Round 4 Report
R4 - A's; B's & R5 - D's (C's bye)
A Grade
The A's travelled to Pertaringa Oval to face Tea Tree Gully, in the Div 1 top of the table clash. ROCS had lost their previous 3 away encounters to TTG, having taken the points in 2013 and 2014.
Out of the blocks early, ROCS led 4.3 to 1.1 at quarter time, and at half time had extended the lead to 30 points. After a convincing second half, ROCS went on to win the match,17.15 to 6.10.
Paul Fantasia had a day out, marking everything that came his way. Craig Holm and Will O'Malley worked extremely hard, and finished the game with numerous disposals and tackles. Patrick Dawson and Nathan Surman continued their improvement at this level. Others to play well included Jack Nelligan, James Butterworth and Sam Jonas. Heath Commane (4), and Michael Coad (3), led our goal-kicking.
Click on video link below for highlights from the A Grade R4 vs TTG
Highlights from the A Grade R4
B Grade
After a very slow start, the B's fought hard to put themselves into a winning position, only to eventually go down by 6 points : 9.1 to 8.13.
Trailing by 26 points at the first break, and 28 at half-time, ROCS and TTG were tied away at the last break. Acting- captain Tom O'Malley and Scott Gilbert were again excellent contributors, closely followed by other experienced players: Zac Noonan, Chris Pahl, Sam Tagg and Chris Ash.
C Grade
The C's had a bye.
D Grade
Back at Foxfield, the D Grade hammered Elizabeth : 23.22 to 0.8.
Mitchell Warren was brilliant in the pivot (6.7), Anthony "Switch" Onofrio was named second best, and other prominent players included : Will Critchley, Luke Turner, Ryan Tarca (8 goals), and Paul Emanuele (5 goals). Fergus Shanahan (2), Steve Russo (1) and Peter Sianis (1), were the other goalscorers.
Next week the ROCS A, B and C's "travel" to Athelstone, in what should be an interesting tripleheader.
The D's are due to play Modbury at Foxfield.
Rino Cialini
Football Director
