So folks, last game for a couple of weeks, so i'm absolutely pumped for it!
Who's getting along?
Few questions this week, will Milly line up, will Fanning come back in?
Can Port consolidate their ladder position or will NB bounce back after a smashing defeat last week?
Looking forward to this one.
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Another game that will be covered on Radio, Port have had good media coverage so far, and a fair few callers on SEN talking about the strength of the Borough's list so far in 2007.
Bad news on Fanning.. Broken hand I hear... So will be out for about 5 weeks if true. That means Bloomfield will have to step up, and take on the No1 ruck mantle, if Bona plays CHF and takes around the ground ruck duties in the forward half.
Will they pick another defender if Milly isn't right? Not sure where the Roosters strength lies, so Port may feel a midfielder/forward might be an option. There are certainly some good players to pick from in the Reserves.
Urch and Trotter will probably be missing from the Roosters line-up, so I'd say Port would be huge favourites to win this one.
I have no idea on injuries or the twos, so buggared if know who's going to come in.
Unless it's on this site, i'm all at sea!
Who would be a chance to come in Ons?
Port Melbourne vs. North Ballarat
Saturday 12th May
TEAC Oval at 2:00 PM
Port Melbourne
B Obst Livingston Milhuissen
HB Rowe Baird Brewer
C Spriggs Hazell Pinwill
HF Robbins Dukes McMahon
F Smith Pitt Nahas
R Bloomfield Shaw Cotchett
Int Gilham D. Kelly Pleming
Sutcliffe Bonaddio Cain
Debruin Dwyer
North Ballarat
B Lower Moloney Riggio
HB Roach Searl Green
C Sansbury Gregg L. George
HF Feery Hughes Dinnell
F J. Spolding Stephenson Thomas
R Cartledge Clifton Whyman
Int A. George Taylor Urquhart
Ryall Clark Limb
Chester Waight
Dunno SpazzyPC, I'd pick Sutts over Dean Kelly, as I reckon we might want someone who will play on the flanks, not sure how Kelly's fitness is, I was thinking Kelly may play senior footy more as a forward pocket. Actually Dwyer may get the spot ahead of those two.
Gilham in? Who goes out.. Dunno, he may miss out again. Great position for the club to be in with so many players knocking on the door of senior selection.
Good to see Milly named... Could be just a ploy though.
*PC does the "Milly's in" dance*
I have a knack of following a particular type of player - Hard working, perhaps not naturally blessed with great football talent - Milly seems to fit this.
Dean Kelly played some games during the practice matches from memory?
As to who goes out... I think perhaps Debruin - Has been ok, but probably not quite enough. Perhaps Milly will not be risked? After that i just don't know.
DeBruin hasn't done too much wrong, but yeah will probably still there as one of the fringe players... It's probably going to come down to team balance, and what the match comittee think will get the 4 points.
You just don't mess with a side doing this well.
2007 TRUenergy VFL Reserves
Port Melbourne 1.2 6.10 12.15 16.18 (114)
North Ballarat 0.6 2.6 7.11 12.20 (92)
GOALS:
Port Melbourne: Langford 4 Gilham 3 Pearce 2 Francis 2 Kelly Plymin Nayna Waldron Johnstone
North Ballarat: Dignan 2 Burchell 2 Searle 2 Taylor 2 Gilmour Schultz Parkin Drew
BEST:
Port Melbourne: Langford Dwyer Pearce Thomas Francis McGlynn
North Ballarat: Burchell Taylor Dignan Goodes Schultz Limb
REPORTED PLAYERS:
Port Melbourne: nil
North Ballarat: nil
2007 TRUenergy VFL Seniors
Port Melbourne 2.4 8.13 11.14 18.14 (122)
North Ballarat 4.6 10.7 15.10 19.13 (127)
Just getting done wont win flags
Interesting game today.
Port stuffed around with the ball early, plus the behinds they stacked on in the 2nd quarter didn't help.
The Port boys had a slight lead on The Roosters in the 3rd quarter, before North Ballrat came back.
Must say with ten minutes to go and The Roosters up by 5 goals I called the game over - but to give credit they came back and nearly pinched it.
Good news though for The Roosters - A 105 point turn-around in a week.
Pete.
A couple of very dissapointing signs for the Borough.. The Roosters, with some significant outs, fielded a pretty depleted line-up, but showed great desire and played good football, thoroughly deserving the win.
From a Port Melbourne perspective, I was dissapointed with the performance. North Ballarat looked like they wanted the ball more, and Port were second to the contest on too many occasions.
I suggested Pitt may need to play a game or two in the Reserves to regain some form, and he does not deserve a spot in the senior side based again on todays performance. I'd say he had not much more than 1 mark, 2 kicks and 2 handballs... He's a great player at his best, but just looks a mile off it at the moment.
Skill errors hurt us as well.
I guess a positive on the day is that we played poorly, but still only fell short by about a goal. Plemming was terrific and probably Port's best today. Milly was also good, while Dukes kicked 6 and Smith was dangerous in patches.
A few players from the senior side will be playing in next weeks reserves game against Werribee.