Young Mores Get Important Win At Heights
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STRATHMORE is within touching distance of the Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division top four after getting the job done at Avondale Heights on Saturday.
It was a closely fought opening term at Canning Street before the Mores wrested control in the second, booting four goals to one to set the tone for the rest of the day.
In the end, Strathmore produced its best defensive performance of the year to restrict the Heights to just eight goals while kicking 13 of its own, claiming its second victory for 2019 by 41 points.
The Mores enjoyed an even spread of contributors up forward, with Kyle Weightman, Athan Tsialtas and Ben Holian all kicking two goals with ruckman Andrew Vavra named best-on-ground.
Sean Bolger kicked three for the 1-4 Heights.
Avondale Heights - 8.4-52
Goal Kickers: S. Bolger 3, R. Cleary, H. Kerbatieh, J. Garisto, M. Borg, R. Desira
Best Players: H. Murphy, C. Sheehan, D. Cleary, R. Cleary, J. Fedele, L. McLeod
Strathmore - 13.15-93
Goal Kickers: K. Weightman 2, A. Tsialtas 2, B. Holian 2, A. Vavra, A. Todorov, A. Grima, W. Jury, N. O’Brien, L. Holian, L. Jarrad
Best Players: A. Vavra, L. Cavanagh, T. Drake, X. Allison, L. Jarrad, B. Holian
Tigers Topple Flag Contending Cougars
DIVISION 1 is all square at the top of the ladder after Westmeadows handed East Keilor its first loss for 2019 at Willowbrook Reserve.
Mitch Church returned to the line-up and booted four goals, while in-form sharpshooter Omar Saad kicked five of his own to help sink the Cougars in an impressive seven-goal win.
Dean Clare, who started the season with Pascoe Vale in Premier Division, also made his return to Westmeadows after transferring back to his former club earlier in the week and kicked a goal, while Aaron Evans and Ben Drummond both starred further up the ground.
Poor kicking dogged East Keilor throughout the day, ending the game with just two less scoring shots than the Tigers.
Dion Hill kicked three to maintain his lead at the top of the Division 1 goal kicking table.
The result now means no team remains undefeated in Division 1 and all top four clubs are equal on points, with percentage separating first (East Keilor) from fourth (Westmeadows).
Westmeadows - 16.8-104
Goal Kickers: O. Saad 5, M. Church 4, F. Akkari 2, J. Flower 2, D. Clare, R. Castello, T. Muscat
Best Players: A. Evans, B. Drummond, O. Saad, D. Callegari, J. Flower, M. Church
East Keilor - 8.14-62
Goal Kickers: D. Hill 3, C. Van Der Byl 2, V. Madaffari, V. Schiavello, E. Langwell
Best Players: J. Madden, V. Madaffari, L. Vraca, C. Van Der Byl, B. Caluzzi, E. Langwell
Magpies Leapfrog Lions In Relegation Fight
THINGS are also heating up at the bottom end of the Division 1 ladder after Roxburgh Park scored an upset win over Taylors Lakes at Lakeside Oval.
Luke Capuano (pictured) starred up forward for the Magpies with five goals and Ryan Micallef was the best player on the ground as Roxburgh Park stormed out of the blocks with seven goals to four in an entertaining opening term.
From there the Magpies were able to keep Taylors Lakes at bay and managed to withstand the fast-finishing Lions, holding on in the last for a stirring 11-point win.
It was the younger brigade who stood tall for the home side, with Jarrio Guterres kicking two goals on debut alongside Jack Omogrosso.
James McGrath was among Taylors Lakes’ best with three goals for the 1-5 Lions.
The win was Roxburgh Park’s second since coming up from Strathmore Community Bank Division 2, moving the Magpies up into seventh spot on the ladder.
Roxburgh Park - 15.12-102
Goal Kickers: L. Capuano 5, J. Omogrosso 2, J. Guterres 2, J. Talintyre, T. Baker, Z. Reichelt, H. Farrelly, J. Colaidis, H. Short
Best Players: R. Micallef, T. Cooke, Z. Reichelt, J. Elliott, T. Baker, J. Barbera
Taylors Lakes - 14.7-91
Goal Kickers: J. McGrath 3, R. Deacon 2, T. Forbes 2, J. Vistarini 2, D. Darmanin 2, D. Walachowski, N. English, J. Vassolo
Best Players: J. Wright, B. Healy, R. Deacon, J. McGrath, J. Vassolo, M. Polycarpou
Valley Makes Statement Against Districts
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MOONEE Valley produced its best footy of the year to beat Coburg Districts on EDFL Match of the Day.
In a game that lived up the broadcast game billing, the Lions got the better of Moonee Valley with five goals to two in the opening term before the Fog steadied in the second to get within a kick by the main break.
From there Shanon Carroll’s men were able to assert their authority at Ormond Park and kicked 12 goals to six in the second half to claim a convincing 32-point win.
Braden Padmore and Jordan Faba did much of the damage up forward with four goals each, while ruckman Luke Egan is on his way to The Meadows after scoring best-on honours from the EDFL Match of the Day call team.
Against his old side, Ben Fisher was Coburg Districts’ best.
The result meant the two clubs swapped places on the Division 2 ladder, with Moonee Valley advancing to third spot and Coburg Districts slipping to fifth.
Moonee Valley - 18.13-121
Goal Kickers: B. Padmore 4, J. Faba 4, C. McGrath 2, R. Potter 2, S. Milne, L. Ryan, S. Newson, K. Thomas, R. Ferraro, D. Clarke
Best Players: M. Bourke, J. Saragias, C. McGrath, L. Ryan, B. Padmore, L. Egan
Coburg Districts - 13.11-89
Goal Kickers: M. Vesnaver 3, R. McGill 2, M. O’Dea 2, S. Aitken, B. Fisher, K. Dalmau, C. Grampsas, P. Grampsas, S. Gilliland
Best Players: B. Fisher, M. O’Dea, M. Young, S. Jansen, K. Dalmau, N. Sim
Bears Tested, But Outlast Sharks
BURNSIDE Heights’ Friday night thriller against Hillside was the pick of the games out of the weekend in EDFL Women’s - Premier.
The much-improved Sharks travelled to Tenterfield Drive to play the 4-1 Bears and were able to match them for most of the night, with wayward kicking the only thing letting them down up forward.
As a result, Burnside Heights were able to break away in the third quarter and led by 22 points at three-quarter time, but Hillside stormed home with the only three goals of the final term.
With Ebony Wilkie producing a stellar performance that included two goals, the Sharks were brave in the last, but couldn’t kick that final goal to get over the top, falling two points short by the final siren.
Bears star Kayla Ravanello is now the division’s outright leading goal kicker with 18 majors after kicking three in a match-winning performance, with fellow 2018 Team of the Year member Krissy Trang officially named best-on-ground.
Despite the win, the Bears dropped to third on the ladder while Hillside remains fifth.
Burnside Heights - 5.3-33
Goal Kickers: K. Ravanello 3, M. Afuhaamango 2
Best Players: K. Trang, J. Roach, M. Afuhaamango, E. Stevens, I. Seychell, K. Ravanello
Hillside - 4.7-31
Goal Kickers: E. Wilkie 2, F. Pazsa, D. DiPaola
Best Players: A. Wilkie, E. Wilkie, D. Houston, R. Jackson, B. Johnson, L. Parisi
Young Heights Keep Lions Winless
AVONDALE Heights scored its inaugural win in EDFL Women’s as a standalone club after cruising its way past Coburg Districts on Friday night.
Affinity Miller was the star for the Heights, kicking one of her side’s five goals to claim best-on-ground honours in the 29-point win over the still winless Lions.
Young gun Rita Ceravolo was also impressive with one goal, while Isabella Iaccino booted two for the hosts.
Avondale Heights kept Coburg Districts goalless to three-quarter time and had the game iced as Madeleine Curotte kicked the Lions’ only goal for the game in the final term.
The two fledgling clubs remain in the bottom two of EDFL Women’s - Division 1 after six rounds.
Avondale Heights - 5.10-40
Goal Kickers: I. Iaccino 2, A. Miller, M. Steel, R. Ceravolo
Best Players: A. Miller, R. Ceravolo, H. Mohamed, I. Iaccino, N. Mohamed, D. Samuel
Coburg Districts - 1.5-11
Goal Kickers: M. Curotte
Best Players: A. Lord, A. Storer, M. Carbone, K. Magee, H. Carmichael, I. Banks
