{"id":149256,"date":"2016-06-21T22:11:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T12:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=149256"},"modified":"2020-10-12T14:31:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T04:31:48","slug":"gunners-panthers-get-the-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/06\/21\/gunners-panthers-get-the-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunners, Panthers Get The Points"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gunners’ 2nd Division team may have been whalloped by Wests in the first minute of Saturday’s clash, but the purple-and-golds refused to let the surprise early goal faze them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 21, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Football fans got to witness one of two things on Saturday, depending on where they went to watch Round 10 matches.<\/p>\n

If they went to Tom Alford Oval in Kingaroy they got to watch three very tight contests between Gunners and Wests which showed both teams are now very evenly matched.<\/p>\n

And if they went to the Wondai Soccer Fields, they got to watch the Panthers chew their way through the Bears’ under-strength men’s side in short order, a bloodbath that was interrupted by a game of women’s football which showed the genuine talent the Bears have in their ladies division.<\/p>\n

With the season now over the half-way mark, the strengths and weaknesses of all the teams are starting to become apparent, and coaches are working extra hard to iron out the creases.<\/p>\n

For some coaches – and teams – the weekend’s games generated rewards for all their hard efforts.<\/p>\n

And for others, they generated a few surprises.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Wests’ snappy new uniforms may have given them a fashion edge over Gunners on Saturday, but it didn’t translate into an outright victory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gunners got the shock of their lives on Saturday when Wests sank their first goal with just three kicks barely a minute after the 2nd Division match got underway.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wests’ missile into the back of the net clearly surprised Gunners, but it was a great start to a contest between the two sides which showed there is now barely a hairsbreadth of difference between them.<\/p>\n

To their credit, Gunners refused to let Wests early victory make them drop their heads.<\/p>\n

While they had gone into Saturday’s match as underdogs, Gunners knew a single victory would put them level pegging with their arch rivals.<\/p>\n

So they weren’t about to throw in the towel.<\/p>\n

Spectators watched the ball shunted repeatedly from one end of the field to the other, and the score see-saw from one side to the other, over the succeeding 90 minutes as both teams battled it out.<\/p>\n

And in the end, it was Gunners who prevailed on the day with a narrow 3-2 victory.<\/p>\n

This result means there are now three 2nd Division squads (Barambah, Wests and Gunners) tied in equal second place against the Panthers.<\/p>\n

Which one will wind up facing Nanango in this year’s Grand Final – barring any sudden form reversal in the southerners’ 2nd Division side – will be decided over the coming nine weeks.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Gunnettes enjoyed a bittersweet moment on Saturday when they took on Wests’ women in what some thought would be a walk-over for Wests.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Going into the game, the Gunnettes had yet to win a single point this season.<\/p>\n

Wests, by contrast, were sitting at third place in the Women’s Division competition after securing a respectable tally of wins and draws from the previous nine rounds.<\/p>\n

A big factor in the Gunnettes’ lack of success is that this year the side have been fielding a squad containing many younger players who have moved up from cadets to the senior competition.<\/p>\n

This is a big leap for any football player, and the Gunnettes have had to pay the price of nine successive defeats to learn their fieldcraft.<\/p>\n

But on Saturday, the Gunnettes were finally rewarded with their first point of the season when they hung on against Wests to secure a nil-all draw.<\/p>\n

This result is a small boost – but a very well-deserved boost nonetheless – for this hard-working and courageous young team.<\/p>\n

Look for more from the lady purple and golds as the weeks draw on …<\/p>\n

* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Wests and Gunners turned in the second draw of the day at Tom Alford Oval in the First Division clash that rounded out the afternoon’s football.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spectators can argue about who had the greatest form reversal in this match – Wests, who went from a win in their last game down to a draw, or Gunners who negated their last match loss by moving up to a draw.<\/p>\n

Either way, both teams walked off the park with points under their belts.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In Wondai, the Panthers played Barambah and gave the Bears an almighty clawing in both the men’s games.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2nd Division, Barambah’s usually strong side found they were no match for Nanango, who dealt the Bears a merciless 6-nil drubbing.<\/p>\n

The Bears have won their last two 2nd Division matches, so their sudden loss of form on Saturday was a surprise.<\/p>\n

But it should also be said Panthers’ own 2nd Division squad have improved steadily as the season has progressed.<\/p>\n

Lesson? The Panthers should never be underestimated.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Barambah’s Elle Mollenauer left her opponents flat-footed on more than one occasion when the Bears took on the Panthers in Wondai, and held them to a 1-all draw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was the Bears’ women who rescued northern honour, though, when they held the rampaging Panthers women’s side to a one-all draw.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The lady Panthers are every bit as formidable as their menfolk, and currently occupy the top spot in the Women’s Division.<\/p>\n

But Barambah’s ladies have enormous depth of talent, too, and are currently chasing the Panthers from second spot on the totem pole with just a handful of points separating both teams.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Barambah and the Panthers locked horns yet again, and neither could get the upper hand over their opponents for very long.<\/p>\n

There were missed opportunities on both sides, as well as several close calls that had supporters on the edge of their chairs.<\/p>\n

But at the end of the day both teams shared the points.<\/p>\n

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There were a lot of near misses in the Women’s Division clash between the Bears and Panthers that kept spectators on the edge of their seats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Panthers were back to their deadly best in the First Division match, though, compounding the 6-nil thrashing they’d delivered the Bears in the earlier 2nd Division clash with a 12-1 thumping in the 1st Division game.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The under-strength Bears – many exhausted from the earlier game – had no answer for the Panthers, who peppered their goal mouth with strikes that found the back of the net all too frequently.<\/p>\n

For the Panthers’ 1st Division squad, Saturday’s clash marked their tenth straight victory in a row – a perfect score.<\/p>\n

But for the Bears – who have struggled stoically against overwhelming odds all season – Saturday’s game marked their tenth straight loss in what has turned out to be a very, very bad year.<\/p>\n

Fans can only hope there are better days ahead for this brave band of football warriors.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Results Round 10:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Barambah v Nanango<\/strong> (in Wondai)<\/p>\n

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  • First Division: Nanango 12 – Barambah 1<\/li>\n
  • Women’s Division: Barambah 1 – Nanango 1<\/li>\n
  • Second Division: Nanango 6 – Barambah 0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Gunners v Wests<\/strong> (in Kingaroy)<\/p>\n

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    • First Division: West 1 – Gunners 1<\/li>\n
    • Women’s Division: Wests 0 – Gunnettes 0<\/li>\n
    • Second Division: Gunners 3 – Wests 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      * * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      Next Week, Saturday June 25<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      There’ll be a slight departure from the season’s schedule this week, with Saturday’s games in Nanango kicking off a little earlier than usual.<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Nanango v Wests<\/strong> (in Nanango)<\/p>\n

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      • Second Division: 12:00 noon<\/li>\n
      • Women’s Division: 1:30pm<\/li>\n
      • First Division: 3:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Gunners v Barambah<\/strong> (in Kingaroy)<\/p>\n

          \n
        • Second Division: 2:00pm<\/li>\n
        • Women’s Division: 3:30pm<\/li>\n
        • First Division: 5:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          After Saturday’s matches, the 2016 competition will be taking a week’s break for the school holidays.<\/p>\n

          When the competition resumes on July 9 (Round 12), the matches between Gunners and Nanango which were originally scheduled for Tom Alford Oval in Kingaroy will now be played at the Burnett Street soccer fields in Nanango.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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