UC Vikings v Perth Spirit Saturday 23 August 2014
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Ken Catchpole (46)
Hurrah. Well done both sides. Sounded like a great game. I'm pretty impressed with the Spirit given the team we rolled out.
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Alex Ross (28)
Very disappointed in the Vikings, especially with the team they had. Lots of dropped ball, and numerous penalties when on attack. Lilo's kicking hasn't improved from Super rugby, with 3 missed conversions.
On the up-side, Vikings dominated the scrums, though they didn't get the reward for it. The two locks, Staniforth and Crews were immense, as was Lam when he came on at hooker in the second half. Fotu really started to stand up in the second half as well.
Ultimately the lack of combinations and poor defence in the backs lost them the game, together with the superior goal kicking of Zac Holmes. The ground looked a treat, and I thought it was quite a good crowd. I suspect his competition will be like Super rugby, where you can't afford to drop home games.
On the up-side, Vikings dominated the scrums, though they didn't get the reward for it. The two locks, Staniforth and Crews were immense, as was Lam when he came on at hooker in the second half. Fotu really started to stand up in the second half as well.
Ultimately the lack of combinations and poor defence in the backs lost them the game, together with the superior goal kicking of Zac Holmes. The ground looked a treat, and I thought it was quite a good crowd. I suspect his competition will be like Super rugby, where you can't afford to drop home games.
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David Wilson (68)
No. Spirit were on the boil. Clearly won the breakdown and the tactics. Vikings were very poor, electing to kick whenever they held the ball for more than one phase. Mogg's kick with about 4 minutes to go that went dead in goal lost the game. Quite impressed with the Spirit's team of no-names.
Charlie Brown
Chris McKivat (8)
Congrats to the Spirit. They really came to play footie. Vikings out classed at the breakdown. Spirit kept Vikings in their half well in the first half. Vikings set piece was better but we didn't capitalise. Staniforth, Fotu, Coleman were my picks for the Vikings. Lots of work to do before facing Sydney Rams next Thursday night, especially in defence. Great to see a good crowd though. Plenty more rugby to be played, so lets hope Vikings switch on.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Can anyone shed any light on how some of the wa club players play any real standouts?
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John Eales (66)
What a fantastic result for WA rugby. There were a lot of local boys in that 23 and I'm stoked that they were able to compete at the next level up from Perth first grade. The investment is starting to pay off I feel and it'll be great for the Force in the long run.
My vantage point was at ground level so hard to get a good look but the forwards more than held their own and I thought Corey Thomas played well.
In the backs, outside centre Ammon Matuauto scored a great try at the end and the wingers put in a good showing too.
I can't remember, to be honest, maybe loosehead?
But here are the highlights:
But here are the highlights:
It appears so.
For all games too.
For all games too.
Allan A scrummed at THP when he came on.
Agree with Shiggins about the TV shots not being zoomed in enough though I suppose that's the zoom level that the local coaches wanted to review the game with.
I found the single camera coverage from Coogee Oval better even though it was naturally jerkier because the zoom was amped up more and then had to be lessened as play went elsewhere.
Doing a pan to the scoreboard after a score as at Coogee would have been a good idea at Viking Park because the ground announcer wasn't too audible.
I knew most of the players in the Coogee game but didn't know a lot of the local Perth and Canberra players; so a bit more zoom would have been appreciated so I could check numbers with the team lists.
Geez - I'm glad I'm not a betting man because I wouldn't have got too many right in Round 1.
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