by The Bedge » Mon May 23, 2016 12:09 pm
D6 Ladder after Round 8:
15 - West Croydon
14 - Woodville South
14 - Ingle Farm
10 - Brahma Lodge
06 - Mawson Lakes
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06 - Adelaide Lutheran
06 - Houghton Districts
05 - Trinity OS
02 - Mitchell Park
02 - Fitzroy
Round 9:
Brahma Lodge v Adelaide Lutheran: Brahma Lodge have now dropped two in a row to lose touch with the top 3 momentarily. Aloisi continues to kick goals with 7 on the weekend - although only 2 after half time is a concern. The Tigers aren't having issues putting scores on the board though, and have kicked 30.20 in the past two loses - scoring potency like that will win you more games than not, but the issues seems to be down back, with Brahma lacking a defensive side to their game, happy to engage in shootouts. Life gets no easier for them this week, as they run into a resurgent Adelaide Lutheran who roared back into finals calculations on the weekend with a comprehensive 46 point victory over Mitchell Park. Hoklas helped himself to 6 while Youlten and Redhead must've received my feedback during the week, kicking 6 between them and amongst the best. Koenig continues to carry the Bulldogs, leading from the front. This should be an interesting clash, Brahma are under the pump, whilst smart money says they'll be too good, winning form is the best form you can have, and Adelaide Lutheran come in full of confidence while cracks are beginning to appear in the Tigers armour.. still they should do enough to win here - they need to..
Fitzroy v Houghton Districts: Fitzroy, languishing at the bottom of the ladder, need to find something to get themselves it touch with sides above the, if they're to avoid relegation. They've let a few opportunities slip this season, but they have a chance to peg a game back against Houghton this weekend if they're good enough. Generally a better side at home, massive emphasise on winning this game must be stressed to the 'Roys players given their difficult draw in the second half. Houghton will hold no fears of playing at Fitzroy though, they play the smaller Houghton well and will thrive on Sam Johnson Sportsground. Houghton with a respectable performance against Ingle Farm on the weekend will have confidence going into this game. Glanville with his work cut out this week to provide first use to his mids, and Vandermoer continues to shorten odds for the medal. Bray up forward with Schneider are providing quality avenues to goal. Unfortunately injuries are hitting the Raiders hard, but a couple of handy B graders are capable of filling voids, and I think they'll be too strong in this clash, and should win by 4 goals.
Ingle Farm v Woodville South: Match of the round. Two sides sitting on 7-1, systematically going about their business this year - their only hiccups coming against the powerful West Croydon. Friday night footy at Ledger Reserve last week worked for Chris Clark, as he helped himself to 8 majors in a shoot out with Aloisi, and thrived in the absence of McNeil. Burns and Hains are leading the charge at the Cattery and Daniewicz continues to prove dangerous. Ingle Farm 27 point victors against the Raiders, a 7 goal to 6 first quarter set the tone for the game, but the match became more of an arm wrestle after the free flowing first term. Farmers able to go harder for longer proving the difference, with the smaller brigade of Dogs providing the headaches to Houghton. A good spread of goal kickers proving the key to the Dogs success. Home this week against Woody South, outright 2nd place up for grabs and keeping the buffer on 4th place heading into the halfway point, this proves to be a cracking contest. Bagged for always tipping against Ingle Farm, I'm on-board this week, have been playing some solid footy and have the weapons capable of breaking the Woody South press and scoring against their pressure.
Mitchell Park v West Croydon: Well Yank has been telling everyone for 8 weeks Mitchell Park are no good and relegation awaits, unfortunately his quest to down play his clubs ability appears to be coming to fruition as the Lions after a strong start to the season have fallen off the pace, sitting 3 points off TOS in 9th place. All the talk during the week was of the recruits they secured and Lynton Power took no time settling into his role amongst the Lions midfield amongst the best, and supporting Labbozzetta. Halime kicked 3 goals to provided much needed support to McDonnell, but they appear to still lack more goal kickers. Life doesn't get any easier for the Lions this week as they host the raging premiership favourites West Croydon this week. Jaws dropped around the comp Saturday afternoon, as West Croydon dropped the ball and failed to secure what many thought was a certain victory against TOS. Complacency creeping in? McKinnon and Woodcock kept quiet up forward hurt the Hawks as they suffered their first stumble for the year. Sumner recovered from "a season ending injury" to lead the side best he could but efforts were in vain. They'll be extra hungry this week to right their wrongs and reaffirm their position amongst this competition. Although they got out of Jail against Fitzroy, and drew with TOS, makes me think they're fresh for the picking.. if ever there was a chance for Mitchell Park it's this week, but given recent form I cant see it happening - Hawks by plenty.
Trinity OS v Mawson Lakes: Trinity sent the shock of the season through the comp Sat with their surprise draw against West Croydon. TOS would be happy to have taken the point from a game that no one gave them a chance in, and it gets them out of relegation zone and surprisingly back in the mix for the top 5! Lamont and Cotter combining for 8 of the 10 goals while Eves played out of his skin and MacPhail continued his sublime vein of form, once against amongst the best players. Good balanced side, still missing a couple at the moment though, Trinity will be eager to build on this result and kick start their resurgence in this season. Their opponents Mawson Lakes on the other hand have come close in recent weeks but were finally able to break through for a win on the weekend, 6 goal victors over Fitzroy with Phillips kicking 5 and Tonkin 4. Attention focussed to Novosel allowed others to sneak up on the Lions and do the damage. Haydon another who must've got my memo from last week led the Saints charge and Carr providing critical support. Two sides that play a similar style of play, and Mawson Lakes who have matched it with the best at times this year will have confidence in their ability this week, but not sure if they have the size to stop the big TOS forwards. A game that will be won in the midfield which both sides possess a lot of class, will be a cracking contest, and I suspect a defensive war - low scoring contest. TOS at home for me though in a thriller, to get themselves right back in the race at the halfway mark, setting up an interesting back end of the season.
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