Williamstown Vs Pt Melbourne - Sat August 9th
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VFL Round 17 2008

Saturday August 9th - ABC TV Game

Williamstown Vs Port Melbourne

Venue: TEAC Oval (525 Williamstown Road, Pt Melbourne)

Time: Seniors - 1.10pm Reserves - 10.20am

We have reached Round 17 of the 2008 VFL Season and this Saturday’s clash against Port Melbourne looms as a crucial match up to decide each clubs position inside the top 4. Williamstown are coming off a morale boosting 151 point win over Tasmania and Port Melbourne a victory over Werribee. The match will be the 228th match between the Seagulls and the Borough with Williamstown having won 101 times, lost 126 times and drawn 5 times. This Saturday’s game promises to be full of passion and emotion and we encourage all our members, supporters, sponsors, past players and all those connected to the club to watch the match and support the Mighty Seagulls.

This would be an awesome game to go and watch, but my love for the Werribee Footy Club is to strong so ill be missing this game again.

Good luck to the Seadogs tho.

This is the "Dog Poo Cup" game isn't it?!!

Williamstown teams

Seniors - 1.10pm

B: Everitt 73 ~ Meyer 25 ~ Reid 28
HB: Picken 18 ~ Cloke 34 ~ Tiller 35
C: Stretton 27 ~ Johnson 10 ~ Ward 14
HF: Giansiracusa 79 ~ Skipper 12 ~ O'Keefe 30
F: Rose 1 ~ Little 6 ~ Hill 20
R: Street 58 ~ Jolley 4 ~ Harbrow 40
Int: Wight 37 ~ Langlands 21 ~ Galea 7 ~ McKenzie 9 ~ Urch 8 ~ Shaw 43 ~ Wood 45 ~ Stack 19 ~ Lyons 13 ~ Boumann 32 ~ Beaumont 5 ~ Lockwood 29

Reserves - 10.20am

B: Chiu 11 ~ Barling 2 ~ White 41
HB: Beaumont 5 ~ Grossman 49 ~ Stack 19
C: Wood 45 ~ Greene 3 ~ Georgiadis 15
HF: Lyons 13 ~ Boyd 26 ~ Keddell 47
F: Galea 7 ~ O'Shea 44 ~ Boumann 32
R: Shaw 43 ~ Cartelli 54 ~ Langlands 21
Int: Dickson 16 ~ Quinn 65 ~ Clark 67 ~ Miller 61 ~ Black 51 ~ Cravino 36 ~ Dullard 46 ~ Mulligan 38 ~ Knight 55

At half time, Williamstown trailed by 8 points, but two quick goals at the start of the third now sees the Gulls in front.

Josh Hill made a couple of shocking mistakes in defence, which cost goals, but has now been moved to the forward line. Is starting to get into the game and is getting some valuable touches. Just missed an easy goal which would have put Williamstown 8 points in front.

FWIW, Cameron Wight is NOT a very good player. However, he's off to hospital with a suspected broken jaw.

Port now 1 point in front.

Turnovers are proving to be costly for Williamstown. That, and too many frees against in defence.

Port by 13 points - 17 minutes in the third.

Brett Johnson narrows the gap to 7.

Port lead by 14 points at three quarter time.

Williamstown to come home with the breeze.

Brett Johnson reduces the deficit to 18 points at the 11 minute mark.

Game over as Port go out to a 25 point lead. The margin, if it stays as it is, could be enough for the teams to swap ladders positions.

Urch pegs it back to 19 points, buts there's still about 5 minutes to play.

If Williamstown are good enough, they can still win, but Port pretty much have their measure at this stage.

Matt Little marks inside 50, and hits the post.

Margin now 10 points.

Final score:

Port: 16.17.113
Will: 14.19.103

Goals and best to come.