DIVISION ROUND3PREVIEWS

KaringalvsChelsea

Karingal and Chelsea are both coming off big wins as the Bulls took care of business against Hastings and Chelsea toppled Somerville in a tight contest. Chelsea look greatly improved compared to last season as they have put up strong displays against two of Div 2’s strongest teams in Somerville and EdiAsp and look to be one of the teams to beat as the 2023seasonrollson.

Riley D’Arcy and Darcy Hope got to reunite on Saturday and they made a big impact and they combined for 7 goals in a big win for the Bulls. Hope and D’Arcy will be matched up against any combination of inform defenders Matthew Dussin, KieranAlbaneseandArchieThomsoninwhatmaybe theareaofthegroundwherethegameisdecided.

Another area of the field in which both sides have performed well is the midfield, with David Barton, Todd Gardiner and Jack Wallace leading the Seagulls through the middle of the ground and Tom Curren, Dale Alanis, Josh Bradley and Alex Frawley doingthesameforKaringal’smidfield.Bothsidesare hardtosplit

TyabbvsHastings

Both sides are coming off tough losses to Seaford andKaringalrespectivelyandwillbelookingtomake amends in Round 3. Gav Artico’s second game in chargeofHastingsdidn’tgotoplanastheyraninto a formidable Karingal side but there is much to be positive about for the Blues heading into this clash againstTyabb.

CooperDeMerloandRhysWilkinsonwerebothlively intheirfirsttwogamesfortheseasonasJakeHewitt showed why he was last seasons Coaches MVP for Division Two as he starred in a tough loss last weekend.

Tyabb also saw a number of good signs amidst a disappointing result, with Corey Buchan impressive yet again and ruckman Will Hose also ultra impressivefortheYabbies.NewcomertoTyabb,Dale Sutton was strong again for the club, with the exFrankston Bomber’s class and poise noticeable throughout the game against Seaford and in their Round1winagainstRye.

CribPointvsRye

RyefelltoastrongMorningtonsidelastweekandwill be looking to go one better and beat an impressive Crib Point outfit who were too good for Somerville in Round 1 and just fell short to Pearcedale in Round 2. Crib Point and Rye have their fair share of close encounters over the past few seasons and this one lookstobenodifferentasthislookstobeoneofthe mostdifficultgamestopredictforRound3.

JoshLeGriceandLiamTyrellwerenamedamongthe best afield for the Magpies in both Round’s 1 & 2and will cause headaches for Stephen Ryan as he will havetofigureouthowtocombatthelivelyCribPoint duo.AddmidfieldersCooperWisken,BradArnoldand Jett Bauer to the mix and young have very difficult midfieldtocurtailforanycoachinDiv2.

Rye will look to use their slick ball movement to cut through the Magpies with the likes of Billy Hartung, ClaytonBarnesandCampbellRobbinsallimpressing last week and will all be important if Rye is to topple CribPointawayfromhomethisSaturday.