JULY 1^ST2009 in TORONTO

CANADA DAY FOOTBALL CARNIVAL

Two Great Games of Football

Canada V’s Australia

Action Starts at 11.15 am

International Game Commences at 2.11 pm

Humber College South, Toronto

           Free Entry - Family Day

Free Kids Football Clinic – Give Aways Food and Drinks Available

National Anthems and Paul Price

Location:                                            Sponsorship Details:

Humber College South                       Marty Walter:

3199 Lakeshore Blvd W                     Phone: 416 389 5692 marty@aflcanada.com

Toronto, Ontario                                 

www.ontariofooty.com

Further Information:

Emile Studham

Phone: 416 660 6738

estudham@aflcanada.com

With a late game time of 4:00pm but the warm weather still holding on the game was underway. The Rebels were able to get the first 2 majors on the board before the team settled in and got down to business. Midfield players quickly worked out the Rebels game plan and capitalized by moving the ball quickly out of the ruck and directly into the forward line where Carl O’Brien and Daniel Hodgkin were able to slot some goals. Zack MacDonald suffering a calf injury played in the forward line to try and rest from his usual midfield position. He had an immediate impact also bagging some goals leading well and snapping up marks.

The Gargoyles piled on goals to end up with a 5 goal first term and held the Rebels at 2 goals for the quarter. Assistant coach Brad Slingo requested a similar performance for the second quarter and moved some of the Rookie players into the half forward line. He also rotated some rookies through the half/full back line with stalwarts Jason Fox and Daniel Murray out of the lineup for the week. Possessions were racked up by Mike Touhey, Don Heseltine and Mark Wettlaufer whilst Rugby convert and the teams favourite Pommie Andrew Pilkington couldn’t get enough of the ball. Pilks bagged himself a couple of very nice goals taking one great grab right in front of the goals and snapping another to rack his tally up.

Coach Slingo resting ruckman Travis Doyle moved Pommie Pilkington to the ruck where he had a fantastic game moving the ball forward and hand passing to open players all day. Greg Logel was beginning o get back into form and also generated some great play out of the middle directing kicks straight into the forward line which were immediately converted to goals. Ben Steinbacher was also moving well through the middle helping Jeff Borysiewicz and Adam Millen keep momentum. Nathan Millar moved back to wing for the game had a great day racking up possessions and avoiding tackles all over the ground.

The Gargoyles were all over the Rebels well into the third quarter holding a substantial lead of 7 goals. With the end of the third quarter coach Slingo asked that the team maintain the momentum and kick another 5 goals minimum for the final term. The team seemed to lose a little focus in the 4^th and let the Rebels score a couple of goals whilst only bothering the scorer 3 times in the final quarter. Something to work on for next week is maintaining the intensity for the full 4 terms. The skill level was certainly elevated for this game from previous matches with the central corridor on the ground being utilized properly. Hand passing was also minimized to ensure that the ball made it’s way to the forward line as quickly as possible where it was converted all day. Promising stuff for next week when the Gargoyles face the 3-1 Toronto Dingos.

Final Score: Guelph Gargoyles 15.8. 98 defeated Toronto Rebels 8.3.51

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