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Tempe Oval
Holbeach Ave, Tempe (opposite Jets Sports Club)
Wed 7:00pm till 9:00pm

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.

28th February 2009 - Raiders 25th year reunion (venue and pricing to be confirmed)

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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.

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 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!!!!!!!