Weekly Advertiser | A shock draw between Ararat and Nhill has impacted ladder positions in Wimmera league senior football.

Playing at Nhill’s Davis Park, the Rats took a 14-point lead into halftime, but with a finals spot on the line, the home side kept chipping away.

Having kicked 7.11 (53) to three-quarter time against Nhill’s 6.9 (45), the eight-point buffer gave the Tigers a sniff late in the game and, urged on by a home crowd, Nhill kicked four goals to Ararat’s two to almost steal the match.

Ararat co-coach Tom Mills, who did not play due to a two-week suspension, said the draw was a disappointing result for Ararat.

“Nhill had really good pressure all game and I suppose they just never gave up and I guess we probably thought we had it in the bag,” he said.

“They just scored a couple of late goals and that was about it really.”

Mills said midfielders Ben Taylor and Jack Ganley were Ararat’s best players against Nhill, who were well led by coach Jake McQueen, and Daniel Batson and Deek Roberts.

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