
The Cobras are on the board!
Perennial powerhouse Cora Lynn has claimed its first scalp for the season with a dominant 17.18.120 to 4.7.31 victory over Korumburra-Bena at the Cobradome.
Such a win – against a team battling in the bottom reaches of the ladder – normally wouldn’t rate highly at Cora Lynn, but need and necessity gave this one a boost in importance.
After five consecutive losses, first-season coach Shaun Sparks finally tasted success.
“I think the guys really deserved this win to be honest, considering what we’ve been through over the first five weeks,” Sparks said.
“We never really flinched or moved away from what we were doing, but just to see the smiles on the faces was pretty rewarding on the weekend.
“They’ve worked hard, and it was just nice to get a win on the board to kick start our season.”
Those outside the four walls have understandably been asking questions, the main one being…What’s happened to Cora Lynn? Sparks has a simple explanation.
“In my time playing and coaching I’ve never seen anything like what we’ve been through over the first five weeks,” he said.
“The flu, Covid, injury…I think last week was the first time where the team stayed the same from Thursday night selection to Saturday morning.
“I had to pull on the boots myself against Nar Nar Goon, it got that bad…at times it’s been a nightmare.
“But all the way through we knew where we were at, we just needed time to overcome that early adversity and now there are positive signs that we are coming out the other side.
“I know other clubs have had their challenges, but I don’t think any club has been what we’ve been through over the first five weeks of the season.”
Despite losing his first five games at the helm, Sparks had already seen signs that his time would improve rapidly over the season.
“We’ve been pushed from pillar to post, and I’ve been impressed with some of our performances,” he said.
“We pushed Phillip Island to five points, the Tooradin game we were only 20 points down during the third quarter…and we’re going to be a much different team at the end of the season compared to what we were at the start.
“That’s the most exciting thing for us all at Cora Lynn.”
The Cobras midfield dominated proceedings, with running-machine Jaxon Briggs booting four goals and Chris Johnson, Heath Briggs and Tom Stiglich having a mountain of football around the ground.
Gun full-forward Nathan Gardiner was back to his best, kicking four goals, while youngster Jett Edwards slotted two.
Daniel Brown, Paul Fermanis, Bailey Nation and Byron Walker kicked a goal each for the Giants…who head to Bunyip this week.
Match review via Pakenham Gazette, written by David Nagel.
Nar Nar Goon continues to put one foot in front of the other, banking four points with every step, after an 11.7.73 to 2.5.17 win over Dalyston.
There was nothing flashy about this one for the Goon, with a four-goal opening term their most productive output of the match.
Mitch Homfray led the scoring with three, while two each to Brendan Hermann, Matt Homfray, Troy McDermott and Dermott Yawney provided too many avenues for the Magpies to hunt down.
Hermann was terrific for the Goon, in his 150th game, while James Cairns and primemover Trent Armour were others to shine. Hayden Wallis and Mick Marotta were best for the Magpies.
Match review via Pakenham Gazette, written by David Nagel.
Tooradin-Dalmore has warmed up for its biggest test of the season with a 24.14.158 to 4.8.32 thumping of Garfield as Beswick Street.
Unless our eyes are deceiving us, the Seagulls rattled on an incredible 13-goal second term to totally put the contest to bed.
Stewie Scanlon continued his dangerous form of late, booting eight majors, while Julian Suarez with four was the main focal point on the ground. Scanlon, Jimmy Trezise and Piva Wright were brilliant for the Gulls and will take some great form into this week’s classic contest against Inverloch.
Garfield’s best, Joel Batson, Jonty Bow and Lachie Sauze will be looking for a more competitive team performance when the Stars head to Kooweerup this Saturday.
Match review via Pakenham Gazette, written by David Nagel.
The hosts started well, winning the first centre clearance and pushing the ball forward, although the slippery conditions made it tough to finish their work early.
Kicking with a slight wind advantage, the Sea Eagles were inaccurate despite generating plenty of scoring chances.
The Bulldogs showed fight throughout the first term, repeatedly surging the ball forward, but were unable to break past Shem Hawking who was superb in defence.
The ball was locked in the ‘dead pocket’ where the wind blew for much of the quarter, making it tough for the hosts to score although their forward pressure was immense. IK took a 15-point lead into the first break, having kicked the only two goals of the match through Hughes and Tristan Van Driel.
The Sea Eagles began the second term with fast ball movement through star midfielder Lachlan Scott, but again were unable to convert. Bunyip amped up their pressure through the midfield and mounted a drive of their own, although the inaccuracy
became contagious as they missed also.
Having missed last round, gun ruckman Marcus Toussaint picked up right where he left off, dominating the ruck contests around the ground and giving the IK midfielders first use. Inaccuracy in front of goal continued to plague both sides, despite the slick, high-quality ball movement. The visitors were able to create repeat forward entries through pressure and their wind advantage, with Will Papley cutting off a kick out, but his flying shot missed left.
Bunyip continued to press hard but could not find a major to show for their efforts.
Finally, late in the quarter Bunyip were able to work it down the grandstand wing and find their first goal of the afternoon through Xavier Kinder on the run. The late major cutting the Sea Eagles lead to 33 at the main break.
Third quarter scoring got underway thanks to a great shot by Thomas Wyatt from deep in the ‘dead pocket’. The hosts executed their forward press to perfection for much of the contest and Clark’s tackle inside forward 50 led to Lachlan Johnson’s first. The IK pressure never rescinded, and the hosts started to put the foot down as the lead grew to 72 going into the final break.
IK came out hard once again in the fourth but were inaccurate early until a brilliant play from Soumilas and Turner in transition led to another Van Driel goal. Conditions dried out and the ball movement accelerated, the ball pinballing between
the 50 arcs. Ashleigh Allen broke the stalemate with the Bulldogs’ second major, sparking a resurgence in his side. Through their own forward press the visitors were able to punch on four unanswered goals to trim the lead back to 54 points.
The Bulldogs dominated play in the final term, young gun Will Papley doing all he could to keep his side in it. Turner’s third goal broke the ‘Dogs run and absolutely delighted his mates behind the goals, extending the lead back to 60 points.
Bunyip managed to answer, but it was all too late for the visitors.
Turner was magnificent on debut, kicking four goals playing as a small forward showing he is comfortable at the level. IK collecting the four points with a solid 59-point victory.
A tricky wind favouring the scoreboard end prevailed in the mostly dry conditions. And a hot welcome indeed.
The Demons jumped out of the blocks and dominated the first quarter. With the defence under the pump led by Daniel Pearce, it was the defensive group that kept the Island boys within striking distance.
The Voss boys led the Demons and mid-way through the second the locals still had the lead. A solid collision for Jason (Sauce) Tomada midway through the quarter saw the ‘claret’ flow, and a hasty patch up from the Bulldogs trainers followed.
A couple of late goals to the Bulldogs generated from excellent mid-field play from Eli Richards again dominating and combining with Captain Youle, and the Bulldogs led by six at the main break.
With the breeze still favouring the scoreboard end, a see-saw battle took place in the third. The Bulldogs kicked the first scores, with the coach’s bench relaxing ever so slightly. But then the Demons applied the heat again, kicking a couple of goals and entering time-on with scores locked together.
To reinforce how tough it was in the defensive quarter, another heavy collision saw the trainers busy with another round of ‘claret’ clean-up. A late goal to the Bulldogs, and a slim six-point lead at three-quarter time.
The last stanza started well with the Bulldogs at last beginning to dominate and move the ball with some trademark precision into the forward line. Enter Jordy Patullo and Jack Taylor. With Jordy kicking goals from long distance, and Jack creating opportunities across the forward line, combined with central heat from Zak Vernon and Cam Pedersen, the Bulldogs took over. Peppering the goals with five goals 11 in the last, the Bulldogs ran out 46-point winners over a fierce and gallant Demons effort.
Star forward Mason McGarrity has led the Warragul Industrials to a top five spot after destroying Kilcunda Bass by 97 points.
McGarrity kicked an incredible 10 goals as the Dusties won their third in a row, the final score being 22.13 (145) to 7.6 (48).
It wasn’t all forward line heroics however, as the defensive improvements the Dusties have made over the first few weeks of the season were evident for all to see.
Indeed, Warragul kept their opponents to just four goals in the first half while McGarrity did as he pleased up the other end.
The Dusties were also served well through the middle of the ground by Kyle Beveridge and Nic Visser, who got on top of the Kilcunda Bass midfield early and did not relent.
Marcus Baxter kicked four goals for the Panthers, but was the only genuine target the visitors had for much of the day as their forward line appeared quite one dimensional at times.
Match review via Warragul Drouin Gazette, written by Nicholas Duck.

ELLINBANK & DISTRICT FNL ROUND 6 REVIEW
Ellinbank signalled its return to form with a comfortable victory over form side Buln Buln in round six of Ellinbank District football.
Ellinbank scored the first two goals of the game before Buln Buln found Jack Symes over the back, with his kick from mid air in the goal square closing the gap to nine-points at the first change.
The visitor then got a run on as they booted five of the next six. Adam Cook held his ground well and found Tim Mashado unchecked in the goal square to start the run.
Buln Buln’s next opportunity was set up through a kick poked forward by James Fowler, but it did little to halt Ellinbank’s momentum.
A sliding mark from Nathaniel Paredes added another before Cook converted after receiving high contact in a ruck contest.
Two Buln Buln defenders scrambled to chase a dribble kick but couldn’t get there as Ellinbank began to take control.
Sam Batson made a good spoil, but unfortunately for the Lyrebirds it deflected into the path of Ryan Atherton who found Anthony Battista on the lead.
When Ellinbank emerged from the changerooms to begin the second half, they came out having set the game up with a seven goal to two first half to take a 35-point lead. A strong second term with five goals to one set up the buffer following a tight start.
Despite missing coach Bob McCallum, the proud Lyrebirds side were sure of providing a response in the second half.
Missed opportunities would again haunt the home side, with a run of 10 consecutive behinds putting paid to any chance of fighting their way into the contest.
A Matt Gray mark with the flight and Hayden Baker goal from a holding the ball free kick gave Buln Buln the spark it needed to begin the third term.
Pierrehumbert was one of many to come into the game as the Lyrebirds began to dominate territory but missed set shots and shots in clear space went begging. Other players to help lift the Lyrebirds were Gray, Jared Lane, Timothy Stoll, Thomas Axford and Hayden Baker.
The assistance of a 50-metre penalty did little to help as the home team completed a run of nine consecutive minor scores.
To run salt into the wound, Ellinbank found a goal late in the quarter to still hold a 32-point advantage despite the hard work from Buln Buln.
Adding the first goal of the final term would effectively put paid to any chance of a miraculous comeback.
Daniel Pratt, Wragg, Paredes, Battista, Bryce Joyce and Zachery Holton had helped Ellinbank to its winning position.
Match review via Warragul Drouin Gazette.
Catani’s winless start to the season continued on Saturday after a 43-point loss at the hands of Longwarry.
The Blues had to dig deep to remain in the contest with Mitchell Smith hitting the scoreboard to limit the damage.
Nathaniel Rodda and Darren Adams also kicked goals in the loss, while Longwarry’s Jedd Serong kicked three goals in the match to see his side claim the four points.
Braydon McHugh and Ben Cuckson also chimed in with doubles in the victory.
Winless Nilma Darnum had it’s backs firmly up against the wall when it faced Poowong at home.
Match review via Pakenham Gazette, written by Lachlan Mitchell.
Although it was Trafalgar who secured another Waterloo Cup, Yarragon lost no admirers in a competitive effort against the Bloods.
Indeed, the Panthers had more scoring shots in going down 11-5 (71) to 7-15 (57).
It was a competitive effort against one of the Ellinbank District football contenders Yarragon needed to further prove they are much improved and on the rise.
The early stages of the match threatened another dominant performance from the Bloods, as they booted six first quarter goals for the perfect start to Daniel Puglia’s milestone match.
Despite missing key forward Damian Mann, the Bloods still found an avenue to goal, led by the mobile Tyson Leys who would go on to finish the game with four majors.
Facing a 22-point deficit at the first change, the Panthers were able to tighten their defence and restrict opportunities for the opposition.
Despite this the Bloods were able to maintain a slight edge, booting four goals to three across the second and third terms to hold a 25-point buffer at the final change.
It was the Panthers who would finish strong, but a return of 2-6 to 1-1 stopped the home team short of producing an upset.
Captain Mitch Jolly finished with three goals, while other better players were Damien Allison, Toby Sherer, Lachlan Shaw, Tyler Hotchkin, Zak Hogton and Devin Pollock.
Helping the Bloods control the contest were Jace and Klay Butler, Blake Radford, Leys, Matthew Swenson and Drew O’ Brien.
Match review via Warragul Drouin Gazette, written by Davyd Reid.
Rocked by illness, the Nyora Saints went into Saturday’s match with scarce numbers. The Saints were competitive early, trailing by just two goals at the first change.
While the Cats increased the lead to 32-points and kept the Saints scoreless in the second term, the visitor had done well to restrict the Cats to six goals.
Led by Kody Wilson, who would finish the match with five goals in a best afield effort, the Cats responded in a big second half.
Returns of seven goals in each of the third and fourth quarter pushed the margin to three figures.
Lachlan Bambridge and Josh White each chipped in with three goals with Tyssen Morrow, Cooper Clancy, Alexander Johnston and Ashley Locket also among the better players.
Helping the Saints make a competitive start were Kallon Rigby, Brodie Anderson, Jack Rosenow, Dylan Heylen, Max Mattock and Angus McGillivray. Playing coach Dylan Heylen said they played good-pressure football and moved the ball really well.
“Our boys ran out of legs in the second half and the quality of Neerim showed,” Heylen said.
“They kicked away, kicking a lot of unanswered goals. The boys fought hard till the end but didn’t have the answers.”
Match review via South Gippsland Sentinel Times and Warragul Drouin Gazette, written by Davyd Reid.
Poowong played four quarters of disciplined football, working hard all day to kick their highest score for many years 27.26.188 to Nilma Darnum 1.1.7 – a 181-point victory to help the club’s percentage.
Poowong’s forwards’ discipline was good with nine goal kickers: Alex Henshall 7, Steven McInnes 5, Jack Hazendonk 4, Will Robertson and Alex Doria three each, Cody Loughridge 2 and one each to Jayden Sullivan, Tom Robertson and Kurt Newton.
Nilma Darnum battled hard on the day but could not match Poowong.
Nilma-Darnum’s final quarter consolation goal came through Korey Carrison. Sebastian Crowle, Jeremy Jarred, Harley Lacunes, Brady Einsiedel and Oxley Huson were the other better players for the Bombers.

GIPPSLAND LEAGUE ROUND 6 REVIEW
In an even first quarter, Drouin led by three points at quarter time, with a fit Simon Deery a welcome addition to the Redlegs backline, instrumental as a leader and player.
Josh Wykes was getting his hand on the football in the ruck, while Byron Vickery was getting plenty of the football and Austin and Brayden McCarrey were looking dangerous up forward, the coach making a home deep in attack.
The Redlegs were playing good football and gaining confidence, holding a slender six-point lead at half time and the signs were positive. Bairnsdale kicked three goals to two in the third quarter to establish a handy lead, but there was still plenty of
work to be done.
One would have sensed that the home side, with crowd support and playing on their own patch, would find something and raise a genuine challenge, but it wasn’t to be.
The Redlegs saved their best for last, playing their most productive quarter for the season, finishing full of run and ramming home 8 goals to one, winning by an impressive 55 points and in the process moving off the bottom
of the ladder.
Austin’s goal kicking bag was complemented by Jake Richards (three goals), and two each from McCarrey and John Gooch.
It’s now Leongatha vs the rest as the Parrots maintained their perfect record to defeat Warragul by 68 points on Saturday.
The Gulls certainly weren’t left wanting for effort but couldn’t contain the bigger bodies of the Leongatha midfield as they went down 6.5 (41) to 16.13 (109).
The loss leaves Warragul a win and a half outside the top five, while Leongatha is now the only side in the Gippsland League to have not lost a game thanks to Sale’s win over Moe.
Remarkably, star forward Jed Lamb kicked all six of Warragul’s goals, which is the first time in league history a single player has kicked that many goals as their team’s lone goalkicker.
While that statistic itself was incredible, it does point towards one of the Gulls’ main problems on the day, that being their forward line.
Indeed, as it has been in other games this season, Lamb was the only Warragul target inside 50 able to reliably kick goals as their other forwards were kept well and truly quiet by the excellent Leongatha backline.
Jack Ginnane and Justin Pellicano both kicked three for the home team, who unlike their opponents were able to find a variety of ways to score.
Apart from Lamb it was the usual suspects for Warragul playing well, as Nick Graham continued his brilliant season in the midfield and Sean Masterson kept his intercept game rolling in the defensive half.
The game started reasonably well for the Gulls, as the tap work of ruck Mitchell Smart consistently gave Warragul first use, allowing Lamb to be isolated in one-on-one contests and kick three goals in the first term while Leongatha kicked three of their own.
The second term, however, saw the Parrots tighten up defensively, particularly on Lamb, who was unable to find the same ease of movement he had early.
Adding to this was the fact that the Leongatha midfield was starting to take control, particularly at the contest, with Tom Mariott and Cade Maskell doing what they do best.
Four Leongatha goals in the second term to just one for the Gulls allowed the margin to stretch out to 25 points at the main break, though the Gulls had hardly lost any admirers.
The fierce pressure that had defined their win over Traralgon last week was still present, but this time their opponents simply had the answers to the questions Warragul were asking.
Any hopes of a comeback were quickly erased in the third quarter as the Parrots found another gear, kicking seven goals to one to put the game beyond doubt heading into the final term.
The issue at that point was no longer that Warragul were unable to find space for their forwards, it was that Leongatha were almost completely depriving them of opportunities, keeping the ball locked in their forward half for most of the quarter.
By the time the final term started the game had clearly run its course, as Leongatha eased the foot off the pedal and went into conservation mode, kicking just two more goals for the game to Warragul’s one.
The game was plainly a case of Warragul losing to the best, and though their pressure and effort were of a good standard, their forward line continues to be their Achilles’ heel six weeks into the season. Improvement will be needed in this area if the Gulls hope to consistently contend against some of the top sides in the league.
Match review via Warragul Drouin Gazette.
Maffra jumped out of the blocks in the first quarter at home, kicking five goals to one. From there, Morwell edged its way back into the game, but the Eagles were always able to maintain a lead of around two to three goals.
Maffra led by 17 points with one quarter to play, and got through after both sides kicked four goals in the final term.
Morwell had chances to pinch the game, but had to lament scoring 4.7 in the last 20 minutes.
The win gave the Eagles their third for 2022, and keeps them within touching distance of the top five.
Alex Carr kicked three goals in a best on ground performance, as did Daniel Bedggood who was also among the most prominent Maffra players. The experienced duo of Danny Butcher and Kade Renooy played well, while Tom Jolly was serviceable and Hudson Holmes continued his good start to the season.
Brandon McDonald kicked four goals for Morwell to be named best, and received good support from Brandon McAuliffe, Dan Musil and Zac Carlson.
The Maroons led at every change against the Power, eventually holding on to win 9.11 (65) to 8.13 (61).
Traralgon led by 10 points at three- quarter time, and survived a late scare from Wonthaggi after the Power hit the lead late
in the day.
With injured playing coach Jake Best watching on, the Maroons other big names stood up. Ball magnet Mark Collison was best on, along with fellow midfielder Tom Schneider.
Luis D’Angelo kicked two goals, as did Brett Eddy and captain Dylan Loprese. Mitch Membrey played arguably his best senior game for Traralgon, along with Tom McMahon and Hugh Dunbar.
Traralgon youngster Josh Hamilton made his senior debut, in what was a family affair
alongside brother Tom and dad Troy who is serving as an assistant coach.
Best for Wonthaggi was Mitch Hayes, Jordan Staley and Lochlan Scott, while Jarryd Blair returned for the first time in a number of weeks, although younger brother Jack was a late withdrawal.
A tight contest ensued in the first half at Ted Summerton, as the game basically became a battle of defences.
Sale key defender Will Leslie had the job on league leading goal kicker Harry Pepper, while at the other end, Moe playing coach Declan Keilty repelled many a forward entry from the Magpies.
At half-time, the margin was just one point, and given the greasy conditions, the match had the makings of one that was going to go down to the wire.
Come three-quarter time, Sale had taken a five-point lead after kicking three goals to two. Some long range set shots by respective leaders in Sale senior coach Jack Johnstone and Moe captain Jacob Wood provided a lift to their side, while the physicality was also taken up a notch as some big hits were laid and a spot fire erupted in front of the Sale coaches box as players from either side flew the flag for their teammates.
Johnstone appeared animated as he addressed his troops at the last change, urging them for 30 more minutes of effort. A short distance away, Moe took a calmer approach, believing that if they could manage two goals in the conditions and tidy up in defence, it might prove to be enough.
Sale started on top in the final term, kicking the first three goals to stretch its lead. A nice little give by Lions ruckman Ben Morrow to Trent Baldi set up a goal to Matt Barrand at the 23 minute mark which cut the margin back to 19 points and kept things interesting, but it proved to be too little, too late.
Will Leslie was judged best on ground for Sale, along with Mitch Thacker, Jack Leslie, Nathan Whitford, Pat Tainsh and Jayden Allison in his 100th match.
Declan Keilty was a clear best on ground for Moe. Wood, Barrand, Baldi, James Blaser and Brock Smith were others to put in determined efforts.

MID GIPPSLAND FNL ROUND 5 REVIEW
The home side, with their radar in place, was almost perfect in front of goals, which proved to be the difference.
Foster coach Sam Davies said: “It was a tough win against good opposition who really challenged us and were on top for half the game, a really important win in such an even competition.”
It’s a win that now puts Yinnar on the back foot and with some work to do before they can gather some momentum moving forward.
Yinnar coach Daniel Taylor said it was a tough day.
“To Foster’s credit, they had the game on their terms, we got to work throughout the second and third quarters and felt like we were the better side, but to Foster’s credit we were still unable to play our brand, and one undisciplined act late in the third quarter changed the momentum for the rest of the game.
“We’re just not good enough for long enough at the moment, which is disappointing.”
Just seven days earlier, the Demons had given a start to Mirboo North and fallen just points short after chasing hard for most of the day. This week the plan was to put the pressure on the visitors from the first bounce and try to keep them at arm’s length for the afternoon and that is exactly what happened, with MDU 6-7-43 edging out Hill End 5-12-42, the win by just a point, maybe season defining for the Demons.
MDU coach Peter Harris described it as a cracking contested game of football from both sides.
“Our boys stuck to our game plan and were then able to execute it in the last half,” he said.
“It was nice to finally be on the right side of a close one.”
Hill End coach Mike Santo said: “We played some superb footy early and then believed we were better than we were currently. Credit to Peter and his side, they had a game plan and beat us the next three quarters. They spread well from stoppages and took away our strengths and they deserved the win. Our inaccuracy and lack of discipline is becoming a real issue for us, hopefully it’s a wakeup call.”
This mouth watering clash was not for the faint hearted. Two of the big improvers of the 2022 competition would not, did not and could not take a short step at any stage.
Although both clubs are not yet firing at full power, they each wanted to give their all for the four points and to start to emerge as a genuine contender.
On this occasion, it was the Bulldogs 9.12-66 to the Demons 7.8-50, a result that for a lot of the afternoon appeared to be going the opposite way.
“We saw both sides control the game for long periods of time, with some clean fast flowing contested football making goals hard to come by,” reported Newborough coach Craig Skinner. “Great to see our young group come from behind and bounce back after two tough weeks away.”
Bulldogs’ Patty Charles received the Rod Taylor Medal for best on ground voted on by both coaches.
Match review via Latrobe Valley Express/Warragul Drouin Gazette, written by Rob Popplestone.
The Lions returned to their home ground just seven days after taking the scalp of a finals contender in Yinnar.
Their weekend clash against a bird of another kind in the Hawks was going to be every bit as tough as any they had played this year.
The Hawks 5.10-40 to Stony Creek 4.9-33 was a result that was satisfying but still a way off where they wanted to be.
Morwell East coach Devon Soutar reported a real grind in the first half with an inability to complete the play going forward and turnovers fuelling opposition opportunities.
“We were able to break away in the third and that breathing room allowed us to control the game and speed in the closing stages.” Soutar said.
For Stony Creek, after some very clear improvement this season, the loss put a stop to real momentum.
Match review via Latrobe Valley Express/Warragul Drouin Gazette, written by Rob Popplestone.
Tarwin is just one of a handful of clubs slowly making the improvements necessary to have success both on and off the field, and it was also keen on not letting Thorpdale stand in the way of what they want to achieve especially at Shark Park.
The Sharks actually trailed at quarter time before they really turned on the afterburners, kicking 10 goals in the second quarter, eight in the third and finishing the game off with six more goals in the last in a truly dominating performance.
Tarwin coach Troy Hemming said it was a great team effort from the boys, with everyone playing their role and smiles all-round.
The Sharks should be pleased with themselves too, unbeaten in their first four matches of the season and sitting on top of the MGFNL ladder, it’s been a dream start for the new coach and the Tarwin club.
Thorpdale, it seems, still have some work to do. They have been gallant even in defeat and would have gone into this match believing they were a chance.
Thorpdale coach Ray Pickering said it was a solid start to win the first quarter, but Tarwin’s fitness and bigger bodies around the ball took control of the contest for the remainder of the game.

NORTH GIPPSLAND FNL ROUND 6 REVIEW

EAST GIPPSLAND FNL ROUND 6 REVIEW
But it wasn’t to be, the Swans adding 7.4 to 0.1 in the second term to blow the game apart. Then adding 12 goals to five in the second half to score by 91 points in an impressive victory, their season now evenly poised at three wins and losses.
The Blues backline certainly had plenty of work to do trying to contain O’Keefe and his rampant team mates.
Best afield was Chris Downward, who was outstanding all day and skipper Hamish Nettleton continued his good form, kicking five goals. Other serviceable players on the day were Todd Griebenow, Lachlan Fenner, Max Herbert and Gus Rogers.

OMEO & DISTRICT FNL ROUND 6 REVIEW

SOUTH EASTERN WOMEN’S FOOTBALL ROUND 4 REVIEW
DIVISION TWO
Warragul Industrials 3.0.18
Bass Coast Breakers 2.5.17
Playing their second game under lights for the season, the Bass Coast Breakers were keen
to get off to a good start.
However, despite having a lot of the play, they couldn’t get on the scoreboard – registering a single behind for the quarter.
The second quarter was much the same with effort in the back end and strong defence from Stacey Poke and Courtney Fletcher at half back not being rewarded with the ball being bombed into the forward line and subsequently turned over.
A bit of magic from Jenna Russo was the highlight of the quarter and gave the Breakers the narrowest of margins going into half time. The opportunity for the snap goal started with Lisa Scharnberg whose pressure and attack on the ball was outstanding all game. Half time: Breakers 1.1-7 led Warragul 1.0-6.
Third quarter was another tight tussle with Kelly O’Neill continuing her dominance around the ground – providing a great target. A sweet snap from Immy Bradford got the visitors up and about. The Breakers took that momentum into the last quarter and created plenty of opportunities but Warragul managed to hold them off.
While they couldn’t get the four points, the Breakers will take a lot from the match with the younger Breakers including Sunday Brisbane, Tess Wingfield, Immy Bradford leading the way in the midfield and Kate Caughey stepping up to
first ruck duties.
Tayla Tatterson also slipped into full back nicely when injury reduced the team to 17 players.
Match review via South Gippsland Sentinel Times.
DIVISION THREE
Lang Lang 3.19.37
Red Hill 2.2.14
BEST: Ashlee Whitehouse, Stefanie Harper, Jessica Fowler, Kelly Cerra, Emily Lesjak, Bree van Dord
GOALS: Kelly Cerra 2, Ashlee Whitehouse 1.
Warragul Industrials Development Team 10.7.67
Hastings 5.1.31
BEST: Hayley De Graaf, Jess Evans, Rachelle O’Connor, Tayla Lochki, Sophie Johnston, Bianca Loveland
GOALS: Miriam Beeby 3, Tayla Lochki Sophie Johnston 2, Bianca Loveland Rachelle O’Connor Victoria Smart 1.
FEMALE FOOTBALL GIPPSLAND ROUND 1
Lindenow South 2.0.12
Moe-Newborough 7.10.52
BEST:
Lindenow South: Teleigha Saunders, Jasmaie Saunders-Baxter, Jackie Elliott, Teagan Longhurst, Brodi Harris, Jamieson Elliott
Moe-Newborough: Unavailable
GOALS:
Lindenow South: Teleigha Saunders, Jasmaie Saunders-Baxter 1.
Moe-Newborough: Unavailable
BYE: Foster
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