Setting scene for next stage and season goodbyes

IT’S hard to see any final round upsets in Loddon Valley football on Saturday but there could still be spirit from sides about to bow out of the 2024 race.

Inglewood, after last week’s gallant performance against a still-regrouping Pyramid Hill, has momentum ahead of its first appearance at the cutting end of the season in 20 years.

The Blues challenge will be to keep the focus and not ease off against Anthony’s Dennis’ Calivil, a team that has shown grit this season but still short a couple of key players.

SENIORS

The Demons will try everything to unsettle Inglewood but that will not be quite enough.

Pyramid Hill has been dogged by injuries and player availability for weeks. The bite has been retained to stay in the top three and with more players expected back on the field this week, will be too strong for Newbridge who have played the last half of the season on home turf.

Bears Lagoon Serpentine needs a solid four-quarter workout going into the finals. The Bears cannot afford to keep letting sides get back within a couple of

In Front Of Goal

103 - (4) - Brandyn Grenfell - Marong

46 - (1) - Kain Robins - Marong

42 - (4) - Ryley Taylor - Marong

39 - (0) - Joshua Martyn - Bridgewater

34 - (6) - Will Perryman - Pyramid Hill

34 - (0) - Matthew Riordan - Marong

33 - (2) - Justin Laird - BL Serpentine

30 - (2) - Keelan Payne - Inglewood

30 - (0) - Andrew Gladman - BL Serpentine

30 - (1) - Jay Reynolds - Mitiamo

30 - (0) - Charlie McGaw - Inglewood

28 - (2) - Zach Alford - Pyramid Hill RESERVES

69 - (4) - Rowan Pollock - Pyramid Hill

36 - (4) - Bradley Matthews - Marong

28 - (5) - Tucker Thach - Marong

25 - (4) - Jayden Gladman - BL Serpentine

24 - (0) - Clay Anstee - BL Serpentine

22 - (1) - Reece Gretgrix - Marong

22 - (0) - Joel Pianto - Mitiamo goals - in finals that spells danger, against Maiden Gully on Saturday it would be simply poor form.

The season has turned out better than predicted for Mitiamo but will end with the Superoos the latest victim of the Marong steamroller that has annihilated every team on the scoreboard for two months. The Panthers, for now, remain untouchable.

Newbridge must defeat Pyramid Hill in the reserves to make finals and rely on Maiden Gully going down to the Bears. A result to watch!

THIS SATURDAY

LODDON HERALD TIPS

Newbridge v Pyramid Hill

Calivil v Inglewood

Bears Lagoon Serpentine v Maiden Gully

Marong v Mitiamo

Bridgewater bye

GOALS - Mitiamo: A. Cussen 3, B. Baines 2, J. Reynolds, T. Campbell, R. Turner. Bears Lagoon Serpentine: J. Rippingale 4, H. Gadsden 3, J. Bailey, J. Laird 2, C. Draper, C. Anstee 2, K. Paxton, K. Zass, L. Mott. BEST - Mitiamo: L. Lougoon, Z. Morrison, D. Walters, A. Cussen, W. Draper, R. Turner. Bears Lagoon

H. Gadsden, J. Bailey, J. Laird, A. Lewin, J. Rippingale, B. Roy-Clements.

GOALS - Marong: J. Ede 5, R. Taylor, B. Grenfell 4, K. Manley 3, R. Tibbett 2, N. Devanny, K. Robins, B. Gregg, P. Gretgrix, C. Gregg. Bridgewater: N. Naughton, T. Estrada.

- Marong: J. Ede, B. Gregg, R. Taylor, R. Tibbett, M. Grant, L. Lee. Bridgewater: Not

Reserves

GOALS - Maiden Gully: N. Murley, N. Johnston 5, L. Burns, T. Hudson, M. Dean, C. Sungalis, I. Holden, W. Donaczy, J. Baum, R. Strauch, J. Covington. Calivil: B. Masson, J. Manderson, S. Fawcett. BEST - Maiden Gully: N. Murley, T. Fitzpatrick, N. Johnston, I. Holden, T. Hudson, W. Anderson. Calivil: D. Canfield, S. Fawcett, H. Cartwright, B. Coates, N. Dennis, J. Manderson.

GOALS - Marong: T. Thach 5, B. Matthews 4, N. McCaig 3, A. Collins, T. Grant 2, L. Frankel, T. Wilson, G. Dowler, W. Beagley, R. Gretgrix, Z. Turnbull, C. Thiesz, B. Langridge, R. Hender. Bridgewater: L. Harrison.

BEST - Marong: T. Wilson, J. Harris, J. Gretgrix, L. Frankel, S. Taylor, H. Baker. Bridgewater: L. Harrison, J. Higgins, J. McKinley, E. Woodhatch, S. Harrison, J. Wild.

Inglewood 3.2 6.6 7.7 9.10 (64)

Pyramid Hill 1.1 2.2 5.6 5.6 (36)

GOALS - Inglewood: D. Gorrie 3, L. Field 2, T. Sawers, K. Dundas, M. Jeffrey, E. Wright. Pyramid Hill: R. Pollock 4, A. Dye.

BEST - Inglewood: S. Dundas, T. Stevenson, D. Gorrie, E. Wright, K. Dundas, E. Ashman. Pyramid Hill: M. Moon, D. Hetherington, N. Moon, R. Pollock, G. Quinn, N. Skinner.

Mitiamo 1.0 2.0 3.1 4.1 (25)

BL Serpentine 3.4 6.4 10.9 13.12 (90)

GOALS - Mitiamo: C. Milne 3, J. Watt. Bears Lagoon Serpentine: D. Niemann 5, J. Gladman 4, C. O’Shannessy, D. Tineo 2. Mitiamo: M. Storey, M. Watson, J. Pianto, J. Rasmussen, C. Milne, A. McKean. Bears Lagoon Serpentine: D. Tineo, A. Edwards, D. Niemann, M. Quinn, Z. Hollis, O. Amy.