TOP teams Gisborne and Strathfieldsaye clash in Saturday\u2019s fourteenth round of senior footy in the Bendigo Bank Bendigo Football League.<\/p>\n
The ladder-leading Gisborne has home-ground advantage at Gardiner Reserve for the match of the day.<\/p>\n
A goal separated the Bulldogs and Storm when they met in round five at Triple M Park in Strathfieldsaye\u2019s Tannery Lane.<\/p>\n
On that day it was Matt Merrett who led Gisborne\u2019s attack on four goals as Jack Scanlon, Jaidyn Owen and Jack Reaper were best.<\/p>\n
Both teams had big wins over different Magpies in round 13.<\/p>\n
Strathfieldsaye beat Castlemaine by 141 points on Storm\u2019s turf and Gisborne marked a 172-point win at home against Marybrough.<\/p>\n
A powerful Gisborne line-up includes ruck-rover Flynn Lakey, ruckman Braidon Blake, Scott Walsh, captain Pat McKenna and Harry Thomas.<\/p>\n
Storm will look for big games from the likes of Lachlan Sharp and James Schischka in attack, Kallen Geary, Jake Moorhead and Caleb Sheahan.<\/p>\n
Another big match will be at Queen Elizabeth Oval where Sandhurst takes on Golden Square.<\/p>\n
The Dragons scored a two-goal win in the Ron Best Memorial match on Square\u2019s ground in round five and will eye another upset against a team on the rebound from a seven-point loss to Eaglehawk.<\/p>\n
Sandhurst\u2019s best in their round 13 win at Kangaroo Flat were Harvey Gallagher, Lachie Hood, Jeremy Rodi and James Coghlan.<\/p>\n
The Dragons\u2019 defence worked well to limit the impact of Bulldogs\u2019 forwards Joel Brett and Jayden Burke last time and will be determined to repeat the dose.<\/p>\n
After a hat-trick of defeats, Kyneton will be determined to regain its winning ways against Kangaroo Flat at Kyneton Showgrounds.<\/p>\n
Key players for the Paul Chapman-coached Tigers include Harrison Huntley, Louis Thompson, Rhys Magin and Hamish Yunghanns.<\/p>\n
The Kangaroos will look to Nick Lang, Liam Collins, Lachy Wilson and Jake Hywood to lead the way.<\/p>\n
Castlemaine takes on South Bendigo in the Magpies\u2019 nest at Camp Reserve.<\/p>\n
The Bloods are likely to have too much skill through midfield and scoring power for Castlemaine to hold across four quarters.<\/p>\n
After a stunning win on Golden Square\u2019s turf, Eaglehawk marks a return to Canterbury Park to tackle Maryborough.<\/p>\n
The Travis Matheson-coached Hawks are sixth and need the win to keep the pressure on South Bendigo and Kyneton in the battle to decide fourth and fifth.<\/p>\n
Players to watch for the Hawks include Billy Evans, Ben and Sam Thompson, and Lewin Davis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TOP teams Gisborne and Strathfieldsaye clash in Saturday\u2019s fourteenth round of senior footy in the Bendigo Bank Bendigo Football League. The ladder-leading Gisborne has home-ground advantage at Gardiner Reserve for the match of the day. A goal separated the Bulldogs and Storm when they met in round five at Triple M Park in Strathfieldsaye\u2019s Tannery […]<\/p>\n