Queensland down the local Perth sides

Gaelic Games - Perth 2006 - Day Four Review

While day four was a rest day for the women’s and senior men’s teams, the Queensland minors faced two games against the two local sides, in what is turning out to be an extremely close competition.

The visitors first took on the Black Swans in a low-scoring game that saw the two sides neck-and-neck for most of the way.

With a score of only 0-3 to 0-2 in Queensland’s favour at halftime, it was still anyone’s game right up until the final whistle.

Both sides had ample opportunities to score, but with both showing only an average success rate, it came down to who could be more accurate in the time remaining.

Each team displayed tight defensive work, with Thomas Bamford and Andrew Henning holding the Queensland attack off while Jack Dixon and Martin Morgan were strong for the visiting side, especially in the second half.

However, Queensland was ahead at the end to take the win in the lowest score seen at these championships, 0-7 to 0-4.

The Queensland side then had a three-hour break before regrouping for the second match of the day, against Western Australia Gold.

The game remained fairly even throughout the first half, with each side matching each other for points, with the score locked at four-all towards the end of the half.

Queensland’s Josh Meninga then gave his side a boost with a goal shortly before halftime, to go into the break with a 1-4 (7) to 0-4 (4) lead.

However, the Queensland side tired in the second half, and WA got to the ball first on many occasions, turning them into points more often than Queensland.

WA’s Joel Fiegert came good in the second half with some good work in the backline, while Adrian Cagnana played a key role in the forwards after switching from the backs, scoring a goal for the home side to put Queensland under pressure.

Daniel Donnelly also continued to play a valuable role for WA, setting up and finishing off a number of plays as well as scoring two overs.

Jack Dixon continued to play well for Queensland, as did Kent Delbridge, who scored a number of points for the visiting side.

However the Queenslanders took their chances and tried for goals rather than overs, while the WA side chipped away by going for the single points, which saw them come out winners in the end, 1-10 (13) to 1-5 (8).

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