Mixed bag for Hogs
Results from round seven of the ACT comp

Seven players from the Harman Hogs Australian football side gained selection in the AFL Canberra District representative team. They are (L-R): Phil Black, Ricky Jordan, Peter Jensen, Damien Collins, Phil Norton, Jim Neill and Adrian Pentland.

By Michael Weaver

Harman Hogs have loved, battled and mourned as a result of the gallant club’s latest series of battles on the field of Australian football.

The match against RMC loomed as a danger game for the firsts, with the Cadets an unknown quantity and likely to be at full strength.

Coach Jamie McGinley had the Hogs pumped with the opportunity to cement a top four position.

From the first bounce, Harman dominated, winning the midfield battles and getting drive out of the backline.
By quarter time the match was over as a contest and the onus was on the team to keep pushing hard, maintain focus and dominate on the scoreboard.

The positive trend continued in the second quarter, with the OZINVEST team winning all over the field.
Danny Dwyer continued his rich vein of form and was ably supported by solid contributions from Ricky Jordan, ‘Wombat’ Norton, Gordon Weigold, ‘Rowdy’ Owen and Matt Rodgers.

With Yass sitting in the four and Harman only having won two games, a win would see the team go close to being in the four.

For the second week in a row, the OZINVEST Harman seconds got off to a flying start, converting up forward and defending solidly. Yass came back late in the quarter kicking a goal in the last minute to narrow the margin.

Harman needed to maintain the momentum but once Yass got over its initial shock, they started to pile the pressure on.

Ivan Oreb put in a best afield performance and the backline generally did well. A few of the new members to the club played well also with Marco Benton, ‘Lips’ McGlynn, Jase Howden and Danny Taylor doing well.

There are a lot of encouraging signs for the seconds and finals football remains an achievable goal.

Round Seven, First Division, Harman v RMC at RMC, Saturday June 14

Harman

5-3, 10-5, 14-11, 20-13

RMC

1-1, 2-2, 4-3, 4-6

Goalkickers: Owen - 4, Weigold, R. Jordan - 3, Norton, Thurling, Dwyer - 2, Mercer, Maxwell, Neill, Crabbel - 1

Best: Dwyer, Norton, R. Jordan, Weigold, Rodgers

Injuries: Pearson (shoulder), Rodgers (shoulder)

Reports: Nil

La Scala Player of the Day: Danny Dwyer

Royal Hotel Coaches Award: Phil Norton


Second Division

Harman v Yass, at Yass, Sunday 15 June 2003

Harman

5-5, 6-8, 7-9, 7-12

Yass

3-2, 8-3, 10-7, 15-11

Goalkickers: M. Jordan - 2, Jensen, Thompson, T. Nicholl, Benton, Webster- 1

Best: Oreb, Benton, Wood, Little, Howden, Finley, Caldwell, McGlynn

Injuries: Nil

Reports: Nil

La Scala Player of the Day: Ivan Oreb

Hogs Handle: Marco Benton

Royal Hotel Coaches Award: Jason McGlynn

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