Round 14 Review
Seniors
21.17-143 MONASH GRYPHONS def
11.7-73 ELEY PARK
Goal Kickers: L. Allan 7, B. Hilet 4, W. Pocock 3, N. Rutherford 3, D. Wills 2, M. Fletcher, G. Munro.
Best Players: G. Munro, L. Allan, N. Booth, B. Hilet, D. McConville, L. Wilson.
Reserves
14.14-98 MONASH GRYPHONS def
6.6-42 ELEY PARK
Goal Kickers: M. Malone 4, E. Strain 2, D. Giliam 2, R. Mundy 2, V. Coffey, P. Rutherford, R. Fletcher, D. Gwynne.
Best Players: V. Coffey, R. Fletcher, R. Mundy, R. Tuttle, M. Malone, D. Giliam.
Review:
19th Century, American author Frederick Douglass once stated “If there is no struggle, there is no progress” and I think it time to reflect on this as a club. Those who have been at the Monash gryphons for many years are well aware of the humble beginnings we had as a bunch of disorganised and diverse mates who got together for a kick on a Saturday. Nowadays we have facilities that are the envy of any club in D Section and we are in arguably the best position to challenge for a flag in the club’s history. 14 weeks into the season and we have only had two losses of a collective 6 points. What is more definitive is that we are now the hunted and we are passing each test with flying colours. To that end, Eley Park truly came out to play on Saturday. I recall stating to another supporter that (midway through the second term) I don’t think we’d been made more accountable for each possession by any opponent all year. Full credit to Eley Park in both grades because for much of the game they wanted the pill far more than we did and we had to work extra hard to break them.
The senior game was still in the balance at three quarter time, but by this stage the Sharks had run out of puff and we went to another level altogether. Great games by Daniel McConville in the guts and Laynton Allen up forward ensured the victory, but I’m not sure we can afford such a slow start against South at Mt Martha next weekend.
12 wins and counting for the twos. Keep the record going, it will perhaps stand for decades to come…
Photos:
Photos by Jake Zhivov. More photos can be found on the Gryphons Facebook page.