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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL
Giants 0 7 7 0 0 14 It seemed Wellington would start to pull away when Rookie Jack Campbell showed
Diesels 7 0 3 10 0 20 just why the Diesels are so high on him. A big effort play saw him get back into the
passing lanes and disrupt the pass for it to deflect off the receiver and his own team
Game Statistics: Giants Diesels mate before Campbell made a reflex catch for the pick. The Diesels however could do
First Downs 12 18
nothing with Campbell’s play as they were shut down on three plays and an
Third Down Conversions 4 5
Third Downs 13 13 ambitious fake punt saw Fullback Leilani Fiagatusa cut down short by an excellent
Third Down Percentage 30.8% 38.5% play from Hayden Williams.
Fourth Down Conversions 1 1
Fourth Downs 1 2 The Giants were next to score and it was a little against the run o play. Tight End
Fourth Down Percentage 100.0% 50.0% Jackson Foster getting open in the corner from a roll out pass from Max Tracey. The
Two Pt Conversions Made 0 0 teams would be tied at the half on 7.
Two Pt Conversions Attempted 0 0
Two Pt Conversion Percentage 0.0% 0.0% Tyrone Reiache put the Diesels back in front early in the third but then it seem
Offense Redzone Num 3 4 calamity happened for both teams. First as the Diesels were driving for another score
Offense Redzone TDs 1 2 Tyler Luhan produced some magic to get a jump on a ball sent to the left and then
Offense Redzone FGs 0 2 sprinted away for a 56 yard pick and score. The Giants were now in front 17-14. Next
Offense Redzone Percentage 33.3% 100.0% play from scrimmage and Asotasi was picked again and it seemed the Diesels were
Rushing Attempts 14 32
self destructing. That was until a few moments later and Tracey gave the ball right
Rushing Yards 58 123
back with an interception of his own. No one knew where this would end.
Rushing Average 4.1 3.8
Rushing TDs 0 1
Passing Yards 161 174 Spiller came in and added some sensibility and gave the home side back the lead with
Passing Completions 22 27 a crah over score coming on a drive dominated by his running. The Giants could not
Passing Attempts 37 33 match this and a punt from mid-field was followed by a controlled 16 play drive that
Completion Percentage 59.5% 81.8% consumed 7-1.2 minutes. This took away any chance of a comeback and Reiache
Passing Average 4.4 5.3 capped it off for a field goal to win 20-14.
Passing TDs 1 1
Offensive Pass Interceptions 3 2
TOTAL OFFENSE 219 297
Defensive Pass Interceptions 2 3
Punt Return Yards 20 2
Kick Return Yards 66 75
Punts 7 4
Punt Avg 44.4 49.3
Fumbles 0 1
Fumbles Lost 0 0
Penalties 3 2
Penalty Yds 25 13
Turnovers 3 2
TIME OF POSSESSION 24:35 35:25
Match Report;
DIESELS HOLD ON
IN NAILBITER OVER GIANTS
Wellington,NZ | The Wellington Diesels got home in a squeaker against the Gold
Coast Giants 20-14. This game was in the balance for most of the contest and even
became wild during the third quarter when three successive drives saw interceptions
by both teams with no one knowing what was going to happen next.
In all honesty, the Diesels won all three phases of competition. Isaiah Spiller there big
American running back was the most dominant player on the field. He regularly set
the Diesels up with powerful charges on first down. He ran for 80 yards from 20
attempts and scored the go ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter. “I think so”
Spiller said when asked if this was his best game. “It is starting to come together. I am
getting more comfortable in this system. The boy are getting to know me and I am
getting to know them”.
Wellington won the early battle for field position and a 9 play drive starting at mid
field ended with Brad Watts zigging back to the corner and getting open for the score.
Injury report;
DIE CB 32 P.Fitzhugh (Broken collarbone, 12-13 weeks)
Individual Stats: Diesels
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Luke Asotasi 27 33 189 81 5.7 3 1 2 20 75.4
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Tyrone Reaiche 2 2 100 0 2 2 100 0 5 2
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Stanley Foran 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 59 59.0 0 0 5 0
Jaden Tuala 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 6 0
Chad Muma 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0
Jack Campbell 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 0
Paul Fitzhugh 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Clifford Runciman 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 23 23.0 1 0 1 0
Zach Fualalo 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Joe Feeney 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Nic Nicholson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Kaide Luiai 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Manu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Mitchell Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Sam Janda 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Dean Fukofuka 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Scott Malu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Jack Muhleisen 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 3 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Leo Franks 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 11.0 1 0 5 0
Hayden Williams 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Tyler Luhan 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 56 56.0 0 0 2 0
Beni Ili 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jacob Santos 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 0
Jermaine Johnson II 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Trent Sharp 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0
David Ah Sam 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Paul Martin-Savage 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
John Crichton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Luke Schubach 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Obadiah Akauola 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Brodee Hanley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Ben Goodfellow 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Tuuta Simone 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Antonio Tamou 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Antonio Callaway 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Liam Cameron 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Alec Tuisau 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0