By Eaglesafc.com
01:50 PM Thur 02 July, 2009
WITH A WEEK OFF and the Canada Day Carnival over with, the Toronto Eagles are ready for their season to continue.
The Eagles head to Hamilton this weekend to take on the Wildcats in what will be the match of the round. Both teams will be looking to come back from the break and continue on their winning ways.
The Eagles, coming off a massive win in Ottawa, will be looking to come home from the Hammer with the four points. Coach Aaron Falcioni see's this game as another test for his team "Playing Hamilton is always going to be a tough, so we're heading into the game very focused."
Hamilton has being going exceptionally well this season only losing once so far. But it would be fair to say that the lost was the only real challenge that they have had this season.
RECENT RESULTS AGAINST THE HAMILTON WILDCATS
Round 5, 2008 – Toronto Eagles 13.16 (94) d Hamilton Wildcats 6.4 (40) at Hamilton
Round 6, 2007 – Toronto Eagles 15.12 (102) d Hamilton Wildcats 10.11 (71) at Hamilton
Round 2, 2006 – Toronto Eagles 15.20 (110) d Hamilton Wildcats 7.7 (49) at Hamilton
Round 8, 2005 – Toronto Eagles 11.11 (77) d Hamilton Wildcats 3.7 (25) at Hamilton
Round 1, 2004 – Toronto Eagles 11.11 (77) d Hamilton Wildcats 3.2 (20) at Hamilton
MEDICAL ROOM
Alex Arnold (knee) – 1 week
Oliver Hayward (hand) – test
Tom Hammond (fractured Humorous) – 5 weeks
STRENGTHS
The Eagles were again devastating around the field in Ottawa, once they decided to play that is. Their fast paced running continues to make the Eagles a hard team to stop.
POTENTIAL WEAKNESSES
With four of the Eagles star Aussie's and three Canadian representatives competing at the Canada Day football carnival on Wednesday, fatigue could be an issue for this weekends game.
AT THE SELECTION TABLE
This week coach Aaron Falcioni had an interesting task of reorganising his team with players coming in and out of the side. Don't expect the side to be too different though from the one which defeated Ottawa.
DANGERMAN
Danny Bernstein: Bernstein has not played for the Toronto Eagles this season and will be a welcomed addition to the hard running Eagles. With his size and solid marking, Bernstein will be difficult to match up on.
IT'S NOT GENERALLY KNOWN...
Since 2004 the Toronto Eagles and Hamilton Wildcats have played each other once a year and each time it has been in Hamilton.
The views in this article are those of the author and not necessarily those of the club.
