Close attention: Lancefield’s Matthew Bowen slides for a mark with Woodend Hesket’s Samuel McMillan marking him tightly. Picture: Shawn Smits
WOODEND Hesket beat Lancefield by 18 points in a low-scoring encounter in the Riddell District Football League on Saturday.
Click on the image below for a gallery from the big game.
RDFL ROUND 17
Sunbury Kangaroos 10.11 (71) d Wallan 8.9 (57)
GOALS — Sunbury Kangaroos: Jared Pretty, Ryan Hatty 2, Phillip Kaufmann, Mitchell Streiff, Daniel Ellery, Jake Powell, Jason King, Jamie Cuffe
Wallan: Shannon Galea 2, Ben Schraven, Todd Keenan, Brandon Muldoon, Keegan Marc, Justin Colliss, Brenton Hanson
BEST — Sunbury Kangaroos: Kayne Murphy, Matthew Leonard, Jake Powell, Adam Walsh, Jared Pretty, Luke Walker
Wallan: Blake Holmes, Brenton Hanson, Chris Boxtel, Justin Colliss, Jordan Ormerod, Shannon Galea
Broadford 2.1 (13) lt Diggers Rest 11.8 (74)
GOALS — Broadford: Aaron Gleeson, Brent Littlewood
Diggers Rest: Daniel McCabe 5, Cole Laurie 3, David Bourne, Jeff Heritage, Craig Thompson
BEST — Broadford: Liam Collier, Brendan Walsh, Matthew Coomans, Grant Wearne, Marcus Webb, Brent Littlewood
Diggers Rest: Craig Marshall, Tom Evans, Cole Laurie, Stephen Ruane, Kristopher Marsh, Mark Freeth
Lancefield 2.6 (18) lt Woodend Hesket 5.6 (36)
GOALS — Lancefield: Noa Fonua, Aisea Fonua, Tevita Fonua, Matthew Bowden, Christopher James, Christopher Burkett
Woodend Hesket: Jesse Sheppard, James Hepburn, James Chettle, Max Ambler
BEST — Lancefield: John Baker, Brendan James
Woodend Hesket: Max Ambler, Matthew Sawyer, Jamie Stembridge, Geordie Taylor, Matthew Quinn
Riddell 17.25 (127) d Rockbank 0.2 (2)
GOALS — Riddell: Haydn Ross 4, Brian Ruffell 3, Robert Henry, Matt Vandenberg, Matthew Baird 2, Cameron Casson, Andrew McCabe, Ricky Elliott, Jarrod Silvester
BEST — Riddell: Daniel Sahlberg, Haydn Ross, Andrew McCabe, Jarrod Silvester, Matt Sammut, Robert Henry
Rockbank: Jamie Zerafa, Bryce Hall, Craig Sargent, Jake Armistead, Russell Rich, Thomas Mainey
Romsey 4.4 (28) lt Melton Central 6.10 (46)
GOALS — Romsey: Bradley Mitchell 2, Mathew Davidson, Leigh McInerney
Melton Central: Christopher Carassellos 2, Christopher Robertson, Josh Bamford, Robert Evans, Matthew O’Brien
BEST — Romsey: Shannon Green, Leigh Erwin, Nathan Stephens, Leigh McInerney, Phillip Romeril, Bradley Mitchell
Melton Central: Shane Frederickson, Mark Gillman, Chris Lock, Steven James, Joshua Armstrong, Scott Matthews
Macedon 6.12 (48) lt Kilmore 1.3 (9)
GOALS — Macedon: Shaun Neeson, James Wright 2, Aaron Christiansen, Adam Cusworth
Kilmore: Zachary Treacy
BEST — Macedon: Timothy Dettmann, James Wright, Jeremy Smith, Shaun Neeson, Darren Goodwin, Paul Morgan
Kilmore: Matthew Zanini, Shane Jacobs, Alex Desmond, Peter Carter, Nicholas Attard, Joshua Robertson
LADDER
1. Diggers Rest (16-1) 181%
2. Sunbury Kangaroos (14-3) 255%
3. Romsey (13-4) 205%
4. Riddell (13-4) 166%
5. Macedon (10-1-6) 138%
6. Melton Central (9-1-7) 105%
7. Wallan (8-9) 84%
8. Woodend Hesket (5-12) 69%
9. Broadford (4-13) 61%
10. Rockbank (3-14) 54%
11. Kilmore (3-14) 53%
12. Lancefield (3-14) 42%
ROUND 18: Diggers Rest v Sunbury Kangaroos, Wallan v Lancefield, Rockbank v Romsey, Kilmore v Broadford, Woodend Hesket v Riddell, Melton Central v Macedon