ROUND 12 vs Casey
Ure is out, injured (but absolutely not a good match versus Swain anyway).
We have the very substantial wind in the first quarter.
It takes us 16 minutes with a huge wind to kick a goal in the third quarter (Manfre outworks two Demons).
We manage to burn 6.5 minutes before they goal to creep up to 30-17.
It takes them another 8 minutes to score the next point. Awesome defending.
But then…
30-25… oh ■■■■, if they goal in these last two minutes there is ZERO chance of getting even a draw.
A series of repeat stoppages later, and we survive.
All 55 points were kicked at the southern end.
| Inside 50s | EFC | Casey |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 13 | 4 |
| Q2 | 0 | 12 |
| Q3 | 11 | 3 |
| Q4 | 0 | 9 |
| TOTAL | 24 | 28 |
We got smashed inside (clearances lost 14-28), and outside. Our 96 tackles saved us: Dicker had 15 of them, and 6 clearances.
I’ve been doing ladder predictions for the last month, but with so many teams so close freakish things keep happening…