Category Archives: Game Day

Perth Blitz are the State Champions for 2011/12!

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32-30. Two points is all it took to secure the Perth Blitz their first ever title and at the same time, stopped the Rockingham Vipers from taking their fourth in a row. The hardest, most dominant effort from anyone ever in blue was left on the field on Saturday night. And was rightly rewarded with…


Finals Football: Blitz 14 – 6 Wolverines

A win over the Westcoast Wolverines was all that was needed to guarantee another year of finals football for the Blitz and a win was what they got. It was ugly, had lots of penalties and even a request to tone down the language but in the end, the boys in blue and white prevailed…


The Summer heat arrives!

The Blitz dominated the jets on Saturday with a crushing 32-0 win. Lui Luaiva was unstoppable all day pounding the ball and ran in 2 scores. Locklan Gilbert added 3 TD passes to Terry Niessen, Connor Liddelow and Dennis Savic. The Blitz defense shut the Jets down all day and gave them no room to…


Preview: Blitz vs Jets @ 2pm.

With the Blitz suffering under a recent downturn in form, a win against the Jets is vital. The green and white have been a surprise unit this season, containing more teams than expected, it won’t be an easy outing for the Blitz with the offense expected to put in a larger shift in order to…


Saints downed

Expected to be harder than in seasons past, the Curtin Saints put on a strong start to their clash against the Blitz, scoring on their first drive as they have every game this season, and denying the Blitz offense the chance to do the same. Leading the Blitz into the half, the Saints defense was…


Blitz win despite Jets resurgence

Another win was brought home by the Blitz, only not quite as cleanly as they might have hoped. In what turned out to be a scrappy, close enounter with the Claremont Jets. The Blitz were left to ponder how they let them get so close to taking it away from them. A late score from…


Season begins with win over Broncos

The first round of Season 2011/12 kicked off on Saturday with the Blitz facing off against last seasons 4th place finishers, the Broncos. In what turned out to be a tightly fought game, the boys in blue put the game away late in the last quarter with some great passing from QB, Locklan Gilbert. The…


Semi-Final: Blitz vs Steelers

The Blitz season came to an end on Saturday with an 8-14 loss to the Steelers. It was a tense and tight defensive struggle on a windy day in North Beach. At half time it was still scoreless. The Steelers took the lead in the 3rd quarter after the Blitz gave up good field position….


Last Round: Broncos Equaliser

The regular season ended in an incredible game on Saturday. An ill-disciplined performance from the Blitz saw them give up 160 yards in penalties that saw 3 touchdowns called back. At halftime the Broncos led 22-16 but the Blitz tied it up at 22 early in the 4th and then took the lead 30-22 with…


Round 2: Steelers

In an epic clash the two 10-2 teams faced off on Saturday as the Blitz took on the Steelers. These two teams have a fierce rivalry and it is always close. This was no exception. The Steelers took the lead early but a Steve Mathews run made the half time score 6-6. And so it…