Cats Claw Round 12 Results www.broadbeach.aflq.com.au Face Book Group ―Broadbeach Australian Football Club Inc‖ th th th The Cats’ Claw (17 , 18 19 July 09) Editor Dave Manson [email protected] Article Submission Deadline 5pm Sunday Broadbeach Juniors: President Roger Craig 0410 598 909 Secretary Alanna Carr 0417 844 688 Umpire Coaching Courses Session Three - Thurs July 16th: Venue @ Palm Beach FC Please be at the above venue. 1st Year Umpires 6.00pm to 6.30pm Theory 6.30pm to 7.00pm Practical skill drills 7.00pm to 7.30pm Practical games (U8’s/U9’s nd 2 year umpires 7.30pm to 7.45pm Rules update/clarification 7.45pm to 8.30pm Practical skills update Please contact Simon Devine for further information or to book a spot for the course. SIMON DEVINE AFLQ Umpire Development Officer Mob 0404 015 323 [email protected] Less than 2 weeks before our Xmas in July Want tickets to sell? Want to book a table?. There will be a lucky door prize and a Collingwood or Lions jumper to be auctioned off on the night as well as Mr & Mrs Clause giveaways. It's truly a great night and I hope to see you all there. www.solarize.com.au Cats Claw Round 12 Results www.broadbeach.aflq.com.au Face Book Group ―Broadbeach Australian Football Club Inc‖ CALL TO ARMS FOR CANCER COUNCIL This month the Cancer Council are fundraising for Men's Cancer. Sporting teams of all codes are coming together to support this event. Our club are in support of this and each team are asked to wear a yellow arm band in support of the Cancer Council. We ask that you bring a gold coin dona- tion in support of this. We will be doing it this week at your Fri/Sat games and your Team Managers will give you more info at training. Please bring your gold coin donation to the game. The collection box will also be available for dona- tions at the Canteen for the month of July. Saturday evening August 1st,7pm. Mouse Racing Gala Event!! A night of real old fashioned fun is before us as we set about buying and racing mice. You could even make a fortune off the Bookie!! Or be Owner of the Year!! Put it in your diary!! Saturday August 29th 7pm - Rock n Roll night. Get out your bobby sox and brylcream and dance the night away with "Back to the future". $20 per head inc finger food. See bar for details. Do Taggers have a Role in AFL Football? By Adrian Fletcher Assistant Coach Brisbane Lions Historically, the survival of taggers has been based upon restricting their direct opponent’s influence on the game by limiting their possession rate. With the continual evolution of the modern game, the zoning defence has become more prevalent. Evidence of this game style was demonstrated in the 2008 Geelong vs Hawthorn AFL Grand Final. The aim of a zone is to defend an area of the ground as opposed to a direct opponent. There are several rationales for employ- ing this strategy. Firstly, using a team defence fills spaces that the offensive team aims to lead into. Sec- ondly, zoning is deemed proactive, as opposed to one-on-one where the defender tends to react to offensive moves. Ultimately these lead to the conservation of energy for offensive moves. Another pivotal factor is the high player rotation now used by all clubs. Further, most clubs are using tradi- tional midfield players in a variety of roles, such as in the forward line and half back line. Additionally, stop- pages have reduced from 90 to 60, which works against the often used philosophy of taggers driving oppo- nents into traffic. In the past taggers followed and aimed to smother assigned opponents. Contemporary employment of zones now dictates that all players are responsible for effectively defending their area, whilst also offering assis- tance to teammates. However, the trade-off is that offensive teams rack up more possessions because of the high use of the short pass. In turn the ―tagged‖ player has the luxury of more space and potentially growth in confidence that comes with increased ball possession, further negating the effectiveness of the tagger. Also, with increased rotations, the tagger has less time to stifle a direct opponent. An example of this is Kirk v Black, who previ- ously battled directly for 100 minutes, but today would only oppose each other for around 50-60 minutes. Constantly changing opponents does not allow the tagger to get into a rhythm or wear down their opponent, which was the hallmark of an effective tagger. The reduced number of stoppages has decreased congestion and sped up the game. This increased game tempo has made it almost impossible for a slower tagger to continually stay with a faster, offensively minded player. Moreover, many dominant players are now leaning toward the offensive end of the ground, further reducing the effectiveness of tagging. An example is Gary Ablett Jr who, whilst a dominant midfielder, also spends a large majority of the game in the forward line. There is a role, albeit abbreviated, for taggers in the modern game. However, the traditional means of meas- uring their effectiveness - reducing a direct opponent’s absolute possessions - is no longer applicable. Rather the tagger must be judged individually in terms of negating forward movement of the opponent, and hence their overall impact on the game. Arguably this can only be truly determined by the coaching staff who are aware of the role the tagger has been assigned. In contrast to taggers of the past who were often slow but physically intimidating, relying on out muscling opponents, the modern tagger needs similar attributes to their opponent, such as comparable speed and size because of the pace and openness of today’s football. www.solarize.com.au Cats Claw Round 12 Results www.broadbeach.aflq.com.au Face Book Group ―Broadbeach Australian Football Club Inc‖ U8's Match Report Training Friday’s 4.30 – 5.30pm Next Game Friday It was good to see the skill level of the kids on Friday has improved so much from the start of the season and to see the focus on sharing the ball with their teammates is best thing you could ask of them. The Krispy Kremes award on Friday went to Harry Tonks for four good quarters and his brilliant marking around the ground and the McDonalds award went to Chase McCue who is one of the best contested mark- ers I have seen for his age. Everyone played well and it was an extremely tough choice to choose just 2. There is another U8's carnival coming up in August at Mudgeeraba we will give you more details once we know more. Christmas in July Tickets can be purchased from your Team Manager now Terry Hogan U8's Coach UNDER 9's Training Wednesday’s 5.00-6.00pm Next Game Blue Vs Surfers Red 8.00am Saturday @ Labrador (Proud Sponsor ALI Plantscapes) White Vs Labrador 9.00pm Saturday @ Labrador The first game saw us take on the Burleigh Bombers at Burleigh on a windy freezing night, (thanks to all who froze with us). Great goal kicking from Nicholas as well as Daniel G. Good defence in the attack and great to see the boys looking out for their players and calling to them for the ball. A great pick up from Christopher and glad to see Henry bounce up from his knock. Daniel G took on the role of Team Captain exceptionally well and showed we are a strong side that work as a team. The second game we were up against the Mudgeeraba Saints. A bit of a battle but the boys did some great handballing to one another, working well as a team once again. Griffyn and Nicholas good clearance from the centre bounce and Mitchell great goal kicking. Keep up the good work and most importantly have fun. Thank you to Nicholas, Braiden and Luke who played two games. Thank you to The Coaches, Parents and Milva for jumper washing, the help and support at Training and the Games is really appreciated. Awards: Game 1- Zach, Henry. Game 2- Ross, Griffyn, Mitchell, Daniel L. Golden Footy- Nicholas well deserved for outstanding play in two games. Christmas in July Tickets can be purchased from Ph 07 55706 842 your Team Manager Thanks Michelle & Tracey. UNDER 10's Training Wednesday’s 4.30-5.30pm (Proud Sponsor Varsity Electrical) Next Game BB Blue Vs Labrador @ Labrador 8.00am Sat BB White Vs Surfers Red @ Labrador 9.00am Sat Broadbeach Blue v Burleigh red Goals- Cooper, Tom Mo 1 An excellent game in tough windy conditions. The boys used the wind in the first quarter well, working together in tight and kicking long to targets. The second quarter was always going to be tough kicking into the wind, but the boys showed excellent skill and determination to push the ball forward at every opportunity and held off the Burleigh boys from scoring. The second half was a hard fought arm wrestle with the boys skill in tight situations bringing them out on top. Well Done Broadbeach White v Burleigh white Goals- Dane 2, Kyle.W (The Falcon), Kobe, Alex.C 1 Another great game in difficult conditions. Again this week, still in the school holidays, we saw quite a few players miss- ing and consequently a lot of the boys backing up for the second game. This definitely helped as they had a great start to the game into the wind, having gotten used to the condi- tions in the earlier game.