade our girls got off to a great start, winning the first quarter 17 to 4. The lead again presented opportunities to work with different combinations and players stepped up in unfamiliar positions. Hastings do not field an A Grade or Under 17’s team so we were able to hit the showers early and head back to the
rooms to celebrate pink round with our Ladies Day High Tea. Thank you to all that attended and donated money or raffle prizes. It was a successful event and managed to raise over $2,900 for the Breast Cancer Network Australia. The girls will be straight back in to some tough training sessions now in preparation for a tough round in two weeks against Somerville.