South Hobart beat Clarence Zebras 4-2 at Wentworth
Park today in an NPL Tasmania pre-season friendly.
Nick Morton scored for South Hobart in his second
appearance since badly breaking a leg last season.
Morton also played in Friday’s night’s 6-0 win
over Taroona at KGV Park.
Tom Walpole netted twice for South Hobart, while Samson
Juju scored the remaining goal.
Lachie Burt and Matthew Pace were Clarence Zebras’
marksmen.
Photo: South Hobart coach Ken Morton [PlessPix]
Photo: South Hobart coach Ken Morton [PlessPix]
“It was a pretty good second game for us against
good opposition,” said South Hobart coach, Ken Morton.
“I felt that our young lads acquitted themselves
well. We knocked the ball around quite
smartly in the opening 20 minutes.
“Overall, I was very pleased with the intensity
with which we played.
“Nick Morton did well. He just has to get his rhythm back in his
play but he’s passing well and he had some good moments and scored a good goal
today. His work-rate, which is never in
doubt, was good. He’s coming back well.
“The midfield is a good unit. Kobe Kemp is one of the best players in the
league and Bradley Lakoseljac is not far behind as well, so the three of them
are quite tidy in there.”
South Hobart will play Kingborough Lions United at
Lightwood Park on Thursday night and Beachside at South Hobart Oval next
Saturday.
Clarence Zebras coach, David Smith said: “To be honest, I was quite happy with the first
65 or 70 minutes. It was a good introduction
after being away for 13 weeks. That’s
probably the best way of putting it.
“We had to restructure a bit as we lost a few
players. We have to put a few things back
in and see how we go.
“At the end of the day, we saw a few things that
we liked and lots of things we need to work on.
“But, it wasn’t too bad, realistically, in our
first game after such a long break.
“It’s a short re-start time and that was our first
competitive game that we’ve had.
“It was just a numbers game for us. Both teams were lacking numbers and from what
I saw we’re probably not as far off the pace as I thought we might be.
“We’re probably a fair way behind a couple of the
top teams, but maybe we might be a little bit more competitive than what I
saw. I mean, we lost our imports and we
had a few out (Cook, Price) that makes a fair difference.
“We’ll just have to move forward and see how we
go.”
Squads:
Clarence Zebras:
Jimmy Ackerley, Lachie Burt, Olaf Conforti, Kane Hatcher, Riley Dillon,
Jayden Hey, Sam Hills, Luke Huigsloot, Nick O’Connell, Matt Pace, Nathan Reid,
Ed Reynolds, Noah Smithies-Sharples, Adam McKeown, Jake Thompson, Dwayne Walsh.
South Hobart:
Mark Moncur, Ewan Larby, Reilly Morton, Patrick Kibler, Tobias
Herweynen, Nick Morton, Kobe Kemp, Bradley Lakoseljac, Kasper Hallam, Sam
Tooze, Sam Berezansky, Tae Evans, Lachlan Semmler, Samson Juju, Tom Walpole.
In the Championship curtain-raiser, South Hobart
were 4-1 victors over Clarence Zebras.
Josh Divin hit a hat-trick for South Hobart, while
Caleb Verdouw scored the remaining goal.
Alon Coutinho replied for Clarence Zebras.
“We were a bit light on and missing a few and
there are areas to work on,” David Smith said.
“We had a mixture of Championship players and
Under-16s and Under-18s as we have four or five players out.
“We’ve got a policy that if you get the ‘flu you
have to have a COVID test, so anyone who gets the ‘flu now has to be tested and
bring in a certificate. So, we’ve got
two of those and another couple of guys out as well.
South Hobart coach Ken Morton was pleased with the
result despite missing the second half as he had to prepare the senior
side. Enzo Botte is the coach of South
Hobart’s Championship side and must have been delighted with the win over his
former club.
“I was quite happy overall, especially since we’d
had a hit-out on Friday night as well,” Morton said.
Squads:
Clarence Zebras:
Josh Jones, Sam Boscoe, Simon Stankovich, Harrison Lange, Kane Hatcher,
Jeremy Price, Alex Smith, Alon Coutinho, Zane Wright-Dawes, Chris Kannegiesser,
Romnolo Moynihan, Cody Snell, Zac Hall, Matthew Ditton, Toby Atwell, Matthew
Dyson.
South Hobart: Jed
Schultz, Sam Cornelius, Nelson Quan, Lucas Dzalowski, Marcus Eugster, Connor
Bastock, Jacob Lancaster, Declan Taylor, Josh Divin, Mason Atfield, Noah
Gardner, Mitch Tarte, Caleb Verdouw, Yianni Skalkos, Jake Pullen, Sam Jones.
In another pre-season hit-out, Kingborough Lions
United drew 3-3 with University at Lightwood park on Saturday.
Photo: Glenorchy Knights coach James Sherman (left) and Olympia Warriors coach Andrew Brown [PlessPix]
Photo: Glenorchy Knights coach James Sherman (left) and Olympia Warriors coach Andrew Brown [PlessPix]
Glenorchy Knights coach James Sherman was
delighted with his side’s 3-0 win over Olympia Warriors in Saturday’s NPL
pre-season friendly at KGV Park.
“We’re pleased to be back playing,” Sherman said.
“I was happy with patches of the game and not so
pleased with some moments, but it gives me an idea on what we need to focus on.
“It was a good match against strong opposition and
to get through it with no fitness concerns as well was a positive”
Olympia Warriors coach, Andrew Brown, said: “I think we were really rusty at both ends.
“We were rusty in our finishing and a little bit
rusty with our defending, but overall I was comfortable with our play.
“I was very impressed with some of the Knights
boys, particularly Alex Walter. I
thought he did a super job.
“Some of the Knights boys were good and some of
our boys were not so good.
“Generally, we were rusty after three months.
“We’ll play in-house during the week and try and
arrange some friendlies as well.
“We thought we had one with Riverside organised but
apparently they’re away at Devonport on that day.
“If anyone wants a game, we’re up for it.”
[I am indebted to Tanner Coad for the team sheets and to Ben Smith for results and scorers. Thanks, lads.]
[I am indebted to Tanner Coad for the team sheets and to Ben Smith for results and scorers. Thanks, lads.]