Hughenden Prairie Dogs 1,188 def Pakenham Parasites 1,151 In a closely fought contest the visiting Hughenden outfit snuck home by 37 points. The Parasites Marshall (106) dominated the younger P Dogs ruck in Emmett (44) with the midfield getting plenty of it, Butters (112), Anderson (95) and Windhager (92) pumping the ball forward. However without star forward Darcy due a season ending ACL last week, the forwards were not functioning as unit this week although Dary’s replacement Wilson (81) did his best. The Hughenden backline was solid and has been a feature of their season so far with Mills (102), Battle (98), Ash (92) and IQ (90) combining well to repel attack after attack. Hughenden’s forwards were all at sea and lacking any cohesion in scoring. The knee injury to Blicavs (13) just after half time was the defining point in the game, his all round flexibility was missed and the Parasites struggled to fill the void. The Parasites will be frustrated not to win this one and are now a couple of games out of the 8, but still in touch. Hughenden remains in the 8 by percentage and is having its best start to a season for number of years. Hughenden return home to take on the Serengeti Buffalos who sit in 9th place, a win behind Hughenden and the Parasites are on the road to take on the Plovers. 3 Butters, Pakenham (112) 2 Marshall, Pakenham (106) Oliver, Hughenden (106) Big Tap winner was Marshall @ddsaints
Junee 958 defeated by vs Eden 988 @HOLKY Junee management felt they had a fair to moderate chance of stealing a win, Pendles said "No!" Beagles named 15 players with one OOP, Hollands said fuggit and went to the pub instead.. Plovers named 14 players, Voss and Comben said what's good for Ollie is good for us and also failed to show.. Pendlebury 148 K Pickett 129 Curnow 128 Big Tap - De Koning found no-one a challenge he could meet.
In a controversial match with Swans players removed after completion of their game, it was a tight affair right to the end. Archie Roberts (140) continued his breakout season in defence for the Flat Bulls, taking leadership duties from a waning Maynard (52) and marshalling Whitfield (123) well. Parker’s supercoach revival continued, playing in the mids and scoring 103 to compliment Newcombes 136, and the forward line was full of centurions with Hill (102), Richards (101) and Cameron (118) all dominating. For the home side, the backline was surprisingly lean with only Tommy Stewart (115) hitting his stride. The middle of the ground was a touch bizarre, with Soligo not even suiting up, and new Dillo Windsor essentially scoring a personal best with 102; bring back the POOYA award! Jack Higgins wound the clock back with a lovely 111, and Treloar made a welcome return with a respectable 80. Unfortunately ruck prospect Edwards could only manage a season low 12 against fellow rookie cooper duff Tytler (35). When the dust settled, it was a close Armadillo victory. AA 1366 def SFB 1348