Prahran keep their winning streak going

Kew FC vs Old Peninsula

By far the match of the round as the two teams locked horns at Victoria Park. The Pirates burst out of the gates early, with a fiery onslaught that saw them land five goals in the first term to the Bears one. Williamson and Payze were suburb for the Pirates with 3 goals each to their name.

A wayward Bears clawed back into the game in the second. A fifty-metre penalty to captain Max Waters, who was able to convert a crucial goal, saw the Bears build momentum.

A major to the Bears to start the third gave them a sniff to possibly try to get the job done with plenty to play for. However, after the Pirates put down the accelerator, they never looked back. George Fletcher had 3 handy majors that set the game up and Zach Smith’s return proved to be a good one with a handy goal to go with one of his best games in season 2023. The pirates coming away victors with a handy 25-point margin.

Prahran vs UHS-VU

Prahran are shaping the back end of their season nicely with back-to-back wins that are helping their cause ahead of finals.

It was a very sluggish start, with both teams combining for four behinds in the first term. But it didn’t take long for the Two Blues to take the early ascendency and went on to kick 5 goals in the second. Daniel Campbell a key contributor to that, kicking 3 goals for the day.

UHS-VU never really got going, until a few late fireworks in the form of 5 majors to draw margin back slightly. Will Barnett was all class kicking two majors for UHS.

Mackenzie Mayne played one of his best games securing the best on ground honours being damaging and effective with the ball, and Prahran came home with a dominant 41-point victory.

Therry Penola vs Ivanhoe

Therry are another side that are building nicely at the pointy end of the season and reaping the rewards; four points in the bag and another rise up the ladder.

The game didn’t really get going until the second term, and from that point Therry kept their foot on the throttle. The key forwards impressed on both sides with Cairan Wrigglesworth a highlight for the day booting a handy five majors for the Lions, while Aaron Close was able boot four majors for the Magpies to keep them in the contest.

Therry proving to be too strong in the end, coming away with a comfortable victory that puts them in good stead for finals. Ivanhoe will be looking to regroup ahead of a tough match up next round against ladder leaders Glen Eira.

West Brunswick vs Glen Eira

West Brunswick had their work cut out for them, facing an in-form Glen Eira. They were composed as ever in the first term, led by best on ground for West Brunswick, Jacob Hyslop, with scores level at quarter time.

However, things took a turn in the second, and Glen Eira got the wheels rolling. They were able to extend their lead by a margin of 20 at every break, before piling on another 8 goals in the final term to finish strong with an 87-point win.

Glen Eira shared plenty of the footy around with 10 different goal kickers for the day, spearheaded by Timothy Johnston with 4 majors. The question on everyone’s lips at this point of the season is, can Glen Eira be stopped?

Preston Bullants vs Oakleigh

Preston Bullants certainly needed to make the most of the home ground advantage at W.R Ruthven Reserve, as they faced a very formidable opponent in Oakleigh.

It was quite the masterclass by the Krushers, starting strong and extending their lead at every break. Oakleigh came out with a 5-goal to none first quarter. However, the Bullants did not back down, holding strong until the very end, and were able to narrow the final margin to just 15 points.

The Bullants were able to keep the competition’s leading goalkicker, Aaron Cloke, to just a single goal for the day, while their own Patrick Davies dominated with 4 of his own majors.