VFL Rd 17 Sandy vs Port Melb. Reports

[bobmurray]

So what was the final scores?

port won by 4 goals ...or was that 24 points.....

[saintbrat]

can someone who watched on Tv tell me what the news on Tommy W was? and Nick W
Sandy struggled when down to 2 and sometimes 1 on the bench.

Gardi played the whole game ( so much for those hamstring injuries).

[saintbrat]

2011 VFL Reserves

Port Melbourne 4.1 5.1 5.4 9.6 (60)
Sandringham 2.1 3.4 5.6 7.7 (49)

GOALS:
Port Melbourne: O'Sullivan 3 Bonaddio 2 Keely 2 Johnston Green
Sandringham: Dore 4 McMahon 2 McBain

BEST:
Port Melbourne: Johnston Francis Johnston Keely Bonaddio
Sandringham: Dore Cathcart Meehan Plostins Andrews ANDREOLI


2011 VFL Seniors

Port Melbourne 5.5 7.6 9.10 13.16 (94)
Sandringham 1.1 4.4 8.8 10.10 (70)

GOALS:
Port Melbourne: Galea 4 Pitt 2 Dwyer 2 Sinclair 2 Cain Valenti McGrath
Sandringham: Boland 5 Michaliades 2 Curren Lourey Archer
BEST:
Port Melbourne: McGrath Dwyer Valenti McMahon Galea Cain
Sandringham: McQualter Boland Blake Marigliani Baker Gardiner

[saintbrat]

Game on a knifes edge,and Stkilda listed players make comical turnover errors to cost Sandi the game

I think certain players passports are stamped. Blake, baker and eddy for starters.

BTW port supporters a little feral aint they

well they were aligned with Collingwood untill two years ago..........perfect fit.

[saintbrat]

ST KILDA'S injury-prone ruckman Michael Gardiner emerged unscathed in his return VFL match and looms as a vital inclusion for the Saints in the run home to the AFL finals.

Not only did Gardiner get through the whole match yesterday, the former Eagle was also one of the most impressive. He dominated the hitouts for Sandringham 19-11 against former Western Bulldog and Hawk Wayde Skipper, who was playing for Port Melbourne yesterday.

Sandringham coach Brett Lovett said Gardiner's display, which netted 18 disposals and seven marks, has him in line for a recall to the Saints.

Advertisement: Story continues below He said it was a vast improvement on his comeback game from a chronic knee injury and hamstring issues a fortnight ago when he struggled to get through the first half in the VFL.

''He's working his way back into fitness,'' Lovett said. ''He got his hand on the footy and got around the ground quite well with no signs of any soreness so that's a good positive for him.

''The Saints had a terrific win so he might find it hard to find a spot.

''After missing out for so much of the season, another game is probably not going to hurt him.''

There had been lingering doubts surrounding the 32-year-old and whether he could return to form and fitness following a knee injury sustained in last year's drawn grand final.

Gardiner's availability will provide the Saints with some much-needed ruck relief, after youngster Ben McEvoy has been forced to do most of the ruck work this season.

However, it wasn't all good news for the Saints yesterday as midfielder Andrew McQualter, who was dominant for Sandringham for much of the match, sustained a suspected broken collarbone in the final term and went to hospital for scans.

McQualter was the Zebras' best with 28 disposals before the injury.

''He [McQualter] played on the wing and really used the ball well,'' Lovett said. ''I thought after the first quarter, he really helped us get back into the game.''

Youngster Tommy Walsh also sustained a chest injury and went to hospital, while Nicky Winmar had concussion and came off the ground in a frenetic final term.

St Kilda midfielder Steven Baker was also one of the best for the Zebras yesterday with 12 disposals and shut down dangerous Port forward Patrick Rose. Jason Blake was also among the better players in the 24-point loss.



Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/g ... z1SyRwTTnu

[Dan Warna]

That pretty much sounds like what I saw.

We were smashed in the first quarter, but fought back manfully.

Blake was solid if not impressive and Mini was in the guts everywhere.

[matrix]

so mini broken collarbone
hopefully walsh hasnt torn a pec

[saintbrat]

http://www.saints.com.au/news/newsartic ... fault.aspx

The opening 10 mins of the first term would have only reinforced the opinion of the ABC commentators who I am told clearly thought we were about to be comprehensively beaten once again.

Little did they know that there is a great amount of pride in this group of players and although the scoreboard indicated a different story early on, the next 3 quarters would certainly change that scenario>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[dragit]

Any word on the Irishman?