ROUND12REVIEWS

DROMANA(34)vROSEBUD(34)

Dromana were successful in their earlier clash against Rosebud. As the season has progressed the team has been inconsistent in their list, but remain positive after last weeks win. Rosebud will be eager nottoaddtheirfifthconsecutiveloss.

A match Rosebud was excited to tackle, they suddenlycametotherealisationtheyonlyhadfourA Grade players fit for this match. With half the team consisting of B Grade players who had just played a full match prior, the game was going to be tough. After the first 30 minutes of play, you could not separate these two teams as they both converted 18 goals. The wind unfortunately troubled both sides with passing and shooting accuracy, creating the low scoring battle. As the scoreboard continued to reflect the intensity of the match, Rosebud never exceeded more than a 3-goal margin. At 26 all at threequartertime,MagiHollisenteredbackintothe match at WA for the Tigers and Rosebud stayed confidentwiththeirsamelineupwithjust15minutes ofplay.Bothteamspushedhardforthewinbutwere unsuccessful as the match ended in a draw, which anyteamwilltakeoveraloss.

Rosebud will be looking forward to more players returning after the break to take on Mt Eliza, and Dromana will need to find something extra as they faceYCW.

BONBEACH(23)vLANGWARRIN(76)

Round 3 was the last time these teams met, leaving Langwarrin comfortable winners. But as Bonbeach arecomingintothismatchwiththeirsecondwinthe weekbefore,itcouldbeasatisfyingcontest.

Much of the first quarter was a close battle as Bonbeach was right with Langwarrin. As the teams settled, the second-place team were quick to pull away in the second to set up the match to their advantage,playingasteadyanddominategame.At half time, the visitors were leading by 20 and the Sharks succumbed to the well-oiled machine of Langwarrin.Beingdouble-teamedmostofthegame, BrookeKielycontinuedtobeinstrumentalforherside in GS and managed to score 50 goals of the total team’s score. A great full court performance by the Roo’s,inparticularthedefensivestructuresmadelife difficult for this Bonbeach side, earning a 53-goal win. A learning experience for the Bonbeach fill-ins, who battled valiantly all day after having played a verycompetitivematchinBGrade.

TheSharkslivetofightanotherdayaftertheDivision One week off and with the return of some regular teammemberswillfaceRedHill,andLangwarrinwill hostthePines.