Rostrevor claims huge victory over Scotch, while Sacred Heart win a close one against St Peter’s
Rostrevor has issued a warning to the college footy world after another big win, while Sacred Heart also claimed a second victory. Check out our round two match wraps.
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Rostrevor and Sacred Heart are proving to be the teams to beat so far this college footy season.
The Black and Reds produced a huge victory over Scotch, while Hearts finished with a heart-stopping even-point victory against rivals St Peter’s.
Check out our full round two match wraps plus what the coaches has to say here:
ROSTREVOR 17.14 (166)
SCOTCH 8.4 (52)
Rostrevor is proving to be a force this college football season after securing its second consecutive win.
The Red and Blacks proved way too strong for Scotch, prevailing 17.14 (166) to 8.4 (52) at home on Saturday.
Harvey Pedler led the way for the hosts with five goals, while skipper Jayden Gale chipped in with four majors.
Gale, defender Max Michalanney and Kade Maddigan were named in the best for Rostrevor.
The victory follows the 109-point win against Immanuel in round one.
Rostrevor coach James Allan said his team prides itself on producing team performances and the two victories have been built on just that.
“The scoreboard didn’t reflect how close the game was, it was an even contest, especially in the first half,” Allan said.
“I think they were up in the second quarter at one point, we were a bit flat and lacked a bit of energy.
“But after halftime we created a bit of a spark, played the way we wanted to and were able to break the game open a little bit.
“We are getting a real even spread of contributors.
“Our best players this week probably were different to our best players the week before.
“We are not relying on too few.
“We seem to be able to run out games pretty well and we’ve got a number of blokes we can rotate through the midfield, so we are able to keep our prime movers fresh.”
Allan said starting the game well and maintaining it on their terms would be the key to the Red and Blacks beating Pembroke this weekend.
“Regardless of the opposition if we can play the way we want to play, we think we’ll be competitive,” Allan said.
“As long as we compete, we look after each other and we put the team first, we think we’ll be in most games.”
Archie Morgan, Cormack O’Reilly and Angus Pederick played well for Scotch and Zac Becker led the side’s goal scoring with three majors.
SACRED HEART 12.14 (86)
ST PETER’S 12.7 (79)
Sacred Heart has continued its top form after being labelled ‘the best team in the competition’ last week.
Hearts have developed a healthy rivalry with St Peter’s over the past few years and enjoyed a 12.14 (86) to 12.7 (79) win at home on Saturday.
Jaiden Magor (four goals) and Luca Whitelum (three majors) were strong inside-50 for the hosts.
Jakob Ryan and Jacob Owens were also standouts.
The victory was hard-fought after St Peter’s booted the first three goals of the game before Hearts came storming back into the contest.
Sacred Heart coach Jon Symonds said his side showed plenty of grit to snatch the win.
“After a slow start … we then settled nicely into the game through an ability to defend with greater discipline and also win our share of clearances,” Symonds said.
“This provided our forward line with enough opportunities to kick the next four goals of the game to take a slight lead into the quarter time break.
“Hard running, strong aerial presence at both ends of the ground and competitive stoppage work combined with some disciplined defensive accountability when we were not in possession of the ball, proved to be the cornerstones to this win.”
St Peter’s, meanwhile, has a 1-1 win-loss record so far.
WESTMINSTER 9.12 (66)
PRINCE ALFRED 12.12 (84)
The reigning college and knockout champs finally got its season back on track with a win against Westminster away.
Prince Alfred suffered a shock loss to Sacred Heart in round one but, like true champion teams, battled hard to ensure a victory was recorded this weekend.
PAC prevailed 12.12 (84) to 9.12 (66).
Zac Bishop, Kane McAuliffe and ruckman Declan Hordle starred for PAC.
Defender Harry McInnes managed to sneak forward and booted four goals for PAC.
Reds coach Matt Slade said his side was “up and down” throughout patches of the game but worked hard to ensure the result went its way.
“Last week was just down but this week was up and down,” Slade said.
“They (the players) were pretty happy and they needed to win.
“We started well but then we made a few skill errors that kept Westminster in the game.
“We played in spurts after that but it was good to get the win.
“Our physical dominance around the stoppage was pretty evident and some of our movement going forward was great and aerially we were a lot better.”
Slade said he would work with his players this week on being better defensively ahead of their clash with Immanuel this Saturday.
“I thought we were good defensively in part but in other parts we were a little bit unaccountable and allowed them a couple of quick goals on occasions,” Slade said.
“It’s about being consistent with our accountability.
“It’s getting better.”
ST MICHAEL’S 9.13 (68)
IMMANUEL 10.16 (76)
Immanuel coach Mark Bickley says his side is starting to get some reward for its efforts, following a solid performance against St Michael’s away on Saturday.
The first-year college footy coach led Immanuel to a 10.16 (76) to 9.13 (68) win.
It was Immanuel’s first triumph in about 18 months, having gone 2020 winless.
Bickley said his players began the match well but were soon put under immense pressure by the hosts.
The two-times Crows premiership captain was proud of his players for withstanding the pressure and grinding out a win.
“We got away to quite a good start, I think at quarter-time it was four goals to one or two,” Bickley said.
“In the second and third quarter it was pretty tight, I think we might’ve been a goal or two up and then we were challenged a bit in the last quarter.
“They kicked two in a row and got within a couple of kicks.
“We were under pressure right until the very end.
“But they missed two or three shots late in the game but thankfully we were able to hold on.
“It’s really just reward for effort.”
Fraser Agnew, James Reuther (three goals) and Alex Menzel led from the front for Immanuel.
Immanuel has a tough task ahead of it, taking on PAC this weekend but Bickley said his team was ready for the challenge.
“We’ve been working on new things, especially when you change coaches, there’s different ideas and different systems,” Bickley said.
“We moved the ball pretty well from our defensive area into our forward line which was really pleasing.
“It (the win) gives the boys confidence and gives us something to build on.
“We are just looking to build every week and try to improve on what we do.
“We’ve had a real consistency of effort and energy and that to us is a constant we want to keep.”
Harry Lilburne, Adam D’Aloia and Daniel Irish worked hard for St Michael’s, while Michael Papanotis and Izaac Niemann kicked two goal each.
PEMBROKE 12.12 (84)
TRINITY 8.9 (57)
Pembroke is on the winner’s list after a strong win against Trinity at home on Saturday.
The side suffered a hefty loss to St Peter’s in round one but bounced back to beat Trinity 12.12 (84) to 8.9 (57).
Pembroke’s victory came on the back of a five-goal first quarter and the hosts were able to continue their dominance for the remainder of the match.
Ollie Duffy, a 200cm strong forward, caused havoc for Trinity’s defenders and booted three of Pembroke’s five in the first term.
Nick Sadler, Darcy McRostie, captain Ned Carruthers, Archie Richardson, and defenders Josh Angus and Sam Ross were also dominant for the winners.
Pembroke football director Robbie Neill said Duffy helped get the side off to a “flyer” and was pleased with the result.
“We were able to maintain a good halftime lead and then to win by 27 points in the end was great,” Neill said.
“It was a very talented St Peter’s team and we probably let ourselves down in a few areas last week.
“We addressed some things during the week and Trinity had some really good players as well.
“Cody Gilchrist is a really good player for them and he’s going to be somebody who is there or about’s in the state under-19 squad.
“It was a really good game, our midfielders were really good and gave our forwards a really good opportunity to score.”
Neill said this week’s match against Rostrevor would pose another big challenge but one players were looking forward to.
“We are going to get first use of the ball and we have to make sure we are smart, especially with our forward entries,” Neill said.
“We can’t play fast all the time, we are going to have to be careful with how we move the ball and not give Rostrevor easy exits.”
Lewis De Ruvo, Luigi Mondello and Trent Tattoli were best for Trinity.
Jordan Kotsano booted four goals for the visitors.
ROUND THREE
Saturday, May 22 at 2.15pm
■ Prince Alfred v Immanuel at PAC
■ Rostrevor v Pembroke at Rostrevor
■ Scotch v St Michael’s at Scotch
■ Trinity v St Peter’s at Trinity
■ Westminster v Sacred Heart at Westminster
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