League Review | An eight-goal blitz in the final term capped a great win by Bears Lagoon Serpentine against Inglewood in Saturday’s eighth round of senior footy in the Bendigo Bank Loddon Valley Football Netball League season.
It was a crucial match for both clubs as the Justin Laird-coached Bears aimed to equal the Blues’ win-loss record of 3-4 in the battle to claim fifth place and a finals berth.
A high-scoring opening term at Gadsden Finance Serpentine Reserve was won by the Bears, 38-22.
By half-time the BLS held a five-goal lead after it scored 3.4 to 1.2 in the second term.
Led by the dash of Josh Walsh off half-back, the skill of Charlie Gadsden and James Bailey, Bears Lagoon Serpentine answered all challenges to lead by 32 points going into the final term.
The Bears then unleashed their best quarter of the season as they scored 8.2 to just two behinds.
Andy Gladman and Justin Laird led Serp’s attack on five goals apiece as Rhonen Maher added three in a 20.11 (131) to 7.8 (50) result.
