On a sunny afternoon of Saturday May 31st, the Saints prepped the ground in what would prove to be a very special match and a fantastic way to reach our goal of raising awareness and money to kiss goodbye to MS.
Before the match, our land was recognised for it's heritage and the rightful owners were thanked. On to the starting siren, the Saints took to the field alongside the rammettes, to which came out firing with both physical and mental attitudes, shaking up the saints with a 16-7 lead at quarter time, something of which the Saints had not felt in a while. A light spray from coach Shane and the Saints were switched on and ready to put their slow start behind them and a score on the board.
The second quarter seen the Saints have the wind behind their backs, their ruck Laura dominating the centre and winning a lot of ball for our midfield to play on to our forward line. The forwards were bombarded with ball play and layed out 3 goals and a behind against the strong Penrith defense line, finishing the quarter with a ten point lead of 26-16 after the Saints kept the Rammettes scoreless in the second term also.
The Saints took to the third quarter, moving from strength to strength and building on their score line. The game was hard fought by both teams all the way to the end but once again the Saints showcased their dominance and slotted another 3 goals and 3 behinds in the third and fourth quarters while Penrith were unable to penetrate the defensive line of the Saints and remained scoreless after the first quarter.
Thank you to all of our supporters who came down and watched the game and also made our day a success in raising much needed funds for a cause close to all of our hearts. Check out the gallery for some of the round 8 action shots taken by RobShots and well done to Jessie Mulholland and Laura Russell for sharing the player's player in round 8.
WOLLONGONG SAINTS
Goal Kickers: C. Stanton 4, R. Taylor 2, K. Gow 2, L. Russell , N. Kennedy , E. Morris
Best Players: L. Russell, E. Morris, J. Mulholland, N. Kennedy, K. Chan, S. Huntley-wei
PLAYER MATCH STATS
Last Modified on 02/06/2014 12:03