K Rock Football | Leopold has maintained its vice-like grip on South Barwon, overcoming a slow start to post a resounding 74-point win over last year’s grand final opponents.

The 19.14 (128) to 8.6 (54) not only put the reigning premier in the box seat to start its final campaign out of a qualifying final, but it was also the Lions’ sixth-consecutive victory over the Swans during outgoing coach Garry Hocking’s tenure at Memorial Park.

Trailing by ten points at quarter time, Leopold reduced that margin to one point by the main break.

“I want to give credit to South Barwon; they certainly came and tried to punch us in the face early,” Hocking said.

“3.1 to 1.3, they certainly had the better of the game and just looked a lot cleaner and shifted the ball with a little bit of speed, and I was a bit worried there in that first bit.

“They made us a little bit fumbly, put great pressure on us, and we were only a point down at half-time.”

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