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Seaford pip Mornington at the post in a thriller, but next face the might of YCW PENINSULA LEAGUE By Andrew ‘Toe Punt’ Kelly Seaford has rocketed to second place on the Peninsula League ladder after a thrilling come from behind win over Mornington on Saturday. The Tigers are now four wins from five matches. Seaford trailed Mornington for the majority of the afternoon, however two goals by Aaron Walton in the last two minutes of the match saw the home side turn an eight point deficit into a four point win. With 90 seconds left on the clock, Walton swooped on a ball at half forward, carried it inside fifty and kicked a goal to reduce Mornington’s lead to two points. Forty seconds later at a stoppage on the wing, Brad Doyle went third man up in a contest, got it to Walton who kicked another from outside fifty to give the Tigers the lead. The siren sounded with the scoreboard reading 8.17.65 to 9.7.61 in Seaford’s favour. Understandably, Seaford coach Craig McIndoe was proud after the match. “I’m pretty happy, I must say,” McIndoe said. “It was a really hard fought, highly contested game and it was great for our blokes to get the win. “Mornington has improved a hell of
a lot and they structure up really well. “Although we trailed, I thought we were always in the game but just couldn’t convert our opportunities. “We were really wasteful in the second half and I thought, if we could start converting, we were in with a chance.” McIndoe said he wasn’t overly surprised to see his side four wins and one loss after five rounds. “A lot of people have written us off but we were always pretty confident in the group,” McIndoe said. “We’ve got players like Kemble, Irving, Taylor, Stokes, Walton and Shaw who have played in three senior premierships, then we have a group of under-18’s and reserves players who have stepped up, having all come from winning premierships at a lower level. “They have come into the senior side with a winning culture and this is why we are going OK at present.” Seaford’s real test comes this weekend against the benchmark of the competition in YCW. “Nothing changes for us at this point. We prepare the best we can, pick the best side we can and go out and try and win another game of footy. “Regardless of where we are on the ladder, we just want to win as many games as we can and play finals footy. “YCW is no doubt the benchmark of the competition. They’re wiping the
floor with most teams. “I think we’ll enjoy the big ground and we’ll be looking to be as competitive as we can be,” McIndoe said. Kane Taylor, Keiran Shaw and Aaron Walton were stand-out performers for the Tigers on Saturday while Darragh Chadwick and Brayden Irving each kicked two goals, as did Walton. Mornington defenders Josh Mclerie and Chris Baker were among the best for their team, while Jackson Calder once again impressed. Frankton YCW went into its match against Pines on Saturday without tall towers Brad Ulms and Ash Eames. Eames, the best big man in the competition, and arguably the best in the past 20 years in local footy, went down last week with a broken leg and ligament damage to his knee. He is expected to be right by finals time. This meant that the Stonecats had to mix things up in the middle and reserves rucks Josh Leary and 19-year-old Brenton Credlin came into the side. While Pines’ Beau Hendry dominated at the centre bounces and around the ground, especially combining with Jamie Messina, the Stonecats were well on top everywhere else. The half-back line completely dominated and when the ball went
Nepean Interleague squad picked By Andrew ‘Toe Punt’ Kelly NEPEAN League has picked a squad of more than 70 players to represent the league in the upcoming Country Championships. Despite coach Gavin Artico going on record as saying he was only selecting players who wanted to represent the league, there was still more than 70 players selected. There are already a number of players who have declared that they are not committed to representing the league, including the likes of former AFL players Nathan and Ryan Lonie, Damien Atkins, Ben and Troy Schwarze and Steven Baker. There are also some players who have been
selected who have been picked on reputation, rather than good form. And there are others who put their hand up to represent their league last season but were overlooked in 2013. Glaring omissions to the squad are Sorrento star ruckman Scott Cameron, as well as league medal winner Brenton Payne. There were 11 players selected from Sorrento, 10 from Frankston Bombers and nine from Dromana. There will be a meet and greet this Wednesday at Hastings from 6pm, before training kicks-off the following Wednesday, also at Hastings.
Nepean Interleague squad
inside the attacking fifty, Dave Bodley, Michael Chaplin and Ricky Morris did the damage. Chaplin played higher up the ground while Morris spent much of his time inside the fifty metre arc. The likes of Tony Lester, Kyle Hutchison and Ben Tellis also rotated through the fifty and were dangerous. Ryan Santon on the wing was very good for the Stonecats and was given little respect while Jai Coghlan and Craig Nankervis provided plenty of run. The Pythons had few winners, outside of Beau Hendry and Messina. Brenton Cowell worked hard and had a fair amount of the ball while Matt Rowe worked tirelessly also. Karingal is sitting in third place on the ladder after getting the job done against Chelsea, winning 20.15.135 to 10.10.70. The Seagulls let themselves down with a very poor first half, going to the break trailing by eight goals. They managed to boot six goals to eight after half-time. Harley Ambrose was a surprise packet for the Bulls with four goals while Justin Peckett and Sam McGarry slotted three goals each. Cal Dixon and Dale Alainis were also up and about. Curtis Bywater booted four goals for the Gulls and played his best game
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so far for his new club while Gavin Masuric was his side’s best player. Mt Eliza had to work hard to get over Langwarrin, eventually winning 15.10.100 to 12.18.90. The Kangas led at half-time, however they squandered opportunities in the third quarter, booting 2.7 to the Redlegs 5.2. The three-quarter time margin was seven points. David White booted five for the Redlegs while Rohan Heasley and Tim Strickland were outstanding. Luke Damon kicked five for the Kangas and coach Paul Wheatley managed three, while Aaron Shaw and Daniel Wehner were at their best. Edithvale-Aspendale got blown away in the first term against Bonbeach and never recovered, losing 14.10.94 to 19.9.123. The Sharks kicked 8.2 to 1.1 in a blistering first quarter and were able to maintain a comfortable lead from that point. Shane McDonald was the best player on the ground with six goals while Dylan Jones was again a standout. Markham Johnson booted three for the Eagles and Timmy Mannix, Jordy Derbyshire and Jeremy Heys flew the flag. Edithvale is sixth on the ladder, a game outside the top three, while Bonbeach is in fourth position.
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