24-Apr-2012
C Division - Week 8
Dugongs over the Knights
Journeymen vs. Knights Who Say Broomball by No One
Journeymen got up 5-0 but didnt do a write up.. -1 Duty Point !

Dugongs vs. Iceatopes by Scott Powell
A tough tight match between the two teams saw the game go down to wire. Joel opened the scoring late in the first half before Grant equalised for the Topes minutes later. With the game on a knifes edge, Aaron smacked in the Dugongs second goal, followed rapidly with a second goal to Joel. Grant also scored a double, bringing the game back to a single goal deficit, and for the last few minutes tried every trick in the book to find a third, but the Dugong defence held out to come away with a narrow 3-2 win.

23-Apr-2012
A Division - Week 10
Ravens Win.. but lose Duty Point
Richmond Ravens vs. Werrington County Sonics by No One
Believe Ravens won in OT.. probably a good game :(
No Write = -1 duty point.

Parramatta Raptors vs. Penrith City Rangers by James Kristof
Rangers started strongly as they attempted to play an up-tempo game against a Raptors side with limited subs, dominating the first half creating many chances only to be denied by the goalkeeper. Raptors surged late in the first half and early in the second half, applying plenty of pressure on the Rangers defence and creating several chances of their own, again only to be denied by good goalkeeper from the Colyer brothers. The match got a bit willing and physical as the clock wound down, and the short break between fulltime and overtime seemed to calm both teams, as Raptors showed great composure and patience in attack, only to be denied by the post, before Bryan Macklin swooped on a loose ball and carried it across half way, shooting low and true from long distance to give Rangers a hard-fought 1-0 win in OT.

23-Apr-2012
B Division - Week 10
Tigers on a Winning Streak.. but no Write up
Rhinos vs. Ice Devils by No One
Potential grand final match up.. Rhinos won.. no write up. -1 duty point to Rhinos.

Tigers vs. The Penguins by No One
Tigers in OT.. but no write up so -1 duty point.

16-Apr-2012
A Division - Week 9
Sonics Setting the Pace
Parramatta Raptors vs. Werrington County Sonics by Tim Brown
Tim Brown took a tripping penalty putting Raptors on the power play. Only 10 seconds left on the clock and Raptors hammered home the first goal of the match to take a 1-0 lead. Sonics equalised before the break with Jason Wheeler and Kerry Baxter exchanging passes to open up the defence Jason beating the keeper to get Sonics on the board. In the second half Sonics took the lead. Tim Brown working a give and go with Kerry Baxter then flicking the ball past the keeper on the second attempt. Then the win was sealed with shot from distance producing a rebound and Sally Yabsley on hand to finish. Sonics winning 3 goals to 1.

Glenmore Park Druids vs. Penrith City Rangers by Saxon Hooper
Rangers took an early lead with Bryan Macklin belting in a long Ranger from the blue line. Druids took 10 minutes to equalise with Ryan Findlayson firing in a long range shot which dipped nicely and sqeezed under the keeper, to roll along the goal line. Fortunately Druids Belgium import Anke vermeulen was on hand to 'tap it in' and make the score 1-1 at half time. After half time the game fluctuated back and forth until Rangers started to lose players to injury. 3 Goals in the last 8 minutes sealed the 4-1 vitory for Druids with 2 goals to Dom Colyer and 1 to Saxon Hooper.

16-Apr-2012
B Division - Week 9
Devils take out Druids 2 Weeks Running
Glenmore Park DruidsB vs. Ice Devils by Josh Burton
The first match of the night, was the Ice Devils and DruidsB in match 2 of the season and a rematch from the week before Easter. The match started with troops down for the DruidsB, and instructions for calculated patience for the Ice Devils in the early proceedings. This proved successful, as the Ice Devils produced their first goal. Not to be outdone, the DruidsB went on a counter attack within the first 10 minutes after some good defence and produced their first mention on the scoreboard. Luck failed on the last access pass for both teams, until Ice Devils went ahead just before half time for a 2-1 lead. 2nd Half, produced more attacks and counter-attacks, but the last pass usually didn’t work out. Ice Devils 2 - DruidsB 1, Full Time. A good match from both sides, with Ice Devils improving after injuries and new players force a new style of play. DruidsB have the bye next week, while the Ice Devils play the Rhinos next week.

Rhinos vs. The Penguins by Mark Ferrara
The third game between the Rhinos and Penguins began with some fierce competition and each team got some great attempts on goal in the first half. The Penguins got a few one-on-ones which did well to force the Rhinos keeper out, yet they were denied each time. The Rhinos thought they made a breakthrough goal late in the first half but were denied by the keeper scrambling to freeze the ball on the goal line. Nil all at the end of the first half. Second half was tense and the Rhinos were first to score with 2 minutes remaining with a goal from Sara, passed through by Ryan and Mark. They couldn't hold onto this lead though and with about 15 seconds to go, the Penguins got an equaliser. Next was the second overtime in as many matches for the two teams. The Rhinos were cautious in overtime to prevent their last OT loss to the Penguins from happening again. This paid off as the final goal was scored by Jarad who cleaned up a miss-hit from the Penguins defence and walked the ball to the goals. Rhinos winning 2-1 in overtime. Great game Penguins - thanks for another close contest.

10-Apr-2012
C Division - Week 6
Dugongs over the Knights
Dugongs vs. Knights Who Say Broomball by Scott Powell
Another tight match between the new Knights and lighter Dugongs on what was the first batch of decent Tuesday night ice all season. Dugongs started the evenings scoring with Joel completing a solo run before the Knights struck back to even the scores through Marty. Joel completed his double just before half time thanks to a centimetre perfect pass from Aaron to give the Dugongs the slimmest of leads at the break. After seeing Joel score 5 in 2 games, Nathan finally got his act together with help from Mark to make the scores 3-0 before slotting in his second minutes later. Knights threw everything at the Dugongs, but Sarah and rookie Hayley countered every run. Dugongs winning 4-1 in a game where the scoreline did not reflect the game played. Thanks to the Knights, see you in the final round!

02-Apr-2012
A Division - Week 7
Rangers too good for Raptors
Parramatta Raptors vs. Penrith City Rangers by James Kristof
Rangers started strongly against the Raptors, taking an early lead after Bryn Shepherd converted a fast break opportunity, piercing through the Raptors defence to hammer the ball into the back of the net. Determined not to give up the lead, Rangers kept pressing for a second goal, which came after James Kristof sent the ball into the far corner of the goal, assisted by Bryn Shepherd and Luke Simmonds. Both teams had few opportunities to score after that as the match turned into a fairly defensive tussle, with the score remaining 2-0 as the final siren went.

02-Apr-2012
B Division - Week 7
The Penguins get a Win
The Penguins vs. Rhinos by James Kristof
Penguins came up against Rhinos for the second week in a row, and after being trounced 5-0 the previous week, Penguins were determined to make it a much closer game. Daniel Wong gave Penguins the early lead after capitalising off of a Scott Powell pass to make it 1-0. Penguins held on to the lead until the dying stages of the game, when Rhinos equalised through Ryan Priestly. The match went into OT where Penguins controlled the run of the play, Natasha Sheaves scoring the winning goal off of a James Kristof pass to give Penguins a hard-fought victory.

27-Mar-2012
C Division - Week 4
Dugongs beat Wraith
Dugongs vs. Wraith by Scott Powell
With games between the two sides traditionally being close contests, both sides looked to get away to a good start, testing out each other’s defences. After some early attacking runs from the Wraith, super stand in Bree flicked the ball around behind goals to Nathan, who quickly passed onto Joel who went for a long run straight to the goals and giving the Dugongs a 1-0 lead. Persistent attack from the Dugongs lead to a deft Joel pass finding Scott in the deep for a long range goal to take the lead to 2-0. Another forward run and nice pass from Nathan found Joel who slotted it in for his second of the night. 3-0 to the Dugongs at halftime. Joel completed his hat trick early in the second half to give the Dugongs a 4-0 lead. Both teams went all out in the final ten minutes, the Wraith unlucky to find the back of the net, strong scrambling defence from both teams ensuring no further goals were scored. Thanks to the Wraith for another friendly encounter and big thanks to Bree for backing up so we had a team on the ice.

20-Mar-2012
C Division - Week 3
Dugongs take out iceatopes
Dugongs vs. Iceatopes by Scott Powell
Traffic chaos on the M4 resulted in very late arrivals for the Dugongs, who only just managed to field a starting squad to take on a low numbered Topes team. Neither team sure what to make of each other in the opening minutes with plenty of testing runs and attempts to conserve energy. Dangerously coming to play on his wedding anniversary, Mark called for a centre ball and slotted it home with ease to give the Dugongs a handy 1-0 lead. The Dugongs finally managed to field a full squad to make it an even 6 on 6 game, but the Topes hit a goal of their own through Grant to level the scores. Second half saw a lot of energy burnt up by both squads, each team trying to maintain possession and break away, neither having much success. Great defensive pressure from Mik and Sarah led to a stretch of Dugong offense that ultimately ended with a long range shot from Scott that slipped past the keeper to give the Dugongs the lead. Topes threw everything they had into attack in the final few minutes but couldn’t find an equaliser. Great close game and looking forward to the rematch.

13-Mar-2012
C Division - Week 2
Dugongs With A Win over Druids C
Dugongs vs. DruidsC by Scott Powell
Another Tuesday, another night of terrible ice that had both teams looking like they were Wil. E. Coyote running in thin air. The Dugongs had the bulk of the possession, but the Druids defence was fantastic for a team in only their second outing. The Dugongs scoring two back to back goals in the final minutes of the first half, one each to Joel and Nathan. The Druids defence remained impressive for the second half, Aaron scoring late in the game for the Dugongs to finish up 3-0. Thanks to the Druids for a great game.

6-Mar-2012
C Division - Week 1
Dugongs go on an Undefeated Run
Dugongs vs. Journeymen by Scott Powell
The season kicked off with two returning teams from last season, both losing players in the off season. The Journeymen were to play a player down, the Dugongs losing some players to the new C grade team, the DruidsC. As is the norm between the two sides, it was a fast match with plenty of fast breaks and nice keeper saves. Both teams had periods of domination, but it was a single shot from Nathan that found the back of the net that proved to be the difference, a 1-0 win to the Dugongs. Thanks to the Journeymen for a great game to shake off those summer cobwebs.

05-Mar-2012
B Division - Week 3
Druids B tame Rhinos
The Penguins vs. Rhinos by James Kristof
Round three kicked off with the druid’s b vs. rhinos locked in battle for a win. With a lot of players off to nationals the rhinos had only five players, which didn’t stop them in drawing first blood scored by Jarred in the first two minutes. Dominic Colyer counter the goal by scoring minute later leading to one all draw at half time. Unfortunately in the second half the druids b continues to attack and score 4 more goals by Aaron parker, Nick Colyer, Joel Robson and his very first goal in broomball, write in the last seconds of the game Luke Jansen congrats! Giving Druids B 5 to 1 victory over the Rhinos.

27-Feb-2012
A Division - Week 2
Sonics Win GF rematch
Richmond Ravens vs. Werrington County Sonics by Tim Brown
Sonics just managing to get four on the ice to get this game underway. Ravens exerted a lot of pressure with the extra player with Sonics clearing their zone and defending the redline when possible. Eventually Sonics full team arrived and they managed to survive without conceeding. The rest of the half really felt like Ravens were on the power play still their movement and passing making for some really frantic broomball, but no goals in the first half. In the second half Ben Robson was sent to the penalty bench, Ravens on the power play and this time converting their advantage scrambing it home after a shot past the near post rebounded off the back wall to the far post, 1-0 to Ravens. The Ravens were then called for a tripping penalty and Sonics managed to equalise, Jason Wheeler shooting the ball in for Dyhana Scarano to flick over the keeper, Kerry Baxter on the other post making sure the ball found the net. Sonics then took the lead with Tim Brown passing to Jason Wheeler on the break, Jason Wheeler driving between two defenders and then tucking the ball under the keeper - very similar to this. Sonics then sealed the result finally getting some good possesion in attack, Jason Wheeler able to cut into the slot and hit a shot through the crowd. Sonics winning 3-1.

20-Feb-2012
A Division - Week 1
Sonics v Druids
Glenmore Park Druids vs. Werrington County Sonics by Tim Brown
It wouldn't be the opening game of the A grade broomball season if Sonics playing Druids. The corresponding game last season saw Sonics win 3 goals to nil. Druids getting the better of Sonics just a week ago with a 3-0 win in a pre-season match. This was an at times a frantic match with both teams holding their own and both James Kristof and Peter Yabsley in goals making scoring very difficult. In the end Sonics Girl Power won the day with Dhyana Scarano scoring the first goal assisted by Kerry Baxter and Ben Robson (not a girl), then a second scored by Kerry Baxter, assisted by Dhyana Scarano and Tim Brown (also not a girl). Both goals came in the first half. Druids unable to get back in the game though finishing strongly in the second half. Sonics winning 2 goals to nil.

Richmond Ravens vs. Penrith City Rangers by James Kristof
Ravens started the far better of the two teams, dominating the run of the play for the bulk of the first half as Rangers scrambled and struggled to get organised defensively. Ravens soon capitalised on their early dominance, scoring a goal that I did not actually see as I was getting a drink from my bag at the time, so I assume that it can only be described as the single-greatest goal scored in the history of all mankind. Although I do not have the evidence to back it up, I'm pretty sure it was scored in mid-air, reverse-stick, doing a backflip over three Rangers defenders, with eyes closed. 1-0 to Ravens at halftime. Rangers played a lot better in the second half, finally making an even contest of the match, creating several promising chances only to be denied by a tight Ravens defence, until Ash Welsh eventually tied the game up after receiving the ball unmarked on the backpost off of a Luke Simmonds pass from the corner. 1-1 at fulltime, the match headed to OT where neither team really took control, Ravens doing well to hold out Rangers in the last 90 seconds a player down after a penalty. The match ending with both teams sharing the points after OT finished at 1-1.