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EDFL Headlines - Monday July 10, 2023

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ABERFELDIE PUSHES KEILOR

Keilor have been utterly dominant in 2023, with Aberfeldie coming the second closest of anyone in their earlier matchup, a 50-point difference.

This time around, Aberfeldie put themselves in a winning situation leading by 15 points at three quarter time.

Though as Keilor have done all year, they piled on the goals in the last quarter to what was seemingly the scoring end of Joe Brown Oval.

The 19-point loss keeps Aberfeldie three wins out of the finals, while Keilor remains unbeaten at the top of the table.

Matthew Clark kicked three goals for the Blues, while Blair Wyllie, Kane Barbuto, and Jack Brown each kicked two.

Stefan Rasinac and Karl Brown kicked three goals for Abers, while Jack Mapleson chipped in with two.

MORE FIGHTING EFFORTS FROM UNDERDOGS

While all the results in Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division went as expected in the end, it wasn’t without some more fighting efforts from some of the underdogs.

Essendon Doutta Stars were able to push East Keilor at Overland Reserve with the Cougars winning by 17 points in the end.

Douttas held a five-point lead at the final change before East Keilor kicked five goals in the final term.

Giacomo Thomas kicked four for Douttas, while Austin Harris kicked five up the other end of the Cougars.

Over at Monk Oval there was a major upset brewing with Maribyrnong Park leading Pascoe Vale by 17 points at the last break.

The Panthers showed their class in the end kicking eight goals to one in the final quarter to run away 23-point victors.

Marby led at every break and had 10 individual goal scorers with Scott Clarke named their best, while Brad Inglis (four goals) and Rhys Ritchie (three goals) were vital for Pacco.

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THRILLER IN POTENTIAL GRAND FINAL PREVIEW

Nena and Pasadena EDFL Match of the Day was treated to an absolute thriller at John McLeod Reserve with the ladder leaders in West Coburg and Deer Park fighting out a nail biter that was decided after the siren.

The final quarter went for an agonising and enthralling 35 minutes full of ebbs and flows.

A behind scored by Levi Greenwood gave Deer Park a one-point edge and with stoppage after stoppage, each second that passed felt like the siren was imminent.

Tom Baravi was a bull on the inside for West Coburg all day and got a vital clearance which found the chest of Jesse Martini.

The siren blew as he was lining up, a point for a draw and a goal to win. With ice in his veins he slotted the set shot and the Burgers remained undefeated.

Ibby Taha kicked four majors for West Coburg with Martini and Mohammed Abou-Eid each kicking two.

Dinny Cleary was immense in tight all game, with Abdi Fitaax and Patrick McCallum playing important games down back.

For Deer Park, Bailey Morrish and Kier Bol were stalwarts in defence while Nicolas Aleksovski and Luke Goater each kicked three up the other end.

SHARKS STILL HAVE SOME BITE

After a tough couple of weeks, Hillside responded in a big way against Craigieburn, winning by 69 points in what was a possible danger game with the Eagles making a finals push.

With a tough loss to Westmeadows and being on the end of a smacking from West Coburg, the Sharks’ finals place was beginning to become shaky.

Hillside kicked nine goals in the second quarter and kept Craigieburn to just four goals for the game as they recorded over double the amount of scoring shots.

Bailey Ryan returned from VFL duties and kicked a whopping seven goals for the Sharks with Mitch Hearne and Ryan Lojko also playing big games.

They remain in fifth spot and are four points clear of Roxburgh Park.

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SUNBURY KANGAROOS KNOCK OFF SAINTS

Wanting to keep in touch with the finals, Sunbury Kangaroos were able to beat Northern Saints by 20 points at Charles Mutton Reserve.

It was a 43-point turnaround from the last time they met but as it was for many sides on the weekend, the Kangaroos made the most of the scoring end in the final quarter to take the win.

Trailing by 13 points at the final change, they scored 41 points in the final quarter while keeping the Saints to just eight.

John Corso bagged four goals along with three from Rhys Magin while Salvatore D’Angelo kicked four for the Saints.

The Kangaroos are just a game behind Coburg Districts who are in fourth spot following their loss to Oak Park.

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KEILOR TAKE THE WIN IN IMPORTANT CLASH

Coming into Saturday Keilor and Maribyrnong Park were tied on points with this game an important one for both sides to get early ascendancy on finishing fourth.

It was Keilor who took the win in the end by 14 points at Joe Brown Oval in a twilight fixture thanks to a big final term.

The Blues kicked three goals in the final quarter and kept Marby scoreless to gain a game separation.

Keilor have ladder leaders Oak Park and Aberfeldie to come, while Marby has Hillside and Oak Park.

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BEARS, DOUTTAS DOMINANT

There were just two games this week with Division One being a split round, and Burnside Heights and Essendon Doutta Stars were able to come away with some solid victories.

The Bears beat Sunbury Lions by 70 points with Kayla Ravanello kicking five and Krissy Trang named their best.

Douttas beat Gisborne by 60 points with a spread of goal kickers, Mali McLeod was named their best.

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PACCO WINS THRILLER

Pascoe Vale and Sunbury Kangaroos have enjoyed some success since their move into Division Two with the Panthers picking up their fourth win in the second meeting between these two sides in a two-point thriller.

The Kangaroos won by eight goals in Round 5 so the Panthers did a phenomenal job to turn around that margin.

The winner of this game would have been sweating on other results to go their way if a finals berth was on the cards, but with Coburg Districts winning their game, the top four has been secured.

Katherine Jansen kicked two goals with Jesse Dupuy named their best along with Kirstie Martin.

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