Round 18: Seniors V AJAX

September 1st, 2007

: Seniors Report - By Lurch.
All hail the name of Christopher Peter Righetti (OM 2005)! Blond and wearing Dark Blue, he brought to mind Ted Hopkins, of 1970 VFL Grand Final fame. Righetti was the right man in the right place at the right time when the game had to be […]

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:: Seniors Report - By Lurch. The OMs had a 67 point loss at home to St. Bedes. The loss was a minor victory. Last time the teams met, St. Bedes prevailed by an embarrassing 137 points over an undermanned Dark Blues. Last week St. Bedes beat then-ladder leader Old Essendon by 117 points […]

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:: Seniors Report - By Lurch.
The Beaumaris Sharks know every word of the Dark Blues’ Games Song. On Saturday the Sharks heard the Games Song twice as the OMs’ Reserves and Seniors ground out narrow hard-fought victories: the Reserves having to win to keep their finals dream alive, and the […]

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:: Seniors Report - By Lurch.

The Old Melburnians had a disappointing 96 point win against bottom-of-the
ladder Melbourne High School Old Boys on Saturday. “A disappointing 96
point win?” you ask. It should have been more….

The OMs went into this crucial game in 8th place – two places above MHSOB.
It was a “must-win” game, as the bottom […]

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:: Seniors Report - By Lurch.
Playing 5th place Marcellin at Marcellin was a challenge with recent and distant history militating against an OM victory. The past three games have all seen Marcellin win despite late charges by the OMs, with both 2006 games being narrow losses. During the first quarter, […]

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