match reports.
GARFORTH 31 OVENDEN 30
WELL WE SHOULD HAVE WON THIS ONE !
WE TRAVELLED TO GARFOTH WITH ONLY 13 PLAYERS WE WENT DOWN TO 11 / 12 MEN AT TIMES. THIS WAS A TELLING FACTOR ON THE WAY WE LOST.
WITH NO SUBS THIS WAS ALWAYS GONNA BE A HARD GAME FOR THE LADS TO WIN SCORING SEVEN TRIES TO FIVE AND ONLY CONVERTING ONE TO GARFORTH CONVERTING ALL FIVE OF THEIRS AND DROPPING A FIELD GOAL IN THE DYING SECONDS TO SNATCH A WIN WAS VERY HARD TO TAKE
LUKE BROWN WAS ON FIRE SCORING 4 TRYS LUKE SUTCLIFFE SHAUN SMITH DEAN ROBERTSHAW SCORING ONE EACH AND BRETT DURKIN KICKING ONE GOAL.
ALL THE PLAYERS PLAYING A BIG PART IN THIS GAME WITH SEVERAL PUTTING THEIR BODIES ON THE LINE FOR EACH OTHER
LETS HOPE WE HAVE BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME OUT AWAY TO HUNSLET WARRIORS.
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HUNLET PARKSIDE 28 V OVENDEN 06
WE STILL DONT KNOW WHY WE HAD TO PLAY THIS GAME DUE TO HUNSLET BEING IN A DIVISION ABOVE US.
WELL HUNSLET RACED INTO A 12-0 LEAD BEFORE OVENDEN GOT THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND SCORED A GREAT TRY BY LUKE SUTCLIFFE GOALED BY BRETT DURKIN
AFTER THE BREAK HUNSLET SCORED A FURTHER 16 POINTS TO WIN 28-6
DUE TO INJURIES WE WENT DOWN TO 11 MEN FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW WE REALLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE 4 SUBS WITH US FOR ALL THE REMAINING GAMES OR WE WILL BE LOSING MORE GAMES THAN WE ARE WINNING. GREAT CREDIT TO THE LADS FOR REALLY TRYING AGAINST A MUCH BIGGER AND STRONGER TEAM THAN OURS WE ALSO OVERCAME A ONE SIDED REF ONCE AGAIN.
SADLY A HUNSLET PLAYER BROKE HIS LEG/ANKLE LETS HOPE HE MAKES A SPEEDY RECOVERY FROM THIS .
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OVENDEN 50 V ODSAL 14
OVENDEN GOT THEIR FIRST WIN
THE LADS FINALLY GOT THE TWO LEAGUE POINTS TO KICK START THE SEASON
OVENDEN GOT OFF TO A FLYER AND SCORED A QUICK TRY BY GARETH CONNER TO GO INTO A 4-0 LEAD PLAYING UP THE SLOPE ONLY FOR THEM TO GIVE 3 BACK TO BACK PENALTIES FOR ODSAL TO DRAW LEVEL 4-4
THINGS THEN WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE WHEN ON THE 5TH TACKLE OVENDEN FAILED TO COPE WITH A KICK THROUGH FOR ODSAL TO SCORE A CONVERTED TRY TO TAKE A 4-10 LEAD
AT THIS POINT ODSAL WAS LOOKING STRONG ONLY FOR THE OVENDEN PLAYERS TO START PLAYING BASIC RUGBY AND FINALLY START TO GET ON TOP TO SCORE 3 TRIES ONE CONVERTED TO TAKE US INTO THE BREAK WITH A 18-10 LEAD
THE SECOND HALF OVENDEN WAS PLAYING LIKE WE KNOW THEY CAN AND SCORED SOME GREAT TRIES. THE FORWARDS STARTED TO TAKE CONTROL AND THE BACKS FINISHED OFF THE PLAY WITH MATTY TURNER SCORING A HAT TRICK, LUKE BROWN SCORING A HAT TRICK, GARETH CONNER SCORING A BRACE AND BJ/BRETT DURKIN/LUKE SUTCLIFFE ALL SCORING 1 A PIECE WITH 3 CONVERSIONS BY BRETT DURKIN TO RUN OUT COMFORTABLE WINNERS BY 50-14
WE STILL REQUIRE SOME MORE PLAYERS FOR US TO REALLY CHALLENGE FOR THE LEAGUE WINNERS TROPHY IF YOU KNOW ANY ONE THATS WANTS TO PLAY RUGBY LEAGUE PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH US.
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OVENDEN 40 COTTINGHAM 8
WITH ONLY 12 MEN THIS WAS A TRICKY GAME TO PLAY
WITH OVENDEN GIVING AWAY 4 PENALTIES INSIDE THE FIRST 5 MINUTES ALLOWING COTTINGHAM TO SCORE A TRY TO LEAD 0-4
ON OVENDENS FIRST REAL ATTACK THE BALL WAS SHIPPED ACROSS THE LINE TO SCORE IN THE CORNER TO LEVEL 4-4 ONLY TO ALLOW COTTINGHAM TO SCORE A GREAT TRY TO LEAD 4-8. OVENDEN THEN SCORED TWO QUICK TRIES TO REGAIN THE LEAD GOING INTO THE INTERVAL 12-8
IN THE SECOUND HALF, OVENDEN CAME OUT DETERMAINED TO WIN THE MATCH WITH A CLINICAL PERFORMANCE TO SCORE 5 MORE TRIES WITH 4 CONVERSIONS TO WIN THE GAME (WE SHOULD HAVE SCORED A FEW MORE)
WE ARE STILL NEEDING SOME MORE PLAYERS SO WE DONT HAVE TO START GAMES WITHOUT ANY SUBS ............
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ODSAL 08 OVENDEN 58
WE TRAVELLED TO ODSAL WITH 12 MEN AND PLAYED ONE OF OUR BEST GAMES THIS SEASON SCORING 12 TRIES AGAINST A TEAM THAT WE REALLY STRUGGLE AGAINST NORMALLY BUT THIS WAS THE OVENDEN TEAM THAT IS USED TO ONLY HAVING ONLY JUST ENOUGH PLAYERS TO GET US THOUGH. WE GOT STUCK INTO THE ODSAL TEAM STRAIGHT FROM THE OFF AND LUKE BROWN SCORED 3 QUICK TRIES (HIS HATTRICK) IN THE FIRST 15 MINUTES FOR A 0-16 LEAD. FROM THERE THE FORWARDS TOOK THE GAME TO ODSAL FOR THE BACKS TO ENJOY THEMSELVES TO FINISH THIS GAME OFF BEFORE HALFTIME WITH SMART PLAY. WE ONLY GAVE AWAY 1 PENALTY IN THE WHOLE GAME.
THE SECOUND HALF WAS AS GOOD AS THE FIRST WITH OVENDEN LEADING UP FRONT AND THE BACKS FINISHING OFF TRY SCORERS WERE LUKE SUTCLIFFE 2/DWAYNE TETLEY 1/LIAM KELLY 2/BROWN 3/ SHAUN SMITH 1/ LIAM WALSH 1/ BRETT DURKIN 1/ JAMES RATHMELL 1.
NEW PLAYERS WANTED ASAP.
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ELLAND 6 OVENDEN 18
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON WE HAVE SUBS GOING INTO A GAME AND BOY DID WE NEED THEM.
WITH BOTH SETS OF DEFENCES TACKLING LIKE DEMONS IT WAS HARD TO BREAK THROUGH BUT ON THE 30TH MINUTE BRETT DURKIN TOOK THE BALL FROM DUMMY HALF TO FORCE HIS WAY OVER THE TRYLINE FOR A 0-6 SCORE
THEN ON THE 33RD MINUTE WITH ELLAND ON THE OVENDEN TRYLINE RYAN PICKLES INTERCPETED THE BALL TO RACE THE FULL LENGH OF THE FIELD TO SCORE OUT WIDE FOR A HALF TIME LEAD 0-10.
THE SECOUND HALF STARTED JUST HAS THE FIRST HALF WITH BOTH TEAMS DEFENDING LIKE DEMONS.
ON THE 60TH MINUTE LIAM WALSH STOLE THE BALL IN A ONE ON ONE TACKLE TO SCORE FROM 10 YARDS OUT FOR A 0-16 LEAD.
OVENDEN THEN GAVE AWAY TWO BACK TO BACK PENALTYS AND SLOPPY DEFENCE ALLOWED ELLAND TO SCORE 6-16.
TRY SCORING CHANCES WHERE LIMITED AND ON THE 65TH MINUTE OVENDEN RECIEVED A PENTALY GOALED BY BRETT DURKIN TO WIN THE GOAL AND SET UP A CRACK AT NEWSOME IN THE FINAL.
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ALLERTON BYWATER 16 OVENDEN 16
WELL WE FINALLY GOT A FULL 17 PLAYERS TODAY HOORAY
WELL THE FIRST HALF MUST OF BEEN ONE OF THE WORST WE HAVE PLAYED ALL SEASON WE CAME UP AGAINST A GOOD ALLERTON SIDE WHAT WANTED THE WIN MORE THAN WE DID
ALLERTON RACED INTO A 8-0 LEAD INSIDE THE FIRST 20 MINUTES DUE TO ILL DISAPLINE AND POOR DEFENDING ALLOWING THEN TO SCORE 2 TRIES BEFORE OVENDEN STARTED TO GET THIER GAME INTO ORDER WE WENT IN TO HALF TIME 8-0 DOWN AND WE STARTED TO PLAY BETTER AFTER THE BREAK AND HIT BACK WITH A TRY TO RYAN PICKLES CONVERTED BY BRETT DURKIN ONLY TO ALLOW ALLERTO TO SCORE AGAIN OFF A FORWARD PASS 12-6
WE THEN STARTED TO TAKE THE GAME TO ALLERTON AND WE SCORED ANOUGHER TRY THIS TIME BY LUKE SUTCLIFFE FOR A 12-10 SCORE LINE WE THEN ALLOWED ALLERTON TO SCORE AGAIN FROM A FORWARD PASS(HOW THE REF ALLOWED THAT GOD ONLY KNOWS HE SEEMED TO BE PLAYING FOR THEM KNEW ALL THIER PLAYERS BY FIRST NAMES)16-10
WITH TIME RUNNING OUT LUKE SUTCLIFFE STOLE THE BALL IN THE TACKLE TO SCORE UNDER THE POSTS CONVERTED BY BRETT DURKIN TO LEVEL THE SCORES 16-16 AND IN THE DYING SECOUNDS WE NEARLY NICKED THE GAME WITH A DROP GOAL BUT IT NARROWLY MISSED THE POSTS.
WELL WE WILL SETTLE FOR THE POINT BECAUSE WE DIDNT PLAY WELL AND WE WAS LUCKY TO COME AWAY WITH A POINT?
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COTTINGHAM 20 OVENDEN 16
WELL WHAT CAN WE SAY WE TRAVEL TO HULL YET AGAIN WITHOUT SUBS AND PUT IN OUR WORST PERFORMANCE TO DATE WE DIDNT HOLD THE BALL LONG ENOUGHT TO POSE A REAL CHALLENGE TO WIN THIS ONE AND ALL CREDIT TO COTTINGHAM THEY WANTED THE WIN MORE THAN US
COTTINGHAM STARTED OFF STRONGLEY AND SCORED A TRY CONVERTED TO TAKE A 6-O ADVANTAGE WE WAS GIVING SILLY PENALTYS AWAY AGAIN WHEN WILL WE EVER LEARN.
COTTINGHAM THEN SCORED A TRY TO LEAD 10-OLEADING INTO THE LAST FEW MINS OF THE FIRST HALF WHEN OVENDEN THEN PUT THERE FIRST REAL ATTACK INTO GEAR TO SCORE A TRY OUT WIDE TO RYAN PICKLES TO CLOSE THE GAP 10-4 AT HALF TIME
the secound half stated badly for us again sloppy tackling allowing cottingham to score again to lead 16-4
we then started to play a bit better and scored a great try by luke sucliffe converted by him to close the gap 16-10
we then started to put pressure onto the cottingham team and mark sutcliffe our best player on the day scored a great secound rowers try to draw level 16-16
things then went from bad to worse we started throwing stupid passers out and knocking on with play deep into the cottinghams half giving away penaltys (reff we dont know what we had done for you to award these stupid penaltys you sure was one sided now)
after awarding a penalty half of the ovenden players where caught napping and cottingham scored to win the game 20-16
WARNING IF YOU WANT TO WIN THIS LEAGUE WE WILL HAVE TO PLAY MORE SMARTER AND STOP GIVING SILLY PENALTYS AWAY AND PLAY FOR THE FULL 70 MINUTE'S
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OVENDEN 48 V GARFOTH 12
WELL WHAT A GAME WE FINALLY GET SOME SUBS.
WE STARTED THE GAME OF STRONGLY FROM THE KICK OFF LUKE BROWN REGATHERED THE BALL AND RACED AWAY ONLY TO BE HAULED DOWN SHORT OF THE GARFORTH LINE A QUICK PLAY THE BALL FOR LIAM WALSH TO DIVE OVER CONVERTED BY BRETT DURKIN 6-0
SLOPPY DEFENCE THEN ALLOWED GARFORTH TO SCORE AND TIE THE GAME 6-6
OVENDENS FORWARDS WAS PLAYING THERE BEST RUGBY BREAKING THE ADVANTAGE LINE WITH EVERY DRIVE PUNCHING HUGE HOLES IN TO THE GARFORTH DEFENCE THE BALL WAS THEN PICKED UP BY LUKE BROWN TO JINK HIS WAS OVER FROM 30 YARDS OUT 10-6 OVENDEN LED WITH GREAT YARDAGE MADE FROM THE FORWARDS THE BALL WAS SHIPPED OUT FOR RYAN PICKLES TO RACE AWAY FROM HALFWAY TO SCORE UNDER THE POSTS CONVERTED BY BRETT DURKIN FOR A 16-6 LEAD.
GREAT FORWARD WORK AND SMART PLAY ALLOWED THE BACKS TO START MOVING THE BALL TO MESMERISE THE GARFORTH DEFENCE FOR LUKE BROWN TO SCORE OUT WIDE FOR A 20-6 LEAD MORE HARD YARDS BY THE OVENDENS FORWARDS TOOK THE BALL DEEP IN TO GARFORTH HALF FOR THE BALL TO BE SHIPPED OUT TO RYAN PICKLES TO SCORE IN THE CORNER ON THE STROKE OF HALF TIME FOR A 24-6 SCORELINE.
SECOUND HALF OVENDEN WASTED NO TIME TO STAMP THEIR MARK ON TO THE GAME WITH QUICK PLAY THE BALL FOR JANAID KAYANI TO SCORE HIS FIRST TRY OF THE SEASON CONVERTED BY BRETT DURKIN 30-6. JAMES RATHMELL WAS NEXT OVER THE TRY LINE 36-6.FOLLOWED BY MATTHEW TURNER 40-6
SLOPPY PLAY ALLOWED GARFORTH TO SCORE OFF OUR OWN MISTAKES TO CLOSE THE GAP 40-12 OVENDEN THEN SCORED TWO MORE TRYS TO WRAP THE GAME UP TO WIN 48-12.
THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO WITH A FULL COMPLIMENT OF PLAYERS SO COME ON LADS LETS GET OUT THERE AND KEEP CLIMBING UP THE LEAGUE TABLE.
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OVENDEN 24 WALTON WARRIORS 4
WELL THIS WAS A COMPREHENSIVE WIN THIS WAS?
WELL ON THIS SHOWING AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARDS TO THE NEW YEAR AND SEE HOW FAR UP THE LEAGUE TABLE WE CAN GET COS THIS WAS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE TOP DRAWER?
OVENDEN STARTED OFF GOING UP THE SLOPE AND TRYING TO FORCE THE PASS ONLY FOR THE BALL TO GO TO GROUND ON SEVERAL OCCATIONS AND STRONG RUNNING FROM THE WALTON ATTACK THEY KEPT US ON THE BACK FOOT FOR THE FIRST 15/20 MINUTES ONLY FOR GREAT DEFENCE TO KEEP THEM OUT TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
ON THE 20TH MINUTE THE BALL WAS DRIVEN OUT FROM THE OVENDEN 20 STRONG RUNNING BY THE FORWARDS TO SET THE PLATFORM FOR THE GAMES FIRST TRY LUKE SUTCLIFFE TAKING THE BALL FROM DUMMIE HALF TO THROW OUT A DUMMIE AND DIVING OVER THE TRYLINE FOR OVENDEN TO TAKE THE LEAD 4-0
FROM THE KICK OFF OVENDEN PUT THEMSELFS UNDER MORE PRESSURE FROM THE WALTONS BIG FORWARDS DRIVING THE BALL DOWN FIELD ONLY FOR A LAST DITCH TACKLE TO PUSH THE PLAYER AND BALL IN TO TOUCH INCHES OFF THE TRYLINE.OVENDENS HEAD AND FEED AT THE SCRUM ONLY TO KNOCK ON AND MORE PRESSURE BUT THE DEFENCE HELD UP THIS TIME THE OVENDEN FORWARDS DROVE THE BALL BACK UP FIELD AND IN TO THE WALTONS HALF THE BALL WAS PASSED ONTO LUKE BROWN FOR HIM TO SHOOT AWAY FROM THE DEFENCE TO SCORE TO TAKE THE LEAD 8-0 ON THE STOKE OF HALF TIME THE BALL WAS AGAIN TOOK DEEP INTO THE WALTON HALF JUST SHORT OF THE TRYLINE FOR BRETT DURKIN TO FORCE IS WAY OVER CONVERTED BY THE SAME PLAYER FOR A 14-0 HALF TIME SCORE.
THE SECOUND HALF STARTED WITH OVENDENS FORWARDS RUNNING THE BALL DOWN THE SLOPE AND LUKE SUTCLIFFE SIDE STEPPING PAST SEVERAL PLAYERS TO SCORE NEAR THE POSTS CONVERTED BY BRETT DURKIN FOR A 20-0 SCORE LINE.
MORE CONSERTED PRESSURE FROM THE BIG WALTON FORWARDS PUSHING THE OVENDEN PLAYERS ON THE BACK FOOT ONLY FOR DOGGED DEFENCE KEEPING THEM OUT.
OVENDEN FORWARDS DROVE THE BALL DOWNFIELD AND BRETT DURKIN TOOK THE BALL TO THE DEFENCE AND SPUN OUT OF THE TACKLE TO DIVE OVER THE LINE CONVERTED BY THE SAME PLAYER TO LEAD 26-0 WITH ONLY 10 MINUTES LEFT TO PLAY WALTON THEN GOT A BIT OF HELP FROM THE REF WHO MUST OF FELT SORRY FOR THEM AND AWARDED 3 DUBIUS PENALTYS AND WALTON SCORED IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER FOR A 26-4 SCORE LINE WITH SECOUNDS REMAING OVENDEN NEARLY SCORED AGAIN BUT THE REF RULED IT OUT FOR OFF SIDE AGAIN BUT THE GAME WAS AS GOOD AS WON WELL BEFORE THEN.
THIS WAS A GREAT ALL ROUND TEAM EFFORT AGAINST A TEAM A DIVISION ABOVE OURSELF LETS KEEP THE MOMENTON GOING LADS.
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OVENDEN 14 NORLAND SHARKS 12
WELL WE STARTED THE NEW YEAR WITH THE 2 POINTS...
OVENDEN WELLCOMED NORLAND THE SAME WAY AS ALL THE OTHER TEAMS THAT HAVE VISITED FOUR FIELDS THIS SEASON WITH THEM RETURNING BACK HOME EMPTY HANDED.....
AS PER THE NORM WE WAS PLAYING AGAINST A MUCH BIGGER TEAM THAN OURS BUT AS PER THE TEAM SPIRIT IN THIS TEAM WE'LL FIGHT TO THE DEATH?
WELL TO THE GAME OVENDEN PLAYING UP THE HILL AND THE NORLAND FORWARDS WAS PUTTING THE OVENDENS DEFENCE TO THE TEST IN THE EARLY EXCHANGES OVENDEN WAS GUILTY OF GIVING AWAY A PENALTY AND NORLAND POUNDED THE OVENDENS TRY LINE ONLY FOR GREAT DEFENCE TO KEEP THEM OUT ON THE 15TH MINUTE OVENDEN PUT THEIR FIRST REAL ATTACK TOGETHER AND RACED TOWARDS THE NORLANDS TRY LINE BUT GOOD DEFENCE HOLDING THEM OUT ON THE FORTH TACKLE OVENDEN PLAYED THE BALL QUICK AND A DUMMIE BALL TO THE OPEN SIDE WAS THEN SENT ON THE BLIND SIDE FOR LIAM KELLY TO SCORE 4-0 TO OVENDEN..
OVENDEN SAVED A CERTAINTRY WHEN THEY GOT UNDER THE BALL AND STOPPED A NORLAND PLAYER FROM GROUNDING THE BALL .
OVENDEN THEN GOT ONTOP OF THE NORLAND PLAYERS AND STRONG RUNNING BY THE FORWARDS SET POSITION UP NEAR THE NORLAND TRY LINE AND A QUICK PLAY THE BALL AND STRONG RUNNING BY BRETT DURKIN TO RACE UNDER THE POSTS CONVERTED BY THE SAME PLAYER FOR A 10-0 LEAD.
NORLAND THEN GOT A PENALTY AND SLOW DEFENCE ALLOWED THEM TO SCORE IN THE CORNER TO CLAW THEMSELFS BACK 10-4
JUST ON THE STROKE OF HALF TIME NORLAND STURK AGAIN TO CATCH UP 10-8
THE SECOUND HALF WAS ALL DEFENCE FROM BOTH TEAM WITH OVENDEN STOPPING NORLAND FROM GROUNDING THE BALL A FURTHER 2 TIMES,
NORLAND THEN SCORED A GREAT TRY WITH 2 MINUTES TO GO TO LEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE MATCH 10-12.
OVENDEN KICKED FOR THE CORNER AND THE NORLAND PLAYER DROPPED THE BALL HEAD AND SCRUM TO OVENDEN 4 DRIVES LATER AND LUKE BROWN TOOK A SHORT BALL TO DIVE OVER THE TRY LINE FOR A 14-12 LEAD OVENDEN THEN HOLD ON FOR A GREAT WIN.
TO KEEP THEIR HOME RECORD STILL UNBEATEN AT HOME THIS SEASON AND RIDING HIGH IN THE LEAGUE IN TO 2 FINALS ASWELL COME ON BOYS YOUR WELL PLACED TO WIN ALL 3 ITS ALL DOWN TO HOW MUCH YOU AS PLAYERS WANT IT LETS GIVE IT OUR BEST SHOT AND KEEP THE MOMENTEM GOING TILL THE END OF THE SEASON????
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OVENDEN 40 HULL DOCKERS 6
WELL 3RD PLACE OVENDEN HOST 2ND PLACED HULL DOCKERS AND RUN OUT EASY WINNERS TO LEAPFROG OVER THEM INTO SECOUND PLACE TO SET YOU A VERY HARD GAME NEXT SUNDAY WHEN WE HEAD TO 1ST PLACE NORLAND SHARKS....
WELL THE DOCKERS RAN ONTO THE PITCH SHOUTING AND SLAGGING THE OVENDEN PLAYERS OFF SAYING THAT THEY WAS GONNA HAMMER US SO I JUST TOLD THE TEAM NOT TO LISTERN TO THEM BECAUSE AS WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST THIS SEASON THAT TEAMS LIKE THAT CAN NOT FRONT UP WHAT THERE BIG MOUTHS ARE SAYING.........
WELL THE FIRST HALF STARTED AND OVENDEN WAS PLAYING UP THE HILL AND ALMOST SCORED FROM THE FIRST SET OF SIX TO RACE UP FIELD AND JUST GET TACKLED SHORT..
THE OVENDEN TEAM WAS TACKLING THE BIG DOCKERS FORWARDS AND KEPT THERE LINE INTACT AND ON 8 MINUTES THE OVENDENS FORWARDS TOOK THE BALL TO THE LINE FOR BRETT DURKIN TO TAKE A EARLY LEAD 4-0.
OVENDEN THEN RACED BACK UP FIELD FOR LIAM KELLY TO DIVE IN AT THE CORNER TO EXTEND THE LEAD 8-0.
THE DOCKERS THEN HIT BACK TO SCORE A GOOD TRY AND CLOSE THE GAP TO 8-6 ON 20 MINUTES.
OVENDEN WITHSTOOD THE DOCKERS PRESSURE TO RACE UP FIELD AND RYANN PICKLES SCORED A GREAT TRY FROM 50 YARDS OUT GOALED BY BRETT DURKIN 14-6
MATTY TURNER WAS NEXT ON THE SCORE SHEET WHEN HE TOOK A GREAT SHORT PASS TO GO IN AT THE TOP FOR A 18-6 LEAD WITH 2 MINUTES OF THE HALF REMAINING.
FROM THE KICK OFF OVENDEN RACED INTO THE DOCKERS HALF AND BRETT DURKIN TOOK THE BALL ON THE BLIND SIDE AND RACED OVER CONVERTED BY THE SAME PLAYER FOR A HALF TIME SCORE OF 24-6.
SECOUND HALF THE DOCKERS STARTED TO DEFEND THERE LINE AND IT TOOK OVENDEN ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO SCORE THE NEXT TRY BY BIG SOOTY TO SHOOT THROUGH A BIG GAP FROM 20 YARDS OUT TO PUSH THE SCORE TO 28-6..
OVENDEN THEN SCORED A CARBON COPY TRY BY BIG SOOTY TO FOR BRETT DURKIN TO CONVERT TO LEAD 34-6.
WITH ONLY ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF PLAY LEFT OVENDEN THEN PLAYED THE POWER GAME FOR RICHARD BITNER TO SCORE UNDER THE POSTS AND BRETT DURKIN TO CONVERT FOR A 40-6 SCORE LINE AND RUN OUT EASY WINNERS...
SADLY THE GAME WAS FINISHED ON 66 MINUTES DUE TO A HULL DOCKERS PLAYER GETTING WHAT WAS A BAD HEAD/NECK INJURY THE OVENDEN COACHING STAFF AND PLAYERS HOPE THE THE HULL DOCKERS NO3 IS NOT HURT TOO BADLY AND MAKES A SPEEDY RECOVERY...
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NORLAND SHARKS 22 OVENDEN 4
WELL ITS A CASE OF PICKING UP OURSELFS THIS WEEK AFTER THE DEFEAT AT THE HANDS OF THE SHARKS.
WELL WE KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE A HARD GAME AND THATS WHAT WE GOT .
AS WE KNEW WE WOULD GET A DODGY REF AND OMG DIDNT WE JUST THIER MAN WITH THE FLAG PUT THE FLAG UP TO SAY THAT A NORLAND PLAYER HAD GONE INTI TOUCH BUT THE HAPPY WHISLE BLOWER STILL GAVE A TRY AND SHAUN SMITH SAVED A CERTAIN TRY AND PUT THE PLAYER IN TOUCH IN GOAL BUT THE REF EVEN GAVE THAT AS A TRY ASWELL.
SO ONTO THE GAME NORLAND CAME OUT FIGHTING FOR THE 2 PIONTS GAME WAS REALLY HARD IN THE FIRST STANZA WITH OVENDEN TACKLING THE BIG NORLAND SIDE FOR ALL THEY WAS WORTH ONLY FOR NORLAND TO TAKE A EARLY 4-0 LEAD NORLAND THEN SCORED THE SECOUND TRY TO LEAD 8-0.
OVENDEN THEN NEEDED TO SCORE QUICK WITH THE OVENDEN TEAM RACEING TOWARDS THE NORLAND TRYLINE QUICK PLAY THE BALL AND A SHORT PASS TO LUKE BROWN DIVING INTO THE CORNER TO SCORE A FINE TRY TO CLOSE THE GAP 8-4 LEADING INTO THE HALFTIME BREAK.
AND THAT WAS AS GOOD AS IT GOT WITH NORLAND SCOREING 14 PIONTS AFTER THE BREAK BY 2 DODGY TRYS AND A GREAT TRY BY THIER CENTRE GETTING THE LUCK OF THE BOUNCE OF THE BALL TO RACE UNDER THE POSTS.
SO ITS BACK TO SQUARE ONE THIS WEEK LADS ???
