Sport
14 April, 2022
Roosters dominate Magpies
CAMPERDOWN suffered a big loss when they hosted South Warrnambool last Saturday, going down 2.4 (16) to South’s 17.24 (126).
CAMPERDOWN suffered a big loss when they hosted South Warrnambool last Saturday, going down 2.4 (16) to South’s 17.24 (126).
The Magpies competed well in a low scoring first quarter, restricting the Roosters to difficult scoring opportunities to go in just three points behind at 1.0 (6) to 0.9 (9).
But they were kept scoreless throughout the second, while South’s big forwards imposed themselves upon the game, kicking five goals to stretch the lead out to 37 points at half time.
Camperdown found scoring just as difficult throughout the second half, and Magpies coach Neville Swayn said his side couldn’t withstand the constant pressure from their opponents.
“South are really tall in their forward half, our back six battled hard all day but they just couldn’t keep it up,” he said.
“The floodgates opened up in the last quarter and they blew us away.”
Swayn said while the scoreline was not flattering his side could hold on to their application and effort throughout a tough game.
“We were expecting a difficult day, but not a result like that,” he said.
“But to the guys’ credit, they battled it out all day. You always need to have effort, if you haven’t got that you’re in trouble.
“We know that always, our guys will give 100 per cent, you can never doubt that with them.”
Swayn said his side would learn from the experience and had already begun the process of reflecting upon the result and implementing changes.
“We had a really good review of the game at a meeting on Tuesday night,” he said.
“We’ll learn from that for when we find ourselves in that situation again and about how to adapt to that.
“We look forward to having a week off, where the boys can recover and then get set for Cobden in a fortnight.”
The Magpies host Cobden after Easter and see the Bombers, who have not won a game in the first two rounds, as an opportunity to recover some confidence and get back to winning ways.
“They’re 0-2, if we win we’ll be 2-1 and be back above the ledger, which is what you want,” Swayn said.
“We’ll get a few back too, Charlie Lucas, Luke O’Neil. That’s two big inclusions, our two vice-captains to come back in.
“We’ll be looking to improve our ball movement to keep control of the footy, not just hand it back to the opposition.”
In other Hampden League games, Hamilton beat Warrnambool by three points, Koroit won at North Warrnambool by the same margin, Terang Mortlake defeated Port Fairy, and Cobden lost away at Portland.
Camperdown lost in the netball to South also, going down 37-64 in another tough battle.
The Magpies stayed in the fight for the first half, down by six goals at quarter time and 11 at the half-time break.
But South Warrnambool stepped up a notch through the second half, outscoring Camperdown by 10 goals in the third quarter to effectively put the game out of reach for the young Mapgies.
Mary Place was named best on court for Camperdown, while Lara Bourke was also in the votes.
In other Hampden netball matches, Cobden won in Portland by 24 goals, Warrnambool defeated Hamilton, Terang Mortlake beat Port Fairy, and North Warrnambool and Koroit drew 35 goals apiece.