Carngham-Linton has begun its run to the finals with a dour victory over Rokewood-Corindhap in the RegionalOne Lexton Plains Football League.The Saints played the wet conditions better, though Rokewood-Corindhap had more of the play.
The Grasshoppers will be ruing lost chances, but has time to recover before finals arrive in six weeks.
It was not a day for big men, but Carngham-Linton’s Matt Stasse was an exception to the rule.
Generally it was a smaller mans day, with the ball on the ground more than it was in the air.
Goals were hard to come by in all games, and this was no exception.
Just 12 were kicked, but it was the nine by the Saints that was the telling factor.
They scored 9.5 (59) to 3.9 (27).
Robbie Greenbank, Rhys Mundy, Jason Hill and Jade Keam were prevalent all day for Carngham-Linton, as the Saints kicked the ball as long as they could at every opportunity.
Rokewood-Corindhap was served well by Lachy Pryor and Cam Griffith and Ross Arnall.
Griffith, especially in the third term, helped push the ball forward but the forwards could not take full advantage.
They did let themselves down on occasions by trying to play a short game.
The Saints persisted and in the final term the work paid off, with a strong victory in its grasp.
Rokewood-Corindhap coach Tom Mullane-Grant will be missing for the remainder of the home and away season after suffering a broken leg in the round 10 clash with Lexton.
He is hoping to return late in the finals if his team survives.
Lexton and Ararat Eagles have continued their nail-biting finishes.
Lexton came away victorious by just three points, 8.8 (56) to 7.11 (53), taking the point difference between the two to just 20 from five of their last six meetings.
The win for the Tigers has brought them level with Illabarook and Natte-Bealiba in a fight for fifth.
The match was close all day, with scores level at quarter time, while the Eagles led at half and three quarter time, albeit narrowly.
Lloyd Bennett with three goals, proved a match winner for Lexton, while Jeremy Jenkins (two goals) helped Lexton become just the third team to come from behind at the last change to win.
The Eagles once again let a winning opportunity slip by with any hope for a debut finals campaign now gone.
Aiden Bell kicked three goals for the Eagles, with Bradd Wilson named best.
An 88 point victory over Natte-Bealiba has kept Navarre in touch with the top three.
Though the Grasshoppers had control on the scoreboard, it wasn’t until the third term that they got results for their work.
Sam Robertson kicked five goals for the winners, while Dean Capewell played his best game for Navarre in the 18.6 (114) to 3.8 (26) win.
Natte-Bealiba won the last quarter by two points, but had just one goal to three quarter time.
Nathan Ross was again adjudged best for the Swans.
Skipton used the best of the poor conditions at Smythesdale to record a comprehensive 70 point victory over Illabarook.
The Bulldogs could muster just 3.5 (23) to 14.9 (93).
The Emus set the game up in the opening term, with six goals to nil with the wind.
Illabarook failed to use the wind in the second quarter, against the strong bodies of players like Dale Larkin and Kiernan Molloy.
Clint Aspland again played well for Illabarook, as did debutant Ash Clark against his old side.
By Rhys Brehaut
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