With a cold, wet and windy forecast ahead both teams knew it was going to be an old fashioned brand of football that would bring home the chocolates. With Declan Crawford out sick with a nasty case of the runs, Josh ‘Squish’ Hobden came in to play his first senior game of the season. This was a good reward for Josh, who had a super pre season and some solid form in the Reserves. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for Josh’s driving skills – Josh had a bit of Lara bingle on the way to Cygnet, but escaped unharmed and we were glad he eventually made it to the ground in one piece.

For the 5th game in straight the boys ran out after a victory in the Reserves – super work from Menz and the boys.
The first half saw a very even contest in ordinary conditions with Cygnet playing a tough and competitive brand of football. We entered the major break 6 points up, 6.4: 40 to Cygnet 5.4: 34. Midfielders Sam Hodben, Marty Allison and Nick Braslin were the pick of the players during the first half.

After a well deserved rocket from Coach Goodwin the boys ran back out onto the paddock with plenty to prove in the 2nd half. Michael Clarke worked himself into the game with 2 early sausages and George Fitzgibbon was moved up the ground and instantly proved a spark which been missing early in the game. By ¾ time the game was in the bag with the Two Blues leading by 37 points.

The final quarter saw the margin increase to 58 points with Fitzgibbon and Jenkins slotting through goals to make it a 3 pack a piece. The final siren sounded with the Lindisfarne Nu-Jet Two Blues defeating the Cygnet Power 15.8: 98 to 6.4: 40.

Best players were Batt, Fitzgibbon, Allison, S. Hobden, Swan & Braslin
Goal Kickers: Fitzgibbon & Jenkins 3, Swan, Allison, M. Clark & J Hobden 2, Allie 1.

Congratulations and good luck to Gavin Quirk, Mitchell Swan, Matt Phillips and Marty Allison who will be representing the SFL in Ulverstone on the 19th May. Matt has also been selected in the State U/23 squad which is a great effort.

Players/Supporters are also reminded about our next club function. Sat 26th May after our home game against the East Coast Bombers – put this date in your diary!!!

George 'G-Funk' Fitzgibbon Slotted two goals in wet and ugly conditions down at Cygnet

We got the jump on our opponents with some high level intense football that set the scene early for us. We won the hard ball and with our hands first on the ball were able to use our runners well.

Matthew ‘One Direction’ Howell showed composure above his years and won some hard ball and received plenty of attention from his Magpie opponents, but to his credit, while they tried to belt him they missed that he was delivering the footy into our forwards.

The second quarter can only be described as some of the best footy played by a reserves grade football team that I have ever seen. Our back line ran the lines in numbers and linked up well. Jordan ‘Feet’ Watson, Phil ‘Philphy’ Ashlin, Matt ‘Stoney’ Stone and Josh ‘Squish’ Hobden provided plenty of drive into our forwards. This drive was capped off by a four goal quarter by the elusive Cam ‘Alwyn’ Berry.

When we returned after the long break we obviously became complacent and lost respect for our opponents. We should have been on the top of our game but instead a more ferocious Claremont lead us to the ball and wanted it more than we did.

The last quarter was a lot better as we got some of our momentum back that we lost in the third quarter. Our run returned and we gave our forward some better ball delivery but it didn’t minimise the disappointment of being outscored in the second half.

Other good players on the day were Stuart Clarke who was solid in defence and provided plenty of drive from the backline and Andrew ‘Tonguie’ Clarke who was tough and started to get his hands on the ball more often.

A good start to the season sees us four and zero and this Saturday we will have our biggest challenge for the year when we take on an unbeaten and experienced Cygnet on their home ground.

Matt Stone was solid in defense and provided plenty of drive.

Our starts have not been the best in the first two games and when our captain Andrew ‘Tonguie’ Clarke won the toss and elected to kick to the highway end with the wind, I was hopeful that this trend might be about to end. Unfortunately it still took us a while to get going. Once we warmed up and started to win some contested football we started to take some ascendancy.

The second quarter was more impressive against the wind. Our work ethic kicked up a gear and we started to work into our spaces more often which inturn opened up our own running game.

We went out after the long break and started the second half the way we finished the second quarter, full of run. We had already run our opponents into the ground and we continued to link up and run the lines, giving our forwards some good ball for the rest of the game.

Once again the back six defended and set up attack after attack. Stuart Clark and Trent Clark where solid all game and set up attack either with their decision making or by running the lines.

Through the middle Matt Stone was in and under winning some hard balls. Brodie ‘Bartell’ Phillips knocked up getting possessions and his decision making was great and Josh ‘Squish’ Hobden continually sent us forward.

The forwards were fed some good ball all day by the players up the field and inturn put some good numbers on the scoreboard. The big boys up forward had a good day considering the conditions. Van Beest worked hard, Shaun ‘Ben Rafter’ Haberfield must of have had glue on his hands and Scotty Bester polished off everyone’s hard work with six goals or was that seven. Jack Anning did every thing that was asked of him and was in the right spots on more occasions than not and was rewarded with four goals.

Our structures worked ok, our run was impressive and we had 22 contributers but we still need to work on winning more contested football especially early. We need to keep this win in perspective as the Central Hawks where well underdone and this week we play a tough Claremont outfit that will definitely give us more of a contest.

Lindisfarne Nu-Jet Blues 25.13-163 def Central Hawks 0.0-0

Best Players: B. Phillips, J. Anning, S. Haberfield, J. Hobden, S. Bester, M. Vanbeest
Goal Kickers: S. Bester 6, J. Anning 4, S. Haberfield 4, B. Phillips 3, H. Pfeiffer 2, M. Stone 2, J. McWilliams , M. Vanbeest , J. Mitchell , M. Stevenson

Josh Hobden Played his first game for season 2012 after some early injuries.

Again the boys ran out after another great win from Menza’s boys in the ressies. Fantastic position for the club to be in with plenty of depth, we have a number of Reserves players putting pressure on the senior group.

After jumping out of the blocks, the boys went into quarter time with a 7 point lead: 4.2 26 to Brighton 3.1 19.
Half time saw the lads with a lead of 22 points and looking to break the game open 8.7 55 to Brighton 5.3 33. Key midfielders Nick Braslin, Nathan Mills and Michael Clarke were all finding plenty of the footy.

The last half saw the boys really take control in the midfield and open up a match winning lead. Sam Hobden was providing plenty of head aches up forward playing a Stephen Milne type role and with his help, the boys went into 3/4 time with a 44 point lead. With plenty of midfield rotations our fitness and skill levels improved as the game went on and this was evident on the score board.

The game finished with the Two Blues running out 41 point winners and dominating the majority of play in the last quarter. Ruckman Matthew Phillips battled all day in the ruck against a bigger opponent and the ever reliable duo of Jamie Ford and Justin Myers showed plenty of dash and they repelled any attack that went into the back half. Full back Robbie Jackman also played a great game down back and is fitting in the club very nicely.

Lindisfarne 4.2 8.6 14.11 17.16 (118) d Brighton 3.1 5.3 8.3 12.5 (77)
GOALS—Lindisfarne: S. Hobden 4, J. Marriott 3, J. Jenkins 2, N. Mills 2, M. Clark 2, K. Miller 2, G. Fitzgibbon , R. Smith.

BEST — Lindisfarne: S. Hobden, N. Braslin, N.Mills, M. Phillips, M. Swan, J. Ford.

We expected the game to be a physical encounter and in the first quarter Brighton were first to the ball, won the contested football and got the jump on us. To play our style of football we still need to win the ball and our contested football was no where near were it should have been.

After the quarter time break we started to get some fluency into our game and pegged back the difference to go into the main break with a one point lead.

In the second half we won more of the ball and were able to feed our runners to play more to our strengths and run out with a hard fought 25 point win.

Apart from the first quarter where we put our defenders under immense pressure by not putting enough pressure on our opponents up the ground, we had another even spread of contributors.

The back six where well lead again by Trent Clarke and Scotty Bester. Stuart Clarke played his best game for the club running off half back. Chris ‘Lloydy’ Harper applied the CLAMP!

Up forward Jack Anning gave us some spark across the half forward line when we became stagnate going forward in this area and Brodie Phillips finished with three goals for the Day.

Josh ‘Yonna’ McWilliams and Michael VanBeest worked hard in the ruck as did Brenton ‘Pup’ Allie when the ball was on the ground. Both wingers Simon McCarthy and Jimmie Mitchell got lots of football due to their run.

Lindisfarne Nu-Jet Blues 10.8-68 def Brighton 6.7-43

Goal Kickers: B. Phillips 3, S. McCarthy 2, J. Anning 2, T. Clark , B. Allie , S. Haberfield
Best Players: B. Allie, C. Harper, S. McCarthy, S. Clark, J. Mitchell, T. Clark

Next week we travell to Kempton to take on the Central Hawks.

Coach Adrian Goodwin has a Pre-game Meeting with the Senior side

After a long tough pre season the Lindisfarne Nu-Jet Two Blues headed to Dodges Ferry for their first roster game of the 2012 season. After 4 solid practice matches and a week off over Easter the boys were cherry ripe and chomping at the bit to get out on the park.

The senior group had a number of debutants on the weekend which included David Clark, Rubin Smith, Robbie Jackman, and Nathan Mills on duel registration from Clarence. We also had former LFJC players Jake Jenkins and Marty Alison playing their first senior game for the club, very pleasing to see a few lads progressing through the underage pathway into the senior ranks.

The group also welcomed back former players Nick Braslin and Gavin Quirk. Great to see these boys back in the Two Blues line up.

After watching Menza’s group in the Reserves register a fantastic win, the boys ran out onto a very hot and humid Shark Park. The opening quarter saw plenty of tough contested footy with both teams applying quality physical pressure, the boys settled through goals to Marriot and Fitzgibbon and went into ¼ time 2.5 17 to Dodges Ferry 3.1 19.

The 2nd quarter was begun very much like the first with not much separating both teams. With hot playing conditions the two Goody’s had the bench working over time with rotations. With all the boys putting in a super pre season we were already able to see the benefits of this in our fitness levels for the first game. Goals to Swan and Fitzgibbon saw us enter half time with a small advantage 4.8 32 to Dodges Ferry 3.5 23. Captain Justin Myers along with Jamie Ford and Nick Hobden were leading the way for the Two Blues down back.

The second half remained a close hard fought contest with the Two Blues controlling majority of the play but unable to put the results on the scoreboard. Jenkins and Alison bobbed up to register their first goals for the club, with many more to follow no doubt.

The final siren sounded with the Two Blues registering a close 9 point victory, a fantastic way to start the 2012 season. The margin could have been greater if we had kicked straight in the final term, however a victory at Shark Park is never easy so we were wrapt to take the 4 points away and have the club walk away with 2 wins.

Lindisfarne 7.22 64 Def Dodges Ferry 8.7 55

Best players for the day were: Myers, Ford, Alison, N. Hodben, M. Phillips, Mills

Goals: Fitzgibbon 2, Marriot, Swan, Alison, Jenkins 1

We now look forward to our first home game this weekend against Brighton. This game will be a great challenge for the boys to test ourself against another strong SFL opponent. We have built up a great rivalry with Brighton over the past few seasons so we’d love to see as many supporters as possible turning up to support the boys taking on the Robins.

Players/Supporters are also reminded about our first club function for the year kicking off at 7pm at the club rooms.

Pre-game meeting for seniors

Pre-game Instructions

The Lindisfarne Football Club currently finds itself in a strong position with huge numbers of footballers challenging each other for games.  The reality of this situation makes for a strong club but unfortunately also means players will miss games.  These players must now challenge themselves by pushing for selection and show their desire to play even though they have found themselves not playing.  Opportunities to play will arise through injuries and rotations.

Our first game of the season was against Dodges Ferry down at Shark Park.  Apart from an intermittent strong breeze that would come up and sweep across the ground the game was played in very warm weather. 

We started the game well and our contested football was excellent.  Our Intensity and desire to win the football was good early and this set the scene for the majority of the game.  Our on-ballers found good 50/50 ball and feed our runners who inturn ran the line and gave us some good entry into a forward 50.

Our defensive six led well by Michael Vanbeest and Trent Clarke, continually played tight giving their forwards limited opportunities to score. They also attacked when needed especially through Leigh Milbourne who played his role well.

Up forward Henry Pfeiffer finished the day with five goals; Shaun Haberfield’s hands were on and gave us a target to kick to when going forward and Daniel Wignall was a handful with his attack on the ball and run. 

The hard work was done by the on-ballers whose work rate was excellent.  The rucks either won or made a 50/50 of the ruck contests which allowed our on-ballers an even chance when the ball was in dispute. Brenton Allie, Matt Stone, Simon McCarthy and Brodie Phillips where hard at the ball and ran all day in very hot conditions. 

A lapse of concentration in the third quarter was the only major negative to come out of the game; we started to tire in the hot conditions and were beaten to the football.  Our decision making also suffered as we tried to take on tacklers when we should have disposed of the ball earlier. 

It’s very early into the season but some positive signs came out of the game.  We had a very even spread of contributors and stuck at our structures especially in contested situation and the use of first options to our runners was good. We still have a lot of work to do and we have a big game against Brighton this weekend.

A mention should also go out to our younger players who all played good games and showed that they are more than capable in reserves grade football if not higher for the club.  Well Done Jimmie Mitchell, Matt Hutchinson, Matt Howell and Jack Anning.

Lindisfarne Nu-Jet Blues 16.9-105 def  Dodges Ferry 4.6-30

Goal Kickers: H. Pfeiffer 5, B. Phillips 2, B. Allie 2, S. Haberfield 2, M. Vanbeest , D. Wignall , R. Sice , S. McCarthy , A. Clarke
Best Players: T. Clark, L. Milbourne, S. McCarthy, H. Pfeiffer, D. Wignall, B. Allie

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LINDISFARNE FOOTBALL CLUB Inc.

THE NU-JET TWO BLUES

Sponsorship Packages 2012

The Lindisfarne Football Club, formed in 1911, is one of the Southern Tasmania’s oldest and most progressive clubs. It has been a leader in the development of junior and senior footballers within this State and the Club is committed to providing every player skills development to assist them achieve their individual goals, whether it be playing Senior, Representative or Statewide football.

The Club has a very good relationship with the Lindisfarne Junior Football Club which is part of the Southern Tasmania Junior Football League and both clubs share the clubrooms and facilities at ANZAC Park. We strive to provide clear pathways from the Under 15/16 side to the U18 Colts as the boys grow in stature and skill.

With the formation of the new Tasmanian State League, we at Lindisfarne are now part of the Clarence Football Club zone. We have formed a strong alliance with Clarence and this should be a huge positive for both clubs.

The Lindisfarne Football Club has a stable playing group and coaching staff with Senior Coach, Adrian Goodwin, working to attract new players into our very strong club in order to improve on the club’s early finals exit in 2011. Already the club has signed former TSL players Mitchell Swan, George Fitzgibbon from Clarence Football Club and David Clarke from Hobart Football Club as well as welcoming back former club captain, Nick Braslin from Richmond Football Club.

The future looks bright.

With media exposure with the Mercury newspaper, Football Record, Club newsletters and website, I am sure that you will find the packages extremely attractive and represent an inexpensive form of advertising to the Tasmanian community. The Club would like you to look through all the various sponsorship packages available, and if there is one that suits you or your business, please contact me so that we can put the appropriate arrangements in place.

The Club looks forward to having a partnership with your business and having you as part of The Lindisfarne “Nu-Jet Two Blues” Football Club.

Naming Sponsor – By negotiation

Currently – Nu-Jet

Your Complete Sewer Rehabilitation Specialists.

Platinum Club Sponsor $4000

• Your Company logo will go on the front of the three teams’ players’ jumpers

• Signage space for sponsor-supplied sign.

• An invitation to present trophies for your team at the trophy presentations (cost of trophies

included in package).

• Advertising in the Club Newsletter and Website.

• Four tickets to the President’s Luncheon

• Membership for six people to the Club.

• Season passes for six people to home games.

Gold Club Sponsor $2000

• Your Company logo will go on the players’ shorts – Home and Away strip

• Signage space for sponsor-supplied sign.

• An invitation to present trophies for your team at the trophy presentations (cost of trophies

included in package).

• Advertising in the Club Newsletter and Website.

• Two tickets to the President’s Luncheon

• Membership for four people to the Club.

• Season passes for four people to home games.

Silver Club Sponsor $1000

• Your Company logo will go on the players’ shorts – Home or Away strip

• Signage space for sponsor-supplied sign.

• An invitation to present trophies for your team at the trophy presentations (cost of trophies

included in package).

• Advertising in the Club Newsletter and Website.

• Two tickets to the President’s Luncheon

• Membership for two people to the Club.

• Season passes for two people to home games.

Bronze Club Sponsor Club Sponsor – $500

• Advertising in the Club Newsletter and Website.

• Signage space for sponsor-supplied sign.

• Membership for two people to the Club.

• Season passes for two people to home games.

The above packages can also be purchased with in-kind goods and services to the value of the package required. Further, all sponsors get invitations to Season Launch, President’s Luncheon, Trophy Presentation Night and The Blue & Blue Ball.

For further information, please contact:

The President

Lindisfarne Football Club Inc.

P.O. Box 17 Lindisfarne 7015

M: 0409 963 061

E: jacksonp@hobartcity.com.au

W: www.lfc.org.au

Download the Lindisfarne Football Club 2012 Sponsorship Packages Information here!

Here are our games:
R1 14th April -v- Dodges Ferry @ Shark Park
R2 21st April -v- Brighton @ Anzac Park
R3 28th April -v- Central Hawks @ Kempton
R4 5th May -v- Claremont @ Anzac Park
R5 12th May -v- Cygnet @ Cygnet
R6 26th May -v- East Coast @ Anzac Park
R7 2nd June -v- Huonville @ Huonville
R8 9th June -v- Kingborough @ Anzac Park
R9 16th June -v- BYE
R10 23rd June -v- New Norfolk @ Anzac Park
R11 30th June -v- Sorell @ Pembroke Park
R12 6th July -v- Dodges Ferry @ Anzac Park – Friday Night
R13 14th July -v- Brighton @ Brighton
R14 21st July -v- BYE
R15 28th July -v- Claremont @ Abbotsfield Park
R16 4th August -v- Cygnet @ Anzac Park
R17 11th August -v- East Coast @ Triabunna
R18 18th August -v- Huonville @ Anzac Park

See you there!