Sport
9 June, 2023
Eagles soar at Koroit
IN a low-scoring game at Victoria Park last weekend, North Warrnambool celebrated victory over the seventh-placed Koroit Saints.
The win sees North hold on to fourth on the Hampden League ladder, half a game clear of fifth-placed Cobden and just percentage behind Camperdown in third.
Last Saturday’s round eight game at Victoria Park got off to a relatively slow start, with Koroit kicking just one goal five in the first half while North went in to the main break with 3.3 on the board.
Both sides made better use of the ball in their forward 50 in the third term, with the Saints adding three majors while the Eagles added one goal, one. A final term surge from the visitors saw the Eagles finish 19-points ahead on the board, 8.7.55 to Koroit 5.6.36.
Best for North were Luke Wines, Jack Johnstone, Luke Kenna, Thomas Batten, Adam Wines and Jye O’Brien while for Koroit, Mac Petersen, James Gow, Dallas Mooney, Paddy O’Sullivan, Thomas Baulch and Will Petersen were named best.
Thomas Batten and Adam Wines kicked two each for North, supported by Duke and Jarvis Bermingham, Bailey Jenkinson and Nick Rodda.
Goal kickers for the Saints were Paddy O’Sulivan (2), Jack Block, William Couch and Frazer Robb.
In other Hampden League games last weekend, the South Warrnambool Roosters were big winners over Portland, Terang Mortlake enjoyed a 68-point win over the Kangaroos, Port Fairy defeated Camperdown and Cobden were 52-point victors over the Blues.
