Reckoning day on horizon for Redbacks

WILL the Wedderburn souffle rise for a second consecutive round? The Redbacks’ brains trust will be hoping it can when taking on last year’s North Central premiers Birchip Watchem at Donaldson Park this Saturday.

The two finalists from last year have had their challenges in 2023 and each with two wins so far.

The Bulls have accounted for lowly Wycheproof Narraport and Charlton. The Redbacks, on the other hand, have that opening round win of Wycheproof

SENIORS and more impressively, a fighting twopoint victory over improving Boort a fortnight ago.

Redbacks’ coach Sam Barnes knows that this weekend’s round is the start of a defining few matches that will show where Wedderburn sits - around the pack or off the mark.

The wily coach is back in the team after five years on the sidelines and making his presence felt up forward.

Evergreens Adam Postle and Danny Benaim have also been shouldering a

In Front Of Goal

27 - (3) - Ben Edwards - Birchip Watchem

16 - (6) - Gedd Hommelhoff - Wycheproof N

16 - (3) - Sam Dunstan - Donald

15 - (0) - Billy Mcinnes - Sea Lake Nandaly

15 - (6) - Adam Thomson - Nullawil

13 - (2) - Sam Barnes - Wedderburn

12 - (0) - Mitch Farmer - Nullawil

11 - (1) - Cody Green - Wycheproof N

11 - (2) - Daniel Castellano - Birchip Watchem

11 - (2) - Tom Campbell - Wedderburn

9 - (3) - Jarrod 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 lot of the heavy work. But watch out for some of the younger brigade that Wedderburn is investing confidence in.

They stepped up when the chips looked like being crumbled by Boort.

A similar performance against the Bulls will have Wedderburn right in contention.

Birchip Watchem will be determined to tip the ladder ledger in its favour. Wedderburn has shown it can edge clear in the tight games and this could be the difference.

This Saturday

LODDON HERALD TIPS

Donald v St Arnaud

Wedderburn v Birchip Watchem, Wycheproof Narraport v Nullawil

Charlton v Sea Lake Nandaly

Boort bye.

GOALS - Pyramid Hill: Not supplied. Inglewood: L. Harris 7, K. McClellan 4, J. Luckman 3, O. Mathews, L. Hackett, T. Murphy 2, R. Murphy, B. Coffey. BEST - Pyramid Hill: Not supplied. Inglewood: L. Harris, W. Schepers, G. Nevins, O. Mathews, J. Wendels.

(16) front of goal: 18 (7) - Lachlan Harris (Inglewood), 15 (0) Zachary Conroy (Marong), 12 (3) Mason Hocking (East Loddon), 11 Zachary Rowe (Marong), 10 (0) Zac Justice (Marong), 8 Spencer Taylor(Marong), 8 (0) Lochie Hale (Marong), 7 (0) Lewis Stubbs (Pyramid Hill), 7 (0) Kobe McCaig (Marong), 7 (2) Lachlan James (East Loddon).

- East Loddon: M. Hocking 3, T. Rasmussen, J. Rasmussen, L. James 2, J. Ketterer, F. Clymo, J. Diss, M. Hancock. Bridgewater: H. Daldy, J. Hetherton.

- East Loddon: J. Rasmussen, C. Tuohey, J. Diss, J. Addlem, J. Ketterer. Bridgewater: S. CookeKingston, C. Woodhatch, W. Salau, R. Wagner, O. Taylor, C. Orton.

This Saturday: Bridgewater v Inglewood at Bridgewater, East Loddon v Marong at Raywood. Pyramid Hill bye.