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Monarchs at Cougars
Monarchs at Cougars
Monarchs at Cougars
Weather
Forecast: Fair
Wind: 4 mph
Temp: 79 degrees Attendance: 20,157 (Sell Out) at Cbus Super Stadium, Perth.
Game Statistics: Monarchs Cougars THE GUN, THE ROOKIE AND THE
First Downs 9 20
Third Down Conversions
Third Downs
7
15
14
21
MELBOURNE MISTAKES
Third Down Percentage 46.7% 66.7% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fourth Down Conversions 1 0 Perth,WA | The Perth Cougars rolled to their 10th win of the season with an emphatic
Fourth Downs 2 0 36-7 victory over the Melbourne Monarchs in front of a sell out HBF Park crowd of
Fourth Down Percentage 50.0% 0.0% 20,157. The Cougars unveiled a new offense tonight, using a simpler Shotgun and that
Two Pt Conversions Made 0 0 helped them cut down turnovers which had been prevalent in recent weeks.
Two Pt Conversions Attempted 0 0
Two Pt Conversion Percentage 0.0% 0.0% "It was something we worked on to give Tyrell (Lohse) more time but we need Tyran
Offense Redzone Num 2 5 (Dickens) to still be effective and he ha shown he can run from the shotgun,
Offense Redzone TDs 1 3 something that is not easy" said Coach Steve Ella after the win. Whilst Lohse and
Offense Redzone FGs 0 1
receiver Jayden Milne for his 9 catches will get the plaudits, it was running back
Offense Redzone Percentage 50.0% 80.0%
Dickens who was the key. Out of the shotgun Dickens still ran powerfully both inside
Rushing Attempts 20 40
Rushing Yards 51 158 and out and that meant Melbourne could not load up like they wanted to against the
Rushing Average 2.5 3.9 pass. Dickens finished the night early as the game was decided by three quarter time.
Rushing TDs 1 1 He had ran for 65 yards from 19 attempts.
Passing Yards 93 217
Passing Completions 16 22 Perth was assisted by Melbourne's ill discipline. Already the worst team in the league
Passing Attempts 26 34 in penalties averaging 5 per game (14th) and 45 yards, the Monarchs racked up 6
Completion Percentage 61.5% 64.7% penalties in this game for 40 yards. Three times they were called for roughing the
Passing Average 3.6 6.4 punter which saw drives continue after the penalty was applied. "Just execution" said
Passing TDs 0 2 Coach Tim Russell when questioned about the penalties. "We just were late each
Offensive Pass Interceptions 1 0 time. A fraction late but I am not going to try and stop my guys from making plays.
TOTAL OFFENSE 144 375 Thats what they were trying to do, make plays. No malice".
Defensive Pass Interceptions 0 1
Punt Return Yards 0 9
Penalties kept Perths opening two drives alive and Lohse found Tight End Jordan
Kick Return Yards 99 48
Punts 5 1 Nichols in the end zone for seven and then Eddie Tatipapaa made it a 10-0 lead with a
Punt Avg 42.4 6.0 field goal. Long drives permeated the first half and Melbourne put on one of their
Fumbles 0 0 own and Joshua House capped off the 17 play drive with a 4 yard touchdown run. It
Fumbles Lost 0 0 would be Melbourne's only score of the night. Tatipapa then added a field goal right
Penalties 6 2 on halftime to have the Cougars up 13-7.
Penalty Yds 40 10
Turnovers 1 0 Out of the blocks in the third quarter Perth laid down a marker. They upped the
TIME OF POSSESSION 22:03 37:57 pressure on the defensive end and a quick stop had the ball back in the hands of
Lohse and this time he drove the ball in for a score on a short yardage play. The
Defence was at it again on the next series as Corner Fletcher Fitzgerald baited Jackson
Hurst for a quick out and he pounced on the pass taking it back all the way for seven
more. Now the game was done and dusty and Perth scored twice more. Jeremy
Andrews breaking free down the right for a touchdown and then another field goal to
Tatipapa. The final score of 36-7 being representative of the difference between the
two teams on this day.
Injury report;
MON DE 95 M.Mirceski (Shoulder, game)
Individual Stats: Cougars
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
John McKinnon 2 2 24 100 12.0 0 0 0 24 116.7
Tyrell Lohse 20 32 208 62 6.5 3 2 0 22 102.0
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Enari Tatipapa 3 3 100 0 4 3 75 1 0 0
Connor Britton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Kyle Tusa 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Poassa Henley 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Hugh Aitken 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 2 0
Fletcher Fitzgerald 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 49 49.0 1 0 1 0
Joel Dickson 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Isaac Amundsen 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
David Muir 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Jack Fauid 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Daniel Vasuvulagi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Billy Roberts-Davis 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Graham Slaimankhel 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Ava Allen 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Brayden Collins 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Lachlan Black 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Steve Kelly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Jared Mbye 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Jayden Mbye 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Francis Evans 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Patrick Kusto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Michael Hala 0 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 2 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Kyler Gordon 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 6 0
Leon Faust 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0
Curtis Manumalealii 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 4 0
Jesse Loloua-Tui 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Valentine Moraitis 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jamie Holcombe 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jesse Daunt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Michael Mirceski 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Josh Heather 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Alex Waqalevu 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Daniel Aukafolau 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Matt Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Brendan Barrett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0
Tevita Kemire 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jack Roache 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Penn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jackson Harrison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Braxton Seru 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Denzal Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0