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June 2006
| Monday, June 19, 2006 |
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Western Regional I, results summary.
By admin @ 4:15 PM :: 1029 Views ::
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The weekend of June 17 & 18 saw the San Diego Lions take a strong squad of players to compete in the first Western Regional tournament in San Pedro, CA. The Lions came away with a 3-0 record whilst the B side also recorded 2 victories in their two games.
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Below is a summary of the scores and goal kickers from the weekend's matches, more detailed reports will follow in the coming days. Thanks to all of those players, supporters and members of the San Diego Lions who made the journey to San Pedro. It was a successful and enjoyable weekend for the club, but it's just a start of things to come.
Game 1 - San Diego 9.7.61 def. Arizona 2.0.12
Goals: T. Conway 3, Trickey 2, Cameron, Blankman, Cisneros, Mondia 1
Best: Valley, Frazer, Cannane, Webb
Game 2 - San Diego 8.3.51 def. Orange County 2.1.13
Goals: T. Conway 4, Cameron 2, Robertson, Valley 1
Best: McDonald, Trickey, Cameron, Ullman, Evans
Game 3 - San Diego 7.11.53 def. Denver 2.0.12
Goals: Cisneros 3, Frazer, T. Conway, Valley, Hollick 1
Best: McDonald, Capilli, Ullman, Frazer, Cisneros
Game 1 - San Diego (B) 6.5.41 def. Las Vegas 4.7.31
Best: Russell, Liwanag, Pokonen, Shortill
Game 2 - San Diego (B) def. Las Vegas
Goals: Results not available
Best: Results not available.
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| Friday, June 09, 2006 |
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Western Regionals I Draw
By admin @ 1:04 PM :: 597 Views ::
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The draw for the Western Regionals I has been released. The games will take place at Fort MacCarthur in San Pedro, California over the weekend of June 17-18.
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The Lions will be hoping to take a strong squad of players and vocal supporters as we embark on the long tough road to a national title. Just a reminder to all, that you will NOT be permitted on the premises if your name has not been previoulsy submitted to the president, Brendan McDonald.
It promises to be a terrific weekend of tight, tough footy, one the club has been putting in solid preprations for. Numbers on the training track have been terrific, matched only by the endeavour, enthusiasim and commitment of the players themselves. Here's hoping it's a successful weekend for the club.
Games times and dates are as follows.
| June 17th 2006 |
| 10am |
San Diego |
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Arizona |
| 11am |
Orange County |
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Denver |
| 12pm |
Kids Clinic |
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| 1pm |
Las Vegas |
vs |
All Comers (Exhibition Game) |
| 2pm |
San Diego |
vs |
Orange County |
| 3pm |
Denver |
vs |
Arizona |
| June 18th 2006 |
| 9am |
Las Vegas |
vs |
Mojave (Exhibition Game) |
| 10am |
Orange County |
vs |
Arizona |
| 11am |
San Diego |
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Denver |
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| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 |
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Lions overrun a gallant Golden Gate.
By admin @ 11:42 AM :: 609 Views ::
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The San Diego Lions headed north for their second big clash of the 2006 season, which promised to be a good, tough encounter.
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The Lions squad, which is continually growing due to some solid recruiting and a competitive Metro season, comprised of 28 players all ready for a challenging game against the Golden Gate Roos. The weather was getting hotter as the team prepared to take on a solid GG Roos team, which seemed to have a hundred players.
The Lions, with many new players to the team, and many new players to the game, were ready and at 2.15pm the game started. The GG Roos were on fire right from the first bounce, jumping the Lions in a fashion that they have rarely experienced, and heading into the first change with a 6 goal lead. A shell shocked lions were addressed by Coach Nicholas who urged the team to "step up and play Lions footy".
The second quarter saw a complete role reversal with Lions dishing out some of their own medicine. With 2 goals late in the quarter by the Roos, the half time break saw the Roos still ahead by 10 points, but now we had a game on our hands.
Coach Nicholas made some strategic positional changes and the team took the field to take the third quarter to the Roos, and that they did. The defense was strong, the mid fielders hit it hard and the forwards kicked away putting the Lions in a commanding position going into the final change.
The Lions pulled together and played some fine footy in the final stanza, unfortunately their kicking became a little erratic, but they continued to drive right until the final siren, which saw the Lions victors by 5 goals. Excellent defense lead by Blankenship, and supported by Heppekausen and Webb saw the Lions keep the Roos to 1 goal in the second half. Great efforts also were made by Liwanig, Pekenon, Russell and Shortill when they had their showing.In a weekend of comebacks, a great team effort saw the Lions turn around the 6 goal deficit in the first quarter to run out winners by 32 points.
Thanks to Barnsey and the Golden Gate footy club for putting on a great show. The footy was tough, competitive and beneficial for all involved. The after match functions were also well organised and well attended, let's hope this weekend remains a annual event!
Photos of the day and after match celebrations can be found in the Gallery section.
Final Score: San Diego 14.11.95 def Golden Gate 10.3.63
Best Players: Jack Cameron, Daniel Robertson, Justin Valley, Brandon Blankenship and Brendan McDonald.
Players Player: Jack Cameron and Daniel Robertson
Board Award: Justin Valley
Injuries: Nil
Reports: Nil
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