Wk 16: Buckets Stunned By Another Late Rally, Lose 30-27 To Sydney

Sydney- Another game the Los Angeles Buckets ( 11-5 ) let slip away. The home team Sydney Rabbits ( 5-11 ) thrilled their fans with a heroic comeback from an 11-point defecit with just 3 minutes to play- scoring two quick Touchdowns to stun the visiting Buckets 30-27.

"Wow you just have to hand it to them!" Buckets coach Jay T. said. "They obviously did not think the game was over when they were down. They made some great plays and we just could not stop them. We tip our caps to Sydney coach Michael Franks for a heck of a rally and an incredible win!"

Thanx again for the great game, Sydney Rabbits coach Michael Franks!

Cheers,

Jay


                        Los Angeles 27 -- Sydney 30                        
Rabbits Stadium                                           64 degrees, sunny
Sydney                                           wind W 7 mph, humidity 80%
Los Angeles      7 10  0 10 -- 27
Sydney          10  3  3 14 -- 30
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First Quarter
Sydney - McCaffrey 41 pass from Johnson (Smith kick), 5:45
Sydney - Smith 50 FG, 8:59
Los Angeles - Myles 10 pass from Binder (Neat kick), 13:29
Second Quarter
Sydney - Smith 20 FG, 5:30
Los Angeles - Myles 5 run (Neat kick), 9:12
Los Angeles - Neat 24 FG, 13:47
Third Quarter
Sydney - Smith 44 FG, 9:12
Fourth Quarter
Los Angeles - Irvin 5 pass from Binder (Neat kick), 6:13
Los Angeles - Neat 47 FG, 10:45
Sydney - McCaffrey 14 pass from Johnson (2-Point conversion failed), 12:06
Sydney - Bryant 2 run (McCaffrey pass from Johnson), 14:05
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Drive Summary
First Half
Team        Plays-Yds  Time  Result                                 LAn-Syd
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Los Angeles            0:09  Kickoff                                    0-0
Sydney         7  77   2:45  McCaffrey 41 pass from Johnson             0-7
                             (Smith kick)
Los Angeles    3  -2   0:50  Punt                                       0-7
Sydney         5  34   2:26  Smith 50 FG                               0-10
Los Angeles    3   6   1:00  Punt                                      0-10
Sydney         4  -3   1:17  Punt                                      0-10
Los Angeles    4  23   1:22  Punt                                      0-10
Sydney         1   0   0:05  Fumble                                    0-10
Los Angeles    2  18   0:45  Myles 10 pass from Binder                 7-10
                             (Neat kick)
Sydney         9  71   7:00  Smith 20 FG                               7-13
Los Angeles    4  12   1:05  Interception                              7-13
Sydney         4   1   1:05  49 yd FG attempt wide                     7-13
Los Angeles    4  61   1:32  Myles 5 run                              14-13
                             (Neat kick)
Sydney         3   5   0:56  Punt                                     14-13
Los Angeles    3   8   1:15  Punt                                     14-13
Sydney         2  11   0:32  Fumble                                   14-13
Los Angeles    6  29   1:49  Neat 24 FG                               17-13
Sydney         5  24   1:07  End of half                              17-13
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Second Half
Team        Plays-Yds  Time  Result                                 LAn-Syd
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Sydney                 0:09  Kickoff                                  17-13
Los Angeles    7  20   2:14  Punt                                     17-13
Sydney        11  53   3:58  Smith 44 FG                              17-16
Los Angeles    9  46   2:41  Possession change on downs               17-16
Sydney         9  32   6:31  47 yd FG attempt wide                    17-16
Los Angeles    8  63   2:50  Irvin 5 pass from Binder                 24-16
                             (Neat kick)
Sydney         3   0   0:53  Punt                                     24-16
Los Angeles    3   5   0:55  Punt                                     24-16
Sydney         4  33   1:24  Interception                             24-16
Los Angeles    3   2   1:20  Neat 47 FG                               27-16
Sydney         5  69   1:20  McCaffrey 14 pass from Johnson           27-22
                             (2-Point conversion failed)
Los Angeles    3  -3   1:12  Punt                                     27-22
Sydney         4  35   0:44  Bryant 2 run                             27-30
                             (McCaffrey pass from Johnson)
Los Angeles    4  15   0:49  End of game                              27-30
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    Game Stats
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        Sydney vs Los Angeles
        Week 16
            
            Sydney         30    
            Los Angeles    27    
                               SYDN    LA                             SYDN     LA       
            1st DOWNS          27      17      PASS YDS               319      242      
                rushing        7       2           comp/att           29/41    20/40    
                passing        20      14          yds/pass           6.9      5.5      
                penalty        0       1           sacks/yds          5/27     4/25     
            3rd DOWNS          5/14    5/16        ints               1        1        
            4th DOWNS          1/1     0/1     PUNTS/AVG              3/53     7/39     
            TOTAL YARDS        468     306     TOT RET YDS            157      196      
                total plays    73      64          punt returns       3/35     3/48     
                avg gain       6.4     4.8         kickoff returns    5/105    7/123    
            RUSH YDS           149     64          int returns        1/17     1/25     
                num rushes     27      20      PENALTY/YARDS          6/47     4/25     
                rush ave       5.5     3.2     FUMBLES/LOST           2/2      0/0      
                                               TIME POSS              26:12    21:48    
                                               2PT CONV               1/2      0/0      

 

    Sydney vs Los Angeles
        Offense
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        Week 16
                                   P L A Y E R S                                         
            SYDN    Rushing        Bryant 26 att/148 yds, 1 TD; West 1/1, 0 TD;          
            LA      Rushing        Myles 16 att/51 yds, 1 TD; Hargain 4/13, 0 TD;        
            SYDN    Passing        Johnson 29 comp/41 att for 346 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT;      
            LA      Passing        Binder 20 comp/40 att for 267 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT;       
            SYDN    Receiving      McCaffrey 10 rec/156 yds, 2 TD; Smith 9/74, 0 TD;     
                                   Bryant 4/48, 0 TD; Sualua 1/31, 0 TD;                 
            LA      Receiving      Williams 3 rec/83 yds, 0 TD; Myles 7/80, 1 TD;        
                                   Alm 2/38, 0 TD; Putnam 2/24, 0 TD;                    
                    Field Goals    Smith/SYDN: 3/5; Neat/LA: 2/2;                        

 

    Sydney vs Los Angeles
        Defense
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        Week 16
                                     P L A Y E R S                                          
            SYDN    Tackles          Dumas 8; Manning 8; Johnson 6; Baker 4; Lott 3;        
                                     Pounds 3; Montgomery 2; Bender 2; Evans 2;             
                                     Walter 2; Harvey 1; Conner 1;                          
            LA      Tackles          Centers 9; Workman 7; Collins 6; Rucker 6;             
                                     Reynolds 5; Henderson 5; Taylor 4; Heart 4;            
                                     Sweeney 4; Porter 3; Delay 2; Dixon 1; Thompson 1;     
                                     Van Houten 1;                                          
            SYDN    Sacks            Baker 2; Johnson 1; Manning 1;                         
            LA      Sacks            Taylor 2; Dixon 1; Thompson 1; Henderson 1;            
            SYDN    Interceptions    Manning 1;                                             
            LA      Interceptions    Henderson 1;