by whufc » Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:05 pm
Interesting game at Clare Oval yesterday
Just like I was I think the Blyth boys must have been watching South Clare’s warm up I’m which they fumbled and bumbled there way through. Personally I hadn’t seen a lesser skilled warm up and thought this could be a belting............I was wrong.
South jumped Blyth early and played a very disciplined and well drilled style of football. They managed to control tempo, short kicks around the arc and push big numbers inside Blyths forward 50 when in defence. At half time it looked an upset could be brewing.
Full credit to Blyth players and coaches there was no panic and they put on a clinic in the third quarter. Atkinson kicked a few and all their good players came to the fore. As we know their best is extremely good!
The fourth looked like it would be a formality but it was anything but Souyh threw the kitchen sink at Blyth but Blyths stars stood up in the key moments to hold on for the win.
Must say South were a lot better than I thought they would be. Very well coached, reckon they will be a tough team to beat but probably don’t have the class to win a heap of games. Will have a lot of honourable loses.
Whilst Blyth won’t be overly happy with their performance personally I think it’s a perfect way to start the year and will keep an ultra competitive mind frame for the guys who will now know there is no easy games.
Was a great day out
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