Successful day out but not very pretty

BEARS Lagoon Serpentine has become the latest top Loddon Valley side to squeeze ahead of the indirect playing style being unleased this season by Maiden Gully.

The Bears won by 25 points on Saturday but only after seeing off a mid-final term roll of the ball by home team Eagles that brought them back to within two goals.

Jay McDonald’s Eagles have been frustrating better teams with the criss-cross backwards style. Whether deliberate or through

In Front Of Goal

SENIORS

49 - (9) - Brandyn Grenfell - Marong

37 - (0) - Joshua Martyn - Bridgewater

29 - (4) - Kain Robins - Marong

28 - (5) - Charlie McGaw - Inglewood

22 - (4) - Matthew Riordan - Marong

20 - (3) - Ryley Taylor - Marong

19 - (3) - Bailey George - Pyramid Hill

17 - (0) - Justin Laird - BL Serpentine

16 - (2) - Sam Dorevitch - Inglewood

16 - (2) - Zach Alford - Pyramid Hill

16 - (0) - Jay Reynolds - Mitiamo

15 - (1) - Jack McCaig - Marong

15 - (1) - Keelan Payne - Inglewood

15 - (0) - Thomas Brennan - Pyramid Hill

RESERVES indecision, the game plan makes for ugly football and explains why the Eagles can get close but miss out on the premiership points. On Saturday, the Bears added five points in the final term as the Eagles also tried to bottle up play with pressure in the last line of defence.

‘Darcy Poulter was best for the Bears while Orion Dowling is back and also in the top players. Poulter and coach Justin Laird each kicked two goals.

Next Round

JUNE 17

Newbridge v Calivil

Bears Lagoon Serpentine v Inglewood

Marong v Maiden Gully

BEST - Pyramid Hill: W. Perryman, S. Mann, S. Relouw, T. Hetherington, B. George, G. James. Newbridge: D. Lloyd, W. Daly, S. Gale, C. Sanders, A. Fortune, B. Harris.

GOALS - Inglewood: C. McGaw 5,

Polack 4, B. Cotchett, S. Dorevitch 2, K. Payne, F. Payne. Calivil: B. Baker 4, E. Ritchie 2, R. Lourie, A. Dennis, L. Brook. BEST - Inglewood: B. Cotchett, G. Nevins, D. Polack, S. Dorevitch, F. Payne, J. Leach. Calivil: B. Baker, L. Brook, C. Thompson, J. Hynes, H. Miller, M. Avard.

Reserves

GOALS - Maiden Gully: C. Sungalis, J. Doolan 2, H. McCauley, W. Donaczy. Bears Lagoon Serpentine: J. Gladman 3, C. O’Shannessy, Z. Hollis, K. Paxton, C. Davies.

BEST - Maiden Gully: J. Carmichael, D. Bice, M. Clark, M. Dean, T. Hudson, B. Watson. Bears Lagoon Serpentine: A. Edwards, O. Amy, M. Hancock, J. Wingrave, T. Quinn, K. Paxton.

(44) GOALS - Pyramid Hill: R. Pollock 7, N. Moon, D. Lovell, D. Mann. Newbridge: O. Gordon 3, D. Whan, C. Grant, N. Gray, L. Oberin.

BEST - Pyramid Hill: T. Walker, D. Lovell, R. Pollock, C. Gibbins, N. Moon, D. Mann. Newbridge: O. Gordon, O. Friswell, N. Dempster, T. Wilson, C. Grant, D. Whan.

Inglewood 5.6 11.13 16.19 20.25 (145) Calivil 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 (3)

GOALS - Inglewood: Not supplied.

BEST - Inglewood: K. Ngawati, C. Wright, C. Martin, K. Simpson, D. Gorrie, D. Mackay. Calivil: S. Fawcett, B. Coates, J. Manderson, D. Sullivan, B. Pinch.

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GOALS - Mitiamo: K. Pentreath. Marong: Z. Turnbull 5, J. Cummins, R. Hender, A. Collins, T. Grant 3, C. Thiesz 2, J. Evenden, R. Gretgrix.

BEST - Mitiamo: D. Saliba, A. Mckean, T. Fitzallen, C.

Pearson, K. Pentreath, J. Rawlings. Marong: J. Harris, T. Grant, F. Stewart, C. Ling, C. Thiesz, A. Collins.

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(7) - Rowan Pollock - Pyramid Hill 23

(0) - Bradley Matthews - Marong 14

(3) - Jayden Gladman - BL Serpentine 14

- Clay Anstee - BL Serpentine

Bridgewater v Mitiamo

Pyramid Hill bye