Captain’s

Siren

While Wedderburn had its nose in front, the Maroons finished the opening term with momentum.

Smith would continued to drive Nuallawil’s improving fortunes as they skipped away with a six-goal second term lead.

Adam Thomson was first to score four minutes in, putting the Maroons ahead and followed with two more goals soon after. Smith and Doran were running rampant across the midfield, breaking through Wedderburn’s defence.

When the Redbacks went forward, Campbell and coach Sam Barnes were hustling and bustling for the ball.

Postle and Corey Lowry were playing their part but the Maroons held sway.

The Redbacks played with better cohesion and direction in the third term, holding Nullawil to a single goal while adding 4.7.

The wayward shots for goal would prove telling in the final term that was played in a pressure cooker environment.

Both teams went for the hard ball and took every opportunity to score. The fleet-footed brigade led by Smith kept Nullawil in the game.

Jordan Rosengren was standing tall, as he had all day, at centre half back and Luke Brown in the back pocket was staying close to his opponents.

Their tenacity frustrated continual lunges by the Maroons. But a late goal put Nullawil up by six points on the siren. Wedderburn, with four more scoring shots for the day, had its chances in what turned out to be the most exciting game of the season so far.