AFL Report

A. W. Hall

THE SHORE FIRST XVIII PLAYED TRINITY GRAMMAR THIS WEEK IN AN EXCITING GAME AT ELS HALL. Fresh off a bye week, the team tha was pumped and feeling ready for a challenge against a Trinity team equally hungry for a win. 

The game started fast with some fantastic play from on-field captain James Collier, some sticky hands from Matt Gill and rock-solid defence from James Boyd and Max Holland. Trinity started the game equally strong, and by quarter time the Blue and White trailed by just two goals. 

Unfortunately, this would be as close as the team would get to Trinity as the second quarter opened with the opposition beginning to run away with it. Some strong play in the midfield from dominant ruckmen Max McAlpine and Remy Cameron, winning hitouts left, right and centre. On top of this the work of Ben Hocking and William Cole in the middle, which made Trinity’s lead well earnt as the duo never let up in the middle of the ground. 

Despite a growing deficit, the Shore men were able to keep the game within reach well into the fourth quarter with notable moments including Matt Gill rising above a crowd of players to reel the footy in, metres above, whilst constant tackling pressure from the likes of Matt Hogg and Floyd Mitton annoyed defences all day long. However, the boys were hit when it counted most, despite controlling much of the footy in the third and fourth quarter, impressive counters from Trinity would extend their lead with some disposal inefficiency haunting the boys. 

The Trinity boys were the better team on the day, but the First XVIII will continue to play and compete hard as the season heads towards finals, where, of course, every game counts.