EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE – round 9
NOBLE Park’s greatest high – knocking off their grand final nemesis Balwyn last weekend – was not capitalised upon. Instead the Bulls went backwards and were embarrassed off Seebeck Oval by Rowville in a 5.9 (39) to 17.14 (116) evisceration.
Outgunned and dispossessed seemingly at Rowville’s will, Noble Park was left humbled by the hard hitting Hawks.
Former Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro defender Michael Bussey was thrust forward for Rowville to great effect as he jagged four goals as did Matt Robinson.
Shayne Allan and Piva Wright kicked a pair apiece in a woeful outing for the Bulls as Allan, Dore, Marc Johnston and Will Kelly were the best of a sorry bunch.
Falling to ninth in the EFL pecking order, Noble Park will desperately need to turn around its form starting this week with East Ringwood at home.
CASEY CARDINIA FOOTBALL LEAGUE – round 9
IN a season of bad losses, Keysborough’s 50-point loss to perennial wooden spooner Hampton Park will hurt the most.
Charging ahead four-goals-to-two at quarter time, it seemed as if Keysborough would take the game comfortably. No one told Hampton Park that belief though as the Redbacks stormed in front by 15 at the main break. Despite the best efforts of Tim Werner (4 goals), no other Burra hit the scoreboard hard enough to stop the rampaging Redbacks. Eight-goals-to-two after half-time highlighted Hampton Park’s dominance and Keysborough through in the towel in the last term to only score four behinds. Cameron Dalton, Cory Hargreaves and Daniel Morland were Burra’s best.
The loss leaves Keysborough equal-last, only split by percentage to Hampton Park. The Burras face Doveton away on Saturday.
VICTORIAN AMATEUR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION – round
The weather didn’t faze St John’s as it rained goals all over Elsternwick’s defence. The JOCs rattled off 19 goals to claim a 100-point triumph away. With 10 charges getting among the goals, Anthony Brannan (3 goals) and Sam Walker (3) were the standout scorers. International representative Glenn Costas, along with Darryn O’Connor and springheel Manny Jakwot were the best afield in St John’s fourth win of the year.
St John will hope to improve on sixth place when it hosts Monash Gryphons in the coming round.
