Around the grounds

ALLANSFORD senior footballers were able to fight their way to a dominant 66-point win over the weekend.

By Staff Writer

Their showdown with Old Collegians was a scrappy affair with the Cats running out to a 5.2.32 lead over Old Collegians six points to a lone goal at the first.

The lead was able to be narrowed heading in to the half after Old Collegians put together a 20-point quarter while containing the Cats to just three goals.

Despite the boost in morale from a solid second quarter, Allansford came out firing in the second half to run away 18.10.118 winners over Old Collegians 8.4.52.

Best players for Allansford were Josh Kirkwood, Cooper Day, Bradley Edge, Ruben Swan, Lachlan Read and Bradley Williams.

Williams led the scorers with four majors while Swan and Day sent three through the middle, Kade Gordon, Jordan Boyle and Bradley Edge all scored two and Cooper McLean and Aiden Gordon each kicked one apiece.

In the reserves the Cats were able to secure a 37-point win.

Final score Allansford 11.11.77 defeated Old Collegians 6.4.40.

Best players for the Cats were James Lacey, Taylan Jones, Noah Mclean, Dylan Campbell, Matthew Smith and Michael Chivers.

Tyler Mungean led the scoring with four goals, Jones booted a trio of majors and single goal contributions from Smith, Chivers, Jeremy Ellis and Wayne Parry.

Meanwhile in the grade A netball, Allansford secured a 38-22 victory.

Ellie Christoforou led the scoring with 25 while Caitlin Boyce added 10 and Brooke Dickey added three.

Merrivale made it four straight wins over the weekend with a classy performance against the Kolora-Noorat Power.

The Power proved formidable in front of a home crowd to open the game with an 11-point lead heading in to the second quarter, but a stifling stint from the Tigers saw the Power only add 11 points for the remainder of the match.

Merrivale found form with at least 20 points scored throughout the remaining three quarters en route to a 12.15.87 victory over the Power at 5.6.36.

Best for the Tigers was Flynn Atchison, Matt Hausler, Sam Gleeson, Hamish Gurry, Jesse Mahony – Gilchrist and Manny Sandow.

Gurry led the scoring with a six-goal haul while Nathan Krepp tacked on a further three.

Jacob Henderson, Oliver Watson and Jack Neave all added goals to round out the scoring.

The Tigers were also successful in the reserves, running out 12.11.83 winners over the 6.4.40 Power.

Angus Chirnside, Wil Hinkley, Jordan Greene, Jaxon Johnstone, Ben Mulcahy and Ethan Ballis were named best players for the visitors.

Chirnside, Johnstone, Kerry Tarbolton, Ethan Ballis and Lachlan Hickley all contributed two goals while Corey Britton and Thomas Nicholson added a goal each.

Meanwhile on the courts, the Tigers A grade side got the points with a 48-32 victory over the Power.

Paiyton Noonan led the scoring with 39 while Kelsey Perry added five and Ashlan Noonan contributed four.

Nirranda senior footballers enjoyed a 98-point win over Dennington on the weekend to solidify top spot on the Warrnambool and District ladder.

The visiting Blues side rushed out to a 6.6.42 point lead at the end of the first quarter, with Dennington managing only to inflict 2.2.14 on the scoreboard.

By half time the score had swelled to 12.8.80 to Dennington’s 3.5.23, and Nirranda did not look back en route to a dominant 20.13.133 to 4.11.35 victory.

Best for the Blues was Jackson Couch, Dylan Philp, Reagan Nutting, Luke Irving, Jason Lee and Benjamin Dobson.

Leading scorers were Couch (5), Dobson (4), Brady Kew and Jack Primmer (3), Tyson Royal (2) and Dylan Philp.

Best for Dennington was Flynn Rowe, Daniel Threlfall, Bronte Baker, Tom Fitzgerald, Ashley Keen and Luke Pearson.

Cyrus Fenn, Dakota Davidson, Bronte Baker and Fitzgerald each kicked a goal for the home side.

In the reserves grade Dennington got the win 7.6.48 over Nirranda 6.5.41.

Best players for the victors was Messiah Sciascia-Kennedy, Joe Douglas, Jaxon Keay, Jack Woodall, William Fogarty and Dillon Paton.

Douglas booted five majors while Jesse Lewis and Joseph Heffernan each tacked on one.

Best for Nirranda was Braden Poole, Beau Ubergang, Jake Hards, Matthew Arms, Kalon Cottee and Rob Fairweather.

Aaron Searle, Cottee and Fairweather each kicked two.

Meanwhile on the courts, Nirranda’s A grade side notched an impressive 64-26 victory.

Amanda Gilbert led the scoring with 35 while Steph Townsend added 29.

The Bulldogs ran away 59-point winners over South Rovers at home on the weekend.

The senior football squad proved too strong at home with Panmure racing out to a 37-point lead at the end of the first quarter.

The Bulldogs continued their strong run to close out 24.12.156 winners over South Rovers 15.7.97.

Best for the Bulldogs was Tyler Murnane, Samuel Mahony, Thomas Wright, Jack Lewis, Tom Gedye and James Norton.

Christopher Bant and Mahony each kicked six goals to lead the scoring, while Murnane and Darcy Bourke added three, Norton and Lachlan McLeod added two and Kia Anderson and Jonathon Malone booted one apiece.

The Bulldogs were unsuccessful in the reserve grade, falling 9.11.65 to South Rovers 11.7.73.

Best for Panmure was Nicholas Kemp, Marcus Kelly, Kade Parker, Christopher Moutray, Billy McGlade and Joseph Turnbull-Pitts.

Kemp led the scoring with four while Mick Kelly, Parker, Brenton Flemming and Adam Courtney each kicked one.

The Bulldogs were not as successful on the courts with netballers falling 35-54 to South Rovers.

Marley Talbot led the scoring with 20 while Sienna Wickenton shot nine, Rhianna Bidmade added five and Cheyenne Rohan added one.