A hard road ahead for Kiama Power

KIAMA will have to take the long road if they are to make the South Coast AFL finals after a crushing loss to Bomaderry in the major semi-final on Saturday.

The Power will now meet the winner of Saturday's minor semi-final between Northern Districts and Nowra at Camden.

Their match is scheduled for Hollymount Park, Woonona before the grand final at Kully Bay Oval, Port Kembla.

Kiama coach Glenn Farquhar-Nicol has scheduled an extra training session for Saturday to help the side prepare for arguably the biggest game in the Power's history.

On Saturday the Power recorded their second heavy loss to the Tigers in as many weeks, going down 21-17-143 to 7-8-50.

"Bomaderry had eight fit on-ballers and a team where the average player was four to six inches taller than us," Farquhar-Nicol said.

"They get 50 players turning up to their training sessions and we're lucky to get 15 turning up for both grades."

The Power were down by 21 points at the first change before five plaers went off in jured in the second quarter.

By halftime Kiama trailed 5-5-35 to 10-10-70, before the Tigers pulled away in the final two quarters to record a commanding win.

Among Kiama's walking wounded were Brad Harris (hamstring), Chris Lindsay (groin), Michael William's (ribs), Ben Rawson (ankle) and skipper John Mion (broken nose).

But due to a severely-depleted bench they went back on for the final quarter.

Best on the field were Dan Herbert, Jeff Dyer, Andrew Britton, Stuart Haack, and Stuart Riddington.

Captain John Mion said that although the Power played "?fairly good football', their delivery to the forward line was poor.