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LIONS NEWSROUND 12 • 2019
Official Newsletter of the Doncaster East FC
Highlights:
LIONS NEWS - ROUND 12
A word from the PresidentMARK SOLANAKIS
ROUND 12 - HOMEvs MOOROOLBARK
ROUND 11 - Results
SeniorsDEFC 6.8-44
CROYDON 7.7-51Goal Kickers: T. Gordon 2, J. Whitling,
M. Steven, J. Summers, J. SholakisBest Players: J. Lowther, M. Steven, S.
White, T. Santoro, A. Ceravolo, L.McLeod
Reserves
DEFC 5.5-35CROYDON 7.9.-51
Goal Kickers: M. Vaiano 3, D. Mead 2Best Players: A. Rintoul, M. Vaiano, L.Guiney, A. Neville, D. Mead, T. Davis
Not a good weekend for DEFC on the field with both teams out played on the day by a more determinedand disciplined Croydon outfit.
This Saturday we host Mooroolbark FC at the Den, it would be great to get as many supporters down to
help cheer the boys over the line and get them back on track.
A big Congratulations this week to our Senior Captain Nick Batsanis on his 100th game for our greatclub, we wish you all the best Batsi. We want to also congratulate Alex Rintoul and Tom Davis who are
making their Senior debut for the club this weekend.
Phil Warren and his boy's have got another week off so no Colts game this Sunday. That didn't stop younggun Steve Kazakis attend Senior training where he received a DEFC training top for his efforts.
We want to also congratulate BHJFC who have 3 past players playing in the AFL this weekend all in the
Collingwood v Hawthorn clash - Quaynor, Phillips and Hardwick.
I can never thank our volunteers enough, a special mention this week to Andrew Steele who always saysyes when asked to help out on game days and Wes Reynolds for organising the set up of the
marquee, thank's gents its greatly appreciated.
This Sunday is our major fund raiser, the reverse raffle is a fantastic day including pony rides for thekids, a lot of effort goes into this so please support it. Contact David Sowersby on 0419 311 775 for your
tickets.
For our loyal Doggie supporter or in fact everyone that loves the real characters of Football, DEFC hasarranged a lunch with hard core larrikin Dougie Hawkins on the 20th July where he will share some storiesand answer your questions. All supporters or friends of are welcome to attend, call Ryan Gordon(Sog) on
0402 697 929.
Please ensure you look after the people that look after you, thank you to all our sponsors that are onboard for DEFC's 2019 campaign.
Go Lions
CongratulationsAndrew Steele
DEFC volunteerof the week!
LIONS NEWS - ROUND 12
Senior Team: A note from the Coach:Well what a disastrous day it turned out to be for us. Not only was it a
shocking day weather wise greeting us at Croydon oval on Saturday butwe would put in our worst performance of the year.
Strangely enough, we started the game quite well in very trying
conditions & jumped out of the blocks in the first quarter, kicking 3 goalsto 0. Our pressure was excellent & we were playing the conditions well.Our ball movement was quite quick but with the benefit of hindsight, the
writing was probably on the wall. We were getting smashed in theclearances & this would be a telling factor for the remaining 3 quarters.
We went in at the first change up 3.3 to 0.2
The second quarter was an absolute 180 in terms of game style. Croydonkept up their clearance dominance & also lifted their pressure all over
the ground. We didn’t respond & they were well on top. We couldn’t getany flow going due to their pressure & we went into our shells with our
ball movement. The tide had well & truly turned & they were nowconverting their opportunities into goals. They kicked 4 goals for the
quarter & kept us goalless to go in at the long break up 4.3 to 3.6
We addressed some glaring issues at half time but didn’t really changeanything structurally, as we believed we had the right mix but just had tolift our pressure & ball movement. We had to start getting our hands on
the footy first at the coal face & generate some energy.
Unfortunately none of this happened in either the third or fourthquarters. We just couldn’t get anything going no matter how much we
tried & simple mistakes were costing us dearly. To Croydon’s credit, theymade us pay dearly for all of them. We did manage to go in at 3quarter
time slightly up 5.7 to 5.5 but the result was agonisingly apparent ifsomething dramatically didn’t change..... & it didn’t.
There were only two positives to take out of the game & that was that wecouldn’t have played any worse, while Croydon were outstanding in everyfacet of the game. They beat us on every line & every position. The other
being that while they had pure dominance, we only went down by 7points. The eventual score being Croydon 7.9.51 to Us 6.8.44.
Micka tried hard all day as did Whitey. Lowther & McLeod worked their
way into the game, while Trkulja did a reasonable job on one of their keyforwards.
We now look to respond in a big way against an in form Mooroolbark thisSaturday back home at Zerbes. Please come down & support your boys
as we’ll need every bit of it to help in that response.
Go Lions!!
Bucks
11. GORDON
77. TRKULJA33. WHITE
9. PHELAN
4. WHITLING
12. MCLEOD
19. GOLD
18. SUMMERS
28.JACK
24. BROCK
14. DAVIS
1. LOCKE
16. T APPLES
43. PAPA
8. CERA
15. MICKA
65. SANTORO
15.HARESH
25. RINTOUL
34.FLETCHER 55. REYNOLDS
6. J.APPLES
Development Team:
22. GELSUMINI
49. NIKSIC
36. FAS
75. M.YOUNG
17. GUINEY
NEVILLE
58. RICE
62. DEER
35. STEELE 13. PHILLIPS
A note from the Coach:Round 11 saw us take on Croydon away who are 2nd on the ladder. It is of my
opinion that Croydon are the team to beat and we were in for a massivechallenge today.
We were kicking into the wind in the first quarter and it was tough work
early, as Croydon dominated the opening half of the quarter. They had repeatinside 50’s and although the backline stood up, Croydon managed to kick
3.2.20 as we remained scoreless.
Looking to take advantage of the wind in the 2nd quarter, Croydon kicked thefirst to extend their lead to 28 points early in the quarter. It was here wherewe kicked into gear and our midfield started to win some footy around theground. Lachie Steele & Dylan Olley again were terrific in the ruck and we
managed to kick 2 goals for the quarter, going into half time 4.4.28 to 2.1.13 tobe 15 points down.
The third quarter was much the same as the 1st, Croydon were relentlessaround stoppages and surged the ball forward at will. Our backline wasunder siege, Alex Rintoul & Ash Neville stood tall and repelled as many
entries as possible, however it was to no avail as Croydon kicked 2.4 for thequarter to extend their lead to 29 points, 6.8.44 to 2.3.15.
We believed we could give Croydon a scare and we kicked the 1st goal of thequarter, however Croydon steadied and kicked the next goal to rule out anychance of us making a comeback. Matt Vaiano (3 goals) and Daniel Mead (2
goals) were our only goal scorers for the game and finished the gamestrongly, managing to kick us 3 goals in the final term to finish 16 points
behind when the final siren sounded, 7.9.51 to 5.5.35.
It seemed we were a little flat throughout the entire game and thescoreboard flattered us in the end. We were comprehensively beaten by thebetter side on the day however we learn from the experience and look to getbetter this weekend against Mooroolbark which will be another great test for
this group.
Go Lions!
Brem
LIONS NEWS - ROUND 11
20. HENSHAW
4. WILDSMITH
54. DE CESARE 60. HODGES
Save the date
59. AZEM
78. DEDES
63. STONEHAM
79. OLLEY78. HODGES
27. MEAD
GIGFARES
LIONS NEWS - ROUND 12
Colts Team:Game Review
There was no Colts game this week
26. S.KAZAKIS 30. COX 18. ROPER
14. BARNES33. SIMMO28. HAMZA
3. MENTA22. YIANNI
11. WILDSMITH
6. RINO
8. AZZA
5. JOEY
WARREN1.
23. DAL SANTO10. XANDER
17. PRESTI 27. CRAWFORD 15. IBO
19. RALLAKIS12. MIKE MAC
24. ADEM16. OSCAR
20. SMITH
A note from the Coach:
Steve Kazakis in his DEFCwarm-up top
BHJFC Tom Phillips playing forCollingwood this weeked!
BHJFC Blake Hardwick playingfor Hawthorn this weeked!
BHJFC Isaac Quaynor playingfor Collingwood this weeked!
Congratulations to BHJFC who have 3 past players playing in the AFL this weekend all in theCollingwood v Hawthorn clash - Quaynor, Phillips and Hardwick.
Thank you to all our sponsors
LIONS NEWS - ROUND 12