Football
Shore Football – Second XI – Plate Final
Shore Second XI 0 vs 1 Sydney Grammar
The weather on Saturday was spectacular, and it was a tremendous day to play football. Grammar would always be a tough test, especially given previous results. The match had great moments, was played with controlled aggression and had a wonderful spirit across the park.
Shore was quickly on the back foot, with Grammar throwing long balls into the Shore defensive third. The Grammar boys were quicker to the ball and started to dominate the midfield battle. A flowing move and some lapses in concentration saw Grammar open the scoring early. Shore eventually settled down and started to impose themselves on the opposition but could not find the back of the net.
Half-time: 0 to 1.
At half-time, the chat was positive, and the boys knew they could come out stronger and show why they had made it into the final.
The second half started brightly for Shore, with more intensity and creativity in their play. However, the Grammar defence responded with wave after wave of attack. Shore threw everything at Grammar, hitting the post and crossbar, but sadly, they could not find the equaliser.
The second-half performance was something to build upon as they move towards their first GPS match. It was a show of great commitment, camaraderie, and team spirit to come together and produce such a strong performance against opposition of this standard. The boys now need to put in a 70-minute performance of epic proportions this Saturday, and we wish them luck for the battles ahead.
Ms K Papworth
Second XI Coach
| Team | Opposition Team | Result | Shore Score | Opposition Score | Special Mentions | Player of the Match | 3-2-1 Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13A | Sydney Grammar | Win | 3 | 0 | Drake – Hatrick Hero with three goals. Luca Caruana, fine performance. |
| 13B | Sydney Grammar | Win | 2 | 1 | Overall a very exciting game which went down to the wire. Fred with 2 goals to seal the win. A special Mention to Louis at Left back with who had a solid game defensively. |
| 13C | Sydney Grammar | Loss | 1 | 2 | Claude |
| 13D | Sydney Grammar | Draw | 3 | 3 | Samuel Lanham, some excellent defense. Also Thomas Mann some great attacking plays. |
| 13E | Sydney Grammar | Draw | 1 | 1 | Daniel Bonouvrie – 3, Oscar Hart – 2, William Bassingthwaight – 1. |
| 13F | Sydney Grammar | Draw | 0 | 0 | Luke-3, Jimmy-2, Aaron-1. |
| 14A | Sydney Grammar | Loss | 0 | 2 | Samuel Lim– 3, Jake Maslen – 2, Sam Elworthy – 1. |
| 14B | Sydney Grammar | Loss | 1 | 3 | Fletcher Lay |
| 14C | Sydney Grammar | Loss | 0 | 6 | Chris Xie, who filled in as goalie. |
| 14D | Sydney Grammar | Loss | 1 | 5 | Jack Hughes for excellent and Luca for his great pass assist. |
| 15A | Sydney Grammar | Draw | 1 | 1 | Shore played efficient and controlled football throughout the match, with the defence and midfield working well to build up the play to then progress forward. Shore’s goal came just after the half with Will Proctor capitalising on a poor back pass to make it 1-0. However, Shore was unable to make the most out of their possession, while a late grammar goal saw the game end 1-1. |
| 15B | Sydney Grammar | Draw | 1 | 1 | |
| 15C | Sydney Grammar | Draw | 2 | 2 | Alex Taubman, Dylan Germain, Charlie Martin |
| 15D | Sydney Grammar | Win | 1 | 0 | Jake Tranfield – 3, Dan Burgess – 2, Harry Clough – 1. |
| 15E | Sydney Grammar | Loss | 0 | 1 | Eddie Brooks |
| 16A | Sydney Grammar | Win | 5 | 2 | 3pts: Hamish Walls, 2pts: George Gatenby, 1pt: Dan Higgs |
| 16B | Sydney Grammar | Win | 2 | 0 | Connor Morgan, Rory Tucker |
| 16C | Sydney Grammar | Draw | 2 | 2 | Will Penney and Joel Gilmour were vigilant goal keepers who defended several goals each. Jamie Gandhi scored a great goal. |
| 16D | Sydney Boys High | Loss | 0 | 4 | 3 Joseph Allan, 2 Sam Walker, 1 Darius Noushi |
| First XI | Sydney Boys High | Loss | 1 | 2 | Shore dominated the first half, scoring a goal through Will Kennedy and creating numerous opportunities. Conceded another poor goal to go to the break 1-1. They made many substitutions in the second half, and SBHS resorted to long-ball football, which they capitalised on by collecting a lot of second ball. They scored a long-range goal from 25m, which proved the difference, unfortunately resulting in a 2-1 loss. |
| Second XI | Sydney Grammar | Loss | 0 | 1 | Jackson Cureton, Charlie Mattison, Sam Lewarne-dale |
| Third XI | Sydney Grammar | Win | 2 | 0 | Josh Constantian, Marcel Ewen, Ben Powell |
| Fourth XI | Sydney Grammar | Win | 5 | 2 | 3 – Adam Walker, 2 – Mitch Cossart, – 1 Luca Gleeson. |
| Fifth XI | Sydney Grammar | Draw | 0 | 0 | |
| Sixth XI | Sydney Grammar | Draw | 1 | 1 | Ollie Hurt, Spencer Nelson, Mathew George |
| Seventh XI | Sydney Grammar | Loss | 1 | 6 | Chris Tomsic, Jack Cambridge, Sam Dorich |
| Eighth XI | Sydney Grammar | Win | 3 | 0 | Lachie Walter, Lachlan Powel, James Brooks |