By Todd Whelan<\/p>\n
Bacchus Marsh offered little resistance on the road, beaten soundly by Ballarat to the tune of 41 points.<\/p>\n
The Cobras went into the game confident of challenging the Swans for the unofficial eighth place ranking in the BFNL but fell well short.<\/p>\n
Coach Jason Williams summed up the nature of the performance with a recurring theme.<\/p>\n
\u201cAgain, we expected too much from too few\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The frustrations for Williams are real despite little or no expectations on finishing In the mix come the business end.<\/p>\n
Usual suspects Jake Owen (three goals), Jake McCreery and Tyson Shea led the challenge for the visitors, but it was to no avail.<\/p>\n
The Cobras seek breakout games from the young group, not solely bit part contributions.<\/p>\n
Clearly the Swans have given every indication they\u2019re ahead of the ninth placed Cobras with a fourth win of the season.<\/p>\n
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\u2019re running out of genuine chances.<\/p>\n
Ladder leaders Melton this week doesn\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n
The jury rests.<\/p>\n