2021 FAFL Pre-Season Community Series

Week 2:
East Sydney Roosters vs. Melbourne City Mariners

Venue: Drummoyne Oval in Sydney, NSW

Conditions:
Start Time: 7:40pm
Temperature: Warm
Sky: Clear
Wind: Windy

Umpires: 1. Cy Brandon (Rusty Spotted Cat), 9. Miranda Michaels (Badger), 21. Manaaki Henare (Falcon).

The 22 that played and their starting positions:

East Sydney Roosters
B: Andrew Martin/Darren Gertner/Hillary Rier
HB: Nick Moon/Cecil Bingham/Joey Liddell
C: Faith St. Clair/Crimson Whitepaw/Liam Deeland [CAP]
HF: Jane Phillips/Dak Cooper/Wesley Knowles
F: Frazier Appleby/Derrick Bristol/Tom Hughson
Foll: Ryan Palmer/Peter Sinclair/Simone Shell
Int: Ada Santos/Nathan Grimer/Lee Christensen/Nick Acker

Melbourne City Mariners
B: Rikki Marsden/Jack Trigg/Gabriel Christensen
HB: Leonard Tuohy/Larry Wilson [CO-CAP]/Stanley Cole [CO-CAP]
C: Keeva McCormick/Hewie Pearson/Callum Murray
HF: Waimarie Hine/Justin Huxtable/Gideon Milford
F: Drake Harmon/Rosa Powers/Brandon Minor
Foll: Gunārs Krūmiņš/Eden Wakefield/Humphry Badcock
Int: Christopher Baril/Jose Minelli/Bruce Martin/Brock Forrester

Box Score:
East Sydney/Melbourne City
4.3 (27) Q.1 1.4 (10)
10.6 (66) Q.2 4.4 (28)
15.7 (97) Q.3 10.10 (70)
20.9 (129) Q.4 16.12 (108)

Goalscorers:
East Sydney Roosters:
Derrick Bristol 4, Faith St. Clair 3, Tom Hughson 3, Lee Christensen 2, Nathan Grimer 2, Frazier Appleby 2, Nick Acker 1, Ada Santos 1, Liam Deeland 1, Dak Cooper 1.

Melbourne City Mariners:
Jose Minelli 4, Eden Wakefield 3, Brock Forrester 2, Rikki Marsden 2, Gideon Milford 2, Callum Murray 1, Drake Harmon 1, Brandon Minor 1.

Injuries:
Gunārs Krūmiņš (MCM) – Blood Rule (5 Minutes) Back by: This Game
Waimarie Hine (MCM) – Blood Rule (5 Minutes) Back by: This Game

Reported Players:
None

Hot (Best):
East Sydney:
St. Clair, Hughson, Christensen, Bristol, Grimer.

Melbourne City:
Murray, Harmon, Minelli, Baril, Wilson.

Cold:
East Sydney:
Phillips, Liddell, Rier, Palmer, Shell.

Melbourne City:
Powers, Pearson, Minor, Martin, Tuohy.

Top 5"s:

Disposals:
East Sydney:
1. Faith St. Clair 27
2. Darren Gertner 18
3. Ada Santos 18
4. Lee Christensen 18
5. Andrew Martin 15

Melbourne City:
1. Callum Murray 30
2. Christopher Baril 24
3. Larry Wilson 23
4. Rikki Marsden 20
5. Drake Harmon 19

Kicks:
East Sydney:
1. Lee Christensen 14
2. Darren Gertner 14
3. Andrew Martin 12
4. Faith St. Clair 12
5. Tom Hughson 12

Melbourne City:
1. Justin Huxtable 17
2. Larry Wilson 16
3. Drake Harmon 14
4. Callum Murray 14
5. Christopher Baril 14

Handballs:
East Sydney:
1. Faith St. Clair 15
2. Crimson Whitepaw 9
3. Ada Santos 8
4. Wesley Knowles 6
5. Lee Christensen 4

Melbourne City:
1. Callum Murray 16
2. Rikki Marsden 10
3. Christopher Baril 10
4. Larry Wilson 7
5. Jose Minelli 5

Marks:
East Sydney:
1. Andrew Martin 9
2. Tom Hughson 8
3. Lee Christensen 7
4. Faith St. Clair 6
5. Darren Gertner 5

Melbourne City:
1. Drake Harmon 11
2. Callum Murray 8
3. Justin Huxtable 8
4. Larry Wilson 8
5. Christopher Baril 7

Tackles:
East Sydney:
1. Nick Moon 7
2. Faith St. Clair 6
3. Frazier Appleby 6
4. Lee Christensen 5
5. Wesley Knowles 5

Melbourne City:
1. Keeva McCormick 7
2. Drake Harmon 5
3. Callum Murray 5
4. Gideon Milford 5
5. Eden Wakefield 3