Hockey Burnside moves to top of table

Press, 27 June 1983, Page 13

Hockey Burnside moves to top of table

Burnside has taken a single point lead in the Asia Pacific senior women’s hockey competition after a double round at the week-end. Burnside, which had been tied at ‘ the top of the table with Selwyn and Carlton, was the only team to win both its games. In doing so it caused an upset in toppling Carlton, last year’s competition winner. On Saturday at Hagley Park, Burnside had demolished the defences of Woolston II for a 5-nil victory. The margin perhaps inspired them to play with greater confidence yesterday, and given the added advantage of playing on its home ground, Burnside had the better of the match and deserved its win. Selwyn, which is now second, was made to struggle somewhat against harewood on Saturday, managing to end with a 1-all draw, and was restricted in its scoring yesterday by Woolston 11, which is yet to win a match in the second section of the competition. Scores:— Saturday Senior A: Carlton 1 (P. Moore), Woolston I 0; Burnside 5 (J. Phillips 3, M. Clinton, J. Bell), Woolston II 0; Selwyn 1 (S. Sheaf), Harewood 1 (M. Flannery). Senior B: Lincoln College 2, Rangi Ruru 1; Harewood 1, Pegasus 0; Sydenham 1, Rangiora 1. Sunday Senior A: Burnside 1 (J. Phillips), Carlton 0; Harewood 2 (D. Armstrong 2), Woolston I 1 (D. Hockley). Selwyn 1 (J. Pettet), Woolston II 0. POINTS TABLE

Yesterday’s matches Burnside I, Carlton 0. Burnside’s success yesterday on a greasy, tacky ground, probably surprised everyone except those in the Burnside camp. The team has now gone nine matches without a loss, and the success of the previous weeks has helped the side develop. It was Carlton's second consecutive loss to Burnside, and

it rarely looked capable of giving the home side a run for its money. Burnside took the initiative from the outset, and it was soon evident that it was prepared to attack at e very chance. One player in particular had an outstanding day for Burnside, and was largely responsible for the type of game which developed. That player was Judy Phillips, who apart from scoring the vital goal, was instrumenntal in setting up wave after wave of Burnside attacks. Her tackling was supreme, and she constantly ran around not one, but several of the opposition. At one stage, Robyn Blackman, the newly appointed Canterbury capta”in and Carlton forward, had the mortification to see a pass from Phillips go straingth through her after Phillips had at first appeared as though she was going to run around and past Blackman. Burnside, in the first half,had the better of possession and certainly won more penalty corners. It was from one of these that Phillips goaled, after Mary Clinton had trapped the ball neatly for Phillips to be able to time her shot. The goal was indenticial to that which enabled Burnside to tie with Selwyn last week, and the ability and success rate the two have from the set piece could well have an effect on later results. It was an indication of Burnside’s play that Shirely Haig, often the’ main link in the Carlton attack, was rarely able to make any destructive moves, but the ball she did get was used to advantage. Carlton looked as if it would score several times during the match, not the least when the Burnside goal keeper, Sandy Eastmond, came out of her box too soon not long into the second half and only with some desperate defence from the Burnside backs kept the ball out of the net. Carlton also had much to thank its goal keeper, Leslie Murdoch, for. She made several sound saves, choosing to come out of her box early and kicking the ball out from the goal circle. Selwyn 1, Woolston II 0. Selwyn went into its encounter with Woolston II firm favourites, but the score and the general play showed that such a dominance never occured. The match, at Nunweek Park, was disappointing. Selwyn had plenty of possession in midfield, but failed to keep movements going. Woolston tended to stack its defence at times, and was largely successful in keeping the ball out of its goal, but the result was hockey that was dull to watch. Selwyn’s match-wimming goal was scored by June Pettet, after 20 minutes of the second half. Pettet goaled after a penalty corner had been taken with the ball not being trapped cleanly at first, but was on hand when the ball finally went loose. Harewood 2, Woolston I 1. Harewood, which has played consistently but without reward in its recent matches, finally picked up two points when it beat Woolston I at Nunweek Park. The ground provided reasonably footing and the match produced some attractive hockey, especially in the second half. Woolston had the first real chance of the match when Mary Gibson, who had an excellent game at centre forward on the Saturday, made a likely looking run up the right wing. After beating the challenge of Lynnette Sutherland she sent a strong cross in front of the goal, but the shot from one of her fellow forwards went just wide of the post. Debbie Armstong and Marie

Flannery, Harewood's two Canterbury representatives, played intelligently, with Flannery in particular making space in midfield for her forwards. She also made her presence felt further up front, and Harewood appeared unlucky not to be awarded a penalty stroke when she came down with the Woolston goal keeper in the goal circle, midway through the first half. Armstrong put her side in the lead late in the half with a field goal, and repeated the dose after 15 minutes play in the second spell. Woolston’s reply came late in the game with a goal from the centre half, Debbie Hockley. She trapped the ball neatly from a penalty corner and struck the ball hard into the net. Saturday's matches Burnside 5, Woolston II 0. Three gaols in the first 12 minutes set Burnside up for a big win against Woolston II at hagley park on Saturday. It was a day on which Burnside clicked nicely, and Woolston II could do little to stop the flow of goals. The first came from a penalty stroke taken by Mary Clinton, then Judy Phillips scored two in quick succession, the first from a penalty corner and the second a field goal. A third goal, also from a penalty corner, was to come from Phillips in the second half, but in between her goals came one from Jackie Bell, playing on the wing to replace Jane Earnshaw. Selwyn 1, Harewood I. A goal from Marie Flannery in the last five minutes let Harewood in for a draw with Selwyn. The match, proved the most exciting of the day, but players still had to contend with a highly uneven bounce which made play difficult. Selwyn had the advantage, 1-0 at half-time, thanks to a goal from the wing, Sue Sheaf, but generally the possession was dominated by Harewood. Selwyn opened strongly in the second half, but Harewood gradually managed to pull them back, and was awarded a succession of penalty corners, one of which led to Flannery’s goal. The corner taken, several Harewood players had shots and once the Selwyn goalie, Tania Johnson, was left sprawling on the ground, the goal looked inevitable. Carlton 1, Woolston I 0. Carlton, which again failed to produce the hockey it is capable of, took until the last quarter to produce the vital goal against Woolston I. Carlton set up more attacking moves, but could not finish them well enough to produce the right results. Cathy Thompson had the misfortune to see her shot hit the post after only 10 minutes, and hers was not the only close call. Sue Duggan tackled well and had the best game in several weeks for Woolston, but her side had to bow to Carlton’s superior staying power.

W L D F A Pt Burnside 3 1 0 9 1 7 Selwyn 2 2 0 5 2 6 Carlton 2 1 1 3 1 5 Harewood 1 2 1 3 4 4 Woolston I 1 0 3 3 5 2 Woolston II 0 0 4 1 10 0