Bintangs lose to Wombats at Cibubur

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

he Singapore Wombats spoiled the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Jakarta Bintangs Australian Rules Football Club at Cibubur, East Jakarta, with a 48-point victory over the Bintangs on Saturday.

The Wombats capitalized on some wasted opportunities by the Bintangs in front of goal to run away with the match in the third quarter, after having only a slim eight-point lead at the three- quarter-time break, according to a release here.

Despite a best-on-ground performance by the Bintangs' Peter Muir and some solid work in the middle of the ground by Chris Bandy and Andrew Mannering, the Wombats won 18.9 (117) to 10.9 (69) in front of a large crowd.

The Wombats' best player was Justin Hottom, while Mark Hinkley booted seven goals and former Brisbane Bears AFL player Andrew Taylor kicked five.

Bintangs forward Reece Ordner kicked four goals before he was injured. Matthew Quinn booted three goals and Tom Dooley had two majors.

The loss was a disappointing return to the club for Quinn and Ron Spurr, both of whom traveled to Jakarta from overseas for the 10th anniversary match.

Bintangs player-coach Matt Stephens described his team's performance as "below par", but said he was confident the club would bounce back in the return match at the South China Sea Cup in Singapore on July 2.