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Shots sprayed, but Sunbury too strong BY ASH MADDER A SIX-goal final term and a 10-goal haul from star forward Mathew Sutton wasn’t enough for Melton South to cut down a wasteful Sunbury at Melton Recreation Reserve on Saturday. A dominant first-half from the eastern Lions was the reason for their 17.23 (125) to 14.8 (92) victory. Although the final margin was reduced to 33 points, Sunbury dominated and, if not for inaccurate kicking, the margin would have better reflected the Lions’ superiority. From the first bounce it was clear Sunbury had
the game on its terms, but there was one hitch preventing a complete whitewash: Sutton put on a contested marking clinic. While Sunbury fullback Allan O’Connor gave Sutton limited space, the Panther forward — Melton South’s lone winner up forward — was too strong. While there was only a one-goal margin at the middle of the first term, Sunbury put the foot down with three unanswered goals in three minutes, a period in which Melton South did not have a possession. The longer the first half went on, the more Sunbury ran, handpassed, used the corridor and
peppered the scoreboard. Ross Sleight was one of multiple targets up forward for the visitors, along with Simon Clarke. Jay Cheep, meanwhile, did the damage in the middle. Sunbury coach Rick Horwood was pleased with a win but said there were bigger fish to fry in coming weeks, beginning this week when the eastern Lions host undefeated Redan. Horwood said his team had still to work on a few things if it was to challenge the reigning premier. “We went to sleep in the last quarter today. We took out all our experience from the midfield and
played 18 and 19-year-olds in there. We still won the contested ball and centre clearances, but we need to work on our efficiency. We turned it over a bit and didn’t kick well for goal.” Sunbury might have to test itself against the league pace-setter without key pair Scott Lobb and Brett Chambers. The two collided just on half-time, which led to Lobb being taken on a stretcher from the field with concussion. — Ballarat Courier Go to meltonweekly.com.au for an action gallery from the match.
Cobras falter in Devils’ playground BY GAV McGRATH DARLEY stretched its unbeaten run towards the Ballarat Football League finals series to seven games in a row via its comfortable 43-point victory against Bacchus Marsh at Darley Park on Saturday. The Devils piled on six goals to none in the second quarter, all but putting the contest beyond the Cobras, and then cruised to a 13.17 (95) to 8.4 (52) result over their crosstown rivals. While it was not Darley’s most impressive win in the past two months, it was solid and important in the context of the season. Significantly, it sees the Devils on 10
wins, equal with second-placed Sunbury. But Darley is fifth on the table due to its relatively modest percentage of 120.98. It means the Devils will have to rely on wins, not percentage, in their bid to break into the top three. Darley scored the first goal, a snap under pressure from Brendan Porter. From then on, the Cobras doubleteamed Porter to try to limit his influence on the match. It stifled his output but Porter still managed to provide a focal point for the Devils. The rest of the first quarter was relatively even, with Bacchus Marsh holding a one-point lead at the first change. Darley took control in the second
term through Jake Edwards, who was clearly the home side’s best. Jake Zeestraten snapped the first for the quarter from the boundary, followed by goals to Sam Hitchings, Porter and Zeestraten again, all in the first 10 minutes of the term. Accurate kicking in the third quarter brought Bacchus Marsh back into the contest, the margin whittled to four goals. But Darley finished with three goals to one in the final quarter from 11 scoring shots, compared with Bacchus Marsh’s one goal from just two opportunities — Ballarat Courier Go to meltonweekly.com.au for an action gallery from the match.
At the back: Darley’s Kyle Doyle holds a mark after out-pointing Bacchus Marsh’s Liam Mullen. Picture: Shawn Smits
BFL ROUND 15 SCOREBOARD
Flying pass: Bacchus Marsh’s Mark Hansen hands off as he tumbles over Darley’s Jake Edwards. Picture: Shawn Smits
Darley 13.17 (95) d Bacchus Marsh 8.4 (52) GOALS — Darley: J. Zeestraten 3, B. Porter, D. Grenfell, J. Edwards 2, N. Jackel, J. Edwards, S. Hitchings, C. Young. Bacchus Marsh: D. Velden, M. Hanson 2, A. Del Papa, L. Mullen, M. Denham, L. Blundell. BEST — Darley: J. Edwards, L. Guerra, J. Zeestraten, B. Matthews, D. Grenfell, J. McGrath. Bacchus Marsh: T. Shea, C. Millar, M. Denham, D. Velden, C. Butt, L. Wilson. Lake Wendouree 13.16 (94) d Melton 8.14 (62) GOALS — Lake Wendouree: G. Webb 4, B. Orval 3, B. Taylor, S. Clifton, B. Anderson 2. Melton: A. Hill, J. Aquilina, S. Undy 2, D. Haby, J. McLellan. BEST — Lake Wendouree: G. Webb, I. Kirby, L. Barnes, B. Taylor, B. Orval, N. Netherway. Melton: D. Sharp, W. Serong, N. Gale, C. Webber, B. Kennedy Melton South 14.8 (92) lt Sunbury 17.23 (125) GOALS — Melton South: M. Sutton 10, D. Thomas 2, L. Burke, M. Notman. Sunbury: R. Sleight 4, D. Ciunik 3, C. McCabe 2, X. Linton, J. Styles, J. Lobb,
J. Fedoruk, P. Cariss, A. Sammut, J. Cheep, S Clarke. BEST — Melton South: M. Sutton, M. Notman, J. Munro, M. Portoglou, S. Tobin, M. Dransman. Sunbury: R. Sleight, M. Coleman, J. Fedoruk, N. McGovern, S. Clarke, G. Hay. Sebastopol 13.9 (87) lt East Point 25.9 (159) LADDER 1. Redan (13-0, 60) 167% 2. Sunbury (10-3, 48) 161% 3. North Ballarat (9-4, 44) 179% 4. East Point (9-4, 44) 124% 5. Darley (10-4, 44) 121% 6. Ballarat (7-6, 36) 108% 7. Melton South (5-8, 28) 102% 8. Bacchus Marsh (4-9, 24) 70% 9. Lake Wendouree (3-11, 16) 67% 10. Melton (2-12, 12) 60% 11. Sebastopol (1-12, 12) 53% ROUND 16: Melton v Melton South, Bacchus Marsh v East Point, North Ballarat v Darley, Sunbury v Redan, Ballarat v Sebastopol, Lake Wendouree bye
August 7, 2012 WEEKLY – YOUR COMMUNITY VOICE
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