ROUND11PREVIEWS

ChelseavsKaringal

Karingal continue to be the dominant side in Division Two as they extended their lead atop theDivisionTwoladderwithacomfortablewin overHastingslastweek.Theycomeupagainst aChelseasidewhoalthoughcomingoffaloss againstSomerville,remainoneoftheteamsto beatinDivisionTwoandareonlyawinoff2nd spotontheladder.

One of the strengths of this Karingal side is their ability to find contributors from different sources every week. Although the likes of Riley D’Arcy,MattHillandAgapePatolocontinueto perform week-after-week it’s the likes of Jackson Burke, Laughlin Cowell and Zac Bartling last week who stood up and allowed this Bulls side to continue their unbeaten start to the season. Alex Frawley was another who performedwelllastweek,withtheexperienced inside-midfielders addition to this Karingal side one of the many reasons which has seen thissiderisetoanotherlevelin2023.

For Chelsea, Todd Gardiner and David Barton will be ones to watch this week. Both Gardiner and Barton have had ultra-consistent 2023’s and with Karingal being the toughest challengeDivisionTwohastooffer;willneedto be at their best is the Seagulls are to walk awaywiththe4-points.