Attendance was 2505.
I thought the goal keeper was excellent also. And out of the other imports was impressed with Speckmaiers pace, Breslin was pretty solid all over the park if not yet spectacular, Davidson was good going forward but went missing a bit in D, drifting inside and allowed McNamara way to much space on the flank.
Not a criticism just an observation having not seen any pre season.
Temple def seemed to favour a lot of the academy players for this game, Main, Elliot, Fraser,. Over the more experienced players likes of Wisnewski, Brown and Robertson. Those acadamy players will be better for the experience all getting there first ever A league start. And none of them looked out of place. Elliot was exciting on the ball and good defensively. Fraser seemed to grow into the game. Main didn't get many chances..
But Wisnewski has to get more minutes for me. I think she offers more than Knott, Fraser and even Taylor at DM, but then he also need to fit Longo in.
Must also be a coin toss between Brown and Main. Brown was scoring for fun in the NPL. Was pretty good at holding the ball up high then linking up with others. Main offers different attributes with her pace and directness so good to have options.
But all in all, competition for places has got to be a good thing. Looking forward to the next game already.
I thought the goal keeper was excellent also. And out of the other imports was impressed with Speckmaiers pace, Breslin was pretty solid all over the park if not yet spectacular, Davidson was good going forward but went missing a bit in D, drifting inside and allowed McNamara way to much space on the flank.
Not a criticism just an observation having not seen any pre season.
Temple def seemed to favour a lot of the academy players for this game, Main, Elliot, Fraser,. Over the more experienced players likes of Wisnewski, Brown and Robertson. Those acadamy players will be better for the experience all getting there first ever A league start. And none of them looked out of place. Elliot was exciting on the ball and good defensively. Fraser seemed to grow into the game. Main didn't get many chances..
But Wisnewski has to get more minutes for me. I think she offers more than Knott, Fraser and even Taylor at DM, but then he also need to fit Longo in.
Must also be a coin toss between Brown and Main. Brown was scoring for fun in the NPL. Was pretty good at holding the ball up high then linking up with others. Main offers different attributes with her pace and directness so good to have options.
But all in all, competition for places has got to be a good thing. Looking forward to the next game already.