Animals narrowly escape Bloods, while Westies slay Razorbacks

Emmaus St Leos narrowly escaped falling to their first loss for the season as they held on to defeat Aquinas by two points at Aquinas College. Leading by 16 points at the half time break, the Animals struggled to shake the Bloods at any stage throughout the game, proving they can be tested on any given day. Christopher Beluszar top scored for the Animals with four majors, while Zac Parr kicked five for the losing side.

Hawthorn continues to roll smoothly toward September following their 21-point victory against Glen Eira at Rathmines Reserve. Big man Jason Ince is in vintage form, backing up his six-goal haul against UHS-VU last week with another bag of five against the Saints. Hawthorn sits fourth on the ladder and with a two-game buffer, while the loss leaves the Saints one game outside the top six and with a substandard percentage.

Power House broke a two-game losing streak when they defeated Eley Park Sharks by 35 points at Ross Gregory Oval. After failing to register a goal in the first quarter, Power House went on to kick 14 of the next 21 to run out with the sizable winning margin. Adam Collett was deadly in front of goal with four for the victors.

UHS-VU returned to the winner’s column with a much-needed 12-point victory against La Trobe University at Brens Oval. Trailing by nine points at quarter time, the Vultures piled on nine goals to six in the remaining three quarters in what turned out to be a hard-fought affair. Dean Benstead tore through the midfield for the Vultures and earnt himself best-on-ground honours for his efforts.

West Brunswick made light work of Swinburne University, smashing them by 123 points at Ransford Oval. A seven-goal to nil opening term set the standard for the rest of the match, as the Westies failed to let up at any stage. Scott Hulm starred for the Westies with seven of his side’s 23 goals.