Warriors Game Report - 1 May 1999


Warriors (3-0) as they down Brighton 24-12

In their third match of the 1999 season, Woodville matched up against Brighton away this week. The Warriors had a fairly easy week on the training track leading up to this game and with Brett Howe sitting out this match, gave a great opportunity for Steve Hogan to make his League debut for the Warriors.

With first use of the ball through great face-off work from Peter Inge and Jason Vorrasi, the Warriors' attack was very sharp jumping out to an early 5-0 lead. A slight lapse in motivation and some good play by Brighton saw them score 4 unanswered goals to finish the quarter only one goal down with the score 5-4 at the first break.

This fired up Woodville who were very focussed in the second quarter. Once again the Warrior defence proved its strength holding Brighton to a single goal for the quarter. James Inge got the attack going with 3 great goals as the Green and Gold went on to score seven for the quarter extending their lead to 12 -5 at half time.

The third quarter turned into a scrappy affair as the referees didn't make many calls as Brighton began to throw the sticks with little control. The Warriors showed good discipline in not reacting to the slashes and went about their business as usual. With 3 assists from James Inge, Woodville got going again ending the quarter with six goals and the defence holding the Bombers to only 3, taking the score to 18 - 8.

Once again different players were thrown into attack to get some exposure in that position. Steve Hogan in his first League game was let loose in attack and scored two quick goals. It was a shame to see Ben Hamilton score for Brighton on transition late in the quarter, as Craig Schicker had completely shut him out of the game with some great defence.

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Brighton413412

Best Players
Peter Inge, Anthony Feleppa, James Inge, Richard Feleppa, Michael Santi

Goals
James Inge 6, Peter Inge 4, Michael Santi 3, Ignazio Marchesan 3, Jason Vorrasi 3, Steve Hogan 2, Paul Zammit 2, Anthony Feleppa 1

Assists
James Inge 7, Ignazio Marchesan 2, Jason Vorrasi 1, Anthony Feleppa 1

Other Game Highlights

  1. James Inge scoring 6 goals 7 assists for the game
  2. Craig Schicker cutting Ben Hamilton out of the game
  3. Steve Hogan scoring 2 goals on debut

The Warriors are back in action next Saturday (8 May) against Burnside at home (Findon Oval) 2:45pm.



Brett Howe