World Footy News

The German Eagles lead all day and despite a late push by the Swedish Elks ran out 28 point winners on Day 2 of the 2016 AFL Europe European Championships.  In the second match of the day the Great Britain Bulldogs were goal-less going into the last quarter but came home hard to go down to the Irish warriors by just a point. 

Once again in good conditions at Mostpur Park in London on Tuesday afternoon the four European nations battled it out.  Up first the Eagles and the Elks battled out an arm wrestle in the first quarter before the Germans pushed out their lead and by three quarter time were out to a 33 point lead.  In the final quarter the Elks refused to give up and won the quarter but still went down to the Eagles by 28 points.

Germany           1.6         4.6       6.12     7.14 (56)

Sweden             1.1         2.3       2.4        4.4 (28)

Goals:

Germany: J. Huesken 3, R. Streicher 2, M. Herthum, H. Van de Stay

Sweden: K. Karlsson, A. Olsson, P. Nilsson, C. Martensson

Best:

Germany: J. Jung, T. Thormann, J. Huesken, M. Schutoff, M. Preiss, R. Streicher

Sweden: A. Svensson, H. Olsson, B. Sund, A. Tellstrom, T. Persson, J. Nilsson

The second match of the day was always going to be a close one. With both teams coming off big wins on Day 1 this match up was going to be different.  Tight from the start it was the Warriors who nosed in front at quarter time by 9 points.  The Bulldogs failing to convert their opportunities up forward in the face of stout defence by the Warriors would continue through to 3/4 time where they were held goal-less but with 11 behinds on the board. 

The Warriors may have felt comfortable with their four goal lead going into the last and perhaps this opened the door for the Bulldogs.  In the final term the Warriors added just the one goal, while the Bulldogs kept coming steadily adding four majors for the term.  They also added five behinds and ultimately it was this continual failure to convert that let them down, going down to the Warriors by just one point at the final siren. 

Great Britain       0.4         0.8      0.11     4.16 (40)