Southport v Moreton Bay Round 8 Match Recap

A big day out at Fankhauser saw the Sharks fire on all fronts, notching up back-to-back wins over Moreton Bay. Tayla Gregory and Melita Watts lit up the scoreboard, with four goals apiece in a full-team effort.

The Southport Sharks hosted the Moreton Bay Lions at Fankhauser Reserve on Saturday.

Seniors

Tyla Crabtree

Southport defeated Moreton Bay by 166 points, winning 24.22 (166) to (0).

Tayla Gregory led the way for the Sharks with 32 hitouts, five marks and four goals.

Tyla Crabtree, Olivia Meagher and Caitlin Miller also hit the scoreboard with three goals each.

Midfielders Maddy Watt (31 disposals, seven tackles and ten clearances) and Steph O’Brien (31 disposals, five marks and four tackles) continued their great form as well.

After the game, Lappin said, “We were really pleased with our performance. We had good conditions today, so we wanted to move the ball quickly, share the ball around and score as much as we could.”

“I don’t think we did a great job of sharing the ball around in the first quarter. I think we were a bit greedy, and it led to inaccurate goal kicking.”

“At quarter time we spoke about wanting to focus on getting the ball in better positions to score and I think we were able to do that from the second quarter onwards.”

Next week, Southport travel to Brisbane to take on Wilston Grange at Hickey Park at 2pm.

QAFLW Seniors Round 8 – Southport v Moreton Bay

SOUTHPORT 5.5  13.8  18.18  24.22  (166)

MORETON BAY 0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  (0)

BEST PLAYERS: Tayla Gregory, Tyla Crabtree, Madeleine Watt, Stephanie O’Brien, Olivia Meagher, Rianna Schipp

GOAL KICKERS: Tayla Gregory 4, Tyla Crabtree 3, Olvia Meagher 3, Caitlin Miller 3, Rianna Schipp 2, Kierra Zerafa 2, Tearnie Brown, Scarlett Featherstone, Maighan Fogas, Alicia Gordon, Steph O’Brien, Maddy Watt

 

Reserves

Southport defeated Moreton Bay by 102 points winning 14.18 (102) to (0).

The Sharks kicked four goals in the first quarter, four in the second, four in the third and two in the last.

Southport’s midfield were dominant and Melita Watts capitalised up forward with four goals.

After the game, Southport Coach Shannon Tate said, “We went into the game, wanting to be united, which I think we did really well which was amazing to see.”

“It was a great team performance from start to finish. Everyone played their role and did what they were asked.”

Next week, Southport travel to Brisbane to take on Wilston Grange at Hickey Park at 12pm.

QAFLW Reserves Round 8 – Southport v Moreton Bay

SOUTHPORT 4.2  8.7  12.12  14.18  (102)

MORETON BAY 0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  (0)

BEST PLAYERS: Taylah Power, Melita Watts, Holly Wall, Eliza Hand, Aasha Elliott, Georgia Breward

GOAL KICKERS: Melita Watts 4, Avalon Pearce 2, Holly Wall 2, Georgia Breward, Bindi Crabtree, Danisha Hart, Peyton Mackie, Mia Trinder, Georgia Wakefield

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