Weekly Newsletter May 27th
Vs Oatley
Hunters Hill 1st Grade played out a frustrating game of rugby at Boronia Park on Saturday. When the final whistle blew, all the players could only look at each other in disbelief at the fact that they had lost the game, despite scoring the more tries and having the majority of the ball in the 2nd half.
If Hillies have any ambition to make the top four this year, they will have to prevent teams from scoring, especially in the manner the tries were conceded at the weekend. Defence has been a key weakness this year, and although Hillies have players who will always score tries, it seems the need to prevent teams scoring is becoming vital to the sides progress. The game did not start well, with Oatley crossing the line first after some poor defensive marking from the home side. This is not the only time that Hillies have conceded first this season, and like those other times, Hillies worked their way back into the game. Some great play by centre La La Haveau set up the returning Dave Bonner to score in the corner. Oatley scored again, before Dean Thomson scored for Hillies. With both kicks missed, the score at half time read 12-10 to Oatley.
Some poor defensive play from Hillies led to Oatley crossing the line again early in the 2nd half, meaning Hunters Hill had it all to do. They had a fair go, attacking the Oatley line for long periods, before finally crossing through some lovely ball through hand, with Coleman Taylor scoring once again in the corner. With a comeback on the cards, the Oatley No. 10 put the result beyond a doubt with two sublime drop goals and a penalty. Hillies kept on fighting, and managed one more try through No. 10 David Marshall, but it would be to little to late. Although Hillies picked up two bonus points, they will look back at this as a winnable game which got away from them. Final score, Oatley 26- Hillies 20.
2nd Grade however gave a masterclass in try scoring, managing a 64-0 win. Oatley caved under the quality of the Hillies attacking options, with captain Jordan Butler scoring three, No. 9 Luke Bird scoring a double, and Adrian Harvey, James Lindfield, Alex Vertoudakis, Bruce Purcell and Will Carew all grabbing a try. The result leaves 2nd Grade 3 points clear at the top of the ladder.
3rd Grade suffered another close loss, going down 12-8. A try from Nick Salmon and penalty from Duncan Taylor grabbing the points.
4th Grade managed a 10-7 win, with tries from Liam Cooper and Pat Feige. 4th Grade currently sit at 3rd.
The Colts gave a great performance and came out 17-10 winners. Tries from Daniel McDonald, Jonathan Ah Lam and Tristan Reid gave the Colts a vital win before the game was called off early due to an Oatley player getting injured. 5th Grade went down 52-0 against the Convicts, but they never gave up. Highlights were Steve Ross-Bryan, Ian Newton and Nathan James.
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2nds |
3rds |
4ths HH 10 – OATLEY 7 1pt David Nutty 2pts Liam Cooper 3pts Adam Limberiou |
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Training
Tuesday was a great turn out and a short sharp session was all that was needed. Keep up the numbers and the sessions will be more interesting rather then just fitness.
1st Grade Manager Jim Bone. 0410439901
2nd Grade Manager Tim Dodds: 0416287989
3rd Grade Manager Don Ramsay: 0439408345
4th Grade Coach Richie Colley: 0402430472
4th Grade Manager Lindsay Mccormack: 0409602049
5th Grade Contact: Jordan Butler: 0438475010
Colts: Bruce Lycett (Angry): 0421530844
U85kg Managers: John Hibbert: 0403 242 551
Malcolm Baird: 0424 578 042
NEXT GAME
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ROUND 8 Saturday May 29 - Newport vs Hunters Hil vs Oatley @ @ Porter Reserve
UPCOMING SOCIALS
27-05-2010
Visit the sponsor night After training, $12 for a meal and a beer at the HHH’s . This month, Portuguese Chicken
03/06/2010 Bally bar Mad Hat Night
03/07/2010 Trivia Night
Timmy V is on a role as Social Officer and Club Captain. The ladies day was great, and the post match drinks at HHH’s have been well attended. Trivia night promises to keep up the trend. With a combination of videos, pictures, interactive rounds and other surprises, please stick the date in your diaries. This year the event will be at the Henley Community Centre
Club Shop
There are plenty of items available from the Club Shop. The jacket pictured is a snip at $80. There are also hats, scarves, hoodies, as well as mens and ladies polos. Please contact Bonesy on 0410439901 to make any enquires and orders.
Rego Fees
Fees will stay the same as last year. $200 for Seniors, $150 for Students and $100 for Under 85kgs. We will start taking payments on Tuesday night or you can pay via direct deposit. If you don’t have the whole lot up front, then we have payment plan options, pay a deposit now and pay the rest off before game 4.
Bank Account Details:
Commonwealth Bank
BSB: 062182
Acct# 00903188
Please put your name against your payment so we know who it is from.
Another way to pay your fees is through individual sponsorships i.e. Get someone like your boss or company to sponsor you for the amount of your rego and we will list them as club sponsors on game day brochures and the website.
Remember the quicker you pay your fees, the quicker you get one of our new adidas tracksuits. They are being snapped up quick so pay up!
Byron Tour 2010
We shall be touring this year as the Dalmatians. It’s a great weekend in our calendar and you’ll be sorry if you miss it. The tour dates are 15-18 October 2010. Talk to Schapelle or Ralf for further details.
Video Page:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHuntershill
The highlights of 2nds demolition of Oatley are up now.
Club Captain
CCC- Under 85kgs the Tuesday/Wednesday team
Hi lovers of Hunters Hill Rugby, this week I thought I'd spotlight the under 85s. These guys have been playing all year and haven't got much publicity for their work. For those who don't know the under 85s competition is the fastest growing comp in the southern hemisphere. I guess in this comp you can actually pick on someone your own size! I urge everyone to get to at least one of the three games left at Boronia Park. The games are at a very high pace and packed with intensity. The boys were unlucky on Tuesday night going down to Mosman. Match report below.
Hunters Hill U85kg side won a ton of respect in going down 12-7 to the defending premiers Mosman in the rescheduled clash on a damp Boronia 2.
In a game with plenty of feeling Hunters Hill meet a Mosman side running hard from depth with bone jarring tackles time after time. At times Hunters Hill looked like they were in the game. Some unstructured individual runs left them down. If Hunters Hill were able to remain composed and kick to the corners the game, the defence would of worn them down.
Forwards- Alex Vertoudakis had a great game scoring a try with his trademark pinball style run, Kava Samisoni pull off a huge hit from a kick off as well as dominating the break down & the backrow of Smith, Colley & Thornton pestered Mosman all game.
Backs-Ed Cumming was strong & composed @ 10, Jackson Pearce & Sam Cameron dominate in the centre while Burzin & Cosmo always threatened out wide.
Hunters Hill sit 1 point out of the Top 4 with three games @ Boronia to finish the season. Get down and support the men on the road to the top 3.
Signed by,
Dave Weston
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