Day 3 - Win 10-2 vs Progression Hurricanes.

It was is always difficult playing a game eating dinner and then trying to keep everyone awake for the afternoon game, the lads entertained themselves with a card school up to game time and we gathered on the grass outside the dorms to have our team talk. We wanted the guys to take small steps and for the coaches to make adjustments, we asked them to have confidence and cleanup our play a little. We wanted them to play better defence to start the game and not have to come from behind. It's great to know we can come back but you can't win every game like this. We wanted to come out firing and to finish our chances.

The team just did that and went 4 up within the first few minutes, it was a proud moment for me as I could see success in things offensively that we had practiced for a few years. We where putting itogether a great performance and where fantastic all over the field. It was a physical game and our players where putting their body on the line with heavy hits by Ben Page-Laycock, James Pomfret and Will Cornwell, we swarmed around their players and didn't let them clear, we scored two goals from our ride alone. It was great to see James Pomfret, Cian Conway and the youngster of the team Joe Cheetam "bag" as the lads call it, Joe scored off a great inside finish. oli Loveland received a great feed from TJ and scored from GLE.  Ben then scored his first goal of the tournament, he has improved greatly since starting with Knights and the players made a fuss of him as well as every other player that made a good play or scored for the first time. The support in the team and encouragement has been amazing, the boys realise how much it means and if they see a player is a little down or concerned about their play we try to lift them and get behind them. Jake Parker and Elliott Leonard have played very well, they may not have scored but have created for others and both hit the bar in this game.

Will scored a header the ball missed his stick and he headed into the goal from a cross crease pass.

This was the best performance ever from a Knights team against an elite team and I was so proud, it made it all worth it and I think they surprised themselves.

Peacock had his best game yet and was up and down the field, making checks and clearing the ball, the whole defence played very well in this game, we slid well and communicated.

We once again have had some amazing feedback from people around campus mentioning how polite our kids are and have impeccable manners. players from other team come by to hang out with the boys and spend time with them , I hope it's been amazing experience for them and everything they dreamt it would be.

Goals for Will Cornwell, Joe Cheetham, James Pomfret, Oli Loveland 2, Joe Baythorpe, TJ Burgess,  Ben Page-Laycock and Cian Conway.