Round 13 Match Review: Doncaster East vs East Ringwood

Round 13 Results 🦁
Seniors:
- Goal Kickers:
- J.Schache - 2
- D. Scala
- R. Nangreave
- Best Players:
- Jack Sholakis
- Lachlan Waddell
- Taylin Duman
- Jay Rankin
- Lachlan O’Connell
- Oliver Polan
Reserves:
- Goal Kickers:
- R.Ayoubi
- E. Harinos
- C. Nohra
- Best Players:
- P. Corso
- L.Keogh
- A. Reynolds
- E. Harinos
- S. Nitschinsk
- A. Scarda
Under 19s:
- Goal Kickers:
- M. Roumeliotis
- G. Sardelis
- M. Quaynor
- Best Players:
- N. Harrington
- D. Keogh
- C. McKenzie
- A. Scarda
- R. Houwen
- T. Smith
Seniors - Ryan
Round 13 saw us take on ladder leaders East Ringwood with an incredibly young side due to a long list of outs. We welcomed another debutant in Rhys, alongside Sam, Ollie and Riley from our Under 19s. The boys were fired up to be back on home turf and had some extra motivation, with club legend Aaron “Cera” Ceravelo celebrating his 150th game.
We came out firing, producing arguably our best opening quarter of the season. Larry continued his ruck dominance, winning the hit-outs 23–11, which gave our midfielders first use and allowed us to control the clearances 18–9. That dominance translated into forward opportunities, and we headed into quarter-time with a 4-goal to 2 lead.
The second quarter was a tight contest. While we continued to lead most of the key stats, we couldn’t capitalise on the scoreboard, kicking 3 behinds to East Ringwood’s 1 goal. We held a narrow lead heading into the main break.
The third term played out much the same. We had 77 disposals to their 56, but ER began to claw their way back into the clearances and create more inside-50 entries. Again, our inaccuracy cost us, scoring another 3 behinds to their 2 goals. Scores were level at 4.8 to 5.2.
In the final quarter, East Ringwood showed why they’re sitting on top of the ladder. They levelled up across the key stats and doubled our inside 50s, which gave them the momentum to pull away and take the win.
It was a strong and courageous effort from such a young side. Now, we turn our attention to a must-win clash against Mitcham to keep our top 5 hopes alive!
Development Team - Justin
Rd 13 v East Ringwood was always going to be an uphill battle with many players out at senior level and a few from development.
Last game we lost by 125 points so a positive with a lesser loss, being a 70 point defeat.
Credit to the boys they cracked in early and in the first half competed well
Our effort I feel continued across the board and it was only thier size and level of depth that found us wanting at games end …
As a coach you simply want to see effort and a commitment to work hard within the contest. And to the boys credit,including 5 u/19 lads doubling up we played hard when needed.
These situations simply gives us all an opportunity to see what level of resilience the players have.
This group will continue to be better for these games and the experiences of this tough season….
Future remains bright for many and over the next few weeks we are more than capable of getting a few much wanted Ws!!!
U19’s - Dylan
On Saturday, we hosted a strong East Ringwood side and got off to a solid start. Despite not capitalising on some early opportunities, we felt on top at quarter time. Unfortunately, a few undisciplined moments shifted momentum and saw us trailing by 17 points at the main break.
We responded well in the third quarter, where we were able to play most of the quarter in our fwd half. However, our inability to execute the final kick going inside 50 meant we couldn’t convert that territory dominance into scoreboard pressure and still trailed heading into the last change.
With the game on the line and kicking into the breeze in the final term, the boys took some risks with ball in hand. Unfortunately, those risks didn’t come off, and East Ringwood were able to capitalise on our turnovers and run out comfortable winners.
While the result was disappointing, there were some valuable lessons learned. The positive is that our season remains alive if we can take those lessons on board for the remaining 5 games.
We now shift our focus to Mitcham this week, who got the better of us earlier in the season. We’re looking forward to the challenge and the opportunity to bounce back.
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