The turnstiles at Turruwul
Park were spinning from
the early hours on Sunday morning as the crowds gathered to watch the eagerly
anticipated first outing of the season for the relentless Green Machine -
Unfortunately the ground was closed
Not to be fazed by this minor setback, an alternate game was
hastily arranged against Mascot for 3pm at JJ Cahill High School. However, this
being an alcohol free venue, our legions of fans decided to head to the nearest
RSL to watch on the Big Screen.
All available players made the effort and made it along with
4 of the O45s which were a welcomed addition with the afternoon sun.
Unfortunately news of our slick passing game had made it to
Mascot and their grounds staff had been instructed to leave the meadow uncut.
The game started well for Maroubra with the Green Machine
winning the right to kick-off (first victory of the season!) and already had
our first shot on goal after 2 seconds with Tom trying his luck but
unfortunately off target as the keeper stood watching helplessly on the edge of
the box
The game started well but as time wore on, our lack of
fitness became apparent against a team who already looked like they had a good
month of training behind them with their movement off the ball causing issues
through out.
All the new recruits acquitted themselves well and quickly
started to development an understanding which can only improve over time. The
Summer sun drained the legs and I think everyone got ample game time over the
90 minutes.
Some positives from the game, despite being overrun in
midfield at times, they had few clear chances and we also had 10 shots on goal
which isn’t a bad total at all. Unfortunately, none were on target so that can
only improve….
Hope to see you all at training on Wednesday where Terry
will be honing your skills through some exciting drills
If you can’t make, please take time to head to Coral Sea some evening and practice those shots – goal posts
are up!
Team:
Big John (Ivanovic), Russell, Steve, Pete, Jason, John,
Selim, George, Rod, Yoshi, Tom.
Interchange:
Leo, Geoff, Frank, Berneau, Stan, Jeol
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