Latrobe Valley Express | Of all the things that you may have considered happening between these two teams, a draw wasn’t one of them.
But that is exactly what happened, and at full time scores were deadlocked Hill End 7.11 (53) to Boolarra 8.5 (53).
On the back of some commendable recruiting, Boolarra had set itself a number of goals, one of which was to threaten some of the best teams in the competition, and there would be no bigger challenge at this early stage of the year than Hill End on their home ground.
The Rovers had flexed their muscle in their comfortable Round 1 win over finals aspirant Mirboo North and were keen to assume control early in their clash with the visiting Demons, but it wasn’t to be.