Today's match saw Mellor record a resounding victory over a depleted Wilmslow side, with Mellor giving over 2 players to help the visitors out. Mellor went 5 goals up by the end of the first quarter and at the end of the second it looked like Mellor were running away with it. However, the balance of the action turned in the third quarter when Daniel Jones and Josh Poke went over to the Wilmslow side and made a big contribution to the opposition effort. Ben Tipping standing in for our stalwart goalie Will Macdonald didn't have a great deal to do in net but did make three great saves and there were very strong performances in attack from Joe Hussey scoring 6 goals and Dan Jones netting 4. Another 7 Mellor players also recorded entries on the score sheet, including one from Christian Simpson Pink, who could have had a handful. There were a couple of changes to the usual Mellor line up in the third and final quarters when midfielders Daniel Jones and Sam Griffiths went into defensive positions using long poles for the first time - Josh Poke needn't worry too much about either of them threatening his future role selection! The fourth quarter saw Wilmslow put in a final flurry aided by our Josh Simpson Pink and Nick Hughes but it wasn't enough to counter the great work done by Mellor in the first and second quarters. Great performances from new boy Rory Fell, definitely one to watch this season and Ben Robinson getting in the thick of it. All in all a strong performance from Mellor across the whole of the pitch.

Final score 22-3

Match stats:
Goals: Joe Hussey 6, Dan Jones 4, Sam Griffiths 3, Josh Pink 2, Josh Poke 2, Rufus Lancaster 2, Nick Hughes 1, Christian Pink 1, Tom Brady 1
Assists: Dan Jones 5, Joe Hussey 3, Josh Pink 3, Tom Brady 2, Sam Griffiths 1, Christian Pink 1, Josh Poke 1
Defensive turnovers: Sam Griffiths 1, Rory Fell 1
Saves: Ben Tipping 3