IK step it up against Allies
INVERLOCH-Kongwak showed why they are the 2016 flag favourites with a brilliant display of disciplined football against Allies on Saturday.
IK stormed to a 13 goal win.
The Allies travelled to Inverloch knowing they had a big job on their hands.
Inverloch sitting on top of the AFL ladder produced a very convincing style of football to completely over run the Allies. The weather stayed calm and the oval surface was just right for football.
The long ground makes teams run and carry the ball and the home side play a rugby style game where the defenders run up to halfback and set up a wall across the oval.
When the ball is in its forward half players swap the ball around with slick handball until a player gets clear and has a shot on goal.
IK had four goals on the board in smart fashion and whilst Lucas McMillan was the prime target others ran into space for the crumbs.
Goals to Hetherington, Soumilas and Reid set the pattern but it was McMillan who gave the Allies the most concern.
Late in the quarter strong play in the midfield by Ryan Marriott and Dan Batson chopped off the home sides run and a long kick to space allowed Shaun Buttegieg open space to kick the teams only goals.
Term two saw the side put on a clinic as the runners used handball to advantage.
Soumilas, Reid and McMillan set up IK’s big lead but again the Allies kept working hard.
In defence Egerton, Trent Robertson and Jaden Nolan did a sterling job but the line across the ground by IK was near impenetrable.
Late in the term the visitors got the ball deep into attack.
A dust up on the wing saw an IK player sent off and Brandon Nolan made full use of the 50 metre penalty with a timely goal.
From the centre bounce Ben Mayers sent the Allies forward and with Anthony Sigeti and Justin Marriott running hard they got the ball to Nolan for second in a minute.
By the main break the lead was out to t10 goals but the Allies were still having a red hot go.
Nolan started third term with a long goal from the boundary then Buttegieg fired one through from centre half forward. Momentarily the Allies were controlling the ball and whilst IK had its line across the ground in place the Allies were able to kick over that line and find Nolan for another handy goal.
Each time the ball came back to the middle, IK would set up the play and by winning the centre bounce through Soumilas and O’Reilly the home quickly piled on two goals to keep the lead intact.
The last term produced the best football as the fitness of both teams runners dictated play.
Two quick goals to Buttegieg gave the Allies followers some heart but when the game was needed to be won McMillan and Mahoney bobbed up with goals to put the issue beyond doubt.
IK deserves the top spot on the ladder and will give the finals run a shake.
Right, Ball up: Inverloch-Kongwak’s ruckman Brad Hender took on Allies’ Brandon Nolan in the Sea Eagles’ home game win on Saturday.
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Posted by Sarah Vella on Jul 19 2016. Filed under Sport. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
