By Nick Adam
In tough conditions on Saturday 16 July at Wandin North Recreation Reserve, a seven-goal to one first quarter helped set Wandin apart from Upwey-Tecoma.
Tough conditions meant almost all the scoring was done at one end, and the Dogs ball movement on the small ground stood out and proved to be the difference.
With the scores at 7.4, 46 to 1.0, 6 at quarter time, Upwey-Tecoma fought back in the second quarter, kicking five goals to one in the second quarter to have the scores more even at 8.4, 52 to 5.4, 34 at halftime.
The pattern of quarters won in the second half continued with Wandin kicking four goals to one in the third before Upwey-Tecoma kicked three goals to one in the last as the Tigers fell short of the Dogs by 28 points.
The final score was 13.15, 93 to 9.11, 65.
Wandin’s best were Chayce Black, Patty Bruzzese, Joel Garner, Ben Chapman, Samuel Hodgett and Connor Smith.
Goalkickers for Wandin were Clinton Johnson with 3, Mitchell Mutsaers and Connor Smith with 2, and single contributions from Brodie Atkins, Joel Garner, Todd Garner, Cody Hirst, Daniel Hirst and Patrick Hodgett.
