Bombers zero in on upset victory

AN upset victory is what Leitchville Gunbower needs to achieve in this Saturday’s eleventh round of senior footy in the Bendigo Bank Heathcote District Football Netball League season.

The Shannon Keam-coached LG Bombers must beat Heathcote to keep the heat on the fifth-placed Lockington Bamawm United.

Leitchville Gunbower will start the day’s play a win and more than 45 per cent adrift of LBU.

A win for LG against the second-placed Heathcote will lift hopes, although Lockington Bamawm United is at home to take on a North Bendigo line-up on the rebound from its first defeat this season.

In round two it was the Andrew Saladino-coached Heathcote which beat the Bombers by 103 points at Barrack Reserve.

On that day Corey Grindlay booted eight goals for the Saints and the gun recruit now has a season tally of 45 majors.

The Bombers defence face a huge task in limiting Grindlay’s influence on the contest and will also rely greatly on pressure from team-mates up the field.

Key players in the Leitchville Gunbower team include Caleb Hislop, Jye Keath, Hoby Bussey, Chris Horman and Tom Brereton.

Another big match will be at Lockington where the LBU Cats take on the Bulldogs from North Bendigo.

Their previous meeting ended in a 10-point win as North Bendigo overturned a deficit of more than four goals in the final term.

The Stacy Fiske-coached LBU is rested by the bye, while the Dogs had a hard-fought match against Mount Pleasant at Toolleen.

Latest hit-out for the Cats ended in an eight-point win against Mounts.

After such a crucial win against the Bulldogs, Mount Pleasant makes its way to Huntly’s Strauch Reserve.

Another tough assignment for the Hawks against a Blues line-up led by the brilliance of co-coaches Adam Baird and Ben Weightman and Mitch Rovers.

The Huntly Hawks broke their winless run as they scored a 27-point victory at Elmore last Saturday.

Locked on two and seven records, Colbinabbin will play on the Grasshoppers’ ground at Colbinabbin’s M.J. Morgan Reserve.

In round two it was the Jed Brain-coached Hoppers who marked 59-52 victory under Elmore’s lights.

White Hills has the bye.