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Amy -tackling- , Alex and Amanda
I was the only openside flanker in the championship division at Nationals to miss out on the Wallaroo Training Squad. Ouch. Being a curious creature and wanting to understand where I need to improve, I decided to check out my match stats, starting with the ACT trial match against Sydney on 16 April.
If interested, you can check out the video highlights from the game.
I looked at myself (obviously), Alex Hargreaves – incumbent Wallaroo #7 but playing #8 for ACT – and Amy Robertson, the Sydney #7. Note that I’ve only counted material contributions, ie hanging onto a ruck is not counted as an involvement.
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Just a quick note today: I played two games again over the weekend and I’m a little tired.
Saturday’s game was for Vikings versus Royals, a typically feisty clash, and so it proved again, although much of the venom was directed towards the referee.
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After finally managing to get hold of a video of the ACT vs Sydney match, I was inclined to make a highlights package. I really loved playing in this game and hope you enjoy the highlights:
——————— UPDATE 13 MAY, 2010————————
Video highlights now available here.
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Yeah, baby!
ACT Women ran out against Sydney Women in the curtain-raiser to the Brumbies v Hurricanes match at Canberra Stadium on 16 April. And we won convincingly for the first time in God-knows-when. There is much cheerfulness and optimism in the ranks heading towards the National Championships in our hometown in June. Plenty of our girls are aiming to make the Australian squad for the World Cup this year and some are looking really sharp. Sharni Williams, in particular, is in outstanding form.
Me and Alex Hargreaves before kickoff
Check out the photo album from the night here (alas, most of the photos were from my husband’s camera phone so be prepared for a lack of quality).
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I’m pleased to report that the ACT Brumbies team took out the inaugural Sevens by the Sea tournament at Newport on Saturday, 27 February.
We Brumbies lasses were undefeated over four pool matches against Sydney Uni, Redfern Legends, Penrith and Hunter. We entered the semis ranked second, falling two points behind Warringah on for-and-against, and this lined us up for a second meeting with Sydney Uni.
We put on a great show and defeated the Students soundly. After a 20 minute break, we headed for the final against Warringah.
What a great game! ACT played Sevens the way it should be played – elusive with the ball, avoiding contact and ripping them up when presented with opportunities, supporting each other, communicating and being patient, accurate and strong in defence. We took the game 33 – nil.
Personally, I was fairly pleased with my day. I had been a little nervous because in my first game back after my last knee reconstruction, I tore the meniscus and was sidelined for another three months. Thankfully, there was no repeat of this calamity.
I had set myself the following aims: to be quick onto any loose ball, to contest the breakdowns where appropriate, and to constantly support the ball carrier. I’m happy with how I went and naturally, there is still plenty to work on for next week.
I was quite pleased that we faced Sydney Uni in our first pool match. Alex, one of my competitors for a backrow position at the Brumbies, was actually playing for them rather than for us. She’s a fearsome competitor and a great challenge for me to face in my first game back. ‘Twas a good game, a good game.
ARU Sticker featuring Berrick Barnes and Alex Hargreaves
As I’ve said, I take a bunch of positives from the day, and have a little list of things to work on, too. I’m heartened at both the determination and skill we showed – it bodes well for our representative season and we can take a heap of confidence from the day.
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