General News
31 May, 2023
Blues halt Bloods run
TERANG Mortlake’s winning streak was broken last weekend when they went down by three goals to the fourth-placed Warrnambool Blues.
TERANG Mortlake’s winning streak was broken last weekend when they went down by three goals to the fourth-placed Warrnambool Blues.
Travelling to the Reid Oval on Saturday, the Bloods were hopeful of retaining top spot on the Hampden League ladder but a final quarter surge by the Blues put an end to their unbeaten run.
The loss saw the Bloods relegated to second spot, with South Warrnambool now top-of-the-table.
The visitors got their campaign off to a strong start on Saturday, taking a narrow four-point lead into the second quarter before extending that to 10 points by the half-time break.
The third quarter was a close tussle, with both side struggling to break free.
The last term saw the Blues capitalise on their opportunities in front of goal, adding seven majors for the term while restricting the Bloods to just two.
This saw the Blues take the points on the final siren, 11.13.79 to Terang Mortlake 8.13.61.
Best for the Bloods on Saturday were Gus Bourke, Ryley Hutchins, Isaac Kenna, Joe Arundell, Alexander Moloney and Rhys Buck.
Will Kain again led the goal kicking with three, while Matthew Baxter, Rhys Buck, Ryley Hutchins, Kenna and Harvey Roberts each kicked one.
Terang Mortlake will hope to return to the winners’ list this Saturday when they take on bottom-side Hamilton at Melville Oval, with South Warrnambool set to face ninth-placed Portland.
In the reserves last weekend, the Blues also proved too strong for the visitors, defeating Terang Mortlake 9.12.66 to 2.6.18.
Joel Crawley and Jack Lehmann kicked one each for the Bloods while Toby Harris, Jake Lee, Thomas Justin, Caleb Scanlon, Lehmann and Will Berryman were named among the best.
The Bloods currently sit fourth on the ladder after seven rounds, just percentage above the fifth-placed Koroit.
Earlier in the day, the Bloods’ under 18.5s struggled against the top side, going down to the Blues by 92 points, 17.14.116 to 3.6.24.
Charlie Box, Damien Goddard and Bayley Primrose kicked one goal each for the visitors while Charlie Leishman, Ned Roberts, Henry Smith, Mitchell Hughes, Tyson Royal and Primrose were named best.
The Bloods had a successful weekend on the netball courts, winning seven of the nine matches played.
Open – Terang Mortlake lost to Warrnambool 38-40. Best for the Bloods: Alice Kain, Eboni Knights and Sharni Moloney.
Division one – Terang Mortlake defeated Warrnambool 44-24. Best players: Jessica Davis, Jessica Baxter and Rhi Davis.
Division two – Terang Mortlake defeated Warrnambool 40-20. Best for the Bloods: Maddison Chesshire, Zoe Barker and Ava Nolan.
Division three – Terang Mortlake defeated Warrnambool 34-23. Best players: Georgia Guest, Tess McKenzie and Holly Fowler.
17 and under – Terang Mortlake defeated Warrnambool 36-32. Best players: Alice Kain, Alice Suhan and Anna Dickson.
17 and under reserves – Warrnambool defeated Terang Mortlake 25-9. Best for the Bloods were Ella Clifford and Isla Primrose.
15 and under – Terang Mortlake defeated Warrnambool 34-13. Best for the Bloods: Tayla Bell and Lyla Grundy.
13 and under – Warrnambool defeated Terang Mortlake 23-18. Best for the Bloods: Hope Kenna and Madelyn Clarke.
13 and under reserves – Terang Mortlake lost to Warrnambool 4-17. Chloe Bouchier was named best for the Bloods.