K Rock Football | South Barwon has consolidated its spots inside the GFNL top-five after ending a winless run extending back five years against Leopold with a 67-victory win at McDonald Reserve.

The Swans jumped out to a 24-point lead at quarter time and were never seriously threatened by the Lions, maintaining a one-game gap in third spot with the 17.12 (114) to 6.11 (47) result.

Ending the recent run of outs against their grand final nemesis of 2023-24 wasn’t lost on coach Mark Neeld.

However, he knows it doesn’t change the past results against Leopold, and is more concerned about the 2026 version of South Barwon.

“We’re pleased with lots of things, and we also know we have to improve lots of things,” Neeld said.

“It’s a good start; we’re 5-1, so we’ll certainly take that. That’s better than what we have been at this point in the last three seasons.

“We’ve got a really challenging three-week period beginning with a game against Newtown next week, into a game against St Mary’s and a game against Bell Park, so that will certainly give us a strong indication about where we sit.

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