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Round
5
WILDCATS FORCE REBELS TO SURRENDER AT HUMBERThis past weekend in Toronto, the (3-1) Wildcats faced off against the upstart Lakeshore
Rebels (2-1) at Humber College North. both teams have had a pretty solid start to the 2007
campaign, andwere looking to continue their winning ways. Hamilton was missing Head
coach/CHB Justin "Johnsy" Johns as well as import Luke "I'm Recovering From My Stag" Main,
so intern coach Bret hill stepped forward to provide his footy expertise for the game
against the rebels and hoped to leave the field with an unbeaten coaching record. The
Wildcats did not disappoint as the game got underway, with ruckman Jeff Fish starting things
off brilliantly; beating the opposing ruckman and helping rookie rover Derek Rutten pick up
the footy off a terrific tap. hamolton earned several early chances to put the club ahead in the
1st quarter, but some shocking kicks and inaccurate passing into the forward line prevented
the 'Cats from taking the lead into quarter time. The Rebels held a slight edge on the
scoreboard after the first 20 minutes, but Hamilton looked to bounce back as they did vs.
Guelph the previous week, with an extremely high flying second frame to get themselves back
into the game. despite not having their most accurate goal kicking, the Wildcat forward line
fought relentlessly for any loose footy, played the body well and were taking excellent marks
in front of Lakeshore's goal all game long. Rookie Mark Laidman, 109 gamer Steve "I'm
Getting Too Old For This S#*t" Gerryts, & Daniel Crouch all potted goals before the half to
help the visiting 'Cats sling-shot into the lead. It was a lead the Wildcats would not surrender
for the remainder of the game, as the Hamilton backline tightened the screws and played some
of their best football so far this season with 1st year recruit Justin "R.O.Y." Settle & veteran
Sash Kuruc leading the way to a solid 8.14.62 to 5.7.37 victory on the day.. The (4-1) Wildcats
will now head back to Hamilton for their first home game of the '07 season after starting their
first 5 games on the road, to face the high flying (4-1) Toronto Eagles. The game will start @
12noon on Saturday, June 16th at Mohawk Sports Park in Hamilton...be there!
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