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2010 PINEAPPLE HOTEL CUP E-FOOTY RECORD ROUND 1 Powerade QAFL State League Pineapple Hotel Cup E-Footy RECORD 20th March 2010 Issue 1 All-conquering Palm Beach-Currumbin Noosa led 2.2 to 1.2 at quarter-time, won their sec-ond premiership in three PBC were ahead 6.7 to 5.4 at half-time, years and their fi fth in 11 seasons with then were further ahead by 9.12 to 7.8 a hard-fought victory over Noosa in at the fi nal break. Despite running to the Pineapple Hotel Cup grand fi nal at the southern end of the ground for the Maroochydore. fi nal term – which had been the main scoring end all The Lions took on day – PBC were Noosa at their own still far from over trademark take-no- the line given prisoners style and their habit in won a fi erce contest re-cent years of 14.15 (99) to 10.11 running out of (71). legs late. But the After three even opposite hap- quarters, PBC blew pened and two the game apart in the Drake goals, and fi nal term when key Hill’s fourth for the forwards Adrian Hill game, sealed a and James Drake wonderful win for emerged as match- the Gold Coast clinchers. Hill kicked 4.2 for the match side. and Drake fi nished with 2.3 after an inaccu-rate start. PBC coach Craig O’Brien, who now has two grand fi nal medals to his name at E-Footy Next Rounds’ Game Record Saturday 27th March Chief Executive Offi cer: Richard Griffi ths Wilston Grange v Burleigh (1.00pm) Football Operations Manager: Marty King Record Editor: David Heilbron Mayne v Sandgate Media Consultant: Terry Wilson Noosa v PBC Advertising: Penny Chapple All Correspondence to: Springwood v Coolangatta The Editor, Footy Record, AFL Queensland, PO Box 1211 COORPAROO DC, QLD 4151. Tel (07) 33942433 Maroochy/Northshore v Surfers Paradise Page 2 E- Footy Record Issue 1 20th March 2010 Powerade QAFL State League Pineapple Hotel Cup AFL Queensland Pineapple Hotel Cup 2009 Grand Final Review the Lions, knew his players were in for 2007, said the grand fi nal was predict- a physical start, so wisely placed some ably tough. stronger bodies in for the fi rst bounce. “It doesn’t matter if you’re playing them It worked a treat, espe-cially with rover (Noosa) in Round 1 or a grand fi nal, it’s Mikal Bloom picking up fi ve possessions in as many minutes in the open- ing stages when used up forward. He went on to be a unanimous choice for the Ray Poulter Medal for best afi eld. It was a fi tting triumph for 24-year-old Bloom, who missed the Duncanson/Todd Medal by a solitary vote despite missing six games late in the season with a broken thumb. “Yes, I guess this is some compensation for missing that one (the medal) but, don’t worry, always tough,” he said. I’d rather have this (premiership) medal around my neck,” he said. Bloom, a Coach O’Brien agreed. “They were prod-uct of the Murray Bush-rangers always going to put it to us,” he said. TAC Cup program and a Port Mel- “We’ve been the best side for three bourne VFL player before joining PBC in years. Every week is like a fi nal to us. When you‘re on top they want to keep coming at you.” Noosa coach Wayne Fletcher acknowl- edged the Lions were the better side and agreed their spread of class players was a difference. “They were too slick for us around the stoppages,” he said, giving special credit to the perform-ance of Bloom. “He caused a lot of head- aches with his pace and work around the stop-pages. “But they used the ball far bet-ter than we did, their pressure was good and our skills strug-gled un- der that pressure. But PBC’s fi nals campaign wasn’t with- E- Footy Record Issue 1 20th March 2010 Page 3 Powerade QAFL State League Pineapple Hotel Cup AFL Queensland Pineapple Hotel Cup 2009 Grand Final Review out mishap. Having topped the home- FINALS RESULTS and-away season ladder with a 17/1 win/loss record they lost the qualifying Elimination Final S/Paradise 20.12 fi -nal to Noosa by 17 points. This put (132) d Sandgate 13.11 (89) them into a sudden-death preliminary fi nal against an in-form Surfers Para- Qualifying Final Noosa 15.13 (103) d dise, who had done a wonderful job Maroochy/Northshore 13.13 (91) in getting to the penultimate game of the season, coming from fi fth to put out Sandgate in the elimination fi nal 1st Semi-Final S/Paradise 21.13 (139) and Maroochy/North Shore in the fi rst d M/Northshore 19.11 (125) semi-fi nal. Maroochy were the disap- point-ments of the fi nals cam-paign, 2nd Semi Final Noosa 16.18 (114) d going out in straights sets to Surf-ers PBC 14.13 (97) Paradise and then Noosa after fi nishing second at the end of the home-and- Preliminary Final PBC 16.16 (124) d away season. S/Paradise 8.13 (61) Grand Final PBC 14.15 (99) d Noosa 10.11 (71) Palm Beach Currumbin 1.2 6.7 9.12 14.15 (99) Noosa 2.0 5.4 7.8 10.11 (71) Goals: PBC: Hill 4, Munroe 3, Drake 2, Bloom, Rodgers, Williams, Flynn, Dyson. Noosa: Gafa 3, Reynolds 2, Hicks 2, Jeffery, Tyrrell, Maddern. Best: PBC: Bloom (Ray Poulter Medal), Mooney, Templeman, Hill, Vis, Drake. Noosa: Kearney, Wallace, Maddern, Trompf, Hammonds, Smith. Venue: Fisherman’s Road, Maroochydore. Page 4 E- Footy Record Issue 1 20th March 2010 Powerade QAFL State League Pineapple Hotel Cup AFL Queensland Pineapple Hotel Cup 2009 Grand Final Review PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN NOOSA TIGERS PREMIERSHIP TEAM GRAND FINAL TEAM B: Matthew Flynn, Zane Templeman, B: Gary Wallace, Nick Hammonds, Scott Vis Jarryd Bates HB: Josh McLoughlan, James Drake, HB: Sam McCosh, Ryan Jeffery, Darryl Dyson Adam Bovalino (c) C: Ryan Carroll, Brent Rynehart, C: Zac Smith, Adam Eady, Arnold Knight Aaron Laskey HF: Ryan Rodgers, Michael I’Anson, HF: Luke Tyrrell, Scott Maddern, Anthony Pierri Michael Gafa F: Greg Pires, Adrian Hill, F: Jay Reynolds, Matt Hicks, Matthew Carroll (c) Brooks Durdin R: Aaron Lohrey, Mark Mooney, R: Peter Trompf, Ryan Sawers, Caleb Mikal Bloom Isles INT: Jed Williams, Angus Munroe, INT: Ben Evans, Brad Kearney, Jack Tim Newton, Lee Spizziri Rhodes, Liam Guinan COACH: Craig O’Brien COACH: Wayne Fletcher PINEAPPLE HOTEL CUP LADDER (2009 Home & Away Season) W L D For Agst % Pts 1 - Palm Beach Currumbin 17 1 - 2248 1238 181.6 68 2 - Maroochy/North Shore 14 4 - 2134 1270 168.0 56 3 - Noosa 12 5 1 2023 1231 164.3 50 4 - Sandgate 11 7 - 1782 1385 128.7 44 5 - Surfers Paradise 10 8 - 1884 1467 128.4 40 6 - Wilston-Grange 9 8 1 1592 1493 106.6 38 7 - Burleigh 7 11 - 1479 1586 93.2 28 8 - Mayne 6 12 - 1165 2068 56.3 28 9 - Springwood 2 16 - 1056 2092 50.5 8 10 - Coolangatta 1 17 - 933 2466 50.5 4 E- Footy Record Issue 1 20th March 2010 Page 5 Powerade QAFL State League Pineapple Hotel Cup WHAT 2010 HOLDS FOR YOUR CLUB A NEW Pineapple Hotel Cup season PALM BEACH-CURRUMBIN: kicks off on Saturday and, as usual, a fresh start brings with it high hopes at all 10 competing clubs. Changes appear to be at a minimum across the board, with eight of the 2009 coaches returning for another tilt at premiership glory and player movement surprisingly subdued. The two new coaches are Rob Martin at Surfers Paradise and club stalwart Grant McKenzie at Coolangatta. The opening round on Saturday (all 2pm starts) is: WHISPERS of a pending demise of Burleigh v Coolangatta at Bill Godfrey the 2009 premiers appear to be well off Oval; Mayne v Maroochy-Northshore at target, listening to returning coach Craig Everton Park; Wilston-Grange v Surf- O’Brien. ers Paradise at Hickey Park; Sandgate Heading into his fourth year with the v Noosa at Lemke Road Oval; Spring- Lions, and chasing a third fl ag in that wood v Palm Beach-Currumbin at Lowe time, O’Brien quashed rumours that Oval. PBC would be losing a signifi cant number of their key players. Here is a look at the comings and go- “We’ll have a number of personnel ings at the clubs. who’ll be late starters for a variety of seasons, but the backbone of the pre- Page 6 E- Footy Record Issue 1 20th March 2010 Powerade QAFL State League Pineapple Hotel Cup WHAT 2010 HOLDS FOR YOUR CLUB (continued) miership side is still here,” said O’Brien. LAST season’s runners-up, Noosa have A signifi cant loss is midfi eld dynamo plenty to live up to as coach Wayne Brent Rynehart, who has retired (for the Fletcher looks to continue his run at a time being). Also gone are Mark Moon- fl ag after fi nishes of third (2008) and ey (retired), Tony Pieri (Victoria) and second (2009). perhaps Zane Templeman (work). But a big signing, says O’Brien, is mid- Noosa is a club touted as a possible fi elder Brad Horne, a best and fairest inclusion in an expanded QAFL Divi- in the Ovens and Murray League and a sion 1 competition in a year or so, so former Port Melbourne VFL regular.