Glenelg Korfball Club

Round 3 saw eighty six (86) goals in two A grade games.  Boomers and Glenelg hit 49 in their game which I think that is a game high record for State League.  The game itself was surprisingly even at half time, but Boomers hit their straps after the break.  James Tye having his first run for the season after serving his two game suspension from the final last year.  Brad Marks, coming on for Boomers at half time certainly made a difference.  Boomers running out easy winners in the end at 30-19.  But Glenelg showed that they can certainly hold their own with the top teams, at least for 30 minutes.  They have fifteen weeks to stretch that out to 60 minutes then they could be looking for their first finals berth.  Goal scorers were Ash Reddaway (Boomers) with the first 10 (2 pen) of the year, Mark Hamilton (Boomers) with 7 (4 pen) and Kia Rogers (Boomers) and Alison Spurr (Glenelg) with 4 each.

The other A grade game saw NAKC and Sikopi renew their rivalry in season 09, by all accounts it was another physical affair with both teams putting their bodies on the line.  Well into the middle of the second half it was still close and anyone’s game, but Sikopi must have wanted it more, they were able to string together a couple of end changes on unanswered goals which took the wind out of Norths sails.  Sikopi running away with the game where the score did not perhaps reflect the closeness at 24-13.  Sikopi’s new “away” strip gets the thumbs up, Michael Houston (NAKC) got the years first yellow card and Sikopis’ Steve Coles and Karen Zilm got 6 goals each (Steve 3 pen), NAKC Sarah Cranwell managed 5 as well.  (With Pam Reynolds, ex Mitcham playing her first game after transfering, did I hear calls of "Broekesey" from one of the Sikopi divisions???)

B grade saw some low scoring games except for the NAKC-Sikopi clash where NAKC got their own back winning a close one at 18-16.  Two well matched teams with the telling difference at the end of the day being the experience of Adrian Terrace on Sikopi’s up and coming youngster Tyson White (In his first B grade game).   Nathan Robertson (NAKC) getting 5 and Angela Easson (Sikopi) also getting 5 (2 pen)

A replay of last years B grade final did not disappoint as a game, although the number of goals from two top B grade sides did.  Boomers got out to an early lead but Glenelg never gave up and at 8 all with less then five minutes to go it was an exciting finish.  Boomers hitting a long shot and then a penalty to seal the game in the dying minutes at 10-8.  Pete Corcoran (Boomers) getting 6 (1 pen)  

Arista took on Mitcham, who are really struggling to get going this year, but with many under 19 players in their team, they should improve quickly.  Arista shooting better and holding Mitcham to only 2 goals ran out easy winners at 13-2.  Dimitris Topkas and Danni Chesson both from Arista and both with 3 goals each. 

C Grade saw one of the Sikopi teams having to forfeit to NAKC as they did in the under 19’s, Sikopi president advising that they had sixteen players who pulled out for the weekends games.  The forfeit means NAKC win the game at 10-0.

Boomers took on Glenelg in a low scoring game which was at times very physical.  Boomers only managing to pull away in the last fifteen minutes of the game to win 7-4.  Shannon Dodd (Boomers) with 3……. I should say welcome back to Matt Farmer who played for Glenelg….must be about fifteen years since you last played Matt ???(The return of the Pink Panthers???)

Sikopi (Blue) showed why they are on top of the table with a convincing win over Arista at 21-4, Arista having no answer to some accurate shooting by the in form Sikopi.  Tyson White getting 6 and Charlotte Hughes (Sikopi) getting 3

Under 19
The only under 19 game for the day was Arista v Mitcham/Boomers (NAKC v Sikopi was a forfeit) with Arista never being troubled by the combined team.  Arista easily by 21-4.  Andrew Hutchesson with 6, Tony Beeson with 5.

A top of the table clash this week between NAKC and Arista in under 19's will be the game of the week and a showing of some future korfball talent.  Game is at 4:30 on court 3.