Sport
31 July, 2026
Demons remain undefeated
LISMORE/Derrinallum’s unbeaten season continues after its 116-point win over Wickliffe/Lake Bolac in the round 13 Mininera and District senior football match last Saturday.
After a competitive start, the visitors were held goalless in the last three quarters as the Demons ran out 18.22.130 to 2.2.14 winners at the Lismore Recreation Reserve.
“They were pretty physical early and took it up to us before we settled in and got the job done,” Lismore/Derrinallum coach Alec Wiltshire said.
“The conditions were tricky with swirling winds, on and off showers all day and periods where the ball was slippery and play getting stuck on one side of the oval; the game wasn’t much of a spectacle.”
In a physically contested game, inside midfielders Max McIntosh, Lachlan Coutts and James Halloran were best for the Demons.
“Maxy, Lachie and Jimmy are all big boys that roll through our midfield; they got their hands on it, did all the dirty work and fed it out to our runners and got it going our way.”
Star forwards Lachie Constable and Austin Humphrey kicked four goals each, with Jack Parker kicking three.
Wiltshire said the win was a team effort.
“It was hard to name our best players, we had a pretty even contribution across the board.
“I thought we were probably a touch flat in the first quarter, but after quarter time our work rate definitely picked up, it was a really good, even spread across the team from quarter time onwards.”
This week the Demons play third-placed Hawkesdale/Macarthur at the Hawkesdale Recreation Reserve.
MININERA & DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE
ROUND 13
SENIOR FOOTBALL
LISMORE DERRINALLUM v WICKLIFFE LAKE BOLAC
Lismore Derrinallum 18.22 (130) defeated Wickliffe Lake Bolac 2.2 (14)
Best Players
Lismore Derrinallum: Max McIntosh, Lachlan Coutts, James Halloran, Henry Walsh, Jack Parker, Noah McIntosh
Wickliffe Lake Bolac: Charles Vallance, Nicholas Vallance, Trent Laurie, Tobe Watson, Taylor Hall, Lachie Makin
Goal Kickers
Lismore Derrinallum: Lachie Constable 4, Austin Humphrey 4, Jack Parker 3, Max McIntosh 2, Noah McIntosh, Lachlan Coutts, Jack McCallum, Tommy Walsh
Wickliffe Lake Bolac: Lachie Makin, Nicholas Vallance
“They’re always pretty tough to beat, and I reckon they’d have this one marked on the calendar from a while out like us too.
“We got the points over them at the start of the year so they’ll be chomping at the bit to knock us off, Hawkesdale’s ground is a different dynamic, being long and narrow, so we look forward to embracing the challenge.”
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The reserves match saw Lismore/Derrinallum score a huge 29.22.196 to 0.0.0 win.
Tim Turner, Brock Reid, Steven Fisher, Jackson Davies, Fraser Toohey and Jack Atkins were best for the Demons, with Davies and Jack Pitts kicking four goals each, with Turner, Reid, Andrew Parkinson and Jack Sanders kicking three each.
There was no under 17 football, with Wickliffe/Lake Bolac not fielding a team.
In the under 13 football, Lismore/Derrinallum recorded a 13.11.89 to 0.0.0 win.
Eddie Gellie, Emmett Henderson, Patrick Greig, Finn Gellie, Josh McConachy and William Turner were the best for the junior Demons, with Gellie kicking five goals and Andrew Wylie four.
There was no A grade netball with Wickliffe/Lake Bolac not fielding a team in that grade.
Lismore/Derrinallum took out the B grade game with a 41-26 win.
Best for the Demons were Georgia Kerr and Bridgette Filbay, with Filbay shooting 25 goals and Lauren McLennan 16.
The C grade game ended in a 38-7 win to Lismore/Derrinallum, with Simone Gellie and Lilly Miller best for the Demons, with Miller shooting 15 goals.
The 17 and under netball saw Wickliffe/Lake Bolac score a 26-15 win.
Lila Horspole, Neave Thompson and Charlotte Henderson were best for Lismore/Derrinallum, with Lacey Grundmann shooting nine goals.
There was no 15 and under netball with Wickliffe/Lake Bolac not fielding a team.
The 13 and under game saw Wickliffe/Lake Bolac score a 19-13 win.
Oscar Stephenson and Eliza Kerr were best for the junior Demons, with Alexis Henderson shooting 11 goals and Evie Mitchell two.
* Pictures courtesy Gary Poole
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