Fresh off a convincing win against fourth on the ladder Upwey-Tecoma, Monbulk travelled to Wandin with a confidence in the football they were producing that was very different to the side Wandin had beaten easily early in the year. But a fast start from Wandin was everything the home crowd had hoped for. Dominating time in forward half and racing to a five goal lead before Monbulk could get much control of the football. From there though, Monbulk were able to get the game more on their terms, responding with two goals at the end of the first quarter and then controlling the second. A heavily contested but even second half provided Wandin with a five-goal three-quarter time lead and some strong team defence in the last meant that the home team saluted with just under a four goal win as they prepare for the clash with Woori Yallock this weekend.
Final scores Wandin 13.13, 91 defeated Monbulk 10.10, 70. Top Dogs on the day were Chayce Black, Brodie Atkins, Todd Garner, Daniel Hirst, Damien Furey and Patrick Hodgett.
Other results:
Reserves: Wandin 8.10, 58 defeated Monbulk 6.2, 38. Top Dogs were Tyson Smith, Alexander Ferguson, Darby Huggins, Aaron Mandl, Jordan Spencer and Jack Dixon.
Under 19s: Wandin 9.9, 63 defeated Gembrook-Cockatoo 8.8, 56. Top Dogs were Joshua Atkins, Lachlan Alderman, Branden Farr, Joshua Vennix and Cooper Aitkins.
Women’s: Wandin 5.6, 36 defeated by Monbulk 6.2, 38. Top Dogs were Alysha Henskens, Mikayla Best, Chloe Stokes, Georgia Krueger, Erin Mclaine and Hailee Stokes.
A Grade Netball: Wandin 48 defeated by Monbulk 53. Top Dogs were Emmalia Blake, Kate Campbell and Kyah Kimpton.
B Grade: Wandin 43 defeated Monbulk 41. Top Dogs were Madeline Seeley, Annie Brown and Kailah Meager.
C Grade: Wandin 37 defeated Monbulk 31. Top Dogs were Cassidy Iedema, Marlee Smart and Aimee Mackenzie.
D Grade: Wandin 38 defeated Monbulk 18. Top Dogs were Kealey Earney, Ella Rumian and Grace Leggett.
17 and Under: Wandin 28 defeated by Pakenham 29. No best players selected.
