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12 - THE NORTH EASTERN ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2009ADVERTISERSPORTCrushed Magpiesshamed at LongfordSCOTTSDALE'S nine game winningstreak came to an embarrassing end atLongford last week, and raisedreasonable questions about the club'scapacity to be a legitimate force in thisyear's NTFA finals.The Magpies could manage just 1.15after quarter time in a performancethat showed no respect for TroyMilne's feat of reaching 300 games.Coach Anthony Taylor was spot onwhen he said the team was beaten inall facets of the game."We didn't respond when they goton top. We had to shut the game downand tighten up, but we didn't," he said."We're lucky we have anotherroster match to get things right," headded.Saturday's home game againstBracknell looms as a big one. Thevisitors have to win to stay in the topfive, and they will throw everything atthe Magpies who crumbled undersimilar pressure last week.Last week the midfielders hadabsolutely no impact and were alwaysoutnumbered at the contests, and theforwards were equally disappointing.Mick Rainbow was the only playerwho could hold his head high. NigelThompson was okay early at fullbySarah ForsythTHE last round of theroster season proved thatall four teams are in greatform with finalsbeginning next week.Dorset defeatedMagpies in a tight,defensive game, andCrows fought off adetermined Swifts outfit.Dorset jumped to thelead in the first matchforward but lacked opportunities, andthe Magpies fell down badly acrosshalf-forward which is a concerncoming into the finals.Roozendaal came off in the thirdterm with an injured ankle, and maynot come up this week, while Taylorwill still be coaching from thesidelines. How the team will copewithout Roozendaal remains to beseen, but if he doesn't play it providesDamian Brown and Jake Gerke withchances to press their cause for afinals berth.Selectors will also be looking at themidfield division after last week, andJacob Hughes, Beau Tuthill and LiamBourke may be considered.All three teams will play in thequalifying finals, but any thoughts of asenior premiership are prematurebased on last week's feebleperformance.Taylor will be hoping that lastweek's loss will be a wake-up call forhis team. They have just one week toget back on track or face thepossibility of another disappointingfinals series.Netballers prepare for finals serieswith Katelyn Conistonstrong in attack. Magpieshad plenty of the ball butcouldn’t get past Dorset’sSandra Bales who wasphenomenal in defence allgame. In the second termDorset pushed further infront with DevenMountney playing well inattack and moving the ballquickly. Magpies PhillipaJensen used the wholecourt to her advantage totry and spark her team butthey couldn’t convert andDorset went into half time• A despondent Troy Milne leavesthe ground after his 300th gamenine up.Both teams madechanges but it was Dorsetwho continued to pullaway with their wholeteam working togetherwell. Magpies' MegDennis had a positiveimpact on the game andcombined well withMegan Jensen in attackand the signs were betterfor Magpies. The marginwas 13 at the last breakand Magpies came outwith nothing to lose andplayed their best quarterScottsdale Junior Football ClubPRELIMINARY FINALat Scottsdale Football GroundSUNDAY 23 AUG9.00am U12s Launceston v Scottsdale orProspect (decided 19/8/09)10.10am U13s Sth Launceston v Prospect11.35am U14s Nth Launceston v Launceston1.00pm U15s Sth Launceston v Prospect2.35pm U16s Scottsdale v LauncestonCome along and support the Scottsdale boys.of the match outscoringDorset in the last quarter,but the margin couldn’t bereeled in and Dorset wonbe nine.Crows took on Swifts ina seasawing match thatsaw the lead change manytimes. Swifts came outfiring and looked switchedon from the start, playinggood, tough netball withIsobel Hall outstanding inattack.Crows took a while toget going and Swifts wentinto the first break fourup. Crows refocusedthemselves and came backon and played some greatnetball with Megan Butlerworking hard on the wingto get the ball into hergoalies.Swifts lost somemomentum and started tomiss some targets butwere still continuing toplay strong, physicalnetball with Rachelle Brillgiving her all in thecentre, but it was Crowswho went in two goals upat half time.Swifts made changesand it took them a while toreadjust and Crowscontinued to pull away, butSwifts clawed back withKresta Davis and FelicityKettle again working welltogether in defence andthe margin was just two atthe last break. Crowsstepped up their defencewith Kelcey Lockhart andStacey White combiningwell to stop Swifts fromscoring and it worked asCrows pulled further awayto win by 10.The first week of finalscommences on Fridaynight at 6.30pm. The firstsemi-final will be betweenMagpies and Swifts, andDorset will meet Crows inthe second semi-final.SCORESDorset 37 d Magpies 28Dorset – DevenMountney, KatelynConiston & Sandra BalesMagpies – Meg Dennis,Megan Jensen & PhillipaJensenCrows 38 d Swifts 28Crows – Megan Butler,Kelcey Lockhart & StaceyWhiteSwifts – Kresta Davis,Rachelle Brill & IsobelHallRTDS SPIRITS WINENEFU PREVIEWRingarooma andBranxholm infirst semi-finalTHE NEFU finals series commences onSaturday at Winnaleah when reigning premiersRingarooma meets Branxholm in the first semifinal.For the first time in many years, any one ofthe four finalist this year could take theultimate prize, and supporters can lookforward to an exciting four weeks of finalsfootball.Ringarooma won the first clash between thetwo clubs but the result was reversed in Round11. Branxholm's form fell away before winsagainst the two bottom teams restored somemomentum.The Robins had a big win last week againstWinnaleah, and maybe they are approachingthe form that saw them snatch a surprising andmemorable victory in last year's grand final.But they will need to shut down Lee Nicholsand Nick Sutton, the Wanderers' two keyplayers. Nichols booted 14 goals last week toreach 100 for the season, while Sutton has beena very damaging on-baller.Chris Carins may get the job on Sutton, andthe outcome of this duel could decide thematch. The Wanderers will have an edge in pacethrough Jarrah Burns, Matthew Beven andJimmy Kelleher, but Ringarooma coach HeathFox, Gary Knight and Daniel Kernan haveplenty of finals experience which is always avaluable quality in cut-throat finals.While Branxholm can boast centurygoalkicker Nichols, Ringarooma's MatthewWells and Shaun Collis have booted almost 100goals between them, and those forward optionsmay be enough to take the Robins one stepcloser to defending their 2008 premiership.In the Reserves, Branxholm will play StHelens, while Branxholm and Bridport clash inthe Under 16s.SPECIALS TO AUGUST 23BEERTOOHEYS GOLD BITTER BLOCK $26.98VIC BITTER $37.98TOOHEYS EXTRA DRY $39.98BOAGS ST GEORGE $42.98VODKA CRUISERS 4 PK $11.98BACARDI & COLA 6 PK $19.98JACK DANIELS 10 PK $36.98SOUTHERN COMFORT $31.98JIM BEAM BLACK LABEL $36.98DEWARS SCOTCH $30.98COUGAR BOURBON $28.98YELLOW SPARKLING $9.98HALF MILE CREEK VARIETALS $6.98WOLF BLASS RED LABEL VARIETALS $9.98BOTTLESHOPBoags Draught$38.99Red Blocks$33.99Jamesons IrishWhiskey 700 ml$37.99Captain MorganRum 700 ml$28.99Brown BrosDolcetto, Moscato,Rosa & Flora 2 for$25.00Berri Casks5 litre 2 for$28.00ScottsdaleLiquor Market37 King St ScottsdalePhone: 6352 2411BRIDPORT•HOTEL•Main Street BridportMainPhone:Street6356Bridport1114Phone: 6356 1114