Panthers tackle Superoos in Marong den

IT’S first against third as Marong faces Mitiamo in this Saturday’s twelfth round of the Bendigo Bank Loddon Valley Football League with both teams marking impressive victories last weekend.

Mitiamo beat Newbridge by 87 points as Daniel Mowat, Jay Reynolds and Jackson Falls were best for the Superoos.

Meanwhile at Bridgewater, Marong were 81 point winners.

The Panthers led 14-7 at quarter-time and then scored 5.5 to 1.1 in the second to gain a significant break on the Mean Machine.

Ryley Taylor, Corbin Fleming, Jack McCaig and Justin Hynes were among Marong’s best.

The round three clash between the Panthers and Superoos ended in an 89-74 win for Marong at John Forbes Oval.

On that occasion the Mitiamo defence held Marong star Brandyn Grenfell to three goals and the spearhead’s tally is now 81 after 10 games, including a best afield performance at Bridgewater.

The Linton Jacobs-coached Marong have a nine and one record and moved to the top of the ladder as Pyramid Hill, with nine wins and no losses, had the bye.

After a three-point win at Calivil, the Bears have strengthened their grip on the fifth rung of the ladder and a finals berth. Now they welcome Pyramid Hill to Gadsden Finance Serpentine Reserve.

The Bulldogs beat the Bears, 101-52 at Mitchell Park in round three.

In-form players for BLS include James Bailey, Andrew Gladman, Jeremy Hancock, Darcy Poulter, Zach Stone and Josh Walsh.

A formidable Bulldogs’ line-up includes Bailey George, Seb Relouw, Bailey and Ryley Dickens, and Steven Gunther.

Inglewood and Bridgewater are both on the rebound from defeat as they clash at Inglewood’s Dissy Machinery Oval.

The Blues are now three and seven following a 157-69 loss on Maiden Gully YCW’s turf at Marist College Bendigo.

Charlie Ingham, Alex Lowe, Reuben Johnson and Tom Kennedy were Inglewood’s best against the Eagles.

Newbridge takes on Maiden Gully YCW Eagles at Holloway Air Riverside Oval in Newbridge.

The Maroons sit ninth following the Eagles’ round 11 win.

In round three, the Luke Freeman-coached Newbridge marked an eight-point victory in the Eagles’ nest.

The Wayne Mitrovic-coached Eagles unleashed an eight-goal blitz in the second quarter on their way to an 88-point win last Saturday.

Jason Butty kicked nine goals as to be among the best with Corey Walsh, Jessi Lampi, Damian Wust, Brayden Aitken and Joel Dwyer.

Calivil United has the bye.