Bondi Raiders

on 23 October, 2009

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The stage was set last night for an epic battle between the Raiders and the Predators.

Both Teams were 0-4 and in the previous week the Raiders came off a tough loss against the Pirates 27-20 and the Predators lost to Sydney Uni 67 – 0.

Both Teams wanted to prove to themselves that they could win, both teams wanted to be in the winning locker room at full time.

In the end it was the Raiders who triumphed in beating the Predators 16 – 13.

The Half Time score was 14 -0 and the Predators fought back hard in the 2^nd half and scored a touchdown to bring the score back to 14 – 6. The Predators went for a two point conversion and some Great pressure by David “Super Dave” Dean forced the predators Quarterback to throw off balance and Dean “ Pocket Rocket” Borghuis intercepted the pass and returned it all the way for a 2 point play.

The score put the Raiders up to 16 -6. The Raiders Offense moved the ball well at times but penalties seemed to keep the Raiders from progressing. The Predators were then able to score another touchdown and they converted on the extra point to bring the score to 16-13.

A last minute interception by Raiders LB # 21 Nick Moss with a minute remaining on the clock ensured that the Raiders had the final possession and took a well deserved knee at the end of the game.

Mental Toughness and desire was the key ingredient for this win as some players had to play “Iron Man” Football and other players had to step up and fill in for injured players. A Special mention goes out to Jason Swenson #63 who had to play his 1^st game ever as a centre and did a great Job in filling in. Another Special Mention goes out to Normandy Calma a rookie who started his first game at Left Guard and did a solid job.

On Defence Rookie Defensive End # 47 “ Joe Williams” did a great Job of pursuing the Predators QB and made some nice tackles.

Football is a game of inches and that was typified in last night’s game with a touchdown saving ankle Tap by # 23 Daryl Jones.

Last night’s win characterises what Raider Football is all about as the Raiders never quit.

The Raiders now have their 1^st win of the Year and are sitting in equal 4^th position on the ladder.

The Raiders next game is on Saturday October 24^th against the Penrith Outlaws at 7.00pm at Pennant Hills.

Raiders season ends

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on 23 November, 2008

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Raiders went down fighting against the competition favourites 34-24.

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Raiders vs UTS

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on 21 November, 2008

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Game Report

Raiders vs UTS

Hey all Tommy here to give you the run of this weekend’s match up against Bondi and UTS.

To start off, Bondi were quite dominant with the ball. We showed the Gators that we meant business. Within the first five minutes we managed to get points on the board with a spectacular passing touchdown from Wide Receiver Dane Robertson. Following the successful drive, our defence turned it up a gear and turned over the ball four times in the first half. We then secured a field goal at the start of the second quarter. However, UTS succeeded in getting 6 on the board with a 65 yard run up the middle. At the end of the 1st half Bondi was leading 10-6.

To prove we weren’t backing down from this game, Wide Receiver Dean Borghuis who was playing Free Safety was able to get a pick and run it in for a huge 50 yard touchdown. With the lead now getting bigger, the Raiders started to ease off a bit. This was a big mistake as UTS managed to score a running touchdown. Following this, Bondi made key mistakes which resulted in UTS racking up another 25 points. But in true Raiders form, we did not quit until the final whistle.

Final Score

UTS 37

Raiders 17

Player of the game goes to Dean Borghuis with 3 huge intercepts. Even though it was his first game as Free Safety, he managed to hold his own.

Now with one game left. Bondi are going to give it their all in defeating Sydney Uni and getting into the finals. We believe. GO RAIDERS!!!!!!!!!

Raiders vs Sydney Uni

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on 4 November, 2008

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Game Report

Game 7

Raiders vs Sydney Uni

Hey all Tommy here to give you the weekly report.

This week saw us matched up with league favourites Sydney Uni. The Raiders were definitely going to have a hard game ahead of them.

Bondi started off with the ball and managed to clock up some yardage on the Lions defence. However, they showed us why they are currently first in the state. It seemed however that no matter what we did we could not stop their running game as they managed to clock up 34 points in the 1st half.

The 2nd half didn’t prove to be much of a turning point either. At every turn they had us beat.

Final Score 61

Raiders 0

As much as it pains me to say this, Sydney Uni did play a much better game and I know that the majority of the players feel the same way. but as Darryl said it cannot get any worse and we now know how to counter them. Next time we will be prepared.

Raiders vs seahawks _ game 2

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on 27 October, 2008

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Bondi Game Report

Game 6

Bondi Raiders vs Sutherland Seahawks

Hey all Tommy here to give you the run down of this week’s game against the Sutherland Seahawks.

The Hawks made it clear that they had come to play and that this wasn’t going to be an easy game. They came firing out with a running offence clocking up yards and then managed to score first with a 20 yard passing touchdown. Bondi’s offence fought back and got a touchdown from a fumble recovery by Offensive Linemen Adriel Lage. However, on the two point conversion, the Hawks intercepted the ball and ran it in for two points.

It seemed no matter what the Raiders did, they couldn’t stop the Hawk’s running game. The defence wasn’t wrapping up or there were blown coverages. By the end of the 1st half Bondi were trailing 18-12.

The 2nd half started and Bondi had to get back into the game. The offence started their drive with hard hitting Raiders running. Wide Receiver Edouard Ferry brought back a bit hope to the team with a passing touchdown. Following that, we got a massive rushing touchdown by Running Back Jean-Louis Lam putting the Raiders back in front. Sadly though, the Hawks put on another 6 with a passing touchdown and kneeled the ball with minutes to go.

Final Score

Seahawks 30

Raiders 25

Although it was sad to see the Seahawks win, maybe this will be the wake up call the Raiders need to make sure that something like this never happens again.

Raiders vs predators

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on 26 October, 2008

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Game 5

Raiders vs Predators

Hey all Tommy here to give you the game report for the week.

This week we were going up against the Predators and we knew that this wouldn’t be an easy game as the Predators were hungry for a win.

To start off, our offence wasn’t quite clicking which led to wide receivers not catching their passes and also having the balls snapped a bit too high. At one point, it looked like the Predators started to know what we were running. We were the first to score as usual but it was a field goal rather than a touch down.

Following the slow running first offensive drive, the defence stepped up their game and made sure we gave the offence good field position. Wide Receiver Clayton Idato was first to score of an offside penalty against the Predators defence. After that touchdown, the offence started getting their groove back and managed to score another two touchdowns completed by Dane Robertson and Dean Borghuis. However, before the 1st half was over the Predators managed to secure 3 points on the board with a 25 yard field goal.

The Raiders offence took the field for the start of the 2nd half. On the second play, Quarter-Back Peter “LT” Tos managed to bust it big and run it in for a touchdown with a massive 80 yard run. To the surprise of many people, he did not get touched at all. Soon after, the Predators managed to bite back with a running touchdown by their Quarter-Back and also managed to secure themselves a Safety. But it was too little too late again for them as Bondi just kept racking up the points.

Final score

Raiders 38

Predators 12

Overall, Bondi were a bit slow to get into their rhythm but still managed to get the win. Hopefully this will teach the boys not to take games for granted.

Game Report vs Outlaws 11 Oct

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on 20 October, 2008

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Game 4 against the Outlaws was always going to be a Tough one as both Teams were in equal on the Ladder with two wins and one loss.
The Raiders won the Coin Toss and elected to receive. The game opened up on the opening kick off with Dean Borghuis returning the kick off for a touchdown with the extra point being successful after some deliberation from the officials. Raiders 7 outlaws -0.

The outlaws then had their first possession and Stuart Etcell went straight to work running the ball at will through the Raiders Defense.
The Outlaws got to the ½ yard line and were threatening to score However a huge hit by veteran Linebacker Johnathon Kelly caused a fumble which was recovered by the Raiders.

The Raiders then put on an excellent Drive which was capped off by a 30 yard run by LT for another touchdown making the score 14-0.

The Raiders then answered with another good Drive and strong running by Gabriel Marambio set up great field position and Quarterback Peter Tos passed the Ball for another Touchdown to Matthew Schwarz.

Both Teams traded some more Touchdowns and at the break it was the raiders who were up 26 -12.

The 2nd half was a new game of Football with the Outlaws making some great adjustments on Defense. The Raiders Offense seemed to struggle and could not get back into rhythm resulting with three 2nd half interceptions.

The Outlaws capitalised on the mistakes of the Raiders and obtained good field position and were able to capitalise with two more touchdowns including a 30 yard touchdown run by Stuart Etcell. Raiders 26 Outlaws 24.

The Raiders Offense continued to Struggle and turned the ball over to the outlaws who had the last opportunity on Offense to win the game and with 1 minute left to play were threatening to win the game. The outlaws went for it on 4th Down and threw a long ball in to the endzone and Free safety Kane Ryan intercepted the pass and hung on to the ball like it was a golden egg.

Final Score Raiders 26 – Outlaws 24. It was a good team effort and the real positive with the Victory was that the Defence stepped up in the 2nd half and held tight and prevented the Outlaws from winning the game.

Raiders vs Seahawks

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on 1 October, 2008

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Bondi Raiders Report

Game 3

Raiders vs Seahawks

Hey all Tommy here to give you the weekly game report.

This week would prove to be a good chance to show the Seahawks that Bondi is only geting stronger and have learnt from their mistakes from the previous week.

Bondi as usual were the first to score with a running touchdown to Wide Receiver Matthew Schwartz, although the Seahawks made it clear that this wasnt going to be a wash out for them as they put 6 on the board from a pass. The Raiders however, wanted to show the Seahawks that we were not afraid of them and would stop at nothing to win. During the 2nd Quarter, Matthew Schwartz got his 2nd touchdown for the game with a spectacular catch in the End-Zone. To finish off the 1st half, Wide Receiver Clayton Idato put the Raiders to a 19-6 lead with an awesome reception for a touch down.

Now with the Raiders in front, the Seahawks really had to get their heads in the game. Following an intercept thrown by Raiders QuarterBack LT, the Hawks passed it in to make the score 19-12. Following this touchdown, Bondi made sure that the Seahawks had no more scoring chances. From here on the Raiders just kept on denying the Seahawks any chance with a run stopping defence and an aggressive offence. To add further insult to injury for the Hawks, Bondi racked up another four touchdowns, three of them passing TD’s to Wide Receivers Dean Borghuis and Matthew Schwartz and a running touchdown by QuarterBack LT. The Seahawks managed to get one more touchdown from a blown coverage but sadly it was too little, too late for them.

Final Score 44-18

Nothing but pride and bragging rights on the line for this game. Player of the match goes to Matthew Schwartz for scoring three of the seven touchdowns. This game just shows that even when Bondi has an off week, we can bounce back and take on anyone. GO RAIDERS!!!!!!!

Raiders Win Big Again vs Seahawks!

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on 28 September, 2008

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The Raiders again showed that they know how to tick the scoreboard over by racking up 44 points via 7 TD’s, but in doing so let the Seahawks in for 18 points.

Weekly game report- Raiders vs Pirates

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on 23 September, 2008