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WILDCATS POUNCE ON UNSUSPECTING BLUES After coming off a fantastic fourth quarter win versus the Gargoyles in round #1, the Hamilton Wildcats were looking to continue their wining ways as they faced off against the (0-1) Central Blues. Last season, the Blues had a tough go with numbers and with many of their players learning the game as the season progressed. 2007 would be a much different Blues side as many of their Canadian playershave been training with the National Team as well as seeing an influx of new talent and experienced Aussies. the Wildcats could Definetly not afford to take their opponent lightly heading into round #2, this past weekend at Humber College North. As they did in round #1, the 'cats came out hard, winning the taps in the ruck and pushing the footy up-field to the fleet footed forward line. Daniel "Crouchy" Crouch picked up from where he left off last week vs. Guelph by kicking 2 goals to give the Wildcats a solid lead against the Blues. The quickness of the Wildcats definitely caught Central off guard, as Hamilton began to pour on the offense in the 1st quarter as the Blues struggled to control the loose meen in their backline. After the first 20 mins, the 'Cats held a commanding 28-0 lead heading into the 2nd frame, and were looking for more of the same. Unfortunately for Hamilton the Blues had a different game plan and came out hard, winning the centre taps and clearing centre with courageous bursts of speed and long accurate kicks through to their leading forwards. The Blues battled back with offensive outbursts of their own in the 2nd quarter, posting 20 unanswered points before Hamilton awoke from it's afternoon nap to kick 1.1.7 as the first half came to close. Despite leading the Blues, 5.5.35 to 3.2.20 after 40 minutes, hamilton definetly needed a hughe wake-up call in in the second half if they were to have any chance of walking away with a victory. Rookie Wildcats Justin "The Leg" Wilson and Derek Rutten both had break-out launching the footy deep into the forward line, while the latter kicking his first 2 OAFL goals to help spark the Wildcats second half offensive charge. As the Wildcats scoring touch seemed to be coming back, the Hamilton back line began to play even tighter, especially in the fourth quarter. Fullback Greg "Plugger" Young, Justin "R.O.Y." Settle, Charles Thompson, Sasha "Kuruc" Kocanovic and Nick Dirago all looked like they had been playing together for years, pounching hard from behind out marking their opponents and clearing the footy up the wings to quell any hopes of the Blues comeback.kudos to all Wildcats on the day, as many new faces made a name for themselves with solid play all over the ground. Rookie forward Dominic "Uter" Krill took a handful of great marks in the second half, while 2nd year 'Cat Terry "Screech" Brake worked hard up front to help the visitors to victory for the the second week in a row. As the final horn sounded, Hamilton ran out winners 11.8.74 to 6.4.40 to improve their record to (2-0) as the Blues fell to (0-2) with the loss. The Wildcats will now face an extremly tough (1-1) Broadview Hawks side who are coming off a massive round 2 victory over the Demons. All the clubs will be off for Victoria Day long weekend, so Hamilton and Broadview will faceoff on Saturday, May 26th Starting @ 2pm at Humber College North in Toronto. HAMILTON GOALS: Daniel Crouch (4), Paul Lawson (2), Derek Rutten (2), Brett Hill (1), Jeff Fish (1), Mike Nolan (1) HAMILTON BEST: Charles Thompson, Daniel Crouch, Derek Rutten, Justin Wilson OAFL Round 2 Results

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