Parrots demolish Power

LADDER leaders Leongatha inflicted a massive blow to Wonthaggi on Sunday winning the local derby by a massive 90 points.
The Parrots made the most of its home ground advantage, but to start Power jumped on the attack quickly.
Power worked for 10 hard minutes, keeping the ball in its forward. However, some inaccurate kicking hurt and resulted in seven behinds on the board, accompanied by just one goal.
If some of these chances hadn’t been missed, the starting score would have been a different story. However, heading towards the end of the first quarter, there was still plenty of opportunity for the Parrots to hit the lead.
Despite Power having the better start, the Parrots managed to get three majors past the backline to end up six points ahead at quarter time.
The late goal haul allowed the Parrots to pick up some momentum coming into the second quarter. The home side was keen to establish its dominance in the game after being tested early.
Power could barely get hands to the ball, and the Parrots were able to pick off a lot of turn overs. Leongatha was winning the clearances in the middle, resulting in a clear advantage.
The Parrots’ wings became more influential in the second term. Luke Bowman worked hard for the Parrots in the middle, driving the ball into key forward Patrick McGrath.
Kyle Reid was also one of the top goal kickers, playing his second Seniors match.
Making their debut to the Parrots’ Senior side was Boadie Motton and Julian Patterson. Motton showed his prowess by attacking well in the middle, and Patterson dominated in the ruck, rotating with Ben Willis and Josh Schelling.
The second quarter set the tone for the rest of the match and Leongatha continued its form in the second half. Cade Maskell in the back line was instrumental in keeping Power to just two goals for the half.
Power improved its game in the third quarter, playing a bit of catch up footy. Tom Davey worked well in middle and up forward, and there was a big reliance on Power’s backline through Phillip Young, Jack Ridewood and Shannon Bray.
Dominic O’Connor was a key player in the forward line, getting the ball through to goal kickers Davey, Luke O’Connor and Layton Membrey.
Coming into the last quarter, the Parrots were more than 50 points ahead. Bringing it home strong, the Parrots slammed Power and added another four goals to its tally.
Zak Vernon was named in the Parrots’ best for a solid game of football all day. Playing in centre half forward, Vernon tackled hard, took plenty of possessions and used the football well.
The Parrots won the day with 17.11.113 to Powers’ 4.9.33.
This weekend, the Parrots will play a massive game against Moe. Despite beating Moe in the first half of the season, the Parrots anticipate a big challenge.
Power will take on Drouin and anticipate a competitive match.

Hungry: Parrots powerhouse Zak Vernon chased the ball hard, causing many turn overs against Power.

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Posted by Sarah Vella on Jul 4 2017. 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