League Preview | Unbeaten teams Mount Pleasant and Lockington Bamawm United meet in Saturday’s sixth round of the Bendigo Bank Heathcote District Football Netball League’s senior footy action.
The round also marks Community Umpiring Round, and also supporting the Pat Cronin Foundation and its efforts to raise awareness about the “Coward Punch” and decreasing violence in all forms.
On the footy front, the Blues have home-ground advantage at Toolleen against a LBU team freshened up by the bye.
Mount Pleasant dominated its past two games as it beat Leitchville Gunbower by 125 points and won at Huntly’s Strauch Reserve by 101 points.
There is plenty of firepower in both line-ups.
Blues’ star Ben Weightman leads the league goalkicking race on 26 goals and skilful on-baller Adam Baird kicked six majors in the win against the Hawks.
In-form players for Mounts include Jack Hamilton, Billy Mahony, Riley McNamara and Daniel Whiting.