Round 17 Match Review, 2024

 

Senior Men's Match Report

Old Camberwell        3.0     4.1       5.1          7.7 (49)

Old Haileyburians     2.3     2.8     7.14     13.16 (94)

Goals: J.Magner 4, L.Vaughan 3, B.Seccull 2, C.Riley 2, C.Sinclair, L.Treverton

Best: N.Higgins, L.Vaughan, B.Seccull, C.Sinclair, C.Riley, J.Magner

 

How the VAFA saw the match:

Old Camberwell (38 points) needed to either beat Old Haileyburians or have other results fall its way to remain in the finals hunt in Round 17, but a 45-point loss at the hands of the Bloods, combined with the OGs’ defeat of Beaumaris, has ended its finals hopes.  The Wellers started brightly at Gordon Barnard Reserve, leading the Bloods into half time by five points in blustery conditions, focusing on keeping the ball off the talented Old Haileyburians, who despite the aid of the breeze in the first quarter were unable to take advantage, kicking 2.3 (15) to Old Camberwell’s 3.0 (18).

“We spoke about the start – we had to put some pressure on them early,” said Wellers coach Anson Brownless.  “We thought we did that, we had control of the ball. That was very promising, but we couldn’t maintain it – they just broke us down.”  “I was disappointed in how we played in that first quarter,” said Bloods coach Daniel Ward.  Old Camberwell were quite good at shutting us down, and scoring into the wind…the last three quarters looked how we wanted it to look.”

The Bloods didn’t kick a goal from the 14-minute mark of the first term to the 19-minute mark of the third, but in a 12-minute period of football capitalised on the wind and their momentum, turning a seven-point deficit into a 24-point lead to end the third quarter.  James Magner and Brede Seccull booted two majors apiece in that run of five quick goals, while Lachie Vaughan, a key part of the Bloods’ forward structure, added the other six-pointer.  “Once they’re up and running it’s hard to stop them,” Brownless said.  “A side like that, you can see them coming.”  From that point, the Bloods were able to hold the Wellers at bay, kicking six goals to two in the final term for an eventual 13.16 (94) to 7.7 (49) victory.

Isolating James Magner (four goals) worked well for Ward, while the combination of Brede Seccull, Hugo Nosiara, Josh Gasparini and Luke Bailey in the midfield looms as a frightful challenge in the finals.  Durras Seccull continued his run of good form in defence, and proved “instrumental” when the Wellers had the wind.  “I don’t want to look too far ahead, but I imagine (the backline) is where we’ll see Durras playing in the big games coming up,” Ward said.

A match with Old Ivanhoe rounds out the season for the Bloods – and Jarrod Gieschen’s Hoers will need to win, win well, and hope Old Geelong loses if it wishes to play finals.  The challenge of playing back-to-back teams needing to win to remain in the finals race has been the perfect tune-up for Old Haileyburians' postseason campaign.  “We’ve been battling to get our best form – that culminated (in Round 16) v Old Geelong,” Ward said.  “It’s great preparation for us…we won’t be taking our foot off the pedal.”

For full pictorial coverage of the Seniors' match against Old Camberwell go to the Gallery

 

Men's Reserves Match Report 

Old Camberwell        1.1     3.5        7.7     12.10 (82)

Old Haileyburians     5.2     7.3     10.4        10.5 (65)

Goals: A.Bonwick 5, J.Bourke 2, M.Walstab 2, S.Hall-Kahan

Best: S.Hall-Kahan, L.Wood, A.Bonwick, W.Abraham, M.Walstab, J.Gillon

 

Under 19's Match Report

Old Haileyburians               6.2     6.4     7.4     7.4 (46)

Glen Eira/Old McKinnon     2.3     6.6     6.6     6.6 (42)

Goals: N.Cleary 2, S.Lynch 2, T.Antonis, L.Riedel, H.Whitaker

Best: S.Lynch, A.Daniel-Reid, Z.Nosiara, W.Gordon, A.Russell, N.Cleary