Bondi Raiders

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!!!!!!!!!

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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.

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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!!!!!!!

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Game 2

Raiders vs Pirates

Hey all Tommy here again to give you the update on how the Raiders went this week.

This week was going to be a tough game as we were going against a team that runs the exact offence we run and also has the Australian Quarter-Back as their starter. But we made sure the Pirates knew they had to fight as we were the first to score with a running touchdown by Wide Receiver Matthew Schwartz. However, the Pirates came flying back with a running touchdown from their Running Back minutes later.

Both the offence and defence were going toe to toe for yardage and field position. Towards the end of the 1st quarter, Wide Receiver Dean Borghuis managed to put us back in front with a passing touchdown. Following that we opted for the two point conversation giving us a 14-7 lead over the Pirates. However, that didn’t stop the Pirates capitalising on a few key mistakes that the Raiders made. This enabled them to run it in for another touchdown now racking it up to 14-14 by the end of the 1st half.

From the start of the 2nd half, the Raiders came out swinging and made sure the Pirates knew we meant business. We managed to keep the score level until the dying minutes of the 4th quarter when the Pirates completed a passing touchdown. The Raiders were determined to try and even the score but sadly ran out of time.

Final Score was 21-14.

Unlucky for the Raiders but this game will definitely be a big stepping stone for the team to learn from their mistakes and will prepare them for future games to come.