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Giants at Miners
Giants at Miners
Giants at Miners
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Forecast: Fair
Wind: 13 mph
Temp: 62 degrees Attendance: 16,598 at Win Stadium, Wollongong
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL
Giants 0 3 0 3 0 6 Match Report;
Miners 7 7 0 0 0 14
Game Statistics: Giants Miners MINERS DIG A HOLE BUT STILL WIN
First Downs 9 17
Third Down Conversions 2 8 OVER BAD GIANTS
Third Downs 13 15 ---------------------------------------------------
Third Down Percentage 15.4% 53.3% Wollongong,NSW | The excitement around the return of Brent
Fourth Down Conversions 0 0 Lewis for the Wollongong Miners pretty much out played the
Fourth Downs 1 0 game itself as the home side ran out 14-6 victors over the
Fourth Down Percentage 0.0% 0.0% Gold Coast Giants in what was for the most part a pretty
Two Pt Conversions Made 0 0 unforgettable match up.
Two Pt Conversions Attempted 0 0
Two Pt Conversion Percentage 0.0% 0.0% The Miners scored two first half touchdowns to push out to
Offense Redzone Num 1 3 a 14-0 lead and the Giants inept attack was never going to
Offense Redzone TDs 0 2 run that down. The first score came after a good 10 play,
Offense Redzone FGs 1 0 73 yard drive with Quarterback Mitch Gardell running in the
Offense Redzone Percentage 100.0% 66.7% score on an RPO play. No one was open on the right so
Rushing Attempts 16 34 Gardell had just enough wheels to get across the stripe.
Rushing Yards 30 92
Rushing Average 1.9 2.7 The second score came in a more dramatic fashion. Gardell
Rushing TDs 0 2 was put under pressure and Tyler Luhan out muscled his way
Passing Yards 118 154 to the ball. Yet after taking possession he was stripped by
Passing Completions 21 16 Tom Cummins and the Miners had possession right back at the
Passing Attempts 33 30 Giants 18. Connor Ellis put a cap on the short 4 play drive
Completion Percentage 63.6% 53.3% with a 1 yard touchdown run.
Passing Average 3.6 5.1
Passing TDs 0 0 "I was happy with the first half but we just made too many
Offensive Pass Interceptions 0 2 mistakes today" said Coach Benny Doyle. "We would have got
TOTAL OFFENSE 148 246 eaten up by a lot of other teams. We are still searching
Defensive Pass Interceptions 2 0 for consistency. Week to week we are just not the same
Punt Return Yards 0 18 team".
Kick Return Yards 82 70
Punts 7 6 The Giants simply struggled to move the ball. In the end it
Punt Avg 44.1 38.2 was all about small plays and quick throws. The Miners
Fumbles 2 0 doubled Tight End Jackson Foster on every play but hye
Fumbles Lost 1 0 still looked the most likely and finished with a team high
Penalties 1 3 47 receiving yards from 4 receptions. The Gold Coast added
Penalty Yds 10 39 a field goal just before the half and then another at the
Turnovers 1 2 start of the 4th quarter but that was all the gas in the
TIME OF POSSESSION 25:00 35:00 points tank they had.
Injury report;
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Individual Stats: Miners
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Mitchell Gardel 16 30 178 53 5.9 5 0 2 28 43.5
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Jayden Starling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Zane Caughlan 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Aaron Langi 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 2 0
Brent Lewis 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Hughes 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 2 0
Jeremy Stanley 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Mason Togitasi 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 0
John Elgey 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0
Blake Montoya 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Nathan Susino 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0
Corey Scott 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Tane Auva'a 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Eric Lam 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Chad O'Neill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Jason Havili 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Tom Cummins 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Faiva Tupouno 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Matthew Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Will Anelzark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Jack Muhleisen 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Leo Franks 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Beni Ili 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Liam Cameron 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
David Ah Sam 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Trent Sharp 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.0 0 0 3 0
Kye Cronin 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Paul Martin-Savage 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Tyler Luhan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 1 0 1 0
Antonio Tamou 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
John Crichton 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Alec Tuisau 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jermaine Johnson II 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Joel Gilbert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Phillip McGrady 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Max Rochow 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Brodee Hanley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Luke Schubach 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Toia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0