FOSTER secured a convincing win over MDU on Saturday.
The Tigers are sitting fourth on Alberton’s ladder, and the additional four points kept Toora in the bottom two.
Proving it is still competitive, MDU kept up with Foster’s game in the first quarter.
Foster let MDU through with two goals, and was just seven points ahead going into the first break.
The Tigers pushed away in the second quarter, adding seven goals to its tally. Playing clean footy, the midfielders were on top of the ball and able to find clear passages into the forward. Luke Globan was back on the side after three weeks off and gave MDU a run for its money, kicking three goals.
Tom McGowan was the top goalkicker for the day with a huge nine goal haul.
Across half back, Troy Van Dyke had a lot of drive and ensured the Demons couldn’t add to the scoreboard.
The defence set up well, but it was clear MDU had improved from its last encounter.
For the Demons, Jess Hickey, Nicholas Tuckett, Michael Smith, Dean Thorson, Jake Proctor and Matthew Smith were named in the best.
MDU kept up the intensity going into the last quarter.
Foster appeared to be slowing down, and MDU managed to put another five goals on the board to the Tigers’ three.
Ultimately, Foster claimed the four points.
Next week, Foster will come up against Tarwin.
Tarwin is currently sitting third and coming off a loss against Toora. Both teams will be looking to play a strong four quarter effort to take home the points.
MDU has a tough match ahead against current ladder leader, Fish Creek.

Sarah Vella

The Great Southern Star

THE battle for the Jack Charlton Cup was on again on the weekend when Stony Creek headed to Fish Creek to take on the Kangaroos.
The Kangaroos, depleted by a wedding on Saturday afternoon were missing a number of key players while the Lions had their own problems with their goal kicking machine Bergles out of the side.
Fish Creek probably had the better of the opening quarter but as has been the case so many times this year already, kicking for goal was terrible and after a torrid first quarter with plenty of pressure being applied by both sides it was the Lions in front 3.1 to 1.6.
The second quarter saw much of the same with both sides having opportunities and neither side really able to get any real ascendency.
Jack Hayes was fantastic for the Kangaroos while Lions little man Egerton was very lively.
Missed shots on goal again cost the Kangaroos a bigger lead and it wasn’t until they kicked the final two goals of the half that Fish Creek finally got its nose in front to lead 3.11 to 4.2 by three points at the main break.
The third quarter was the most dominant of the match by either team and it was the Lions that got the edge with a five goal to one quarter that set up the match and gave them some breathing space with a 21 point lead going into the last quarter.
The last quarter was similar to the opening two with neither side really able to gain any real advantage but both sides attacking and as a result the scoring opportunities presented with both sides managing four goals apiece.
At the end of the day however it w-as Stony Creek that was the better side and certainly the more accurate in front of goal and as a result it got a well earned 22 point victory.

Sarah Vella

The Great Southern Star

THE AFL‘s indigenous round couldn’t have been better placed for a sorely undermanned Toora side on Saturday.
The club has been hit with a run of injuries, most notably to their leading player, Jack Weston, who incidentally looks like returning this week for the match against Stony Creek. So, during the week, with eight players talented enough to be playing seniors, out on the sidelines, the club pressed the panic button and used their connections with AFL NT to invite a couple of indigenous boys down for a game or two. They liked what they saw.
Answering the call from the Maningrida Football League in West Arnhem Land, which has just finished its comp, were Relston Wilson and Taris James, both of whom played well and are now enjoying their stay down in Victoria, and not complaining at all about the cold. They’ll hopefully stay on for a few more weeks to help get Toora out of a tough spot and with the likes of Jack Weston and Luke Manders ready to return soon, they might still be able to push up from fifth into fourth and play a part in another morale-boosting final series. Maybe the NT boys might even return for that!
The match against Tarwin at Toora on Saturday was an interesting affair with plenty of good contests around the ground. You had the feeling that Toora was in control of the game for much of the day, without getting clear of the Sharks but they put a clear margin on them during the third quarter. In the last quarter, Tarwin came back at them to kick 1.6 to finish at 7.17 for the day and only 15 points adrift but bad kicking is bad footy. They were forced to take most of their shots from a fair way out on the angle and while players like big Jari Kennedy took plenty of marks he was inaccurate, kicking only three from plenty of chances. Jesse Bedggood led the way with three goals early before going down back for Toora. Jayden Attard was good across half forward and when taking a brief turn on the ball. Josh Griffin was also busy at half forward and the two wingers Peter Grant and Kelsey Pavlou were good contributors.
Playing in, front of the‘ clubrooms, Cat Grant launched himself a few times and looked to have taken his best mark of the year when he was penalized for ‘hands in the back’... let him go umpire! Ben Wilder had a hard, defensive job on one of Tarwin’s best, Jesse Manton was a winner all day for the Pies and Rhett Moor had the job on Kennedy.
All in all a good game to watch and an ideal one to win if Toora are to stay in touch with the leading division. For Tarwin Kennedy, Todd Dobson, Alex Whalebone, Jackson Bloom, Brent Taber and Rob Brack were named among the best.
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MDU v Foster match review written by Sarah Vella reporting for The Great Southern Star. To view original article online visit http://thestar.com.au/blog/foster-triumph-over-mdu/

Fish Creek v Stony Creek match review written by Sarah Vella reporting for The Great Southern Star. To view original article online visit http://thestar.com.au/blog/stony-hold-off-fishy-in-the-creek-battle/

Toora v Tarwin match review taken from article written by South Gippsland Sentinel Times. Original article can be viewed online via subscription only.

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