First Quarter
Port Melbourne kicked with the breeze in the opening quarter and quickly took advantage by kicking the opening 3 goals through Phillip Raymond, Toby Pinwill and John Baird. Sam Dwyer and Nathan Batsanis were playing well for the Burra as they threatened to open the game up. Willi steadied through Ben Davies, Brett Johnson and Ben Jolley and when Patrick Rose and Matthew Little goaled, Willi had steadied the ship. Port responded through Batsanis who kicked their fourth goal before Rose kicked his second on the siren.
Williamstown 3.1
Port Melbourne 4.2
Second Quarter
Willi now had use of the breeze but it was Port Melbourne through Ryan McMahon who kicked the opening goal to extend their lead. The Willi defence through Tim Callan, Jarrad Boumann, Dylan Addison, Stephen Tiller and Easton Wood were holding firm and eventually forwards Rose, Little, Galea and Stack were able to break free to kick goals and establish a handy 6 point lead at the main break.
Williamstown 7.4
Port Melbourne 6.4
Third Quarter
The Seagulls defensive pressure was outstanding. Dean Galea was on the end of some fine play to kick consecutive goals and then 18 year old Jordan Roughead took a huge contested mark to extend the lead. Matthew Little then marked and kicked a great long goal. The Seagulls lead by 25 points.
Williamstown 12.8
Port Melbourne 8.7
Fourth Quarter
The Burra was always going to fight back but inaccurate kicking for goal didn’t help their cause. Livewire little man Dylan Joyce capped off his fine game with two running goals and when Malcolm Lynch kicked a long bomb the game was over. Patrick Rose marked and kicked his fourth goal as the Seagulls won by 42 points.
Williamstown 16.12 (108) Port Melbourne 9.12 (66)
Goalkickers : Rose 4, Little 3, Galea 3, Joyce 2, Roughead 2, Stack 1, Lynch 1
Best Players : Johnson, O’Keefe, Jolley, Joyce, Roughead, Boumann
Reserves Wrap
Williamstown defeated Port Melbourne by 71 points to record their 15th victory and finish in second position behind Box Hill on percentage. Both Box Hill and Williamstown will sit out Week 1 of the finals and the Seagulls will play the winner of the Coburg and Sandringham game in a preliminary final on the weekend of September 12 / 13
Williamstown 7.5 8.7 12.12 16.16 (108)
Port Melbourne 1.1 4.5 4.5 6.5 (41)
Goalkickers : Lee 3, Cordy 3, Cravino 2, Grant 2, Shaw 1, Cartelli 1, Mulligan 1, White 1, Daniels 1, Georgiadis 1
Best Players : White, Langlands, Cravino, Georgiadis, Rampe, Daniels
What’s on next week...
Next Sunday 6th September Williamstown will play a home Qualifying Final against the Northern Bullants at Burbank Oval commencing at 2pm.
A President’s Luncheon will commence at 12 noon with the Guest Speaker controversial ex-Carlton President John Elliott.
Tickets cost $40 per head.
For bookings or more information please contact Brendan Curry / Nicole Hopkinson on 9390 0611 or n.hopkinson@westernjets.asn.au
Admission prices for VFL Finals is set by AFL Victoria and are as follows -
* Adult - $15
* Concession - $10
* Pensioner - $10
* Children U/15 - Free
