ISC AFL Round 5 – Saturday 27 May 2023
| Team | Round | Date | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shore Opens 1 | ISC Round: 5 | Saturday, 27 May 2023 | Trinity | ELS Hall No. 3 | Shore Lost by 75 | Shore 17 (1.11) def. by TGS 92 (13.14) | |
| Shore Intermediate 2 | ISC Round: 5 | Saturday, 27 May 2023 | Trinity | ELS Hall No. 3 | Shore WON by default of 60 points due to a forfeit by the opposition | ||
| Shore Juniors 2 | ISC Round: 5 | Saturday, 27 May 2023 | Trinity | ELS Hall No. 3 | Shore WON by 83 | Shore 102 (15.12) def. TGS 19 (2.7) | Thomas Hamilton 5, James Mathur 3 |
| Shore Juniors 3 | ISC Round: 5 | Saturday, 27 May 2023 | Cranbrook | St Paul’s College Oval | Shore WON by 35 | Shore 41 (6.5) def. CS 6 (0.6) | Luca Scott 3 |
| Wins: | 3 |
| Losses: | 1 |
| Draws: | 0 |
| Byes/Internal: | 0 |
| Match Abandoned: | 0 |
One of the most pleasing things to see when running a programme, being a Coach, or just a supporter is witnessing individuals and teams improving each week. The Junior Teams have gone from strength to strength this season, and it is fantastic to see both of our Junior Teams come away with strong performances and notch up another win.
Aidan Kurtis added a few more goals to his golden boot tally for the Junior Division Two team, with Thomas Hamilton hot on his heels, kicking five more to move within a few behind Aidan. Well done to Luca Scott for being the first Junior Division Three player to make the highlights kicking three goals.
The First XVIII were returning from a week off due to Redlands forfeiting. Sometimes this can be an advantage to allow players to rest their bodies. But unfortunately, it played against us, with our boys looking a bit rusty with the contact and handling skills. We can never question their commitment and attitude, and they continue to strive for improvement each week. Next week, we head into the final round before the four-week playoffs against Newington. Newington is sitting on top of the ladder, so this will be our greatest challenge so far. Looking forward to the boys bouncing back and putting on a strong show.
With the Intermediate’s being moved down to Division Two, this can benefit the boys competing at a more suitable level with the opportunity to win games. The negative side is that sometimes, as happened on Saturday, the opposition turns up without the minimum numbers to field a team and is forced to forfeit the match. Fortunately, our boys and coaches were still eager to play a game. We gave them some of our players to even up the teams and played a friendly and competitive match.
Next week three of our four matches are at North Narrabeen, which will be great for creating a Shore ‘home-like’ atmosphere. So let’s get out and support
our boys.
Success is not for the chosen,
but for those who choose.
Mr G Tesoriero
MIC of AFL