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02/08/2010 - Russell McKinnon |
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Australia: Jets´ fire afterburners in final quarter for NWPL draw |
Melissa Rippon.
Foto: Wolfgang Philipps |
In Australia the Fyfe Adelaide Jets men came from four down in the final quarter against Brisbane Barracudas to level their National Water Polo League match 9-all in Adelaide yesterday. Three down at the last break, the Jets were staring at a heavy defeat when Brisbane Matt Giles made it 9-5 a minute into the final period. However, four home goals, including the last from Nicholas Martin 37 seconds from the final siren, clinched an unexpected draw.
It was a game where the goalkeepers dominated and the first periods were drawn 2-2 and 1-1. Adelaide´s cage man Marshall Morley, a former junior international, was adjudged best and fairest for the match. Earlier, the champion Barracudas women completed a four-game sweep of the southern States with a 14-9 victory over the Jets with Aussie Stingers captain Mel Rippon top-scoring with four goals.
Drummoyne Devils posted two 14-10 results over Sealevel Cronulla Sharks in Sydney. The women´s game saw Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Nikita Cuffe return to play with a five-goal haul while United States international Lauren Silver collected four. Responding for the Sharks were international Nicola Zagame with five and Dutch Olympic champion Mieke Cabout with three. Zagame has now scored 11 goals in two matches.
In the men´s encounter, junior international Aidan Roach (Drummoyne) and Rydr Tracy (Cronulla) netted five each. UWA Torpedoes´ dismal start to the season continued with losses to the UNSW outfits. The men lost 12-5 to UNSW Wests Magpies while the women went down 8-5 to UNSW Killer Whales. The Torpedoes men lost six straight on the hardest road trip and the women drew with Hunter Hurricanes and lost the next five.
Results:
Men:
Sydney: UNSW Wests Magpies 12 (D Swinnerton, S Cody, M Rapsey 2, J Ross, R O´Brien, W Eames, C Eames, P De Gail, J Stanton) UWA Torpedoes 5 (B Mercer 2, Z Kistamas, B McGhie, J Balczer), Drummoyne Devils 14 (A Roach 5, T Martin 4, B Scott 2, M Emery, S Avallone, P Hahn) Cronulla Sharks 10 (R Tracy 5, B Ient, G Panawek 2, C Batty).
Adelaide: Fyfe Adelaide Jets 9 (G Robinson, M Martin 2, N Martin, P Harmer, A Parsonage, T Dayman, A Martin) Brisbane Barracudas 9 (M Giles 3, R Howden, D Gynther, BJ Howden, J Waller, D Hicks, D Young).
Women:
Sydney: UNSW Killer Whales 8 (N Hughes 3, E Scott 2, A Gronow, M Kearney, H Buckling) UWA Torpedoes 5 (M Earl, C Earl 2, E Browne), Drummoyne Devils 14 (N Cuffe 5, L Silver 4, A Turnbull 3, D Boyle, L Callahan) Sealevel Cronulla Sharks 10 (N Zagame 5, M Cabout 3, E Nicholson, M Schmid).
Adelaide: Brisbane Barracudas 14 (M Rippon 4, J Moran, JL Lewis, P Redmond 2, A Russell, A Southern, H Robinson, M Coburn) Fyfe Adelaide Jets 9 (J Martin 3, K Antle 2, S Ricketts, S Forrest, E Opie, C Barr).
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