1st Grade Vs Gosford 2nd Round

MATCH REVIEW

1^st Grade VS Gosford Saturday 2^nd July 2011 at the SHARKPOOL

Result : Avoca 32 Gosford 29

The stage was set for a big match. No excuses on missing players with a fine and sunny day watched by a big crowd

The battle for no 1 spot was on and with wins in 3rds and 2nds it was all set for the 2011 clash of the titans. Reved up by Coach Stewart and the Jason Donovan look alike Todd (Kylie) Petrie the team was ready to rock.

Despite getting first blood from a Sherry special converted by Speedy and a penalty by half time we were down 26-10 aided by a Gosford penalty count that gave them plenty of shots at the sticks

Captain Stretch and the boys were confident they could turn things around and from the kick off we went on the attack. Led by the roar of Dave Horton and the solid performance of our forwards we added tries from the Fuz and with one of sheer brilliance from speedy in the corner the score was 26-25 with under 7 minutes to go

Sherry scored to win the game but the referee after awarding the try changed his mind and disallowed it. The howls of the Avoca supporters will be still ringing in his ears as we write this.

Gosford got back into our half and a long range penalty saw them 29-26 with the Red Devils celebrating the win. From the kick off we drove into their half and aided by a penalty we went to the line out. Won by Stretch we rucked it wide and attacked near the posts. Horton drifted wide from a ruck and turned the ball back inside to a rampaging Sherry who crashed over near the posts. Avoca wins ! Speedy converted , the whistle went and justice was done !

All played well but once again the Sheridan brothers were in the thick of it and by the 2^nd half our scrum was taking the Gosford 8 apart. Congratulations to Wes Tancred getting his first run on in 1^st grade. An achievement even more remarkable given he was declared clinically deaf after spending his childhood sharing a room with brother Murray and lying awake all night listening to Murray talk at a high decibel range in his sleep. Dave Horton showed his class whilst Dan was once again strong in the middle

Next week its Ourimbah at Ourimbah

Cheers Boys

The Management

Tries Sherry x 2, Speedy 1, Fuz 1

Conversions : Speedy x 3

Penalty Goals Speedy x 2

Best & Fairest

3 Dave Horton

2 Oatie

1 Fuz

Players Player Dave Horton (Conan was a close 2^nd)