Game 13 - Jaguars vs Stop Out McCreadie

Result 1 - 1 draw

Player of the day: AJ - for excellent defence and attack.

Areas to develop: Setting up & scoring goals. Fitness.

Highlights: We had plenty of chances to win this game but the winning goal eluded us. Liam scored from a long range kick that soared into the back of the opposition net after some excellent work to get the ball from defence, through mid-field and into the net.

We looked like the better team for most of the match, but missed Cody in defence due to sickness. 2 players carried injuries into the game, but didn't seem to affect their play.

I was very impressed with the teamwork as JD led the team on to the field and kicked off the first half.

Josh had an excellent first half in goal and kept a clean sheet with some good saves. He moved into the mid-field in the second half and made some excellent passes.

Cameron replaced Josh as goalie and was made to work hard with a number of outstanding saves. In the first half, Cameron was decisive and was able to read the plays and create opportunities to score.

Defence were kept busy with some runs against the play catching us off guard.

Bosco's huge boot was useful to turn play around. He was reliable with the ball at his feet.

Caleb was solid as usual in defence. He had a chance playing in the unfamiliar position of striker and tackled well, coming close to scoring a couple of times.

JD was up the front again and was excellent at pressuring the opposition goalie. He was unlucky not to score.

Vinnie was useful on the right wing. He has some great skills to beat tacklers and cross the ball into the goal area.

Sam played much of the game in defence before moving to midfield. I was impressed with his tackling.

Amanda made some great passes and got involved with the play. She positioned herself well.

Vincent started as striker and moved back to mid-field. Vincent worked hard and was eager to score. Time & time again he was able to get the ball into attacking positions.

Andy made some excellent tackles, was able to beat would-be tacklers and made excellent passes.

AJ had a standout game in defence before moving to mid-field, attacking the goal and putting up some useful crosses.

Aaron stuck to his favoured left wing and was keen to score. He positioned himself well and had a few goes at scoring.

Liam scored a wonderful goal that lifted the confidence in the team. He struck the ball strongly and was vocal in guiding the team.

Our new white strip looked great and the team played positively. It would've been good to have come away with the win because we did look like the better team for most of the game.

Wellington Phoenix have an open day at Wellington Stadium on Sunday 29 July from 11am to 1pm. I hope to see some of the team there.

We also received our team photos which looked excellent. Check out the 16 photos from the game below.