Michael Hartley - round 1, 2024, highlights v Maryborough. Video: Premier Data
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00:05 So first attacking opportunity for the home team.
00:10 Hartley goes up in ruck, rips it out, throws on his right boot, straight up and down the mine shaft, the fourth forward.
00:15 A couple sitting under it, Lenfranchi got over there.
00:18 Bounces his way in the back pocket for Mirabara.
00:21 Hands it off, tackle on, try cross, was he caught holding the ball up high?
00:25 Said no, waved it on, right forward pocket now for Kasselmar, right in front of the club rooms.
00:30 Big crowd here today, awesome atmosphere.
00:33 They'll go up in the ruck, a double handed fist by Hartley doing the ruck work.
00:37 Hurry kick out of the pack, it goes goalwards, they need to kill it, Mirabara and they've had it in there, forward 50 as yet.
00:43 Ampire throws it in, up they'll go, Stewart, it'll be Stewart against Hartley.
00:50 Comes to ground level and I think in this case there for Kasselmar, he's grieved, he comes into the side, a lot of hype around him Don.
00:56 Yeah, he was good a couple of weeks ago, he's definitely a goal kicker.
01:00 But even out of Maldon, he likes some space and as you can see straight away, I counted eight players out of the D50.
01:09 So that's probably going to be the biggest thing for Kasselmar.
01:12 Cal Huntley's got the foot, he has a flying shot, he puts it to the top of the square.
01:16 It'll be a chest mark, I reckon Hartley's taken it and on a pretty, well it's not much of an angle, 45 degrees, he'll line them up for goal.
01:24 So, just a bit of an error there from Mirabara Don.
01:28 Yeah, well you can't have a look at the, that's going to be Kasselmar's issue by the look of this early start is the numbers that are going to be in their front arc.
01:38 And Hartley pops it through for the season opener of 2020 for his first.
01:44 Good defensive work, Matt Kiser's in Kasselmar.
01:59 Good to see Seb Cohen.
02:00 Seb Cohen's back, had an ACL last year, he played his under-18 footy at St. Hurst and returning to play some senior footy at Mirabara.
02:07 He's a big lad, he wanted on that occasion, but was swooped on there by Cal Huntley, put it on the left, he put it in the path of Keough.
02:15 Keough collects it, he fell over just at the last moment, managed to give it off to Woodman.
02:20 Woodman of Kasselmar puts it to the top of the square and Hartley providing a target down there again.
02:25 It'll be dangerous when they get it to him and he's directly in front, only 25 metres and should slot it.
02:31 He should, he's down right, if he does it, then I'll see.
02:36 Yeah, you sound uncertain Don.
02:37 Well he said last week that he was a bit nervous about his goalkeeping, it's something that he did, but look Matt, that's just absolutely sweet off the boot.
02:45 Directly in front, he pops it through for the Kasselmar Magpies, it's their second, they're peppered a little bit.
02:52 The bloke out there at the 2's wearing his number which is a bit stiff, long kick inside from Huntley, taken by Myers, shares it with Lanfranchi, got it back, clever kick around the corner, he's put his team-mate under trouble though inside the defensive 50.
03:03 Well worked out from Alex Brown and Mirabarra can bounce this off Hartley.
03:07 Get a free kick, pressure was on, Henderson gets a free kick and a good strong lead.
03:12 Hits up Hartley, chest lead, then he swings it wide, he's got a player breaking room in Darby Simmons who takes the chest mark and he'll be at 40, not much of an angle.
03:22 Haven't seen Darby kick for a while, so coming back to Kasselmar, he's always had great skills.
03:30 From full back, he's outside the defensive 50, thought there might have been a whistle but Wilkinson kept it in, long kick down the line for the main, he's accepted by Hartley on a surging, marauding lead out from centre-half forward.
03:41 Pops it over the top to Murley, who's got speed to burn, 55 out, kicks the ball forward, creating some space and doing well was Grimble Lanfranchi, desperate in defence, he knows that position all too well.
03:53 Now he's on the end of the handball, left foot kicks, an absolute shocker, bounces its way out to John Watson, he's got some space at half forward for the main, pops the handball over the top.
04:03 I'd get it back here Watson.
04:04 It's very unusual, John Watson getting on the end of a footy and then he bangs it along the boundary line, good strong mark it is now, Greaves getting involved for the first time and hits up Hartley, hard up against the boundary line.
04:17 Right in front of the club rooms at Camp Reserve, inboard he comes, it's a bullet ball, it was probably too severe for everybody, causes a turnover and a contest, swooping on the footy, now it will be Hurst and a whistle on play.
04:32 Just to see whether they made some changes with that and had a bit of a chat about it, Castlemane only changed directions a couple of times in here and barely got success with it before.
04:39 So just looking to open up that ground a little bit more this season in 2024, Castlemane, they turn here with a quarter time five point deficit, opening stoppage off this second term and Woodman takes it, moves it forward to Huntley for the main, entering kick is deep toward Hartley who always had position and pulls it in at the top of the goal square.
05:01 He's looking for number three, should have no trouble from here.
05:05 You're going to hear a lot of that, Huntley to Hartley and that was evidence of some open, clean footy.
05:14 So the new coach, he's made a really bright start in his new colours, Michael Hartley looking the goods in the black and white stripes and Castlemane.
05:25 Fly ins if you like who weren't around for as much of the pre-season. Long kick inside forward 50 here for Castlemane from the stoppage, that'll be a free kick against Hartley.
05:36 He nearly conspired to drag down Tommy Bott, handball clear.
05:41 Castlemane, got it from Will Moran, kicked down the line, a good one, finds Hartley, centre wing, hands it off to the run of Huntley, Cal Huntley on the burst, long kick inside forward 50, over the back the great.
05:54 The great tree exists, it's an oak tree. Down the line, clearly not Arborist, the two of us, Hartley, handball infield, Cal McConaughey, slip and it's going to be a ball up inside forward 50 here for the main who are pressing for their fifth goal of the ball game.
06:11 Did you swear at me then before? No, Arborist, is that a swear word? Inside forward 50, Hartley wins it, puts it in the direction by hand to grieve his heart up against the boundary line underneath that scoreboard that is just copying the sun.
06:25 I can just read it being 20 yards away, we're approaching half time here at the camp reserve.
06:30 Mirabarra, very impressive, Castlemane, well, they've got a bit of work to do. Another stoppage, Hartley leading the way, good tackling, another ball up.
06:39 He just wanted to sprint straight, to clean up.
06:43 As the ball is now contested, good strong tackling again, 40 yards from goal against the boundary line.
06:52 I'm only looking for you Mirabarra team, shit I'm right.
06:55 I had a play at the main, a nice tackle from Cal McConaughey who is able to dispossess Edwards and wins a free kick for Castlemane at right half forward.
07:06 Right in front of our broadcast position.
07:11 What does McConaughey see? Looks long to fall forward, grieves and Hartley both there, Hartley, nudged Lampranky under it and pulls in the mark, arms outstretched above his head, 30 from home, he's looking for number 4.
07:28 He's certainly a focal point isn't he, the work around it, not great though, as I mentioned the ball going in, can't get excited about that but he's made the best of his opportunities this afternoon for a half.
07:42 So that's 5 for Michael Hartley, Castlemane have got 5-5.
07:47 The end of a hand ball, could be to work through his wide cross, he puts it inside, 4 and 50 but a good strong mark.
07:53 Liam Wilkinson for Castlemane, he's a rock back there, short pass over the top, Huntley receives, Huntley runs, now he kicks it long from half back to half forward, kicks it to a contest, to the back of the pad, they've got numbers, Hartley running, he's by himself, just slingoing out.
08:09 He's got time and space, 49, one on one, Hartley uses the ball, he's got a good start at footy and an opportunity one.
08:19 It was a good bit of a bit of a good one.
08:22 One hand on the footy, Ashton Keough bottom of the pack, can't get it out, 51 metres out from Castlemane goal, they attack to the club rooms end, they lead 55-46.
08:38 Local footy lives at Fresh Bendigo.
08:41 Huntley's got four on the day, off the stop in.
08:44 Centre wing, Frankie Burnwing, steps around a player far too easily, that was Edwards, that's pretty hard to do as well as they go shallow inside, 4 and 50.
08:52 Hartley a big thump, he was caught behind, hand ball he brought to Watson, Watson kicks to half forward, lovely ball to Rixon, dropped it at the critical moment though, Castelli was there and then getting his back was Hartley.
09:04 So Castelli has got it for Mirabarra, from half back and that's outside the defensive ending.
09:11 Moran's got it, in front of old man watching on with us this afternoon.
09:17 Hartley's been swung into defence just to plug the gap at the moment.
09:21 Lloyd Butcher told us, well he'd only be playing a defensive sum if he was going really wrong.
09:26 Do it all again, inside forward, 54 Castellmaine, one here at just about B, the back breaker.
09:32 Henderson with the palm off, bends it around the corner to fall forward but almost found Edwards but couldn't quite connect with him and so Edwards will take it from, in fact it'll be thrown in, in the back pocket here.
09:44 Castellmaine, three five points for the good starting this final tournament attack.
09:47 Hartley doing the rug work, head back position, he's got his hands on the footy now, he'll just give it by hand to Henderson who put his finger in the air for his fifth because he knew it was true off the boot.
09:57 And jeez he made that look, because he was just standing there and just fumbled at the last moment.
10:03 They've got numbers, handball was quickly out to Hartley, he kicks it to the top of the square, one on one, Reeves, he gave a little bit of a hold.
10:10 I reckon that's the right decision too, there's no point arguing.
10:13 You reckon it's a toss of the coin?
10:17 Sure.
10:18 Well the man who was getting it was Lan Fancini.
10:21 Short chip to Huntley, so the two hard court athletes combined, Huntley's kick to the edge of the square, finds Cal McConaughey tracking it back in flight, 60 from home, inside to 50, Hartley!
10:33 Who meets Perry solidly but pulls in the mark, 40 metres out directly in front.
10:39 Pretty poor business decision that one.
10:42 Would have been sixth wedge in the AFL for that one.
10:44 I don't know why he would even bleep stuff in that position.
10:48 He kicked it in the head already, that was the move.
10:50 Kofi Perry knows no other way.
10:53 Maybe that's why he misses so many.
10:55 Head over it at all costs for the Mariborough coach, meanwhile his adversary has got four on the day, Hartley looking for a fifth, just tugs it to the left, it's a minor score.
11:05 The margin is 32-14, 9.93 Castlemaine, 9.761 Mariborough.
11:09 Goes out of Rixon, Rixon on 50, short pass, how's it work out? Not quite for Keough.
11:16 But the coach is there, Hartley goes round the body, off the side of the boot, gets dealt with in fact, might go the other way.
11:24 Who's getting the free kick here?
11:25 I think Hartley's getting it.
11:26 Went on with it afterwards.
11:27 He's the one that's there.
11:29 Hartley has kicked that.
11:31 I can see why he was worried, Don.
11:33 Yeah, it was a little bit, he was a bit laconic then and it's gone off the side of his boot and he hasn't even scored.
11:38 He looks tired Hartley as well.
11:40 He could have took his total from, he's been good overall this afternoon.
11:43 When you're taller John, the sun hits you first, alright?
11:46 Down where you are, it doesn't get you very often.
11:49 The blood takes a long time to get from the brain but the rest of it as well.
11:52 Kick in from full back, from Brown and seen across the boundary line by Inwoods, it'll be tossed back in right in front of us.
12:00 Clearly on the 170 centimetres, Keough.
12:02 That's a wonderful pick up from Ashton Keough, sends it to full forward.
12:06 Trying to take the mark was Greaves, two hands to it, flicked up by Hartley.
12:10 Henderson, Greaves, all in.
12:12 Half back for Mirabarra, pokes it wide, tipped in by Hine of Castlemaine, spears it inside to forward 50.
12:18 Great kick by Rixon.
12:19 An extra athlete.
12:21 He finds Hartley with a further forward pass, only a short one of 15 metres but Hartley was charging out of full forward.
12:29 And he's marked at just a bit beyond 40 metres from home, negligible angle.
12:34 A waste no time, deliberating over the shot.
12:39 Immediately trots in, that's a bit of spinning ball.
12:42 Has he just snuck it by? Not quite, it's away to the right.
12:45 And it's another minus score.
12:47 So that margin now out to 40 points the way of Castlemaine.
12:50 Ticked just over into time on here in this final term between Castlemaine and Mirabarra.
12:55 Great start to this 2024 season.
12:58 The contest was really on early. Mirabarra had an 18 point lead late in that second term.
13:03 But Castlemaine have had all the running since then and now lead it convincingly.
13:06 A kick in from full back which started with Perry, a couple of kicks beyond him.
13:10 Now it's kicked smothered, Britton had it.
13:12 Castlemaine with possession, McConaughey, this is Ben, bangs it on the boot.
13:16 Oh he's got a play, I don't think he looked.
13:18 It was Keough, it just went beyond him.
13:20 Now it'll go goalward.
13:22 There's a boot at it Hartley but it was in vain because the ball was over the line.
13:25 It is another minus score to 25 around for Castlemaine goal.
13:30 They attack again, up in the ruck is Hartley, puts it in the path of Henderson who overran it.
13:36 Swooped on it, was brown at the top.
13:38 Over near those oak trees, goal.
13:42 Oh yeah, exactly, the acorn trees.
13:45 Ball trope back in, Slinko tumbles it inside, 4-50 for Castlemaine.
13:48 Looking to run up another one.
13:50 Oh dear, Landfrankie took on Hartley, he's gone.
13:52 He's got to be.
13:53 He is gone, he just ran into the vice grip.
13:56 And Michael Hartley laid in wait.
13:59 It was like a Venus flytrap, just waiting for something buzzing past it and then just going whack, closing the arms around it.
14:07 And 50.
14:09 So no idea what for but Michael Hartley could just about kick this one out onto the street.
14:16 He could kick it to Newstead from where he's going to line this one up.
14:19 And he's going to bag five on his first outing in Castlemaine colours.
14:26 And this has just been a disappointing fade out from Mirabarra Lade in the back.