Final WARFL Table

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Forfeit	Pts	For	Agst	%
		8	7	1	0	0	29	1084	426	254.5
		8	7	0	0	1	28	1218	466	261.4
		8	3	4	0	1	16	604	690	87.5
		8	2	4	0	2	12	374	761	49.1
		8	1	7	0	0	11	498	1165	42.7

A mixed bag of results, but plenty to take forward! A message from the Captain.

First, I'd like to thank everyone that contributed to this season. Special thanks to Geraint for coaching, Alex for organisation, all the boys that came down and travelled for games and also our admin queen Kim and very helpful Carla.

Despite some heavy losses we've shown that we're a team with great ability and potential. We've given both Grand Final teams reason to worry at times, even if the final score line hasn't always reflected it, with our ability to move the ball and eagerness to attack effectively.

If it wasn't for an injury blight in the middle of the season I feel we could have flourished further and made a Grand Final return that is long overdue. That said, the experience many new players have taken from this season will be invaluable in future as we hope to continue the development of the team in 2013.

So again, thank you. I've enjoyed it, I hope you have too. Good luck to anyone hoping to gain national representative honours this season, and see you all again early in 2013!

Regards
Evan Phillips

Saturdays game

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This weekend the Swansea Magpies will play host to the Vale Warriors, who will surely looking for revenge for the loss in the reverse fixture last month. This is the Magpies chance of consolodating 3rd place in the league for this season.

We will be meeting at 12 noon outside Sketty Lane pavillion for a scheduled 1pm kick off. Match fees are £3.

Injury-hit Magpies suffer heavy defeat

An injury-hit Swansea Magpies Aussie Rules team lost 139-48 at home to Cardiff Panthers to deliver a jolt to their hopes of reaching the Grand Final.


The injury problems mean the second-placed Magpies were always up against it as they entered the match with three players making their debuts.


Swansea started the game strongly and for large parts of the first quarter they had the reigning champions on the back foot.


However, inexperience in the backline gifted the opposition a number of easy chances to leave them off the hook and give them a slender lead.


In the second quarter, the Panthers flooded through the midfield and repeatedly left the home defence outnumbered.


Even though the new players were beginning to grow into the game, the pressure was too great and the visitors took control.


Injuries to James Moon and forward Donal Galvin only served to compound the home team's issues.


In the second half the Magpies kept their composure, with some impressive marks and a strong kicking game bringing the home team into promising positions.


But the end product was missing. With the Panthers continuing to push forward and outnumber the Magpies defence, their lead continued to grow.


Barry Cawte produced a sterling performance on his first game this season — with an injury keeping him out for the majority of the campaign — claiming four goals and two behinds and a number of impressive marks.

Updated WARFL Table

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Forfeit	Pts	For	Agst	%
		5	5	0	0	0	20	733	225	325.8
		5	4	0	0	1	16	741	246	301.2
		5	2	3	0	0	11	451	459	98.3
		5	2	3	0	0	11	308	639	48.2
		6	0	6	0	0	6	331	995	33.3

Magpies Scoring Chart

 

Player                  Games       Goals        Behinds          Total

Donal Galvin           4             18                5                 113
Jon Richards            3              9                 8                  62
Dan Gelabert           4              7                 4                  46
Evan Phillips           5              4                  11                 35
Chris Griffiths         3              4                 2                  26
Tim Walkden          1              4                  2                 26
Barry Cawte          1              4                  2                  26

James Moon           4              3                 3                  21
Geraint Havard        5             2                  5                  17
Rob Baker               5              2                 1                  17
Jack Garner             1              1                 1                    7
Paul Flynn               2              1                 0                    6
Eddie Condon         2              0                 4                    4
Sam Martin             1              0                 2                    2
Shaun Fields          1               0                 2                    2
Alex Parry              2              0                 1                    1

Siamak Samavat     3              0                 0                    0

Matthew O'Flanagan   1             0                 0                     0      

Ryan Porter               1             0                 0                     0    

 

Todays Match Result

Swansea Magpies  6.12 (48) – 21.13 (139) Cardiff Panthers

Swansea Magpies:

James Moon  (1.1), Rob Baker (0,1), Evan Phillips (0.3), Donal Galvin (2,0), Shaun Fields (0,2), Barry Cawte (4, 2), Christopher Hann (0,1) Rushed 2.

Other players:     Geraint Havard, Matthew O'Flanagan, Ryan Porter

Cardiff Panthers:

Scott Jones (1.1), Brian Sparkes (4,1), Chris James (3,2), Owain Ryland (4,3), Sam Owen (6,3), Christopher Hann (3.0) Rushed 3.

Other players:     Scott Jeanes, Paul Saunders, Lenny James