By Stephen Walter
HEALESVILLE may have won the game but Wandin was within striking distance for most of the day. Healesville held a one-point lead at the first change and extended that to 13 points at the half.
Healesville outscored Wandin four goals to three in the third to keep stretching the lead. The last quarter was entertaining with 11 goals, six by Healesville and five by Wandin.
Healesville 16.19 (115) d Wandin 13.8 (86)
Best – Healesville: Matthew Fraraccio, Mark Gibb, Sam Turner. Wandin: Matthew Lang, Tom Goodwin, Zachary King.
WOORI Yallock and Warburton Milgrove put on a great game with neither side deserving to lose. After an even first quarter, it looked as though Woori was about to take control, kicking four goals to one for a 26-point half-time lead.
But Warburton wasn’t going to roll over, outscoring Woori in the third, six goals to four. Warby added a further four goals to its tally in the last but, although Woori added only two, that was just enough to see it home by three points.
Woori Yallock 14.9 (93) d Warburton Millgrove 14.6 (90)
Best – Woori Yallock: Brendan Sneddon, Jesse Ridd, Benjamin Monkhorst. Warburton Millgrove: Liam Barnard, Grant Newing, James Iacono.
MOUNT Evelyn made short work of Silvan as it cruised to an easy victory. It jumped to a 27-point lead at the first change as Silvan couldn’t manage a major in the first quarter.
The second quarter was a more even affair with Mount Evelyn booting three goals and Silvan two. Mount Evelyn was solid in the second half booting seven goals in both the third and last quarters, while Silvan added just three in the third and last quarters respectively.
Mount Evelyn 21.22 (148) d Silvan 8.14 (62)
Best – Mount Evelyn: Greg Polak (six goals), Michael Smith, Keith Elliott.
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POWELLTOWN kept its finals hopes alive after a great win over Alexandra. Thanks to accurate kicking, Powelltown always looked in control and the difference at three-quarter-time was 31 points in its favour. Alexandra played its best football in the last quarter, booting five goals, but Powelltown scored boot of its own to win by 23 points.
Powelltown 15.5 (95) d Alexandra 10.12 (72)
Best – Powelltown: Luke Darwall, Luke Kennelly, Sam Camilleri. Alexandra: Corey Jack, Michael Bretherton, Neil Oakley.
KINGLAKE’S kicking was terrible in the first half, keeping Belgrave in the hunt. At half-time the score read Kinglake 7.16 to Belgrave’s 5.7.
Belgrave kept coming in the third and outscored them four goals to three. At three-quarter-time, the margin was just 18 points.
Kinglake saved its best for last with a 10-goal final quarter to ultimately score a comfortable win.
Kinglake 20.24 (144) d Belgrave 13.12 (90)
Best – Kinglake: Mathew Thomas, Kevin Smith, Jarrad Heal. Belgrave: Peter Gough, Benjamin Dadswell, Matthew Jones-Bates.
YARRA Glen put in a great four-quarter effort, showing little mercy to Thornton Eildon. Yarra Glen started in great style with 10 goals in the first quarter while Thornton booted five.
But a further seven goals by Yarra Glen in the second quarter to Thornton’s three meant the game was practically over with Yarra Glen leading by 55 points at half-time.
The second half was all Yarra Glen as it piled on another 15 goals and held Thornton to just two for the half.
Yarra Glen will finish on top of the ladder and look forward to a week’s break come round one of finals. Thornton’s finals aspirations now look shaky.
Yarra Glen 32.9 (201) d Thornton Eildon 10.5 (65)
Best – Yarra Glen: Mark Attard (seven goals), Leigh Hoffman, Peter Moate. Thornton Eildon: Brendan Musgrove, David Cornish, Rhys Chapman.
YARRA Junction is still eyeing off a double chance after its workmanlike win over Yea. Junction got out to a nine-point lead at the first break and extended that to four goals by the long break.
The second half was even with both teams booting seven goals but it was Junction that had control and probably should have won by more as it also notched up 10 behinds for the half.
Yarra Junction 15.16 (106) d Yea 11.6 (72)
Best – Yarra Junction: Brad Charman, Ben Price, Daniel Edwards. Yea: Cameron Grant, Thomas Bear, Patrick McKenna.
