LEETON-Whitton Crows will now move into sudden-death football after going down to the Wagga Tigers by 23 points on Saturday.
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The match was played at Narrandera Sportsground and ended with the Tigers, 9.14 (68) downing the Crows, 7.3 (45).
Coach David Meline said his team was not good enough on the day.
“We only played one good quarter of football,” he said.
“The intensity wasn’t there.
“At three-quarter time we got back within three points.”
The Crows gave away the first-quarter and were unable to recover in order to secure a win.
Meline said strong winds didn’t help and affected the scores when the Crows were kicking into the wind.
Young gun Thomas Meline played his 50th game on Saturday.
Meline said he was one of the stand-out players on the day. The young up and comer was well backed by key players Mitch Hardie and Jayden Lehman.
Meline said the trio rallied well for Leeton-Whitton. Cam Griggs was another positive for the Crows and Toby Conroy held possessions for Leeton-Whitton, but it wasn’t enough.
Team captain Bryce O’Garey was not at 100 per cent during the game thanks to an injury he received.
He will be monitored leading up to the semi-finals match this weekend. Meline will be focusing on the positives for his team and said apart from a potential extra training session, there would be no drastic changes to the Crows preparation.
Leeton-Whitton will meet with Collingullie-Glenfield Park after the Demons defeated Coolamon on Sunday at Robertson Oval.
The weekend’s loss for Leeton-Whitton means the upcoming match against Collingullie holds extra pressure for the Crows.
“No second chances now,” Meline said. “It’s sudden death now, we need to do well.”
One advantage for Leeton-Whitton will be playing at Narrandera Sportsground once again. The Crows play a stylish brand of football under good conditions, with last weekend’s match a steep learning curve.