Gippsland Times | A final quarter surge wasn’t enough for Maffra, which fell nine points short of Traralgon on Saturday.
The 13.8 (86) to 11.11 (77) result moves the sixth-placed Maroons within a win of the top five, but provides an almost fatal blow to the Eagles’ faint Gippsland League football finals hopes. With just two wins so far this season, the Eagles are four victories behind fifth-placed Drouin with seven rounds to play.
With both teams needing to win to stay in contention, the match carried a finals-type build up, and a grandstand finish was a fitting result.
Traralgon kicked five goals to one in the opening term to make the early running. While having enough of the ball, the Eagles were letting themselves down by their entries into the forward line.
