The Coaches' Verdict

Photo:  Olympia's novel coach, Rob Clarke, watches the game [PlessPix]

Olympia double-decker Rob Clarke said:

“It was actually exclusively close minutes today thence I’m happy that, position out one, nosotros didn’t instruct whatsoever injuries, together with that nosotros got lx minutes into the center group, really.

“In the commencement one-half probably, when nosotros had 7 or 8 of our possible starting 11 on, I’m pretty happy alongside some of the stuff.

“But, nosotros actually haven’t had the adventure to endure alongside the commencement 11 every bit a unit.  There’s endure together with in that place are other commitments.  It’s the same for all the other teams.  So, you’ve simply got to brand the best of it.

“I was happy for [James] Ross.  We didn’t bring a keeper today thence for immature Ross, at simply 15, to measuring up, that was great.

Photo:  South Hobart double-decker Ken Morton shakes hands alongside his reverse number, Olympia's Rob Clarke [PlessPix]

South Hobart double-decker Ken Morton said:

“It was a adept run out for us.  The major aim was to instruct 45 minutes or an lx minutes into the legs of the overstep players, the senior squad players, together with then, inwards these types of games, manifestly to blood a few youngsters nosotros mean value are inwards alongside a adventure of beingness inwards together with approximately the squad.

“I mean value overall it was a adept performance.  A piffling fight untidy inwards the commencement one-half inwards price of possession.

“But, it’ll come upwardly together with I idea it was a adept workout for us.

“Ben [Hamlett] looked good.  That was likely plenty for him, 45 minutes.  Probably adjacent Sabbatum a piffling fight more, together with a fight to a greater extent than inwards the adjacent ii games coming upwardly earlier the break.  We’ll instruct him close."

 Photo:  Olympia double-decker Rob Clarke inwards deep tidings alongside his assistant, Andy Tye [PlessPix]

Photo:  Hobart Zebras' Jake Pullen played for South Hobart today [PlessPix]

Photo:  Olympia's squad afterward today's game [PlessPix]

Photo:  South Hobart squad afterward the game [PlessPix]

Photo:  Glenorchy Knights players watching today's game.  They'll come upwardly up against these ii teams this season. [PlessPix]

Photo:  Olympia's Joel Sammut (left) together with South Hobart's Alex Walter spotter the ball.  Walter was substituted because of an talocrural articulation injury. [PlessPix]