Page 91 - AFL Queensland 2014 in Review

Tasmania’s inside midfielders dominated on the day, while ruckman Jason Laycock was their best, making it difficult for the NEAFL to create scoring opportunities.
NEAFL coach, Daniel Archer, said his charges simply didn’t win enough of the football.
“They got us where they talked about getting us, which was inside,” he said.
“We didn’t get first hands on the footy enough and when we did, we really fumbled and slipped and so the basic fundamentals really let us down.”
Redland’s Cleve Hughes was strong in the forward line, with three goals for the day.
Jack Stanley kicked the opener of the last term, making Tasmania pay with an intercept mark off a kick in, sparking a mini revival for the visitors and the NEAFL continued to fight the match out.
Four goals in a row to Tasmania, including two to former Brisbane Lions rookie, Bart McCulloch, blew the margin out midway through the last term, making the possibility of a comeback incredibly slim.
Stanley stemmed the flow slightly, ending Tasmania’s run of goals in the last, but the home team had all the advantage.
Eddie Sansbury created a number of chances in attack, including a sensational snap from the pocket.
A facial fracture to Southport’s Mark Collison was an extra blow to the NEAFl, with the Shark taken to hospital for treatment.
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