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The Cats seniors made light of the absence of their regular coach and Eagles tragic, Racehorse Dellar, when they held on for a thrilling 5 point victory over Northern Warriors last Sunday.
With the - could a been coach of the Royals, King Edward Wilson, who had won the club’s dream team competition the previous week, in charge, the Cats jumped out of the blocks with two quick goals to Doug Cornish-Pastie and one to comeback kid, Tom “this is how you do it son” Aitchison. The Cats also benefited from the coaching masterstroke of placing Paul “354 consecutive games in the backline” Barker at centre half forward where he hauled in a career high 17 marks to go with 35 handballs and 1 kick that went out of bounds on the full. In the process, he broke Rocco Pileggi’s long standing club record of handballs in the forward line that had stood at 1 since 1998. With Stallion Palumbo leading the ruck, the Cat’s mosquito fleet of Angry Edwards, Bulldog Mercer, and the man known only as “H” dominated the midfield, whilst Colesy Ottaviano took like a duck to water as he had a taste of his new back pocket role for 2012. Mature aged rookie, Jock Evans, was dominant at centre half back and combined with Dashing Dave Dougherty and Vijay Singh to keep the dangerous Warriors forwards in check. The last quarter saw 13 lead changes as both sides went goal for goal until the Cats’ ageless warrior, Dutchy Even, nailed a set shot from 55 metres that iced the game and ensured the Cats finished their season in winning form. |
