Six goals in ten minutes, nil all for the rest of the game

Taroona was involved in a clash of cultures yesterday. Boys who were out to have fun and enjoy a game came up against boys who must win.

South Hobart are apparently coached by the Premier League men's coach Ken Morton - of the Morton academy fame. They train three nights a week. They are very skillful. They are very dedicated. Having said all this it was great to see the half time result - nil-all. Joey the Imposing played a blinder in the first half as the Taroona defence struggled manfully to deal with the professionalism of the South Hobart team. Joseph Haddin put in his best game for the year - consistently stopping his opponent and more often than not winning the ball from him. The talk at half time was of the possibility of the scoreline being preserved and how to respond if South scored.

The second half started much the same as the first - grim, but often brilliant defence. Then the South Hobart machine slipped in their first. Then second, third, fourth and then the softest penalty awarded this year - including in the World Cup. Will Hunt was the closest when the number 8 for South went down - the whistle blew and in went the fifth. One more saw the end of the horror period and there was still 15 minuted to go. Taroona again held on - apart from that ten minute period it was a nil-all result.

One first for this round was playing on a ground so wide the curvature of the earth came into play. Add that to undulations and you have Wellesley Park.

Credit must go to Supercoach Geoff Atkinson - his team enjoys life, the odd game of soccer and all that goes with being 16.