OMFC 18.19.127 d Hampton Rovers 2.1.13
A very chilly morning presented the OM’s 3rd side for their away game last Saturday. It was top of the ladder up against winless Hampton who has had an average losing margin of over 100pts. Could you call this anymore of a lock?
From the start of the game the OM’s were sluggish, selfish even, crowding there forward line, not looking anything like the side of previous weeks. Ned Guy seemed to be the hardest working OM while the others just let the quarter play itself out. While saying this, the backline was solid lead by Scotty Kennon, defending against a strong wind they only gave away a single behind for the term.
The second term was a bit of the same, some sluggish play but the forwards seemed to have more room to move and the ball didn’t even penetrate the OM’s back 50metre arc. The mids were working very hard with Harris giving first use to Philips and Grundy who were racking up clearances and possessions. Churkavic and Gooley were very impression giving OM’s great run off the wing and half-back line.
In the second half the Junction Boys turned it up a notch and showed Hampton why they are top of the ladder. Stinger was put one out in the forward line and was plucking the leather beautifully. Cumbrae-Stewart, ever the opportunist, kicked three 3rd quarter goals to extend the lead beyond comeback territory.
The final term saw more dominance from OM’s clearly showing the competition they won’t be kind to any opposition.
It was only ever going to be a win to the Old Melburnians. The question was how much and how impressive. Watching the games this season it wasn’t one of their best performances but they got the job done and a 114pt win is not a poor performance by any stretch of the imagination. With players to come back the team can only get stronger and more flexible.
‘The Statistician’
