Division
1 - Ones Win on Forfeit
Tuggeranong
forfeited the game handing the JETS the four points which
keeps them atop the Division 1 ladder on percentage.
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Division
2 - JETS Magoos Continue to Improve
In
one of their best starts to the season for several years the
JETS head the Division 2 ladder a game clear, courtesy of
a 4-goal win over Belconnen at Ken Zimmer Oval on Saturday.
After hard-fought wins in the previous two rounds the JETS
were faced with another test against the 2006 Premiers who
were full of running early. The JETS were also working hard,
enjoying plenty of early possession and several entries into
their forward 50, only to see the ball repelled by the Belconnen
defence. With scoring shots almost even at quarter time, the
JETS had managed a wasteful 2 goals 5 behinds to Belconnen’s
4 goals 4 behinds and had it all to do in the second term
to get them into the contest.
The
JETS started well enough in the second, scoring good early
goals but a lack of pressure at times allowed Belconnen to
provide the quick reply as both teams traded goals for most
of the quarter. Kicking another wasteful 5 goals 5 behinds,
the JETS still managed to outscore Belconnen’s 4 goals
1 behind for the quarter and had reduced the halftime deficit
to just 1 point after trailing by more than 4 goals during
the term. Good work from Matt Ryall, Peter Mant, Michael Barnes
and Kane Morse in this quarter had brought the JETS back into
the contest, while the evergreen Marc Housley was a strong
leader in the midfield.
The
JETS continued their momentum in the third quarter as the
pace of the game picked-up with both sides putting on an entertaining
game of footy; however as the quarter wore-on the game began
to swing in the JETS favor. Belconnen began to drop off the
pace a little as the JETS enjoyed continued drive through
their midfield, providing good delivery to the JETS forwards
and by the last change the JETS held a useful 13-point lead.
With
the Magpies still well and truly in the contest they opened
the last quarter with an early goal to reduce the margin to
7 points, and when they had another shot just minutes later
it looked as though they still had plenty left to offer. Just
as Belconnen had worked themselves back into the contest,
the JETS stepped up a gear to score the next three goals and
re-gain control of the match. Both sides scored another goal
late in the game as the JETS improved on their three-quarter
time lead to win an entertaining contest by 25 points.
Final
Score: JETS 15-14-104 def Belconnen 12-7-79
Goals:
5 G. O’Dwyer, 2 R. Wheatley, D. Frankel, G. McClure,
1 G. Mace, S. King, K. Morse, S. Hubert
Best: M. Ryall, P. Mant, M. Barnes, G. O’Dwyer,
K. Morse and R. Wheatley.
In
another tough test the JETS travel to Kenmore Oval this Saturday
to take on the Goulburn Swans. Game starts at 2pm
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