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Match Reports 2007/08(Then U10's and U11's)
West Bowling 20 - Meltham 32 What a pulsating start to the game for Meltham in the very cold and snowy weather. Meltham’s first try came from a scrum with a great pass out by Ryan Hirst to Jacob Glover. He powered his way through the West Bowling defence to land the ball over the line. Meltham’s defence let them down straight away and West Bowling scored. Jack Evans was not going to miss out, he got the ball and with an excellent run from half way he weaved through the opposition to score a magnificent try. Meltham’s defence started to up their pace and were stopping West Bowling’s big players in their tracks. In attack their sets were running like clockwork , with captain Oliver Szlachcic organising the line with Cory McDonough collecting the ball and weaving his magic through the West Bowling defence and passing the ball with great skill. It all paid off because there was a great move by Daniel King who glided the ball to Jacob who slotted his second try over the line. Just before half time Jacob pushed his way over the line to get his hat trick. All the half time talking by the coaches paid off because Meltham’s passing went from strength to strength. Jack Evans got on to a great passing line and showed some determination as he weaved like a young Luke Robinson to score again. Meltham’s final try came from a fifth and last for Oliver Szlachcic to power through Bowling’s legs. Tries;- Oliver Szlachcic ,Jacob Glover (3), Jack Evans (2) Goals:- Oliver Szlachcic ,Jacob Glover, Daniel King (2) , Cory McDonagh Best Back:- Jacob Glover Best forward;- Daniel King Man of the Match:- Jack Evans Moldgreen 24 - Meltham 18 Meltham started with good set plays and were pushing forward very well. Their first try came from Cory McDonagh who glided over the line with ease. He then kicked the ball over the sticks with perfection .The defence still began to slip which allowed Moldgreen to be in front at half time . Second half started with some great work by Meltham which allowed Daniel king to push over the line for Meltham next try .Through the rest of the match William Suchecki started to show some passion in his game which paid off and produced Meltham’s next try and supplied a trade mark goal. Best back was awarded to Jacob Glover Man of the match and best forward to Daniel King 10 February 2008 Newsome 44 - Meltham 22 Newsome started on all guns to score in the match. Meltham were not going to be down hearted. Daniel King did a great move to Jacob Glover to fly over the line. Meltham’s next try came from Matt Brearley, who is shining every week, his power was too much for Newsome, and he scored. The match appeared to be going both ways when Cory McDonagh stepped up and showed some great moves to land over the line and score. Jacob was not going to be left out, and his hard work threw Newsome’s line all over the place to land a try over. The game seemed to be one way with just one player doing the work for Newsome. When again Daniel King’s determination and grit did a clever offload for William Mitchell to land the line. Man of the Match and Best Forward were given to Matt Brearley. Best Back to Cory McDonagh 3 February 2008 King Cross 32 - Meltham 32 Meltham started the game with all guns blazing but a little slip allowed King Cross to open the scoring. Meltham replied with a great try from Daniel King with assistance from Cory Mc Donagh. The All Blacks next try came from Jack Evans. Just before half time Daniel King received the ball on the half way line and left the defence standing to score his second of the match. In the second half Matt Brearley who had been working hard in the first half got his just rewards when he pushed his way through to land the ball over the try line. Jack Evans showed his skill to score two further tries for Meltham. The game finished all square, and the whole team justifiably felt proud of their performance Man of the Match was awarded to Matt Brearley Best Back was William Suchecki Best Forward was Cory Mc Donagh Trys: - Daniel King (2), Jack Evans (3) and Matt Brearley Goals: - Oliver Szlachcic, Daniel King (2) and Jack Evans 13 January 2008 Meltham 28 -Halifax Irish 18 Meltham started the game with fire in their bellies. All the players were pushing up the field there was a break from Cory McDonagh who passed to Daniel King who fired over the line with ease. He then in turn stood up and fired the ball over the goal post for a Meltham first goal. Meltham defence was standing up to ever thing Halifax was giving to them. Daniel King got the ball and again weaved through Halifax defence to put Meltham ten nil up. It was then up to Cory McDonagh to try for a goal with his trademark kick and he did not let the team down to make it 12 to 0 to Meltham. Just before half time Halifax Irish responded with a try. That did not put Meltham down hearted because Jacob Glover supplied a powerful try over line with assistance from Ryan Hirst. Second Half Jacob Glover started as he finished the first half with a great try. The match was going great for Meltham and Daniel King did some great moves through the Halifax line to score again. Meltham started to lose ground and they lost two tries to Halifax .A talk from the coach and thing changed. Meltham line seemed to start to work again with leadership from Oliver Szlachcic because all the team were pushing up the pitch for big Matt Brearley to push through players who were hanging on to him for dear life but could not stop him and he got over the line to score. It finished with the opposition getting a consolation try. Man of the Match was awarded by the coaches to all of the team for their improvement. Best Back was awarded to Ryan Hirst Best Forward was shared between Daniel King and Matt Brearley. 6 January 2008 Second half Meltham’s other try came from a kick from Daniel King to the Meltham 12 - Newsome 42 Meltham got off to a good start to the game, with the attack pushing Newsome all over the pitch. Meltham’s first try came from Jacob Glover who pushed through the Newsome defence and ran over the line with ease. Newsome then began to dominate the half taking and then extending the lead. The second half followed the same pattern until Oliver Szlachcic passed to Cory McDonagh whos, clever inside step gave him space to pass to Jacob Glover who breezed passed the opposition to pile the ball over the line again. Although the score went away from Meltham, they battled on and the team showed some great attacking and defence but could not break Newsome down. Best Back and Man of the Match was awarded to Jacob Glover for his excellent work rate. Best Forward went to Oliver Szlachcic for his excellent work in defence and helping his team to push forward. Tries:- Jacob Glover (2) Goals:- Cory McDonagh and Daniel King The game started with some pulsating work by the home team. Meltham's first try was scored by Dan King, who destroyed the King Cross defensive line to score. Meltham produced another run which Dan King again capitalised on space and flew over the line. Cory McDonagh stepped up and produced his trademark kick to score the conversion. The home team’s line was showing some great strength in the first half. It seemed to be paying off because Dan King popped up again to show his power to go over the line yet again. Ryan Hirst calmly scored the goal. The second half started slowly until Jacob Glover got the ball from a good set and he ran over King Cross line with ease. Jacob Glover came again to show what he is made of to score again with help from his team mates. Then it was William Mitchell’s turn to shine with a clever inside step to score. Today’s game showed players in the team struggled with the weather but players like Ryan Hirst proved a great asset in his work rate. Man of the Match and Best Forward were awarded to Dan King. Best Back was Jacob Glover. 11 November 2007 West Bowling 42 Meltham 23 What a start to the match on a cold Sunday morning. West Bowling started on all cylinders and put two tries over in the first 10 mins. Then a powerful move by Jacob Glover who crushed the WB players to score Meltham's first. Daniel King kicked the ball over for a goal to make it two points different to them. Meltham's next try came from Daniel King who moved though WB's line with ease. Meltham started the next half with fire in their bellies, their defensive line started to work together with leadership from Oliver Szlachcic and Cory McDonagh which continued throughout the match. Their work paid off because Daniel King glided over the line again. The team showed determination in their forward runs and when Jacob Glover got the ball his power got him past the WB defence to score again. The game was ticking away again, and Daniel King popped up and surprised all of the supporters and did a drop goal. Overall the team showed a willingness in their effort and ability to put up a good fight against a good team. 4 November 2007 Illingworth 46 – Meltham 36 Meltham started very nervous which the opposition capitalised on and scored the first try. Meltham started the game without a full squad. Then Daniel King showed a lot of power to convert a try in the corner. Meltham started with some passing moves up the pitch which William Suchecki jumped on and did a great run down Illingworth's straight defence on their line to score. Meltham's next set started with Daniel King pushing his way up the pitch .It got near to last tackle and Ryan Hirst got the ball and did a great grubber kick down the line and Jack Evans just missed out on touching the ball over the line . Try scorers William Suchecki, Chris Brearley, Jacob Glover and three by Daniel King 28 October 2007 Halifax 36 Meltham 36 Tries by Ryan Hirst, Cory McDonagh Oliver Szlachcic, Matt Brearley, William Suchecki, William Mitchell and Daniel King. 21 October 2007 Meltham 12 – Siddal 34 It all started so very bad for the Meltham team. Siddal came in with two tries, one after the other. Meltham in the first half did not seam to be working together at all. It only really started to spark when on fifth and last Oliver Szlachcic passed to Cory McDonagh who kicked up the pitch for Jacob Glover push through to score. Meltham found no way back in the second half despite a try by Matt Brearley who pushed through the Siddal defence to score. Man of the match was awarded to Matt Brearley for his outstanding grit and determination which culminated in his brilliant first try of the season Try Scorers: - Jacob Glover and Matt Brearley Goal Scorers: - Jacob Glover and Oliver Szlachic Meltham 32 – Illingworth 48 It all started with some determination from the Meltham team. There was some great passing which resulted in Jack Evans able to touch down in the top corner. From then on it all went wrong, Meltham fell asleep as Illingworth started to score. There was however some good bursts of great play, which led to Jack Evans to score again following a good pass from Joe Martin. Powerful and gritty running from Daniel King allowed him to breach the Illingworth defence on three occasions, whilst the kicking skill of Cory McDonagh paid off to allow Jack Evans to capitalise and score. All in all however this was a below par performance by the Meltham side which resulted in the All Blacks losing their unbeaten run. Try Scorers: - Daniel King (3), Jack Evans (3) Goal Scorers: - Cory McDonagh, Daniel King, Jack Evans and Oliver Szlachcic Meltham 38 – West Bowling 20 Meltham got off to a lack lustre start, but for Cory McDonagh showing good footwork to confuse the Bowling defence to score a converted try. Meltham were still dozing and let West Bowling draw level. This galvanised the Meltham players and Jacob Glover’s strong runs setting Cory up for his second try. Good team work from Meltham continued with Daniel King passing to the supporting Jack Evans who offloaded to Oliver Szlachcic to side step over the line, which gave the All Blacks a half time lead 18-6. The Big West Bowling forwards soon got them back into the game with two quick tries down the slope. Jacob settled things with a powerful try, but Bowling hit back with another try for a grandstand finish with the All Blacks just 2 points in front 22-20. Daniel King put the game beyond West Bowling with two strong tries before Jack Evans scored the try of the game pouncing on a loose ball to out sprint the defence to score under the posts. Coaches Ryan White and Rob King could not separate Cory, Jack and Daniel for the Man of the Match as they all stood out in their positions Try Scorers :- Daniel King (2), Jack Evans (1), Jacob Glover (1) and Cory McDonagh (2), Oliver Szlachcic(1) Goal Scorers:- Ryan Hirst, Cory McDonagh, Daniel King, Jack Evans and Joe Martin Wyke 6 – Meltham 44 West Riding Club of the year Meltham All Blacks under 10’s set off against Wyke at a blistering pace to totally dominate the game. It was Meltham’s passing that did most of the damage in the first half, with all members of the team showing great improvement. In defence every member of the team showed up well in the tackle count. Jacob Glover had a good game handing off several players for his brace of tries to put Meltham on the front foot. Daniel King had a very impressive game on attack and in defence to earn himself a hat trick. Joe Martin, Chris Brearley and brother Matt are improving week on week. Cory Mc Donagh at stand off set a high standard on the attack for his team mates to follow. Ryan Hirst and Jack Evans made it difficult for Wyke to build any sort off attack due to their dogged defence. William Suchecki was solid as a rock as the last line of defence with the home side only able to squeeze in at the corner for their only score. Daniel King earned the Man of the Match just in front of several other players with his bruising defence Try Scorers :- Daniel King (£), Jack Evans (2), Jacob Glover (20 and Cory McDonagh Goal Scorers:- Ryan Hirst, Cory McDonagh, Oliver Szlachcic, Daniel King, Jack Evans and William Suchecki The All Blacks kicked off the new season with a good win in a very tight game with Kings Cross. All the players contributed well in this first game. Oliver Szlachic scored 3 tries supplemented with 1 goal. Dan King and Cory McDonagh scored a try and goal apiece, whilst Jacob Glover produced one of his trademark powerful try’s. Jack Evans and Ryan Hirst also got on to the score sheet with a goal apiece. Players like Matt Brearley and William Suchecki showed good attacking runs. New boy, Joe Martin, proved to be a good asset to the team. Top tackler was Jack Evans with Oliver Szlachic being awarded Man of the Match.
9 March 2008 Meltham 18 – Siddal 48 The previous matches between these two teams have always been very close affairs, and for the first 15 minutes it looked like this was again to be a game of end to end stuff. Siddal were on the score sheet within the first minute, only for the All Blacks to immediately respond with a try of their own. Siddal were the next to post points on the scoreboard, but again Meltham responded with yet another try to level the scores at 12 points each. Despite some bright attacking play by Meltham, Siddal scored two further unanswered trys to take a 10 point advantage into the second half The heavy pitch conditions made for an exhausting game and 9 man Meltham without the luxury of interchanges and facing the much larger squad of Siddal, both in numbers and physique, eventually were overwhelmed by a flurry of second half Siddal trys. Despite the result the whole of the Meltham team should be congratulated on a passionate and determined performance from kick off to final whistle. Tries:- Luke Pogson (3) Goals:- Luke Pogson (3) 2 March 2008 Slaithwaite 20 – Meltham 6 Slaithwaite mastered the strong wind and weather conditions the better, to win this tie between the two local clubs. Despite the result, there were signs of overall improvement in the performance of the All Blacks compared with recent games. Yet again the damage was done in the first half by the opposition when Slaithwaite took a 16 points to nil half time lead. The second half was a lot closer affair and Meltham deservedly posted points onto the scoreboard with the final play of the game when Luke Pogson scooted over the line. Tries:- Luke Pogson Goals:- Luke Pogson 24 February 2008 Meltham 10 – Brighouse 30 Meltham’s poor run of results continued when they lost their home fixture against Brighouse. Defensively Meltham looked frail and too often the Brighouse attack drove straight through the home teams defensive line. In attack the All Blacks were generally predictable with the play of the ball, however there were glimmers of excellent rugby, which led to two well taken tries by Meltham, both orchestrated by Luke Pogson. The first a clever grubber kick into the corner which allowed Calum Linton to pounce on the ball to score. The second from a long pass to Tristan Earnshaw which cut out two defensive players and allowed Tristan to race over the line. Positional changes in the team, also showed promise for the future, with Lewis Evans taking advantage of his new position to attack the opposition with his jinking runs. Tries:- Calum Linton, Tristan Earnshaw Goals:- Luke Pogson 10 February 2008 Underbank - Meltham 12 Meltham appear to have got into the habit of only playing for half a match. Yet again for the third week running they failed to score in the first half allowing the opposition to build up a commanding lead by half time which effectively killed off the game. In the second half the All Blacks did show a slight improvement, and when they did finally get their passing game working, led to a try in the corner by Calum Linton after a clever interchange with Greg Thompson. Jack Parkin showed power and commitment to cross the line for his try, but this occurred too late in the game to inspire a comeback by the All Blacks. Luke Pogson, Calum Linton and Jordan McDonald kept the score to a respectable level with their double figure tackle count. Tries: - Calum Linton, Jack Parkin Goals: - Luke Pogson (2) 3 February 2008 Meltham 14 - Queensbury 32 On a bitterly cold day Meltham never really warmed up, and the visitors capitalised on some poor defending to take a 16 points to nil half time lead. Like on so many occasions Meltham performed a lot better in the second half, but the damaged had been done in a lacklustre first half. Greg Thompson was rewarded with a try for some defence breaking runs, but the highlight of the match was Joe Lindley’s try late in the game, his first for the club, and surely the first of many as his performances improve week on week. Tries: - Luke Pogson, Greg Thompson, Joe Lindley Goals: - Luke Pogson 27 January 2008 West Bowling 40 - Meltham 6 The All Blacks knew they had been in a game of Rugby League when all of the team left the field suffering with aches and pains in the bruising encounter. West Bowling arguably the best team in the league at this age group totally dominated the game from start to finish. Forward motion proved to be very difficult against the well drilled West Bowling defence. Despite the dominance of West Bowling, all the Meltham team showed real character and grit, especially in defence and they should all be very proud of their commitment from start to bruising finish Tries: - Luke Pogson Goals: - Luke Pogson 13 January 2008 Meltham 36 –Keighley 12 Meltham mastered the poor pitch conditions better than the visitors and dominated the game from almost start to the finish The muddy heavy pitch looked like it was going to get the better of both teams, as forward motion appeared to be stifled, this coupled with some aggressive defending by the visitors in the first few minutes of the game, made Meltham work hard for very little gain. The breakthrough for Meltham came after 5 minutes when the ever influential Luke Pogson went on one of his trade mark runs, weaving in and out of the oppositions defence to put the first points on the board. This was followed 10 minutes later when Pogson crossed the line for the second of his three tries of the first half. In the second half Melthams superior fitness showed, the forwards powering through the mud and the opposition with ease, with good metres been made allowing Luke Pogson and Lewis Evans to feed the ball to the attack in promising positions. Antony Barker powered his way across the line from 10 metres out to score his first try of the season, a just reward for the work and commitment that he shows week in and week out. Tristan Earnshaw showed good support work when he positioned himself well to be able to receive the ball out wide and cross the line for Melthams fifth try and Tristan’s first for the All Blacks. Calum Linton and Jack Parkin scored the final trys for Meltham, just rewards for their effort in both defence and attack. Tries: - Luke Pogson (3), Calum Linton, Jack Parkin, Antony Barker and Tristan Earnshaw Goals: - Jack Parkin, Luke Pogson, Lewis Evans and Greg Thompson 6 January 2008 Ovenden 32 –Meltham 24 The under 11’s had not played a match for over 6 weeks, and in the first 15 minutes of the game this showed as Ovenden took control of the match scoring 16 unanswered points. Towards the end of the first half Meltham began to show the form that they are capable of, and were unlucky when following the best move of the match, a marginal forward pass thwarted a certain try in the corner. An All Black error deep in Meltham’s half at the start of the second period, allowed Ovenden to increase the score to 22 points to nil. 2 minutes later Meltham were on the scoreboard when Calum Linton crossed the line following a powerful run through the home teams defence, breaking tackle after tackle. Despite a further try from Ovenden, Meltham began to take the initiative and had the better of the second half, Jack Parkin scoring Meltham’s second try, when he barged his way through the defence. Calum Linton scored his second try in similar fashion to his first and was unlucky not to get his third when he was held up inches from the line. This however led to Meltham’s forth try, when on the next play of the ball; the ball was passed down the line, to allow Jack Zatorski to score In all despite the defeat the All Blacks second half team performance was extremely effective and must give confidence to the players ahead of next weeks home fixture against Keighley Tries: - Calum Linton (2), Jack Parkin and Jack Zatorski Goals: - Luke Pogson, Jack Parkin, Jack Zatorski and Greg Thompson 25 November 2007 An under strength Meltham team visited Brighouse, and despite a couple of players playing whilst feeling under the weather got off to a good start taking a 14 points to 4 lead after 15 minutes. Despite the early set back of Brighouse scoring first, the All Blacks took charge of the game with the Meltham defence putting pressure on Brighouse leading to a number of errors in the oppositions attack. On the stroke of half time Brighouse crossed the line to reduce the deficit to 4 points The second half however was a different story, Brighouse capitalised on a wayward pass early in the half allowing the ball to be intercepted which resulted in a try to the home team. An injury to the ever influential Pogson, depleted the team further and Brighouse gained the upper hand to score a further five trys. Tries: - Luke Pogson (3), and Greg Thompson Goals: - Luke Pogson and Jack Parkin Greetland 28 - Meltham All Blacks 10 A very disappointing performance saw Meltham lose to Greetland in what became a one sided match. The All Blacks again got off to a poor start with the home side scoring first, within three minutes of the kick off, however Luke Pogson quickly responded on Meltham's next set of six to cross the try line. Two minutes later Meltham took the lead when Pogson broke the defence on the half way line to race clear and score under the posts. Greetland then took control of the game and Meltham appeared to forget the basics of the game with some poor defence and numerous handling errors. Whilst their was a couple of good individual performances, the team on this occasion did not perform to the standards that they are capable of achieving and in the end Greetland finished the game as worthy winners. Tries: - Luke Pogson (2) Goals: - Luke Pogson 11 November 2007 Meltham 20 Underbank 16 Meltham started the game with determination against local neighbours Underbank to totally dominate the first half. Jack Zatorski got Meltham off to a flying start with one of his trademark barnstorming runs to break through the Underbank defence and show a clean pair of heals to the chasing defenders. Luke Pogson was the next to cross the line following strong running by the Meltham forwards to make good yards and set up good field position. Luke’s second try of the match was almost a carbon copy of his first, with the Meltham attack taking the ball to the Underbank try line, allowing Luke to scoot over on fifth and last. The second half saw Underbank step up their game and put early pressure on the All Blacks, but the storm was weathered by the Meltham defence and Meltham counter attacked on their next set of six which led to Jack Zatorski crossing the line for his second try of the game, to give the All Blacks a 16 point cushion with 15 minutes of the game remaining. Underbank scored their second try of the game after 30 minutes to reduce the deficit to 10 points, but Meltham continued to pile on the pressure and Frazer Morris was unlucky not to add his name to the score sheet when he ran onto a clever cross field kick by Luke Pogson only to have his effort disallowed for offside. With the last play of the game Meltham’s normally reliable defence had a lapse of concentration which allowed Underbank to score a converted try. Following last weeks narrow defeat, the whole team showed a great team effort and determination to put the disappointment behind them and were worthy winners in this encounter. Tries: - Jack Zatorski (2) and Luke Pogson (2) Goals:- Jack Parkin, and Luke Pogson 4 November 2007 Queensbury 20 – Meltham 18 A lacklustre first half by Meltham saw them trailing by 12 points to nil after fifteen minutes following three trys by the home side. Jack Zatorski showed the only real spark of the first half by breaking through the Queensbury defence with a powerful 30 m run to cross over the line to score, however Queensbury quickly responded by scoring a try of their own to take a 16 point to 6 half time lead. The second half saw a totally different performance by the All Blacks, who totally dominated the play, both in attack and defence. Calum Linton started the come back, showing grit and tenacity, when he received the ball on the half way line and broke tackle after tackle to power his way over the line. Although Queensbury again responded with a try of their own, Meltham reduced the deficit to two points when the ever impressive Luke Pogson crossed the line. Meltham were unlucky not to take the lead when a clever cross field kick from Luke Pogson, allowed Joe Lindley to pounce on the ball, but the try was ruled out when Joe was judged to be offside. Meltham again came close to taking the lead when the ball was passed out to Tristan Earnshaw on the wing, who was held inches short of the try line. Man of the Match was awarded to Jordan McDonnell, Tries: - Jack Zatorski, Calum Linton, and Luke Pogson Goals:- Jack Parkin, Jack Zatorski, and Luke Pogson 28 October 2007 Meltham v West Bowling Due to holidays, an under strength Meltham played host to West Bowling, a team which have remained unbeaten for three years. With the first play of the ball, West Bowling crossed the line to score, but after this initial wake up call, Meltham composed themselves and really upped their game, scoring three great trys of their own, and defending well letting West Bowling know they really had a game on their hands. At half time West Bowling held a slender lead of 22 to 16. The beginning of the second half remained a tight affair with neither team breaching the oppositions defence for the first ten minutes. In the final ten minutes it all started to go wrong for a tired Meltham team. The superior numbers of the visiting team, allowed them to rotate players, a luxury which Meltham did not and West Bowling began to score at will. Man of the Match was awarded to Greg Thompson, but it was an all round gutsy team display against the best team in the league Tries: - Greg Thompson , Jack Parkin and Jordan McDonnell, Goals:- Jack Parkin, and, Luke Pogson 21 October 2007 Halifax Irish 12 – Meltham 32 On a bleak hillside, on the outskirts of Halifax these two young teams put on a glittering display of Rugby League. Both teams playing attractive adventurous rugby, in the true spirit of the game. The difference between the two sides was the All Blacks defence which despite some sustained pressure from Halifax restricted the home team to scoring only one try in each half. The defensive game with every match and is now beginning to operate as a cohesive unit. On the attack Meltham always looked dangerous and scored six stunning trys , the best of the bunch being a play which saw the ball pass through five Meltham players hands before it reached Greg Thompson out on the wing, who then completed the move by running down the wing to cross in the corner. Tries: - Greg Thompson , Frazer Morris, Jack Zatorski, Jordan McDonnell, and Luke Pogson (2) Goals:- Jack Parkin, Frazer Morris, Luke Pogson and Jack Zatorski The long journey to Keighley proved not to be in vain following this convincing win by the All Blacks. An all round excellent team performance, the best of the season so far, was enhanced by a number of firsts for certain individual players. Jack Zatorski scored his first points for the club, with a brace of tries and a conversion, in only the forth game of his career. Tristan Earnshaw scored his first points of the season with a conversion and debutante Toby Kowalski was unlucky not to be on the score sheet. Greg Thompson got Meltham off to the perfect start scoring two tries in the first five minutes, showing belief in his abilities with his strong aggressive running to beat the Keighley defence. Jack Zatowski, and Calum Linton then extended the score with a try apiece to give a half time score of 22-0 to the All Blacks. Despite an early try in the second half by the home side, the All Blacks continued the fine work of the first half, dominating the game, with some stout defending, leading to a number of Keighley handling errors and giving the advantage back to Meltham. Further tries from Jack Zatorski and Luke Pogson reinforced the dominance of the Meltham side. Tries: - Greg Thompson (2), Jack Zatorski (2), Calum Linton, and Luke Pogson Goals:- Jordan McDonnell, Frazer Morris, Lewis Evans, Tristan Earnshaw and Jack Zatorski 7 October 2007 The opening quarter of this game showed the true class of this Meltham side, where they totally dominated the game with some free flowing Rugby which allowed them to take a 16 points to nil advantage, thanks to two trys from, Luke Pogson and one from Frazer Morris with conversions from both Luke and Jack Parkin. In the last 10 minutes of the first half Ovenden began to apply the pressure, however the All Blacks defence, which had in recent weeks being the teams Achilles heal, stood firm. and showed the form of last season where this had been one of their strong points. In the second half Meltham took their foot off the gas and made a number of handling errors which gave the opportunity for Ovenden to cross the line on two occasions. Meltham did however score two further trys trough Pogson with a conversion by Jordan McDonall. The team can take great heart from this display. 30 September 2007 Following last weeks inspired performance the All Blacks came crashing down to earth in this encounter with Newsome, Despite a great start with Luke Pogson crossing over the line, to score a converted try in the first 3 minutes, Newsome quickly struck back, and this coupled with some poor defending by Meltham, allowed Newsome to take control of the game. Meltham never showed the true capabilities they have, however Man of the Match Luke Pogson did score a late consolation try. The All Blacks started their home fixtures with an impressive display against Siddal. Meltham received an early wake up call by conceding a converted try within the 1st minute of the kick off, however, 3 unanswered Meltham trys within the next 12 minutes settled the nerves and allowed Meltham to play some adventurous rugby. Tries by Greg Thompson and Luke Pogson (2), with conversions by Jack Parkin and Lewis Evans gave the All Blacks a 16-6 lead at half time. Within 2 minutes of the restart Calum Linton crossed over the line in the corner, to further increase the lead. Siddal then hit back with two unanswered converted tries to reduce the deficit to 2 points, but the All Blacks raised their game further, and Jordan McDonald who had been a constant threat to the Siddal defence with his barnstorming runs capped off his Man of the Match display with a 40m run breaking 3 tackles to cross the line. This was quickley followed by a further try from Greg Thompson which was converted by Pogson to further increase the lead. With the last play of the game Siddal crossed the line to reduce the deficit. This was an impressive all round display by the whole team with some tremendous passing, drives and offloads. The All Blacks travelled to Ovenden to take part in the annual Co-op festival. Meltham were grouped with Newsome, Ovenden and Brighouse Once again Meltham got off to a slow start losing the opening game against Newsome, but after a stirring team talk by the coach, the team raised their game drawing the second game against Ovenden and putting in a convincing winning performance in their last match against Brighouse. Try scorers were Luke Pogson (2), Calum Linton, Frazer Morris, Greg Thompson, Jordan McDonald, and Antony Barker. 9 September 2007 The All Blacks travelled to Bradford for their opening game of the season to compete with a very well organised and skilful West Bowling team. Meltham got off to a slow start with West Bowling taking a 36 – 4 lead by half time. However Meltham raised their game in the second half and competed like for like with West Bowling. Man of the Match Luke Pogson scored Meltham’s 3 trys despite taking some heavy knocks from the West Bowling defence. Jack Parkin and most improved player of the week Frazer Morris scored a goal a piece to add their names to the score sheet. Special mention should be made to Jack Zatorski who proved he has great potential, in his first ever competitive game of Rugby. Despite the score line, all the Metham team acquitted themselves very well showing that they are ready to move on to the next level utilising techniques that they had worked on in the close season training. |