(Photo: Paige Ingram)
April 14, 2013
The South Burnett Saints’ dream start to their AFL Darling Downs debut year came back to earth with a thud on Saturday when they came up against last year’s preliminary finalists, Coolaroo Roos, at Gold Park in Toowoomba.
It was the Roos’ first match for the year as they had the bye in Round 1.
Ahead of the game, Coolaroo coach Nick Barker had indicated he would be wary of the South Burnett newcomers – especially after their Round 1 win – but in the end the Roos had nothing to fear.
They thumped the Saints 27.21 (183) to 2.2 (14).
South Burnett’s only goal kickers were Nathan Trace and Kyall Shepherd. However Matthew Eckermann, Joshua Miller, Scott Fitzpatrick and Jordan Presnell also tried hard against a team which was one of the competition heavyweights in 2012.
The Saints’ next match should be a lot easier, and to make it even more special, it will be the team’s first home game.
They’ll be playing 2012 cellar dwellers, the Goondiwindi Hawks, at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy on Saturday.
