Coaches Report - July 17

Not much to be said, we need two Wins over the weekend, the boys and everyone knows it!

Line-up

Starting Goal
#1 CJ Anderson, CJ was solid in his first start and win last Sunday and will be relied on to do the same this weekend

Back Goal
#30 Simo Mustonen and Brenton Cooney

Defence
#17 “A” Ross Howell, Ross lead both offensively and defensively last weekend
#4 Chris Kerr continues to be solid on D logging heaps of ice time
#44 “A” Don Burke Don played his best game of the season last Sunday
#8 Cam Trew, Cam needs to be intense to be most effective
#24 Rob Avey, Rob is ready to fill in when needed

Forwards
#88 Dave Upton, Dave was back at his intense best last Sunday and will be counted on for a big weekend
#10 Jon Bale, Jonny has found his scoring touch to go along with his solid up and down play
#21 Chris Martin, Had is best weekend of the year last weekend, will be needed again this weekend

#22 “C” Gaetan Royer Gates was at his physical best last weekend, team needs him to use his shot to our advantage
#7 Brain Lachance, Brian had the Ice Dogs running scared, played tough and disciplined last weekend, team needs the same from Brian this weekend.
#16 Jack Conner, Jack chipped in with a couple of timely goals last Sunday, team needs Jack to be intense

#11 Matt Lehotzky, having Matt back in the line-up last Sunday proved his worth to the Blue Tongues, Matt will be counted on for big weekend against his former team.
#12 James Lucy, Teams is trying to have James’s ITC Clearance in place for this weekend, Lucy’s enthusiasm will be evident if cleared to play.
#5 Ben Spillane, Ben kept his game simple last weekend and reaped the rewards
#20 Marco Bertossa, Marco played well when moved up to Royer's line last weekend

#14 Kristian Sullivan, Kristian missed last weekend due to car and equipment issues, will get a run this weekend
#15 Eric Sewell, Eric played well when given the chance last weekend
#23 Ben Maher, Ben needs to use his size and speed to his advantage when given the opportunity

#18 Micheal Blackwell, recently married, Micheal had to return to the USA to support his bride, the team would like to thank Micheal for his play and stories this season, we wish him all the best and hopefully he will be part of the Blue Tongues in the future
#9 “C” Billy Crumm and #19 Robert Orosz are coming along well in rehab for lower body injuries

So come out and support your Blue Tongues in their drive for the Final 4.

By Kevin Sands July 18, 2008

Upcoming Games

DATE	HOME	AWAY	TIME
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Season Schedule

Previous Games

Home teams on top row

Date	Teams	P1	P2	P3	F
24 August	Blue Tongues A's	0 3	0 3	0 1	0 7
23 August	Blue Tongues A's	2 0	0 3	0 0	2 3
17 August	Bears Blue Tongues	3 2	3 2	2 0	8 4
16 August	Knights Blue Tongues	3 1	2 2	4 3	9 6

Game Results

AIHL Standings

Final Season Standings
	GP	Pts
The Bears (Sydney)	28	61
Melbourne Ice	28	54
Western Sydney Ice Dogs	28	54
Newcastle North Stars	28	53
Canberra Knights	28	34
Adelaide A's	28	32
Gold Coast Blue Tongues	28	27
Central Coast Rhinos	28	21

Full League Standings

Individual Leaders

Final Season Statistics
Goals:	Gaetan Royer	22
Assists:	Bryan Lachance	22
Points:	Gaetan Royer	36
PIMS:	Bryan Lachance	188

GAA	Simo Mustonen	4.75
SV%	Simo Mustonen	85.16

Player Statistics