Swans swoop on Cobras

By Todd Whelan

Bacchus Marsh offered little resistance on the road, beaten soundly by Ballarat to the tune of 41 points.

The Cobras went into the game confident of challenging the Swans for the unofficial eighth place ranking in the BFNL but fell well short.

Coach Jason Williams summed up the nature of the performance with a recurring theme.

“Again, we expected too much from too few” he said.

The frustrations for Williams are real despite little or no expectations on finishing In the mix come the business end.

Usual suspects Jake Owen (three goals), Jake McCreery and Tyson Shea led the challenge for the visitors, but it was to no avail.

The Cobras seek breakout games from the young group, not solely bit part contributions.

Clearly the Swans have given every indication they’re ahead of the ninth placed Cobras with a fourth win of the season.

The journey for a scalp, albeit a win against any opposition above them on the table continues for the red, yellow and black but they’re running out of genuine chances.

Ladder leaders Melton this week doesn’t help their cause but an eye toward a breakout game from any of the unexpected majority would at least change the narrative ahead of a highly anticipated local Derby against Darley in round 13.

The jury rests.

What the coaches said
Williams (B/Marsh) – “Tough day in some really tough conditions. Ballarat was more efficient going forward and put a gap on us because of that.”
Maple (Ballarat) – “A solid performance from our boys, the Marsh applied a lot of pressure throughout the game. A good result for all three grades on a day that means so much to our football club.”

Final scores
Bacchus Marsh 4.7-31 lost Ballarat 10.12-72
B/Marsh (Best) – J. Owen, J. Huxtable, J. Parente, J. McCreery, T. Shea, C. Salmon.
B/Marsh (Goals) – J. Owen 3, C. Salmon 1.