Bye gives early season chance for stocktake

A WEEK off on the field for North Central football brings a fortnight for clubs to recalibrate game plans and team structures.

The hockey championship weekend bye on Saturday - the only general bye in the league this season - will also see little change to the training schedule of clubs

SENIORS with Wedderburn coach Sam Barnes saying the Redbacks will continue their match-day simulations on the track at Donaldson Park.

Things had been looking a bit rocky for Wedderurn but the tight win over Boort has shown the season is far from over. The Redbacks have already added Jake

In Front Of Goal

27 - (3) - Ben Edwards - Birchip Watchem

Fitzpatrick - Boort RESERVES

13 - (3) - Ben Brennan - Wycheproof N

13 - (2) - Callum Goode - Birchip Watchem

12 - (1) - Patrick O’Rourke - Boort 10 - (0) - Sam Goldsmith - Nullawil

9 - (2) - Gerald Riley - Wedderburn 9 - (2) - Jason Perry - Nullawil deAraugo to their lineup and ruckman Jordan Hargreaves will be back from overseas in a few weeks.

Barnes says the Redbacks have a tough draw ahead against top teams. “That’s when we’ll see where we are really at ... whether we match or there’s a gap,” Barnes said.

Next Round

MAY 27: Donald v St Arnaud Wedderburn, v Birchip Watchem, Wycheproof Narraport v Nullawil, Charlton v Sea Lake Nandaly. Boort bye.

No matches are scheduled in North Central this weekend with a general bye for the hockey championships

Reserves

GOALS - St Arnaud: C. Snell, A. Craddock. Wycheproof Narraport: H. Fawcett 4, B. Brennan 3, T. Rowe, T. Cotton, C. Gaylor, X. McKersie, M. Hall, R. Jones, D. Allen.

BEST - St Arnaud: S. Elliott, E. Swanton, M. Thomas, C. Snell, J. Kell, C. Campbell. Wycheproof Narraport: R. Jones, T. Rowe, H. Fawcett, T. Metcalf, E. Jones, D. Allen.

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GOALS - Birchip Watchem: C. Boyle, T. Wiantara, J. Goldsmith, R. Doran , C. Goode 2, L. Randall, J. Boyle. Donald: L. Semi.

BEST - Birchip Watchem: D. Batarilo, J. Goldsmith, M. Finster, M. Rickard, L. Randall. Donald: K. Green, B. Griffiths, D. Hawkes, J. Adams, L. Semi, N. Clark.

Nullawil 4.4 6.11 10.15 16.19 (115)

Charlton 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.3 (9)

GOALS - Nullawil: M. Poyner 6, G. Forrester 4, J. Taylor, J. Perry 2, L. Braine, A. Forrester. Charlton: T. Catherine.

BEST - Nullawil: J. Vearing, M. Poyner, M. Hogan, J. Morrison, G. Forrester, A. McGrath. Charlton: M. Thompson, A. Johnstone, T. Catherine, F. Bourke, B.

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Boort 4.2 8.4 11.6 15.9 (99)

Wedderburn 1.0 2.1 3.3 3.4 (22)

GOALS - Boort: N. McNally, C. O’Rourke 4, J.Bell, N. Gooding 2, A. Jackson, P. O’Rourke, W. Toose. Wedderburn: G. Riley 2, S. Carroll.

BEST - Boort: J. Bell, N. McNally, W. Toose, C. O’Rourke, A. Jackson, J. Mulquiny. Wedderburn: C. Weston, D. Keuken, F. Turnbull, C. Hargreaves, J. Piccoli, J. Hayes.