Match Reviews | The intriguing BFNL football season continued on Saturday with crucial home victories and massive away trips unfolding.

 The Cobras simply did enough to earn an all-important fifth win of the season with a 65-point victory over the Lakers at Maddingley Park.

The percentage builder helps consolidate the Cobras’ position inside the top six, now two games clear of Melton (6th), Sunbury (7th) and East Point (8th).

Dennis Armfield’s group had to get the job done without bookends Jake Owen and Wil Lalor.

Unlikely goal source, Jack Kovacevic, finished with a game high four goals to answer the call ahead of nine other Cobras to hit the scoreboard.

Opportunists Ethan McKercher and Billy Griffiths were the beneficiaries of the crumb chiming in with three apiece.

There were some new faces named among the best for the Cobras - Hunter Tudball, James McDaid (Western Jets) and season additions Zach Vesty and Billy Griffiths joined Kovacevic and Josh Huxtable to be in the BOG conversation.

The Lakers were honest once again with five fourth-quarter goals to register their highest score in 12 months.

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