First Quarter
The first quarter was a typical tough contest with plenty of pressure being applied and many stoppages. Matthew Little was in fine form but inaccurate kicking for goal didn’t reward his fine marking. Ruckman Wayde Skipper was able to kick the opening goal with a booming kick from outside 50m. Onballers Brett Johnson, Sam Reid, Ben Davies and Guy O’Keefe were all winning plenty of the ball. The Williamstown defence were applying plenty of pressure to the Burra forwards who struggled to find space.
Williamstown 2.7 Port Melbourne 0.6
Second Quarter
Williamstown now had the use of a slight breeze and quickly set out to extend their lead. Stephen Tiller, Jason Cloke, Jarrad Boumann, Easton Wood and Cameron Lockwood were supplying plenty of rebound and up forward Chris Egan, Patrick Rose, Ayce Cordy and Matthew Little were prominent. David Stretton was having a great game and Ben Jolley, Tom Langlands, Dylan Joyce and Henry White were part of the midfield rotations. Port broke through and kicked two goals but trailed by 34 points at half time.
Williamstown 8.10 Port Melbourne 2.12
Third Quarter
Port bounced back and kicked the opening two goals of the quarter but Williamstown was able to respond in a positive manner. The tackling and intensity of the game went to another level but Willi was able to kick goals at the right time through Ben Jolley, Ben Davies and Jarrad Grant. Skipper Brett Johnson was again leading from the front as Willi again won the quarter and extended their lead to 37 points.
Williamstown 12.14 Port Melbourne 6.13
Fourth Quarter
Williamstown dominated the final quarter but were not able to reflect this on the scoreboard by kicking a wasteful 3.7 to 3.2. Jason Cloke was outstanding during this quarter and Tom Langlands and Dylan Joyce were solid contributors and Guy O’Keefe, Ben Davies and David Stretton finished full of running. Ayce Cordy kicked a great snap goal to continue his fine form as the Seagulls won by 42 points.
Williamstown 15.21 (111) Port Melbourne 9.15 (69)
Goalkickers : Little 3, Rose 2, Davies 2, Egan 2, Jolley 1, Grant 1, Skipper 1, Reid 1, O’Keefe 1, Cordy 1
Best Players : Tiller, Cloke, Reid, Davies, O’Keefe, Skipper
Reserve's Wrap
Williamstown continued its unbeaten run by defeating Port Melbourne by 64 points after kicking 12 goals to 4 in the second half. Willi led by 6 goals midway through the second quarter until Port bounced back to reduce the half time margin to 12 points. Williamstown was superbly led by Captain Matthew Cravino and Xavier Gotch whilst Bulldog Rookie Jamason Daniels had a great second half in his second game after his quad injury. Up forward Dean Galea was influential with 5 goals and 9 marks whilst James Mulligan was solid at centre half back.
Williamstown 7.3 12.5 19.10 24.17 (161)
Port Melbourne 4.2 10.5 12.7 14.13 (97)
Goalkickers : Galea 5, Lynch 3, Miller 2, Cartelli 2, Cravino 2, Florance 2, Gotch 2, Shaw 1, Mulligan 1, Daniels 1, Kelly 1, Georgiadis 1, Isbister 1.
Best Players : Cravino, Gotch, Galea, Grossman, Miller, Lynch
What's on next week...
Next Sunday 31st May Williamstown hosts reigning premiers North Ballarat in a big game. North Ballarat have won their past 5 games and will be the strongest test for the undefeated Seagulls in 2009.
Guest Speaker at the President’s Luncheon is Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland. Luncheon begins at 12 noon and the cost is $40 per head.
Bookings Nicole Hopkinson 9390 0611, n.hopkinson@westernjets.asn.au
Sunday 31st May
Reserves Williamstown vs North Ballarat 11:10am
Seniors Williamstown vs North Ballarat 2:00pm
