Surrender

Regan Tait is having a strong season for Stratford, and was named in the best again at the weekend.

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Swans consolidate spot in the top four

Liam Durkin

THE logjam that is the East Gippsland football ladder remained so at the conclusion of Round 11. While the winners toasted victory and were able to secure vital premiership points, it was still not enough to cause too much disruption in the overall scheme of things. Only one win still separates second from fifth, and with seven weeks of regular season action remaining, pundits could be in for a grandstand finish. STRATFORD went a game clear into the top four after defeating Lakes Entrance. The victory gave the Swans their sixth for the season, placing them ahead of Paynesville for the time being. Granted there is still a fair bit of football to be played this season, Stratford’s percentage of 135.56 may be of great benefit in the long run when final positions are decided. The Swans percentage wasn’t given a huge boost on Saturday, although at quarter time many in the red and white would have been entertaining thoughts of this happening. At that stage, Stratford led by 22 points and had registered eight scoring shots to one. The Seagulls slowly but surely hit back, and reduced the deficit to just 16-points at the last change. Stratford found enough winners in the finish, and with their home crowd spurring them on, kicked three goals to one to record a 9.13 (67) to 5.7 (37) victory. Pleasingly for Stratford coach Jarryd Clohesy, his side showed it was not reliant on Haydn Erfurth, Jack Bacon or Rod O’Keefe doing all the scoring, as the Swans had eight individual goal-kickers. Bacon was among the best players, while the man with the deadly pull shot Ben Channing was voted best of the lot. Others to play well were Regan Tait, Jesse Broadbent, Brad White and Nick French. Best for Lakes Entrance was Sam Nickless, Jarred McDonnell, Jake Fisher, Angus McKenzie, Liam Carroll and Tom Duncan. IT MUST be equally exciting and frustrating to coach Boisdale-Briagolong. The Bombers headed to Lucknow with their confidence up following last week’s win over Lindenow, and it continued into quarter time when they went in with scores level. A little over two hours later however, Boisdale-Briagolong was heading home with its tail between its legs after losing 22.9 (141) to 8.2 (50). What happened after quarter time was an absolute train wreck as far as the Bombers were concerned. Lucknow kicked seven goals in the second term, six in the third and a further five in the last. Conversely, Boisdale-Briagolong kicked one after half-time - and didn’t even score in the third. Darren Allen kicked seven for the Magpies, while Dallas and Jackson Smith got in on the act with five and four respectively. Joel McNamara was best on ground, along with Chris Hammond, Josh Carroll and Glen Perkins. The Bombers did go into the match without Tim Dessent, Billy Marshall and Tyson Daly, but even still, it is highly unlikely the inclusion of those three would be able to haul in a 91-point margin. Paddy Mack battled hard in a losing cause, and found some willing allies in Rhys Johnson, Daniel Johnson, Jim Reeves and playing-coach Sam Bedggood. Bedggood is surely scratching his head over how his side is able to perform at extreme ends of the spectrum. Boisdale-Briagolong has defeated the top two teams in the competition, but is now facing a situation where virtually every match for the rest of the home-and-away season is an elimination final. For the Bombers, perhaps it is a simple case of: When they are good they are very good, but when they are bad, they are horrendous. IN other games, Lindenow was too strong for Paynesville. The Cats broke away after an even first quarter, eventually winning 14.18 (102) to 5.9 (39) at home. WY Yung defeated a spirited Orbost Snowy Rovers outfit. A strong start from the Tigers saw them kick six goals in the opening quarter to set the game up. The Blues however refused to surrender, outscoring Wy Yung in the third term. Orbost Snowy Rovers managed to get some respectability on their home town scoreboard, as it read 18.14 (122) to 12.9 (81) at full time. Aaron Hanuera kicked half a dozen for the Tigers, and Harry Kellow chipped in with four. Both were named best on ground, along with Mitchell Dewar, Jai Nicholls and Jock Overend. Hamish Nettleton continued to amaze, kicking six goals to keep a famous name in the Orbost region flying proudly. Braeden Ross, Gus Rogers, Jordan Ross, Jarrah Nettleton and Will Walker also performed well.

EAST GIPPSLAND SCOREBOARD

ROUND 11

SENIORS

Stratford 3.5 3.6 6.11 9.13 (67) Lakes Entrance 0.1 1.6 4.7 5.7 (37)

Stratford - Goals: B White 2, J Bacon, J Bennett, B Channing, T Hawkins, A Morcom, R O’Keefe, R Thatcher. Best: B Channing, R Tait, J Broadbent, B White, J Bacon, N French. Lakes Entrance - Goals:T Nicol, T Smith, D Marsden, L Carroll, D Steedman. Best: S Nickless, J McDonnell, J Fisher, A McKenzie, L Carroll, T Duncan.

Lucknow 4.1 11.3 17.4 22.9 (141) Boisdale-Briagolong 4.1 7.1 7.1 8.2 (50)

Lucknow - Goals: D Allen 7, D Smith 5, J Smith 4, B Flinn 2, D Hodder 2, D Grace , A Smith. Best: J McNamara, C Hammond, D Allen, J Carroll, D Smith, G Perkins. Boisdale-Briagolong - Goals: J Reeves 3, B Rimington 2, C Hennig, R Johnson, P Mack. Best: P Mack, R Johnson, D Johnson, J Reeves, S Bedggood.

Lindenow 2.6, 7.11, 10.13, 14.18 (102) d Paynesville 1.4, 1.5, 4.7, 5.9 (39) Wy Yung 6.4, 11.8, 14.13, 18.14 (122) d Orbost Snowy Rovers 1.2, 3.3, 8.5, 12.9 (81)

RESERVES

Stratford 5.5, 7.6, 9.9, 9.10 (64) d Lakes Entrance 1.0, 1.2, 1.3, 3.3 (21)

Stratford - Goals: D O’Shanassy 4, C Dixon 2, M Tatterson 2, R Cottrell. Best: J Cottrell, C Dixon, E Albrecht, D O’Shannassy, J Channing, W Webb. Lakes Entrance - Goals:A Wheatley, E Hubbard. Best:A Hatch, W Forrester, B Richardson, A Wheatley, D Bryant, H Reed.

Boisdale-Briagolong 5.1, 9.1, 12.5, 14.6 (90) d Lucknow 0.0, 0.0, 1.3, 2.8 (20)

Boisdale-Briagolong - Goals: D Murphy 3, D Pratt 3, C Churchill 2, C Manning 2, J Pratt 2, T Brew, C Fulford, M Rowley. Best: D Murphy, Q Bates, C Manning, T Brew, J Neilson. Lucknow - Goals:T Keyte, K Dickson. Best: L Marchi, B Smith, L Stephenson, J Kelly, T Turner, L Strickland-Cohen.

Lindenow 5.4, 13.9, 21.13, 24.15 (159) d Paynesville 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 1.4 (10) Wy Yung 4.0, 10.2, 13.4, 15.5 (95) d Orbost Snowy Rovers 2.2, 3.2, 3.5, 4.6 (30)

THIRDS

Lakes Entrance 3.5, 5.11, 12.15, 15.19 (109) d Stratford 0.0, 2.0, 2.1, 4.1 (25)

Lakes Entrance - Goals:T Mullett 5, H Warfe 4, L Allen 2, E Carroll, T Davis, S Hood, A Stevens. Best: L Allen, T Mullett, A Jerkins, E Carroll, S Etheridge, C Parfrey. Stratford - Goals: M McQuillen, D Glover-Hill. Best: D Glover-Hill, E Clohesy, J Mullet, K Taylor, S Clohesy, B Johnson.

Lucknow 7.0, 12.6, 14.10, 19.14 (128) d BoisdaleBriagolong 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 4.0 (24)

Lucknow - Goals: J Saulle 5, J Walker 4, H Abraham 3, Z Ballard, H Campbell, D Hodder, M Sabell, D Scott, J Southen, L Strickland- Cohen. Best: H Campbell, J Walker, H Clarke, L Guthrie, L Strickland-Cohen, T Allen. Boisdale-Briagolong - Goals: J Tourtoulas 2, M Coridas, J Dennis. Best: J Marshall, M Coridas, J Dennis, J Tourtoulas, B Jones, O Treglown.

Lindenow defeated Paynesville on forfeit. Wy Yung defeated Orbost Snowy Rovers on forfeit. LADDERS

SENIORS W L D F A %

WY YUNG 10 1 0 1108 610 181.64

40 LINDENOW 7 4 0 856 743 115.21 28 LUCKNOW 6 4 1 858 711 120.68 26 STRATFORD 6 5 0 831 613 135.56 24 PAYNESVILLE 5 6 0 651 803 81.07 20 LAKES ENTRANCE 4 6 1 586 672 87.20 18 BOISDALE-BRIAGOLONG 3 8 0 654 969 64.49 12 ORBOST-SN ROVERS 1 8 2 577 1000 57.70 8

RESERVES W L D F A %

WY YUNG 10 1 0 1031 332 310.54 BOISDALE-BRIAGOLONG 9 2 0 931 504 184.72 LINDENOW 8 3 0 1050 390 269.23 STRATFORD 6 5 0 688 533 129.08 ORBOST-SN ROVERS 5 6 0 627 647 96.91

LAKES ENTRANCE 4 7 0 589 885 66.55

LUCKNOW 2 9 0 401 898 44.65

PAYNESVILLE 0 10 0 235 1363 17.24

THIRDS W L D F A %

WY YUNG 11 0 0 1044 207 504.35

44 LAKES ENTRANCE 10 1 0 1029 435 236.55 40 LINDENOW 8 3 0 842 395 213.16 32 LUCKNOW 7 4 0 262 602 41.86 28 STRATFORD 3 7 1 442 964 45.85 14 ORBOST-SN ROVERS 2 8 1 283 592 47.80 10 BOISDALE-BRIAGOLONG 2 9 0 277 1078 25.70 8 PAYNESVILLE WITHDREW FROM SEASON

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GIPPSLAND LEAGUE - ROUND 11

A GRADE: Maffra 51 d Bairnsdale 37, Traralgon 42 d Drouin 41, Leongatha 59 d Sale 24, Morwell 47 d Moe 32, Warragul 42 d Wonthaggi 31. Ladder: Morwell 44 points, Leongatha 36, Moe 32, Wonthaggi 24, Drouin 24, Traralgon 24, Warragul 20, Maffra 12, Sale 4, Bairnsdale 0. B GRADE: Bairnsdale 38 d Maffra 37, Traralgon 62 d Drouin 37, Leongatha 73 d Sale 33, Moe 42 d Morwell 36, Warragul 34 d Wonthaggi 28. C GRADE: Maffra 44 d Bairnsdale 28, Traralgon 41 d Drouin 27, Leongatha 44 d Sale 13, Morwell 37 d Moe 19, Wonthaggi 32 d Warragul 31. 17 AND UNDER: Maffra 36 d Bairnsdale 31, Traralgon 49 d Drouin 20, Sale 31 d Leongatha 16, Morwell 34 d Moe 20, Wonthaggi 47 d Warragul 21. 15 AND UNDER: Maffra 52 d Bairnsdale 44, Traralgon 83 d Drouin 3, Sale 44 d Leongatha 37, Morwell 28 d Moe 18, Wonthaggi 47 d Warragul 10. 13 AND UNDER: Bairnsdale 34 d Maffra 32, Traralgon 61 d Drouin 8, Sale 38 d Leongatha 19, Morwell 29 d Moe 19, Wonthaggi 42 d Warragul 13.

NORTH GIPPSLAND - ROUND 11

53 d TTU 32, Yarram 50 d Churchill 26, Glengarry 69 d Cowwarr 34, Gormandale bye. Ladder: Woodside 36 points, Sale City 32, Glengarry 32, Rosedale 28, Yarram 24, Heyfield 24, Churchill 12, YYN 12, Cowwarr 12, Gormandale 4, TTU 0. B GRADE: Sale City 48 d Woodside 37, Heyfield 50 d YYN 27, TTU 34 d Rosedale 52, Yarram 44 d Churchill 34, Glengarry 61 d Cowwarr 46, Gormandale bye. C GRADE: Sale City 52 d Woodside 32, YYN d Heyfield 30, TTU 39 d Rosedale 34, Churchill 35 d Yarram 32, Glengarry 33 d Cowwarr 15, Gormandale bye. D GRADE: Sale City 45 d Woodside 17, Heyfield 22 d YYN 17, Rosedale 49 d TTU 28, Churchill 27 d Yarram 18, Cowwarr 25 d Glengarry 23, Gormandale bye. 17 AND UNDER: Sale City 61 d Woodside 34, Heyfield 85 d YYN 6, Rosedale 34 d TTU 28, Yarram 48 d Churchill 17, Glengarry 41 d Cowwarr 31, Gormandale bye. 15 AND UNDER: Sale City 66 d Woodside 7, Heyfield 28 d YYN 14, Rosedale 37 d TTU 29, Churchill 34 d Yarram 5, Glengarry 44 d Cowwarr 13, Gormandale bye.

EAST GIPPSLAND - ROUND 11

A GRADE: Boisdale-Briagolong 62 d Lucknow 40, Stratford 37 d Lakes Entrance 36, Wy Yung 46 d OSR 30, Lindenow bye. Ladder: Wy Yung 44 points, Boisdale-Briagolong 36, Lakes Entrance 32, Stratford 24, Lindenow 16, OSR 12, Lucknow 12. B GRADE: Lindenow 31 d Paynesville 26, Boisdale-Briagolong 33 d Lucknow 20, Wy Yung 32 d OSR 18, Stratford 28 drew Lakes Entrance 28. C GRADE: Lindenow 42 d Paynesville 16, Boisdale-Briagolong 29 d Lucknow 25, Stratford 43 d Lakes Entrance 31, Wy Yung 32 d OSR 22. D GRADE: Lindenow 43 d Paynesville 13, Boisdale-Briagolong 39 d Lucknow 19, Stratford 27 d Lakes Entrance 19, Wy Yung 29 d OSR 20. 17 AND UNDER: Boisdale-Briagolong 27 d Lucknow 22, Stratford 34 d Lakes Entrance 21, Wy Yung 58 d OSR 21, Lindenow bye. 15 AND UNDER: Boisdale-Briagolong 48 d Lucknow 31, Lakes Entrance 33 d Stratford 13, Wy Yung 31 d OSR 16, Lindenow 26 d Paynesville 17 .