Captain’s Blog 8/2/10

Great first intra club lads good numbers and good to see some on lookers already supporting the club with a lot of players missing due to other commitments we still had enough for two sides.The teams were evenly matched I thought and although it was a slow start the tempo picked up quickly.With some good ball movement through the middle and around the ground it didn’t take long before all the new and old guy’s to found there feet and show the new coaches there stuff.In saying that it looks like there will be some very difficult selection nights.

All the new player’s that have come to the eels from what I saw will fit very nicely into the Ellenbrook Senior football club sides and hopefully they enjoyed there first hit out at there new club and I’m really looking forward to the first  scratch match against the Knights.

Sayls #3

Intra-Club match 7th Feb 2010

Our first Intra-Club match proved to be a great success on Sunday night. Playing 17-aside footy at Coolaman Oval “The Home of the Eels” the boys were split into two even teams and played four 15-minute quarters.

The first quarter was a little scrappy as the players took a little time to adjust to a game situation. Jesse was outstanding in the middle during the first term which gave the White team great drive from the centre bounces and stoppages. At the quarter time siren the White team found themselves in front 2 goals to 1.

Both sides hit the ground full of run during the second quarter and apart from some poor disposal going forward at times the Blue team took control. Sayls was out-standing through the middle and was well supported by Snow and Boogs. The half-time score was tied up at 3 goals apiece.

During the second half both sides started to play a bit more free-flowing footy which allowed the overall standard to lift. Jonesy was superb throughout the last half as he broke the lines through the defensive zone for the White team. Chris Sims kicked into gear and started to use the footy well as well as Duncan, Stew, and Devo, in the end though it was the Blue team finishing on top winning 9.7 to 6.3.

All up there were some encouraging signs for our first hit-out and it gave both myself and Muzz the opportunity to see players perform when put under pressure. There are still quite a few things we’ll need to improve on over the coming weeks but we couldn’t be more impressed with the way the game was played. Overall the day was a success as quite a few players certainly put their hands up to play League footy this year, that’s for sure.

Before signing off, just a quick reminder to the playing group about our Biathlon on Tuesday night which will be held at Baywater Waves. Please bring $5.00 each for the use of the pool and may the best man win. If you have any questions please feel free to give me a call.

Exsisto Totus Vos Can Exsisto
“Be all you can Be”

Hobbsy.