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| Shoreham |
| League, Away |
| 18th Octoberber 2008 |
| Lost 23 - 5 |
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| Starting 15 |
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Scrabble |
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Debs |
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Monkey |
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Big Ga Al (capt) |
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Dan |
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Charlie |
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Aaron |
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Matty Laker |
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Mooey |
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ChiChi |
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James B |
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Bosh |
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Duncan |
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Tunde |
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Yiddley |
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Tom Tom |
| 17 |
Nutter |
| 18 |
Jez |
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Writing a losing match report is neither fun nor easy,
especially when positives are few and far between. Credit must go to Shoreham
for a solid performance, a simple but effective game plan, for being quicker to
the ball and breakdowns and for generally appearing to be hungrier. It was hard
to put a finger on what was going wrong but it was clear from the start that
something was definitely not right.
The Norfolk did have the first chance at points with a penalty, but
uncharacteristically McMichael sent the kick wide. Shoreham scored eventually
after much pressure and some good scramble defence from the Norfolk going over
in the corner. The conversion missed but another chance was not long in coming
after several bouncing balls were watched or aimlessly hack at only for a
Shoreham player to dive on and secure. A penalty was next for Shoreham which
was converted and shortly after another try under the posts. When several
things are going wrong, a steady set piece is vital and that was unfortunately
another thing that never really materialised. The Norfolk were not without
chances though but most fell foul to knock-ons or forward passes. Osibogun put
down one on the right hand side after a break from Cambell and Hodson, and with
his power and pace it was possibly a scoring chance.
At half time there was only one team in the game despite the usual amount of
effort which is all you can ask of your players. The difference between the two
teams was small and yet massive, Shoreham were more aggressive in contact,
faster to claim a loose ball, and much keener to apply pressure. The Norfolk
appeared pedestrian and lacklustre throughout, and even when there was a break,
the support was too slow arriving which led to turnovers. There was one moment
of joy in the match when for a brief period the Norfolk applied pressure
through Aaron Quayle and James Baldwin Scored his first try for the club.
Depressing as it was, it would be very easy to grumble but we must not. It was
only one game and every team has the occasional off day. That was definitely an
off day!
Despite arguably the worst performance for several years, the score was not
catastrophic and the belief that things were going to click never really
deserted. The club looks forward to welcoming Heathfield next week and the hope
of defending our unbeaten home record in all competitions this year is renewed
by the bitter disappointment of the dire performance against a good Shoreham
team. Training Tuesday and Thursday 7pm at Wiston, some hard work needed. |
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