Third quarter sinners

Seniors

LATE-INCLUSION

Robert Whyman brought excitement to Wedderburn’s final quarter against St Arnaud in North Central league on Saturday.

Whyman, in his first senior game of the season after Jake Hernan became unavailable, kicked three goals from the forward pocket.

The first came with a snap under pressure on the top of the square and then minutes came a second, bustling through opponents to boot the ball truly from 30 metres out.

Whyman kicked three of the final term goals after the Redbacks were held to just one behind in the third term.

The Saints had played well in patches, applying pressure to the Redbacks who became complacent in the third quarter.

Turnovers were not effective, Redbacks were being caught out and St Arnaud scored three goals with ease in the term.

Wedderburn had used the ball better in the first half and put six goals on the scoreboard in the opening term.

St Arnaud had its opportunities in that first 30 minutes but the pressure of Wedderburn’s defence frustrated Saints’ accuracy and they finished with five behinds for the quarter.

Hamish Lockhart spent the day roaming the wing for what turned out to be his best game of the year. He teamed well with Darcy Jackson on the opposite side of the ground in pushing the Redbacks forward.

Jordan Hargreaves, straight off the plane from his overseas trip, was made general of the half-back line and soon dusted off the cobwebs.

And Adam Postle was relentless in the ruck all day, feeding the midfield well from multiple centre bounces to thrust the Redbacks forward. Coach Sam Barnes moved out to half-forward and Tommy Campbell at full forward both kicked four majors for the day.

But it was the constant wizardry of Luke Holt around the ground that earned him best-on-ground for the second time this season.

Three dominant quarters meant the Redbacks had picked up the points and some valuable percentage.