Match Reviews | On a July Saturday soaked in sun, it was the away teams prevailing in all five matches to return home with the vital premiership points.

 The third placed Devils made it nine local derby wins in a row with a 29-point win over the Cobras (7th).

Maddingley Park played host to a monster crowd, as loyal fans flooded the perimeters with vested interest.

Next generation talent was on full display with Bacchus Matsh loaded up with as many as 13 players aged 21 or under, while Darley fielded nine of their own including 16-year-old debutant Whitiora 'Phittie' Kilmartin (one goal).

The young brigades certainly impressed on one of local footy’s biggest stages, seemingly unperturbed by the occasion.

The match was a game of two halves essentially as both sides struggled to get the game on their own terms and impact the scoreboard.

Just six goals were managed in a dour first half with both defences relatively on top.

The Devils held a slender eight-point lead on the back of greater efficiency inside 50. The Cobras would be the first to concede they were wasteful, unable to take full advantage of their superior numbers that equated to an inaccurate 2.9 on the scoreboard.

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