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2021-18-04: Goulburn v Tuggeranong

2021-18-04: Goulburn v Tuggeranong

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Date Time League Season Full Time
22 May 2021 10:30 am ACT Under 18 (Div 1) 2021 70'

Results

TeamTriesConversionsPointsOutcome
Goulburn U18s (Div 1)0Loss
Tuggeranong U18 (Div 1)4326Win

Recap

Goulburn U18s show a ton of ticker in ugly match

By CHRIS GORDON

The Goulburn Under 18s showed a lot of guts and no end of resolve in their 26-0 loss to Tuggeranong Vikings at Poidevin Oval on Saturday.

After a 99-0 loss to St Eddie’s in their last outing, Goulburn regrouped for a solid performance in which they held hold the lion share of territory but were just unable to convert this into points due to the Tuggeranong’s unbreachable last line defence.

Goulburn’s performance was all the more praise-worthy in light of the size and weight discrepancy between the two sides, and the consistent high shots and shoulder charges dished out by the Vikings. If you could go back in time, the best advice you could give to the Goulburn side would be “don‘t forget to duck.”

With regards to the size, many of the Vikings U18s dwarfed their first-grade players for size. And there’s nothing at all wrong with that. With three U18 teams, it’s understandable that some of the biggest will be selected in their top junior side. We’d do the same if we had bigger kids.

With regards to the ill-discipline and cheap shots, well that wasn’t ok. It was excessive and relentless. Now, you should always be dubious of the bias of a home-team match report writer defending the home team and demonising the visitors, but the penalties and cards from the referee support that contention.

Tuggeranong received two yellow cards and a red card and could have received a lot more had not the referee wanted to keep the match on track. In fact the match was pulled up a few minutes early when a high shot knocked a Goulburn player out, requiring a blue card for concussion.

It was tough for a lot of the Goulburn parents watching what was happening to their kids, and the Tuggeranong coach even read his side the riot act after the match.

Having said that, it wasn’t a match between the saints and the sinners. Both sides transgressed and Goulburn received a yellow card of their own, and provided their own share of niggle. But for the most part the Goulburn side did a pretty fair job of not retaliating.

Anyway, that’s all getting away from the football, and there was some pretty good football hidden within all of that mess. Tuggeranong, to their credit were dominant in all set pieces, quick to and effective at the breakdown and committed in defence, totally deserving the win.

And despite the loss, Goulburn’s resolve against a side that at least visually towered over them, particularly in the second half when scoring was reduced to a trickle and in the context of plenty of provocation, showed a hell of a lot of ticker.

There hasn’t been a lot of negativity between the clubs in the past, with Tuggeranong traditionally a well-disciplined and good-natured club to compete against. Maybe put this one down to travelling blues, but hopefully the next time they meet the only thing to write about will be how good the game was.

Best and fairest players were Jack White (3), Jack Stubbs (3), Alec Elliott (2), Samuel Spackman (1). Stubbs was also named Players’ Player.

Tuggeranong 26 bt Goulburn 0.

THESE PHOTOS: Chris Gordon

Goulburn U18s (Div 1)

# Player PositionTCPDGB&FPPCap
1Jack Stubbs 16Prop0000310
2Samuel Spackman 17Hooker0000100
3Daniel Garton 18Prop0000000
4Cooper Camden-Smith 20Lock0000000
5Dylan Biles 21Lock0000000
6Archer Shepherd 22Flanker0000000
7Alec Elliott 23Flanker0000200
8Harrison Hayes 24Number 80000000
9Angus DalglishScrum-half0000000
10Brayden CrooksFly-half0000000
11Zac WilloughbyWinger0000000
12Jack WhiteInside Centre0000300
13Isaac StanbergOutside centre0000000
14Jimmy RuddWinger0000000
15Joshua SmallFull-back0000000
16Thomas Taylor 1Reserve0000000
17Jake Waters 2Reserve0000000
18Lachlan White 3Reserve0000000
20Jai Moorby 4Reserve0000000
21Tyler Ferguson 5Reserve0000000
22Darcy Lyons 6Reserve0000000
23Tyson Allwright 7Reserve0000000
24Lachlan Evans 8Reserve0000000
 Total 00009  

Tuggeranong U18 (Div 1)

Past Meetings

Venue

Rugby Park, Goulburn
Goulburn NSW 2580, Australia
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