Reunions and season rejuvenation

WEDDERBURN will be out to impress former premiership stars and keep in touch with the North Central league top four by turning the tables on Wycheproof Narraport on Saturday.

The Redbacks will host a reunion of their 2013 flag side - captain Danny Benaim, current coach Sam Barnes and Jacob deAruago almost certain to be on the field for the clash

But a question mark hangs over Adam Postle after his back injury last week. Training tonight will determine whether Postle is considered for selection.

The Donaldson Park clash and old flag stars around the boundary could give

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Wedderburn the spur to reverse the 39-point loss to Wycheproof Narraport back in round two.

A win would lift Wedderburn to one game outside the four, behind Donald who has the bye this round. Wycheproof Narraport is half a game ahead of Wedderburn at the moment.

And Boort, also hosting a past players day on Saturday, can use its home ground clash against Charlton to also jump ahead and likely boost percentage.

The Pies had their biggest win of the season over Charlton back in April, coming out 83 points ahead.

The Blues have certainly improved

In Front Of Goal

43 - (3) - Sam Dunstan - Donald Seniors

35 - (3) - Ben Edwards - Birchip Watchem

28 - (4) - Billy Mcinnes - Sea Lake Nandaly

28 - (0) - Adam Thomson - Nullawil

24 - (2) - Sam Barnes - Wedderburn

23 - (2) - Nathan Gordon - Birchip Watchem

21 - (0) - Gedd Hommelhoff - Wycheproof N

21 - (0) - Tom Campbell - Wedderburn Seniors

20 - (2) - Will Simpson - Sea Lake Nandaly

20 - (2) - Daniel Castellano - Birchip Watchem

19 - (0) - Mitch Farmer - Nullawil

17 - (3) - Nicholas Rippon - BirchipWatchem

17 - (0) - Joshua Jenkins - Sea Lake Nandaly

RESERVES

36 - (3) - Billy Poulton - Sea Lake Nandaly

27 - (0) - Sam Goldsmith - Nullawil

25 - (2) - Callum Goode - Birchip Watchem

21 - (4) - Ben Brennan - Wycheproof N

20 - (2) - Gerald Riley - Wedderburn since the opening rounds but Boort should have too much strength, particularly in defence, to not win again.

The only question will be the margin: if the Pies can kick with some accuracy a big victory is on the cards and would set the scene for the return encounter against Wycheproof Narraport the following week.

Boort and Wyche played out a draw in round three despite the Pies having five more scoring shots.

And there will be a fair bit of interest when Birchip Watchem takes on Sea Lake Nandaly this Saturday. If anyone can stop the Tigers, it’s the Bulls.

This Saturday

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St Arnaud v Nullawil

Birchip Watchem v Sea Lake Nandaly

Boort v Charlton

Wedderburn v Wycheproof Narraport

Donald bye

Reserves

- Nullawil: J. Taylor 2, S. Kelly, W. Hogan, G. Forrester. Birchip Watchem: J. Ryan, C. Goode 2, J. Goldsmith, R. Doran.

BEST - Nullawil: S. Kelly, D. Kelly, J. Taylor, T. Fawcett, J. Morrison, L. Braine. Birchip Watchem: A. Samuels, A. Noonan, J. Ryan, J. Noonan, T. Colbert.

GOALS - Sea Lake Nandaly: D. Hickey, B. Poulton 3, B. Crowe, D. Bailey 2, E. Ellis, J. Donnan, C. Elliott. Boort: W. Toose.

BEST - Sea Lake Nandaly: L. McClelland, C. Michael, R. McGarry, D. Hickey, C. Allan, J. Donnan. Boort: J. Sheahan, W. Toose, R. Crapper, O. Toose, A. Cockerell, B. Slatter.

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GOALS - Wycheproof Narraport: B. Brennan 4, D. Turner 3, H. Fawcett 2, X. McKersie, D. Allen, T. Keane. Donald: B. Burke 1.

BEST - Wycheproof Narraport: W. Allan, R. Jones, X. McKersie, T. Rumbold, D. Allen, B. Brennan. Donald: N. Berry, B. Dixon, B. Griffiths, G. Beckham, B. Walker, J. Dixon.

GOALS - Charlton: C. Markham, R. Thiesz, D. Whykes, J. Collins, T. Catherine. Wedderburn: G. Riley 2, C. Weston, L. Ritchie, L. Last, C. Hargreaves, J. Hayes.

BEST - Charlton: F. Bourke, L. Holmes-Brown, B. Sexton, T. Catherine, R. Thiesz, L. Whykes. Wedderburn: J. Hayes, C. Weston, L. Price, M. Lockhart, T. Webster, C. Lang.

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GOALS - Pyramid Hill: W. Perryman

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