Atlanta Kookaburras

The Atlanta Kookaburras returned to the winners list with a solid win against the traveling Baton Rouge Tigers on Saturday. The Kookaburras who were coming off a bad loss in Florida were consistent all day kicking 5 goals in every term.

The return to the forward line by Warren Ballagh was a handy move by Coach Jim Batten in the absence of the regular key forwards. Ballagh kicked 7 goals for the day and his strong marking gave plenty for the Atlanta midfielders to aim at. At the other end of the ground Baton Rouge's Patrick Muller was putting on a show of his own with 6 classy goals from his teams total score of 7.4

It was a great day of footy enjoyed by a better than average size crowd and a much needed win for the Kookaburras who face the Milwaukee Bombers in two weeks up north on the road.

Atlanta Kookaburras 5.1 10.5 15.9 20.13 (133)
Baton Rouge Tigers 1.2 2.4 5.4 7.4 (46)

The Atlanta Kookaburras were totally dominated by the Fort Lauderdale/Florida Redbacks combined team yesterday in close to the biggest defeat the Kookaburras have ever suffered in their 10 year history. With barely enough players traveling down to Fort Lauderdale to play, the Kookas not only could not handle the hot and humid conditions but also the hot opposition.

The Fort Lauderdale/Forida team were hardly ever under pressure as the visiting Kookas failed to produce any of the form that had till now seen them have a 3-0 season. Its back to the drawing board for Coach Batten as the Kookas look ahead to the last Saturday of the month when the Baton Rouge Tigers come to town. Lets hope the Kookas can turn their form around before then.

Atlanta Kookaburras 1.4.10

Ft Lauderdale Squids 24.11.155

Its pleasing to see that the Atlanta Lady Kookaburras are not resting on their laurels and doing everything they can to retain their unbeaten record and shoot for a record 4th straight National Championships win come October in Colorado Springs CO.

Currently there are a dozen or so committed ladies training in Atlanta and several other team members that now live away from Atlanta, working towards their first 2008 goal. At the end of May the first ever Women's Footy tournament away from the Nationals will take place in Phoenix Arizona.

Three other teams will be looking to stop Atlanta's winning run in the Arizona sunshine that weekend, with hopes of maybe of also wrestling that bigger trophy at the end of the year away from the Lady Kookas grasp.

The Atlanta Kookaburras continued their unbeaten run for 2008 with an action packed 64 point win today over arch rivals the Nashville Kangaroos. The game played in perfect conditions at Creel Park in Atlanta was always going to be a hotly contested affair as there remains a long history of fierce hard fought games prior to today between these two teams.

The Kookas took control early though with superior running and great marking overhead. The Kookaburras were lining up very tall today with seven or eight players at least 6'3". This allowed the Kookas to control the game in the air and provide many opportunities for their forwards. Michael Frost played a very good game off a half forward flank kicking 3 goals for the game and Warren Ballagh must have sore hands from all the marks he took. Ross Larosa was great again and with new players like Chris Holden, Dave Evans and Mike Waller playing well there is plenty to like about the way the Kookas are playing this season.

Good return games also came from Ben Crist, Brent Kewley and Andy Ciganek who all played roles when needed in the back half. Up forward Adam Jennings had a great first half taking marks at Center Half Forward and with veteran players Brent Bacon and Wayne Kraska cleaning up, the game result seemed never in doubt. Well done Kookas, great to get one back against those guys!